Break It Down, MC!

break it down, MC!

“MC-”

“I want to meet Belphegor.”

Diavolo opened his mouth to protest but met eyes with Barbatos who shook his head slightly in response. 

“...Alright.”

The haggard expression on MC’s face surprised Diavolo and he took notice of Barbatos’s jacket covering the front of MC’s body. He had an inkling that something major had happened, and he felt disturbed by that fact.

“Solomon, you stay here. This is a matter involving the brothers and me.”

Solomon quirked an eyebrow at MC’s expression which seemed like they had eaten a sour fruit, and their hands that seemed to be quivering. He finally landed on a response that seemed okay to say. 

“Are you sure?”

“Absolutely.”

“Alright then. I’ll wait here for you.”

“Thank you.” MC muttered out in response and turned to walk. There was no sound of footsteps behind them.

“Is nobody going to lead the way?”

Satan could practically feel the green aura radiating off MC. He had never seen them this angry before. MC was always kind and mellow. Although they had gotten angry a couple of times, the wrath felt from them back then was incomparable to the MC in front of him. 

He opened his mouth to speak but decided against it. Even to the blind, the wrath radiating off MC was palpable, there was no need to mention it out loud. The question of what happened was on everyone’s mind.

The silence was deafening and nobody dared to speak what was on their mind. The walk to the cell felt excruciating and finally, the prison door came into view.

“Open the door.”

Barbatos paused in his movement and questioned.

“Are you sure?”

“Don’t worry. If I wasn’t sure that Belphegor wasn’t a threat, I wouldn’t have made my way down here.”

Barbatos then turned to look at Diavolo for confirmation who nodded in response. The prison cell opened with a screeching noise.

Belphegor was still sleeping.

“Wake up.”

“Avatar of Sloth, Belphegor. Wake up now.”

He finally shook awake and met the stares of everyone.

MC bent down to eye level. For some reason, Belphegor could not utter a word to their face.

“I met Lilith.”

“What?”

“I met Lilith. She gave me her powers.”

“Wait, what do you mean by that-”

MC shrugged off the jacket which had been covering the front of their body.

“I was also the one who opened the attic door, with Lilith’s blessing.”

Belphegor’s eyes instantly zeroed on the wound on MC’s chest.

Blood…

“You did this.” There was only finality in their tone.

Without a hint of doubt, Belphegor had already came to that conclusion by himself. His eyes widened and his mouth started to open around an apology.

“I don’t blame you.”

“You… don’t blame me?” His voice was wavering and he stuttered, eyes darting to find any indication of lie in MC’s eyes. 

MC suddenly stood up and there was a gasp in the silence that followed.

“M-MC, y-your chest-”

Mammon said, already ready to dash over to MC to check on the wound.

“Stay.”

There was no power and no invocation behind the word, yet Mammon felt compiled to stay rooted to the spot.

“Your leader failed you.”

Diavolo's eyes widened in shock.

“Lucifer failed you too.”

Lucifer couldn’t say anything because he knew that MC was right.

“However, I still don’t forgive you. I recognise the circumstances that led to this. But… I can’t forgive you. Not for my sake.”

“Diavolo shouldn’t have just shut you down without hearing you out. This kind of management will only breed contempt and in the long run, who would trust a leader that does not listen to their people?”

“Lucifer should have talked to you, you trusted him to help you out. He shouldn’t have forced you to be locked up. In the end, the outcome turned out the same. You still ended up here for treason.”

After speaking so much, MC suddenly paused and a wave of exhaustion suddenly seemed to hit them.

I’m tired. Why do I have to constantly forgive and be okay with it?

“I’m tired. I’m tired of everything. I didn’t consent to being sent down to the Devildom. I hate being in survival mode. I hate that things were finally looking up for me and then I was sent here and it restarted everything. Every single one of you guys are assholes. I hate the fact that I could die at any moment at just the whim of anything. I hate being threatened for every small single thing I did. Goddamnit. I hate feeling like this and walking on eggshells every single minute. I didn’t even want to be part of this. I just wanted to mind my own fucking business and survive the year but I was practically forced to help. I didnt want to help anyone when I can’t even help myself.”

The brothers listened in complete silence and MC could practically feel the guilt radiating off them but you didn’t care. The brothers already knew that MC was dealing with so much of their family problems but none of them had stopped to think about the burden it had been to MC. The brothers began feeling even guilter as they noticed MC rubbing their eyes to stop the angry tears from leaking out.

MC continued to furiously rubbed their eyes before suddenly turning to address Diavolo.

“Are you going to kill me for treason too?”

“What? No!” 

“Okay, then release Belphegor.”

“He tried to kill you.”

“He tried to, in another timeline. Not this. So it doesn’t count. The only thing he did was to speak out in opposition to your orders in this reality. If I am not getting convicted of treason, neither should he. Besides, I found out who opened the door, which means to say I upheld our deal.”

“...Alright.”

“Let’s go back up. It’s depressing to stay here.” And with that, MC turned to leave.

No one stopped you but they took a second before trailing behind you.

MC took out their D.D.D.

[MC: Can I stay at Purgatory Hall for a while?]

The text bubble appeared and disappeared a couple of times before MC received a reply.

[Solomon: I’ll let Simeon and Luke know. Would you require anything special?]

[MC: Could you please let Simeon know that I require his healing power? Nothing major, just a surface-level wound but currently, I would feel better if Simeon healed me.]

The message was quickly read but no reply came after a few seconds so MC put the D.D.D back into their pocket.

On the walk back up, Barbatos quietly caught up to MC.

“We will provide medical attention for you once we are back up.” MC just shook their head slightly and continued walking without a single word.

Once up, Barbatos tried to gently direct MC away to provide medical attention but they stood rooted to the spot.

“I want to stay at Purgatory Hall.” It wasn’t much of a question but the daring look in MC’s eyes seemed to challenge anyone who would oppose to their request.

“Of course, we will prepare the amenities for your stay there.” Diavolo seemed like he was expecting this and he gestured for Barbatos to leave you alone.

“...Thank you.” You hadn’t expect them to reject your request but you still felt a sigh of relief when it was granted. It seemed like you really needed a break.

“I’ll leave first.” You turned to leave to find Solomon in the foyer but after a couple of steps, you hesitantly turned back.

“Lucifer. Please talk with Belphegor about Lilith and everything else. No more hiding things between brothers.”

“Lord Diavolo, I am sorry about speaking out of turn and I will send you a report detailing the experience of the other timeline as soon as I can.” Even in times like this, you were still ever so cool-headed and calm about everything.

With that said, you walked off quickly to the foyer to find Solomon.

a/n:

hello obey me fandom, this is my offering (aka word vomit that i wrote in an hr because i was so pissed at everyone in the game). for context, it happened a little differently from the OG game. in this particular piece, MC asked for more time to prepare before going into the alternate reality and asked solomon for help to borrow his magic powers and learnt how to cast a invisibility spell. as MC is a beginner in magic, solomon taught them a basic invisibility spell lasting only 15 minutes which unfortunately disappeared at the exact moment MC had to call belphie to get out of the room, which ended up in them still fighting but as MC managed to cast a invisibility spell, they only ended up with a surface-level wound, and this fic details the time after they came back from that timeline!!!!

(why did no one give mc time to prepare lol, belphie wld still be in jail either way but mc cld hv been more prepared and had a better chance of standing up to belphie)

(also this is not proofread at all as i rambled on this post and this is my first writing piece in like many years so lolz!)

Month 6

Bonus: Doggo

Autism at it's finest

Canon Yuu

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I saw a post about Yuu and canon facts about them so I went through all the character voice lines and picked out all the other facts I could find. Some will be a repeat of what’s mentioned in the original post, which you’ll find here. I may update it as the game and manga progress. Some voice lines aren’t translated or in the official wiki yet so I rely on other sources for those.

I hyper fixated HARD on this.

Last Update: 5.24.2024 | recently added info will be bolded

Yuusona Bingo

You have no idea how happy you’re all making me <3333

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Yuu likes initiating physical contact. They’ve poked at Riddle and Leona’s tsum a lot. They’ve also poked at Leona, Ortho, Kalim (tickling him in the process), Jack’s sides, Deuce (twice), Floyd, and Epel. Yuu tugged on Riddle’s sleeve during a lab class, Leona while camping, Kalim’s ceremonial robes headdress, Trey’s Halloween veil, Sebek’s sleeve (much to his dismay), and Vil. They’ve pulled at Jack’s ceremonial robes and Ace’s arm. Vil teases Yuu in a voice line saying that he can’t fault their overwhelming desire to touch him given his alluring beauty. They touch Malleus and he teases that if they continue to do so, Sebek would throw a fit. Malleus welcomes Yuu to touch his horns. Yuu also touches him without shrinking in fear. They wanted to touch/hold Jamil’s gala couture corsage, he also asks if touching is customary where Yuu is from. Yuu has almost touched Ortho’s heat exhaust and even managed to tickle him. Yuu kept clinging to Lilia during lab class in hopes he’d tutor them. Floyd called Yuu a barnacle which may suggest they kept clinging to him. They kept touching Jack’s Halloween costume which made him worry the shells would fall off. They pet Cater’s tsum WHILE looking at him, which gave Cater mixed signals. Deuce complained once how they were getting handsy with him. They’ve tickled Floyd—who promised to get them back. They played with Floyd’s tsum. They straightened Epel’s ribbon (Ghost Bride) without warning, Silver’s horned hat during Halloween, and kept flipping open Riddle’s jacket in his Suitor Suit. They scratched under Grim’s chin without asking.

Yuu attends every character’ birthday celebration and always seems to have a good time.

Yuu has a knack for dancing.

Yuu has the habit of staring at other people, just about every character calls them out on it.

Yuu had difficulty with basic lab textbook questions, which may be expected since they’re not from Twisted Wonderland.

Yuu wears makeup, at least to ceremonies.

Yuu thinks the amount of traditional events NRC has is unusual.

Yuu asks for help with studying and homework from their friends—at least the better educated ones.

Yuu appears to be someone who gets anxious at ceremonies. Trey had to tell them to stand still and stay quiet, implying they get fidgety and restless. Ruggie teased Yuu about how they squirmed in preparation for a ceremony. He was also rushed by Yuu who feared they wouldn’t make it to the ceremony in time. Jamil had to guide Yuu in taking deep breaths when they were anxious, he also points out they were fidgety.

Many characters have commented on Yuu’s diligence.

Based on dialogue, Yuu is quick to pass snarky/sarcastic responses.

Yuu seemed to adapt to Twisted Wonderland fairly quickly. When they saw Jack for the first time, they can make a comment about how he has dog ears and a tail in a seemingly (distant?) tone. They never pointed out or questioned Malleus’ horns. Reminder they freaked out when they first saw Grim, before any other character, so they’ve grown accustomed to the strangeness of NRC.

Yuu was once able to play with Leona’s tail. Yuu grabbed Ruggie’s tail during his birthday. They grabbed Jack’s tail, too. They tried to grab Malleus’ tail during Halloween but he wouldn't let them in fear it would send Yuu flying.

There’s a good chance Yuu tends to fall asleep in class. Jack promises to wake them up if they do, commenting that he can’t focus when someone is dozing off next to him. Trey reminds them that he won’t wake them up if they fall asleep. Ace caught Yuu dozing off once.

Yuu isn’t very good at keeping their attire in place. It’s pointed out by a handful of characters, and even in the main story. The hood of their robe was once inside out during a ceremony. The collar of their PE uniform was all wonky. Vil has even said the uniform is a bit too big and makes them look sloppy— and that their labwear was wrinkled. Trey says it looks like the school uniform is wearing them.

Yuu doesn’t really know how to behave/carry themselves in formal situations.

Yuu can either be really perceptive or really oblivious. In a voice line for Riddle’s Suitor Suit, Yuu noticed something different about him but couldn’t figure out what it was until he outwardly said he styled his hair back. But then in a voice line for Ace’s Bloom Birthday, they noticed that he angled the hat differently. (Like seriously, what is with that???)

Yuu had an awful bed-head while camping.

Yuu seemed excited about the Beanfest event. Jack says that they’re “pretty gung-ho” about it. Apparently there’s a tale similar to Beanfest where Yuu hails from. Yuu wanted to team with Azul during the event. Jamil said they were very into it. Vil complimented Yuu’s skills during Beanfest but was quick to shut down their excitement. He also comments that Yuu is surprisingly good at the event. Yuu was confronted by Rook and feigned surrender. Based on other voice lines, it seems Rook hunted Yuu at some point.

It can be interpreted that the freshmen get together at Ramshackle.

In Bloom Birthday voice lines, Yuu got many characters to show them their magic.

Yuu is serious about helping Grim become a great sorcerer.

Yuu is easy to scare, many characters got the drop on them during Halloween. You didn’t seem to get them back with much success.

A few characters comment how/if Yuu has grown used to living in Twisted Wonderland.

Not necessarily a Yuu fact, but Ramshackle gets lots of snow during the winter.

Yuu can come off as a boisterous person at times.

Yuu is not fazed by Riddle’s temper/behavior.

Yuu enjoyed the food Riddle made during the Culinary Crucible and that he might make more for them.

Yuu was energetic at Riddle’s birthday, though his precise wording was “energetic as ever”, implying Yuu is often excitable.

Yuu hid a present for Riddle somewhere in Heartslabyul and in order to find it, he had to solve the answer to a riddle.

Ace regularly invites Yuu to his basketball games.

Yuu commented on Ace’s basketball skills saying that his handling of the ball is slick.

Cater gave Yuu a ticket to the Pop Music Club’s show.

Yuu is apparently homesick, something they confide in Cater with at least twice.

During their visit to the Scalding Sands, Yuu got worn out by the crowds. Cater took them aside to sit and rest.

Cater doesn’t know what’s going through Yuu’s head.

Based on a few voice lines, Yuu is very familiar with Cater. To a point where he reminds them that he is an upperclassman that deserves respect.

For his Bloom Birthday, Deuce got a coupon to use during his birthday month and invited Yuu to use it with him—but to not tell any of the others because it was only meant for two.

Yuu asked Deuce to see his awards from track meets. Deuce was very eager to show them.

Like with Ace, Yuu cheers Deuce in at his tracks meets.

In a Glorious Masquerade line, Deuce asks Yuu to dance.

In a New Year’s line, Deuce says he set aside an item that Yuu wanted.

Ace, Deuce, and Cater are both disappointed to an extent that Yuu isn’t in Heartslabyul.

During his Bloom Birthday, Yuu made Trey a tart. It was either strawberry or chocolate or maybe both!

Yuu told Trey that science was difficult to them, so he decided to show them it could be fun.

In some of his ceremonial robe lines, Leona suggests he and Yuu ditch.

Yuu gave Leona candy during Halloween hoping it might make him happier.

Yuu is relaxed around Leona.

Yuu was very meticulous in slicing a piece of cake for Leona at his own birthday.

Yuu tried to sneak up on Leona to surprise him on his birthday, but he noticed them before they could jump out.

Yuu liked Leona’s gala couture.

Because Grim ate their food during the camp event, they went to Ruggie for spare food.

Ruggie comments on how the other campers can’t pitch a tent or start a fire, this may or may not have included Yuu.

Ruggie has comments that Yuu is a good sense of rhythm.

Ruggie extended an invitation/suggested Yuu to join the Spelldrive Club. He said that even if they’re magicless, there are many tasks a manager can do.

Azul has said Yuu has a tender disposition.

According to Azul, Yuu seems to have a good time during flight class.

Azul doesn’t believe them to have a good singing voice.

Yuu complimented the round framed glasses Azul wore during the Glorious Masquerade event.

Yuu shared some pastries with Azul in Fleur City.

Yuu thought Azul looked good in his masquerade and union birthday outfits.

In a Birthday Bloom voice line, Azul asks Yuu to sing for him as his birthday wish. (i believe he just wanted an amusing sight because i think it’s general knowledge that in his eyes, Yuu doesn’t have a good singing voice)

Jade has teased Yuu, calling them a mischief-maker.

Jade said that Yuu is a curious one and comments on how they somehow always manage to be at the center of everything.

Jade and Yuu took a selfie together during Beanfest.

Yuu wished to climb Mount Molm during the Harveston event, but Jade told them to start with a smaller climb—saying snowy mountains were dangerous.

Yuu isn’t good at plating food. Floyd finds this very funny.

Yuu told Kalim during culinary crucible that they liked his food. But since Kalim’s meals tend to come out a little… crisp and messy, they may just be saying it so as to not hurt his feelings.

Jamil thinks(?) Yuu has an acute sense of smell as they were able to find him preparing a light snack for Kalim.

Yuu thought Jamil was being insincere when he thanked them for celebrating his birthday.

Yuu got a bunch of sauce on their face in the Scalding Sands, something Jamil subtly teased them for.

Yuu sees Jamil as a voice of reason in almost every situation.

Yuu complimented Jamil on his fairy couture which made him feel a little better.

A voice line from Jamil mentions Yuu wears a uniform to school and that it’s “nice in its own right”. This could mean that Yuu’s school uniform is old/a hand-me-down and isn’t necessarily like everyone else’s.

Yuu thinks Rook is a bit odd.

Yuu confided in Rook saying they get embarrassed when they’re sweaty.

Yuu wanted to ride on a horse with Epel during the Ghost Bride event.

Yuu got giddy when it began to snow, a detail Idia pointed out during the Harveston event.

According to Idia, Yuu is a friend to introverts and someone he can count on.

Yuu wanted to wear Idia’s suitor suit attire.

Malleus says Yuu always seems to attract a crowd, but that’s a given since they’re the main character.

In a Glorious Masquerade voice line, Malleus says something along the lines of escorting Yuu for the night and to rely on him to lead their dance.

When Malleus suspects that Fleur City will look different at night, Yuu’s eyes lit up with interest and curiosity.

Yuu found many amusing sights in Fleur City. Malleus says this before commenting “It seems wherever I may go with you, there is never a dull moments to be found.”

Malleus comments that Yuu’s dancing prowess has greatly improved during the Glorious Masquerade.

When Malleus says a plate in the Scalding Sands possesses a recently made design, Yuu tells him that it’s an antique. Either Yuu has studied Scalding Sands history before visiting or the antiques of Twisted Wonderland are similar to those in Yuu’s world.

Malleus once said, maybe sometime in Book Three, that Yuu was not as innocent as their doe-eyes would suggest.

Yuu once wanted to see Malleus dressed in his ceremonial robes, so he wore it just for them.

A line suggests that Yuu lingered around and focused on Malleus during his birthday party.

As thanks for participating in his birthday party, Malleus invited Yuu to visit about ten ruins.

Yuu wanted to hear an earnest proposal from Lilia during the Ghost Bride event.

There’s a very real possibility Lilia gave Yuu a piggyback ride during Halloween.

When Sebek chastised Grim’s gluttonous behavior, Yuu seemingly gave him a dirty look.

Sebek made too much food for himself during Camp Vargas and Yuu was staring at it with a “greedy gleam” in their eyes.

Also during the Camp Vargas event; Yuu would cover their ears when Sebek did roll call.

Yuu MAY have beaten Sebek at party games during his birthday.

Yuu had difficulty handling Harveston sleds, leading Sebek to brag about how he could do so with ease.

Silver has said Yuu worries too much about those around them.

Silver thinks Yuu has some talent with a sword.

Judging by a voice line from Professor Crewel, Yuu isn't that good academically and may be close to failing his class. He also says they and Grim are his biggest troublemakers.

On the contrary, Professor Trein says during the Glorious Masquerade that he doesn’t worry about Yuu and Grim. (I theorize the following: Crewel’s classes are based in magic, a feat Yuu doesn’t have. Therefore they’re likely to sit on the side as Grim does the lessons assigned. But knowing Grim, he causes trouble in class. Since Yuu and Grim count as one student, Crewel assumes that they’re both rowdy. Meanwhile, Yuu is able to participate in Trein’s classes, which are more traditional with studying and tests. Yuu is in tune with this method and can therefore excel, while Grim can’t as he wasn’t raised alongside humans. Crewel gets the wild half and Trein gets the responsible half.)

Yuu has the option to buy woven bands during the Glorious Masquerade event.

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