Prologue

In the Heavenly Yard, the land that was normally warm under the sun and bright is now cold and covered in a blanket of snow, miles upon miles of golden rice fields is covered in it. And the yard's main garden, the Champs-Élysées, is covered in colorful lights and decorations. Today is Christmas Eve, and the spirits and gods in the Heavenly Yard are making preparations for Christmas. Up on a hill in the snow covered rice fields is an old research center that houses the Demon Contractors, who reside in a Black Box specifically made for them to live in. Inside the box, despite being a box interior, it was also prone to snow and cold weather.

Riliane, wearing a short tangerine cape with orange gloves, was making a snowman with some old clothes while Allen, wearing a long dark yellow coat with yellow gloves and matching scarf, can be seen placing lights outside the house and humming "jingle bells". Just as he was in the mood, Gallerian ran out of the house, covered in bruises and scratch marks. Allen wasn't phased by this as the Judge is normally attacked by his youngest daughter Nemesis for many reasons that made her despise him, but just to be sure, he asked:

"What's with you?" Allen asked, getting down from his step ladder.

"Hah...Hah...It's Christmastime..." Gallerian panted. "You know damn well why that bitch is attacking m-AH!" He ducks when a vase was thrown at him, breaking upon landing on the stairway, he runs off as Nemesis chases him, throwing a few kitchen knives and a singled bladed ax, damages the front porch, her eyes filled with fury and teeth bared and filled with venom.

"GET BACK HERE, ASSHOLE!" Nemesis screamed in anger before chasing him a Jakokunese hatchet in hand. Allen can only watch in surprise and horror by how violent Nemesis became. Margarita came running out, panting.

"Please!...hah...stop this senseless violence!" Margarita said, out of breath.

"What happened." Allen asked.

"Nemesis got reminded of Nyoze's death by the snowfall and tried attacking Gallerian because of it."

"Oh right, it was during the winter."

"Not my fault Gallerian got his butler to order her to kill him." Riliane said from afar, placing a carrot on the snowman.

"No offense, Riliane, but you're kinda part of it to, y'know as PN's 4th member?" Allen responded to her sternly, Riliane made a sour face.

"My bad, and besides he's in the Heavenly Yard now waiting for her so everything's alright."

"True, but wounds take time to heal, remember when you and Sir Leonhart met again in the Heavenly Yard?"

"Yeaaaaahhh." She said awkwardly. They see the Father-Daughter duo around the corner, Nemesis started to slow down from exhaustion and the cold, dropping her weapon, she was shivering and trying to warm her shoulders as they are bare. Gallerian was laughing maniacally.

"Knock it off you two, I will not tolerate this ridiculousness." Margarita called out.

"She's the one who started i-ACK!" Gallerian was cut off when Nemesis threw a snowball at him.

"You're the reason why I act like this during Christmas." Nemesis sneered she began warming her hands up as she wasn't wearing gloves, Gallerian made a snowball and threw it at her as well, but it wasn't a very strong throw to reach her due to not wearing gloves as well, his hand shivered. "Weak."

"Alright that's enough!" Allen scolded. "You both, go inside before you catch your death of cold." They went inside the house. "You're not bundled up to be out here."

Inside the house, as Nemesis and Gallerian walked inside, Kayo was in the parlor decorating the tree she and Cherubim picked out a few days ago, she was using a picture of a Christmas tree as a reference, as she's not as costumed to the holiday as the others since Jakoku banned it during her time, she had however witnessed foreigners in Enbizaka celebrating it. "Hey, Cherubim." She called out.

"Yeah?" Cherubim asked, he was in the process of starting up a fire in the fire place.

"Does this look right to you?" She pointed at the tree.

"Yes it does, you did an excellent job."

"Thank you."

"All that's missing is that st-OW!" Cherubim pulled back his hand when the match he was using burned his finger.

"Be careful!" Kayo exclaimed, when she saw the fire starting, she took a few steps back, shivering in fear.

"I'm OK now, just a tiny burn...what's wrong?" Cherubim tilted his head in confusion before turning his head to the fire, then it clicked, he remembered that she became a Pyrophobe due to fire incident in her town. "It's OK, it's behind a screen so it won't burn the place down."

"I hope so, I don't feel comfortable being around it."

"It's gonna be fine, Lady, we're professionals." Nemesis came back, covering herself with a blanket. In the kitchen, Banica is seen stirring a blue colored glass pitcher of eggnog, she looked flushed in the face.

"You're still mixing that eggnog? It's been a whole hour, woman." Gallerian said, putting hot water on his hands due to the cold.

"It's almost ready, Judge, *hic*" Banica slurred, she had been adding alcohol into the eggnog for an hour, "It just need a little kick." Banica then poured a little more brandy into the pitcher before topping it with nutmeg and cinnamon, she then poured herself a glass and drinks it. "Mmmmmm, perfect."

"Give me some." Gallerian said while holding a glass, she poured him the spiked Eggnog. "Y'know we do have underage sinners here who can't have alcohol." He explains while swishing his glass with his hand, he then downed it.

"I know,*hic*, I m-made the regular Eggn-n-nog earlier,*hic* it's in a pink p-pitcher in the fridge." Banica slurred.

"Alright...ah, my head is starting to swim." Gallerian said, holding onto his head, that reason is because he is a lightweight drinker.

In the living room, Allen returns inside with the stepladder in hand a Riliane following behind, she was shivering and covered in snow. "Burrrrr, I could use some piping hot tea right now."

"Eggnog for everyone!" Banica said, coming in with glasses and two pitchers.

"*Hic* The blue one's alcoholic, the pink one's regular." Gallerian slurred.

"I'll take the Blue one." Cherubim said.

"Same." Nemesis said.

"Pink one, please." Kayo said, hiding in the covers with Nemesis, probably to defend herself from the fire.

DING DONG

The doorbell rang, Margarita went to answer it.

"Hello?" She asked, standing in front of the door was a small teenage girl with brown hair tied in small pigtails and wearing a salmon red dress with brown boots and a dark green cape, she's also holding a small package.

"Merry Christmas, Sinners!" She said, smiling.

"Oh my gosh! You're Yukina Freezis, the author of the Freezis Fairy Tales!" Margarita exclaimed.

"Yukina?!" Riliane said, she came to the front door to see her. "Ah Lady Yukina, it's great to see you again!" She said happily, she had first met her at the monastery she spent the rest of her first life in.

"Hi Rin! I brought this for you guys from Mr. Sickle, I thought it be perfect for tonight." Yukina said, holding up the present she wrapped in green with a red ribbon, there's also a note that says: "To the Sinners, from Sickle".

"Oh thank you so much, Yukina." Margarita said gleefully. "And a Merry Christmas."

"You to!" Yukina waved, soon enough she left.

"Who was that?" Cherubim asked, sucking on a candy cane.

"Yukina Freezis, the mastermind behind the Freezis Fairy Tales." Riliane said as she sat down on an arm chair. "She gave us a present saying it's perfect for tonight."

"So we're allowed to open it for tonight? *Hic*" Banica asked.

"Of course." Riliane said, she begins to open up the present, removing the ribbons and tearing up the wrapping paper, the present is revealed to be a old book titled: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

"A storybook?" Nemesis said. "No surprise coming from a author." Allen then took the book from her hand.

"This isn't just a book, it's a Christmas classic." Allen said with sparkles in his eyes. "I read it during my break time from studying about the Third Period." He then sees a note sticking out. "What's this?"

"Dear Sinners,
I found this book in Behemo's home and I thought this would be something you guys would like to read this Holiday and help you better yourselves, as the main character in this book is just like you guys. Anyways, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years.

-Sickle"

"Ahhh now I get it."

"What?" Gallerian asked, slightly flushed.

"The Character in the story, Ebenezer Scrooge, is a old miserable miser consumed by greed, but in the-"

"Wait wait, don't spoil it!" Margarita said as she sat down by the coffee table. "I wanna here the story."

"I hate to say this but I agree, I wanna hear what happens to the old geezer." Nemesis said. "That and maybe it would calm down Kayo." She pointed at the Tailor who was hiding in the covers.

"Heh, alright then." Allen said in both glee and disbelief, he never would've expect the Sinners would be this enthusiastic, but then again it could be the holidays, once the Sinners are in place, Allen open the book and cleared his throat. "Alright, this story is about a old miser consumed by greed, and has a dislike for Christmas."

"This is the story, about greed and redemption"

End Prologue