Year 1956
Diable was Showing His House to Teufel
His house Was not so big nor There are any signs that his financial Condition was good.
There are 5 rooms in his house a kitchen,a bedroom,Bathroom,Living room and a Room where he Will goanna teach everything to Teufel.
In that room there was just a blackboard,a table and some chairs.
Diable had Told Teufel that he didn't have any Permanent job.
He works on multiple Part time jobs like
At Morning he was a newspaper Vendor
After that he goes to a convenient store
And Finnaly He works at a car wash at evening.
After hearing all this Teufel got a good idea about Him and how will he goanna live with him.
But There were still things Teufel needed to know
After Diable showed Teufel his house Diable Takes Teufel outside.
Teufel was little confused because It wasn't looking like Berlin at all so he asked "Dia- no I mean Master Where are we?"
Diable with A normal expression replied "Oh yeah.. Sorry I forgot to tell You We are far from Berlin. We are in Hosel Near Düsseldorf"
Teufel got confused "Düsseldorf? W-what?"
Diable says "You don't need to worry at all You are pretty much safe here i can guarantee that"
After that both turned to return home
But suddenly Teufel asked "One last question? Who was That Girl? Marry"
Diable expression changed it was looking like he was feeling joy.
He replied "well.. how should I put this? You can say say She was my friend. We were classmates back When I was in high school."
Both goes Back in the house
After coming in Diable asked Teufel "So what you like to eat"
Teufel Replied "Anything would be fine"
Diable says "Ohh.. ok Well you can watch Tv until the Lunch got ready"
Teufel answered "Okay"
Tv was living room and There was a sofa Infront of the Tv and Kitchen was not far from the sofa It close enough that you can speak with each other
While watching a movie on the Tv Teufel suddenly Asked Diable "Master I wanna Ask something"
Diable replied "Yes what is it?"
Teufel asks "You are not a German. Right?"
Diable Got silent for a few second and then Replies
"Y-yeah you're right Well I am Half English and Half French"
Teufel Says "Ohh is that so"
After Diable also asks Teufel "You're also aren't Fully German,aren't you"
Teufel with a small smile on his Face replies "Yeahh Well I am half German and half Russian But I am also a Japanese too"
Diable says "Ohh what a big names of the countries...…
Well it's ready now,come Teufel taste the Food."
Diable comes to the Sofa Where Teufel Was sitting And gives the Plate to Teufel
Teufel takes The plate and Eat the food in it with a spoon
"So….. How is it?" Diable asked in a little serious manner
Teufel Was a little unsure, it was like he was having difficulty to Put it in words but after a few seconds he replied "It's good."
The answer didn't Satisfy Diable that much but he can buy it For now
After a few Moments of silent Awkwardness Diable tries to start a Little Conversation
"S-So Teufel well…. The lessons will start From tomorrow, Today you can rest as much as you want"
In the reply Teufel just Said "Okay"
Diable's Try to start a conversation
Failed.
So the time goes by in silence.
After 15-20 minutes
Suddenly "Diable,Who is he?"
Teufel Asked while pointing a Finger towards the window
Diable tried to see what was he pointing at
"Ohhh him, He was our Neighbour Mr Heinrich he was a Retired German soldier,
He had fought Both of the wars."
After listening To Diable,It was looking like Teufel was thinking something
But Diable also added "If you want You can go to his house,He loves children and Unfortunately,he didn't even have a family he lost everyone In the 2nd war"
Teufel replied this time with a smile "Okay I will give it a try"
Diable was a little confused because of the Smile Teufel had Made. He starts thinking about what is Going on in Teufel's Mind
Suddenly Teufel asked "Hey master,What is Cold War?"
With a confused voice Diable said "W-why do ask? Where have you heard it from"
Teufel replied "From the Tv, The news reporter was talking about it"
Diable takes a deep breath and says "Well, I think I can't help it,I have to tell you well I will talk about it in detail in our lessons but for now I can give u a idea about it Well it's been 9 years since it has started
It is mainly between two sides USA and USSR
Well it's not a Direct war like we witnessed Before,That's why it's called 'cold war'
It's a war of Ideology,Propaganda,Tech,Arms etc They are building weapons and doing Other things To defeat each other.
As I said before
It is not an open war, but it is always present.
Germany stands at its center.
The Americans and their allies defend the free world;
the Soviets expand communism.
Our country is divided, our capital is divided, and we live between two armies.
There are no battles here—yet—but there is fear, spies, and preparation for a war that could begin at any moment.
Well,so in simple words The real war hasn't begun Yet but Can begin very soon."
Teufel listened to every word Carefully After that as Diable finished His line he asked "So, The two nations were simply competing but that can turn to a war anytime well…..
Do we have a time of 5 years before The war breaks?"
Diable got confused but he was a little happy because atleast Teufel was showing some Interest in something
"Well,It's hard to say anything
I will not say it's not possible the war may hold even for 50 years Or it can even break out in next 5 hours It's not possible to say anything with full certainty"
Teufel Goes Silent after hearing this It was looking like he gets a little disappointed after hearing that
Again that the room started to fill with that same awkwardness Diable was thinking
That 'did he done something wrong?'
Suddenly the door bell rings
Both Diable and Teufel's expressions changed in a second
Diable goes towards the door and Teufel followed him
Diable opens the door and
It was Marry!
"Hey Diable… what's up?"
Her gaze dropped for a moment, softening as she found Teufel.
"Ah. The little one is here as well. Hello Teufel
You remember me? Ofcourse you remember we just met a few hours ago. So how are the things What's going on"
Teufel was having difficulty to consume everything.
Diable Put his hand on the forehead "not again" he whispered to himself
Teufel understand in a second after seeing Diabolical he has to deal with Marry alone this time
Well it's not like he didn't like her but just he has realised once she started it's very hard to stop her.
Chapter ends
To be continued