In all honesty, this was one thing that Vyers didn't get. He thought it a good way to keep an eye on others, especially those with problems saying how they truly felt. And while it was true that, were the situation reversed, Vyers would have been about as incensed as Laharl was, the meaning of this never crossed Vyers' mind.

It was one of the only ways he had been able to keep up with them outside of challenging them to a battle before. Old habits and mindsets died hard.

The older demon frowned, partially in annoyance, mostly in worry. "Nothing at all..." He had thought he had given fairly good hints, too. "Is there not a lady besides Etna that we tend to lock conversations from?" he asked, attempting to get the point across. And yet... perhaps it would be better to just go ahead and say this straight. "I could see your entries because they can see our entries. That is why I could not answer you over the journal."