Might be crack theory but I think this demon was double dipping contracts which goes against Sebastian's policy of one at a time. Here's what I'm thinking
1. The old guy was his initial contractor. He introduces the demon to Anna's family as his associate and his wife died 6 months before he was to marry Anna. Sacrificed?
2. The old guy wished for control of Anna's land and the marriage proposal was to pressure the family to take a loan with the demon with the land as collateral, they'd fail to pay it back and the land would be taken.
3. When the father refused the loan claiming he won't rely on the hope of divine intervention, the demon saw the opportunity to grab another soul and coaxed Anna into wishing for the crops to grow. But because the old guy's wish was still in play, she still had to marry him even though her family's prospects were magically restored.
4. When Anna's last 2 wishes were granted, her contract was fulfilled and her whole family was wiped out. The wedding to the doctor was held in secret so nobody knew about it while everyone in town knew she was to wed the old guy. He just pretends they were married already and lays claim to the family's land now that no other claimants are left alive, thus fulfilling his wish and possibly getting his soul taken then too, hence why the demon said he "waited so long" for the meal, Anna's wishes took like 3 days to fulfill lol, he was talking about the old guy's wish(es).
Orrrr maybe im just connecting dots that dont exist lol who knows. Also I agree with a comment below that said the exorcist weapons are probably reaper-adjacent, did anyone else find it sus how they insist on not cremating the bodies thus leaving perfectly intact specimens for grave guy to take and experiment on? Convenient....
Might be crack theory but I think this demon was double dipping contracts which goes against Sebastian's policy of one at a time. Here's what I'm thinking
1. The old guy was his initial contractor. He introduces the demon to Anna's family as his associate and his wife died 6 months before he was to marry Anna. Sacrificed?
2. The old guy wished for control of Anna's land and the marriage proposal was to pressure the family to take a loan with the demon with the land as collateral, they'd fail to pay it back and the land would be taken.
3. When the father refused the loan claiming he won't rely on the hope of divine intervention, the demon saw the opportunity to grab another soul and coaxed Anna into wishing for the crops to grow. But because the old guy's wish was still in play, she still had to marry him even though her family's prospects were magically restored.
4. When Anna's last 2 wishes were granted, her contract was fulfilled and her whole family was wiped out. The wedding to the doctor was held in secret so nobody knew about it while everyone in town knew she was to wed the old guy. He just pretends they were married already and lays claim to the family's land now that no other claimants are left alive, thus fulfilling his wish and possibly getting his soul taken then too, hence why the demon said he "waited so long" for the meal, Anna's wishes took like 3 days to fulfill lol, he was talking about the old guy's wish(es).
Orrrr maybe im just connecting dots that dont exist lol who knows. Also I agree with a comment below that said the exorcist weapons are probably reaper-adjacent, did anyone else find it sus how they insist on not cremating the bodies thus leaving perfectly intact specimens for grave guy to take and experiment on? Convenient....