Chapter 909: The Acceptance of Metis.
Dinner progressed with music that was pleasant to the ears and a soft and very comfortable atmosphere.
The Heavenly Father and Ariel couldn’t help but think again that this was a completely different place than the old Hell was.
In fact, comparing the current Hell with the old Hell would be an insult.
The lively climate and the well-developed society with its own economic power and influence produced better entertainment than Humans on Earth. Everything was completely different.
Instead of being in Hell, it was like they were on a completely different planet with Beings that looked like Demons. Although this fleeting thought only appeared for a moment, after all, the Miasma of Hell could not be hidden from Beings of Light like them.
Even though they were feeling quite complex about it, they couldn’t help but think that the current Hell was completely self-sustaining.
This meant that the Angel-Demon Alliance had no political Power for Victor. The Heavenly Father and Ariel completely understood that if it weren’t for the future threat from Beings from a Higher Level Sector than theirs, Victor wouldn’t even have thought about accepting this alliance.
After all, let’s be honest: what did Victor stand to gain from this alliance? Influence? His very existence as a Being who held the Divinity of Beginnings and Negativity already brought him a lot of Power and influence in his hands; the same could be said of his Faction called The Dragon Nest.
A Faction made up of several different species, the main ones being Demons and Dragons. And not just any type of ordinary Dragon Race, but True Dragons controlled by the Progenitor of Dragons.
The more The Heavenly Father and Ariel learned about Hell in this casual conversation, the more they realized they had nothing to offer Victor. In other words, their alliance was expendable…
‘…Is that why he didn’t readily accept the deal?’ Ariel couldn’t help but think about it.
After all, unlike Amaterasu, whom he immediately accepted as an ally, the Angels would be in a 50-year waiting period for Victor to ‘organize’ his house, words spoken by the man himself.
They would have to wait 50 years to have a deep alliance! And that was unacceptable!
Even though they wouldn’t immediately become enemies due to the currently good relationship between Victor and The Heavenly Father, they couldn’t rely on that feeling. They needed something concrete.
After all, what guarantees did they have that Victor’s feelings wouldn’t change tomorrow and that he decides to attack the Angels? Even if they didn’t want to think about it, the Show’s presentation of Lilith openly talking about her ‘hatred’ for Angels and The Heavenly Father left the thought that Demons still harbored negative feelings towards Angels.
…Which was obvious. Even the Angels themselves had negative feelings toward the Demons; such an old rivalry couldn’t be so easily erased.
The only reason the Angels and Demons were not warring now was because their own Leaders forbade it. It was certain these two Races would be at war if not for that.
And in this hypothetical war, the Angles would be completely outmatched.
‘We need to offer something meaningful to this alliance.’ Ariel and The Heavenly Father’s thoughts were synchronized on this one point.
The Heavenly Father clearly knew that few could influence Victor. Women? He already had many Wives, and each of them was beautiful.
Despite having confidence in his daughters… He clearly knew the defect they had. How could he say it… They were too ‘robotic’? They didn’t seem as interesting as a very obsessive Vampires or a Dragon Goddess like Victor’s ‘daughter’. However, The Heavenly Father also realized that his daughters’ current state was due to his own fault. After all, he needed obedient soldiers who would follow his orders.
‘The only significant thing I can offer in the short term is… The Fruit of Good and Evil… But such a decision would be like giving even more pairs of wings to a tiger already flying high and at high speed.’
Thinking about The Fruit’s Hidden Power, he couldn’t help but shudder internally at the thought that this Power would fall into the hands of someone already as powerful as Victor: ‘If he could master The Fruit’s Power of Good and Evil… He will truly become an even more unstoppable Being.’
Therefore, giving such a Relic was out of the question in The Heavenly Father’s opinion. ‘Maybe I should give away my creative projects? After all, he is a Creation God in the making too…’
That thought quickly disappeared from his mind; as a Creator, he didn’t feel comfortable giving his designs to another Creator.
The feeling of discomfort was the same as if the engineer of a luxury building gave that project ‘for free’ to another beginner engineer.
Little did he know that Victor didn’t really need any projects from him since his new ally would give him a gift of information on how to progress his Divinities.
During the conversation, despite trying to hide it, Victor could easily sense the feelings of the two Beings in front of him. You didn’t need an observant genius like Victor to understand what kind of thoughts they were having.
It was worth mentioning that he did not expect Lilith’s presentation to have this type of effect on the Angels.
‘But isn’t that good? This way, they will be even more committed to doing public relations.’ At least with the current government, this was a reality. Such a thing would hardly be replicable for other Demons.
After all, all of this was only possible because Victor had strict control over all Demons.
It may seem bad, but the Angels really are not wrong in not wanting to negotiate with the Demons or being cautious. History could not be erased, and Demons could be worse than Witches when it came to making Contracts.
A reality that Victor had changed and was making everyone see… While at the same time, saying: ‘We really don’t need you’.
They were already strong and self-sufficient in terms of civilization. They didn’t need anything because they had Beings like Victor in charge, Beings capable of meeting any civilization’s needs with a simple snap of their fingers.
[Master, everything is prepared.] Hearing Helena’s voice in his mind, Victor displayed a small inward smile.
[Good work, Helena.]
[Mmm. All for you, Master.] Satisfaction could be heard in Helena’s voice.
Seeing that the group was finishing eating the feast, Victor spoke, “Once you’re done, would you like to see the rise of my Demonic Commander?”
“…Sure.” Caught by surprise by Victor’s sudden question, The Heavenly Father responded positively. The more information he gathered on this trip, the better it would be for him, so he did not refuse.
And if The Heavenly Father went, Ariel, as his bodyguard, would also go. After all, she needed to protect her father… When she remembered this fact, she began to grumble internally.
‘Because of his abrupt decision to quickly come to Hell, we are without any protection.’ If this man decided to do something, they would be completely helpless.
…Though with his current level of strength, he could do anything, and most Beings would be completely powerless to stop him.
Victor was currently one of the strongest existences in this Sector, and according to his personality, he wouldn’t do something like that unless they provoked him first.
But Ariel wouldn’t trust that. After all, she was a General, and she needed to protect her father, so she preferred to play it safe.
In the midst of her thoughts of distrust and responsibility, she couldn’t help but unconsciously say entirely when she put the food in her mouth: ‘…Ah, this food is really very good.’ She never thought that she would genuinely like the food of Hell… Something was wrong with this situation.
In fact, something was thoroughly wrong with the world, and all common sense seemed to have been thrown out the window because of the appearance of this abnormal Being. Ariel narrowed her Angelic eyes at Victor, and in response, Victor just smiled naturally.
A smile that made the Virtue of Generosity slightly ashamed of her inner thoughts. After all, while Victor was treating them with generosity, she was returning this attitude with distrust.
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Following Victor towards The Demon King’s Castle, the group couldn’t help but look at the scenery with a distracted gaze.
Currently, they were floating above the city at a rather leisurely pace. Despite having said that he had something to do regarding his Commander, Victor did not rush as they expected. Instead, he went quite slowly to show everyone his city.
It was a gesture that Ariel once again noticed, and it made her feel bad for having negative thoughts for Victor when he had been such a perfect host.
When she compared his attitude and that of the Demons, with the attitude of the Angels…
…Compared to the splendid hospitality, good food, and wonderful city, the Angels had pointed weapons at Victor. They were lucky not to have the skies of Heaven set alight with Dragon Fire right now.
After comparing the two, she couldn’t help but wonder why Heaven seemed like such a terrible place? Shouldn’t it be the other way around!?
Due to her satisfied stomach, she forgot a single simple fact: Victor suddenly appeared in the sky, thus alerting everyone of a possible enemy, so the Angels’ reaction was not uncalled for.
Such a reaction would also be likely if an Angel invaded the Demons’ territory without prior warning. But, due to her satisfied state and her thoughts towards Victor, she completely forgot about this fact.
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