Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

This golden building is the only thing that can be called holy in this chaotic hell, radiating a faint holy light that ensures that no filth or evil creatures of hell will approach it.

The numbers on the clock are counting down, precisely calculating the year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

When all the numbers on the dial reach zero—undoubtedly, it marks the beginning of another major purge.

Tsurugi didn't actually plan to come to see the innocent Adam of this world in such a hurry.

He plans to digest this properly.

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A new follower he just gained – who plays the savior in the morning and then rushes off to advance the mission in the afternoon?

Besides, shouldn't we always do more preparation?

Although he and Jesus were like brothers, he had never actually seen Adam. The innocent Adam was something he found incredibly rare, almost impossible to exist—after all, it was a rare creature that could not be seen outside of the timeline of Genesis in any normal biblical world.

But when Lucifer's daughter anxiously approached him, Tsurugi didn't refuse. After all, he was going to see her sooner or later, and he could get the information as soon as possible so he could arrange the final step of his 'redemption' plan.

Only after being led to the door by Shirley did the Hell Princess, who was so nervous that she vomited, reveal her true identity to Tsugumi.

"What? What do you mean Adam also became an angel?"

Tsugumi frowned as she looked at the nervous Shirley, quite surprised by the shocking words she had casually uttered.

You mean, innocent Adam not only didn't get immortality, but actually died? And after dying he went to heaven? And he even became an angel!

“Mr. Martyr, I know you’re a little nervous. After all, he was the first man, the ancestor of mankind…” Shirley took a few deep breaths to suppress her nervousness and forced a passable smile.

—No, I think you're the one who doesn't understand at all!

Even compared to Jesus, who came into the Kingdom era, Adam in the sinless era was of a higher status.

Before his ascension, Jesus was the second son of the Lord, while the sinless Adam was the first son of the Lord and the first Messiah.

Even though Milton, this Arian heretic, stripped the Triune God's personhood from his Paradise Lost, turning Jesus and Adam into creations on the same level as all other things rather than God himself, and even elevating the Morning Star to a position slightly below Michael's personhood, he still wouldn't dare let Lucifer in any way harm the innocent Adam.

You could even consider the innocent Adam directly as Jesus. According to some schools of thought, Adam and Jesus are essentially human beings in the form of the Son of God. Adam first took dust as his body and abstained from the forbidden fruit so that he could be in harmony with the name of God on the Sabbath. Jesus, on the other hand, first left the Son of God to suffer and atone for the sins of the world, and then ascended to heaven to return to the Son of God.

So what Shirley said is basically equivalent to this: Adam, who did nothing wrong, not only did not enjoy eternal life, but he also died and went to heaven, and even became an angel.

This is absolutely outrageous! Did God turn his first OC into a mere tool?

What's the difference between this and Jesus ascending to heaven not to become the Son of God but to become an angel?! This damn corporate heir is going to finish his training and become an employee under his father at headquarters, huh?!

Did the creator of this world really not study the Bible at all?!

Tsurugi instinctively sensed something was wrong; this was a reaction born from being used to all sorts of out-of-character (OOC) things in this damn world.

His intuition told him that the innocent Adam behind the door was most likely not as powerful as he thought—there was a very high probability that he was an out-of-character (OOC) creature!

Haha, but no matter what, he is the firstborn son of God. Even if this world is outrageous, it can't possibly turn innocent Adam into some kind of weirdo!

"Hello? Is anyone there? Is anyone inside?"

As Shirley pushed open the door and entered, she called out, her voice echoing in the empty hall.

It was completely silent here; the floor, walls, and ceiling were all white, as pure as a vacuum.

"Are they not here yet?" Shirley said, sitting down at the long white table. Tsugumi sat down as well—and then a golden slip of paper appeared in front of each of them.

Following her father's instructions, Xia Li signed her name on it, while Tsugumi thought for a moment and then signed her name as follows—

BOOM! ! !

Suddenly, an angel wearing a long, flowing robe and a goat-horned mask roared and leaped out.

"Whoa!" Shirley was so startled she almost fell backward, but Tsugumi reached out and caught her.

"Haha! You scared her, Ruth, did you see that?!" The angel turned and laughed loudly at another angel standing next to her, dressed exactly like the one Tsugumi had seen during the last massacre.

So—this is the angel Adam?

Despite having mentally prepared herself, Tsugumi still felt a strong sense of OOC (Out of Character)!

Not to mention the solemn images of Adam in churches and the Bible, even the Adam in the world of Valkyrie that Tsugumi saw was an absolutely steady and good father figure!

But what's in front of me?

Damn it, if it weren't for the extra pair of wings and halo, and the holy light surrounding him, Dongjiang would have thought he was just a rock musician who had taken too much drugs—the appearance wasn't the problem, the problem was that his words and actions were too frivolous.

as well as--

His hatred for the entire hell was truly profound.

"Hello, my name is Shirley. My dad sent me here." Shirley introduced herself and reached out her hand, but Adam just took her hand with a forced smile—and then slapped it empty, since his real body wasn't there at all.

"Ha, I fooled you!" he said smugly, then pointed at the silent Tsugumi.

"Ah, ah, ah~~~ Interesting, really interesting. Why don't I feel like you came out of my Dick? Although you look quite familiar."

"And what's the meaning of your outfit? What horn did you come from? Are you dressed like this in hell?"

"Nice to meet you, the first Messiah." Although Adam was quite rude, Tsugumi was very polite; after all, some pretense was necessary.

"Call me the progenitor of Dicks!" Adam said proudly. "I'm the first Dick!"

...Is this person really Adam? No, is he really an angel? Just how much does he care about his penis? Could it be that he's been hurt and is therefore so insecure that he desperately wants to remind everyone that he's the first man to have a penis?

“Dude, you really don’t look like a sinner? Are you really from hell? You look like you came straight from heaven.” Adam looked at Dongjiang with a forced smile.

"Or rather—are you just a greater sinner? A sinner whose crimes I cannot even see?"

“Um, Adam, you seem like a smart…honest person,” Shirley interrupted Adam, taking a deep breath and flattering him.

“A genius, a revolutionary, a leader of angels, I think you would be willing to put your name on a statement that solves one of our biggest problems.”

"Oh, you mean herpes? That's indeed difficult to treat." Adam finally looked at Shirley, deliberately teasing her.

"No, it's an even bigger problem!!!"

"Ugly people? It's math! Global warming? No, that's Earth's problem... Oh, you must be talking about feminists!"

“Those women, even if you take her out for the fifth time, she still expects you to pay. You'll say, ‘Hey! Don't you want equality?’ Then she'll insist that it's a man's duty to pay for a woman…”

Shirley's smile finally crumbled, and she took a deep breath and shouted.

"No! It's a problem we all have: overpopulation in Hell!"

"Oh~~~~" Adam made a look of sudden realization, then stuffed a rib into his mouth, chewing and mumbling indistinctly.

“That’s not a problem; we’ve actually solved it. Rutter, how many demons have you killed this year?”

“275, sir,” the angel stepped forward and replied.

"275? That's amazing! Fantastic little heiress, let's have a taste!"

"No, this isn't good. It's all my men who are dying."

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"You know what?" Shirley could no longer maintain her friendly, fake smile; instead, she gritted her teeth and said...

"Those are all souls, human souls! Just like in your heaven!"

“It’s different,” Ruth said coldly.

“They had a chance, but they didn’t cherish it and were punished by being sent to hell. You are here because of your father, while those sinners are unforgivable!”

“Who doesn’t make mistakes!” Shirley exclaimed excitedly, but Tsugumi overpowered her, looking calmly at Adam.

"The princess's expression was not quite accurate. What she meant was that although the sinners in hell deserve their punishment, there should be a distinction between the severity of their sins, and they should not all be executed at once."

"Perhaps those who committed minor offenses should be given a chance. After all, you didn't kill most of the truly heinous rulers of Hell during the Great Extinction, while those who committed serious crimes naturally deserved their fate—"

"Hey, that's not what I meant!" Shirley raised her hand to interrupt Tsugumi, who was trying to smooth things over, and retorted excitedly.

"I believe all sinners should be given the opportunity to be forgiven!"

"...Are you serious?" Tsugumi looked at Shirley, the veins near her temples throbbing slightly.

“Of course!” Shirley said earnestly, “They are all my subjects, and I have a duty to redeem each and every one of them! I know what you mean, but—but hell should give everyone an equal chance!”

"Haha, are you guys having a fight? Keep talking, keep talking, I love watching this kind of farce!" Adam watched with great interest, a rib in his mouth.

"...So, Princess, this is why you failed and I succeeded."

Tsugumi finally dropped all pretense of friendliness and looked at Shirley coldly.

"So shut the hell up, you arrogant and ignorant princess."

"Huh? Wait, I didn't mean any harm..." Shirley felt she had angered Tsugumi and was anxious to explain, but Tsugumi completely ignored her, no longer pretending when looking at Adam, and said bluntly...

“Let’s talk, Adam. Tell me what conditions must sinners in hell meet to ascend to heaven or leave hell?”

"I think Heaven should establish an effective review mechanism to reasonably divert and dispose of sinners in Hell."

"Huh? Are you talking to me? A sinner impersonating Jesus talking to me?" Adam spat out his rib, mocking him disdainfully.

"And who do you think you are, to talk to me? Lucifer's brat is one thing, but you? Go to heaven? No way! All sinners who go to hell deserve to die!"

Tsurugi stared at Adam for a moment, then suddenly let out a short laugh, his eyes darkening and his gaze becoming deep and unfathomable.

"So that's how it is, Adam. You hate hell? You put hatred above your duties? Or perhaps you hate everything about it?"

He stood up, walked to Adam's side, gazed at his projection, and felt the hatred in his heart.

"You slaughter sinners, you mock hell, and you spend all day talking about your Dick—"

He paused there, a mocking expression on his face.

"Is it because you still can't forget your two wives who were taken away by Lucifer? The first man, and also the first man whose wife was stolen away, a sexually impotent man."

Adam's expression became extremely interesting in a very short time.

After all, nothing is more devastating than the truth.

"Do you fucking think you're some kind of saint?" Adam waved his hand angrily, glaring fiercely at Tsurugi.

But the next second, a dazzling holy light descended from the sky, and Adam stared at him in disbelief!

"That's right, I am a saint."

Tsurugi, bathed in holy light, looked down at Adam with a face full of disappointment.

“Before I came here, I had high hopes for you, the innocent progenitor of mankind, but you fucking disappointed me! Now it seems that I am more qualified to be called a saint than any of the angels in your heaven!”

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.