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

Those who believe in the former will not reject those who believe in the devil, because they believe that the arrival of the Crimson King is the prelude to the day of judgment for this world, and that what he does is not a sin but a prelude to the Lord's cleansing of the world.

As for those who believe in the latter, they have no hostility towards the former. This is partly due to the fact that Tsugumi had previously used dreams and other methods to reinforce the suggestion, and partly because—there are really no bad people among the clergy who have survived to this day.

In short, the Crimson King did nothing but grant every injustice who longed to rebel the power to resist, and thus easily dismantled the entire structure of human society.

Tsugumi seems to have truly lived up to the stereotypes people have of him—

His hatred of civilization and his worship of barbarism led him to easily destroy the social systems and forms that humanity had built upon their philosophies and ideas.

Whether it is capitalism, feudalism, or anything else, all of them will perish completely due to the collapse of top-down management and oppression structures.

No problem!

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601. The Laws of the Demons: Who is Azazel?

Hiromi Nichisha recently died from overwork.

As a judge of demons, he has been working overtime without a moment's rest during this period.

Aside from arresting and publicly trying a large number of people every day in court, he spent most of his time working on new laws!

This law does not belong to any one country, but is the law of the future world—an invisible law destined to be ruled by 'demons' and 'curses'.

This law will be the fundamental law that all new human regimes must learn from and abide by in the future.

Civilization cannot be easily destroyed.

At least assuming that Dongjiang does not actually intend to exterminate human civilization, human civilization will only evolve into new forms under the 'oppression' and 'change' he brings.

From slavery to feudalism, and then to capitalism and higher levels, the factors that determine the progress of social systems always come from external sources.

Productivity is certainly one of the most important factors—but that is entirely based on the absence of a higher-dimensional existence.

When gods, judgments of good and evil, and the existence of hell and heaven exist in the world, the structure of social systems must be re-anchored according to this objective law.

Those attempts to replicate the human worldview of a world without demons in a world where gods and demons exist are no different from playing house.

What kind of society should humanity build in the presence of demons and curses?

The old social system will be destroyed, and people living under these systems will painfully learn to distort the common sense and principles they have believed to be true since birth.

Some things that are taken for granted must be overturned and changed, such as—not exploiting others, not harming others, not scheming against others, and not selling one's conscience for profit.

Huh? What? You're saying these are the basic moral principles a normal person should learn?

Perhaps so, but before, these were merely moral principles, which didn't offer much. But from now on, morality and kindness will grant you a safe passage to hell.

What they need to learn is the common sense that these simple morals are taken for granted!

“I am not a sociologist, nor do I intend to expand on this topic, but—I must write a basic legal code that is effective under this society.”

After writing down another legal clause and supplementary terms, Hiromi Hiraka rubbed his temples and whispered to Light Yagami before him.

"And no matter how much we create, if there is only a hell of pain and torment without a matching reward mechanism, the future human society will only become a large church."

"Merchants will never disappear," Light Yagami said with a smile.

"Even if His Majesty's bestowed grace destroys almost all of the world's business environment, slaughters countless wealthy people, and renders almost all currencies worthless, all of this is ultimately just a temporary pain."

"As time goes by, people will gradually figure out the rules His Majesty has set for them. Then there will inevitably be people who want to exploit loopholes, but we don't need to worry about that."

"Perhaps you're right," Hiromi Nichisha replied noncommittally.

"But I still want to see what kind of paradise he will create. After all, he has already created a hell that is powerful enough, so a better paradise in comparison cannot be inferior."

Light Yagami leaned over to take a look at the legal provisions regarding Japanese cars, then clicked his tongue and teased, "..."

"Senior, if we were still human, you would definitely have your lawyer's license revoked for writing such a legal provision."

The laws written by Hiromi Nichisawa can be summarized as—an ultra-detailed version of the Code of Hammurabi.

It doesn't mean that the orders here are for people to retaliate in kind, although there is some content on that. But the general idea is to use the quantification of harm and malice done to each other as the standard for punishment.

Take John, the unfortunate man who was cheated on, as an example. According to the legal provisions here, both parties who fall into the hands of the Japanese will be evenly quantified according to the harm they caused each other multiplied by malice.

For example, in this statistical standard, the calculation mode for active infidelity and passive infidelity is completely different. Active infidelity will multiply the behavior of 'infidelity' by the corresponding 'malice', while if it is not malicious, it is simply calculated by addition.

What is the use of this calculated data?

Used for punishment

When resentment accumulates to a certain point, and the plaintiff desires the intervention of the devil, the devil will calculate the points of actual harm inflicted on both parties based on these points.

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Then—both sides must be penalized according to the number of points.

To use John as an example, if he had chosen to let the devil get involved in his case after losing everything, there is no doubt that his ex-wife, the child who committed perjury, and his lover would have received extremely painful punishment and lessons.

However, he also has to pay a portion of the punishment for bringing some emotional abuse home due to his work frustrations—of course, this only applies to his ex-wife, and only to the period before her infidelity, not to the child who is not his biological child.

In short, it is less a legal code and more a very complex and massive system for quantifying guilt.

However, the most core and important point of this code remains—

Fairness, absolute to the point of cruel coldness and justice

This legal code makes no distinction between any vulnerable groups, only defining "human beings" in a simplistic way. From a legal perspective, this is arguably highly politically incorrect.

But from a demon's perspective, this isn't a mistake. After all, what's impossible for humans is easily accomplished by demons.

"Ultimately, this is just a reference book sample," Hiromi Hiraki said calmly, adjusting his glasses.

"When a new human regime is established in the future, they will naturally have their own laws. Of course, because of the existence of these laws, the bottom line will be guaranteed in any case."

"Unscrupulous exploitation will cease to exist, and absolute top-down oppression will never be born."

“Even if they can exploit loopholes, I can correct and plug them. As long as we uphold the basic bottom line, everything will be fine.”

"That sounds like a classic dictatorship," Light Yagami remarked playfully.

"Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and the demons of the new world will possess such absolute power—tsk tsk tsk, it sounds as if we are enslaving humanity."

Hiromi Hiraki did not respond. Perhaps Light Yagami was right. In a world that advocates the greatness of all humans and that humans should manage themselves, it is indeed very wrong to allow a new group to actually rise above humans!

They were indeed enslaving, or even raising, humans—I wonder if Louhu would be pleased if he knew this from beyond the grave?

As for whether absolute corruption will arise, Hiromi Hitsugaya can ensure that he will maintain this cold indifference until he goes completely insane. The only, and truly important, question always comes from their masters.

Did the Crimson King truly create all this out of love for humanity? No, in Hiromi Hitsugaya's view, it was perhaps more of a pointless game.

And—though he wouldn't admit it himself, he did indeed harbor a strange hatred and disgust for the civilization that humanity had built itself...

"In any case, we've already taken a step that we can't turn back from, and now we can only take it one step at a time..."

At that moment, Hiromi Hirashiro—no, it should be said that all the demons, cursed spirits, sorcerers, and all beings born with and possessing power from negative emotions—suddenly looked in one direction!

Their directions may differ, but the destination that all eyes converge on is—

The Middle East, that sacred city

Light from Jerusalem

Jesus came.

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"Boss Dongjiang, Boss Dongjiang, I've come to get you some water!"

Tsugumi silently looked at the shameless man in front of her, who was looking at her with an obsequious expression, and sighed softly.

Yes, so where exactly did things go wrong?

The 'spirit' before him was made by Tsurugi from the demon Xuluo he had summoned. He used numerous restrictions to disable all of the demon Xuluo's offensive capabilities, in exchange for a body that was almost absolutely indestructible.

What's the point? Isn't it just so that when things go wrong, they can use this body to drag others down with them to the Red Stone?

But why did this thing have a name of its own?

"Come, sit here, Azazel."

Tsurugi pointed to the seat next to him, indicating that he should sit there, and this obsequious, doll-like 'devil' immediately moved over with a fawning expression.

"Boss Dongjiang, are you looking for a woman? Leave it to me, I'll find you a fifteen-year-old right away—"

Without any expression, Tsugumi picked up the Goetia grimoire and threw it at him. The next moment, the bastard named Azazel exploded into a bloody firework upon touching the grimoire.

Azazel: Quack, Sayonara!!!

Without a doubt, this was an injury that would be fatal to any normal living being. But the next moment, the pieces of flesh began to coalesce on their own, quickly forming the various parts of Azazel's body.

"Boss, what are you doing? I'm just showing my utmost loyalty!"

Asaher complained, then crawled over and put his left foot on his right foot and his left leg on his right hand.

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Asaher complained, then crawled over and put his left foot on his right foot and his left leg on his right hand.

Looking at this guy's stupid appearance, Tsugumi covered her head and sighed – where exactly did things go wrong!

He infused this body with the power of 'desire,' naturally so that he could pull his 'good brother' Asmodeus over to Red Stone at any time.

But without his knowledge, this puppet developed its own will and even acquired a name.

Azazel—or rather, Azazel

In Jewish tradition, this name refers to the head of the fallen angels, the first angel to fall for betraying God, the leader of the fallen Watchers, and the leader of the rebellious angels in Paradise Lost.

Okay, considering that there are so many fallen angels who were the first to betray God in various versions that they could form a reinforced company, and there are countless chief fallen angels in Michael's "Fierce Battle" in various versions, let's ignore the significance of this title!

But this name does represent a rather famous figure, not because of his status as a fallen angel, but because of his demonized image as a scapegoat.

It is the guardian of goats, often depicted as a demon with a goat's head. In Jewish accounts, however, it is described as having seven serpentine heads, fourteen faces, and twelve wings, and its image riding a serpent is the prototype for Bhagvara.

In Islamic legend, Azazel was punished for refusing to lead the Watchers to serve mankind, saying, "How can the son of fire worship the son of earth?" In the Jewish Yom Kippur ritual, a goat is released into the wilderness as an offering to Azazel to take away sins, making it a symbol of the bearing and transfer of sins.

In other words, the name Azazel represents the fall of later demons such as the goat, the seven-headed hydra, and Lucifer, and even the prototype of the Great Teacher's atonement ritual.

But clearly, Tsurugi had never seen him in Hell, nor had he heard any other demon kings mention him. Yet, in terms of both seniority and status, he was probably extremely high in Hell.

After all, even if he doesn't bear the crown, it doesn't mean he's a weakling. Original sin is the orthodoxy of hell, but it doesn't represent everything about hell.

Tsugumi didn't quite understand her connection to Azazel. If she had to put it in perspective, perhaps they shared similar attitudes towards humanity. Azazel came to Earth with the desire to correct all errors that contradicted God's will. However, unlike Tsugumi, Azazel's excessive insistence on not truly interacting with humans ultimately led to his fall from grace.