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

"So you'll be exiled." Tsugumi shrugged.

Before Adam fell, he was God's first child. Before he ate the forbidden fruit, he was a "walker with God," just like Jesus, and they were equal to God.

But Lucifer refused to kneel before them, just as earthly kings refused to kneel before the Lord, and this ultimately led to war and defeat.

"For freedom, and for my pride," Lucifer said nonchalantly, even with great pride.

“I have no grudge against him; my rebellion is merely to maintain my dignity and self-respect. I will exalt my throne above the stars; I will sit on the mountain of assembly, at the northernmost point. I will ascend above the highest clouds; I will make myself like the Most High!”

“There’s nothing wrong with that. After all, you are all his children, so his preferential treatment of Adam and Jesus is indeed a biased approach,” Tsuruga said.

"It is indeed a problem for a father to be unable to treat everyone equally, but aren't these heavenly messengers also children created by the Heavenly Father?"

"What you're saying is really..." Lucifer rolled his eyes, clearly dissatisfied with Tsugumi's words, but when he spoke, he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.

After all, it is indeed true that humans were created by God, as were angels. Even before that, angels called God their father and their lord, but God's favoritism towards humans is so obvious to all.

So, Lucifer's rebellion also stemmed from this discontent—why must angels kneel before humans when they are all his offspring?

Lucifer's rebellion was really just a child throwing a tantrum...

"You have committed countless sins! Wrath, pride, greed, sloth, lust!"

Lucifer suddenly raised his voice, as if forcefully changing the subject, or as if he had thought of something that embarrassed or angered him, so he used a loud voice to cover up his thoughts.

"Yet you still became his favorite!"

He paused, squinted at Dongjiang, and spoke in a sour tone.

"What is it that makes him like you so much?"

Having transmigrated, my only purpose is to kill, kill, kill! : 92. The Bible-based world is a giant place with a father complex...

"What is it that makes him like you so much?"

Lucifer stared intently at Tsurugi, then suddenly asked this question.

"..."

Tsurugi looked at Lucifer's expectant yet slightly dissatisfied expression with a bit of his lip in silence, and suddenly felt speechless.

What is He doing? What question is He asking me?

Was he asking me why I am so favored by God? And in what capacity was he asking that question?

Lord of Hell? Satan?

No, no, no, no, He didn't hide anything at all; Dongjiang heard it very clearly and directly.

He was questioning Tsurugi as a 'child,' a child who was rejected by his father, kicked out of the house, and forced to make a living and start his own business.

Lucifer: Why does Father like you so much? (Jealousy)

Indeed, Abraham's worldview and its derivative works are a huge collection of father-fixations.

This event is also recorded in "The End and Death"!

"I don't know." Tsugumi shrugged, then casually replied...

"Maybe it was because I was a little boy back then that he liked me more... Quack!"

Dongjiang suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head. He slammed his fist down, rubbed his head, and looked around, feeling as if he had just been punched.

Then he looked up and felt that Lucifer's golden eyes had an extra red ring around them, and he was staring straight at him.

"Just as I thought..." He murmured.

"You really like humans that much? Even though he's degenerated to this state, even dared to defile you in front of me, you still dote on him so much?!"

He stared at the sky, as if voicing some resentful question, but the silent sky offered no answer.

"Fine, fine, fine!" He stood up as if he were laughing in exasperation.

"Since that's the case, I'm going to torture him properly! Hurt him! Make him wish he were dead!!!"

He turned to look at Dongjiang, placed his hands on his shoulders, and spoke in a sinister tone.

"Mr. Tsugumi, do you think your God will mourn for you?"

Tsurugi: ? ? ? ?

What the heck? Are you planning to inflict such cruel punishment on an innocent person like me just because I don't get Daddy's love?

Are you crazy?! If you like sentimental, father-obsessed literature so much, go play with it yourself, don't drag me into it!!!

"Wait!" Before he could condemn himself to hell, Tsugumi shouted immediately.

"I have a contract with you to fulfill! I can give you a world, a world without God, where you can do whatever you want!"

Lucifer narrowed his eyes slightly, then looked at the sky with a cold smile, ignoring the strange looks from those around him, and shouted loudly.

"Look, this is the human you pamper! He'll say things like this just to survive! He's even making a deal with me!!!"

The sky remained so clear and so quiet.

"Alright, alright, alright, is that how it is?" He seemed to laugh in exasperation, and a suffocating radiance emanated from his body.

"Damn it, at least let me finish what I'm saying!!!" Tsuruge grabbed his hand and slapped him on the head, angrily saying.

"Let's be honest, isn't your current position a result of your father entrusting you with important responsibilities?"

Lucifer clutched his head, momentarily stunned; he'd had that familiar feeling just now… Anyway, Tsugumi continued.

"The ruler of hell, the king of hell, although it sounds unpleasant and it has weakened you, didn't he still hand over an entire branch company to you?"

"Doesn't this just prove—he's training you?!"

“…Continue.” Lucifer didn’t speak, but sat back down, crossed his legs, and resumed his previous elegance—though his head still ached a little.

"When you rebelled against Heaven, did he hit you?" Tsugumi asked, spreading her arms wide.

"No, at most he just had Michael take an extra sword to fight you. Although you lost and were sent to hell, to be honest, he didn't actually do it himself, did he?"

"And although you were cut down to the ground, you were alright. Although you fell into hell and became a demon, you can pat your chest and ask, is this duty much different from when you were in heaven?"

"Aren't we all just doing what he says? What's the difference between heaven and hell! Just like me, whether I'm doing the work of a saint or a devil, isn't it all just a job?"

Lucifer: ......

If these words had come from any other person, demon, or angel, Lucifer would have scoffed and thrown them into hell.

Who do you think you are to lecture me?

But only when it came from Tsurugi's mouth did Lucifer really listen attentively.

After all, he exists as a human being, a nobleman in Hell, and a knight of the Heavenly King, a saint and favorite of God, in Heaven.

Unprecedented, unparalleled, and Lucifer himself asserted that such a person could never exist again.

This is also why Lucifer was so determined to get the answer from him.

Why are you so favored?!

"Hell is never a place of punishment or rejection; it is a place of vital importance to both mortals and God."

Tsurugi sat down next to Lucifer, put his arm around his shoulder, and said...

"Think about it, if there were no hell, putting aside the question of whether humans would be punished, who do you think would suffer the most?"

"...He"

"That's right, without hell, God would be the one suffering the most!" Tsugumi said, raising her finger.

"Think about it, if there's no hell, it means those damn bastards are just dead, or worse, they can go to heaven after they die. Do you think that's a good thing?"

Lucifer realized that those who, after witnessing God's miracles and blessings, would immediately go and worship Baal.

He also thought of the humans who built the Tower of Babel in hopes of climbing to heaven.

Okay—he's right.

The old man was more disgusted by sending these people to heaven than by sending them to hell.

"Hell is indispensable, but Heaven is relatively dispensable."

Dongjiang continued to patiently guide him.

"Think about it, even if there is no Heaven, he can designate a Promised Land or some other place as a reward for good people. And each year, which is more people going to Heaven or going to Hell?"

"...Naturally, it's hell."

It's not that there are so many despicable people in the world; most people are a mix of good and evil throughout their lives. They don't do anything particularly good, but they don't do anything particularly bad either.

Such people only have to go through the motions of going to hell. They are tempered at the border of hell to reflect on the sins they have committed in their daily lives, while gazing at heaven and feeling its beauty, thus yearning for it. After queuing up, it is as if they have finished their punishment, and then they can be reincarnated or go to heaven.

Therefore, the conditions for going to heaven are never as simple as mortals say. Just like the Buddhist saying "lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot," it's not that you can go to the Pure Land just because you actually stop killing people.

"If the world were a giant company, wouldn't hell, which handles the most business, be the company's most important department?"

Dongjiang patted Lucifer on the shoulder and concluded.

"So, you've been entrusted with an important task! Even though you rebelled, you still shoulder such a heavy responsibility. Isn't that a sign of your being valued and promoted?"

He paused, then continued.

"So in other words, Lucifer, if one day you can prove to God that you are capable and qualified to manage a world on your own, wouldn't that earn you His greatest approval and recognition?"

"...Who needs his approval!"

Lucifer curled his lip in disdain, but he no longer seemed so angry.

"Besides, what you're saying is just your own wishful thinking! Even putting everything else aside, I don't think he would choose Michael!"

“Michael—he’s already the viceroy!” Tsugumi said confidently.

"What does this mean? It means that God thinks he is suitable to be a deputy, but not a chief administrator—do you think Michael is suitable to manage Hell in your place?"

Lucifer imagined the scene for a moment, then burst out laughing.

Naturally, it is not suitable.

Michael is very busy; he has a lot of work to do, and he is also the most obedient of the archangels.

Even Gabriel would go insane from spending too much time as a hybrid angel on Earth, but Michael would not.

The Right Seat of God, in any world and in whatever form he exists, always loudly praises God and then rationally and calmly crushes all evil.