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A long time ago, there were five great archangels. Michael, Gabriel, Raphael… And Uriel and Lucifer.

Among them, Lucifer was the great Lord’s most favored angel, but Lucifer, who had such a striking appearance and outstanding power, harbored arrogance in his heart.

‘I will sit on the constellation!’

It was truly unholy arrogance. No matter how great Lucifer was, he was nothing compared to the Lord, the Creator of all things, and after losing his qualifications as an angel, Lucifer fell into hell with his wings blackened.

Apart from Lucifer, an archangel named Uriel served only the Lord forever. He enforced justice that was so strict that it bordered on flawlessness, and even silently carried out tasks such as ‘torturing demons’ that other angels were reluctant to do.

Uriel had the power of clairvoyance to see the world. At that time, when Lucifer, who had a grudge against the Lord, hid on earth, Uriel used his clairvoyance to detect Lucifer’s numbers and informed Gabriel, preventing Lucifer’s evil plan in advance.

Accordingly, Lucifer’s vengeance was transferred not to the Lord but to Uriel.

The Archangel and the Great Devil, who were looking at each other with disapproval, each mobilized all the troops they could muster and waged a bloody war.

Battle of gods and demons.

The heavens and the earth turned upside down, and the bloody battle between the transcendental beings was said to be as massive as the fight between the first demon king and the warrior.

When Uriel swung the sword of truth, the sky split open, and when Lucifer swung the inverted cross, the earth let out a scream. It was said to later generations that it was truly a battle of the world.

However, the cause is a war between good and evil… In fact, to the animals and humans living on the ground, he was that guy. Whether angels or demons, war has destroyed their homes and burned all their food.

The three great angels could not sit idly by and watch the situation on the continent. Unable to bear witness to the never-ending war between Lucifer and Uriel, they descended to earth wrapped in overwhelming power, and under the arrangement of Michael, the original angel, forcibly brought an end to the divine demon war.

However, the old grudge between Lucifer and Uriel was not going to be resolved just because someone said ‘Stop it!’ Armed war was banned by Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, but they continued their fight for pride.

One of them was a bet on ‘annihilation’ and ‘fall’.

Uriel destroys as much evil as possible, Lucifer corrupts as many humans as possible, and in the future, it is a somewhat inhumane bet to see who destroys and corrupts more humans. At the same time, a very Uriel and Lucifer-like bet.

It is easy to destroy evil. All you have to do is catch and kill the evildoers on sight.

One, it is easier to corrupt people. Especially for Lucifer, the master of corruption.

So the two angels and the devil continue to bet to this day. Lucifer became synonymous with corruption, and Uriel became synonymous with condemnation.

Beatrice is also one of the victims of their bet.

When I first heard about Lucifer from Beatrice, I was reminded of the evil relationship between Lucifer and Uriel.

Then I remembered it. A very ingenious idea.

“Which of the four of you… Did you call me here… ?”

A holy voice is heard. An angel who dominates space just by appearing.

I quickly raised my hand before she misunderstood.

“I summoned you! You are the most noble angel!”

“Cunning and mean spirit… For some reason the demons… .”

Uriel looks at us carefully with his young eyes. Her voice reaches Lucifer and he stops.

“… Lucifer. It’s your doing.”

Grumbling!

The fire that burns sins burns. The flame in Uriel’s hand spreads to her sword, cutting the space with red shimmer.

Anyway, Lucifer calmly asked me a question. His heart was pounding violently, but he deliberately hid it because Uriel was in front of him.

Of course, Uriel was also nervous. A strange tension flows between the two enemies, perhaps because they are facing their old enemy for the first time in a long time.

I delve into that tension.

“Whoa, calm down. The one who summoned you was my sole doctor. Although my assistant, this wolf friend here, helped a little.”

“Keng? Why a little? I did everything?”

“What are you talking about? What did you do? Did you do anything to the prepared table except for the fork?”

“Kkekekekekekeong! I did it all! Just running around! Summon the devil! Summon an angel! I memorized all the spells! Kkkk!”

“Oh, that’s what I heard. But Aru is my property. If my possessions did it, didn’t I do it?”

“I am not a thing! Kkkk!”

“What is he saying now? Even if you look through the laws of the demons, the doctrines of the Holy Church, and the laws of the human empire, it is clearly stated that animals are human ‘property’.”

“G, really? Wow… Kkkk… .”

This is why knowledge is power. What’s the point of using white-toothed teeth like everyone else? It’s not like I studied and gave it to someone else.

Oh right, now is not the time to be like this.

“Anyway! My purpose is to break the devil’s contract between Lord Beatrice and my ancestors and make a new contract with Beatrice. But for that to happen, the ancestors must agree to break the contract with Beatrice.”

“That’s true, but what does that have to do with summoning this disgusting angel?”

“Why doesn’t it matter? The reason our ancestors made a devil’s contract with humans was to win a bet with that angel named Uriel! In other words, what does this mean?”

I spoke majestically, pointing at Uriel.

“You just have to kill that Uriel! Then, naturally, your ancestors won’t have to worry about that contract! If that Uriel disappears, everything will be solved!”

““… … !!””

Lucifer, Uriel, and Beatrice’s eyes light up. The silence created by the shock dominates the warehouse. Aruman, who doesn’t know anything, says, ‘Cow… ‘I am discouraged by the reality that I am a property.

“Lord, lord… ?”

Beatrice, my knight riding on my back, makes a bewildered noise.

He must have once served Uriel as a Holy Knight of the Holy Order, so hearing the suggestion to kill Uriel must have been very shocking.

“Bah, what on earth did you just say…? Cough!”

“Ahaha, can you say it one more time? Let’s kill Uriel! Do not worry! I won’t lend a helping hand to you when you’re sick! We have enough!”

“Well, it’s not like that… Cough! Cluck, cluck!”

But Beatrice doesn’t have the power to stop me.

I turned my head towards Uriel. The great archangel with three pairs of wings was furious with veins showing on his forehead.

“… Did you really mean that?”

A harsh voice that does not at all seem to belong to an angel echoes across the warehouse floor. Obviously, there are fires everywhere without firewood, and a chill comes over you.

“It means that the will is finished.”

Cold sweat is running down my sideburns.

Is this really the intimidation of Archangel Uriel?

My whole body is tingling and I feel like I can’t even lift a finger. Although I’ve become quite strong over the past hundred years, I can’t even stand a bone in front of a real person.

One, you can move your tongue instead of your fingers.

“Why, do you think I can’t do it?”

“The same energy as Lucifer flows. A mere mortal is presumptuously arrogant.”

“Arrogance refers to having reckless courage that does not match one’s abilities. I’m sure?”

“You are arrogant to the end! Even though I was given a chance!”

Kwaang-!

“… !? Kkkk! What are you doing now?”

“Qu… ! That ignorant, strong angel… !”

“Wow! Sir Beatrice! Hold on tight to me! You don’t want to fly away and get seriously hurt!”

“… ! Okay… .”

The warehouse exploded due to Uriel’s thunderous actions. It literally exploded, not in a figurative sense.

Thanks to that, we came out to a place with bright light.

Grumbling!

It’s burning brightly everywhere. The fire has spread as wide as the sea and is dominating the entire area. The corpses of the monsters that Beatrice slaughtered earlier meet fire and turn to ashes.

Uriel stands amidst a scene of widespread fire. Her neatly trimmed blonde hair is soaring into the sky as if caught in a storm. Six wide-open wings cover the sky.

“It worked out better! I will punish you unclean demons and demons here! I will purify the world!”

“What? Uriel! Why am I being included!”

“Noisy! I clearly heard that demon calling you Lucifer ‘ancestor’!”

Lucifer hastily spreads his black wings to fight back. Well, there’s nothing for you to do in this show.

“Summoner! What is this! I’m going to fight Uriel!”

“Why? Is there anything you can’t do? There’s you, me, and our Aru.”

“If it was possible to subdue Uriel with just a few small bastards like you, it would have happened long ago during the Battle of Shinma!”

“Haha, you’re right. So I won’t fight.”

“… ? What?”

I won’t bother saying out loud, “All you have to do is make it self-destruct.”

Aru laid all the boards.

The highlights are mine alone.

If you can’t do this, you should take off the title of magician.

Truly.

Carrying Beatrice on his back, he took a step closer to Uriel.

Grumbling!

Every time Uriel exhales, the destruction of sin becomes stronger. The flames burning the devil cover the sky and the earth and stare at me.

Golden eyes are fixed on me. These are ruthless eyes that would have slaughtered hundreds or tens of millions of people. I smiled.

“You’re bold. You’re coming in front of me. Are you saying that you are going to take your life back for the mistake you made? To protect your comrades?”

“No way, my life is the most important thing to me.”

“You don’t say a single word. The energy is insignificant. I only lived with my mouth.”

“In the first place, a cunning person like me is the one who survives the longest.”

“It’s not wrong, but… .”

Uriel’s flames come out and cover Uriel. In fact, it includes Beatrice, who was riding on my back, but Beatrice is in a coma, so that’s excluded.

“This does not apply to those who have stepped on the lion’s tail. Can you still say that even after facing hell?”

“Are you talking about hell?”

“The name of hell that burns the devil.”

“Hmm, then that doesn’t apply to me. Because I am a demon.”

“Devils are not identified by race. A man worse than a devil, a man as corrupt as a devil, a man worse than a devil. It’s all included. The flame that burns sinful karma will decide it.”

Damn, how do you know if it’s just burning the body or sinful karma?

“Really? That’s really cool. The abolition of sin.”

Hold out your finger. Use your index and middle fingers. Toward the wall of fire surrounding me.

You must speak out before it is too late. If Uriel swings his sword, I won’t be able to resist and I’ll die.

Hwareuk-!

The fire that touches my fingers moves to my fingertips. I took off Arachne’s gloves earlier, so my hands are now completely bare. Flames fall on it.

hot. It’s a burning pain in my hands. But I don’t show it. I endured the pain and naturally lifted my finger.

It’s burning brightly. What’s wrong with my fingers? If I were to find sin, I would burn my tongue.

“But.”

“Did you leave a will?”

“That ‘sinful karma’… Who judges?”

“Why are you asking that?”

“I’m curious. What are you, what kind of fireworks are you, that you judge other people’s lives as you please?”

“It’s just karma.”

“Kick, it sounds like karma.”

Well, let’s start now.

“Let me ask you something.”

“Long mouth.”

“Just because it is a sin does not mean that all crimes are deadly sins. Do you bring down hell on even a single thief?”

“Depends on what kind of thief it is.”

“Well, that’s true. Let me make the example a little more specific. It is said that once upon a time, there lived a very poor person and a very rich person. But one day, the poor man was so hungry that he thought he would starve to death, so he stole bread from his neighbor. At the same time, a person with a lot of money stole bread out of curiosity and a mischievous desire to try stealing. Who is more guilty?”

Uriel’s answer came immediately.

“The one with a lot of money. Because the intention was impure. Even though the poor side committed evil deeds, they did not have bad intentions.”

“Okay, so let’s dig a little deeper. Next door to the poor man lived a boy who was equally poor but also sick. The boy, whose strength was weakened after a poor man stole his bread, died before he could survive that night. The one with the most money was quickly discovered stealing, but he entered a nobleman’s house and stole bread. When the nobleman found out that the rich man had stolen his bread, he reacted indifferently, saying, ‘What kind of bread is that?’ Who is more guilty in this case?”

“… .”

This time, Uriel is struggling with his chin. After thinking deeply, she finally opens her mouth.

“It is the side of the poor. The situation is unfortunate, but it has caused great harm to others. As a result, a person died. This is an act that betrays humanity.”

bingo.

caught.

“In short, results are more important than intentions, right?”

“If the result is the same, intention is important, but if not, the result should be more important. Sinful karma is something that measures the amount of damage caused.”

“I see. So what about the war between the Holy Kingdom and the Tuitary Kingdom that took place four years ago? Whose sin is greater?”

“… What does that mean?”

What are you talking about?

It’s a sound that will destroy you.

“The first to invade was a fight against the country. From the beginning, the relationship between the fighting nation, which firmly established slavery, and the Holy Kingdom, which advocated equality for all people, was bad. There were also differences in the gods each person believed in. So, the Tuguk invaded the Seongguk with a large army led by Commander Agesiliad, and as a result, the Seongguk was pushed back to Seonghwangcheong.”

“The crime of fighting the country is greater. Because he went first.”

“But in the battle that took place in front of Seonghwangcheong, the Tuguk was destroyed. Most of the army, including Commander Agesiliad, is annihilated. Right here, by Sir Beatrice, riding on my back. The death toll in the Tuguk was approximately eight times that of the Seongguk.”

“… What do you want to ask?”

“You know, right? Tuguk attacked first with impure intentions, but suffered fewer deaths than Seongguk. On the other hand, Seongguk merely prepared defenses against the incoming enemy forces… It caused as many as eight times as many deaths. The intention is to fight against the country, but the result is to fight against the country. According to your logic, Seongguk’s sins are greater?”

come in.

Don’t run away.

I will deny your firm belief.

“No, theft and war are different concepts.”

“Is that so?”

“If fighting the country takes the initiative, the crime of fighting the country is unconditionally greater. so… .”

It must be confusing. It’s going to be confusing.

I’m going to have a hard time with myself. Because I just said that results have a greater impact on determining criminal karma than intentions.

“The blame lies with the fighters.”

However, Uriel is a person who enforces justice so firmly that it borders on a wall.

It doesn’t shake at this level.

“Really? Then.”

So I turn the tip of the sword.

“… ?”

“What do you think about the war that Seongguk directly entered into?”

To Uriel himself.

“… !”

“There were several instances of Seongguk also attacking the state. How dare you invite heretics. Time and time again, the fight against the country won, and the army that went on an expedition would return with nothing in their hands.”

“Well, that’s… !”

“Of course Seongguk’s sins are bigger this time, right? Because Seongguk was wrong. Or is it again Tuguk’s fault this time? Fighting a country is just defending against an invading enemy country, right? Is it a crime to slaughter an enemy in a slightly inhumane way in the process, even though it is a war situation?”

“Strife for the country is heresy! Heresy must be exterminated! The soldiers at home were just trying to carry out the task! What sin is there in trying to keep the doctrine?”

Yes, that is it.

Ashitabi (我是他非).

To put it in more friendly terms, it is Naeronambul.

“The Lord is the only God! Those who dare not believe in the Lord deserve to go to hell!”

“As far as I know, no priest ever says that, but you say it very harshly. Where have all the virtues of tolerance and mercy gone?”

“… ! What is inclusiveness… !”

“Heresy must be exterminated unconditionally? Who said that? We are all equal children of the Lord, but they say oppression is the only answer because we believe in some god. And there are definitely Olympian gods, right? Up there.”

“They! Not a real god! They are just a lower race created by humble beliefs!”

“A humble faith? Do you think there are degrees of faith? Wow, this is my first time knowing that.”

“… !”

There are ripples in Uriel’s gold, which he had been struggling with. This is the moment when your faith becomes cracked.

“I just thought you were biased because you were on Seongguk’s side.”

“Shut up! It’s blasphemous!”

“Buddhism? You are committing disrespect. You are the one who interprets the Lord’s doctrine as you please, and interprets it differently, suppressing people’s freedom and condemning them at will.”

It’s thrilling.

This is a situation where if I say even one wrong word, my head will be blown off immediately.

Like in his previous life, he didn’t even have a protective shield up, but he fearlessly entered the enemy’s base and started talking.

It comes across as a strange excitement to me.

“It is the will of the Lord! I am burning the wicked to death! Everything is guided by the Lord!”

“Your heart probably told you to do it, not the Lord. Have you met the Lord? Did the Lord say that while looking directly at your face?”

“Well, that’s not it… .”

“I have met the Lord. But the Lord said that? We should not oppress and discriminate against something just because it is a heresy. Doing so is tantamount to disrespect and dishonoring the name of God.”

My Lord is a saint. So it’s not a lie.

“Really… ? The Lord said that… ? No, no! You guys meet the Lord! Stop lying!”

“Isn’t it the same whether it’s a successful country or a fighting country? You are the same. Who are you to judge sinful karma! Who gets to judge whether someone is evil or not? They didn’t even establish a proper, solid distinction! No matter how many times the viewpoint is opened, the standard of sin changes!”

“… ! Shut that mouth! I, I… ! I am the Lord’s agent!”

“Bullshit! Then why does the standard for sin keep changing? And what kind of judge are you! He’s a bastard who executes Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel just as they want!”

“… ! Shut up! The way you use your tongue is so wicked!”

Slurp-!

Uriel, who continues his conversation with me and recognizes that something is wrong, raises the Sword of Truth.

Right now, the country wants to cut the insidious evil species in half to bring about destruction and condemnation.

But, it was already too late.

Because there is a crack in the truth.

Gigigigigi-.

“What, what! Why are you doing that?”

Uriel shouts in panic after seeing the sword collapsing. You can wave your sword and draw out divine power and inject it.

It’s useless.

The power of angels comes from faith in the Lord.

When Uriel was shaken by my whispers.

Her power was shattered.

And, right now.

Giggigigigeek-!

“Kwaaaa!!”

Six of the angel’s wings are torn to pieces. Those whose faith has collapsed do not deserve to have power. I am not even qualified to fly in the sky.

Grumbling!

The evil fire that burns away sins transfers to Uriel. A woman’s body, which has become fuel, struggles wildly in burning pain. If you show mercy like that, it’s not coercion.

“Profanity!”

“What, what!?”

“It’s blasphemous! It’s blasphemous!”

“Oh, no! I am not blasphemous! Be afraid! Everyone, get away from me right now! Wow!!”

“Ahahaha! Come on, burn brightly! Because there are many sins! Burn that wicked apostate, who slaughtered millions of lives with extreme arbitrariness, without a trace!”

The value of murder is different. Just as there is a difference between a murderer killing as he pleases and a religious order burning a blasphemous evildoer.

The same goes for Uriel. Until just a moment ago, she was a solemn representative of God, but she lost that status as her faith became confused because of me. He has become nothing more than a butcher.

In the end, it all depends on how you decide.

“Oh, it’s hot!”

The fire that had caught on my finger had almost completely burned my skin. Before it was too late, I blew on the fire on my middle and index fingers that had burned off my fingernails. after! As the Lord’s representative, I am not an object to be burned by fire.

“Kyaaa!”

The screams are pathetic. Before I knew it, the wings were almost completely burned. Only a pair of blackened wings remained.

When I look at those wings, I am reminded of someone. I turned my head towards that person.

Lucifer, a fallen angel with black wings, couldn’t take his eyes off Uriel and me with a shocked expression. Uriel, who has wings like Lucifer, crawls on the floor and barely manages to exhale.

Now she no longer has any power.

Pointing to a being worse than a mere creature, I spoke to Lucifer.

“Do you want to kill me?”

He still had a blank face. There was no answer. I chuckled.

“It looks like you just fought, but you don’t hate it to the point of killing.”

“… you… .”

“Still, will you terminate the contract now? There is something called disqualification in betting. How can Uriel, in that state, continue betting? Also, please take a look at my sincerity. Do you see this? My index and middle fingers are all burnt?”

“You… What is it? ?”

Wow, the way Lucifer looks at me is unusual.

“Yes? What do you mean by that?”

Sigh-.

Lucifer holds my shoulders with both hands. So hard that it felt like my shoulder would be twisted.

“What… ? Is it arrogance? ? anger… ? avarice… ? sloth… ? No, it’s different. Something is different in essence. What on earth are you? ? What is it that confuses Uriel? … .”

Ah, you were curious about my identity.

hmm… well? Can life be defined in just one word? Still, if we had to define it.

“My name is Oscar, right? Oscar Lucifer.”

“Don’t change your mind! Really, chaos? No, that doesn’t make sense. How can demons cause chaos? There is no such thing as chaos among the seven great evils! What kind of ridiculous idea is this! How can the devil, the devil’s successor, have what the devil couldn’t have?”

“I’m Oscar, right? Why are you trying to define me as chaos or something strange?”

“If it’s not chaos, then what is there to throw Archangel into chaos…? Wait, chaos? Oscar? Oscar?”

Lucifer puts his face right in front of me and mutters unidentifiable words. It’s already uncomfortable because my shoulders are stiff, but with the man doing that, it’s extremely burdensome.

What is our Aru doing in times like this, not helping his master?

“Oscar, Oscar, Oscar, Oscar… … Oscha?”

Oh, what? Did you find out something? About my identity?

“Chaos… ! You are chaos!”

“… .”

What are you saying, you senile old devil?

Did I say something great again? Chaos? Are you saying that just to add to the chaos? I’m really dumbfounded.

“Sir, I think you are greatly mistaken, so let me introduce myself. As for me… A descendant, a younger brother, a captain, a master, a magician, a film director, an actor… … Another demon is a human being’s lover. That’s just it.”

There’s nothing special.

Really.