Evil Serpent.
One of the Order Serpents.
Also one of the God Above Gods of this plane.
It had existed for even longer than Lady of Pain and AO!
It symbolized the negativity of this plane.
Its body was equivalent to half the territory and foundation of this plane!
Therefore.
There was no doubt that its strength made it a true powerhouse.
Even the Styx and Bottomless Abyss where Orsaga's current incarnation resided were, when all was said and done, merely parts of its body.
And only small parts at that!
As for the Lifeforms living within them, whether Demons or other peculiar things, they were no different from insignificant parasites.
Before it.
A casual thought was all it took to crush them to death on the spot.
And now.
After personally confirming from Orsaga's mouth that he had gained considerable benefits.
Although Evil Serpent was somewhat puzzled over exactly what benefits he had obtained, it was not particularly surprised.
It merely sighed:
"Looks like you were quite fortunate..."
At their level of strength.
Progress was nothing unusual.
It happened at every moment.
The biggest issue.
Was merely the differing extent of that progress.
But things that could truly be called gains were not to be underestimated.
One often had to pay an enormous price even to qualify to obtain them.
Yet clearly, Orsaga had expended neither much of a price nor effort just now; everything had fallen into place as naturally as water flowing into a channel.
Thus, Evil Serpent naturally felt somewhat envious of his good fortune.
Having said that.
Believing that he had drawn inferences from his own creations and comprehended some special information, it shifted the subject out of curiosity and asked:
"However, what puzzles me is this: what is so special about the Styx that