Lucifer frowned.
"In other words, his actual strength and mine were not that far apart. It was only that there were temporary differences in experience and mental fortitude..."
Having realized this,
and after making a series of vertical comparisons,
he roughly judged the level of the other world's various powerhouses.
He could only sigh in passing:
"It seems there really is a huge gap in strength between me and that fellow called OAA. No wonder Father chose to cooperate with him..."
"The idea of conquering that world and presenting it to Father as a gift is a little unrealistic..."
In just a few short sentences, he honestly exposed his rather restless heart.
Hearing that nonsense,
Orsaga merely nodded with extreme calmness, reluctantly acknowledging Lucifer's words.
He did not tell him that his father—or rather, creator—the supreme leader on this side, Supreme God, was actually the supreme leader on the other side—OAA.
This time, the top boss and the old father were putting on an act for the likes of them...
The situation truly was complicated.
In a sense, it also showed
that OAA, a being whose nature in Eastern Mythology was closer to the Way of Heaven and Heavenly Principles, was especially heartless.
If Orsaga was cruel and tyrannical, then OAA was simply emotionless and indifferent.
Even OAA's various Avatars possessed little emotion.
For the most part, they hid in various places as independent observers, secretly watching every development.
As for Gann, another Living High-level Plane that Orsaga had interacted with more often, its temperament was not much different from OAA's. Both were closer to that absolute, detached indifference beyond all worldly concerns. Only some Avatars seemed relatively mild-tempered, yet they still could not be called emotionally rich.
It could only be said that
heartlessness and indifference—
these two unique