Wanting to gain something without being willing to pay the price—what in this world could possibly be simple?
If you were a woman, perhaps you would still have a chance.
Unfortunately, Mephisto was not a woman. And even if Mephisto had been female, with that appearance, it would probably have been difficult to conquer the universe by conquering men.
So...
If a man wanted to obtain something, it was more reliable to work hard and strive for it himself.
After Lake finished laughing, his gaze swept over Mephisto and landed on the countless demon armies standing ready on the plains of Hell. He nodded in satisfaction. "Old Mo, I originally thought you'd slack off with me, but I was wrong. I need to apologize to you."
When he was wrong, he admitted it.
Lake had always been like this. He had initially been very distrustful of Old Mo. After all, although Old Mo had said he wanted to form an alliance with him, given Old Mo's character—or rather, his complete lack of one—
Fortunately...
Old Mo had no intention of slacking off this time. The demon army gathered on the plains of Hell could all be considered the backbone of Hell, and they were also Mephisto's main forces.
Hearing Lake's words, Mephisto said solemnly, "Since we've formed an alliance, I won't do anything that might damage it. I hope you won't either, Saga."
Lake nodded. "Of course. Once this is done, as stated in the contract, you can bite off a chunk of Helheim or swallow the Chitauri's Hell. I only want Heaven. Aside from that, I won't take a single coin."
A smile appeared on Mephisto's face.
Indeed.
This alliance meant going against King of Gods Odin, the god king of an entire universe. But just as Lake had