What Hades said was half true and half false.
The true part was that he really hated King of Negativity more than Andrew. After all, King of Negativity had made things sound so good before, constantly saying that the Compound V Big Trees needed to unite. Yet he had turned around and screwed Hades over. It was truly hateful.
The false part was that, at the time, Hades had also been filled with overwhelming hatred for Andrew. He had genuinely thought he was going to die. He had clearly surrendered to Andrew, yet Andrew still wanted to kill him. How could he not hate him?
Of course, Hades's hatred for Andrew had diminished considerably by now, but saying there was no resentment left at all would definitely be a lie. Andrew had struck far too ruthlessly, so Hades was bound to harbor some misgivings.
Andrew knew what Hades was thinking, but he did not care. Those Compound V Big Trees had surrendered because his methods were exceptional, not because of his personal charm or benevolence.
As long as Andrew remained powerful, the means controlling them did not fail, and he did not go too far—such as beating them in public and stripping them entirely of their dignity—they would not Betray him.
Uh, didn't this seem a little unbefitting of a protagonist? Weren't protagonists usually supposed to win over their enemies with love and justice?
To that, Andrew said that Demon Kings did things this way.
Andrew said, "That's exactly it. You hate King of Negativity more than you hate me, so I persuaded you to take me away.
"Besides, you left to preserve your own freedom. Once King of Negativity finishes fusing with the Godhood, he will definitely come to subdue you.
"With the Divine Kingdom helping him, and with