After saying the words "return the favor," Heisenberg fell silent in thought.
Across from him, Lucifer kneaded his shattered face back into shape while taking a deep breath.
"Return the favor? Easy to say, but how exactly are we supposed to do that?"
Lucifer held out his hand and began counting on his fingers.
"Right now, we already know that when it comes to raw power, even though we're only one step away from Almighty, that single step is an uncrossable abyss!
Forget the two of us—even if we added Nidhogg, we still wouldn't be qualified to contend with Aurorag.
Damn it, no wonder this was the realm I'd pursued for countless eras. It really was that powerful.
Just one move, one move alone! He didn't even show his face, yet he nearly turned us into part of himself!"
After speaking, Lucifer spread his hands at Heisenberg.
"Don't you find that ridiculous? A bunch of weaklings yearning for the Almighty realm, imagining and striving to become Almighty so we can gain the power to control ourselves and every non-Almighty existence!
But if Almighty can be plotted against and even subdued by us, then why would we still want to become Almighty?"
After speaking, Lucifer shook his head.
"Get used to it, my friend. Maybe you've only just reached this level, so you still can't adapt to the taste of failure.
But for me, I've challenged Almighty countless times.
Though the one I usually challenged was only God, no matter what, as Satan, I'd lost far too many games against God.
So..."
After a moment of silence, Lucifer patted Heisenberg on the shoulder.
"We should give up on plotting against Aurorag. For us, the price of hurting him is simply too high.
Don't think it's shameful. If Almighty were really that