"A loss is a loss!"
"Accept your fate!"
"At least we're still alive!"
"Look at Gaia and Imu—they didn't even leave behind their souls."
"Both versions from the two timelines are dead!"
Heaven's Mandate spread his hands. He and Pontus were now both masters of a Path, their strength evenly matched.
They had become truly equal Underworld officials.
"Even if I accept my fate, I won't be nice to you."
Pontus began exploring this newly established Underworld as well.
"Oh, right. Houka has obtained the Death God's power and authority and has been renamed the Underworld Emperor."
"From now on, in the Underworld, address Houka as Lord Underworld Emperor."
Heaven's Mandate spread his hands. He also needed to properly study the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
So reincarnation into a human or beast in one's next life could be judged and categorized like this.
"Sinful souls that have been punished in our Hell Path and Hungry Ghost Path can be directly thrown into the Beast Path for reincarnation."
Heaven's Mandate felt that he was already Pontus's senior and casually introduced the workings of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
"If a soul seems capable of becoming an Underworld commander or ghost soldier, it can be sent into the Asura Path among the upper three paths and transformed into an Asura ghost soldier."
"As for the Human Path, that needs no explanation."
"And souls qualified to pass through the Heavenly Path will possess at least Demigod-level talent in their next lives."
"There is currently no master of the Heavenly Path. Souls passing through it require Lord Underworld Emperor's personal approval."
Heaven's Mandate continued explaining the rules he had figured out, hoping to ease his relationship with Pontus.
Although he was not the Fate God of this timeline, he had indeed plotted against the