Captured alive by the devil, I would rather die than submit

"You, you this..."

"Don't bully me, be careful I write you ugly in the book."

"What! Such a child-like threat!"

"You don't want to be regarded by humans as an ugly devil who is addicted to lust/indulgence/sex every day, right?"

Having said that... this king really doesn't want to be looked down upon by humans, and this king is also very clear that these humans have mistaken the appearance of many angels and demons by relying on guesswork, and they don't know whether it is intentional or unintentional.

But it's not just humans, it's the same with demons.

For example, the Seven Great Sin Demons, if this prince hadn't seen them with his own eyes, who would have imagined that the Seven Great Sin Demons would be women.

"Okay, okay..." I closed my eyes and said with a twitching brow. "Teach... just teach, really..."

"Well, that's good, I'll teach you, Demon King."

This, this tone... It's just a human... It's just a human!

"Did you just think that I am obviously only a human being, but I am so arrogant."

"No."

Chapter 38. We Sitting in the Empty Library Tube (Goloi)

"However..." Dante closed his parchment book, put it in his arms, then slowly stood up from the ground, and turned to me. "Although you want me to teach you human culture, what exactly is it?"

"Well... how should I say this."

"It's better to tell the truth."

Although it is essentially a problem between me and Lipatia, and because of this, I don't want others to get involved in this matter.But if it's Dante... This guy is a living person anyway, and she is more like a "bystander" in hell than a "participant".

So with such an attitude and thinking, I think there is nothing wrong with telling Dante the matter, and even if I don’t tell, who knows how much information this guy has already controlled. He is always reticent, but he is very cunning in his heart , She is more like a demon than a human.

So, I stated the specific situation without any concealment, but even so, when talking about what happened this morning, I put more emphasis on the relationship and conflicts between me and Lipatia. The most important thing is the influence of human culture on us, and my dissatisfaction with this influence.

But even so, when I talked about these things with the human girl, it still made me feel nervous and shy. As the king of hell, I was actually discussing my private life with humans.

I am afraid this is also the reason why I frequently shifted my gaze during the narration.

"Probably... that's it."

"Yeah." Dante nodded while pinching his chin. I didn't see any mocking or disdainful expression on her face, which made me feel relieved. "I basically get it, Satan."

"Ah... um..." I didn't know what to say, so I could only reply falteringly.

"Then let's go to the library, you probably don't want to talk about this kind of thing here."

"Um……"

Obviously I am the master here, I am the king here, but why does it feel as if Dante is the one in charge of everything.

He and Dante came to the library, as usual, the library was empty and there was no one in sight.There are several libraries in the Demon Palace, but no matter which one is open to everyone, that is to say, whether it is the king or the lowest servants, they can come to the library if they want to read it.

Maybe people have some stereotypes, thinking that angels and heaven represent tolerance, while hell represents strict and cruel hierarchy and indifference.Maybe, but who's to say there's no hierarchy in heaven and tolerance in hell?

Especially in terms of desire, demons are quite open, we do not prohibit anyone from watching or learning anything, so even in the palace of the demon king, people can freely enter and leave the library without any restrictions.

But...it's actually useless, because just like the scene in front of us, there is no one in the library, because there are really not many people who are interested in reading books.If there are more choices, such as enjoying the pleasure/sensation of the body or using money to satisfy their own consumption desires, under such circumstances, how many people will choose to read books.

"Okay." Dante took the lead and walked to a table casually and sat down. "Then let's talk, Satan."

"Don't make it so serious, this king is very uncomfortable."

"I'm not serious."

"Then you are smiling."

"Did anything funny happen?"

"You guy...then... how about this, isn't it a joke that the Demon King asks humans to talk about his emotional distress?"

"puff……"

"Hey, you bastard, if you really dare to laugh at me, believe it or not, I will kill you."

"Because you told a joke, and I don't want to die, I'm afraid of death."

I angrily pulled away the chair opposite Dante, then sat down, leaned on the back of the chair, and put my feet on the table casually.

"You are a very special demon, Satan."

"Huh? Where did that come from?"

"It's not at all the same as the Satan in my impression."

"What does Satan look like in your impression, and let me tell you first, I am a descendant of Lucifer. Satan refers to my throne status, not my blood status."

"Well, I know." Compared with my casual and rude sitting posture, Dante's honest posture seems very well-behaved. "Anyway, let's do this first, let's talk about Virgil."

"Ah... oh..." When it comes to talking about this matter, although it is our purpose, we still feel a little ashamed.

"Generally speaking, Virgil likes human literature, but you don't understand why she likes it, so you feel distressed, right?"

"Ah."

"This is what's special about you, Satan, you feel distressed for the other party, don't you? But devils are generally very selfish and don't think about other people. It doesn't matter if other people cry or laugh. Isn't it?"

"This...although it can be said so, but who can say that it is not selfish for me to care about Lipatia, because I love her, so..."

"Yes, that's the first point."

"Ah?" I froze for a moment, but didn't realize what Dante meant.

Dante crossed his fingers, put his hands on the table, and stared at me with gentle eyes.

"Love is both selfish and unselfish."

Ah, human beings really like this kind of cloudy speech style, and the anthropologists in the academy are the same, they always like to speak with some hazy attitude.

"Virgil grew up in heaven, didn't he?"

"That's it..."

"Heaven is a beautiful place, there is no sin and no pain, only joy and love, there is an intimate and friendly relationship between angels and pure souls, there is no pain in heaven, so for angels, there is only laughter and nothing Tears."

"That's right, so that's why."

"So for Virgil, 'love' doesn't exist."

"Love...doesn't exist?"

"A glass of water is of supreme value only in a hot and humid desert, but is there any value in a huge, endless, clear lake?"

Seeing that I didn't say anything, Dante went on to say: "Heaven is that huge lake, filled with love, so personal love is superfluous. But in the world and hell, the situation is different. Isn't it cruel and cold, everything makes people feel no warmth, in this extreme situation, love between private individuals becomes the last safe haven for people to comfort their scarred souls."

As he spoke, a smile appeared on the corner of Dante's mouth, but at the same time his eyelids dropped slightly, showing confusion and exhaustion.

"Alienated life, immutable and walking dead days, the special field of love has become the only place where we can be recognized and satisfied. People use the ending of loneliness to describe the ending of people who can't find a love partner, but why does loneliness only exist in hell and the world? Why doesn't heaven have it? Because only in hell and the world can there be cruel loneliness. People are indifferent and hostile to each other. The more cruel the environment, the more important love is. In this way... When a person can't even find love, he will be abused by reality. In the end, there is only a tragic ending waiting for him."

Dante sighed, then raised his head again and blinked.

"Can you see, Satan, that love is a mistake, and it shows the sins of hell and the world. That's why many believers in God choose to be ascetics. Rather than gaining beauty from their own personal relationships, they hope to make the whole world better. No one has to use love as a medicine for their own healing. Such a world is a beautiful world. Therefore, love can be selfless, because it can indeed make people abandon their souls and value things other than themselves."

Chapter 39. Listening to Humans Talking about the Angel (Goloi)

It’s not that I can’t understand what Dante said. The change of Lipatia’s mood is quite complicated. Although the change from gender can be simply summarized as the change from “genderless” to “feminine”, but if it is divided from sensibility, or inner changes, I am afraid it is not such a simple matter.

"Then what do you mean, Lipatia's current hobbies... or behavioral habits, how should I put it, have something to do with 'love'?"

Dante, however, shook his head.

"Virgil's change is Virgil's change. The feeling of 'love' is just a tool for us to understand Virgil's change, but it is not the reason for Virgil's change."

"Then tell me...why did Lipatia become like this, although I don't think you know what Lipatia looked like before."

"Well, I don't know." Dante replied honestly. "But speculation can also know the qualities Virgil possesses, right? Honesty, kindness, and kindness. Who can deny that Virgil is a great angel?"

"Then... you said so much, but you still didn't explain the reason why Lipatia became what she is now. I don't think a great angel would like the boring literature of humans... Ah, I'm not saying that Lipatia is not a great angel, it's just... You know, a great existence should be completely great without any flaws."

In my opinion, if Lipatia does not have such boring hobbies, then she will become a great angel standing shoulder to shoulder with Michael. Perhaps this is the difference between her and the great angels, and she has not completely abandoned the boring hobbies.

"The reason is very simple, Satan, do you think human beings are evil? No, I don't think human beings are evil. Humans are inherently good, because this is how God created us, so we are forced to become ugly and evil. But our nature is still good."

Hearing these words, I couldn't help but sneered, and cast my contemptuous and disdainful gaze at Dante without hesitation.

"Just laugh, Satan, but I am proud of the brilliance of human reason." Dante slightly covered his chest with one hand, with a cheerful smile on the corner of his mouth. "Because human beings always yearn for beauty, right? If our nature is evil, the world will not get better and better. Although the surrounding environment is so miserable, we still express our good nature in the form of unreal stories. , even though we can’t get love and care, we still hope that the hero and heroine in the story will have a happy ending.”

"But not all literature is comedy, kid."

"Don't call me a brat."

"Lipatia likes tragic literature. Otherwise, she wouldn't cry to death. Doesn't this just show the insanity of you humans, and you want to use tragic plots to destroy people's weak will."

"Because it is beautiful and valuable, tragedy can be constructed when it is destroyed, isn't it? In other words, if a thing is meaningless, then even if such a thing is destroyed, it can only become a comedy rather than a tragedy."

"Then why must something of value be destroyed?"

"Because..." I just finished speaking, but Dante didn't hesitate for a moment, and then he raised his voice at the end of my words. "Some things can only show their value when they are destroyed, and only when they disappear can people remember that they once had something worth cherishing."

Some things can only show their value if they are destroyed... right?

Dante's words will inevitably make me fall into deep thought, not because I am sentimental, but... In my opinion, or in the eyes of most demons, such and such tragedies are moaning without illness, because the tragedies in reality are enough. Too much, there is enough destruction in reality, so why destroy the stories of spiritual fantasy.

As a demon, I don't understand.

Because it seems to me that death will never be of any value.

No matter how great a person or thing is, once it dies, once it disappears, it is destined to become the past.

Even if it is the Seven Great Demons, their death leaves tragedy and helplessness, their greatness is shown when they are alive, and the dead Seven Great Demons will not create any greatness.

In other words, death is always the most painful, most natural, and greatest tragedy.

Some people may claim that "something is more terrifying than death and can create tragedy", but that is all a lie. Nothing in the world can surpass the tragedy caused by death, because death itself is a bottom line and an absolute state.

So there is nothing beyond destruction, beyond death.

"In this way... Lipatia may not be kind." I said with a helpless smile. "If Lipatia is absolutely kind and benevolent, why would she like to see people in pain? Only demons enjoy people's suffering. Only demons' happiness is based on the pain of others."

"Idiot Satan, idiot, idiot."

"Hey! Don't be too arrogant! Brat!"

"You are the one who is arrogant, idiot Satan." Dante frowned and shouted to me in a stern tone.

"What are you talking about!? Don't forget where you are now! Even if you are alive, don't be in front of this king..."

"You don't know Virgil at all."

"I always know better than you, or do you think you know Lipatia better than me?"

"Then, how do you know that Virgil is enjoying the pain, how do you know that Virgil is not feeling sad, how do you know, what kind of mood does Virgil have when reading those stories?"

"I……"

"Tell me how you know."

The silent air once again diffused in the library, and everything returned to the far point, but my thoughts could not be calm for a long time.

I don't know what I'm doing. Am I trying to deny Lipatia's kindness and kindness? I once said that Lipatia will eventually be destroyed by her own kindness and kindness. It is because she is too kind that she even has compassion for demons, so she must become Satan.

Yes, Dante was right, I was too arrogant.

Although I don't think it's wrong.

But... More importantly, I feel angry and dissatisfied not because Lipatia has become evil, but because I can't figure out what Lipatia is thinking.

I hope people can see how much I love her, and it is because I love her that I am so angry, because I want to know everything about Lipatia, but now, the unknown side of Lipatia is in front of me, but I can't solve the mystery.

It is unacceptable to me.

Chapter 40. No matter in battle or in love, you are the strongest (Goloi)

"Ah... that's right." I clenched my fists and said tremblingly. "I don't know, yes, are you satisfied? Seeing the devil himself admitting his incompetence, yes, I don't know how Lipatia feels, I don't know, I'm just guessing, now you Satisfied."