Chapter 906: The Heavenly Father Visits Hell. 2
Chapter 906: The Heavenly Father Visits Hell. 2
"Welcome to Alcántara, The Great Economic Hub of Hell, located in the Middle Layers of Hell."
'The air here is much thicker than before... Much thicker than I remember too,' Ariel thought.
"...What is this vision of a metropolis filled with skyscrapers? Am I in the future?" The Heavenly Father blinked his eyes twice, even wiping his eyes a bit, thinking he was dreaming or something, but no! It was reality! This place looked like it had jumped entirely out of a futuristic fantasy!
"Well, unlike the first city, here we focus more on developing businesses and the economy of the entirety of Hell."
"In overall profit, more than 10 trillion Knull is made every year, but this amount can decrease or increase depending on my decisions."
"...Knull?" The Heavenly Father asked.
"The Currency of Hell," Victor replied.
"Hell has CURRENCY!?" Ariel exclaimed in shock.
"Of course we do. As a major economy, how could we not have our own currency?"
'Didn't I mention this at the Supernatural Beings' meeting?' Victor thought, confused. He remembered mentioning it at the Gathering of Supernatural Beings, but apparently, some people hadn't taken it seriously.
"By the way, the equivalent conversion rate is 1 Knull to 7 human dollars," Victor explained.
"... How is your currency worth more than other currencies? That doesn't make sense; for that to happen, other economies should be buying your currency," The Heavenly Father said.
"Who said they aren't?" Victor smiled.
The Heavenly Father fell silent. "... How has this never been discovered before?"
"Demons are much better than Witches at making contracts, but notably, we only used it in the past to make unfair contracts, which led other Beings to look for loopholes in the contract."
"If both parties have a fair contract, they won't complain, right?"
"... Right..." The Heavenly Father could only confirm Victor's words. He realized once again that he had completely underestimated Victor.
Hell had long become a place they couldn't defeat.
"Victor, we haven't talked about marriage."
"... We will discuss that in the future."
"I feel like you're deliberately avoiding this topic."
"Well, if you had Wives like mine... You would understand a bit..." He smiled slightly when he thought of the 'adorable' expressions his Wives made when they found out he had married Amaterasu.
"And you're right; I am avoiding this topic for now. After all, I need to consolidate my influence and Power. In the future, we can discuss it." Victor didn't want to engage in other marital alliances right now. Amaterasu's proposal was simply too good for him to refuse.
He would receive a beautiful Goddess and the Concept of Creation, gaining a new fragment of Divinity. How could he refuse such a gift? The same applied to Velnorah, who was a former Overlord of her Sector; her proposal was simply too tempting to turn down.
But for now, he didn't want to think about it. With the evolution of his own Sector, he needed to completely stabilize his Faction and tie up various loose ends so that those with hostile intentions would not succeed in harming them.
Seeing that The Heavenly Father didn't seem convinced, Victor made a proposal. "50 years."
"... Huh?"
"In 50 years, I will make my Faction much stronger than it is currently and much more stable, with a government that can keep an eye on everything."
Victor wanted to fully implement everything he had done in Hell in his other Domains, but this was a long process. Even Hell took a long time to get to where it was now, but fortunately, he had competent Wives with him, and he could more easily do it now since he had previous experience.
'In that time, I can also address the issue related to my mother...' For a Being who could read feelings and sense emotions, it was PAINFULLY obvious how his mother was looking at him.
He needed to sit down with her and talk like two functional adults... Wait, scratch that. They need to sit down and talk like two functional Supernatural adults.
Not to mention the recent additions to the Fulger family, the Greek Goddesses, and a certain World Tree of Negativity that was still hiding from him. Not to forget, he needed to go to the Norse Pantheon and check on that End dragon.
And let's not forget the other figures of interest who had been 'observing' Nightingale. Those two powerful women may think they are invisible to Victor's senses, but clearly, they were not.
'Ugh.' Victor groaned internally. He had only now realized how many personal problems he had 'ignored' due to how busy he was with his enemies.
Victor's statement to everyone was simple: I need to clean my house first. After that, we can talk about what you proposed, but that doesn't mean our alliance is not in effect.
The Heavenly Father understood these words, but... Instead of reassuring The Heavenly Father, this statement only terrified him even more. If, in just 50 years, he could make his Faction even stronger, what would happen in 100 years? 1,000 years? 10,000 years? He couldn't even imagine the level of potential of such a group.
'A robust alliance is essential...' He looked at Ariel and thought he should start preparing her for the future.
Seeing her father's look, the Seraphim was not at all happy. In fact, she had a foreboding feeling that she would go through something terrible in the future, but... her father wouldn't harm her, right?... Right?
Why wasn't she confident in her own thoughts? Ariel sighed internally.
Metis, who was observing this interaction, narrowed her eyes slightly, her Draconic pupils becoming even sharper.
As a Dragon, she was naturally more possessive than normal, especially when it came to her Father, whom she considered the best of all. Watching this interaction made her quite irritated.
Feeling Metis's emotions, Victor felt that he would experience a lot of this in the future when his daughters were born. How did he know he'd only have daughters? Well, a hunch and the 'vision' that Violet told him about just solidified that thought.
That woman who appeared on top of a white dragon was clearly one of his daughters; her violet eyes and white hair gave away her parentage completely.
'Since Future Violet didn't react much, she's probably my daughter with Agnes...' Victor thought.
"Other than the futuristic appearance, there's not much to see here," Metis commented.
Despite having attractions like bars, the Coliseum for Warfare, and the Succubus District, it was clear that this place lacked 'attraction.'
Even the city itself wasn't as large as Alexandria.
"Well, this city was built to be The Economic Center of Hell, so its purpose is quite clear. You can see that this place is where the CEOs' businesses are hosted."
"So this is where the high society lives?" Nero asked.
Meanwhile, Ophis just looked at the place disinterestedly. For her, the first city was much more appealing than this, although the buildings here were quite large.
'All of this belongs to my Father... Daddy is amazing, better than the other Father,' she nodded internally.
...
Vlad, who was in Nightingale at the moment, suddenly developed a bad feeling, as if he were losing something.
"What is this feeling?" He narrowed his eyes in confusion.
...
In response to Nero's question, Victor replied, "Of course not. This is just where the businesses are established. High society is in our next city."
"Shall we go to the next city?"
"Yes."
"Mm."
"Okay."
The Beings around them gave their confirmation.
Victor opened the portal.
"But I must say, Victor, isn't security here a bit low? We're already in the second city, and yet, no Demon has approached us."
In the face of The Heavenly Father's words, Victor simply displayed a small smile. "Are you sure?"
The Heavenly Father squinted his eyes at Victor's irritating smile, clearly realizing that he wasn't seeing something here. Deciding to investigate further, he released a burst of Positive Energy.
With this impulse, the invisible 'shadows' around them disappeared for a brief moment, revealing thousands of Shadow Demons watching their every move.
"Holy Hell..." The Heavenly Father opened his eyes wide. How had he not noticed so many Beings nearby?
Ariel promptly stood in front of her father, but it was clear that in the face of so many Demons, she wasn't very confident in winning.
Victor and The Heavenly Father didn't pay much attention to Ariel's reaction.
"Hmm, I felt a tingling sensation as if someone were watching me, so it was this," Ophis spoke. She didn't worry much about this tingling sensation; she was with her Father after all, and no harm would come to her while she was with her Father. She was 100% sure of that.
"The Shadow Demons are a Race that I keep exclusively by my side, to the point that any new members born from this Race, I will put under my command."
"... That's quite kind of you." The Heavenly Father's eyes became solemn. He knew very well what makes someone a Shadow Demon.
Despair, the purest despair experienced in life, is what leads them to The Abyss of Despair.
These are the victims usually killed by the circumstances of their birth, such as extreme poverty or a war-torn country. Usually, in these cases, they had no choice but to die.
Regardless of the case, as long as the Being had extreme despair, they would end up in this section of Hell.
"I'm just putting resources where they're needed. There's no need to think of it as something significant," Victor said.
"I know." The Heavenly Father continued to smile with the prideful smile of a grandfather looking at his grandchild.
Victor rolled his eyes at The Heavenly Father's grandfatherly expression. He was too lazy to clear up the misunderstanding, so he just proceeded toward the portal.
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"Ladies and Gentlemen... Welcome to Abbadon, The Royal Capital of Hell."
An incredulous silence fell around the group. Despite having seen this scene at the Meeting of Supernatural Beings through Victor's observation technique, it was entirely different from witnessing this scene with their own eyes.
Victor smiled with satisfaction at the incredulous silence. This entire work was thanks to his Demon ladies who liked to do everything 'grandly,' especially Helena, who, due to her Power, was able to build this entire city at a much faster pace than usual.
Some time had passed since the Meeting of Supernatural Beings, and as time passed a bit faster in Hell, some changes were visible. In the city, for example, the seven towers were now sturdier and slightly larger than before. The Demon King's Castle could even be seen in the distance due to its immense size.
The castle was clearly designed for a Dragon to inhabit; one example of this was that it was the size of an entire mountain.
Although, Victor's Dragon Form wouldn't fit even in that castle, despite him being able to shrink his body. With just a glance, Victor could tell that only the Dragon Forms of his Wives would fit in that castle.
The Heavenly Father was shocked by the appearance of a functional society in Hell, but it wasn't that which truly shocked him. It was the speed at which the Demons reacted to the 'visit.' Unlike before, he continued sending pulses of Positive Energy to check his surroundings.
From the moment they appeared until Victor spoke the welcoming words, the entire area had been completely surrounded by various Shadow Demons.
He could also see other Demons in the city buildings looking up at them with neutral but cautious expressions, ready for anything.
Everything was... too efficient. The way the Demons reacted to their sudden visit was MUCH BETTER than how his Angels reacted.
And that said a lot about Victor's already impeccable leadership ability.
"... Victor..."
"Yes?"
The Heavenly Father looked at Victor with a very serious gaze. "Do you want to rule Heaven too?"
"Huh?"
In the face of this unexpected question, even Victor showed a shocked expression.
Ariel didn't have the courage or inclination to react to her father's words. It was embarrassing to admit, but she had thoughts similar to her father's.
'Why does Hell seem better than Heaven? Is something wrong here? Are values being reversed?' Ariel thought, extremely confused about her feelings now.
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