Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

He didn't really care about this kind of thing; in fact, he felt that if things naturally fell into place, he could take responsibility for it himself.

Then Metatron whispered in his ear, "Can I still die now?"

"You troublesome fellow! I'm going to throw you into the abyss of ignorance and love right now!" Kama said angrily.

"Hmm, your goal is the same as mine, isn't it? I should be able to sense the presence of someone like me."

"No, I've been one for a long time!"

"Then I am now."

Ignoring the fight between the two people beside Novia, Yuzhu was about to reach for the red tea when she suddenly stopped, withdrew her hand, and raised her eyes to stare at Novia as if she were staring at prey.

“I understand, but…”

Kuonji Yuzu seemed to want to say something more, but perhaps because of Erise beside her, or Kama who had the same inappropriate expression as her, or perhaps because of the Sloth Angel with an unimaginable contrast, she simply shut her mouth.

"Aaaaaah, Novia, tell me if I was the first one!"

Perhaps unable to pull Metatron off Novia's back, Kama, who had been depressed for three days, simply gave up and acted recklessly.

"Indeed, at a certain point in time."

"Right? I knew it!"

Kama spoke these words with a hint of pride, as if showing off his greatness, which prompted Novia to say:

"Also, Kama, how did you escape? Judging from Durga's personality, I think you had Mosini find a reason for you? And what you have is the same thing as Metatron, isn't it?"

"this......."

Kama blinked, and for a brief moment, her eyes hesitated like a little parrot's.

"Anyway, I came out with perfectly legitimate reasons. I missed you, okay? Besides, I was only threatened. I'm just a poor Kama. I didn't accept it just because I thought the voice was nice. If you keep questioning me, I'll turn into Moro. Then I'll be quite troublesome. Hehe, you don't want me to end up like that, do you? I'll drag Durga and Mosini, who have turned into Kali, along with me..."

“I think you really want to,” Metatron said, still squinting. “But it should be mine first.”

"Shut up! You winged creature who stole the three days I was supposed to have! I can have wings too! Don't think I'm small! Growing bigger is a piece of cake for me! Ah~ No, no! I still can't accept it. I have to add these three days to the base of 328 years, 72 days, 6 hours, and 48 minutes!"

What are we even talking about now...?

Eri Se couldn't understand the conversation at all; it was like being forced to face a relative she didn't know.

The black-haired girl sighed helplessly.

This... this out-of-place atmosphere makes me feel like an outsider. But oh well, who would want to join that scumbag's harem anyway?

If I were to become like that, I would be incredibly stupid, being so jealous and competitive.

Ha, that just shows that this scumbag isn't that bold. If he dared to say he wanted everything, I might think more highly of him.

And then there's Chitose, Chitose. As my grandmother, the victor of the Holy Grail War, and the founder of a new era, you've found your twilight love with this timid and cowardly fellow. It seems I've surpassed you in this aspect.

Utsumi Erise was quite satisfied with her current position, which made her take a sip of black tea with satisfaction.

563: Love or hate, it's all just a series of things—(4k5)

"Everything is going smoothly, just as I expected. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be able to succeed completely in a few more days."

"...Really? That fast?"

"Would I lie to you? If I say everything will go smoothly, then everything will go smoothly. There's no way anything could go wrong! Hmm, Lilith, you should know that besides being the goddess of lust and love, I'm also a terrifying demon king!"

Kama's tone and attitude were so perfect that Lilith couldn't find a single fault with him.

If it weren't for the fact that the object of her plan was Him, Lilith might have half-heartedly believed Kama's words, since she felt quite compatible with this god of love.

But the problem is, it's Him!

Putting aside the fact that Kama's so-called 'lust' plan was a great success, just the fact that Metatron, after being poisoned by sloth, not only didn't die or despair when they met, but was still alive and well, made Lilith find it unbelievable. It couldn't be that because he was too slothful, he didn't want to move or have any thoughts, and as a result, he was unharmed, right?

After all, when Shejina was swayed by lust, although she was the one who succeeded, she still lost her position as a superstar and was exiled...

But Lilith also felt that this reasoning was not convincing to herself. After all, based on her understanding of Him, the seven deadly sins, as "evil deeds that befall those who believe" and "evil deeds that diminish God's love," should be treated the same as the gods they had slaughtered in the past—that is, all of them should be killed.

If she were in Metatron's position, aside from the punishment of being whipped with fire for the 'two gods in heaven' incident, she was diligent and hardworking, and was ultimately the strongest angel king sung about by mankind.

No, that's not right either.

Compared to the status of a minor god, how could Shejina's status as the queen of the gods, which she gained by giving up 'Anat', be inferior to that of a minor god?

I just can't understand how Metatron and Kama survived...

With things having come to this point, Lilith could only sigh helplessly.

"Remember, He is the enemy."

“…Of course, of course I know.” Kama, quick-witted, decided to change the subject. “By the way, Lilith, why are you asking this?”

“It’s nothing, I just want to tell you something first. He and I are mortal enemies, but you, who were summoned by the Seven Sins, are my friends…” Lilith paused, one hand on her chin, her green eyes revealing no extra emotion. “No, it’s not like that. I just want to stand with you who are destined to be His enemies. That should be it.”

"So, we'll fight together?"

“No,” Lilith shook her head. “I will fight alone, I will be His enemy alone. Whether I win or die, it will be up to me.”

"You sound rather pessimistic..."

Kama couldn't help but complain.

She felt that the way Lilith said those words was just like her reaction when she encountered Durga transformed into Kali—she knew things were going to turn out badly, but she still maintained her bravado.

These words seemed to touch a nerve in Lilith. Her previously calm eyes instantly brightened, as if she had been bristling with fur: "I won't die! I am the sovereign of the heavens, the goddess of love, the goddess of war, the goddess of fertility, the goddess of the hunt, the goddess of storms, the witch of the night. How could I possibly die!"

Of all the titles Lilith used, the only one that caught Kama's attention was—

"Lilith, you're Cupid too?!"

"Yes, but that was a long time ago."

Lilith, formerly known as Anat, is the goddess of love in Canaan. Among her many titles, the one that appears most frequently is btlt. The meaning of this title is highly debated in academic circles today. The most common translation is 'young girl', while other translations include 'virgin', 'girl', 'young woman who has not yet given birth', and so on.

However, in the Canaanite myth, El described his daughter in this way:

“My daughter, you are a manly person, and no one is as emotional as you.”

She is also the master of the seven houses and the master of the houses that Wisdom (Shejina) obtained based on her position as the Queen in "The Tale of Doma". Shejina is the mother of the seven houses and the hidden mother.

But that's normal, since Shekina herself was born from the concept of Anat.

Even though Lilith herself never attained that position.

"Actually, this is the first time I've seen Cupid from another place..."

It's just too much trouble.

While Kama appeared to be expressing admiration, he was actually filled with a hundred warnings.

After learning that Lilith had asked her to deal with Novia, she secretly felt annoyed with Lilith. However, because Lilith had previously told her, "After all, my love has been shattered. Now I can no longer love, I can only hate," Kama felt that Lilith was probably talking about Novia.

Furthermore, now that she has learned that Lilith was once a goddess of love, and that she, like herself, can change her body shape...

What the hell?! It's troublesome enough that Metatron messed things up! Now another one's trying to steal our niche?! Are you kidding me?! Completely unacceptable.

Damn it, could this be a product of plagiarism caused by people idolizing me...?

“Yes, yes.” Lilith smiled as she licked her lollipop, then handed one to Kama. “Besides being the goddess of love, Kama and I have something in common in other ways as well.”

"What?"

Kama clearly did not understand what Lilith was, besides being the goddess of love, in the past.

Lilith's smile remained gentle in response.

“You are also the god of fertility, aren’t you, Kama?”

Kama is the god of growth, or fertility, who was descended by Gavia and Moses according to the rules of Brahma.

Lilith was not the goddess of fertility when she was Anat; she gained her authority as the goddess of fertility after becoming Lilith, through a series of events.

Atagatis, one of the most worshipped and revered female deities in Syria, appeared in artifacts as early as the fourth century BC and gradually influenced the ancient Greek region.

In Lucian's "On the Syriac Goddess", she is the same nature goddess as Rhea, described as the universality of other worlds, the force of destiny, and compared to Hera.

It was actually Lilith's disguise.

Atagatis is prevalent in northeastern Syria. If you look across the border and continue northeast on a map, you can see a country called Armenia.

Lilith, disguised as Atragatis, was hailed as the 'Mistress of the Northern Lands,' and people considered doves and water fish to be sacred to her: the dove symbolized the goddess of love, while the water fish symbolized the fertility and vitality of water, thus she was sometimes hailed as the mermaid goddess.

Then, at that time, Lilith had a subordinate named Delceto, a mermaid goddess who was Semiramis's mother.

Of course, Lilith also put a lot of thought into her disguise in order to take the result that Shejina, who had fallen into lust, desired.

In addition to incorporating elements of Anat, Lilith also added elements related to her own mother, Asherah, to Atagatis. Thus, Lilith, disguised as Atagatis, is—

The Armenian sea goddess, the first mother of the Sasson people.

But Lilith felt no joy at her success; instead, she harbored endless anger and hatred. This led to the Sassons, who were born with divine blood, erupting in the last generation of the Sassons, Little Mugel, as she questioned the meaning of fate, and thus launching a battle against the gods who sat in the heavens.

Therefore, Lilith felt very guilty towards Little Mugel.

In fact, aside from the final battle of the young Mughal, the fact that his father, the elder Mughal, a Christian hero, stormed into the 'unjust' city of Rome and killed the Pope also demonstrates this point.

"Look, it seems we really are quite similar in many ways..." Kama smiled cheerfully, raising his head and puffing out his chest. "This is fate!"

"Really?"

"What do you mean by 'question'? You see, we are the gods of love, the gods of fertility, and now we're an alliance. You can also transform like me..."

"Yes Yes."

"Why are you suddenly so cold? You were the one who brought this up." Kama's face darkened instantly. "...Could it be that you deliberately brought this up to tease me?"

Upon hearing this, Lilith took the lollipop out of her mouth and smiled happily: "Why—isn't it good?"

Ugh... Damn it, if Lord Kama hadn't remembered that you seemed to possess five more sins, he would have made Moro even stronger. At that point, even Kali wouldn't be a match for me, and I would have become the undisputed strongest, the one Novia loved...

That's right, Kama, for that reason, you must be patient now!

No matter what, Lilith is a million times better than Metatron, who's always throwing tantrums. If she can tolerate that guy, she can tolerate him now too!

A month has passed since Kama saw Novia after enduring three days of waiting. During this month, according to Kama's observation, Metatron is indeed a shut-in. Yuju is always appearing and disappearing mysteriously, but whenever he tries to find an opportunity, either Metatron is yawning and saying he wants to eat instant noodles, or Yuju walks by expressionlessly.

In short, the three of them thus formed a delicate balance.

What's going on? Novia and I are a match made in heaven, why do we have to struggle with this now? It's infuriating...

As for the other one... what was it called again? I forgot, it seems to have a familiar feel to it, but it doesn't matter.

Therefore, Kama looked helpless.

"No, that's not right... Oh well, whatever, it's the truth anyway."

After a minute or two, Kama asked, seemingly casually:

"Oh right, Lilith, you said before that you have love like me. What kind of person are you? And why are you targeting him?"

Why?

Lilith put the lollipop in her mouth and made a thinking gesture.

Kama couldn't help but begin to look forward to it, wondering if his guess was correct.

That's because...

Lilith drawled out her words, and Kama was somewhat nervous.

Could it really be Novia? While I'm glad he can express rejection to other women, it doesn't seem like it's out of love turning to hate, does it? Usually, it's the persistent, clingy type...

"I won't tell you~"

"you!"

This really infuriated Kama. She gritted her teeth, stomped on the soft cloud on the ground, and left in a huff.

"Sigh, Kama is such a classic example of tsundere."

Lilith said this to Kama's retreating figure.

What Kama didn't know was that Lilith acted this way because she genuinely considered him a friend.

Lilith felt that Kama had someone he loved, and that using lustful hypnosis on Him for her own purposes, though unlikely, was still unsettling. Therefore, she hoped that Kama would quickly become angry with her and leave, as it would be bad if he died.

"Let's summon other sins to assist Kama, otherwise lust alone probably won't be enough."

Aside from pride, which is something we don't want to use at all, all that's left is greed, gluttony, envy, and wrath.