Jiang Lu sighed: "I didn't realize how annoying I used to be until you mentioned it."
Some things require changing your perspective and personal experience to understand. How much he now detests Nodens is similar to how some women must have felt about him initially.
"I often feel the same way." Lucifer shrugged, seemingly consoling Jiang Lu: "It's not really a bad thing. Sometimes, when you know you are doing the right thing, you don't have to care too much about others. Being tough might even spare you a lot of troubles."
"So, you also think that as long as I give enough benefits, it wouldn't count as going against a woman's will, right?"
"..." Lucifer paused for a moment: "Don't twist my words."
The suffocating feeling eased a bit, but even though Jiang Lu could understand Nodens, it didn't mean he accepted it.
"If my getting stabbed in the back really is because of you, then you should indeed feel guilty."
He coldly told Nodens: