Monarch of Gluttony: System of Sin

Alioth held the hand of Jacob, stopping him. "Calm down. Let's hear him first."

Jacob clenched his fist, but he did listen to Alioth and stepped back.

"Can you clarify what you mean?" Alioth asked Azekiel. "Because this statement of yours conflicts with what you said before."

"No it doesn't," Azekiel answered. "All I said before is that I have no enmity with you three, and I don't want to kill you unless you give me a reason too, but I didn't say I don't want to kill any King at all? There's still one King I've yet to kill..."

"You don't want to kill us, but there's one King you want to kill? Other than us, there is only one left.  Don't tell me you want to kill the King of Wrath Lucifer?"

"I do. I really expected him to come here personally. It seems like my luck isn't that great. Still, if he doesn't come to me, I'll go to him myself. Sooner or later, he would have to face me and answer for what he did."

"Do you even have any idea of the strength of Lucifer?" The King of Lust inquired. "Facing the three of us together would be easier for someone than facing Lucifer. Just because he doesn't show what he's capable of doesn't mean he's weak. There are things that you don't know about him, young man. You've just become a King. Don't shorten your life."

"You're right." Azekiel agreed. "I don't know Lucifer. I don't know what he thinks or why he did what he did. I don't even know what his true strength is, other than what he showed throughout the years, but that doesn't change a thing. What he did... What he made me go through... He will have to answer for that, and that day will be really soon."

"If you three want to stand in my path and be my obstruction, then I won't stop you. You can attack me this instant. But if you don't, I would take it as a signal that you don't want to attack me. I would leave peacefully, and you'll all live. You have two minutes to decide."

Azekiel had noticed that Alioth wasn't looking for a fight. Even the King of Lust was swayed by his words. The only person who still wanted to fight and kill him was the King of Envy, but he was sure that the other two were going to stop him.

Azekiel didn't want a battle with three Kings at this point, but he also wasn't scared of one. He left the hard decision on the shoulders of the three kings and took only a passive choice.

The three Kings looked at each other. They had come here with the expectation of attacking Azekiel, but now they realized that they based their decision on a faulty assumption. Moreover, now that they knew more about the situation, they understood that they didn't need to take action at this instant.

"Let's have a vote. All those who think that we should kill Azekiel this instant can raise their hands." Since the last decision was based on a vote of Jacob, Alioth did the same this time.

Of the three, only one person raised his hand, and he was none other than the King of Envy.

"All those who think we need not concern ourselves with Azekiel raise hands."

This time, Alioth raised his hand. He wasn't alone in it. The King of Lust also raised his hand.

"Liam, what are you doing?" Jacob asked in disbelief.

"I'm making a decision which I feel is right. I don't believe Azekiel is against us, so I say we don't start a useless fight," Liam explained his point of view.

"So it's decided. We won't fight." Alioth affirmed.

"Since you've decided, I'll take my leave then. If anyone changes their mind, you'll know where to find me." Azekiel's voice echoed in the surroundings as he waved his hand, disappearing inside the portal of the third floor.

"You both are idiots! Why did you let him leave? That bastard was lying! You believed everything he said? What if he comes to kill you when you're alone? What happened to always having to watch over your back?"

The King of Envy was most angry at this decision. His loud shouts were heard far and wide as he spoke.

"It doesn't matter if we believed him or not." Alioth flashed a cunning smile. "What matters is that he has given us a weapon."

"Huh, what weapon?" Jacob gazed at the chubby man in confusion.

"Dear Jacob, why work hard when you can be lazy and still enjoy the same outcome? That's the meaning of my Sloth. Why should we attack Azekiel and risk our lives when we can let someone else do it? And that someone else is Lucifer."

"You're still too naive in the grand scheme of things. Azekiel just expressed his desire to kill Lucifer. What will happen if the King of Wrath hears it?" Alioth asked.

"He will get angry and would probably come personally to kill Azekiel and to teach him a lesson. Azekiel thinks he can face Lucifer, but he can't. As soon as Lucifer comes, Azekiel will be dead," Liam continued speaking the thoughts of Alioth. He understood what Alioth was trying to say.

"Exactly. Let Lucifer kill Azekiel. We just have to sit back and enjoy the play. Why risk our lives? Even standing before three Kings, Azekiel wasn't scared. That meant he probably had some hidden card. Who knows, he could've even killed one of us before dying?"

"Why risk our lives?"

"I... I guess you're right. Why didn't I think of this?" Jacob hit his forehead. This plan was certainly great. It was certainly better than risking their own lives.

​ The three kings could finally agree on one thing. It was the best decision for them to not fight now, as they could let Lucifer take the decision.

The Three Kings came here expecting one thing, but they left with something else, and even then, they were happy since they believed Azekiel was going to die…

The King of Envy looked at the portal of the third floor. "Your death is near, kid."