"I won't."
He spoke with conviction, gripping Lucifer's enormous right hand tightly: "But I won't make promises like 'I will never betray,' 'I will never lie'...
"I can only say—whatever I do, it will align with my true self.
"I will never do anything that I will regret. Nor will I cut away the part of myself that feels regret."
Hearing this, Lucifer couldn't help but smile joyfully.
He spoke gently: "Then you are not the same as him.
"A pleasure to meet you, my friend. You resemble someone I know... What is your name?"
"...Aiwass."
Aiwass did not reveal his surname; after a long silence, he only gave his first name.
Compared to the surname "Moriarty," which stood for his family lineage, "Aiwass" was the name he truly identified with—it was his real name.
He believed Lucifer could sense this.
