Toji's plan was very simple, since he couldn't allow himself to be corrupted in his morality, he only needed a place where he wouldn't have to worry about goodness, a place where every individual was tainted by sin, a place where the evil of the world could gather. A preview of the future abyss.
He wasn't sure if this would be helpful for his performance or future advancement, but at the very least, gathering the sinners would make his work much easier. After all, he still needed to collect souls, even now, he had only acquired a few hundred, though the number of contracts was far greater. Here, he could go further, sell one's life for what is desired, lose everything, and then be consumed, falling into Toji's arms. Practically a machine for harvesting fallen souls.
-I've decided.- Toji said, drawing Jugo's attention.
-What?- Jugo asked.
Toji smiled as he opened his arms. -I'm going to create a city, a city where everything is allowed, where moral limits don't exist, where I can act without worrying about anything or anyone!
Jugo tilted his head, somewhat speechless. - Right...?
Toji didn't care about Jugo's expression, he felt he had truly reached the perfect conclusion. -I'll need your help. Let's create a place where greed is the norm, where lust can be satisfied, where gluttony is taken to the extreme, where anger is encouraged, where laziness is a lifelong career, where envy inflames the hearts of the inhabitants, and where pride puts them on top, before reality knocks them down!
-A city for sinners, a city where only the greatest sinners can enter. We need seals, many seals. No pure soul can enter this place, only those who are stained and don't care about becoming even more stained.- Toji concluded, leaving Jugo even more speechless.
At first, he was a little speechless, but thinking about Toji's words, he felt it made sense, a city where any devil could just be another civilian.
-No rules? A place like that won't last long, those guys will probably kill each other soon enough.- Jugo pointed out the problem.
-Hehe... have you watched The Purge?- Toji asked.
Jugo rolled his eyes. Jugo was Toji and Toji was Jugo, his question was just a joke between them. Jugo didn't answer, he just looked at Toji.
-We can maintain a basic level of civility in the common areas, and then, one day a month, we can allow everything, all crime will go unpunished, anything is allowed!- Toji explained.
Jugo nodded slightly, this would keep the craziest ones in check for a while. -And how do you plan to attract people? You can't just create a city and expect people to show up, can you?
-Easy, let's turn this place into the biggest entertainment city in the world, then we just spend money on marketing.- Toji shrugged.
-However, according to your idea, ordinary people can't enter.- Jugo pointed out. -Any marketing strategy won't attract only sinners.
Toji thought for a moment and added. -We can create a city outside of the city, ordinary people won't see the real city, only sinners can reach the true Taizai no Machi (city of sin).
Jugo asked no more questions, only remained silent for a while. Two cities, one used as a decoy, the other the real one. -Do you expect this to help you advance? For all we know, this city may be completely useless in future advancements, whether in action or in progressing through the sequence.
-Well, it's a gamble, but judging by the pathway of the Father of Devils, the chance of it being useful is very high.- Toji explained.
-Hmm... in that case, we can just build an underground city.- Jugo said. -We don't need to create a sealing matrix for that, just let ordinary civilians stay above ground, you can sense the sin, then simply let some Snake clones come out to lure those guys to the 'underworld'.
-Underworld... I like it.- Toji nodded, that was a good idea.
-Even so, for someone to reach the point of truly being considered an irredeemable sinner is very difficult, finding one in ten thousand is already difficult. How do you expect to attract enough people to your 'city'?- Jugo asked.
Toji smiled and spoke. - The upper part, although not the true 'city of sin', is still a city that attracts the most basic sinners, sometimes to fall to the point of no return, only a single step is needed. A mild version of the underworld, a place where you can find redemption, or fall for good.
Jugo raised an eyebrow. -Are you trying to induce these people to fall?
Toji shrugged. -So what? I'm not going to force anyone, my morals aren't that strong, I don't feel guilty about creating the temptation, whether they fall for it or not is none of my business.
Jugo smiled and shook his head, yes, not even he cared about things like that. At this point, it seemed that the time apart hadn't changed them to the point of not having a relationship with each other.
-So, will it be Taizai no Machi? Or the Underworld? Or something else?- Jugo asked.
Toji became thoughtful again, he thought for a while longer before saying. -We can internally call the upper part Heavens, the lower part Underworld, and the two cities together will be known as Taizai no Machi (City of Sin). That will also be the name given to the public, only those who know both cities will know the nicknames Heavens and Underworld.
As for the location? Isn't this city already very good? With Mukade under his control, he only needs to build the underground city, with the wood release, that wouldn't be difficult. Besides, Toji wouldn't put that kind of place in the Land of Sound. Doesn't the Daimyo of the Land of Wind like money? At this point, money has long ceased to be a concern for them.