Jugo did not continue advancing after reaching sequence 7, although he could still advance at least one more without needing to go through a ritual.
The problem is that the next installment is called Devil, and the Abyss Pathway is highly individualistic, each Devil, even those of the same type, can exhibit distinct characteristics, all depending on various factors. Unique wills, distinct hearts, and an inclination towards Desires combine to form the diverse nature of the Devils.
So Jugo doesn't intend to move forward yet, but first hopes to complete his performance in his three previous sequences while allowing those characteristics to merge with him and his will.
At this moment, the Jugo's Devil Form will be the most beneficial for himself.
Taking a deep breath, the Abyss Jugo finally turned to look at the Chained Jugo.
The white eyes (Byakugans) stared into the bright blue eyes (Tenseigans), they looked almost identical, but if you looked closely, their temperaments differed.
Chained Jugo had a haughty look, as if nothing could surprise him, as if everything was in the palm of his hand. He looked at everyone as if they were just children who couldn't understand a joke he didn't even bother to tell, a quick, fleeting, irritatingly irrelevant glance.
Abyss Jugo, on the other hand, seemed calmer, as if he understood that the world would continue turning even without him lifting a finger, he seemed almost indifferent, but it was more of an apathy buried in his bones.
Chained Jugo looked at himself and for a moment seemed to remember something that happened a long time ago, what he was like before coming to this world.
Without the influence of the potions, Jugo was just himself, a guy who goes to work on time to pay the bills and sleeps with the married neighbor who came to ask for sugar wearing very little clothing.
A faint smile appeared on Chained Jugo's lips, Abyss Jugo seemed not to understand, only tilting his head slightly in confusion.
Shaking his head, he said nothing more, but waved his hand, sending the Abyss Jugo back, Chained Jugo's control over the Tenebrous World was far greater than that of the Abyss Jugo.
He left soon after, and the pair turned to face each other again while Chained Jugo said. -We need to give you a new look, you can't have two of us walking around like that.
-Why not? It's not like there aren't fewer clones of us out there.- Abyss Jugo shrugged.
-Yes, but you'll have to act. You want to act with my face and cause me trouble?- Chained Jugo rolled his eyes.
Abyss Jugo chuckled lightly. -It's my face too.
Chained Jugo snorted, but didn't deny it, they were one and the same, and that made everything stranger. That means, when Jugo saw his clones before, they were just that, clones, but now it was like looking at a clone knowing that it was literally just another part of you.
The confusion was immense.
-Alright, do you want to take advantage of that Byakugan or are you just going to hide it?- Chained Jugo continued asking.
Abyss Jugo became thoughtful. - I don't know, I have some basis for acting, it's not difficult, as a criminal, I just need to go and act against those corrupt nobles in the style of Robin Hood, like Unwinged Angel and Serial Killer I just need to kill in cold blood, the difference with the second one is that I need to create a connection between the murders or something like that.
-Criminal... murderer... but with a 'noble' goal, are you thinking the same thing as me?- Chained Jugo asked with a slight smile.
Abyss Jugo blinked for a moment, before smiling and controlling his body to begin to change.
Looking at the figure that quickly resembled Light Yagami, Chained Jugo's eyes trembled. - I was talking about Chrollo Lucilfer!
Abyss Jugo paused for a moment and grumbled. -How was I supposed to know? And since when is Chrollo's goal noble?
This time it was Chained Jugo who stayed quiet, trying to find an argument and failing.
-Damn it! I never thought the first thing I'd do when I split up would be argue with myself about anime...- Chained Jugo looked up at a 45-degree angle, frustrated.
This only made Abyss Jugo burst into laughter. - Well, in any case, Chrollo is better than Light, I mean, becoming god of the "new world" seems a bit excessive. - Soon he assumed Chrollo's appearance.
Chained Jugo shrugged, no longer caring. -So, are you going to recreate the Phantom Troupe?
"Chrollo" seemed thoughtful and spoke. - Yeah, it seems annoying, I guess not. - He reverted to his initial appearance, soon the pair of Jugos were arguing in a dark cave, trying to figure out who the Abyss Jugo would copy.