"Ophelia, I think your firepower can be diverted away from that guy Belial. There is obviously a guy here who likes to play more."
Some of them couldn't handle Pepe, so Kadok could only keep a cold face and turned the topic to Ophelia a little stiffly.
"...No. Well, is it an accident for Pepe?"
Ophelia's eyes moved away a little.
"Or maybe it's the default. This is... the character that Pepe should have most, a serious performance and so on."
She also seemed a little unable to cope with Pepe.
"It doesn't matter what you say to Pepelongino, right? I know how it feels."
Belial also came over and intervened.
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have given a pseudonym like Pepelongino."
"If such a person is not a complete optimist, he is a lawless person who makes people feel creepy... But no matter what, if Pepe becomes serious one day, I think it will definitely be very scary, right?
"
Scandinavia pepelongino.
There is no doubt that this is a pseudonym, and it is a public knowledge even among the former A-group and the current Hidden Seven.
However, generally speaking, few people will point this out, Belial is an exception.
Judging from what he said, we can probably tell that even though he is in a very unfavorable situation, he is still in a playful state of mind.
Kirshtalia frowned but said nothing.
"But I guess it will be when the world is about to end that Pepe will show his true face."
Belial's eyes seemed to have some deep meaning, and he glanced at Pepeloncino, who had ignored the discussion topics related to him and was smiling happily.
"...Forget it, the world is not about to end now anyway."
As if he was a little bored not getting a response from the other party, Belial shrugged and leaned back on his backrest, resting his hands behind his head with a relaxed expression.
"Stop talking nonsense."
The only one among the seven Hidden Ones who had not spoken yet knocked on the table.
"Kirshtalia, why did you call us here?"
Kazuko closed her book and glanced at Kirshtalia Wodem who was sitting on the main seat.
Her tone was not as respectful as Ophelia's, nor was it as casual as Belial's, it was just a very ordinary tone.
"I should have submitted the report about my Lost Belt to you earlier."
"If what you want to interfere with is related to the expansion of the Lost Belt, there is no need. I have no intention of competing with you. Hegemony and other things don't matter to me at all. You should know this."
"Not only Kirshtalia, but also you."
She glanced around, taking in the expressions of every hidden person.
"...Who would believe this?"
Kadok snorted coldly and looked at Akuko with a cold face.
"As you told us, we told you, right?"
"Even if you are sitting at home, disputes will come to you, Kazuo."
"We have to choose a Lost Belt in the end."
He tapped his fingers twice on the table.
"Even if you give up expanding the territory of your Lostbelt, you will sooner or later be invaded by other Lostbelts. This is absolutely unavoidable."
"You...at least the one I know, you are definitely not someone who just sits there and waits for death."
"It doesn't matter."
As if she looked down on Kadok, Akuko reopened the book in her hand and read to herself.
"It doesn't matter even if my Lost Belt disappears."
"All I want is to be there until the end, that's all."
As she spoke, she turned a page.
"This is the reason for acceptance. If you can understand, I am willing to obey the hidden person who survives to the end."
"Well, it's obvious that there are people like this in the team. After all, in terms of the result, isn't it just a game?"
Belial, who was leaning on the backrest, didn't even open his eyes and just said with a smile.
"Even if we work together, we can't compete with Kirshtalia."
"The winner of the game [Determining the King of Earth] has been determined from the beginning... isn't it?"
"Oops - the place that Debit and I are in charge of is simply miserable. How could it be that 'human history may have existed' there."
"Looking at the one in Kirshtalia, it can be said that it is more prosperous than in the history of pan-humanity, isn't it?"
"Despicable guy, he was favored from the beginning. People who are born noble also have different luck."
What he said seemed quite tasteless, and he was just complaining.
But if you feel it yourself, you can tell that he is still just teasing.
Kirshtalia still has not responded.
because--
There is indeed nothing wrong with what Belial said.
Whether it is in terms of scale or prosperity, the Lostbelt he is responsible for can be said to be second to none.
In this case, it might not be a big deal to accept a few criticisms, not to mention that Belial was not seriously condemning anything.
It's just that... just because he won't say anything doesn't mean others won't say anything.
"Beryl, I suggest you be more careful when speaking."
Ophelia looked at the casual Beryl coldly.
"No matter how prosperous it is, Kirshtalia-sama captured that city with her own strength."
"The power of three gods——"
"Okay, Ophelia."
In order to avoid further conflicts, even over language, Kirshtalia chose to stop them.
"What Belial said is not unreasonable."
"But......!"
Ophelia looked at Kirshtalia with an eager look.
"I will be the winner in the end. No matter how the process is evaluated, the final result will not be changed, right?"
He smiled and comforted Ophelia.
"Okay...then let's get back to business."
"By using this method of long-distance communication, I do not want to confirm the growth of your Lostbelt."
"For the situation in the Lost Belt, you only need to be responsible for yourself. What I want to talk about are other related matters."
He folded his hands and placed them on the table in front of him, his expression becoming serious.
"An hour ago, one of my cavalry followers predicted the appearance of [Spiritual Portrait] and [Summoned Arms]."
"Everyone... you should be able to understand what these two things represent."