Because of the countless thoughts and speculations swirling through his mind.
Worida Mala's true body, though incomparably furious within his Divine Kingdom,
was so worried that he would be ambushed the moment he went out that he did not dare make any rash move.
Yes.
After a whole series of imagined scenarios,
the story in his head had already progressed to the point where someone was plotting to harm him, intending to lure out his true body and even his powerful avatars before making their move!
There are treacherous commoners trying to harm me!
That was what he thought.
He even felt that it was highly likely some other gods were meddling in secret, blocking his perceptions!
Because only then
would something as utterly unbelievable as a God of Rogues being stabbed in the back by someone seem reasonable!
With all kinds of misgivings in mind,
Worida Mala promptly drew up a list of suspicious targets and designated them as potential threats.
Then, with great solemnity, he mobilized the forces within his Divine Kingdom, assuming a posture ready for battle at any moment, intending to make those who might strike at him retreat in the face of difficulty.
But his actions caused the other Divine Kingdoms throughout the surrounding spacetime to form some rather unpleasant associations amid their bewilderment.
For example: Was Worida Mala making such serious preparations because he was about to make a move against some god?
At that thought,
the gods who had previously been idling about all stiffened in expression. Not wanting to be treated as prey, they each adopted a grave, battle-ready attitude.
Their respective Divine Kingdoms came to resemble hedgehogs bristling with spikes!
The entire region was thrown into a state where every rustle of wind and cry of a crane seemed like an