The arrival of the god-race envoys had only one effect on Shadow City and the Empire's upper ranks: we had five more mouths mooching meals off us, along with a hooligan ringleader who spent all day wandering around the fortress looking for people to fight or egging others into fights.
The members of Ding Dang Squad were all fairly well-behaved. Although there was Ilson, the hot-blooded idiot who periodically provoked Ding Dang and got hung up and tied down in all sorts of places, he at least did not go around causing trouble for others. Aside from when he got beaten senseless by his own sister for being narcissistic and caused traffic jams. Monina, meanwhile, was a wonderful girl except for being a little violent toward her brother. It was obvious that she strongly supported Ding Dang's authority. Though I had no idea what authority Ding Dang actually possessed, this Dark Goddess was indeed remarkably obedient under Ding Dang's orders. For instance, when beating up Ilson, she tried to do it outdoors so she would not smash the furniture...
As for the Dragon God Lin, she was exactly as I had initially thought: an extremely shy, timid, and cowardly girl. Apparently, this personality had something to do with both her clumsiness and her age. By god-race standards, this Golden Two-Headed Dragon was still underage, equivalent to a human who had not even finished middle school. She had been assigned to Ding Dang's combat squad as a trainee, and as the newest apprentice in the team, she naturally became the errand girl. Her seniors never bullied their juniors, but this Dragon God Girl's inborn disposition made her look like a natural punching bag at first glance. Monina had bitterly explained that because Lin looked so hopeless, their squad had once been