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Deep within a room furnished with a spacious balcony, the god known as Soma sat before a worktable, swirling the liquid in a transparent bottle as he slowly poured several liquids of different colors into it from other bottles.
With Soma's movements, the liquid in the bottle began to give off an intoxicating fragrance of wine.
That scent softened Sannius's expression, but Lili's face gradually turned pale.
Without question, Soma was brewing Divine Wine.
Though it was not yet complete, the wine's aroma alone was already enough to intoxicate ordinary people.
Yet while brewing the Divine Wine, Soma paid no attention whatsoever to anything else.
Whether it was Noah, Lili, and the others entering from outside, or the explosion at the main entrance, Soma showed no concern, merely mixing the ingredients for his wine.
Even Noah found Soma's attitude somewhat infuriating.
If Soma had simply been too focused to notice anything else, that would have been one thing.
At least that would have meant Soma was unaware of what was happening around him.
But Soma had clearly noticed Noah's group arriving.
And yet, the god merely acted completely indifferent.
In other words, Soma was ignoring Noah's group, not failing to notice their arrival.
Lili seemed to have expected this situation long ago. She bit her lip.
Like Lili, Sannius was not at all surprised by Soma's cold attitude. There was even a trace of contempt in his eyes.
This man actually looked down on his own patron god.
Under those circumstances, Sannius glanced at Noah, gave a cold laugh, stepped forward, and spoke.
"Lord Soma. We have a guest here who seems to wish to negotiate with you over certain matters