"Lord Stacia, and Lord Solus, you have to believe me. That Seiya Zankel is absolutely unforgivable..."
"I see, so she's Alice, Seiya's sister in UW? If I remember correctly, there should also be a Dark Knight named Lybia, who is Seiya's sister too, right?"
Before Chudelkin could finish speaking, he saw the goddess Stacia he had placed such high hopes on—Asuna—slowly walk up to Alice, Eugeo, and the others. Using her authority, she restored the life force they had previously expended with Sacred Power.
The god Terraria was one thing, but now even the goddess Stacia was an acquaintance of theirs?
What in the world was going on? From what he, Elder Chudelkin, knew, weren't these brats merely from a small village on the border of the Northern Empire?
Why would such lowly commoners have anything to do with gods like them?
"This guy has been badmouthing you all this time. He's probably part of the villain faction, right? Want to take him out right away? He reminds me of someone I really hate, and since I finally made it to this world, I want to experience what it feels like to be a rich player too."
Unlike Asuna and Nao, who simply ignored Chudelkin, Shino saw him and was reminded of Kyoji Shinkawa, the Death Gun who had once deceived her.
The way Kyoji Shinkawa had looked at her back then was exactly like the way Chudelkin was looking at them and Administrator now—full of greed and naked possessiveness.
Asuna also took an immediate dislike to Chudelkin the moment she saw him.
Just as Shino had encountered Kyoji Shinkawa, Asuna herself had once been imprisoned by someone named Nobuyuki Sugo. The way he had looked at her then had made her just as uncomfortable.
"Let's not rush into anything.