Palishanya and Lushleaf Groot had also seen Rhein's sincerity by then.
Through Witch's Confession, they spoke with each other once more.
With Witch's Confession as a foundation of mutual trust, their discussion had been very pleasant. Though some bizarre inner thoughts occasionally burst forth, they were harmless... The only one who was somewhat hurt was Angel.
That's right, Angel.
It all began when they started talking again.
"I agree with this. —Though I don't really want to agree, I have to face the gap in strength. Human wizards really are stronger than elemental creatures. So annoying. If only that little liar Angel hadn't entered the Tidal Realm."
This was one of Palishanya's inner thoughts under Witch's Confession, laid completely bare before everyone.
At first, Palishanya had felt a little embarrassed about cursing Angel in front of the others.
But then Palishanya was surprised to discover that Sanders and Rhein across from it seemed to have no reaction at all. In fact, the following even appeared:
"I understand. —What did Angel get up to now? Why is he so unwelcome? Heh, keep messing around. You brought it on yourself." This was Sanders's voice.
Palishanya knew Sanders was Angel's mentor. Since even Sanders was mocking Angel in his inner thoughts, Palishanya immediately tucked away that tiny bit of embarrassment.
After that, the questions and answers in their overt conversation were all perfectly normal. But their private thoughts all pointed toward Angel.
Palishanya in particular practically criticized Angel from head to toe.
Through this string of criticisms, the others also understood exactly what Angel had done to provoke Palishanya.
Though Rhein and Sanders did not consider Angel's use of methods to lure out Naimeicui to be a major matter, they were still happy to see Angel wear such a rare dark expression.
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