Although Klein lamented that he had "pulled the wrong person in," he bore no ill will toward the Emperor or Hobart. On the contrary, he hoped to obtain more advanced knowledge from the Emperor.
So even with such thoughts, Klein had no intention of "kicking Hobart out of the group chat."
Then Klein understood the source of the Emperor's knowledge: it might not all have come from his family. Some of it might have come from a secret organization, considering that Hobart had the Creator behind him.
But since Hobart was the Creator's Blessed—or rather, Believer—why had he not sought the Creator's help when faced with the madness brought on by the Curse?
Klein came up with several answers in his mind. For instance, perhaps the Creator was not particularly adept at resolving curses, which was why Hobart had prayed to him. Or perhaps Hobart had sought help from the Creator while asking him for assistance, and it might have been from that time onward that Hobart gained the Creator's attention.
But after thinking that far, Klein had no intention of investigating further. He had indeed accepted the Creator's help before, and the fact that he still showed no signs of Loss of Control meant that this was not an evil god.
Through his interactions with Hobart, Klein could also sense that he was a Lawyer with a sense of Justice, a trustworthy teammate. As for whether he was a traitor to the country, Klein did not care much about that.
Since that was the case, Klein was also willing to be a trustworthy teammate to Hobart.
In what was almost an instant, Klein let his thoughts run wild for quite a while before continuing to listen to Justice and the Emperor's conversation.
Hobart answered Audrey's question. "What robbery? Yesterday,