"Why does Odin, the Norse Chief God, want to hold talks with the local gods?" Rias asked. Relations between Pantheons were extremely complicated. Unless necessary, they generally kept their distance from one another until death. However, Odin, the Norse Chief God, enjoyed traveling the world, so he knew quite a few people. Both Azazel and Sazex were quite familiar with the old man.
"He says it's to promote more exchange between both sides, but it should also count as a mutually supportive relationship. The Group of Calamity affects every Pantheon, so it's impossible to remain uninvolved. These talks should benefit both sides."
A Chance Encounter on the Street
(A Chance Encounter on the Street)
Everyone present understood what Azazel meant. The Norse Chief God presumably understood the need for cooperation as well. The members of the Group of Calamity were not limited to the Three Major Powers; they seemed to exist in every Pantheon. For example, the Monkey King belonged to Mount Sumeru's Pantheon.
Where there was good, there was evil. That was an eternal truth. If the Group of Calamity gathered all those evil people together, the threat would extend beyond the Three Major Powers to every Pantheon.
"Do you need us to do anything?" Rias asked. The others also turned their eyes toward Azazel. The talks were important, but what did that have to do with them?
"It'll be security and reception work."
"Why not hold the talks in the Underworld? Why come here?" Chen Fan said with an unhappy curl of his lips. It was hard enough for him to quietly enjoy school life. Who had the time to bother with that old man?
"The Underworld is the Underworld. The last time that old Norse Chief God went there, he did so in a private capacity. This