It seemed no one, mortal or god, could escape being talked about.
Just a moment ago, when the subject of Sanity Value came up, they'd used the God of Deception as an example. And now, before much time had passed, he seemed to have made an appearance.
That vile laugh was simply too iconic. It was the kind that could draw everyone's ire without even showing his face. It was hard to mistake it for anything else.
You couldn't let your thinking get too rigid.
Who said Crow Feather's departure meant there wasn't anyone else hidden inside Ariel?
Who said that with Lord Rom showing himself, there couldn't be another oriole still lurking in the shadows?
That was right. At that moment, Fu Qian's first thought was that Ariel's brother had quite the crowd inside him.
He'd naturally experienced Lord Pachi's talent for hiding.
His ability to fool people had also left a deep impression.
Pulling off a little trick like this against a less-than-healthy Rom didn't seem too outrageous to Fu Qian.
So when he realized whose laugh it was, the only question on Fu Qian's mind was what this oriole intended to do.
After all, the gods might be struggling to survive, leaving their allegiances unclear, but it was still hard to believe that this fun-loving god had come at Rom's request to help him.
For one thing, there was no guarantee he wouldn't suddenly get a strange idea and do something outrageous.
For another, even if he could make that guarantee, what sort of screw loose would Rom have to have to seek out an ally like this and believe such a promise?
Especially when he was so weak himself.
All things considered, Fu Qian judged that even as an old acquaintance, Brother Pachi was probably incapable