"Congratulations. It was nothing."
Facing Yuan Fang, who seemed rather pleased with himself, Fu Qian listened to him finish and casually told him there was no need to thank him.
"This guy let the outsider get away!"
The harmonious scene was clearly too much for the Crystal Demigod to stomach. She stepped forward at once and listed Fu Qian's crimes.
"...Even with the target caught in the trap, he didn't give so much as a warning until the very last moment, just before the target escaped. I have serious doubts that this guy is really on our side."
Yuan Fang clearly already knew about this particular crime.
Crystal's actions were obviously a reminder to Yuan Fang that everyone had seen what this guy had done. After making such a big deal of coming all this way, he'd better have an explanation for acting so chummy with him.
She really couldn't stand even a speck of dust in her eye!
At this sight, Fu Qian, the accused, clicked his tongue in admiration.
What a pity. The Crystal Demigod had clearly forgotten about his most serious offense—and their prophet had too.
Ballard had vanished from this world completely.
"I believe Mr. Andir did everything he could."
Even as Yuan Fang spoke, he unhesitatingly made his position clear, and even slipped in a justification for his own actions.
"His opponent was a divine emissary with inscrutable methods. Even I was fooled at first."
"Strictly speaking, we're the ones who failed in our duty. We were acting together, yet we didn't provide Mr. Andir with adequate security."
It was clear that, though Yuan Fang wasn't high-ranking, he still commanded a good deal of respect here.
Combined with his clear logic, that left the Crystal Demigod momentarily speechless.
"So, even though Mr. Andir is an