Secret Conversation

Nazarick, Sixth Floor Arena.

With the Floor Guardians leaving one after another, the place had returned to its usual desolate state.

But the calm atmosphere did not last long before the appearance of a figure shattered it.

It was Sephis. After everyone had left, he returned once more.

Sephis stood silently in the shadows. Only after surveying the surroundings and confirming that no one else was present did he relax and slowly step out.

Without hesitation, he left the Arena and entered the forest outside.

The dense forest before him did not slow him down. Instead, he rushed swiftly in a particular direction.

The trees beside him swept past like a slideshow as Sephis observed his surroundings and continuously made slight adjustments to his course.

No one knew how long he traveled. Only when a massive stone appeared before him did he begin to slow down.

The stone looked no different from an ordinary stone. Even detection magic produced no reaction whatsoever, yet Sephis came to a steady stop before it.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

After lightly knocking three times with his palm, Sephis stepped aside.

Click!

The sound of a mechanism shifting rang out. The center of the previously unremarkable stone suddenly turned illusory, and a pale blue vortex appeared before Sephis.

"Hurry and come in. The entrance will not remain open for long."

A voice came from within the pale blue vortex, urging Sephis to enter quickly.

Without hesitation, Sephis gave the mechanism—one he had failed to notice—a surprised glance before stepping inside. The vortex closed instantly the moment he entered.

As though nothing had happened, the stone returned to its original appearance.

Inside the hidden chamber, Sephis curiously examined his surroundings.

The space was even smaller than he had imagined, less than ten meters across. The beds, tables, chairs, and other furnishings around it made it clear that this was a place meant for resting.

"A very nice place. Though small, it feels warm. Is this the feeling of home Father once spoke of?"

Sephis nodded and looked around as he guessed.

"How is it? Not bad, right? Lady Bukubukuchagama designed this place. In all of Nazarick, only Mare and I know it exists."

"Come on, this is tea I've been saving. Give it a try."

Aura and Mare emerged from the side carrying tea utensils. Seeing Sephis's surprise, Aura smiled smugly.

"Mm, good tea. The flavor is excellent."

Sephis said nothing in response to her smugness. Instead, he picked up the teacup before him, took a light sip, and sighed in praise.

"This is my precious tea. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't bear to drink it. If you hadn't come today, I wouldn't have taken it out."

Aura took a sip of tea, a satisfied smile appearing on her face before she smiled at Sephis.

"Then I am truly honored."

Sephis refilled his cup, took another taste, and spoke.

"Now that we've had our tea, we can discuss the important matter."

"What did you mean in the message you sent me earlier, Aura, when you said that the Supreme Being Herohero would threaten Father?"

Sephis slowly set down his teacup. Dragon pupils began to appear in his eyes as he stared solemnly at Aura and asked.

"Let Mare explain that."

"Y-yes, Sister. Let me explain it to Sephis."

Rather than answer directly, Aura tossed the question to Mare beside her.

"The matter was actually like this. Earlier, the Three Lords came to the Sixth Floor..."

Sephis watched the siblings before him without interrupting. He simply listened in silence, his expression unchanged. Yet the Dragon Scales beginning to emerge across his body and the steadily chilling look in his eyes showed that he was doing everything he could to suppress his rage.

"That was what happened. Lord Herohero and Lord Momonga attacked Father together. In the end, Lord Herohero even destroyed the seat created for Father right in front of him, leaving only his own seat and Lord Momonga's."

Mare finished weakly, letting out a relieved sigh before looking fearfully at Sephis, who was staring at him.

"I see. The Supreme Being Herohero, huh? Even he cannot humiliate Father."

Veins bulged across Sephis's face, and dense scales spread beyond his control. Sharp dragon teeth grew from his mouth, while tiny currents of electricity flowed over the dragon horns on his head, showing that his emotions had reached their limit.

"Calm down, Sephis. I came to discuss this with you. Do not let your mind be consumed by anger."

Seeing Sephis looking as though he would draw his weapon and challenge Herohero to a duel at any moment, two Magic Circles swiftly appeared in Aura's hands. She cast the third-tier spell [Frost Breath], slapped it directly onto his face, forcibly calming him down as she shouted.

"Whew... Sorry. Is that everything? Did Father truly not fight back?"

Finally calming down under the magic circle pressed against his face and Aura's advice, Sephis looked apologetically at the two of them while staring intently at Mare and asking urgently.

"Father truly did not fight back. In the end, he even stood up with a smile and brushed the dust from himself."

"As for the seats, Father recreated them himself with a smile."

"As for Lord Momonga and Lord Herohero, I couldn't tell what emotional changes they had." (As if that would be possible when neither of them even had faces. Heh.)

Mare recalled the details from that time and spoke.

"I see. It seems Herohero is exploiting Father's kindness, constantly testing his limits."

"And Lord Momonga was likely being used as well. How terrifying, Supreme Being Herohero."

"Though he hardly said anything, he was secretly trying to control two Supreme Beings. What a brilliant scheme."

Sephis continued analyzing the information he had received from Mare and arrived at a terrifying conclusion. Everything the other party had done was planned, all for the purpose of controlling Nazarick.

He had also suspected that it might be Lord Momonga's plan, but Lord Momonga was a Supreme Being who had always accompanied Father. Sephis had even heard Father say that the two of them had lived together for decades, so he abandoned that possibility.

By comparison, the Supreme Being Herohero, who had not appeared for years yet suddenly returned before Nazarick was transported, was far more suspicious.

"Aura, Mare, we must consider this matter carefully."

"Listen. First, we must pretend that we know nothing, then wait for an opportunity..."

And so, without Momonga, Naiyuan, or Herohero knowing anything, the first generation of the Supreme Being Hunting Squad was formed.

If Naiyuan learned of what his children had planned, he would probably cry out that it was unnecessary—truly unnecessary. They had only been joking at the time.

But in the eyes of the Floor Guardians, every action of the Supreme Beings was filled with deep meaning. All one could say was that details determined success or failure.