He asked directly, since his relationship with Varimathras was decent enough.
Besides, Varimathras had been the one to bring this up in the first place.
"For something as important as a soul-body transfer, why did the Demon King send you out as well?"
"By all rights, shouldn't he have kept you by his side to protect him?"
After sending the voice transmission, Li Yun deliberately watched Varimathras's expression.
A trace of confusion appeared in the other man's single eye as he replied helplessly:
"I don't know either..."
"Anyway, that was the Demon King's arrangement. He even specifically said I didn't need to stay behind, only that I had to hold back those who were opposing him."
"You know better than anyone what kind of Demon King Hangenor is, Li Yun... In any case, I have no idea what he's thinking."
"More precisely, no one can guess what he's thinking."
"Indeed..." Li Yun nodded in wholehearted agreement. "After all, our Demon King is highly skilled and bold..."
"Correction: he's just bold." Varimathras added mockingly before ending the subject.
The hunt for the Sky-Roaming Leviathan herd was about to begin, and preparations had to be made in advance.
As one of the leaders of this operation, Varimathras had to take charge of directing the hunt.
"Prince Frieza, once the Sky-Roaming Leviathan herd migrates back to the Great Wasteland and fully enters the Holy Domain, you will be responsible for driving them off."
"Under no circumstances can you let them activate their innate divine abilities in a short time and escape back to the real universe."
"Prince Kaz, your methods against gigantic creatures are the strongest. You will bear the brunt of the hunting when the time comes."
"Elder Thousand Faces, Elder Skull, both of you possess unique means of preserving your lives.