"Having been in this organization for so long, have you really never seen who its leader is?" Uchiha Madara asked.
"Indeed, I've never seen them. But if someone wants to hide their identity, it can't be easy. They'll always reveal some clues at unguarded moments." Belaque said to Uchiha Madara with a smile.
"So, it seems you've uncovered something interesting about this Hunter Association." Uchiha Madara said with a smile.
"Of course." Belaque said. "I'm one of the Hunter Association's old-timers. After years of observation, I discovered that this organization has deep ties to the current Church and the royal city."
"Because I found that whenever the Church or Eternal Sun Royal City wanted to execute some criminal but lacked a legitimate reason, or couldn't find evidence for a long time, the Hunter Association would step in and eliminate that person." Belaque said.
"Even if I don't spell out the ambiguous relationship involved, you must understand it by now, right?" Belaque said to Uchiha Madara with a smile.
"But no matter what kind of organization it is, as long as its intentions are good, there's no problem." Uchiha Madara said with a smile.
"And you can tell from the people in it—they're all righteous individuals from the Elzeran Continent. So there's really nothing to worry about with this Hunter Association." Belaque said.
"They aren't all righteous individuals, are they?" Uchiha Madara looked at Belaque. "Aren't there also some less-than-honorable people among them?"
"The less-than-honorable person you're talking about has been through life and death with you. She nearly froze to death in the sky, and you're still making sarcastic remarks here." Belaque said unhappily.
The sun had already set. As they continued on foot, their pace slowed considerably.
However, although they had slowed down, both of them now felt warmer.