That was right—Pica had once been Molo's enemy.
The kind he hated to the bone.
Back then, Pica had stolen Molo's only card that could lead him into the extraordinary.
Molo had sworn then and there that he would take revenge.
Later, he awakened his talent and received the city lord's support, finally pulling himself out of the mire.
He immediately sought out Pica and defeated him.
He beat Pica until he knelt and surrendered.
By all rights, someone like Molo should have hated anyone who offended him most of all.
Yet when he saw Pica kneeling and begging for mercy, he felt that he ought to be magnanimous.
So he forgave Pica and subdued him as his subordinate.
He also learned from Pica why he had stolen Molo's card back then.
It turned out it was because of the Wasteland Tomb Lord.
The Wasteland Tomb Lord had happened to be hungry at the time, but he had eaten quite a lot beforehand and needed a [Ravenous Appetite] to quickly digest the previous food.
He had been out that day and left in a hurry, so he had long since used up all such consumable cards.
At the time, Pica had been the Wasteland Tomb Lord's subordinate. His main job had been to serve as a Silver Hunter and hunt crystals for the Wasteland Tomb Lord.
That day, he had been reporting to the Wasteland Tomb Lord. The moment he heard the order, he acted at once.
And so Molo was robbed.
If they had not been in the city, Molo himself would probably have become Pica's food.
Only after learning this had Molo chosen to provoke the Wasteland Tomb Lord at the banquet.
It was just that Naimus had rendered his provocation ineffective that day.
At this moment, Pica