"King of the Hills, you're not late. You came at exactly the right time!"
Nalant beamed. That was how he truly felt.
These reinforcements had actually appeared all at once. If he had not arranged the calls for aid himself, Nalant would have suspected they had prepared this in advance.
To think they had all arrived simultaneously within just a few dozen minutes.
"That's good, then. By the way, Nalant, weren't you on rather poor terms with these divine kingdoms? How did you end up mixed up with them?"
The King of the Hills swept his gaze over the surroundings, immediately growing puzzled.
Because of the procurement of Storm Eye spirits, Nalant had the closest ties with the Dwarves among these nonhuman races.
Thus, the King of the Hills also knew about Nalant's relationship with the various divine kingdoms.
Yet the scene before him clearly showed Nalant and the divine kingdoms resisting the Beastfolk attack together.
"King of the Hills, it's quite a coincidence, really..."
Nalant once again recounted how he had come in search of Stella, then followed the Goddess of Talent Kingdom's party to this northern land.
The King of the Hills' eyes immediately widened. "What? The Sun God Kingdom actually wants to annex the other divine kingdoms, and they even went so far as to scheme against these millions of elite human soldiers!"
"Silas is far too bold, isn't he? Isn't he afraid this will drastically weaken humanity and let the Beastfolk exploit the opening?"
The King of the Hills could not help but be shocked by the God of the Sun Kingdom's plan.
"Exactly. But this plan must have had the God of the Sun's approval. Otherwise, even as High Priest, Silas would never have dared to do something so vile!"
Nalant nodded.
"Tsk, tsk. It