At the Ragnarok arena, Heimdall, guardian of the apocalypse, had finished preparing everything and was about to enter the arena to host the opening of the tenth match.
But compared to before, Heimdall was far more nervous now.
Heimdall felt that he was merely a host and commentator, and only needed to do his job properly!
But last night, he had learned that every last god of Olympus had died in their own stronghold. And the reason for it all was that Hades had violated the rules of Ragnarok.
Logically, he should not have been afraid. After all, he was only a host.
But he also served as a referee!
Though this referee position was practically useless, only announcing the result after it had been decided. Yet when underworld gods such as Hades had entered the arena, he, as the referee, had not uttered a single word.
So Heimdall was terribly worried that the powerful and terrifying force might have put him on its list as well. Heimdall felt that this was too hard for him. Though he was a referee, how could he have dared to stop Hades, a chief god?
Then there was the information on humanity's representative for this round of Ragnarok, which Brunhilde had not given him. Of course, that did not matter. What concerned him was something else.
The god representing the divine side in this round was Loki, sworn brother of Odin, king of the Norse gods, from Heimdall's own pantheon!
Heimdall had not originally been too afraid of Loki. No matter how he looked at it, a god of trickery was not nearly as frightening as Thor, the god of war from the first round.
But later, something had begun to feel increasingly wrong. It even seemed that... Loki and he had some