"Typhon? He's still alive? Wasn't his head cut off?"
"Losing a head doesn't necessarily mean dying. Plenty of creatures in nature can survive decapitation, let alone a Demon like Typhon. Besides, how do you know those snake heads were his heads?"
"Italy's lucky. Everyone says America and the Bear Nation are trying to win over the Papal State, but maybe Italy's the one that quietly won it over. Angels arrived to help just hours after Typhon appeared. Italy and the Papal State had plenty of friction back when Italy tried to abolish that state within its borders, but apparently it didn't damage their relationship. Italy's international standing is going to soar. We'll have to treat it differently from now on."
"Not necessarily. The international situation is getting stranger by the day. I can't make sense of it anymore. For all we know, some God from myth could descend tomorrow, smash the current order, and establish a new one. It's too early to say."
"True. Some countries with myths of their own spend every day hoping their gods will descend and protect them. Sometimes I envy them."
"I wonder if America hopes the Feathered Serpent God will descend?"
"I don't know about America, but the Indians and descendants of the Incas are definitely longing for the Feathered Serpent God's glory."
"..."
When Typhon climbed out of the sea, experts and scholars from many countries began discussing him. They were watching through screens, and the incident was neither in their countries nor on their doorsteps, so they felt little anxiety. Besides, their analysis suggested Typhon was after the gods of Olympus. Whether the angels won or lost would not affect them.
"Damn Cornelius. It had to be him. It must have been."
When Typhon first appeared, Italy's president, Mussolonia, had focused entirely