Stelle's quip was right on the mark.
But that did not change the fact that this short video needed to be taken seriously.
After all, the Annihilation Gang really did exist in this universe, and reportedly, these people were fanatics of Destruction.
That being the case, it was understandable that this thing seemed a little melodramatic, much as the Knights of Beauty who believed Idrila was not dead upheld excessively tenacious beliefs and pursuits.
So everyone soon put Stelle's quip out of their minds for the time being. The next time they brought it up might be when they were shooting the breeze with others after a meal.
Professor Ratio was the first to speak. "It looks like a declaration of war, a notice of what is to come-you've been targeted."
The professor turned his gaze toward Asta, as though observing every detail of the young station director's expression. "The Antimatter Legion was here not long ago, and now the Annihilation Gang has followed close behind. The pawns of Destruction keep arriving... compared with Erudition, your Space Station seems to have a stronger connection with that god who scatters his scalding golden blood throughout the universe."
"This 'Duke Inferno,' Afrit, is a life-form born on the destroyed planet Tophet," Screwllum said, introducing the blazing goat-headed figure in the video to Stelle and Asta.
"The Flame Demons, a race that burns at all times, regard Nanook as their emperor and call him their benefactor, yet they have never received the Aeon's gaze."
Listening to Screwllum's introduction, Stelle gained some understanding of the figure in the video and his race. At the same time, a strange thought occurred to her.
Judging by the duke's proclamation in the video, his obsession and persistence might not match someone like Argenti's, but they were not