In a silent stretch of space outside the Pantheon.
Annie and Gunara stopped there and gazed toward the Pantheon.
"It looks like His Majesty the Chief God and the others who stayed behind have something to discuss!"
Gunara spoke to Annie, her eyes flickering.
Annie's expression was cold, and she ignored her.
Gunara paid it no mind and continued with a soft laugh, "I wonder if the two of us will have a chance to take part."
Thinking of what the presence of those who had stayed behind represented, Gunara could not help feeling a surge of excitement.
"Don't entertain thoughts of things that aren't yours to consider."
Annie's tone was icy. Unlike Gunara, Annie had been at Dunn's side ever since he became a Transcendent. As for Dunn having joined a Secret Organization of no low Divine Rank,
she had long suspected it. Now, seeing the Deities who had remained in the Pantheon and recalling when they had become Legendary, she easily grasped the broad outline.
So Annie understood very well that, since Dunn had never told her about these matters, it meant they were not for her to know.
And now, revealing this to them in such a semi-public manner was probably a sign of trust, or indifference... perhaps?
Had Annie been alone, she could have been certain this was a sign of his trust in her. But looking at the ambitious expression on Gunara's face beside her...
"Why? There are three Lesser Powers in there. They're quite a bit weaker than the two of us."
Gunara paid no heed to Annie's tone, and a hint of resentment colored her puzzled voice.
"There is no why. Know your place!"
Annie gave Gunara an icy look, then turned into a streak of light and left the area around the