The door of the Stone Prison opened, and outside was bright light. Mayan merchant Tikalo stood at the doorway of light, feeling the blade's edge on his neck, his figure trembling slightly. As a merchant navigating between various forces, with a tongue more powerful than axe and spear, the most helpless thing for him was encountering such unreasonable hard cases that shouted to kill and killed without hesitation...
"...Uh... Heavenly Serpent Divine as witness! Esteemed Papu Priest, you could first put down the sacrificial dagger... Actually, between you and I! We are... potentially allies!..."
"Hmm? What? Potential allies?"
Upon hearing, Papu Priest's eyebrows twitched, clearly a bit confused.
"All Gods as witness! You don't hold a grudge for my attack on you? And you want to be allies with me? What kind of rationale is this?…"
