As it turned out, Loki was truly pleased to hear this. When he heard what Hammock said, he nodded and said with pride, "I knew there was something fishy about the whole thing."
Then his eyes narrowed as he said, "It seems that Forced Exchange still hasn't given up on making me surrender my Cave Heaven. I guess I have to teach him a lesson."
Hammock was glad that he had said something pleasing to his master. But he didn't want to mislead his master, so he still said, "To be honest, an alliance isn't completely bad. The opportunity to work with other divine people without worrying about them stabbing you in the back is a welcome one."
"This is especially the case in the second heaven, where divine beings can't use the power of their Cave Heaven. It is very easy to be besieged by spirit creatures, so having more people working with you is good."
