Alberto’s explanation made El flinch, and Gi-Gyu, Hamiel, and the other two angels looked confused.

“What do you mean by divine power? Please explain,” asked Gi-Gyu.

Alberto looked even more serious now. He must’ve thought Gi-Gyu knew something.

“Like I said, their auras felt very holy. Much different from other players’ aura. Also, they all seemed to specialize in healing.” Alberto shook his head and continued, “What I couldn’t understand was… How they were using the same unique ability.”

Gi-Gyu, El, and the others became even tenser.

“They all had the same unique ability. And they used it to take over Italy.”

“How?”

“Do you know what is unique about the European Players Association?” Alberto answered Gi-Gyu’s question with another question. Gi-Gyu shook his head. Before coming here, he had researched Italy, but he didn’t know every detail.

“Like all the other associations, the EPA also manages players. But the big difference is that”—Alberto swallowed—“it’s affiliated with the government.”

“Isn’t that the same with all the other associations?” asked Gi-Gyu. The associations had much power largely because they had their respective government’s support. Some believed this was why the associations had become even more powerful than their government. But officially, an association was a part of its country’s government.

“No, it’s very different in Europe,” Alberto...