Is Hilia really suffering?
Of course she's just pretending!
Although getting the Northern Alliance to like her is beneficial for future missionary work there, being well-known can be quite troublesome. It's hard to do many things, and it feels restrictive.
That's how an idol's burden comes about.
So she thought long and hard before deciding to do it.
While everyone just likes her for rescuing them, and hasn't become loyal fans yet, acting as the trash-talk villain on the field, behaving a bit pretentious and sarcastic, might shatter many people's fantasies.
So after some hesitation, Hilia agreed to Benovia's proposal.
Though this might make a few Beastman friends hostile, it's a tournament; if there's a pre-match trash talk segment, isn't it meant for psychological tactics?
You only get to meet during matches, the world is so big, it's not that easy to meet.
Next time, who's waiting for the next tournament?
