One could tell that Ajin was quite close to Denise. Hence, he was already fully on her side despite never having any contact with Ezra before.
Denise Tubble also laughed when she heard this, feeling somewhat better as she said, "He deserves it for losing sight of his status. Does he really believe that this is still the unofficial outer mountains? He's just a mere gold belt disciple that many would easily be able to deal with.
I really don't understand why Elder Rilda would give such a high evaluation of him, but I'm sure that she will soon feel quite embarrassed after today."
The corners of Denise's mouth curled downwards as she mockingly said, "A bastard like him doesn't need to get that much fame."