The goddess sided with him, he returned from the dead, is as strong as before and might be immortal now, as a side effect. (You see, because the goddess sided with him.) Not that it matters, as they had to bring him down with tricks the first time around, as they wouldn't have been strong enough to defeat him in first place. And yet they believe this situation isn't totally out of their control and believe him to be a fool. He has the way better cards, so who is ignorant about the ways of the world again?