Protective custody… That answer was very clever, worthy of the new captain of the «Red Gloves» squad… «Mr. Fool» Klein listened to «The Star» Leonard’s answer and couldn’t help chuckling inwardly.
He knew exactly who «The Moon» Emlyn was talking about and had some understanding of that self-proclaimed priest, Bishop Utravesky.
He didn’t fully believe
Indeed, Klein never doubted the piety and agreement of Father Utravesky when he talked about the preciousness of life and the joy of the harvest, but the problem was that the doctrine of the
A qualified bishop of the Church of the Earth Mother cannot and will not hold a secular attitude toward life and death.
Regardless, it was still necessary to control Father Utravesky. This would protect both the believers of the Earth Mother and the surrounding populace, as well as the half-giant bishop himself, to prevent anything irreparable from happening… While Klein was brooding, «The Star» Leonard, who was quite familiar with the Harvest Church, had already understood the essence of «The Moon» Emlyn’s previous question. He planned to take his squad there in the next couple of days to confirm the situation, and, cooperating with the official forces responsible for the South Bridge District, take that blessed of the Earth Mother into protective custody.
Upon hearing the answer, «The Moon» Emlyn merely nodded slowly and said nothing.
Seeing him silent, «The Star» Leonard turned to the question he wanted to discuss: «Are there any other major events lurking in
What he really wanted to ask was why his «Red Gloves» squad had been kept in this city of cities as a mobile force.
The moment he finished, everyone else in the
In their experience, whenever something major was about to happen in Backlund, Mr. «The World» would always give some sort of warning.
Major events lurking in Backlund lately? There are plenty… George III’s «Black Emperor» ritual, my secret connections with the «Mystery Queen,» the three great churches appearing to tacitly consent yet actually holding different stances… As these thoughts raced through Klein’s mind, he suddenly understood what Leonard was really asking; after all, the two occasionally corresponded privately.
Indeed, why keep Leonard in Backlund? Because of me, the church doesn’t want to put Leonard in a dangerous situation? Am I overestimating myself? Klein shook his head inwardly, rejecting that initial thought.
He quickly shifted his thinking and began to analyze from the perspective of what value Leonard had to offer: Leonard was only a Sequence 5. What role could he play in the turbulent Backlund?
Even if they wanted to exploit connections, it wouldn’t be Leonard himself, but rather me, who is associated with him, or
That could rule me out; I’m still a qualified blessed for now. If they really wanted me to do something, they could just order me directly…
Could the previous operation to eliminate all of
That was a possibility, and not a small one. I had some concerns about it from the start, but I thought that in restraining Amon’s ascension to godhood, the church and Pallez Zoroast had aligned interests and could form a tacit understanding. Even at the very beginning, that old man’s choice to ‘parasitize’ Leonard might have been based on such considerations.
But what was the purpose of keeping Pallez Zoroast in Backlund? To fish for Amon?
Even among Kings of Angels, Amon was among the top-tier. With the Goddess unable to descend, relying on the church’s angels, Grade 0 sealed artefacts, and Pallez Zoroast, driving Amon away wouldn’t be too difficult, but killing Him would be almost impossible—unless He didn’t come in His true body, and if not His true body, it wouldn’t be worth such arrangements…
Klein’s thoughts quickly expanded, and soon he had a new inspiration: The purpose of luring Amon wasn’t to deal with Him, but to contain
—Similar
Did the Goddess want to turn Backlund into a boiling pot? Klein had «The World» Gehrman Sparrow ponder for a few seconds before speaking: «The leader of the
Seeing that the Tarot Club members were clearly still puzzled and confused, «The World» added in a hoarse voice: «The conservation law of Beyonder characteristics we often speak of usually refers to the conservation of characteristics among similar Pathways.»
«That is to say, the law of Beyonder characteristic convergence also applies to similar Pathways.»
Leonard fell into thought and after a few seconds asked cautiously: « ‘The Marauder’ and ‘The Seer’ are similar Pathways?»
«Yes, and there’s also the ‘Apprentice’ Pathway,» «The World» Gehrman Sparrow replied calmly.
Hearing their conversation, «The Magician» Fors first thought of the law of Beyonder characteristic convergence, which her teacher Dorian Grey Abraham had explained about the attraction between Beyonder characteristics, and then thought of the «Secret Saint» Butis, who had been attracted by this.