Leonard?
For an instant, Klein thought he had seen wrong.
However, the blur caused by the light wasn't strong. Familiar with the other party, he quickly affirmed his earlier judgment.
In the time it took to breathe, Leonard disappeared, the light scattered, the river valley returned to the silence of deep winter, and the scene Klein had seen in his dream shattered.
He opened his eyes and placed the badge obtained from Lanvus onto the surface of the bronze long table.
"Was it the real Leonard, or a Leonard disguised by a Faceless?" Klein pondered briefly and flipped a gold coin.
His spirituality, through this medium, told him that he was indeed
"Is he an 'investigator' sent by the
And without any prior information at all, his divination could not provide any revelation.
After a few seconds of silence, Klein gave a self-deprecating smile and drew a Crimson Moon over his chest:
"Good luck to him. May the Goddess bless him."
Klein stopped dwelling on this issue, planning to wait until he learned more about the details of that gathering before deciding whether to participate in the future, and whether to anonymously warn
...
In a secret room in the underground area of the Steam Church in
Iecouter took off his hat, patted his fluffy yet not soft hair, and sat down in the first seat on the left.
Then, he took out the ancient silver mirror,
To his right, opposite, and diagonally, there were various Machinery Hivemind deacons and captains, all members of the Pre-God Council, summoned to the meeting by Holamik Hayden, the
This archbishop, dressed in a white pastor's robe, seemed like an ordinary old man, sitting serenely at the head of the table.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, he looked around and said gently:
"Let's start with Iecouter. Report the investigation status of these past few days in order."
Iecouter Bernard ruffled his hair, flipping through the thick documents while reporting concisely:
"Your Grace, the part we were in charge of was Sherlock Moriarty. After a detailed investigation assisted by corresponding supernatural means, we have confirmed that he was passively involved in this matter. Before this, there was no evidence suggesting he was already aware of Prince Edessak's problems.
"He was friends with the late
Saying this, Iecouter suddenly felt a bit guilty, because Sherlock Moriarty was also an informant for the Machinery Hivemind, and the expenses he claimed here were likely exaggerated to a certain extent as well.
Regardless, his work as an informant was very fruitful and excellent, enough to offset many issues. Moreover, he hadn't been our informant for long, and the instance involving the most money was actually a 'commission split'... Iecouter slowly exhaled and continued his report:
"Our conclusion is that he is innocent, with no hidden schemes behind his back. He was once keenly aware of the danger at Red Rose Manor, but that was a classic case of 'wrong reasoning, correct result'. What he feared was the infighting within the royal family. For this reason, he had been slacking off, not conducting any substantive or in-depth investigation. He had reported this to us.
"Unfortunately, he still couldn't avoid this incident. But he was also lucky enough. The Scion of Death he mentioned was monitoring near Red Rose Manor and rescued him in time from the desperate situation of the meteorite strike. The traces at the scene indicated it was a very terrifying attack, highly likely related to '0-08'."
Klein had mentioned the existence of
As for Grade 0 and Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts, the seven orthodox churches had been sharing rough information with each other, and the numbering was shared, so there was no duplication.
"...However, we have not grasped the full situation. There are still three things that cannot be confirmed. First, '2-111' showed that after Sherlock Moriarty escaped into that forest, he did not rush to get far away, but instead stayed where he was, praying to someone unknown. Second, the question of when he and
"2-111" referred to the magic mirror,
Holamik quietly listened, then chuckled as if talking to himself:
"Padding expenses..."
He then cleared his throat:
"Regardless, Sherlock Moriarty is a hero of
"If he hadn't stopped it in time, if he had been afraid in that moment and chose to run away, most of us wouldn't be alive today.
"Moreover, he has shown faith in the God and friendliness towards us. As long as he doesn't have any major problems, we can pretend not to know about a few small flaws and little secrets."
"Your Eminence, that is exactly our thought." Iecouter said in relief. "I speculate that his prayers in the forest, including the ritual of blowing the copper whistle, were methods to contact