429 Various Parties (2/2)
Carlson's lips quivered, and he felt his ears rapidly turn hot.
Although this was something he found very normal, giving an answer in front of so many teammates and his superior still gave him the urge to bury his head in the ground.
”Yes…” he answered very quietly.
…
Under Saint Samuel Cathedral.
Daly, with her blue eye shadow, tossed a stack of documents in front of Soul Assurer Soest.
”All the information you want on the tarot card case.”
”It's smaller than I thought,” Soest said, slightly surprised.
Daly snickered.
”This is just an index.”
Upon seeing this, Leonard touched his lower lip with the palm of his red gloved-right hand.
”Captain Soest, why don't we do a thorough investigation of the people who interacted with Jason Beria and compare it with the two previous cases? There might be clues to the organization that is symbolized by tarot cards.”
”Duke Negan is a devout believer of the Lord of Storms, and he represents the interests of the Church of the Lord of Storms in the political scene. The Mandated Punishers will definitely be frantically searching for the real culprit, so we don't need to get involved; otherwise, we'll easily be put at odds with them. Let's investigate the cases involving the tarot cards, and who knows, we might find new clues. Of course, we'll definitely end up running all over the place, but that's part and parcel of a Red Glove's duties,” Soest explained with a smile.
Leonard nodded.
”I understand.
And deep in his mind, the elderly voice tsked and laughed.
”The Nighthawks have missed it just like that. That person has the smell of the Dark Emperor, the true Dark Emperor!”
…
Inside the Holy Wind Cathedral.
Wearing a black bonnet, Spellsinger of God, Ace Snake, swept his silver eyes and picked a Mandated Punisher elite.
”Although I'm about to leave Backlund, this is the decision of the Council of Cardinals.
”You only have one mission after this, and that is to investigate the assassination of Duke Negan.
”After applying, all of you have the right to use a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact. You must find out who is targeting us!”
Standing at the very front, a middle-aged man wearing a modified captain's hat immediately led the group. He clenched his fist and lightly tapped his chest.
”As you command, Your Eminence!”
He was lean and had no particularly outstanding features, but there was an anchor tattoo on his neck.
…
In Empress Borough, the opulent villa of Earl Hall.
Audrey looked at Susie, who had opened the door herself, and said in a low voice, ”What's Father and the others talking about?”
When she found out that Earl Hall had returned late and that his expression was unusually grave, she immediately sent Susie in to listen.
”Duke Negan was assassinated.” Susie closed the door behind her with her feet.
”Ah?” Audrey froze, suspecting that she had misheard.
Although she had already experienced an assassination attempt on Duke Negan, she had never thought that this powerful noble would actually die.
”It's true.” Susie gave an affirmative answer.
Audrey instantly felt a little blank, finding it a little surreal.
How could such a powerful noble, a person of flesh and blood, capable of speaking and laughing, the duke who had given her a piece of land, die just like that?
Suddenly, she felt the cruelty and coldness of the adult world.
”Who did it?” Audrey asked subconsciously.
”A Sequence 5 Devil,” Sequence answered quickly. ”But he has already been silenced by the so-called Hero Bandit Dark Emperor.”
”Ah?” Audrey was stunned once again.
How could it be the Hero Bandit Dark Emperor? How could it be Mr. Fool's adorer?
He helped me resolve the problem of Duke Negan's previous assassination!
This is a complete contradiction!
Audrey immediately told Susie to eavesdrop again while she locked the door behind her and sat at the edge of her bed, praying to Mr. Fool.
After she had finished reciting his honorific name and had described the assassination of Duke Negan, she asked with great trust, ”Was your adorer present there?”
After a while, she saw the endless gray fog and heard the voice of The Fool.
”Yes.
”He's looking for the organization that directed the Desire Apostle.”
As expected, it wasn't arranged by Mr. Fool! Was the reason why ”He” had his adorer stop Qilangos last time also because of that organization that's pulling the strings behind the scenes? Audrey relaxed and asked curiously, ”What organization is that? For it to gain your attention.”
A second later, she heard Mr. Fool reply in an unperturbed manner, ”Twilight Hermit Order.”