1032 Forceful Purifier (1/2)

Restraining his thoughts, and looking at the angel of Concealment across him, Klein deliberated over his words.

”Is there a possibility that the ruins you saw was actually 'imagined'?”

He didn't directly mention Adam or the Twilight Hermit Order, afraid that discussing such matters in Arianna's Concealment zone would still be heard by the Adam who wielded the Spectator pathway's Uniqueness and recently obtained 0-08.

As he was inside Arianna's world of Concealment, Klein believed that thinking of Adam and the Twilight Hermit Order wasn't likely to pose any problems, but it wasn't necessarily the case when saying it out loud. After all, Mr. Door could freely discuss Adam with Emperor Roselle back then, not only because of the Beyonder powers of a Secrets Sorcerer's Secret Keeping, but more so because ”He” was also a King of Angels, a level not lower than Adam and Amon, perhaps even higher.

”Imagined...” Arianna repeated Klein's keyword softly as though ”She” had figured out something.

At ”Her” level, ”She” was no stranger to ancient history and the main characteristics of the twenty-two pathways.

Furthermore, ”She” was also an angel that represented the authority of Concealment. She possessed the highest clearance in reading all the Church's confidential information.

A few seconds later, Arianna observed Dwayne Dantes who remained sitting there.

”Psychology Alchemists?”

From Qonas Kilgor's statement, it was obvious that the king's faction was working with the Psychology Alchemists. And this was an organization that had the Spectator pathway in its control.

Klein first nodded and then added, ”Their higher-ups likely do not have the ability of turning imagination into a reality. ”In this world, there are only one to two people who have such authority.”

Arianna nodded in thought.

”I understand.

”Now that the underground ruins are open to us, I will find a chance to verify it. If it's true, it means that one or several archbishops of the Church of Steam and Storms are working for 'Him.'”

”She” didn't raise the possibility that the Church of Evernight's upper echelons were problematic, as the Goddess wielded the authority of Concealment. It was very difficult to keep such matters from ”Her” for prolonged periods of time.

Klein couldn't help but ask in surprise, ”The underground ruins will be left open to the three Churches?”

Yes, if it truly is 'imagined,' it means that their cooperation is on the brink of success and that they just need to delay things a little longer,” Arianna simply explained her theory.

This is also what I'm thinking... The tide of the times is coming in a bid to drown out everything... Thankfully, I'm a lot more prepared than before. I now have a demigod-level marionette, and in certain areas, he's stronger than me. After all, he can use my Beyonder powers, while I can't use his... Since I can't digest the Bizarro Sorcerer potion anytime soon and seek my advancement, strengthening my marionette is also an effective measure to protect myself... I can also take note of the Sanguine's and Miss Sharron's plot against the Rose School of Thought... Klein's thoughts instantly turned clear.

He reined in his thoughts and casually asked, ”Do all three Churches doubt Prince Grove's explanation?”

”They don't.” Arianna frankly shook ”Her” head. ”Qonas Kilgor had mentioned Katarina.”

But you don't have evidence. After all, they can explain that, after they split with the Demoness Sect, Katarina was sent to discuss things and attempt to make amends, but was cruelly rejected. During this process, as they knew each other's secrets, none of them took action at the meeting. It could then be explained that Qonas Kilgor, a demigod who wasn't privy to the matter, made the mistake that the cooperation effort was still in place...

And faced with an angel family, one that wields at least half the forces in the military, the three Churches won't immediately lose decorum with them unless there's evidence. Firstly, they aren't united, and they have to consider that if a civil war were to erupt, countries like Feynapotter, Intis, and Feynapotter, as well as the Churches of Eternal Blazing Sun, God of Combat, Earth Mother, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom might try to take advantage of the situation... Klein quickly came up with an analysis of the present situation.

He simply mentioned, ”There were signs of Saintess of White Katarina appearing over at Viscount Stratford's side. I will try to find her.”

Apart from that, Klein still wanted to find the dangerous Trissy and eliminate her, making up for his mistake of letting her go just because he wanted to use her.

Her value was clearly not as dangerous as her!

”I'll try to do so as well.” Arianna indicated that ”She” would investigate the clue regarding Katarina.

Hmm... I have to say that Ma'am Arianna's attitude when discussing matters with me is rather comforting. ”She” doesn't exude that condescending attitude an angel or archbishop has. ”She” completely treats me as an equal... After hearing Arianna's words, Klein felt a baffling sense of poignancy.

He instead asked, ”Has Hvin Rambis of the Psychology Alchemists been captured?”

This was one of the key figures mentioned in the information from Qonas Kilgor's testimony, one of the clues that exposed the machinations of the king's faction.

”He has gone missing,” Arianna answered succinctly.

As expected... The possibility of a leak has increased again... Hvin Rambis has gone underground, but that doesn't mean that he can't contact Miss Justice and other members directly... When the time comes, heh, Miss Justice has already hated him for some time... The only problem is whether Adam will appear in Backlund and ”imagine” fake ruins. If that were the case, attacking Hvin Rambis might mean a non-zero probability that he's being watched by this King of Angels. It might even be the case that ”He” will sit beside Hvin Rambis without anyone knowing... The more Klein thought, the more of a headache he had.