On the central island of the Serenzo River, which ran through all of Trier, stood a church named after the Guardian Angel of the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun. It, too, had a towering bell tower, onion-shaped domes, and glittering gold-leaf decorations.
Angel did not risk entering the church. Instead, she took a seat in a café opposite Saint Viev Church, ordered a coffee with milk and sugar and an extra-strong coffee, then concealed the entire corner with Mirror Magic and waited quietly.
She did not tempt fate by reciting the Eternal Blazing Sun's Honorific Name. Yet within minutes, the sunlight outside the window intensified slightly before returning to normal in an instant, leaving passersby looking up in confusion, wondering whether their eyes had played tricks on them.
A woman had appeared in the seat opposite Angel, wearing a white robe embroidered with gold thread, her feet bare and her face both beautiful and holy.
Saint Viève, a Sequence 2 "Lightseeker"... Angel recognized her immediately. She had worked with this angel several times, clashed with her on the battlefield because of their differing allegiances, and finally stood alongside her again to combat the infiltration of Outer Deities.
The angel, who usually appeared as a translucent figure radiating light and heat, was not so conspicuous this time. She had withdrawn every trace of her aura and looked like an ordinary pastor, with even a touch of delicate beauty and... vacancy.
Looking at Viève, who sat expressionlessly without so much as glancing at the coffee before her, Angel dispensed with small talk and went straight to the point:
"I'm planning to enter the Underground Area and look for Krismona's 'ghost.'"
"I heard about your operation to deal with the 'Conqueror,' Vermonda Sauron, last month. The corruption deep underground seems to have