The bath bubble's surface, which had refracted a rainbow of colors, turned a deep black. Then the neat glass windows of Sodela Palace, home to the royal family, appeared, along with the pointed towers surrounding its main building.
She really is there. Let me see... Angel excitedly leaned forward, bringing herself closer to the bubble she was using for divination. Her spirituality spread out, following the anchor representing Trissy toward one corner of the palace.
But the next second, a layer of black veiled the divination image. The palace, towers, and a tightly shut window vanished instantly. Finally, with a pop, the entire bubble burst along with Angel's curiosity, dissolving into the steamy air of the bathroom.
Interference?
Angel's gaze sharpened. She knew that the palace housing the royal family was bound to be protected by the churches and military, making it difficult for even an ordinary saint to pry into. But to block the gaze of a Catastrophe Demoness skilled in divination, the other party had to be at least an angel, and one from a handful of specific pathways.
It probably wasn't the Church of Storms' Sequence 2 Calamity. Otherwise, they would most likely have sent a bolt of lightning my way. As for the royal family's Balancer, unless he deploys his domain to partition the battlefield, he doesn't possess anti-divination abilities of this level... Angel recalled the angels of the Churches of Evernight and Steam, unable to determine which one was currently on duty in Backlund.
Since the end of the World War, the Loen Kingdom had abolished its previous rule against permanently stationing Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts and angels in Backlund. To prevent another surprise attack on the capital, and to promptly deal with the secret rituals of new Outer Deity believers that might draw the