The Truth Draws Closer

"...Arrodes told me you obtained the Potion formula for Sequence 4 of the Seer Pathway, 'Trick Sorcerer,' early this morning. It doesn't seem to be recorded in the Antigonus Family Notebook? I look forward to hearing about your exploration and what you gained from it, provided it doesn't involve any deeper secrets.

"I've also completed everything I planned to do in Trier. The Loen Kingdom veterans' smuggling business will operate through the Sauron Family's channels, while the Mirror People have suffered a major blow after their infiltrators were discovered. We may have to wait for the Machinery Hivemind to share more information with the Nighthawks.

"During that time, I encountered an Iron-Blooded Knight of the Sauron Family, but a Mirror Person had already replaced him. The Mirror Person had even performed the Demigod advancement ritual in his place. In a sense, his double reached heights he himself never had... During my fight with that Demigod, the intervention of an angel from the Machinery Hivemind sent me into Fourth Epoch Trier, which lies sealed beneath Trier. It took many twists and turns to get out, but I gained quite a lot... We can discuss that in detail when I return to Backlund.

"Your messenger, Reinette Tinekerr, helped me a great deal in the fight, but I still think ten thousand gold coins is too much for a fight that ended halfway through. I wonder if you could talk to her about it..."

At that point, Angel looked up and glanced beside her, as though afraid the headless Messenger Miss might suddenly emerge from the Spirit World.

Only after a moment did she chuckle and resume writing.

"Finally, I'll share some discoveries concerning angels and gods at next Monday's gathering. That's the only place safe enough.

"I'll leave Trier tomorrow and return