Interlude

The moment the Red Angel evil spirit left his body, Ince Zangwill understood everything.

Only then did he realize he had long since fallen into the evil spirit's trap.

No wonder he kept urging me to find Beyonder Characteristics from the same Pathway. I thought he was desperate to regain his strength, but his real goal was to move freely after leaving the personal Underworld inside me... The bulging veins around his blind eye gradually faded, but anger flickered in his other, dark-blue eye.

Since obtaining "0-08" and leaving the Church, Ince Zangwill had always been the one scheming against others. No one had ever managed to deceive him!

But anger would do him no good. The Red Angel had already left with the Quill of Alzuhod. Neither the Sealed Artifact nor the powerful evil spirit had anything to do with him anymore.

All that stood before him was the Hell Admiral, who had been declared dead in the newspapers yet had appeared before him again...

With a cold smile, Ince Zangwill raised his right hand to bestow his Misfortune upon Ludwell. Before he could, Ludwell darted into a nearby building, and two new figures took shape where he had stood.

One wore eyeshadow and blush over a slightly pale face. The other had black hair, green eyes, and transparent gloves.

Daly Simone and Leonard Mitchell had arrived from the other end of the continent using Creeping Hunger!

The instant they landed, both fixed their eyes on Ince Zangwill. He had made no attempt to disguise himself; even his soft hat had fallen off during the struggle with the Red Angel. Neither hid their fury.

The green in Daly's eyes was instantly replaced by a deep lake shrouded in thin mist. The same scene appeared in Ince's vision. Ripples spread