"Resurrection?" A flash of surprise crossed Leonard's eyes as he frowned.
"You mean Klein wasn't faking his death, but was genuinely killed by Ince Zangwill? It was just that, for some reason, he was resurrected?"
"That's right." Sno nodded lightly, his smile unchanged.
"For certain Sequences, resurrection isn't particularly hard to understand. The old gentleman inside you should know that very well."
He knows about the Old Man?! Leonard's former confidence quietly vanished. Thinking of how the Old Man had suddenly fallen silent, he abruptly felt that he might have acted rashly.
But if the other party was a Beyonder whom even the Old Man could not handle, someone the Old Man had to avoid, why was his confidentiality level within the Church merely "Archbishop and above" rather than "Top Secret"? There was not even a "Dangerous" label!
"Heh heh, don't get worked up. When you came in, I actually wanted to put on a monocle, but considering that the old gentleman isn't in very good condition, it wouldn't be good if I scared him into Loss of Control." Sno chuckled as he pulled out a monocle and began polishing it. Leonard had no idea what that meant, but he distinctly felt something inside him twitch. It was not his own reaction, so...
The Old Man is afraid of monocles? The thought sprang into Leonard's mind. It felt rather absurd for a moment, but he did not forget his main purpose. Taking a deep breath, he said:
"Even if some High Sequence Beyonders can be resurrected through certain methods, Klein should only be Sequence Nine... No, he should be Sequence Eight!"
"Sometimes, resurrection isn't necessarily an active act. And Klein Moretti wasn't resurrected for the first time, was he?" Sno's lips curled upward, his tone carrying the implication of, "You