At 7:30 p.m., at 39 Boklund Street, Councilman Macht's home.
Klein, dressed in a tailcoat and wearing Kidd Robin's face, stepped down from the carriage. Accompanied by his marionette valet, Enuni, he entered the foyer beneath the glow of the illuminated fountain and saw Mori Macht in an olive-green military uniform, an orange-red sash around his arm and combat medals pinned to his chest.
After exchanging a few simple greetings, he should have passed the host and entered the ballroom to await the start of tonight's dance—
That was how it should have been.
But someone unexpected appeared in his field of vision, making his hair stand on end—
Trissy! The Instigator who had caused the Alfalfa Tragedy! The mysterious witch who had pointed out the signs of Old Neil's Loss of Control!
Klein's first reaction was to draw his gun, but he restrained himself. Not only because this was Councilman Macht's home, but also because he saw the ring on her hand—
It was a ring forged from gold. The gemstone and intricate patterns were secondary; what truly caught Klein's attention were the Ancient Hermes words representing the number "6" and "beauty," which immediately reminded him of rings of the same kind.
That was right. This was one of the Decoy Rings made by Senior Perrdax. They concealed some secret left behind by that senior. There were ten in the set, and Klein had previously seen similar rings on Vice Admiral Adwina Iceberg, the gang leader Gana, and Mr. Devil.
"She's one of Mr. Devil's subordinates?" Klein frowned slightly and began considering when Trissy had joined Mr. Devil's ranks, and whether Mr. Devil knew about her past.
At that moment, an image suddenly flashed through his mind. He instinctively turned his head and saw Mr. Devil entering the main