"Warped Ley Line!"
At the same time, Touko Aozaki, hidden among the choir, saw this and her expression tightened as she suddenly realized where the problem lay.
In truth, the problem stemmed precisely from this.
A warped ley line, as its name implied, was not a conventional spiritual land.
Although it contained astonishing magical power, it was extremely unstable within. Changes in time, airflow, or environment could easily cause aether to become chaotic and distorted.
And just now, it seemed that the transition at midnight had triggered the reversal of the spell.
Was it merely a coincidence?
No, it was absolutely not just a coincidence!
As Touko Aozaki fell into confusion, Samael, seated before the piano, narrowed his sharp eyes, his expression cold and grim.
Mario was cautious by nature. Faced with a Mass celebration concerning such crucial matters as his immortality and baptism, he would certainly have rigorously reviewed every procedure. The hastily changed venue and the ley line to be used would naturally have been no exception.
For such a severe oversight to appear now, unless... someone had deliberately concealed the issue with the warped ley line.
Fumihiko Nagashi!
In an instant, as his gaze reached beyond the curtain and landed on the black-haired, bespectacled priest wearing a faintly pleased smile, the answer entered Samael's mind. The sequence of events gradually became clear.
During the gap after the previous ley line manager had died for no apparent reason, and before the Aozaki Family could select a successor, management rights over the warped ley line had naturally fallen into the hands of the Goda Church.
At the same time, the hidden issue with this thing was likely known best only by Fumihiko Nagashi, then the priest of the Goda Church and the eldest disciple of old man Aozaki.
And