Preparations Before the War

"As for the Royal Family's secrets, I do know a little." Klein controlled The World beneath the Bronze Long Table as he spoke.

The Star Leonard had not known about this, since Klein had begun tracking Chunas. He found it somewhat strange at this moment: Why did Klein know the inside story?

"The Royal Family secretly excavated an ancient ruin," The World said. "It seems there was some unspeakable arrangement within those ruins.

"This reminds me of the intelligence I obtained in a trade with Emperor. Could it be that George III was making preparations to become a god?"

Leonard nearly rose to his feet. "Geo... His Majesty the King wants to become a god?"

"That's right," Emperor Hobart said. "According to the intelligence we obtained, he truly has such intentions."

Leonard frowned. "I remember there was an agreement between the various countries and the churches of the Seven Gods. A king could advance only as far as Sequence 5. Yet His Majesty advanced from Sequence 5 to Sequence 1 without the Church noticing?"

"I don't know the exact method, but I discovered that the king has a double," Hobart said. "It might also be an avatar, but one thing is certain: the king who frequently appeared before the public was not him himself.

"As for his advancement from Sequence 5 to Sequence 1, he seemed to have used some sort of shortcut. We are still investigating the details, and we are paying close attention to this matter."

Then he said to The World, "If any emergency arises, we can inform and support each other."

This was also what Klein wanted. He controlled The World and said, "No problem."

Once that topic came to an end, Alger the Hanged Man, who had spent years at sea, brought up the second