Sloth.
This noun was one of the classic cardinal sins.
Having seen these descriptions, Linsey had no trouble guessing the mastermind behind it all.
Linsey: Alvitte, are there any other clues?
Alvitte: This was the result I got only after consolidating the clues... Wait! Linsey, you unlocked another new skill? Unveiling the Mystery? All right, let me try it.
Such a message came through the Friend Channel.
In reality, Linsey saw Alvitte furrow her brow slightly.
Then—
Alvitte: Linsey, I uncovered a hidden secret.
Alvitte: The new skill told me that this influence was an intrusion by the world's rules. The Abyss School has not only created that Black Mist capable of restraining the power of laws, but their research into the world's rules has also reached an extremely profound level!
As Alvitte sent the message, the white light of a clue lit up before Linsey as well.
"So information provided by companions can also become clues for deduction."
Linsey was confident.
Linsey: In that case, I'll give it a try too.
Linsey first used Information Combination.
The skill activated normally, but what appeared before him this time was not a scene of the cemetery or the City of Law. Instead, his perspective was rapidly pulled farther and farther away, until it reached a stretch of rolling hills.
"Hm?"
The next second, Linsey spotted the Melancholy One—the man who had left him helpless several days ago and had vanished without a trace despite a citywide manhunt after the battle!
"Melancholy One, where the hell did this guy run off to?"
Beyond his surprise, Linsey paid even more attention to the person beside the Melancholy One.
That person was also an Awakened, but his behavior was quite strange.
Though his companion stood right beside him, the exhausted-looking man used the sky