The priest hesitated when speaking of the "heart," gazing at the streets receding beyond the carriage window. After a long while, he finally spoke in a low voice of a secret he had never revealed:
"Actually, I've long known where that heart is. It's just that if I obtained it first, I was afraid that damaged heart would make me lose control immediately, so I never intended to get it."
"Where is the heart?"
The priest instead gave him a question:
"You remember the standard measuring items for the five dangerous levels of relics, don't you?"
"Of course. Unknown Level has no upper limit, so it doesn't need a measuring item. Then Poet Level is Poet Cohen's Manuscript, Document Level is Unknown Person's Thesis, Keeper of Secrets Level is Secret Keeper's Eye, Sage Level is Philosopher's Stone, and Angel Level is Evil Angel's Heart. Hmm?"
Shade raised an eyebrow.
"Evil Angel's Heart?"
The priest closed his eyes and nodded.
"Yes. It has already become a relic, and it has been contaminated by an unknown power. There's no need to consider that heart for now. Even if it were delivered right in front of me, I wouldn't dare touch it. My main task now is still to raise my level as quickly as possible."
"The horn of Doomsday will surely be sounded. Ever since that night years ago, Destiny has continually guided me toward those remains. I just don't know what connection Angels have to Doomsday. If it can delay Doomsday's arrival even a little, that would be for the best."
Dorothy and Luvia were both currently at eight rings, and both were preparing to advance to nine rings. It was just that during last winter's advancement exams, Dorothy had reached fifth grade while Luvia had only reached fourth grade. Therefore,