"Detective, I can tell you're not the sort whose thinking is easily led astray. But there are some things that young people without enough years simply cannot see as clearly as old men can. That is the two-sided nature of civilization, I suppose."
Shade turned to look at Old John, then shook his head.
"If you want to counsel me on my thoughts, I'd say that's the Doctor's job."
The Doctor laughed beside them.
"Old Dad, you don't need to worry about me. I'm not some child. They fulfilled their wish, the Doppelgangers obtained a means of 'evolution,' we figured out the source of this Doppelganger outbreak, and we got this."
He gave the Black Notebook in his hand a little shake.
"Looking at it that way, everyone won."
Boom! The tremendous crash made everyone on the Rooftop turn toward the House of False Men. While the group had been dealing with the Factory, the Five Gods Church's Ring Arcanists had already begun demolishing that ordinarily unnoticed building at incredible speed.
Shade handed the Black Notebook to Dorothy. With a light pat, Miss Writer copied it into three versions. One copy was given to Old John, while another copy and the factory workers' roster were handed to Iluna. Shade said to her:
"Take the coffin and the documents with you and leave first. You can report everything we saw just now to The Church. Keep an eye out for any other traces of the Blood Spirit School in this matter. I suspect they've returned to Tobesk."
Although Iluna had not participated in the final operation against the House of False Men tonight, what had happened here was even more important than clearing out that place. It seemed Luvia's Divination had indeed been correct.
"I understand. You all be careful as