"Yes, it's been dealt with. I don't know whether you've heard, but both the Orthodox Church and the Academy obtained internal intelligence on the House of False Men from the Tobesk region. Some of that intelligence pointed to the House of False Men's core secret: a piece of flesh created by an Ancient God."
Shade had not mentioned the matter of that door to any other faction, and Daniste had also promised to keep it secret:
"By now, I've found a way to dispose of that flesh. You can consider the source of the Doppelgangers' birth resolved."
Mr. Mortis had not expected Shade to handle things so thoroughly. He continued to ask curiously:
"So the House of False Men has been completely destroyed? This thing will never appear again, right?"
Shade shook his head.
"I destroyed the flesh, but not its source. That source isn't part of the House of False Men, but some other existence left behind by an Ancient God. I'm not sure whether the Doppelgangers have a way to recreate it. I think the Church will soon update its intelligence. The House of False Men will become a top-tier Angel Level Relic, and it has the potential to advance to Unknown Level.
"Although it wouldn't be wrong not to change its rating for now, the Church's caution is actually justified."
Mr. Mortis clicked his tongue in amazement, but his visit that afternoon had not been solely to ask about that relic.
The warehouse was unusually cool. Since the Dock Area was too damp, the warehouse had been built on high ground in a town not far from Snow Mountain Hall. The warehouse doors were tightly shut. Standing between the empty shelves, Mr. Mortis spoke very seriously:
"The two Jokers you met this morning were sent from the