Whispers of the Machine Age
Chapter 957

The Thief's Target

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"No problem, but with the Fourth Chosen One about to appear, what else do you need to divine? Have you run into some kind of trouble?"

Luvia asked with concern. Shade shook his head.

"The house Dorothy rents was robbed. Jack the Thief is suspected of having slipped into the study through the window. Since it dared to steal from Dorothy, I naturally can't let it go. Oh, Luvia, I know this is wasteful, but I can't pretend this never happened."

"You don't need to explain yourself to me. I'm actually glad that you treat Dorothy so well. It means that, on your path of pursuing epics, you still remember to care about the people around you."

Luvia smiled, but did not pick up the coin.

"If you want to catch it, I don't think you need my help. The Five Gods Church is certain that the relic is the 'Invisible Man' associated with Vinales' Trial. The Church paid the price to have the Association perform a divination. As a thief, its whereabouts are completely impossible to determine, but the headquarters divined the item it will steal this week."

"Oh? Something like that happened?"

"Do you have a map of Tobesk on you?"

"Of course."

Shade rummaged through the little toys in his pocket for a while, restored the map, and spread it across the table. This was the map Detective Sparrow had left behind. Not only was it extremely precise, it also bore unique markings.

"If the divination results were interpreted correctly, that thief will repeatedly commit crimes within this area this week."

Luvia reached out and drew a circle around the center of the map. The area roughly encompassed Yodel Palace, Saint Derain Square, and the surrounding districts. It even included part of the far bank of the

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