Disorder (Seven)
It was clear the Duchess had considerable authority here.
After readily agreeing to Fu Qian's suggestion, the priest showed no intention of objecting.
The Duchess was also a woman of action. After informing the priest, she took Fu Qian straight out of the room.
The two soon found the rest of the team waiting outside: the other four members of the inspection group.
The group consisted of three men and one woman, none of them very old.
Fu Qian took a quick look around. Judging by their auras, all of them seemed stronger than he was. They were certainly an elite team.
"I'm sure you all know this person."
As the team members looked on in confusion, the Duchess gestured toward Fu Qian.
"As a new member of the Star Sequence, Fu Qian will be joining our operation."
This...
The team members clearly had some reservations about this decision.
But under the Duchess's authority, they merely exchanged glances. No one raised an objection.
The Duchess then gave Fu Qian a brief introduction to the four of them.
From her introductions, he learned that the only female team member, like the Duchess, was also part of the Star Sequence. The other three were all from the Spire.
"Are there gender restrictions for the Sequences?"
Finding an opportunity, Fu Qian quietly asked the Duchess.
"Some of them do. For example, only women can awaken to the Star Sequence."
The Duchess confirmed his guess.
The group was standing at a crime scene—the very case the Duchess had mentioned earlier, a bloody murder suspected to have been committed by a Loss of Color person.
The small room was filled with the heavy stench of blood.
Blood was splattered everywhere, and a mangled corpse lay on the floor.
From the distinctive long-sleeved robe,