A Visitor from the Church of Steam

Klein slumped into the chair, immersing himself in the Dream through Divination, communicating with his Spirituality instincts. It didn't take long before he woke up from the dream, looking at the two of them with a solemn expression.

"A lead?"

Luther asked.

"Um."

Klein rubbed his temples, organizing his thoughts, "His name is Jason Beria, from the Beria Family, one of the three great Devil Family. He currently resides in Backlund, and his public identity is that of a banker."

The Beria Family?

After a moment's thought, Luther felt as if he had seen this name in the Nighthawks' internal files.

At the same time, he also lamented that the other party had indeed lied to him when he told him he was from the Nois Family.

"In the Fourth Epoch, those who worshipped Devil formed a loose organization called the 'Blood Sanctify Sect.' Among them, three Devil Family stood out: Nois, Andariel, and Beria. They worshipped an evil god called the 'Dark Side of the Universe,' believing Him to be the ruler of the Abyss."

Isengard spoke eloquently, explaining to the two that he seemed to have an instinct to share knowledge with others.

"Alright, let's hear him finish speaking first."

Luther said to him.

"Oh, sorry, my old habit has flared up again."

Isengard smiled slightly and looked at Klein again.

Klein continued, "His purpose, as expected, wasn't to avenge his dog, but to create a disturbance, divert the attention of the official Extraordinary Ones, and then seize the opportunity to assassinate Duke Negan!"

The moment the words left his mouth, the other two people in the living room were taken aback.

The Duke Negan, brother of the current Prime Minister Lord Aguesid Negan, is a leading supporter of the Conservative Party!

Is this an event involving the upper echelons of the nation?

"I recall, Duke Negan was assassinated once before, by one of the Pirate Admiral, 'Vice Admiral Hurricane' Qilingus," Isengard said in a deep voice. "Such a series of assassination attempts shows the other party is extremely persistent!"

That's true.

The struggles between powerful figures are truly fraught with danger.

Luther thought to himself.

Isengard continued, "So, who's behind all this?"

Klein's eyes flickered, then he shook his head, as if to say that he didn't know either.

In fact, he vaguely heard a word in the other person's Dream—

The Twilight Hermit Order.

But after he learned the name, his Spirituality instincts began to warn him frantically, reminding him not to utter the name carelessly, as if something terrible would happen if he did.

I think I've seen something similar in Emperor Roselle's Diary. Could that gathering he mentioned, where "even names can't be mentioned," be this "Twilight Hermit Order"?

Klein guessed to himself, but only said, "I'm sorry, those things seem too Concealment; I don't have the ability to find out."

"Hehe, want to know?"

At that moment, the soul held in Luther's hand suddenly laughed maliciously, "This is all a choice made by the times, they are..."

Oh no!

We can't let him say it!

Klein was terrified and was about to stop him when he saw—

"Click."

Before the Devil could finish speaking, Luther flipped his hand and swallowed it into his body.

Why not wait for him to reveal the clues?

Isengard asked, both surprised and regretful.

"Isn't it common sense not to listen to the sweet talk of Devil?"

Luther said it casually.

He manipulated the struggling soul within him, ultimately Imprisonment it in the last empty space in the body. The Shepherd's seven Grazing positions were now all full; if a new, more suitable Lamb were to arrive, the others would simply have to be replaced.

After all, the souls of these Lamb are gradually worn away with his use, and if he continues to use them, sooner or later their souls will completely dissipate and they will become uncontrollable.

But that's a matter for later. Right now, the question is: which three abilities of this Devil should be retained?

Luther communicated Spirituality with the "Desire Apostle," and then he discovered that the Devil who had been promoted to Desire Apostle had exactly three new abilities.

First, Desire Control.

The Desire Apostle can exploit and manipulate the emotions and desires of others. When a target experiences significant psychological fluctuations, the apostle will seize the opportunity to sow the seeds of an explosion, either by manipulating the target, inducing the target to Degeneration, overloading the target's physical functions, or causing the target to take extreme actions in a state of confusion.

This is probably what is meant by anger giving the Demon in your heart an opportunity.

Secondly, the Mental Shock.

The Desire Apostle can ignite the two curved Devil horns on its head, forcefully assaulting the target's spirit and inevitably causing it to experience emotions.

The shock that Luther experienced at the time stemmed from this.

As for the third ability, it is called the Desire Incarnation.

Specifically, it refers to the state Luther saw earlier, where the body was covered in black liquid. That liquid contained the most intense and extreme emotions, capable of interfering with others, reducing harm, concealing one's whereabouts, and silently infiltrating, among other things.

Since Luther had already Grazing a Sequence 6 Devil, there was no need to worry about keeping the others. He simply solidified all three abilities and stored them within his body.

After finishing all this, he opened his eyes and found Isengard watching him Grazing with a serious expression. Behind him, Klein was tentatively reaching out to tease the little black cat. The cat, however, just stared down at him with its blue eyes, not even moving its tail.

You guys are too relaxed.

Luther couldn't help but think.

"Clang, clang, clang."

Just then, the doorbell rang outside the living room.

The three of them stepped out of the living room. Luther sensed the presence of several extraordinary individuals outside through the door, but they were mostly Sequence 7 or Sequence 8.

"It seems the people from Machinery Hivemind have arrived."

Isengard said to Luther, "Do you need help getting away? Without them noticing."

"It doesn't matter."

Luther said calmly, gesturing for Klein to Door Opening.

Then, the golden light in his eyes shone brightly once more. And then, imperceptibly, something seemed to change; the Detective ignored him, and even when he stood before the crowd, he could not attract their attention.

The Beyonder Ability of Spectator Pathway Sequence 6: Psychological Invisibility!

It's not so much about becoming invisible, but rather about becoming a blind spot for others, making it difficult for them to perceive you.

"Hello, Mr. Moriarty."

Just as he finished these preparations, Klein opened the door. Standing outside were several strangers; the man in the lead had a angular face but a head of messy curly hair.

In his hand was a strangely patterned Silver Mirror, with a black gemstone adorning each Mirror, resembling the Mirror's eyes. Judging from the marks on it, the Mirror seemed to be very ancient.