Why Have You All Been Looking at Mr. Temperance?

Luther's words surprised everyone present.

"Mr. Temperance, are you telling the truth?"

"Justice," Audrey couldn't help but ask.

She hadn't realized that the intelligence she possessed was flawed from the very beginning.

"The culprit behind the Great Smog is a Sequence 4 'Demoness of Despair'."

Luther said, "This information came from her Spirit Channeling; it's absolutely reliable."

"You killed him?"

"The Hanged Man," Alger couldn't help but ask.

Based on what he learned from within the Church of Storms about the Imperial Palace infighting, he felt that [Temperance]'s strength far exceeded that of a typical Sequence 5, and killing a Demigod didn't seem impossible.

"It wasn't me."

Luther glanced at him. "I was only at a standoff with her for a while until a Sequence 3 powerhouse arrived. She was the one who killed the Demoness, and she was the one who performed the Spirit Channeling."

A strongman in Sequence 3?

Mr. [Temperance] sounded familiar with her.

Audrey thought to herself.

She wisely refrained from asking about the High Sequence expert's true identity and instead continued listening to him speak.

"Through Spirit Channeling, I learned some unbelievable news."

Luther said in a deep voice, "The mastermind behind the Backlund Great Smog Incident is actually the current King of Loen, George III."

As soon as the words were spoken, a moment of silence fell over the Above the Gray Fog.

"Oh my god."

Audrey murmured.

Although she had already heard about this from the [Blood Bishop] at the party that day, she still found it hard to accept.

A king, so casually, wiped out the lives of tens of thousands of his citizens?

Even more surprised than her were [The Magician] Fors and [The Moon] Emlyn, because this was the first time they had learned that the King was involved in the Great Smog Incident.

Is he the king?

The king killed the people of the East Borough?!

Fors felt a sense of absurdity and shock; she even had some doubts about [Temperance]. But instinctively, she felt that although the other person was crazy and cold-blooded, he never lied.

The Queen, the "Primordial Demoness," attempts to awaken. The king sacrifices tens of thousands of people.

As Emlyn White listened, a surge of anger gradually rose within him. Of course, as Sanguine with a long lifespan, he had no particular feelings about the nation. His anger stemmed from another reason—being deeply involved in the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess, he, as a priest, used his knowledge of Potion to heal many poor people who came to him for help, and also witnessed the deaths of many.

Damn it.

Recalling the tragic state of those people, his eyes turned even redder, and his teeth twitched out.

". Why?"

After a moment of silence, Audrey, the "Justice," finally couldn't help but ask.

Yes, why would the king do that?

"The Demoness said he wanted to use this incident to drive development and establish a new Order." Luther sneered, "I don't know exactly what that bastard is planning."

"Didn't you ask clearly?"

Unfortunately, the accident happened before I could ask any more questions.

Luther briefly described the situation: a beautiful woman in black robes tore through space, causing the Demoness's soul to come into contact with the outside world, and she was silenced for revealing secrets.

It sounds like it might be the same person I met.

Klein listened from the side and muttered to himself.

"What happened after that is probably known to everyone."

"The spread of the smog was stopped in time by the Church of Storms, but it also caused the deaths of tens of thousands of people. The Royal Family Audrey Justice that Prince Edessak had also been infected with the Plague and died. However, the explanation given to the Three Great Churches was that he colluded with the Demoness Sect and plotted a rebellion, causing a series of Catastrophe."

Everyone nodded silently; this was the version they knew.

"But this isn't over yet, is it?"

"According to the information I received at sea, the Blood Bishop launched a blatant attack on the eve of the New Year," said Alger, the Hanged Man.

"Yes."

"Justice," Audrey Consciousness glanced at the crimson figure opposite her, "On the night of the Year-End Day, the [Blood Bishop] seized control of the Pritz, anchored in Backlund's naval port, and used it to bombard the Imperial Palace."

"After the warship was destroyed, the [Blood Bishop] stormed into the Sodela Palace alone. Surrounded by a Sequence 3, two Sequence 4, and numerous Sequence 5 and 6 Beyonders, he forcibly stormed the royal palace, and no one could stop him. He was only subdued when the Royal Family Angel arrived. Even so, he threw his own head into the royal palace, causing the Throne to be stained with blood through self-destruction."

"God of Steam. No, Mr. Fool, above me."

[The Magician] Fors thought to herself, her heart filled with both fascination and dread. As a writer, she loved the dramatic plot and intense conflict, but as a member of the Tarot Club, she also knew perfectly well that this extraordinary madman who stormed the Imperial Palace and dared to defy the entire power center of the kingdom was sitting right across from her.

She raised her eyes and stole a glance at [Temperance].

"It's even more impressive than I imagined."

Alger, the Hanged Man, was equally surprised, because the information he obtained from the Church of Storms was not firsthand and not detailed enough to compare with what Justice, who was on the front lines, had seen. He was shocked by the Blood Bishop's power, that he could actually fight against so many strong individuals.

He couldn't help but look at Luther.

During this time, Alger also basically guessed the identity of [Temperance].

Just then, someone finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Everyone, why are you all watching Mr. [Temperance]?"

"[The Sun] "Derrick asked curiously.

Being in City of Silver, he knew nothing about Loen and Backlund, nor did he know what the Royal Family was. But what he could see was several members constantly glancing at Mr. Temperance beside him, which he found rather baffling.

The situation suddenly became somewhat awkward.

All three of them acted Consciousness, not expecting that [Sun], who is usually somewhat naive, would notice. In fact, because they were so immersed in their surprise, they couldn't hide their true feelings.

"Oh, it's nothing."

Luther said frankly, "It's probably because they know I am a [Blood Bishop]."

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The three of them were taken aback by his open admission and were momentarily speechless.

". ah?"

Now it was Emlyn's turn to Moon dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, in the conference room at the base of St. Samuel Cathedral.

The surface of the Silver Mirror shimmered with a watery sheen, displaying the events of that day to the many extraordinary officials present.

The massive, rust-colored warship was blasted in two by an invisible Slash from high above, but one cannonball was successfully fired and crashed into the royal palace. The blood-red cannonball transformed into a humanoid shape upon landing.

The humanoid's face was a blur.