After a moment of silence, the Tarot Club moved into its free discussion segment, as everyone tacitly agreed.
At Klein's prompting, the World spoke first:
"Heh... Recently—actually, just yesterday—the Aurora Order's Saint of Secrets, Botis, appeared at the Workers' Association in Backlund's Dock District."
"This involved some of the True Creator's arrangements. Hidden there was a vessel for His descent into reality."
"Now the situation there has been resolved by the Church of Evernight and a mysterious entity. Lanevus, the vessel for the True Creator's descent, is dead, while Saint of Secrets has disappeared."
Cyril: -(_;)-·
You've said everything I was going to say. What am I supposed to share now?
He gave the gloomy, reserved World at the bottom of the mottled long table a deep look, then added to what he had said:
"Saint of Secrets, Botis, suffered a misfortune and then ran into Horamick Haydn, the head of the Church of Steam's Backlund Diocese. She has now fled Backlund."
"As for the Aurora Order, it has gone into hiding after losing several Low and mid-Sequence members, as well as a vessel for the True Creator's descent."
Justice Audrey's curious gaze moved between Cyril and the World. She suspected that Mr. World and Mr. Fate might know each other in real life—and know each other well.
But... Lanevus had actually been a vessel for the True Creator's descent. Xio and Fors's investigation was nothing like as simple as it seemed on the surface. As expected of Mr. Fool—any casual move of his could carry an unexpected deeper meaning.
She wondered whether Mr. Fool was satisfied with how Xio and Fors had completed their mission.
And who was the mysterious entity Mr. World had mentioned? It definitely wasn't Mr. Fool. Was it one of Mr. Fool's blessed, like that