The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the Church of Steam's attitude toward him was ambiguous.
...During the incident where Zoila Hernandez launched an attack on me at Backlund University, it was impossible for Machinery Hivemind's subsequent investigation not to discover that I was the central figure in that attack. Yet there had been no questioning or investigation directed at me afterward.
And after Machinery Hivemind developed me into an informant, they never contacted me again. They acted as though I did not exist, as if it had only been to provide a reasonable explanation for my identity as a Beyonder.
When I later encountered the "Demoness" Clarice, Archbishop Horamick did not question me after driving her away either. Instead, he had Machinery Hivemind protect me.
Although I really had been the victim from beginning to end in this matter... Uh, it seemed I had not actually suffered anything. Still, this was enough to show the Church of Steam's special attitude toward me.
As thoughts raced through his mind, an idea suddenly flashed through his head:
Could it be... that when I recited the honorific name of the God of Steam and Machinery, he actually heard it? Adam merely responded first, so he did not intervene, but he had continued watching me?
The more he considered it, the more likely he felt this guess was.
As his thoughts wandered, illusory, overlapping prayers echoed by his ears once more:
"The Sublime from the Unknown;
"You are The Door Above the Dimensions;
"You are The Incarnation of Art and Fantasy."
"Your faithful follower begs you for a revelation..."
Cyril, whose spirit had climbed above the dimensions, followed the sound of the prayer with his gaze and saw Lawrence praying before a simple altar.
He gently rubbed his fingers