The Named One's Visit

Theus had become quite cautious by now.

Even if he had gained another vessel to descend into, it was merely icing on the cake for Castel as it stood. But if Lord Theus died, that would be a serious problem.

Besides, Theus's control over Lina had not reached the level of a descent at all.

Strictly speaking, Theus felt as though he were playing a game. He could use ASWD to control the protagonist's movement and make her perform a few simple actions, but anything even slightly more complicated was beyond him.

It was indirect control, the kind that was not particularly useful.

A single vessel belonging to Lina was not all that valuable. What mattered more was being able to investigate the Named One and perhaps figure out what exactly the Golden Throne was.

At that thought, Theus glanced at Beatrice.

Though Miss Fountain was only the Pope in name, her knowledge of Transcendence was by no means lacking.

Perhaps she knew something about the Golden Throne.

But she was not in very good condition right now, and she had only been in Castel for a short while. He still needed to observe her a little longer.

Perhaps one day, Theus would trust her enough to tell her his deepest secret—but not now.

On the other side, Gaia and the Banshees were engaged in a heated discussion.

The fact that Theus could control Lina's vessel had come as a surprise to everyone and brought one matter into the open:

Their lord was definitely no ordinary person.

No one in Castel was unaware that Theus was different from ordinary people.

With the ability to purify Pollution, even if Theus had not been a lord, he could have become an honored guest of any Church.

Though it had not really come