"Not yet."
Before the high-rise window overlooking New York, a core member of the royal court no less important than a deputy officer answered Pedro's question.
"Ms. Le Guien was intercepted by the Fourth Pillar and cannot get away for the time being. The other lady has just finished handling the aftermath and is rushing over from Calgary."
He looked at Pedro with steady calm as he added,
"As for the Arcane, there's still no news. We don't know when he'll arrive."
Hearing that none of their side's A-rank or higher members had yet arrived, even as changes had already emerged in the situation, the youngest Zero Knight recalled the prophecy left by the former Pope before this departure.
'Let nature take its course, and follow the momentum. The result will come on its own.'
Looking out at New York beyond the window, he finally made his decision.
"It's fine. We won't wait any longer. Proceed according to plan!"
At the same time, in a deep underground base somewhere on the outskirts of New York,
From the Dimensional Light Door of the spatial transmission, a slender silhouette finally emerged as a beautiful, alluring woman. Lorraine looked at the eye-catching figures who had arrived before her.
"Oh my, are your 'parents' tied up as well?"
Yun Yin represented Arc Light, Ignat represented Steam, Brianna represented the Blood Clan, and just like the B-rank member representing the Fallen Angel due to the Fourth Pillar's deputy officer having "disappeared"...
She looked toward the woman representing Rusty Lake, who had come in place of the seriously injured Francis, and asked,
"So why did the Third Pillar call us here?"
Raise the city-overlooking perspective higher, higher, and higher, until it became a view of the entire city among countless projected screens.
Standing before them was