"This emblem..."
Amiya looked up, still somewhat uncertain.
"That's right, it's the emblem on Theresa's nun's habit." Kal'tsit was not surprised in the slightest. "She's a bishop. Naturally, she needs knights to protect her. It's only logical—there's no need to be too surprised."
"Is Theresa also a member of the Immortal Blades squad?"
Kal'tsit did not answer, but her meaning was already clear.
The Immortal Blades were likely Theresa's guardians. They protected Theresa like knights surrounding a queen.
As for what lay behind them...
It was probably connected to the family Yae Sakura had casually mentioned—the Kaslana family.
As always, make bold assumptions and verify them cautiously.
Kal'tsit thought about it. Suppose the Kaslana family's ancestors were divine people who had survived from an ancient civilization, possessing divine technology countless years ahead of this era.
No matter how one looked at it, it should surpass modern Laterano by far, shouldn't it?
She pondered.
The way the Immortal Blades arrived would directly affect Kal'tsit's conclusion.
Gavial had already packed up her luggage. She was not particularly interested. Though she was considered fairly clever among crocodiles, she was still a crocodile.
"Why has Doctor Kal'tsit gotten strange too?"
She merely muttered to herself.
"And the Doctor and Amiya too. Heh."
Following their gazes, Doctor Gavial looked up at the sky. The clouds illuminated by the light were still churning, and there was nothing unusual to be seen.
Then, suddenly.
All the clouds began to churn, from one end of her vision to the other.
Then the trace of the searchlight abruptly shrank. Rather than shining upon chaotic diffuse reflections, it now shone on a huge, solid object. Based on experience, it should have been the underside of something.
Day broke.
The summoning had succeeded. The searchlight switched off, and those below were