Saturday night, Gulain City.
Klein walked out of the hotel, with his newly acquired Marionette, Ouff, behind him. However, this Marionette was merely a local thug, not a Beyonder. Compared to his previous Marionette, Admiral of Blood, it was the difference between one penny and £42,000.
Having changed his appearance to resemble a typical local, Klein sighed helplessly inwardly. He decided to find a second Marionette as soon as possible. He snapped off a branch of the Nimsman Tree and used it as a divining rod, skillfully meditating and whispering, "The location of a new Marionette."
The branch fell over, pointing in a certain direction.
Using this method, which was full of the air of a charlatan, Klein proceeded for a while before performing another divination. In the end, he arrived at a steep flight of stairs. After reaching the top and seeing the empty mountaintop, he immediately lost some confidence, but he still decided to wait there.
Gulain City, Lower Lip District.
"Our target this time is Ulica, who lives in House No. 13. He's a rather important member of the Numinous Episcopate and is responsible for contacting the various groups in the Backlund area."
"Although all the intelligence indicates that he isn't a Demigod, I still applied for a '1' Sealed Artifact to prevent any accidents. The Eye of the Goddess is also prepared to provide assistance at any time."
"Also, most of the residents in this neighborhood are locals. We have to guard against the possibility that they're members of the Numinous Episcopate as well."
Leonard Mitchell had just begun to let his mind wander when he heard Soest, the captain of the Red Gloves team, giving his pre-operation briefing. He glanced at the nearby Daly Simone, whose beauty had an eerie quality, and the mission that