"Weaken the Church of Storms' power at sea?"
Hearing Abner's words, the doubts Klein had accumulated over the years suddenly became clear. He said thoughtfully:
"The military aristocrats of Loen, especially those in the navy, basically all believe in the Lord of Storms, so the Church of Storms has unparalleled influence within Loen's military.
"But Duke Negan was assassinated under the Church of Storms' protection... The severity of this matter lies in the fact that it could very well shake the aristocrats' trust in the Church of Storms...
"After all, if even an aristocrat of Duke Negan's standing could be assassinated, let alone anyone else!
"And such wavering would inevitably affect the Church of Storms' influence over the Loen Navy, making it difficult for the two fleets to cooperate as closely as before... In other words, its power would be weakened indirectly.
"And this Sea Monster incident—is the Twilight Hermit Order trying to use it to eliminate unofficial forces affiliated with the Church of Storms, such as Mr. Hanged Man?"
Abner nodded and said with a smile, "More or less, but they'll probably control the extent of it and won't allow those affiliated forces to be completely wiped out... Otherwise, if the Church of Storms' strength declines too much, that wouldn't be something the people behind the scenes want to see either."
He emphasized his earlier guess once more.
"But why would the people of the Twilight Hermit Order do this? What benefit does it bring them?" Klein asked with a frown.
"You should know the Twilight Hermit Order's goal, right? I remember Roselle's Diary mentioning it," Abner replied with a question.
"To secretly manipulate the general trend of the world, interfere with the progress of history, and lead the currents of the age..." After answering instinctively, Klein combined it