Medici had previously noticed Sauron's secret connection with the man. Combined with his assessment of Viscount Abner Brain's character, he had suspected that the Hero Detective was most likely the vessel for the revival of Rhine Calendia, the Sanguine duke who had once been an outsider among his own kind, even if the Sequences did not match.
But now, suddenly faced with the Historical Projections of Olynnia and Isis, Medici began to doubt his judgment.
Everyone knew that the Blood Moon Queen detested Reinhardt, while he had always kept his distance from the Sanguine. Given their relationship, pulling out Olynnia's projection might not have been impossible, but the odds of success would have been abysmal. It certainly should not have worked on the first try.
As for Isis, the Goddess of Life, Medici had only just begun following the Lord when she fell, secretly helping the Lord contact allies...
So whoever could pull out Isis's projection was probably even older than him, the Red Angel!
And anyone who had been close to the Goddess of Life could hardly have been low-Sequence themselves. That narrowed the possibilities even further!
"Who exactly are you?
"Has some Ancient God revived? Or are you actually an avatar of Herabergen?"
Abner smiled faintly at the Red Angel's questions but did not answer. "Who I am doesn't matter. Isn't the priority to perform the 'surgery' as soon as possible?
"After all, I can't maintain their projections for long."
In truth, Abner had pulled out the Beauty Goddess Olynnia's projection so smoothly because he was not merely a Scholar of Yore. As a Dominator of Mysteries, he could leverage other powers for his own use.
After all, the "people" familiar with Olynnia were the God of Luck and the Lord of the Dead. Abner had leveraged those