"Someone wants to buy the Cataclysmic Interrer Beyonder Characteristic from me?" Hosenam set down her teacup and repeated Abner's request with a smile.
The elven Queen of Calamity wore an elegant white dress with a distinctly modern air. Every movement had a graceful charm. Even sitting still, she and the ordinary table and chairs around her formed a beautiful picture.
Abner pulled his gaze away from the "picture" and nodded. "Yes... What would you want in exchange?"
Hosenam smiled. "I do have a spare Cataclysmic Interrer Beyonder Characteristic, and for your sake, I'm willing to trade it... But it will cost you."
"What kind of cost?" Abner asked with a frown.
If it proved too troublesome, he had no intention of agreeing. The Hanged Man might be a fellow member of the Tarot Club, but that was all he was.
"I want to join the Psychology Alchemists... You told me that Gluttony, one of its Review Council members, has become your Marionette. I'll simply take over his identity," Hosenam said with a bright smile.
"The Psychology Alchemists?" Abner was surprised. He hadn't expected the Queen of Calamity to be interested in the organization. Still, it was no troublesome request, so he agreed without hesitation.
But he couldn't help asking, "Why do you want to join the Psychology Alchemists?"
"You don't think I've been traveling around just to see the sights of this era, do you?" The corners of Hosenam's mouth lifted slightly, and her voice took on a distant quality. "More than anything, I've been studying the human mind... Joining the Psychology Alchemists should help my research considerably."
At that, Abner recalled the promise Hosenam had made to Yaluolan when she escaped. She would cast aside her identity as the Elf Queen and eventually "resurrect" as Hydra, the Ancient Dragon