Cattleya Arrives

The Hanged Man, Alger, reined in his emotions, took a deep breath, and said to Abner:

"Thank you for the explanation, Mr. Tower."

He did not say what he had realized. He was afraid Mr. Fool might punish him.

Do not peer into a god! Alger repeated the warning to himself several times before finally calming down. To cover his earlier lapse, he deliberately changed the subject:

"Early Friday morning, the military resealed 1-025, which originally belonged to the Church of Storms. They haven't returned it to the church. It seems they have another use for it."

1-025? Early Friday morning? So that's what happened... Baron Kangwa must have broken through the encirclement only after being separated from 1-025. No wonder only his head was left. He must have taken a terrible beating.

Abner nodded thoughtfully. He had suspected as much. If the Grade 1 Sealed Artifact had still been on the baron, their group would not have escaped so easily, even with Fors's bracelet.

Seated at the head of the table, Klein could not help glancing at the Tower and Judgment. There was something that terrifying there that night? Good thing I wasn't at the scene and only watched the "live broadcast"...

Justice, Audrey, was delighted that the missing Grade 1 Sealed Artifact was finally under control. She did not want the Backlund she lived in to suffer heavy losses because a Sealed Artifact had run out of control. She had been anxious ever since hearing about it and could finally relax.

As for whose hands the Grade 1 Sealed Artifact ultimately ended up in, she did not care.

Xio considered mentioning that Baron Kangwa had been pursuing Mr. Fool's aura, but on reflection, that was only Abner's speculation, with no evidence behind it. Abner himself had not reported