Reconnaissance

Whatever is spoken will be known... Miss Judgment silently repeated those words as well. Combining them with what she knew of Abner, she immediately arrived at a few new guesses:

Abner always tells me only half of any important information and keeps the other half to himself. Maybe it's because he's wary of this ancient organization...

Even the case in which my father was falsely accused and executed might involve it... If that's really the case, perhaps Abner isn't withholding the truth just because I'm reckless... Maybe he truly doesn't dare speak of it...

But how did he come to bear such a secret without that organization discovering him?

Hmm, it must be Mr. Fool's protection! That's why Abner respects and believes in Mr. Fool so wholeheartedly... In that respect, even the Earth Mother Goddess, who has helped him time and again, seems unable to compare...

As for Abner's self-proclaimed title of "Knowledge's Favored One"? Miss Xio had long since forgotten about it.

If Xio could figure it out, Alger naturally caught on as well. After a little thought, he reached a conclusion similar to Miss Judgment's and thought in realization:

No wonder Mr. Tower has always done his utmost to help the Fool escape his predicament. He most likely provoked that organization long ago, which is why he actively cooperates with the Fool's attempts, striving to become His favored one in exchange for protection...

No, I should say that Mr. Fool's decision to let him join the Tarot Club already took this into consideration... That also fits the principle of equivalent exchange He has always advocated...

*As expected, every action of a god carries profound meaning! That's true of the Sun and the Tower... Then what deeper purpose did He have in bringing Justice and me into this hall