"Spectral Empire?" Justice Audrey and Magician Fors were both puzzled by the name. They had spent so long in Backlund that they knew little of the rumors at sea.
Hanged Man Alger, however, knew what the Spectral Empire meant. He sat up straight and asked gravely, "Is this information reliable?"
Judgment Xio shook her head. "I'm not sure... But Baron Larry may indeed know something...
"Of course, he could also be bait deliberately put forward by the military."
Xio leaned toward the latter possibility. After all, she knew Abner was the one who had obtained a ticket to the Spectral Empire, and there might not have been anything else related to it in the chest deep within the Daniel Labyrinth.
Hanged Man Alger pondered for a moment before cautiously bringing up something that seemed entirely unrelated. "I heard Prince Mountbatten sought the protection of the Church of Storms..."
"His Highness is one of the four people who might know the secret," Judgment said with a nod. "The other two are Seafarer Kard and Reaper Myron."
So that's why... No wonder a Loen prince sought the Church's protection in Bayam. Even if he's a devout believer of the Lord, he should have gone to MI9...
Couldn't MI9 protect him? Or has the military been infiltrated, leaving him unable to trust them?
As Hanged Man's thoughts ran away with him again, the previously silent Temperance suddenly spoke. "The secret of the Daniel Labyrinth?"
When she had helped Xio solve the mystery of the Mirror World Above the Gray Fog, she had heard her mention those names. It was only natural that she made the connection now.
In fact, Sharron was also quite curious about the hidden legacy left by her teacher's younger brother.
"That's right. After Mr. Tower and I opened the