In a villa in Stoen, the capital of East Chester County.
Standing before a second-floor window, Ince Zangwill watched through the glass as a Mandated Punisher, distracted by an unexpected incident, failed to carry out the routine inspection of the villa where he was staying. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
The three major Churches attached great importance to the recent Solar Halo incident. After all, it had involved a battle between two Demigods. If they did not uncover its cause, how could the official Beyonders sleep soundly?
Seeing that the danger had passed, Ince Zangwill drew the curtains. Just as he was about to pour himself a cup of coffee, his body suddenly moved beyond his control, opening another drawer and taking out some tea leaves.
Ince's face immediately turned livid. Although he had long known that an unfamiliar soul had taken up residence within his body, this was the first time the other party had tried to control his body while he was awake.
"Who are you? What exactly do you want?" Ince forcibly stopped the hand reaching for the tea leaves and demanded in a low voice as they struggled against each other.
To his surprise, the Evil Spirit inside him actually answered. It sneered. "Who I am is something you think you're worthy of knowing?"
Such low-level Provocation. As a former Archbishop and a Beyonder who had once wielded a Sacred Relic of the Church of Evernight, Ince Zangwill did not let anger cloud his judgment. He simply asked again, "Are you the Angel of the Soren Family whom Roselle killed when he was still Sequence 4?"
The Evil Spirit's laughter came to an abrupt stop. Then it said coldly, "Very good. You have quite the talent of a Hunter! But are you