At the Tarot Club gathering.
Miss Justice's greeting still sounded somewhat subdued. The war had begun, and many people had already died.
The members who were in Backlund all wore rather grave expressions.
Little had changed at the Tarot Club. After Miss Justice's opening greeting, they offered pages of Roselle's Diary to Mr. Fool as usual.
The trading segment followed, but only one transaction took place at this gathering before they moved on to exchanging information.
Xio glanced around at everyone, then said, "Those of you in Backlund who read today's newspaper should have noticed the spy case at the Kent Machinery Factory, right?"
Justice Audrey was the first to nod. Her father and brother had discussed it over a meal, believing they should make good use of the spy case to put pressure on Feynapotter.
Fool Klein thought of the materials Raphael had sent him a few days earlier. He hadn't expected the factory to be exposed so soon. He hadn't even had time to invest in it, let alone see Melissa.
"Raphael and I were actually the ones who cracked this case," Xio told everyone. "When I was establishing an informant relationship with him, I assigned him a task-"
Xio briefly outlined how Raphael had attacked the Three Brothers Society. Later, through spirit channeling, they had learned that something was wrong with the Kent Machinery Factory. After that, Raphael had been provoked by the Interrogator from Feynapotter and fought a fierce battle with a Disciplinary Paladin.
Hanged Man Alger also joined the discussion, focusing his questions on the course of the battle. Fool Klein, Hermit Cattleya, and several other Beyonders with extensive combat experience all felt that Raphael, who had only just advanced to Zombie, was already exceptionally powerful for a Sequence 6!
That was somewhat abnormal. Recalling