Raphael smiled in the real world. Of course, he had been the one to release God Almighty's residual psyche.
He did not actually object to Creeping Hunger praising the True Creator in his Spirit World, but he also wanted Creeping Hunger to understand that his Spirit World was a lively place, and someone there opposed its praises.
After taking a slap from God Almighty's residual psyche, Creeping Hunger immediately behaved itself! It probably would not demand to devour flesh and souls anymore, either.
This amounted to a seal of sorts.
Afterward, Raphael began preparing for the assassination. First, he mixed the poison, then took a carriage to scout the location.
Toward evening, Raphael went to the apartment where he had previously lived to prepare a ritual offering to the devils. There were quite a few servants in the villa, and the ritual might well be interrupted there.
As soon as he entered the apartment, Raphael spotted a letter on the floor.
He opened it and took a look. It was from Carter, the Mafia's current boss.
This was currently Carter's only way of contacting Raphael.
Upon reading the letter, he learned that a man named Maric had come to headquarters looking for him. Having failed to find him, Maric had told Carter that he would return at eight the next morning. If Carter could reach Raphael, he was to ask him to make sure he came over at eight tomorrow morning.
Raphael paused. Wasn't Maric close to Audrey and the others? Didn't he know I was already Mr. A?
After a little thought, Raphael more or less figured it out. Audrey's organization and the Temperance Faction probably had a cooperative relationship, without any mechanism for sharing information in real time.
He would certainly go meet Maric tomorrow, but that would