Xio was a little stunned when she saw the file on Raphael. Last night, Raphael had killed eight Beyonders in one go! Among them were two Sequence 5s. This-
Wasn't this guy a Sequence 6?
Xio scratched her head. Could the gap between one Sequence 6 and another really be that big?
The person who had given Xio the file was Dewinter, a deputy director of MI9 and her immediate superior.
He told Xio, "Familiarize yourself with the situation first. Tomorrow, we'll pay this Mr. A a visit together."
Xio paused briefly. "Are we going to arrest him?"
"You've only just started working here, so you don't really understand the situation," Dewinter explained. "The Aurora Order cooperates with us on Beyonder gatherings. These unofficial organizations can sometimes be very useful. They can help us gather information, handle things we can't get involved in openly, and purchase characteristics and main potion ingredients of the Arbiter pathway for the Royal Family.
"Before this, though, none of us thought very highly of this Mr. A. We thought the Aurora Order would probably transfer him elsewhere after a while.
"But things are different now. No one questions his abilities anymore. We need to pay him a visit, and while we're there, warn him about the damaging repercussions of yesterday's battle."
Xio nodded. "I understand."
Then she added, "There are a few things I don't quite understand. For example, did Mr. A really receive no help from a Saint last night?"
"No," Dewinter said with certainty. "But we strongly suspect he was carrying a Grade 1
"Sealed Artifact of the Spectator pathway."
Xio froze for a moment. A Grade 1 Sealed Artifact? Did Raphael get it from the Aurora Order?
After discussing a few details of the incident, Xio took her leave of Dewinter and