At the Tarot Club meeting.
Judgment, Xio, briefly recounted her recent journey with Raphael. Naturally, she left out what had happened in the cave.
Xio focused on the confrontation between the God of Combat's phantom, a Weather Warlock, and the Lord of Evil Desires after the Demon Hunter and the Iron-Blooded Knight discovered her and Raphael.
When Erlin and the Many-Eyed Monster appeared, they came under attack from the God of Combat's phantom.
Raphael later told Xio that Erlin had once tried to seize something from him, only to fail. That failure had cost the former leader of the Temperance Faction his position, and the two had become enemies.
After learning the full story, Justice, Audrey, remarked, "Raphael really does settle his grudges immediately."
Xio thought, And very efficiently, too. Two Saint-level enemies killed in two days.
The other members fell silent, privately marveling, How does a Sequence 5 keep provoking Saints? More importantly, none of those Saints have managed to get the better of him.
Xio focused on how the God of Combat's phantom had marked the Many-Eyed Monster, without mentioning how Raphael had killed the Saints. After all, that was probably his most important secret.
Audrey understood this as well, so the other members still did not know that Raphael actually had the means to deal with Saints. They assumed Erlin's death had been entirely the work of the helpers Raphael had brought in.
They did not discuss the matter further. Xio then shared the situation in the occupied territories, and everyone lamented how much suffering this foolish war had brought people.
Afterward, Audrey shared news of a crime committed by Feysac spies in Backlund. Apparently, they had infiltrated a ball hosted by Viscount Jeremy and poisoned dozens of gentlemen and ladies to death.
As soon as she