At the Tarot Club meeting...
The Star, Leonard, said, "There were new developments in the Seven Deadly Sins Serial Murder Case last week.
"This time, the killer suddenly turned his attention to the powerful figures manipulating grain prices from behind the scenes.
"He committed four murders in just one week. In the last case, he even killed his target right in front of a Saint.
"This terrified the powerful figures into selling off large quantities of grain. It took only three days for bread prices to return to their prewar level."
The Magician, Fors, also smiled. "Many writers are working on novels about this killer. I've spoken to them, and the most common premise is that he watched his family starve to death one by one. He then fell completely into depravity, donned a devil's mask, and began taking revenge on the people who had driven food prices to unreasonable levels."
Justice, Audrey, said, "So people's opinions of this killer tend to be positive."
The Magician, Fors, had neither an official position nor the outlook of the powerful elite, so she spoke rather freely. "That's perfectly normal. After all, this killer saved many people and spared most of Backlund's residents from having to sell their possessions and surrender their dignity just to get food.
"Besides, haven't you noticed? For ordinary people-or rather, ordinary Beyonders-murder is the only means of resistance.
"Through normal channels, people have no way to make their demands heard, let alone secure enough food and clothing."
She paused before continuing, "To be honest, I'm very interested in this killer too. If I could interview him, I'd even be willing to write his autobiography for free."
The other members fell silent for a moment. They all realized that the Magician's perspective was unusual, and that she was right.