"What's wrong?"
Hearing Lorne's suddenly wary question, an ethereal voice came from behind him.
"No, nothing-perhaps I'm overthinking it." Lorne shook his head slightly, pretending nothing was wrong.
Yet his gaze remained fixed on the direction Xio had left in, a trace of doubt flickering in his eyes.
It felt exactly the same as last time, when I purified her at the gathering-
Was that prying gaze directed at her?
It looks like I'll need to investigate this young lady as well.
Meanwhile, Above the Gray Fog.
Looking at the scene that had flashed before his eyes, Klein was equally puzzled. "Was the person in that scene just now... James Scott?"
He had been in his living room, sorting through the information and letters concerning Lorne Dysenk, when he unexpectedly received an extremely brief prayer.
And it had come from Xio...
He had thought the young lady had found someone else to perform an exorcism on her. Instead, to his surprise, he had seen James Scott in the scene...
The scene had flashed by too quickly for him to see exactly what had happened. Still, he could confirm one thing: the situation had been extremely dangerous. And the client named James Scott was definitely no ordinary rich young man...
"I knew there was something off about him. He must be a Beyonder too!"
When he had first accepted the commission, Klein had already sensed something unusual about the man. The scene he had just witnessed had thoroughly confirmed his suspicion.
His only regret was that this "live broadcast" had been far too short. He hadn't been able to see what was attacking them, and some of the attacks had been indistinct as well.
Strange... Why was Scott with Xio?
*And that thing in his hand that gave off golden light...