Leonard cautiously poked his head out from behind the stairs. The moment he did, he heard Nimrod call to him from a distance:
"Leonard, if I remember correctly, that should be your name."
"Go get Dunn Smith. Megose has returned to Tingen, and I need your help eliminating the True Creator's divine child."
Leonard considered what Nimrod meant.
Then he glanced at Mr. L, a devout believer of the True Creator.
"...Huh?"
Dunn Smith walked up with a grave expression, and Daly looked equally solemn.
After stopping roughly five meters from Nimrod, Dunn took a deep breath and asked him:
"Mr. L, what happened to bring you here?"
"To keep it brief." Nimrod stood still, resting his walking stick against the ground, his tone calm:
"The mastermind you know about has made his move. Under the influence of numerous 'coincidences,' Megose has now returned to Tingen City."
"I couldn't reach Klein. The mastermind has probably already sent Megose, who is carrying the divine child, after him, intending to kill Klein for repeatedly obstructing him."
"Heh, apart from that, the mastermind's other objective is to have Klein lead Megose here, kill you all, and seize Saint Selena's Ashes from behind Chanis Gate."
Nimrod raised the lantern in his hand:
"This lantern houses the True Creator's divinity, extracted from Lanevus's body. It has resonated with the divinity inside the divine child-you should know that resentment and hatred nourish evil gods, and despair and resentment are precisely what Tingen's lower streets have in abundance."
"It won't take long for Megose to lose control completely and become a monster possessing a portion of the True Creator's power. When that happens, everything in Tingen City will be wiped out, including you and me."
Dunn's gaze flickered:
"Your words aren't logical. The True Creator's descent is