Amon's face really did carry far too much authority.
Seeing Bernadette vanish before him at astonishing speed, Nimrod immediately smiled. He left the Royal Museum using the same method as before. Clattering footsteps sounded overhead-but that no longer had anything to do with him.
After crossing several streets, Nimrod suddenly murmured, "The time of Earl Hall's museum tour hasn't changed. In other words, the murder that should occur after the bookmark is stolen hasn't changed either-"
"That's a little too much of a 'coincidence.'"
In Nimrod's memories, Klein had gotten lost because of the Master Key after stealing the Card of Blasphemy, eventually stumbling onto the scene of the Devil Dog's murder.
"Before I came here, Klein mentioned that he would patrol the neighborhood as usual tonight and approach the Kingdom Library to act as my 'insurance'-"
"Although 0-08 has always wanted to write its master to death, Ince Zangwill is a demigod now, after all. Even if he receives far less information, he should still be able to learn that Klein could obtain a powerful Beyonder item-"
"Even if Ince Zangwill doesn't know about this, I now need to consider the possibility that Adam does, and might casually arrange for Ince Zangwill to reveal himself at a critical moment, then take 0-08 when the Nighthawks kill him."
"So, whether he knows or not, I'll assume Ince Zangwill intends to make arrangements for Klein today."
"Although Adam's gaze can't penetrate my standing, he can see what the Aurora Order is quietly preparing. He might come to stop it, or he might exploit it-but either way, Adam needs to avoid the Lord of Storms, who is currently a true god."
"If anything could make the Lord of Storms briefly look away instead of dealing with Adam and Amon, the two Sons