Even as the experiment succeeded, Joey wondered to himself: Why were the two things so compatible?
Could Quenching have something to do with that Sea God too?
He summoned Azrael and questioned him, but the answer was completely unexpected.
"A bone from the sea." That was Azrael's interpretation.
With the authority he currently possessed, he could only perform deductions on targets roughly on his own level.
The information was vague, but it was enough to confirm Joey's suspicions.
Perhaps the next time I meet Maimaiti, I can get an answer out of her.
He had not forgotten the mythical creature Nur Maimaiti had offered to the Gate of the Abyss back in Senegal.
One look at that thing made it clear it came from the deep sea, and its rank was terrifyingly high.
It might even have been a subspecies of the Sea God.
Most importantly, Maimaiti had appeared when the black Old Church at 3 Levitt Street in Lia Harbor was destroyed, though she had worn a different face.
He had a gut feeling that Maimaiti and his teacher Freya might both have ties to the Sea God.
But he would have to pursue those answers himself.
Early the next morning, at the Sheriff's Office.
With so many incidents lately, the office had brought in plenty of extra personnel, and its public service hall was packed.
From a distance, he saw Director Benny Hoyland waving at him. It was too noisy to hear what he was saying, but judging by his lips, he was calling Joey over.
In the director's office, Joey looked at the pile of documents before him and gave a wry smile. "Director, are you trying to work me to death?"
"These are the relevant records we've collected. They might help you." Benny's tone gradually