Wasn't that one of the two cards in Mr. Fool's possession?
Klein immediately switched back to the World. "Before the Great Smog, an incident involving the Three Great Churches and the royal family took place on the outskirts of Backlund. From what I learned afterward, the Loen royal family had been secretly building mausoleums for an advancement ritual. To that end, they had been continuously abducting and trafficking people from various places."
He looked at Alger. "Mr. Hanged Man, do you remember Baelen, whom you asked us to inquire about last time? He was one of the people responsible for trafficking people for the royal family."
Alger froze. He had never imagined that the rare commission he posted at the Tarot Club would involve something so enormous!
Klein continued, "Although I haven't yet found how that High Sequence Demoness unleashing the Great Smog was connected to the Loen royal family's interests..."
Edward spoke at just the right moment. "The royal family wanted to use the Great Smog to cover up the human trafficking they had carried out in Backlund over the years."
Klein's heart skipped a beat. He had considered all sorts of possibilities, but he had never imagined the truth would be so "simple." If someone hadn't intervened in time, the Great Smog could have killed tens of thousands, even over a hundred thousand people. And it had all been just for this?
He lowered his head, flames of anger burning in his heart.
Fors's mind was in turmoil. She had personally experienced the incident on the outskirts of Backlund. She had thought the Loen royal family's human trafficking was merely a scandal, but now... You're telling me it involved advancing to godhood? I'm done, I'm done, I'm done! I'm really finished this time!
Audrey hurriedly asked, "Then... could