Edward took a step back and gestured with two fingers. "Bye~ Oh, right. Once you're back, try not to think about what was in that painting. You know."
His figure blurred and vanished.
Alger stared at the spot where he had disappeared and murmured, "What exactly did The Tower say to the god on that island?"
Yes, he had guessed that Edward had probably communicated with that "god" through some means, but what had they discussed?
Since the murals on that island recorded the Ancient Sun God's birth, his salvation of the world, and his eventual consumption by others, could the "god" on the island be connected to one of the figures depicted in them?
Just then, a black creature crackling with electricity flew out of the Spirit World, dropped a letter, and vanished.
"Is this... the bishop's messenger?"
Alger opened the letter. It contained only a single line: "Return to Waves Church immediately."
He walked out of the captain's cabin and shouted, "Change course! Head for Bayam!"
After leaving the Azure Avenger, Edward teleported straight back to Saint Samuel Church in Backlund and headed directly for the room where he had previously prayed to the Goddess.
With something as momentous as Adam's death, he naturally had to inform the Goddess at once. Perhaps he could obtain more information from her.
Edward took out various essential oils, pure dew, candles, and other items used to please deities, then recited softly:
"I pray for the power of Evernight;"
"I pray for the power of secrecy;"
"I pray for the Goddess's favor;"
"...I just encountered Adam on a primitive island. He claimed he was about to die and made a series of arrangements before his death that could be called hasty."
"I do not know whether you are already aware of