"Oh, right. I heard that later, when Cheek was working with the Underworld Emperor, she seemed to have tried to track someone down. But at the time, no one knew who she was looking for. Some said it was that Lilith."
Just as expected.
Lilith had survived that war to advance to Sequence 0 through some unknown means. Afterward, Cheek had kept searching for her whereabouts, until she was finally forced to appear in the future.
"Pallez Zoroaster."
Edward looked at him calmly. "How do you think I should deal with an uninvited guest like you?"
"Alive, I am certainly far more useful than a Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic."
Pallez analyzed the situation calmly. "After all, Amon still has to devote some of his attention to searching for me, unless you have already gained complete control over this place and no longer have any fear of Amon."
Although there was some probing in those words, this was indeed what Pallez considered his "greatest value."
Edward tapped the tabletop lightly. A sheet of parchment suddenly materialized out of thin air and drifted into Pallez's hands.
"Read these three lines in Hermes."
Pallez lowered his head to look and, almost without hesitation, calmly recited:
"Eternal Ruler Above the Dimensions,
"Deconstructor of Endless Stories,
"Transcender of Past and Future."
As he finished the three-part honorific name, a crimson star representing Pallez lit up deep within the gray fog. Edward extended his spirituality into the star, establishing a connection between Pallez and Sefirah Castle.
Edward then tossed a coin, using [Lunatic on the Right] to reinforce it:
From now on, he could pull Pallez directly into Sefirah Castle with a single thought. And once Pallez entered Sefirah Castle, Edward could use [Lunatic on the Right] to keep him under his thumb.
As a former