"She didn't come even once?"
"That's right."
Huh?
I told her I had something to do and would be away for three days. It was normal for her not to come during those three days, but she didn't even come on the fourth-and more importantly, she didn't pray to me either.
That's not quite like her.
After a moment's thought, he tossed a coin. "Bernadette is in danger."
The number side landed faceup, indicating a negative answer.
He tossed the coin again. "Going to find Bernadette now is dangerous."
This time, it landed heads up.
Frowning, he thought of a possibility, but he still couldn't put his mind at ease. He rose and headed for the washroom. "I'm done eating. Clear the table."
"Yes, Mr. Sparrow."
As soon as he entered the washroom, Edward expertly used a ritual to answer his own summoning, then put on the Invisibility Cloak, activated [Concealment], and flew toward Roselle's Villa.
Almost the instant he entered the Roselle Family's grounds, his spirituality stirred, warning him of danger.
Edward hesitated briefly, then took on Zaratul's appearance and entered the courtyard.
He was just about to head straight for Bernadette's room when he suddenly felt a piercing gaze from the side. Turning, he saw an elderly man in the bishop's robes of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery sitting on the garden swing, looking over as he swung back and forth.
Is that... an archbishop of the Church?
Uh...
A hundred-year-old archbishop was actually playing on a swing. Wasn't this sight a little too strange?
"Don't move around~"
Bernadette's voice rang out. Wearing a beret, she sat on a tall stool, painting a portrait of the archbishop on her drawing board.
Well, that made sense.
At that moment, Edward's earlier guess was confirmed. Bernadette