You're not talking about that Wanderer Beyonder Characteristic, are you? Wasn't that what I risked my damn life for when you arranged for me to "duke it out" with Mr. Door and the Mother Goddess of Depravity?
I earned that!
Edward cursed inwardly, but said calmly, "I understand."
He steadied his breathing and said, "By the way, I have something to report to the Chief as well."
Hermes sounded surprised. "Why didn't you mention it just now?"
"There were too many people. It wasn't appropriate, so I'll have to ask you to pass it on to Him."
"Certainly."
Edward said seriously, "Sorry for the trouble, but please ask the Chief whether He knows what the Mother Goddess of Depravity did on the Primitive Island in the Fog Sea."
"The Mother Goddess of Depravity?"
Hermes's tone shifted slightly. "Understood."
If the "deviation" the Russian Priest had mentioned really referred to Roselle not being corrupted, then He naturally knew everything. Still, it was better to mention it just to be safe.
"Also..."
Edward hesitated for a moment before asking, "Mr. Hermes, were those Brass Rods belonging to 'Intis' given to Him by you or the Chief?"
He did not answer directly. "Why?"
"Was what happened to 'Intis' also part of the tide of the times?"
Hermes smiled. "You can ask the Chief yourself next time."
As soon as He finished speaking, the Church of Bones collapsed with a crash. Endless darkness rapidly converged on a single point, and after a brief daze, Edward was back in Sefirah Castle.
"Oh, you're back?"
Edward had noticed that ever since Amon came to Sefirah Castle, He greeted him immediately every time he came up, just like someone waiting alone in an empty bedroom for...
He smacked himself hard on the head. "What the hell am