Arianna asked then, "When do you intend to hunt Zaratul?"
"I haven't decided yet."
Edward said thoughtfully, "I need to think the hunting plan through and find enough helpers. Otherwise, if he escapes, finding him again will be a real headache."
"All right. I'll await your message."
"Thank you in advance, Ms. Arianna."
Edward pressed his right hand to his chest and bowed, ended the summoning, and vanished from the underground passageway.
Inside Sefirah Castle.
Seeing Edward appear again, Amon, who had been rather quiet lately, suddenly let out a surprised "Oh?" "You went to see Evernight just now?"
Chapter 598: Courting death
"How did you know?"
Amon smiled. "She added a layer of secrecy to you. Even face-to-face, I can no longer easily see through the changes in your fate."
Edward raised an eyebrow. "Meaning you could before? What did you see?"
"Heh."
Amon smiled without answering.
"Heh, my ass!"
"..."
Amon shook his head. "I wasn't laughing at your question about the changes in your fate. I was laughing because, after the Paranoid, you've actually gotten tangled up with Evernight too."
"I really don't know whether you're genuinely stupid and unafraid of death, or have something special to rely on."
"What do you mean?" Edward asked.
"If the Paranoid is someone I hate and guard against, Evernight is the one who makes me afraid, even terrified."
He habitually pinched his Monocle and continued, "Let me guess... did you get a Planeswalker Beyonder Characteristic from Evernight?"
Edward: "..."
Spot-on.
Amon laughed. "Looks like I guessed right."
"Congratulations. You probably won't have to wait long for disaster."
"Thank you so very much for the warning."
Edward made a show of cupping his hands toward him. "Then do you have any good advice?"
"I told you long ago. Sefirah Castle...