Thinking back to their time in Tingen a few months ago, this colleague he had worked with only briefly had still been a low-sequence Beyonder. After just a few months apart, he was already at least a Sequence 2 angel. It was truly terrifying.
At that thought, Leonard felt that his former belief that he was the protagonist had been a joke.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Alger the Hanged Man asked, "Mr. The Tower, welcome back. Last time, Miss Death told us you were seeking to advance to Sequence 1. May I ask if you have now..."
Edward nodded slightly. "Yes, I was fairly lucky. I finally completed my advancement yesterday."
"!!!"
Although they had expected it, more than half of those present still drew sharp breaths when they heard the news from his own mouth. Previously, it had been hearsay, and from a child, Priscilla, at that. But now he had admitted it himself!
Everyone knew that at the pinnacle of every pathway stood a Sequence 0 god. Yet the only orthodox gods anyone could name in the entire world were the seven worshipped by the churches. As for evil gods, the only ones they commonly heard of were the True Creator and the Primordial Demoness.
Oh, right. Mr. Fool was also an existence on par with a true god.
In short, the power of Sequence 1 was a height most of those present could never reach, or even dare dream of. It could be said that as long as true gods did not readily manifest in the world, Sequence 1 beings were the most powerful existences there were.
The good news was that Mr. The Tower was a fellow member of the Tarot Club. In an age when gods could not freely intervene, a Sequence 1