"The Dark Six...?"
Hearing that name, Roland found himself momentarily speechless.
Although the two girls seemed to regard it as common knowledge, to him, who had not come from the Tsukihime World Line, that name was merely a detail casually mentioned in a setting book.
"If I remember correctly, it's still ranked second on the Church's current list, isn't it?"
Though the Church's list was a mess, its rankings were not arbitrary. Even those who were not pure Dead Apostles were generally figures connected to them.
Given the threat Primate Murder posed, along with the strong connection of being the Black Princess's pet that attacked whatever she pointed at, Roland found it hard to imagine anyone displacing Fou from the first seat.
"In terms of present reality alone, the Church's list certainly carries considerable credibility."
Lorelei Barthomeloi nodded and spoke softly.
"But the first seat here isn't determined by factors such as threat or lineage. It rests solely on its significance and importance to the Dead Apostle race."
-The Dark Six.
The first Dead Apostle.
All its experiences lay buried in history, and it was currently in the process of resurrection.
According to rumor, the moment it revived... it would command all the Twenty-Seven Dead Apostle Ancestors.
More legitimate than either the White-Winged Duke or the Black Princess, it was the true King of the Dead Apostles.
But just as The Dark Six had only risen to the first seat after certain non-Dead Apostle monsters were excluded...
The Twenty-Seven Dead Apostle Ancestors here naturally could not literally mean the current roster, including monsters like ORT and Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg. It specifically referred to Ancestor-class Dead Apostles promoted through Principle Blood Rings.
Even so, that was already terrifying enough.
After all, even as a loose collection that spent most of its