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"Beria will definitely draw the Churches' attention. He planted the seeds in the hearts of the humans Klein encountered. They have nothing to do with me."
"Hmm... a Devil, and a Sequence 5 at that. Anti-divination and an intuition for danger-those two traits alone are enough to make one or two Churches cooperate. Cooperation might not necessarily kill him, but they must at least protect the threatened detectives."
"Sherlock Moriarty's identity believes in the God of Steam and Machinery, so the Machinery Hivemind should be mobilized. I don't know whose believer that Isengard is, but almost everyone living in Backlund believes in the Three Gods. There's a high chance all Three Great Churches will act."
Amon sat cross-legged in a spacious armchair, holding a large, round, embroidered cushion with tassels against his chest. His chin rested on it as he and Edward took turns analyzing the situation.
"Will the demigod bishops act?"
"No. The difficulty of this mission lies in finding the Devil. Official teams are usually led by a Sequence 6 and have Sealed Artifacts. Three teams would have more than enough combat strength, provided they can successfully pick up Beria's trail."
Amon reached out and tapped the air. The black gemstone representing Beria, which floated before them, drifted beside the Seer's pendulum, while the gear, Red Bead, and Blue Crystal floated farther away.
"I remember you saying Beria was somewhere very close to Klein and the others."
This symbolized that the Churches of the Three Gods remained on alert, but danger lurked right beside the detectives. The brat from the Beria Family seemed extremely confident that Edward could not discover him. He was on the second floor of Klein's house and had sensed something of what had happened, yet still had not immediately slipped away.
*Perhaps he