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--Monarch of Decay internal channel--
Agalito: Can you hear me?
Agalito sent "Intelligence.rar".
Agalito: Things at sea are strange. Take a look.
Edward Vaughan received "Intelligence.rar".
Edward Vaughan: Got it. I'll take a look.
--Exited internal chat--
Edward put down the newspaper sacrificed by his believers in Backlund, extracted the intelligence file, and obtained all the memories and experiences Agalito had shared from the past half month or so. He began analyzing and studying them one by one.
This was much more interesting than trading insults with Farbauti.
"The plan seems to be going fairly smoothly. He's seized a ship and acquired an identity. All that's left is to investigate the Eastern Continent."
He clicked his tongue a few times and examined the suspicious points in the intelligence:
"The contaminated Sea God characteristic has vanished? Suspected interference at the level of a true god? No need to wonder. The Lord of Storms wouldn't bother with something this trivial. What else could it be but Sefirah Castle! Has that brat Klein gone out to sea?"
"I thought he'd use his connection to Azik Eggers to head straight to the Southern Continent and seek shelter with the Numinous Episcopate!"
Azik's face surfaced in Edward's mind, along with his conflicted expression of restrained anger. He looked forward to seeing what choice this backup plan for Death's resurrection would make, and how big a surprise he would give Evernight and Adam.
"After all, Azik Eggers is Death's son and designated heir. He counts as a Blessed, at the very least."
Then he responded to Agalito's suspicions:
"It's unlikely to be the Hanged Man's work. Based on our previous deductions, the Hanged Man should be a Mid-Sequence Sailor, or one preparing to advance to Mid-Sequence. He could be a pirate or a member of