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After returning to the Grand Holy Cathedral, the familiar priest immediately approached, pulled Arnold outside the cathedral's side door, and asked quietly:
"Did you investigate for me? Is there any news?"
"No news at all." Arnold frowned as he spoke, every word betraying confusion and concern. "There have indeed been many rumors about that 'Sea God' along the coast. I visited both the lower city and the harbor docks, but found neither the source of the rumors nor any signs of worshiping an evil god. No matter how much information I gathered, all the intelligence indicated that belief in the 'Sea God' really was brought here by chance by a merchant from the Rorsted Archipelago, who bought some things at the harbor and left. And the faith spread because some people were lucky enough to catch fish."
"What about the 'Fool'?"
"This 'Fool' is very interesting. He suddenly appeared a year ago, then vanished without a trace. Just when the Church and most secret organizations thought this was some evil god assuming a different identity, more information inexplicably appeared..."
The priest waited for paper documents, but Arnold merely gave a brief oral account:
"Intelligence from Intis indicates that the Abraham Family has an extraordinary amount of goodwill toward the 'Fool,' although they do not worship him. Aside from that, the Church of the 'God of Mysteries' has also compiled quite a bit of information about this evil god.
"They did not follow our creation myth, instead describing him as a deity from the ancient, legendary 'Western Continent,' just as the 'God of Mysteries' describes himself. They have likewise shown goodwill toward the 'Fool,' allowing the populace within their borders to worship him."
"He certainly looks like a future true god. Now this evil god's faith has appeared in Feysac,