"Minister, based on the clues we have so far, we can roughly identify the following four elements... oh, thank you."
Vic took the teacup from Lucy, then quite naturally took a few ice cubes from the insulated flask on the coffee table and dropped them into the hot tea.
Lucy noticed this. As the former High Priest's student... he actually behaved like this in front of him too.
After politely taking two sips of tea, Vic continued:
"The first element is location. York City-no, all of Vien, in fact-is traditionally within our Order God Church's sphere of influence. Especially with so many major incidents occurring in York City recently, the fact that the Abyss Church's York City office still chose to do this here means that what they're doing is confined to Vien and its surrounding waters."
Dark, who had returned with the records, instinctively asked, "But doesn't that make the area even bigger? Why limit it to York City? There are other cities, after all."
Vic frowned. He instinctively resented having his report interrupted.
Why, why, why?
Am I working or teaching?
Vic held a special position, and his good attitude depended on whom he was dealing with. Only before Kallen and Alfred did he appear humble;
so, in truth, Vic was somewhat "Philomina-like."
Kallen looked at Dark and answered, "Because the vast majority of true artists in all of Vien, and those who consider themselves true artists, are in York City."
Vic immediately realized that choosing this place as their temporary office had not been a random coincidence. He promptly put on a gentle smile and told Dark, "Heh, that's exactly why."
"Oh, I see. My apologies, my apologies. Please continue." Dark also realized how abruptly he had interrupted.
"The second element is time. Although we still don't