Reluctant Showing Off

Late at night.

Neither Anthony's intelligence channels, nor Franca's gang informants, nor Jenna's neighborhood contacts were able to provide any information related to the Sick Church.

Franca sat down at the mechanical typewriter, turned on the wireless telegraph transceiver, preparing to ask 007 if the Eternal Blazing Sun Church had gathered any valuable intelligence.

"Ding, group message notification: Hidden Blade, who did another good deed today, has joined the chat!" Franca announced her arrival in the telegraph group.

Before she could send a second message, she saw a telegram come in with 007 as the header: "Hidden Blade, you didn't actually advance to Sequence 4, but to Sequence 3, right?"

The other telegrams that should have responded to Franca suddenly came to a halt.

Franca was stunned at first, then understood.

Wow, I originally didn't want to show off about this, but you helped me do it anyway?