His Shadow - III
"…Unbelievable."
After leaving the Executioners' Guild, Ravenna whispered, "So, you had it all planned out? To this extent?"
Twisting the Duke of Azuregold's perception of Faust wasn't enough.
That cunning businessman wouldn't easily come to a definitive conclusion; he would certainly find other ways to probe Faust's depths. And he wasn't alone—many powerful figures would think the same.
Driven by fate, when these probes would occur and in what form was entirely unpredictable, difficult to control, and highly likely to cause unforeseen consequences.
Ansel, however, utilized Knell, the pinnacle of the "commissioner" industry in the West and a fifth-stage extraordinary being, as a medium to shape Faust's image in the eyes of other powerful figures to the greatest extent.
One must know that in the West territory, including the Grand Duke, there were only twelve fifth-stage extraordinary beings.