Parallel Vol. 4 [LEGACY EDITION]

Chapter 62.2: The World's Eye

King Parissius placed a hand on Kashi's shoulder, consoling the daeben. "At the very least, we now know our enemy." The king looked at Leila as he recalled, "Janez is the name of that man who came after the Maggots a few months ago, isn't it? What became of him?"

"We succeeded in chasing him our of Rosendun," Leila replied with a frown. "Last I heard, he had set up in Monoch, presumably to take advantage of the warring chaos there to make a name for himself." Biting her lip, the powerful wisben lamented, "I never thought he had enough to pull to draw a high-ranking politician to his side. I need to reevaluate him."

"It's not Janez we need to worry about," Kashi stated, drawing everyone's attention. "It's whoever's backing him." The daeben pointed at Zitch's corpse as he explained, "Janez's backer did this."

"Are you certain?" King Parissius questioned with a hint of disbelief. "He seemed to react to naming the Adjudicators. Surely it would be them that did this?"

Kashi shook his head. "That's what they want us to think." The daeben sighed as he rose to his feet and looked at King Parissius. "I've got to hand it to them. Anyone else would have been fooled. I'm only lucky enough to have some understanding of the Adjudicators' powers."

"What do you mean?"

"Adjudicators are like mini-gods," revealed Kashi with a shrug. "They're nigh-invulnerable and incomparably powerful, but they are also bound by many rules, and cannot act of their own volition all the time." The daeben pointed at the Zitch's corpse as he stated, "Eliminating a Resident just because he named them is something they definitely cannot do. They are only allowed to interfere with Residents if they somehow threaten the world's balance."

King Parissius raised a brow, shocked by Kashi's knowledge. "How do you know this?"

"Let's just say I once made it my life's mission to find out everything I could about the limits of their abilities," admitted Kashi with a wry smile.

"Why?"

"Why?" Kashi repeated, a wicked glint in his eyes as he answered, "Why, to kill them, of course."

King Parissius shivered, and instinctively put his hand over the daeben's eyes. Kashi let out a soft shout as he removed the hand and then looked at the king with a bewildered gaze. "That is much better," King Parissius stated as he patted his chest. "You looked scary for a second there." The king then turned his attention to Zitch's corpse. "So, if the Adjudicators were not responsible, who is backing Janez?"

"I might have an idea," Larsial spoke up, drawing everyone's attention to her. "There is one man I know who can keep tabs on people without ever getting caught." Glancing at Kashi, she said, "If he designated Kashi as his target, it would be next to impossible to know when he was watching."

Kashi's brow shot up, understanding flashing in his eyes. "This man. He is..."

"Yes," Larsial confirmed the daeben's speculation. "He is a high ranking member of the Chaos Order. The Primate closest to becoming a Cardinal, and known as the 'World's Eye.'" Larsial ducked her head in shame as she confessed, "I served under his house for a long time, and he taught me everything I know about Beast Taming."

"Oh," Syèl muttered as he recalled Larsial's reconnaissance bird which she used before the battle of Aygorzi. Looking at Kashi, he admitted, "If there's someone better than her at surveillance, he's a major threat."

Kashi nodded and then looked at Larsial and asked, "This man. What's his name?"