This was precisely why Alka had been able to lurk as a corpse, emerging only at the critical moment.
Their original plan had been that at the instant of Alka's apparent death, an opening would surely appear for Jack. At that moment, Alka's father would possess Jack's body, and the newly revived Alka would seize the opportunity to finish Jack off. However, because the 'corpse' hadn't completely 'died,' Alka and his father actually had more time to wait for the perfect opportunity.
It was during this waiting period that Lucilia had overheard some of Jack's mutterings.
"He'd said he was lucky to have acquired an additional Treasure, but he also wished that this Treasure was part of a set."
A set...
Hearing this, Alka frowned, pondering.
What does that mean? Could it be that Treasures have some interconnectedness, and those that can be linked form a set? Or is it that any Treasures compatible with each other, without conflict, can be considered a set? Alka muttered to himself.
