I froze for a moment, but once I realized what was happening, and just who exactly it was that stabbed the emperor, the final pieces of the puzzle clicked into place.
This was a show from the very start, a ruse rather.
But it wasn't for me.
It was for Clementine.
William and the others paraded Clementine in front of the Evangelists.
...Spectators.
William mentioned spectators.
"..."
Parading a top tier Soul Manipulator in front of the people who prided themselves on Soul techniques and any type of soul manipulation.
The same people who were now standing in the middle of nowhere and watching as someone with basically no experience triumphed over someone so powerful with a single needle... the same needle that was supposed to be in their hands a few months ago.
As for the man down there who had just stabbed the emperor, he was no ordinary Evangelist.
He wasn't a Reaper, and he was much stronger than an Inquisitor. In fact, he was way above Grade 60, that much I was sure of.
