The hunter stood alone atop the Cathedral tower.
He watched Kaito training in the ruins below.
Each movement sharper.
More controlled.
But colder.
The Archbishop joined him.
"You hesitate."
"He's not the enemy," the hunter said quietly.
"He will be."
"Or he may be the only thing stopping what's coming."
The Archbishop's gaze hardened.
"If he absorbs all Seven, he becomes worse than them."
The hunter looked at the cracked eclipse.
"Or he becomes our last shield."
Below—
Kaito sensed their eyes.
And chose to ignore them.