The year-end was approaching, and snow began to fall in Moscow.
At Saint Basil's Cathedral, Marvin had just finished reviewing the documents Holmes had brought back. Whether the Party Chief intended to use the Church of Truth to eliminate dissenters wouldn't change the fact that, after the New Year, the Church would act on the list to arrest the Doomsday Party Members.
Levin, who had woken up, showed no changes. After some time of interaction, he was still the same as before, with no signs of being possessed by Ashes—unless...
He had been Ashes all along.
But that possibility was negligible.
Whales' Ancestor Cessida had already provided an answer.
Thick smoke rose outside the window—not from a fire, but waste gases emitted from factories on the outskirts of the city. Ever since the Northern Alliance was established and advanced industrial technology from the Kingdom of Windsor was introduced, the Romanov Kingdom's development had entered the fast lane, improving day by day.