Misfortune Mark

Tang Qi's special ability, which he temporarily named "Omniscient," allows him to directly perceive the essence of beings in the Supernatural Realm, whether living or inanimate, and access fragmented information attached to them.

The parchment contract before him was naturally included.

If not for this, he wouldn't have chosen to sign his name.

The key to successfully deceiving someone every time lies in asymmetrical information, and this time was no different.

[Mystical Item: Fate Parchment.]
[Status: Not yet effective.]
[Information Fragment One: This is a special parchment that records a contract with a near-maximum binding level. The two parties signing represent the Power of Misfortune and Furnace Power. May they abide by the contract under the Gaze of Fate, otherwise both parties will suffer unimaginable punishment.]
[Information Fragment Two: The contract becomes effective by capturing the Soul Aura of both parties. Once the Soul Threads converge and jointly depict fate, the contract will take effect.]
[Information Fragment Three: Before the contract becomes effective, both parties have the right to modify the content.]

This was what Tang Qi saw.

The Misfortune Witch Sub-Personality also knew about those fragmented pieces of information, but what she didn't know was that Tang Qi's Soul Aura had a problem.

Whoosh~

Inside the parchment, the two gray lines finally converged, but strangely, they didn't jointly outline "fate." The gray line representing Tang Qi was rapidly dissipating. This scene was like a lit fuse that was cut off at the end.

As a result, the gray line representing the Misfortune Witch also shrank back.

"What's going...?"

Boom~

Sally, who was about to return to normal, her eyes where the Misfortune Magic was rapidly fading, changed again at this moment. The gray-black ink was about to seep back, and a terrifying tide of magic was about to erupt.

She realized she had been deceived. The Power of Misfortune was violent and ominous, and the changing room seemed about to be utterly destroyed.

The Misfortune Witch Sub-Personality wanted to tear Tang Qi to shreds and would not give him any more room to maneuver.

Unfortunately, a snake that had retreated into its container would take a little longer to strike out again, especially at this moment when the seal was about to close again.

Before the Misfortune Witch Sub-Personality could successfully struggle, Tang Qi's hand had already snatched the black-rimmed glasses from Mrs. Hudson's hand. As he placed them on Sally's nose, his other hand let out a boom. The last of the Furnace Power transformed into golden flames, enveloping his palm.

Under the gaze of the Misfortune Witch Sub-Personality, Tang Qi suddenly placed his palm on the parchment.

Below, in the blank space, the two gray lines set off again.

In Tang Qi's eyes, new information fragments popped up.

Soul information invalid!
Recapturing!
Capture complete!
Fate Weaving in progress!
Contract about to take effect!

As these pieces of information flowed past, Tang Qi's palm, like a "golden eraser," suddenly covered the area of the obligations he needed to fulfill. Then, with a fierce push, the text outlined by Misfortune Magic came into contact with the Furnace Power, and a scene from before reappeared.

In an instant, those lines of small text vanished without a trace.

On the parchment, only the two short lines of text remained.

Below, the two gray lines clearly outlined a symbol that Tang Qi couldn't see clearly.

The parchment immediately burned, turning into two beams of gray light with a whoosh. One directly entered Tang Qi's palm, and the other merged into Sally's body.

"No~"

Rumble~

Sally let out a sharp howl. A terrifying, unprecedented magic was about to erupt, until a fair-skinned finger pushed up the exaggerated black-rimmed glasses, completely covering the eyes that were about to be stained with ink.

Whoosh!

Everything returned to calm.

"It's like closing Pandora's Box. Feels pretty good."

Tang Qi withdrew his palm, watching the gradually fading contract symbol, and thought silently.

The moment the glasses were put back on, those ominous, intensely malicious auras vanished without a trace. Sally's captivating and mysterious eyes also returned to their previous lively and shy state, still feeling like a little deer.

Mrs. Hudson also recovered, somewhat dissatisfied, accusing Tang Qi of taking back the glasses.

She thought this insensitive little boy had no sense of style. Or perhaps he was simply stingy, unwilling to let his little girlfriend show off such beauty in public, maybe wanting to hide it for himself.

The latter reason made Sally blush. She had to help Tang Qi explain to Mrs. Hudson, "Mrs. Hudson, the glasses are my father's遗物 (relic). His last wish was that I must wear the glasses until I'm an adult. At that time, a distant aunt will come to preside over my coming-of-age ceremony, and then I can take them off."

She explained a little too much, causing Mrs. Hudson to smile ambiguously.

The old lady naturally understood that the little girl was also explaining to her "sweetheart" that after the coming-of-age ceremony, she could show him her most beautiful self.

Tang Qi, who was extremely sensitive to human emotions, naturally understood everything as well. He had no desire to explain Mrs. Hudson's misunderstanding, and he attributed the girl's thoughts to gratitude and shyness towards her only good friend.

At this moment, his attention was drawn to the "distant aunt."

It was clear that her father's dying wish was genuine.

But that so-called distant aunt was definitely the Gypsy Witch Leader who had helped Sally seal her Misfortune Magic back then.

"No one helps another without a reason, unless there's something in it for them."

"Helping baby Sally seal her magic... perhaps after she comes of age, they can gain a witch with terrifying magic?"

"This is a good investment, and the other party has no right to refuse."

"Unfortunately, this investment encountered a setback."

Tang Qi thought to himself, while also can't help but ponder whether he had profited or lost this time.

Originally, he had only wanted to use Sally's "bad luck" to increase his chances of encountering oddities, just as the Witch Sub-Personality had said – adding fuel to quickly increase his strength.

He just hadn't expected to encounter the host body for Misfortune Magic on Origin Blue Star.

This experience was probably like trying to catch a small fish and ending up hooking a prehistoric giant whale.

Fortunately, misfortune favored the other party, but Tang Qi, using his special abilities, managed to turn the tables once again.

"Now, the harvest is here."

As Tang Qi silently thought this, his slightly lowered eyelids reflected the sudden strange change occurring between himself and Sally.

Threads of grayish-black viscous magic slowly seeped out of Sally's body. It seemed their source was very reluctant, but under some irresistible force, they could only be handed over. They climbed onto Tang Qi's body bit by bit.

Finally, they all gathered on the back of Tang Qi's left hand, slowly outlining a special mark: a pair of grayish-black Curved Antlers against a blood-red background.

The ability activated, and a interface popped up.

[Mystical Item: Misfortune Mark]
[Status: Complete]
[Information Fragment 1: It is the mark of the Otherworldly Deity, the Misfortune Witch. Possessing it means receiving the witch's favor. Supernatural Creatures aligned with the witch will have a basic unconditional goodwill towards the mark's owner.]
[Information Fragment 2: Activating it can attract Supernatural Creatures within a certain range that belong to the ominous, negative, or evil alignments.]
[Information Fragment 3: It may cause the mark's owner to encounter some unlucky events, or it could lead to more luck. No one can truly fathom the Power of Misfortune.]

"Getting benefits without paying any price... this feels really good."

Tang Qi watched the mark on the back of his hand, the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, and said in a pleasant mood.