Sure enough, he already knew I had become an Instigator!
Angel's chest tightened at first, then she felt a wave of relief. Ever since she had guessed from Daly's reaction that Crestet Cesimar, the examiner, might know she had advanced to Sequence 8, she had been worried. Now that the other shoe had dropped, her suspended heart finally settled.
It had come to this anyway...
"While assisting the Nighthawks team in Enmat Harbor, I drank the Potion and became an Instigator. Earlier than that, by summarizing the rules of an 'Assassin,' I felt that I had completely mastered the Potion."
Angel answered truthfully, though she carefully avoided revealing that she had long been familiar with the Acting Method.
"Enmat Harbor... that was during the case involving the Demoness Sect and the Aurora Order trafficking people... I understand."
Crestet nodded, paused for a moment, and asked his second question:
"Where did your Instigator Potion formula and Main Materials come from?"
Here it came!
Ever since Dunn Smith had broken into 6 Daffodil Street at night and interrogated Angel in a dream, she had once again found herself in a situation where she had no choice but to tell the truth.
She did not answer immediately. Instead, she drafted her response in her mind. Crestet did not rush her, merely placing a hand on the silvery-white metal case on his knees and rhythmically tapping its lid with his index finger, producing crisp knocks.
"The Potion formula came from Cole Granger, and he got it from Mrs. Sharon... um, you know Cole, right?" Angel said slowly. Only after Crestet gave an affirmative answer did she continue, "The Main Materials were bought at the Underground Market in Enmat Harbor."
She explained her acquisition of the Beyonder Characteristic as purchasing the Potion's Main Materials. That