After resolving the Tarot Club matter, Angel had no mood to remain at the Carrion Bird Bar. She hurriedly said goodbye to Justice and her bodyguard, then left the trading market.
The master and servant seemed to have other business. As Angel descended the stairs, she saw them heading toward the message board again.
Come to think of it, the Seer potion required more than just Star Crystal. Lava Octopus blood was also one of the essential Main Materials. The other Auxiliary Materials were easy to obtain; even if the trading market did not sell them, most could be bought at ordinary Herbal Shops.
The five milliliters of octopus blood that had previously been listed on the board seemed to have been bought by her. But if Miss Justice had already acquired all the Lava Octopus blood she needed, as well as the Star Crystal, she would surely have gone straight home to prepare the potion instead of lingering in the trading market.
It seemed a Lava Octopus still stood in the way of her Beyonder path...
Compared with Justice, who was pursuing potion materials at high prices, Angel was more interested in the unknown bodyguard beside her.
From their brief earlier contact, Angel had realized that the other person was very likely a Beyonder.
Unfortunately, Beyonders could not be identified by appearance. Even with Spirit Vision activated, they merely looked healthier and stronger than ordinary people—well within the range an ordinary person could reach with a little training.
Unless they fought and she saw the other person use a Beyonder Ability with her own eyes, it was difficult to distinguish them from ordinary people.
That was also why the civilian employee from Machinery Hivemind had only been discovered by her teammates after secretly consuming a Sequence 8 potion.
But