An Encounter with Amon

This was not the first time Angel had found herself unable to use her abilities.

During her escape from the Rose School's encirclement outside Bayam, Zatwin the "Puppet" had used a Parasite glove to steal her Beyonder abilities while fighting her. Later, Angel had used that Mystical Item, which had betrayed its owner, to steal his Beyonder abilities in turn. She was therefore no stranger to the sensation.

This let Angel immediately confirm that she had encountered a Demigod of the Marauder pathway.

Unless it's a Demigod or a Mystical Item of an equivalent sequence, it couldn't have stolen a Beyonder ability from me while I was hidden in the Mirror World... Realization dawned on her as her gaze swiftly swept over the beach beneath her feet, the surging Tussock River beside her, and the bushes a short distance away.

At the boundary between the beach and the woodland, a somewhat dim figure slowly emerged. He looked fairly young, with a thin face and a broad forehead. A tall top hat concealed most of his short black hair, and a black trench coat hung from his shoulders like a robe. Paired with black trousers and leather shoes, it made him look like a young gentleman who had wandered into the woods from Backlund's most prosperous commercial district.

What caught Angel's attention was the Crystal Monocle over his right eye. Behind the lens, a black eye matching his hair watched her with interest.

The monocle, rarely seen these days, immediately reminded Angel of another figure she had seen: the intruder Mr. Sun had encountered in the City of Silver, the Blasphemer Amon who had parasitized that Tarot Club member, only to be discovered and removed in time by Mr. Fool!

Is this his avatar here in Backlund?

Without hesitation, Angel moved