Lord of the Mysteries: The Paradox Path
Chapter 296

The Cat Takes the Bait

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Audrey's reaction was so obvious that, aside from the Sun and Moon, who were secretly competing with each other, everyone else turned their gazes toward her.

Those who had not thought much of it quickly realized something—

The one who could not tell a sewer from a labyrinth and treated Mr. Devil's home like an abandoned ancient castle to explore... could that have been Miss Justice?

"Miss Justice should be a Loen noble. By convention, she ought to have returned to her family estate by this time. If they happened to run into each other under such circumstances... could Mr. Devil not be from Intis?"

Cattleya began doubting her earlier speculation, but Mr. Devil's somewhat frivolous manner of speaking and his Intis-style suit were still highly misleading.

Audrey clearly noticed the chain reaction caused by her response, and her face immediately reddened further. However, with the help of a Spectator's abilities, she quickly shook off her embarrassment and produced the excuse she had prepared before heading to the ancient castle that day—

"I was merely following traces of a Mind Dragon and accidentally discovered that entrance! Speaking of which, Mr. Devil, do you know whether that land once had customs of worshipping dragons?"

Audrey briefly mentioned the ancient ballad but did not repeat its exact contents, lest Madam Hermit, who appeared highly knowledgeable, deduce the specific region.

Although the other members of The Tarot Club were fairly trustworthy, she remained somewhat wary of this newly joined lady.

However, after skipping over all information related to her identity or capable of revealing the region, Audrey described the inspiration she had gained from it: using Psychological Suggestion to remain lucid in her dreams, she had begun a truly fantastical journey.

They listened as Audrey described the various incredible sights within her dream,

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