Hidden clues?
Gloria's words caught Angel off guard. He had constructed the illusion itself, so he already understood most of the clues within the painting. What could possibly be hidden?
Still, since Gloria had brought it up of her own accord, Angel decided to hear what she had to say.
Gloria took out the glass bead and gently rubbed it. The image of the "Doomsday Sky Eye" appeared before them.
Gloria extended a finger and pointed to the lower right corner of the image. "What do you think this is?"
Angel followed her gaze and saw that she was pointing to one of the countless cracks and ravines in the painting. Within that ravine, a semicircular object could faintly be seen.
More accurately, it should have been a circular object, but half of it had been swallowed by the pitch-black ravine, leaving only a semicircle visible.
Angel had actually noticed this thing when constructing the illusion, but since it was just a murky patch of black, it had not drawn his attention at the time. Now that Gloria had pointed it out directly, he began to ponder it carefully.
"A grayish-black semicircular object with no obvious features... Could it be some kind of ball?" Angel muttered.
Gloria shook her head. "It's not a ball. Its cross-section is actually flat."
Gloria did not deliberately keep him guessing. Under Angel's suspicious gaze, she gave him the answer outright.
"I'm a gourmet wizard, so I'm extremely familiar with the tools I use. If I'm not mistaken, this semicircular vessel should be a pot."
"A pot? The kind used for cooking?" Angel asked in surprise.
Gloria shook her head. "It is a pot, but it probably wasn't used for cooking."
Angel looked at Gloria in confusion, waiting for her to explain how she had