When faced with Mirror Ghosts' questioning, Parrot did not hide anything.
After all, he had already become a prisoner. Whether he told Mirror Ghosts the answer no longer mattered.
"I first began suspecting you when I left the Free Trading Market."
Mirror Ghosts said, "The first Free Trading Market?"
Parrot nodded. "Yes. Back then, it did not really count as much suspicion—just a few doubts. You seemed to have become quieter, which was a little different from the Luigi I remembered."
After a pause, Parrot continued, "I truly began to suspect you when we arrived at the second Free Trading Market."
As he said this, Parrot raised his head to look at Mirror Ghosts. "Do you remember the Dandelion Restaurant?"
Mirror Ghosts replied noncommittally, "I remember. A restaurant run by the Telu People. When we passed by, you even looked inside, though we did not go in... What, you were already suspicious then?"
Parrot nodded. "Yes. When we passed the Dandelion Restaurant, you did not pause at all. That was when I formally began to suspect you."
Mirror Ghosts looked somewhat doubtful. "Could this Luigi have had some entanglement with the Telu People? Did I have to stop whenever I saw one?"
Parrot shook his head. "No. I do not know whether Luigi had any entanglements with the Telu People, but I do know that Luigi was a bard, and a performer who used a harp. When he encountered another of his kind, there was no way he could completely ignore them."
At first, Mirror Ghosts did not understand what Parrot meant. After thinking it over carefully, he seemed to realize where the problem lay.
There had been a harp player performing inside that Dandelion Restaurant.
Many restaurants invited a performer to play continuously in the main hall, creating