Although Claire found it strange that Anvis had not descended into his "own" body and instead appeared with an entirely new appearance of black hair and black eyes, she did not dwell on it too much.
To a High-Ranked Professional, one's body, appearance, and even gender were all illusory. They could be changed into another form whenever necessary.
She also knew something of the Olyvendi Family's circumstances in this world. It was perfectly normal for Anvis to change his appearance and avoid the trouble brought by his identity.
What she had not expected was that Anvis had already broken through to Ninth Rank—and was even a Ninth Rank Diviner, a rank that was nearly impossible to attain! After Anvis explained the current situation and how they could return to their original timeline, Claire decided to remain by his side for the time being and return with him when the time came.
Moreover, after advancing to a Ninth Rank Diviner, Anvis was already able to temporarily suppress the Misfortune Trait on her body.
A peculiar ripple constantly emanated from Claire's body, causing faint disturbances in the deeper Web of Fate. These ripples could confuse fate, forcibly stirring up and sweeping aside all Fate Lines representing misfortune around her, preventing them from touching her.
In turn, those stirred-up Fate Lines of misfortune would attach themselves to the nearest person around her. That was the truth behind the misfortune.
What Anvis did was manually soothe the Fate Lines stirred up by Claire, on the condition that she could not stray too far from him.
"Then why did you agree to provide protection for that person?"
Staring unblinkingly at Anvis, Claire's voice held some confusion.
"By your account, he should be in a potentially hostile relationship with your sister, shouldn't he? And he clearly