Golden Entry!

—Hey, Twin Mirrors, are you doing this on purpose?!

I had so many cool moments this time, how did you end up taking such a screenshot...?

Iver couldn't help but complain, "This results screen is just too ridiculous..."

It looks like I won a New Moon Ritual without even having to lift a finger...

But he didn't have time to pay attention to anything else, because the final results were already in:

The special victory "Secret Reflection" has been completed.

[Necessary Task not completed]

[Finding Companions: First, find all the companions (Incomplete)]

[Remain hidden: Never let anyone discover your true identity until the very end (Points: 500)]

[The Informant's Useless Slaughter: Killing Other Companions (Points: 400)]

[The Informant's Deception: Successfully concealing the informant's identity from teammates (Points: 500)]

[Successful Plan: Leave Crescent Moon Manor via the Secret Passage (Points: 1000)]

[The Instinct to Betray: Sabotaging the Prison Break Plan (Points: 1000)]

[Alluring Aura: Successfully Adopted (Points: 1000)]

[The Talent of Slaying Your Master: Kill Your Master (Points: 2000)]

The number of survivors is three, and the failure condition of "Twin Victory" has not been triggered.

[Total points: 6400, ranked first]

According to custom, the next step should be for the Pillar God to appear and bestow blessings.

However, the Twin Mirrors did not appear. Or rather, it appeared in another way—

The next moment, the entire world before Iver's eyes seemed to transform into a mirror.

Suddenly, images appeared in the world before his eyes.

The dozen or so hours he had just experienced flashed before his eyes, viewed from a third-person, bystander's perspective, a rapidly reversing flow of time, and the speed of that reversal was increasing—

At first, Iver could still make out the Shadow Fiend's expression as he spoke, but soon the rest of the image became a blur. Even if he focused intently, only a few frames could be retained in his consciousness.

But later on, it gradually began to slow down, like a train gradually braking.

Ultimately, the entire shot freezes on the moment before Iver woke up.

No. 14 was lying peacefully in bed, wearing a white nightgown. Her chest was rising and falling rhythmically, accompanied by light and soothing breathing, and her lips were slightly parted.

The camera shot the girl's face from above, making it look as if the person was lying on top of her, looking down at her sleeping posture.

But at that moment, the girl suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Iver was off-camera.

She gave a mischievous smile, stretching out her hands as if asking for a hug... much like how Iver had stretched out his hands to the bats in the spiderweb while lying in bed earlier.

The only difference was that she actually hugged Iver.

As if Iver were truly right in front of him, admiring her sleeping face— Iver could indeed feel himself being embraced by a pair of slender, soft arms. He also felt the girl gently kiss his forehead, feeling the soft, warm touch on his forehead.

Iver was startled and instinctively reached out to push the girl away.

But when he reached out, he touched an invisible mirror. He couldn't touch the girl at all, and she had never hugged him. It was as if everything Iver had felt before was an illusion.

The next moment, the mirror in front of him shattered.

Three heavy buzzing sounds emanated from Iver's vision. In the dim world, the shattered mirror coalesced into three beams of purple light, shining and overflowing together—

[Ever-Changing (Purple): When you attempt to impersonate someone else, you automatically gain the "Illusion Shroud" effect; all your illusions become harder to detect.]

[Whispers of the Heart (Purple): Your charm, illusion, and Law Spell containing language have +1 priority]

Iver didn't even have time to read the entry.

His mind was completely stunned by what he had just witnessed.

Is this... the Twin Mirrors? Only then did Iver realize that everything was just a reflection in the mirror from the very beginning.

... But what about the real tactile sensation I feel?

But when you touch it yourself, it's completely like a mirror...

Which side is real, and which side is fake? Just as Iver was in a daze, a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared before his eyes:

Of the three purple beams of light, the one that had not yet turned over suddenly began to tremble violently.

It emitted a sharp, clanging sound, as if something was trying to burst out of it—

The next moment, the purple light shattered abruptly.

An even more radiant golden light emanated from it! [The Pillar God's Grace— ]

[Twin Mirrors has promoted your keyword by one]

[Illusory Blood - Child of the Moon (Gold): You can now switch your race to the Child of the Moon through a ritual. This is an undetectable disguise.]

"—That's exactly what you wanted."

A whispered voice came from Iver's ear.

It is as ethereal as the wind and as gentle as water. Yet it seems like an illusion, as if it never existed.

"This is--!"

Iver' eyes widened immediately.

He wasn't unfamiliar with the term—on the contrary, he was very familiar with it.

However, this is not an entry that can be obtained by professions that Path of Transcendence.

Or rather, all three of these terms should originate from the "Path of Beauty".

That's absolutely outrageous.

It really is Twin Mirrors sponsoring the broadcast...

The term "ever-changing" is actually more useful than the previous effect. Its effect is to make the illusion spell's saving throw result in the higher of the two dice, giving it an advantage against saving throws. The previous effect seems more like a side effect in the game... but in reality, the previous effect is more useful.

The effect is similar to that of Kaito Kid – he can quickly change his appearance as long as he is out of combat and out of sight of others.

This is indeed a useful ability, however, Iver has no illusion abilities at all.

"Whispers of the Heart" is even more straightforward—it grants an extra priority to all spells containing language elements in the three magic systems: the allure of the Path of Love, the illusion of the Path of Beauty, and the law of the Path of Authority. In short, the shorter the term, the more valuable it is.

But the problem remains the same.

If this is a transcendent being who Path of Beauty, then they will definitely be very troubled about which of the two to choose. But if this is a transcendent being who is proficient in three different elements, then obtaining this entry will immediately result in a qualitative leap in combat power.

However, Iver doesn't need to worry.

—Because he doesn't know illusion magic! He doesn't know illusion magic or charm, and he currently has no interest in working as a part-time Law Mage —in other words, Iver can't benefit from any of these three effects.

There's no way he could possibly choose.

Moreover, he couldn't possibly choose either of those two purples.

Because this time, gold actually appeared—

—Why don't you use the framed item? Why don't you choose the gold item? Logically speaking, it's unlikely that you'll get a gold item when you go from level 2 to 3; it's more likely to be a level 4 job advancement dungeon.

While upgrading from level 2 to level 3 is theoretically possible, it's just that—theoretical. The New Moon Ritual has a higher probability of yielding high-scoring skills than the Full Moon Ritual, but at most, you can get a purple skill with a lower score.

For example, Lily.

Lily is on the Path of Adaptation, so her missions will definitely involve adaptation, assassination, and concealing her identity. However, due to time constraints, she hasn't completed all her missions, so her score can't be too high.

Even so, she will most likely obtain two or more purple items. She might even get three.

This is the drop rate for the New Moon Ritual.

While the drop rate may seem only twice that of the Full Moon Ritual, the actual drop rate is more than double if you manage to complete it. This is because the New Moon Ritual has almost no puzzle or exploration elements, making the missions relatively easy to complete. Furthermore, it's quite easy to finish many missions during the game.

However, a special circumstance is required to withdraw funds.

Just like in a gacha game, there's a chance that "you draw an SR, but after an animation of gold plating, it becomes an SSR"—the chance of triggering this gold plating is the only possibility to get the Golden Entry.

—That is, "the Pillar God's Grace".

Normally, Promotion Ritual at very low levels are not observed by any Pillar God. However, this is not always the case.

If the Pillar God approves of a certain ascension candidate, as long as the candidate successfully completes the level, even if their score is not the highest, the Pillar God will immediately upgrade one of their attributes by one level.

Blue transforms into purple, and purple into gold. This power is provided by the Pillar God himself, which can be considered a blessing—similar to the mark bestowed upon Iver by the Silver Crowned Dragon.

The entries obtained through "the Pillar God's Grace" must be entries belonging to the path of the Pillar God who elevated the entries.

For example, the entry that Iver obtained belongs to the special entries of the Path of Beauty.

This "undetectable disguise" is a real illusion.

Its effect is very simple.

It's equivalent to acquiring the racial characteristics, abilities, and innate spells of the corresponding race. This disguise cannot be dispelled or detected; even using Law Spell to identify it won't reveal the true form.

This "mirror image disguise" will not be broken until the target suffers damage exceeding half of their Maximum Life or is struck by a blunt weapon.

This includes the ability of the Child of the Moon to transform into a bat, as well as the talent of "Enchantment".

In addition, the Child of the Moon has a characteristic that Iver currently needs most.

That is, the Child of the Moon's mana pool will be forcibly changed to wind, earth, and dark—and the amount of this mana pool is the sum of Iver's existing mana pools.

In other words, if Iver switches to the Child of the Moon form, it's like adding up all his existing mana pools and then dividing them into three equal parts—he can then obtain the corresponding wind and Earth Attribute mana pools!

I overslept, didn't wake up until 11:30.

Don't panic, it's still past midnight today, it might just be a little late!