Hearing the name "Myriad Aspects of Impermanence," Shade felt an inexplicable, peculiar stir within him. He lowered his head to look at the card in the woman's hand as she sat on the high stool, holding up the Moon.
"Su Lun · Silver Moon."
He spoke softly, then felt the Miracle Element actually increasing.
Miss Annette across from him looked at him in surprise.
"What did you say? Su Lun? Isn't that your middle name?"
"It's nothing. I was just marveling at my strange affinity with the Silver Moon."
Shade said, then asked Miss Annette again:
"So the Seer Association doesn't know what these cards are truly for either?"
"That's right. But the Association at least created Rhodes Cards based on them. Over these past few centuries, the Gold Pounds the Association has earned have surpassed what it made throughout the rest of the entire Sixth Epoch combined."
Miss Annette said. She then took an interest in Mia, who was lying beside Shade, but the lazy cat had no interest in her.
"Thirteen Ancient Gods, thirteen Witch Emperors, thirteen Chosen Ones. Is there some connection between them?"
Miss Annette smiled.
"Good question, Detective. You're very perceptive. Strictly speaking, it really shouldn't be a coincidence. Clear evidence shows that the thirteen Witch Emperors of the Fifth Epoch and the Chosen Ones of the Sixth Epoch share certain similarities, but also have differences. Their greatest similarity is that they all possess the power of Ancient Gods. You could understand them as humans favored by fallen Ancient Gods. But why this is so, I cannot explain.
"Ancient Gods are the oldest and most mysterious deities. Their affairs are probably known only to organizations with ancient Inheritance."
"Then would an organization like the Witch Council know these Secrets?"
As Shade asked again, he stroked