Hearing Shade's question, Luvia in the darkness smiled awkwardly. Shade noticed that her two eyes were emitting an almost imperceptible purple glimmer in this terrifying darkness, something exceptionally obvious in the current lightless environment:
"There is that reason, but more importantly, Chairman Stan is not good at direct combat."
She released Shade's hand and could now barely stand on her own:
"The chairman has gone very far down the path of divination and prophecy, to the extent that he neglected research in other areas."
Shade nodded in understanding. After all, everyone's energy was limited.
The Truth Society had appeared in this area probably because of the second of the Chosen Ones. As for why they were fighting the Seer Association, Shade and Luvia had no idea.
They did not try to interfere in a battle that had little to do with them, but before leaving town, Luvia still asked Shade to help gather the diviners sleeping in the streets and place them together in the shops by the roadside. She also set up rituals around them for protection, preventing them from encountering demons.
Afterward, Luvia left a letter telling Chairman Stan that she had left alone after waking up, going to find a nearby team of Church Ring Arcanists and bring them here for help. This way, Luvia's sudden disappearance would have a reasonable explanation.
"Do you know where they are—where Iluna might be now?"
After leaving town, they had to plan their next direction. Shade asked the most crucial question, and the female diviner thought for a moment:
"She should have gone with The Church's team toward the core area."
She still carried a map of the area. Records concerning oneself did not disappear inside the Darkness Domain:
"From what I learned before losing consciousness, the core area is