"Yes, those nuns. And the Council has a very good relationship with the nuns of the Order of Spiritual Cultivation. What kind of expression is that?"
Tifa looked at Shade suspiciously.
"Actually, I'd always thought the Witch Council had poor relations with every Ring Arcanist organization."
Shade voiced what was on his mind. After all, most of those Witches had strange personalities.
Tifa shot him a reproachful look.
"The Speaker has many friends. Why are they here too? How strange. Still, they're friends. Shade, let's catch up to them. But you don't need to go forward. I'll approach them and ask about this place."
Beyond the area before them lay Millwood Forest, where the core of the Darkness Domain was located. Obtaining intelligence now would be highly beneficial for what came next.
Although Tifa could only move relatively safely through the core of the Darkness Domain while staying near Shade, since those nuns could also emit light, it would be fine for Tifa to temporarily leave his side.
The two hurried after them. Shade stopped at a safe distance, while Tifa alone crossed several dozen meters of darkness toward the walking nuns.
They wore white tops and black skirts, their steps nearly perfectly synchronized as they walked. If he had encountered them at night, Shade felt they would have looked more like a group of female ghosts.
Tifa's appearance put the nuns on alert. Though all of them wore blindfolds over their eyes, this apparently did not affect their perception.
Tifa made a hand gesture, then removed a pendant from around her neck, thereby earning the nuns' trust. They spoke quietly for less than three minutes before the nuns continued onward. But judging by their direction, they were not heading toward the forest ahead.
Tifa then turned and returned to