Although the black light had appeared suddenly, the doctor reacted even faster. His right hand abruptly swelled into the shape of a pitch-black giant tree, then directly smashed the black light into glowing fragments.
"Ah!"
Shade suddenly sat up from the sofa, causing Mia, who had been sneakily doing who knew what, to immediately jump off his stomach.
"What was that just now?"
"It wanted to mark you, so that when you encountered its main body, it could recognize who you were the first time. Don't worry, that sort of petty trick is useless in front of me."
The doctor also straightened up in his chair behind the desk, then yawned.
"I really shouldn't sleep during the day. Still, that brief journey was quite useful."
He glanced at the clock in the corner of the desk.
"We only slept for ten minutes. I'm afraid that memory can't be interpreted by us a second time."
"That's fine. We have enough clues now. Once I finish exploring the haunted manor, I'll begin drawing out the demon's main body. Stone Osenfott's commission and Haila Osenfott's commission are both quite interesting. They'll make the best bait."
After having lunch with Mia and the doctor at noon, the afternoon group meeting proceeded as usual. Last week, both Dorothy and Priest Augustus had been busy, but everyone was present this week.
Before the meeting began, the doctor also asked Shade about Luvia.
"Before Annette left, she said that this business trip would take about a month and that she would return afterward. It's already the fifteenth day of Star Sparse Moon. Can she still return this month? If she can't, the Academy will need an application submitted."
"There are still some matters in Randall River Valley. She'll probably return next month."
"That really is a long