"I won't bring the remaining two stones onto the table. They aren't clean, after all. One of them was also part of the seal, while the other was a stone slab left behind by the Ring Arcanist from back then, recording the entire course of events. Unfortunately, only part of the slab remains now, so there is even less information to decipher."
Shade spoke regretfully.
"What did it say?"
Miss Lathers asked curiously.
"A warning. The Demon I need to deal with is itself similar to a mirror, at least in human eyes. Therefore, aside from its strange contract abilities, its schemes to manipulate people's hearts, and its own combat strength, it is particularly skilled at concealing itself, turning itself into any living or nonliving thing it reflects."
Shade said:
"So, that stone slab warned future generations that if they wanted to capture it again after the Demon broke free, they had to be especially wary of this ability to hide itself."
"Is there any way to counter that ability? For example, with some special Relic?"
Miss Benanis asked. Shade shook his head.
"This is all that remains of the slab that could still be found. I searched through the mud for a long time and couldn't find any other pieces. Besides, it's too late to look for a Relic now. Fortunately, a friend of mine in Tobesk gave me a special bottle of eye drops. It can help strengthen my tracking ability."
"Have you considered that everything since you encountered that maid yesterday evening may have been a trap set by the Demon?"
Miss Galina asked again. Shade shook his head and cut off a small piece of sausage for Mia.
"I did, so after I went back last night, I visited a 'Demon expert.' He analyzed it with