Shade had once asked Long-Haired Luvia about the Ancient Tower of Kalas Mountain in a dream, but unfortunately, she had refused to say anything.
"So the two leads—Randall River Valley and the Black Night Spirit Temple, Kalas Mountain and the ancient tower—have both gone cold."
Shade stated his conclusion, then immediately added:
"Although we can no longer pursue the Ritual Matrix of Sun, Moon, and Stars, and it may even involve Laplace Howard's exploration and manipulation of time, I found other clues in his notes. Please look at that black notebook. Yes, that one is the only original copy, so I brought it directly."
Miss Danist pulled out the notebook that had been pressed beneath the others. The moment she opened it, her eyes widened in surprise:
"This is Teacher's handwriting?"
"Yes. I've grown used to Laplace Howard's handwriting. When I came across this notebook recording the mysteries of spacetime, I was curious where it had come from. Later, I found other materials and letters—those are in that document bag—and only then did I confirm that, roughly thirty years ago, that diviner had met your teacher."
Shade had been quite surprised when he discovered this while sorting through the notebooks last week. Later, while searching through the letters kept with that notebook, he found that although neither the letters nor the notebook mentioned any names, they clearly stated that the lady who had met with him was a Thirteenth Ring Warlock from Saint Byron's.
"Teacher disappeared around twenty years ago."
Miss Danist muttered to herself, failing to notice that Shade had already begun calculating her age.
"Before Teacher visited the ancient tower on Kalas Mountain, she actually met with a traitor from the Seer Association?"
"Laplace Howard destroyed a great deal of material before his death, so it's impossible to