Outlander had read quite a few cases of extramarital affairs in Detective Sparrow's case notes. He nodded without offering an opinion.
"How did this become connected to you?"
"That lady hired a local private detective to investigate her husband's affair. That detective happened to be my informant. During his surveillance, he discovered some rather unusual things and reported the clues to me. Then, the detective vanished.
"When I followed the clues to find him, he had already fallen into a deep coma. It was spiritual exhaustion, and he had nearly died. So today, we secretly contacted the mistress of this house to ask about the situation. We were originally supposed to meet at the café beneath the Clock Tower, but she later said there might be letters from that woman at home, so she brought us back here with her."
Mr. Mortis was not wearing a mask either. He pointed upstairs.
"We happened to run into the adulterous pair."
"And now?"
"That woman displayed an extraordinary ability to enchant people. If we had not spent so long dealing with that thing's follower, we might really have gotten into serious trouble this time. The lady of the house was enchanted and remained upstairs, and this house's master should be there as well."
Sivie, following behind Shade, spoke up.
"If she merely had enchanting abilities, you should have dealt with her before we arrived."
Even after obtaining a "Miracle," ordinary people found it difficult to fight a group of Ring Arcanists. There were no fewer than five Jokers on the 1st Floor alone.
Only then did Mr. Mortis explain the most troublesome part of the matter.
"It is not just that unreasonable enchantment. Our initial investigation was correct—she also possesses that thing's power."
Only then did Shade speak.
"Both Desire and Miracle