Seeing that Wei Ge had taken the truth rather calmly and Galina had also expressed her apology, Shade finally said:
"Wei Ge, actually, there's one more thing I need to tell you that could be called a 'shock.'"
Galina, who had originally been holding Shade's hand, immediately let go and exchanged a glance with Sivie. When Luvia had performed the divination last night, the two of them had happened to be at home, so both Galina and Sivie knew what Shade was about to say.
Wei Ge clearly had not expected Shade to change the subject so quickly. She asked curiously:
"What shock? You and Grandma Cassandra too?"
"Of course not!"
Shade realized that Wei Ge always liked to make absolutely impossible guesses:
"Luvia has already used the [Fate Base] to conduct a divination. The subject was your mother."
Seeing the change in Wei Ge's expression, Shade tried to keep it brief:
"Your mother did indeed die, but her soul did not continue onward. She arranged a resurrection ritual for herself. After you or one of your descendants used the necklace and that book to open the box and obtain Nicola Le May's Skin Object, not only would the [Skin Object Hall] descend upon this region, but your mother would also be reborn in the next child born to the bloodline that opened the box."
Shade gave Wei Ge no time to think:
"Now it seems that this plan failed completely, but Luvia said her soul would still awaken because the clues had been touched. She most likely has a backup plan to obtain a body through some other means, though such a body ultimately would not be as good as the first option.
"Even a perfect plan cannot overcome a Joke of Destiny. The fact that your mother has