"Of course it was me. I spent ages finding the right spot before making my move."
Vanessa smiled and nodded. Seeing that Shade seemed about to ask why Siris was here, she explained:
"Once we confirmed that the Document Level Relic [Martha's Old Mansion Oil Painting] had appeared here, I called Siris over from Fragrant Residence. I'd heard her mention this relic many times before. She said it had belonged to the [Order of the Forgotten] more than five hundred years ago, before being lost later.
"After Siris arrived, she discovered that this place could no longer be entered. So she used the [Core of the Old Days] to create a similar illusion of the Old Days. Once the two scenes were connected, Iluna and Siris entered the house within the painting through the new memory illusion. Then, while you were fighting downstairs, they brought the painting directly out."
"I remember, wasn't this painting impossible to move?"
Shade asked. Siris, who was busy at work, answered with a smile:
"Wraith Martha recognizes the [Core of the Old Days], so she offered her help. This relic was contained by our Order for over a thousand years. Naturally, I know some special methods. Besides, perhaps the Skin Crafter simply went too far. Making such a mess of someone else's home always comes at a price."
Working together with Iluna, she quickly calmed the restless relic. The Skin Crafter inside the painting naturally tried to resist, but no matter how powerful it was now, it could not break free from the painting.
Now that the painting had been removed from the scene, it meant the relic had returned to its original state. In this state, the Skin Crafter left inside temporarily became part of the painting. If it had been an ordinary person,