"Besides Wei Ge and me, six of the seven people who visited the hall at the time were Mr. Gerald Delong, the Construct Master; the Demon Man; a Church Ring Arcanist; a professor from [The Truth Society]; a Ring Arcanist from [Demon Eye Club]; and a Doppelganger."
"More or less, all six of them could prove that they were not the first to make a move inside [Skin Object Hall]."
Dinner was about to begin. Shade and Daniste stood in the corridor on the right side of the dining room, talking. Shade frowned.
"According to the Ring Arcanist from [Demon Eye Club], the unidentified seventh person had a middle-aged woman beneath her Skin Object."
Shade looked toward the dining room door.
"Maybe Wei Ge's suspicions were right. Her mother really did appear."
"Before the hall shook, Wei Ge and I were just about to take the elevator down from the third floor and meet up with Iluna and the others outside. The timing of the attack was probably no coincidence."
"What level do you think that unidentified stranger was?"
Daniste asked again, but Shade shook his head.
"She was wearing a Skin Object, and the environment of [Skin Object Hall] interfered with my senses. All I know is that she was no lower than 11 Rings. I can't tell her exact level."
"Since she appeared this time, though, she'll most likely appear again next time. After all, we only recovered half of Aurora Le May."
"I just never expected her to take such a huge risk and break into [Skin Object Hall]. Or perhaps she has something to rely on."
"It's also possible that person wasn't Peggy Le May. Without seeing her in person, no one can be certain."
Daniste then told Shade that the two girls from six hundred