All Things Are Equal, All Living Beings Die

Compared to when they were ordinary people, Grace and Helen were clearly in a very wrong state now. That wrongness referred to their mental state; it seemed that, entangled by the Whisper Element, they had ultimately still descended into madness.

Encountering old acquaintances from long ago did not make Shade happy. Instead, it made him somewhat worried about the twins' future. At the final moment before the disaster in Middlesburg was about to reach its termination, they had appeared as Seal Keepers. This was clearly not a good omen.

But for now, Shade could do nothing about it and could only wait for events to develop further.

He took his cat back from Miss Swift outside the door, went upstairs to bid Grandma Cassandra farewell, then took a carriage to Lolanta Manor in the northern part of the city. It was Miss Aurora's temporary residence in Middlesburg, while the manor itself belonged to Grandma Cassandra.

Shade was going to visit the "Reverse Birth," Joey Barton, again that afternoon. But he would not invite the Twelfth Order witch, Miss Sivie Aurora, to accompany him, because this time he wanted to speak with Mr. Barton alone about the sensitive matter of the Chosen Ones.

Aside from the fact that Shade had only seen Miss Aurora once at the Fire Worship Festival banquet since she came to Miburg, and thus thought he might as well see her again while he had nothing to do, he was also visiting the manor to borrow her witch's accessory—the Sage Level Relic, Ancient Witch's Golden Ring: Right One, which could provide Ring Arcanists with all-around enhancements.

Joey Barton was connected to The Truth Society. Shade certainly would not rush in without making any preparations.

By the time he reached the manor, it was already noon. Miss Aurora,