Iluna's eyes unconsciously turned once more toward the two Black Cats that had already gone far away. They walked side by side along the street, their fur making them nearly invisible in the night.
"Hmm?"
The two Black Cats rubbed against each other as they walked, as though it were spring rather than winter. On the empty road, they very naturally suddenly veered left, then continued forward after detouring around a small area, as if something existed in that patch of air.
Iluna narrowed her eyes slightly and lowered the arms crossed over her chest. Spirit flowed within her soul, but she neither transformed it into the Four Elements to use the power of a Ring Arcanist nor into a witch's power to wield the Decree series of secret arts she had learned from Miss Galina.
Spirit poured into her left eye, forged from divine power. As dark gold light flashed through her pupil, the world became incomparably real in an instant.
She did not see the so-called "thief." Instead, in the seemingly empty air, she saw a lady with her hair tied up, dressed in a long gown that was black above and red below.
Holding a large silver book, she stood outside the darkened display window of Hyde Bookstore, staring brightly in the direction of Yodel Palace. She was not alone. To her left stood a middle-aged man in a crisp black suit, who looked like a university professor judging by his bearing. On the other side was a young man with brown hair dressed quite casually, constantly tossing a metal die. His hair looked as though it had not been washed in a long time, tangled and greasy.
Of course, though he was called a young man, he looked to be twenty-five or twenty-six. A holy emblem