What was with this whole "achieve enlightenment and become a Buddha on the spot" act?!
Faced with Sybill's dramatic transformation, Fu Qian couldn't help complaining inwardly.
Taking his own recent experience into account, he was almost certain this wasn't just a simple shift in mood. Something had really gone wrong.
So it really wasn't because of his special constitution. That strange transformation just now had affected everyone equally.
But what had triggered it? Looking in a mirror?
It seemed likely. First of all, he really had experienced that peculiar sensation after seeing his reflection in the mirror.
And when they'd first set out, Sybill had given them that reminder. There was a good chance she'd looked in a mirror, too.
But if that was the case, what about the others?
Fu Qian glanced at Elina beside him.
Since Sybill had already arranged the groups, the glance seemed perfectly natural and wouldn't draw any attention.
At first, he'd only thought Elina seemed subdued. Now that he thought about it, perhaps it was something more.
And the others were all quiet, too. So was this place full of saints now?
Sybill had finished explaining the precautions and was calmly assigning each team an area to investigate.
Fu Qian's team was responsible for the first passage on the right.
Besides Elina, his teammates included a middle-aged man in a black coat and deerskin gloves. At a glance, he seemed quite capable.
That was probably why, until now, they'd been exploring in pairs.
Sybill had given him a seat on the bench.
The space remained quiet. After a few brief exchanges of glances, the teams began to move out.
And from beginning to end, it seemed no one had noticed Sybill's drastic change.
That was what it felt like to be trapped on a