The Dark Lord or the White Lord (And another 6,000-word chapter tonight, making up for Saturday)

The more Rita spoke, the more excited she became, until she was completely absorbed in the subject.

But a clear young voice brought Rita back to reality. "Harley, she's lying!"

Hedwig stood on Harley's head, glaring fixedly at Rita.

"When she first came up with that excuse, I could tell she wasn't confident. She kept thinking of reasons to make it sound more convincing."

Rita's expression shifted slightly, but she kept smiling. "How could that be? Why would I lie to a child?"

"Besides, Potter, why can your owl talk? I don't think you should trust it. It could have been affected by some kind of Dark Magic..."

"Thank you, Hedwig." Harley ignored Rita, simply nodding before lightly clapping her hands.

A strand of Spider Silk plucked a berry from a nearby branch and tossed it straight into Rita's mouth, stopping her from saying anything more.

At the same time, an unseen Spirituality glimmered around Harley's pair of gloves.

"Bribery!"

"Distortion—The will to lie strays from its proper course!"

"Stupefy—Mental oppression!"

"Law of All Laws—Lying is forbidden here!"

"Judgment—The criminal's mind will be punished by an unseen whip!"

"Judgment—The criminal's mind and will shall be weakened!"

Given enough time, a Demoness could interrogate or tempt whatever information she wanted out of anyone who couldn't resist her.

But when it came to interrogation, Beyonders of the Lawyer and Arbiter Pathways were the professionals.

Under the overwhelming pressure of these multiple Beyonder Abilities, Rita felt as if layers of invisible shackles had been fastened around her. Her mind was under tremendous pressure and assault.

"All right, dear Miss Kist. Please tell me again: why are you here?" Harley asked softly.

Although she was being restrained by Beyonder Abilities, the Lawyer Pathway's abilities needed to be layered gradually to reach their full power.