Waiting Half the Day

Bethana was the first to speak of her own accord after entering the Diary's Black Page.

Thor was quite pleased by her initiative. "If the clues you provide are valuable enough."

Bethana didn't know that, once she was inside the Diary's Black Page, Thor had no secrets from her.

If Thor wanted, he could even ask her about her most private affairs.

And she wouldn't even have the chance to refuse to answer.

Still, Thor was willing to give her that chance.

When he used Symphony of Fate, he hadn't blocked Bethana's perception of the outside world. He wanted to see how much this Tier 3 Wizard knew about it.

After learning about Bethana's experiences, he hoped even more that this powerful Tier 3 Wizard could be of use to him.

Even if she couldn't become a nominal servant and actual partner like An, Agu, or Herman, they could still benefit one another.

[The Inverted Tree is not native to this world. In the ancient times, before the Dark Moon Era, civilizations from other worlds once visited ours.]

[According to the limited records, they suddenly attacked the Wizard factions of that era. After being defeated, they left our world, and the spatial passage was sealed.]

[But this Inverted Tree remained behind. In the end, it became the foundation and legacy of our Baidong Academy.]

"I once saw exposed Fate Lines on people controlled by the Inverted Tree. Is that one of its abilities, too?"

[So you... You've already seen them. It seems you deliberately let me see your ability to control Fate Lines.]

"Yes. After all, I'm very interested in the Inverted Tree's power. If you cooperate fully, it'll help me make better use of it."

As Thor and Bethana talked, Shaya, who'd been excited at first, began to feel