Peaceful Coexistence (Second Update)

Perhaps because paranormal enthusiasts had not come here in a long time, many of the souvenirs in the church could not be sold. After listening to the local priest's long-winded nonsense, Wanda and Pietro reluctantly bought two crosses and several books about Borley Rectory before they could finally bid farewell to the overly enthusiastic clergyman—Wanda had originally assumed the books were written by some renowned paranormal expert, but she flipped through one before tossing it into the trash and discovered that the author was actually that priest.

Without hesitation, she threw the books into the trash and planned to tell Salomon about it as a joke.

Wanda planned to walk along the banks of the River Stour while performing a few spiritual rituals—according to the Kamar-Taj mission files she had read, doing so at a paranormal tourist spot would not attract unnecessary attention. At certain times, it could even help conceal one's identity. Seeing how insistent his sister was, Pietro could only hold an umbrella and follow closely behind Wanda, doing his best to keep the lit black incense candle in her hand from going out.

The scent released by the black candle was unbearably pungent after it was lit. Wanda seemed to have lost her sense of smell and was completely unmoved by it, forcing Pietro to stretch his arm out as far as possible. On top of that, Wanda's painfully slow pace was torture for him.

Unlike his sister, who had received extensive training while still at the castle, Pietro had only begun properly making use of his abilities after leaving it. Following extensive training with the Avengers, he had started getting used to his extraordinary speed. To him, normal people's movements looked like slow motion. Sounds stretched out, bodily movements slowed, as though everyone else lived in