"She had completely turned into a different person."
Mia stared at Rita before her. Rita's hair had turned black, her wine-red eyes had become gold, and more importantly, her face bore no resemblance whatsoever to the Rita from before.
If the original Rita had been an elegant, alluring young woman, then the current one carried a frightening mystery beneath her coldness.
More importantly, there was no way to detect anything from this appearance-changing ability. There was not even a trace of elemental power.
"Can't tell, can you?"
As she questioned Mia, Rita took out a mirror. There should have been no way to connect her current appearance with the original Rita.
"No. Not at all."
Mia shook her head and confirmed it with certainty.
"That'll do. Now it's your turn, Mia."
Putting away the mirror, Rita looked at Mia beside her...
"Yes."
Mia responded, allowing Rita to use the appearance-altering spell on her. Before long, Mia had changed into someone else as well. She was no longer eye-catching and looked like an entirely ordinary little girl.
Mia had no objections to her new appearance. Rather than getting angry because she had not been made prettier, she found it quite novel...
Once the transformation was complete, Rita led her away and headed toward a street. Mia followed Rita curiously. She did not know where Rita was going, but she did not ask, merely watching with curiosity.
After passing through a dark alleyway, they arrived in an area that was far more complicated and impoverished than the bustling district from before.
No matter where one went, there would always be disparities between rich and poor. Of course, it was only poor compared to the rest of the Imperial Capital. Its standard of living was still much better than that of other cities.