The clothes on Sifa's body began to "boil." Black, viscous liquid flowed down his back and pooled on the ground. A head swiftly emerged from it, and in the blink of an eye, Kardashian appeared before him in a backless evening gown.
Kardashian glanced at the pocket where Sifa kept the River Styx Ring, instinctively afraid of it. The part of her that belonged to the Death Pathway was only at Sequence 5, and she lacked the status of a demigod, making it difficult for her to withstand the pressure emanating from the ring.
Fortunately, she and Sifa were not enemies, so the pressure remained bearable. She suspected that, while wearing the River Styx Ring, Sifa could even order her to die. Whether she could actually die was another matter, of course.
"We encountered a man in black clerical robes. He was blind in one eye. When you faced him, you felt an instinctive fear, as though you had run into your natural predator."
"I gave you a suggestion in time, helping you regain your composure. You immediately entered the Spirit World and traveled here. What, have you forgotten all of that? Is it a negative effect of the ring?"
After hearing Kardashian's account, Sifa did not answer her question directly. He merely gave her a look, leaving her to guess.
Because of their oath, Kardashian would protect him. At the very least, she would not act against him before seeing the Styx Ruler. But Sifa was not naive enough to trust her completely. He had not forgotten what she was. How could he possibly bare his heart to her?
At that moment, Sifa's spiritual intuition suddenly stirred. He raised his head and looked toward the harbor, faintly hearing a low whistle from that direction and spotting a speck of