Lord of Mysteries: Starting as a Reader
Chapter 187

Recognition

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Leonard suddenly let out an "Huh?" and asked, "A Witch? Captain, do you mean that the woman who escaped just now was Trissy? She turned into a woman?"

At that, he paused, then suddenly understood. "I see. That perfectly explains the sudden disappearance of the Instigator, Tris, and it also fits the fact that the upper ranks of the Demoness Sect are all women."

"What?" Frye blurted out in surprise from the side, as if he hadn't heard what Leonard was saying.

Klein, who had been thinking about how to reasonably bring up the information he had obtained from the Tarot Club, froze for a moment. He then looked toward Captain Dunn, wanting to hear what he had to say. If anything was incomplete, he could find an excuse to supplement it.

It was just like when he wanted to answer Miss Justice's questions at the Tarot Club, only to be beaten to it by The Tower or The Hanged Man.

"According to what Daly said, Beyonders of the Demoness Pathway do indeed become women after reaching Sequence 7." Dunn first nodded, agreeing with Leonard's guess. He then pointed at the named marionettes and said, "However, I can't confirm whether it's Tris... Trissy. After all, it could also have been another member of the Demoness Sect who did this."

"Potions can actually accomplish something like this!" Frye still exclaimed in disbelief.

"Considering the people cursed on the marionettes, I think it should be her. After all, the three of us were the ones who ruined her plan to instigate Joyce into killing people. It's only natural that she would want revenge against us." Leonard made his judgment as a matter of course.

"Don't jump to conclusions without definite evidence..." After criticizing Leonard for his flippancy, Dunn solemnly said to Klein,

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