Only seconds after Ince Zangwill slipped into the Spirit World, the colors in the room he had occupied suddenly grew unnaturally vivid.
The white sheets became whiter, the brown carpet more golden, and the dark red curtains looked like blood...
Amid the overlapping patches of color, Azik Eggers stepped out of a sudden ripple in the void.
He was still dressed in a shirt, bow tie, tailcoat, and top hat, his skin bronze. But instead of his usual gentle expression, he looked grave.
He surveyed the room and quickly fixed his gaze on an open notebook.
Azik walked to the table, picked up the notebook, and began turning its pages:
"...After repeated urging from Lina, Shoko reluctantly left the house he was renting. He planned to spend the night at Lever Church and return as early as possible the next morning.
"But unfortunately, he had barely reached the street when he accidentally broke Aileen's Invisibility. She was on her way to the Aurora Order's base. To avoid being exposed, she subdued Shoko at once and brought him before Mr. A.
"Given the Beyonder Characteristic Aggregation Effect, it was reasonable for an Instigator to happen upon a Witch."
"Meanwhile, Tande, the Marionettist who had followed the Mandated Punishers to 6 Leinstar Street, used Spirit Body Threads to control a stray cat and delivered the Mandated Punishers' intelligence into Aileen's hands.
"Having just received a divine revelation, Mr. A was in a state of extreme madness. Although he guessed that Ince Zangwill had arranged everything behind the scenes, he arrogantly decided to trap both the Mandated Punishers and the Marionettist who had secretly sent the message, offering up chaos for the True Creator's return.
"For unknown reasons, however, he attached great importance to Shoko and ordered Aileen to protect him with her