Faced with such a desperate situation, Princess Vera showed neither fear nor surprise. She swept out a hand, and black mist billowed forth, enveloping this isolated space that seemed cut off from reality.
At the same time, Earl Wilson's eldest son, who stood beside her, changed appearance and revealed himself as Abner.
Dressed in a black trench coat and a half-top hat, he gave Mr. Owen a slight bow and smiled. "I'm glad you appreciate my 'camera,' but I'd rather you didn't use it for anything so indecent."
As he spoke, an enormous Red Moon rose above his head. Within it, the faint figure of a beautiful woman in unusual clothes appeared.
Then the phantom of a Demon emerged and stood before Abner.
At the sight, Lust Owen finally relaxed. He laughed. "A Grazed Demon, a Demigod of the Moon Pathway, and a Detective who isn't even a Demigod... Is this all you've prepared, Your Highness?
"How disappointing!"
He shook his head disdainfully, then smiled at Greed, Sloth, and the Black Knight Selo. "Would you three please keep the Detective's helpers occupied?
"Once we've taken Princess Vera, we'll help you deal with them..."
After "seeing with his own eyes" the three Demigods engage Vera's "reinforcements," he hesitated no longer. He used Mind Deprivation to invade Princess Vera's subconscious island and ordered the White Saintess to release a Plague that would weaken her body.
As for Pride, he seemed to have forgotten him entirely...
In Owen's awareness, the White Saintess's help soon left Vera in worsening condition. Her strength gradually failed, allowing him to invade her Mind Island, place her under temporary Hypnosis, and then Manipulate her actions.
Meanwhile, Greed, Sloth, and the Black Knight Selo had gained the upper hand. They had not only suppressed the Demon, but also gravely