After his sudden cry of "Oh no," Arthur knitted his brows, surprise and shock spreading across his face. Bernice, sitting opposite him, froze.
The wealthy merchant instinctively assumed he had encountered another "charlatan's routine."
But a moment later, he silently shook his head.
After all, he had just paid over forty thousand gold coins.
Human greed might know no bounds, but forty thousand gold coins in a single payment was enough to make any charlatan cautious-they would worry about losing the money already in their hands.
More importantly, of course, the wealthy merchant did not believe Arthur was that kind of fraud.
Then-
The wealthy merchant saw Lady "Anna" enter the Medium's Hall.
Although he knew some of the rumors about her and had dealt with "people from the mystical side," Bernice still felt uneasy at that moment. The steward beside him even broke into a sweat.
The wealthy merchant's fortune and prestige meant that the "people from the mystical side" who approached him had all demonstrated various wonders, but never anything so... eerie!
Yes!
Eerie was the word!
Only after some thought did Bernice find the right description.
Especially when he saw the lady float beside the young "Medium" and whisper into his ear, Bernice began to feel restless.
Ever since acquiring his astonishing wealth, prestige, and status, Bernice had never felt this kind of apprehension again.
The last time he had felt it was when he first escorted a ship's cargo.
But after killing two pirates, everything had returned to normal.
And now, he was actually growing apprehensive again.
[Keen Eyes] and [Reading People] flickered.
Sensing that the time was right, Arthur proceeded to the next step.
Sitting in his chair, a somewhat dazed Bernice stared unfocused into space. A moment later, however, his pupils began to contract