They did not know what "digestion" meant? Seeing the identical blank looks on the two women's faces, Lorne instantly realized something he had overlooked.
So they still don't know the acting method.
This was indeed an oversight on his part. All along, Lorne had subconsciously assumed that the acting method was common knowledge among Beyonders. That had to do with his own experiences: he had mastered the theory by cross-checking his own understanding of potions against the knowledge in Roselle's Diary.
The Beyonders he had met at sea, whether King Roy or the others, had essentially all known about it. Even someone as careless as Danitz had learned the theory early on under Edwina's guidance, let alone someone as knowledgeable as Cattleya, the Admiral of Stars.
Accustomed to being the one catching up on knowledge, this was the first time he had found himself knowing more than someone else in the field of mysticism.
The first time I've met people even more ignorant than me...
Huh. This feels... pretty novel. "Never mind that for now." Lorne put aside the thought of explaining, his gaze sharpening. "Answer me first. How long have you been showing symptoms of losing control?"
"F-for a while now." Fors hesitated, but ultimately gave him a rough account of how she had begun frequently hearing the full moon language after using a bracelet with teleportation powers. Naturally, she concealed the bracelet's true origins and the matter of the potion formula.
"I see. A Mystical Item's side effect." Lorne nodded slightly, looking thoughtful.
He knew that many Mystical Items came with severe negative effects, but this was the first time he had heard of one that caused someone to hear the full moon language.
Perhaps he could write to the captain later and ask about it.
"Um... what