At his question, rippling light surfaced on Arrodes's Mirror once again, seemingly absorbing the light around it, before displaying another scene.
A man of unremarkable build casually knocked down three enemies far stronger than himself with a wooden club, twirling it effortlessly as he revealed a cruel smile.
Another man, whose face seemed hidden in shadow, giving him a somewhat shifty air, was brokering a deal between three people and taking a cut for himself.
Beneath the images, two names appeared in ornate Intisian script.
Viève quickly noted down the names, then analyzed:
"Judging by his build and other features, the stronger fighter was probably the man that Tamara killed outright in the scene shown by the previous question. Based on the changes in his body after death, he was likely a Beyonder, and one whose potion enhanced his physique.
"The other man, who died under interrogation, was most likely the 'Broker' Tamara mentioned. He might already have reached Sequence 8, 'Shadow Merchant,' but he probably didn't possess Sequence 7 powers like Julian. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been imprisoned and tortured without putting up any resistance."
That matches my assessment. And that 'Arbiter' deliberately picked up what the Beyonder who died from a fatal head wound left behind, but ignored the part belonging to the 'Broker' pathway. Was that because he knew Beyonders who received boons were different from those who drank potions, and wouldn't leave any 'remains'? Charlotte pondered this briefly, then looked up at Arrodes's Mirror with barely concealed anticipation. Sure enough, two lines of warning-like text had appeared on the silver mirror, instructing Roselle to answer a question or accept punishment.
Then the actual question emerged from the watery ripples:
"What is the biggest secret in your heart right now?"
Oh... Charlotte's interest was immediately piqued, and