The malice rushing toward him faltered, then began circling around and around in front of him-he suspected the three evil spirits disagreed.
"Your Excellency Medici, I have come on the Lord's orders to retrieve the Card of Blasphemy in your possession. Give it to me, and I will find a way to undo the seal and free you."
No sooner had he spoken than the circling malice swept toward him. Edward could clearly feel the other party trying to corrupt him. Unfortunately, with [Dullness] present, it had no effect whatsoever.
Tsk, sure enough, he wasn't that easy to fool.
The problem was, normal communication seemed impossible under these circumstances. Hadn't Klein and the others only managed to speak to Medici's trio through that unlucky baron?
Still, he had achieved today's objective: the True Creator's name carried some weight with Medici.
"Since you still don't believe me, I'll leave for now. See you again if the opportunity arises."
With that, Edward's figure distorted and vanished.
The underground world returned to darkness, leaving only that malice darting about wildly, as though roaring without a sound.
When he returned to the inn, Lilith immediately trotted over with the Leather Pouch in her mouth.
"Edward, you're back! Miss Lilith did a good job watching your bag~"
"Miss Lilith is the best! Here's a dried fish as a reward."
"That's right!"
She held her head high, happily enjoying the fruits of her labor.
He had left the Leather Pouch behind because he was worried the evil spirits underground might use some unknown method to reach through the Vanishing Cabinet and affect Audrey's side.
"Huh?"
His potion had digested again. Although the amount was very, very, very small, it had indeed digested.
Edward hurriedly took out his notebook and quickly wrote down the Acting Rules