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As the team of seven or eight gradually approached his position, almost all of them wearing monocles of various styles, Klein's expression rapidly darkened.
He opened his mouth, paused for two seconds, then asked:
"When did these unusual accessories start becoming popular in Moon City?"
The Outer Deity was leisurely studying a mushroom that had turned completely black. These mushrooms, used to absorb and remove toxins, were inedible; even touching them directly with bare skin was discouraged. They were, however, very interesting subjects for research. Although the deity had long since read the experimental reports, midterm thesis review forms, and summary reports Frank had sacrificed, there was no objection to personally handling and studying these interesting mushrooms again.
These things were indeed poisonous, but what did that mean to a dead shell that did not even have internal organs?
The deity's current vessel stood just under 1.8 meters tall and weighed only twenty kilograms. Under the same conditions, only the mummies of the Highlands could weigh less.
"Accessories? Oh... those things over their eyes?"
It took roughly five seconds for the Outer Deity to realize Klein was speaking to the deity. Recalling the persona being maintained, the deity answered honestly:
"I don't know when they became popular. I haven't been in the city lately."
"If you have any questions, I think the High Priest should know the answers."
At this, Klein frowned and gave the deity a searching look, but the deity was studying the mushroom and did not notice.
The deity slit the pitch-black mushroom's skin with a fingernail and examined its interior, which had become entirely diseased from the toxins. With all the toxins from an entire monster drained into a dozen or so mushrooms, an astonishing quantity of poison was bound to brew inside them. But