"So invisibility really was useless..."
Mu You sighed. The players' problem now was that Aura Concealment had stopped working. An aura was essentially like a scent; anyone who came close could smell the strong aura of an Exile. Under those circumstances, even an Invisibility Cloak was useless.
Since he had been discovered, Mu You simply stopped pretending and broke into a run.
[You sprint toward the eastern end of the village, using your high agility to gradually leave the two knights behind. Before they can catch up, you enter the Small Wooden House.] [You are safe.]
Fortunately, the wooden house was still safe. It seemed these knights could not enter this kind of bound Magical Residence.
[You use the Teleportation Array inside the wooden house to teleport to the Thatched Cottage on Mist Mountain.] [You see that the courtyard gate is wide open and a light is on inside the Thatched Cottage. Through the silhouette in the window, you can see that the Farming Elder has not yet gone to bed. She stands anxiously beside the window, occasionally looking outside, seemingly waiting for your return.]
The door had not been slammed in his face as he had imagined. Mu You sighed in relief. Perhaps the old lady could accept his identity?
However, when he tried selecting "Enter," new text popped up.
[You want to enter, but suddenly remember your identity. As a Fool, if you continue living in the Farming Elder's home and others detect a Fool's aura here, the Farming Elder may be deemed an accomplice of a Fool, bringing her unknown trouble. Are you sure you want to enter?]
She would be branded an accomplice just for letting him in?
Mu You frowned at the text. That charge really was overbearing.
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