Mrs. Lake's Workshop;
Kallen sat nearby while Mrs. Lake applied Corpse Makeup to the deceased. A faint black layer covered her body for protection—the blessing of Order Purification Kallen had bestowed on her.
"Are Otherworldly Demons all such dangerous beings?" Mrs. Lake asked quietly. "My husband rarely spoke to me about these things before. I'm sorry, I'm a little curious."
"You can think of them as people with infectious diseases," Kallen replied. "At least, a large portion of them are like that."
"Then do Dora and Doreen count as Otherworldly Demons too?"
"If their father weren't an Inquisitor, they would very likely end up being purified. The very thorough kind of purification."
"I understand."
Mrs. Lake continued her work. Kallen noticed that her tools might not be as good as Aunt Mary's, but her skill was every bit Aunt Mary's equal.
"Ma'am, how long have you been doing this?" Kallen asked.
"My maternal grandmother and my mother both did this."
"Oh, I see."
Kallen stood up and began examining the female corpse, which had already undergone preliminary treatment.
The face was naturally the first part to be treated, because clothes and accessories could cover the other areas, but not the face.
The purpose of a Funeral Makeup Artist was to let the deceased and their loved ones see each other one last time-face-to-face.
Mrs. Lake had already extracted the two fangs and placed them on a nearby tray. She had also filled the places where the teeth had been removed so that her mouth looked natural when closed.
The skin on her face had been stretched again. Her expression before death had been so contorted that it had left extremely distinct creases. This treatment made her expression look a little more dignified.
In addition, her ten long black nails had