The origins of the "Armored Wraith"

Lumian pulled his thoughts away from Roche Louise Sanson and the "Soul-Summoning Spell," "April Fool's Day," and began to recount the story from the beginning as Franca had requested:

"During the Calamity in Cordou Village, I was also Corruption the Evil God of Fate. Fortunately, with the Protection Mr. The Fool, I was able to maintain my Rationality and not turn into Monster."

"That Corruption is both Curse and Gift. I am now following the guidance of the ' Magician ' Lady, extracting it little by little in stages, transforming it into my own power, and achieving balance through the Beyonder Characteristic of the corresponding Sequence."

Franca suddenly realized:

"The special Contract you're referring to is the power of the ' Contracted One '? No wonder you said I couldn't learn it no matter what."

Since Lumian didn't know what power the Sequence 6 of the "Fate" Pathway possessed, she deduced that the other party was currently a dual Sequence 7, being both an "Pyromaniac" and a "Contracted One."

Lumian nodded:

"Therefore, Guillaume Béné dares not arbitrarily replace or change my Destiny; the level of Corruption within me is quite high."

"To receive Protection from Mr. ' The Fool,' he must possess Divinity," Franca suddenly thought. "Do you think it's possible for me to obtain some Gift as well?"

"Are you willing to try everything?" Lumian clicked her tongue and said, "Are you planning to find a ' Great Mother ' and repeat the process of Pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding every day, or are you going to believe in the ' Mother Tree of Desire ' and drag stray dogs from the street into your bed?"

"Hiss..." Franca gasped. "I was just saying. I would never do something as dangerous as worshipping Evil God. To be like you, to immediately receive Mr. ' The Fool's ' Protection upon coming into contact with the power of Evil God, is something that can only be encountered by chance."

"This isn't just a simple contact." To dispel Franca's unrealistic ideas, Lumian revealed a little more. "The Power of Fate is sealed within my body. In other words, I'm Gift to Mr. ' The Fool,' to the Corruption within myself, not to That One being in the name of Fate. Only in this way can I guarantee my most basic safety; otherwise, I don't know when I'll become a different person or suddenly die."

Franca instinctively sighed and said, "Why don't you talk about the ' Heng-Ha Art ' instead?"

Lumian reorganized his words and said, "In order not to be indirectly affected by That One being who is called Fate, I gave up the strange creatures in my Gift of knowledge and asked the ' Magician ' Lady for a batch of information on Spirit World Creature. You know what happened after that."

"' The Heng-Ha Art ' comes from a Spirit World Creature I summoned. I originally intended to summon ' The Screaming Shadow,' but I don't know if it was because I prayed to Mr. ' The Fool ' and asked Him to witness it, or because my summoning Incantation wasn't Precision, but a Wraith appeared that was completely different from the description of ' The Screaming Shadow '..."

Lumian explained in detail the corresponding summoning Incantation, the design concept, the specific appearance of the Armored Wraith, and its other abilities. He even used his barely passable drawing skills to create a schematic diagram.

Fish scale armor... "Heng-Ha Art"... "Night Parade of a Hundred Demons"... "Soul-Devouring Shriek"... Franca stared at the picture on the Coffee Table, muttering to herself, her eyes unfocused.

Lumian tentatively asked, "Is there a problem?"

If it were Aurora, would she have a similar reaction?

Franca snapped back to reality, her expression both grave and excited, and said, "That ' Armored Wraith ' might very well be from our world!"

"Your world?" Lumian hadn't expected such an answer.

However, this seems quite reasonable, as the Shadows's armor design and ability names are very unique and quite different from those in the current world.

Franca hummed in agreement.

"Our world also has many countries, each with its own distinct culture and language, and ' Armored Wraith ' is very similar to certain figures in the myths and legends of the country where your Older Sister and I live."

"You and Aurora are from the same country?" This was actually what Lumian was most concerned about.

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Was it Mr. ' The Fool's' power combined with my imprecise Incantation that summoned ' Armored Wraith ' from your world, or was he, like you, already Transmigration another realm and became Shadows in the Spirit World after death?"

Franca said excitedly and expectantly, "If it's the former, then it means that a connection can be established between the two worlds. In that case, it's really possible for us to go home! If it's the latter, why can he use the abilities from his original world? Is it something he was born with, or did he learn it later?"

Solving these mysteries will bring her closer to the truth of her Transmigration and help her find her way home!

At this point, Franca stood up abruptly, her Eyes sparkling as she looked at Lumian and said, "Could you summon ' Armored Wraith ' so I can see it?"

"I have Contract with him, so I can summon him Precision without praying to Mr. ' The Fool '," Lumian said, changing the subject as he saw Franca's excited expression, seemingly eager to help set up the Altar. "But I think he's dangerous. With Mr. ' The Fool's' Protection, we're fine, but without it, he might kill us. And even under Mr. ' The Fool's' Protection, we can't communicate with him, let alone use Spiritism; we can only simply complete the Summoning Ritual."

Franca frowned in disappointment:

"What should we do then?"

Lumian and said, "When I've collected 100,000 Felkine coins worth of gold, I'll fulfill the Contract."

"That way, the power of the Contract will provide protection, and we can see what ' Armored Wraith ' needs so much gold for."

Franca pondered for several seconds, then sighed and said, "This is the only way for now."

Her original plan was to quickly confirm the issue with "Armored Wraith," obtain useful information from him, and then report the situation to the "Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society" so that everyone could work together to find a solution. Now, she has to postpone it for a while.

After discussing the summoning Incantation for a while, the two confirmed that Franca's success rate in summoning it herself was very low because it wasn't precise enough; what would come might be a "Screaming Shadow." Lumian, on the other hand, could remove one of the descriptions and replace it with "Lumian Lee's Contract Creature," Precision targeting the intended recipient.

After a while, Jenna returned with coffee, snacks, and Meat Pie, putting Lumian and Franca, who were quite hungry after the battle, into afternoon tea mode.

As evening approached, Anthony Reid, dressed as a junior office worker, returned to Apartment 601 at No. 3 White Coat Street.

"How is it?" Lumian made no attempt to hide his concern.

Anthony removed his old top hat and nodded slightly, saying, "I followed That One lady and her Butler, valet, maid, and Coachman all the way to No. 20 Terrace Street in the Library District."

"That appears to be another place they live, a kind of Safe House."

"Should we go keep an eye on them?" Franca asked Lumian.

Lumian considered for a few seconds, then smiled and said, "No need, just check back every now and then to see if they've moved out."

"Why?" Jenna thought Charles would be eager to deal with those people and obtain more information.

Lumian's smile was very Sunlight:

"Behind them is an organization called ' The Sinners.' The contact person should have already discovered Guillaume Béné's death, proactively cut off contact, and eliminated clues, making it difficult to trace them further."

"But what will happen if the ' Sinners ' organization discovers that those people have indeed escaped tracking and are no longer being monitored?"

"Perhaps we can re-establish contact!"

"Only by truly ceasing surveillance can That One lady convince the ' Sinners ' organization that the matter is Past, allowing them to become active again and crawl out of their Rat hole!"

"Damn it..." Jenna cursed almost silently.

Charles is so cunning!

Because Anthony brought tangible benefits, he took two-thirds of the final Felkine, Jenna only received $5,000.

After rolling up the Banknotes and placing them in different pockets, Anthony Reid looked at Lumian and said, "What I'd rather do is start investigating the secrets behind Hugh Artois and the truth behind that betrayal as soon as possible."

This was the main reason he agreed to participate in the operation.

"Okay." Lumian had already discussed this matter with Jenna and Franca.

Jenna will be responsible for finding out the relevant information from the "Purifier".

Because of the "Armored Wraith" incident, Franca was in a state of high excitement and took the initiative to make a suggestion:

"I know some people in the Loen. Maybe I can get the Recording of that battle from the Loen Military and see what they have to say."

"That's a great idea." Anthony Reid's eyes lit up.

He had never considered getting the truth from the attackers.

On Messy Street never seem to quiet down, Lumian, having left the Ritual Fur with Franca for Divination Incantation, headed towards the "Golden Rooster Inn," intending to summon the Messenger of the "Magician" Lady to mention Guillaume Béné, the "Sinners" organization, and the "Armored Wraith," and to ask her to convey to the "Justice" Lady and the "Susie" Lady they could proceed with their final psychological therapy session.

With a relatively cool night breeze blowing, Lumian's thoughts slowly drifted away.

After learning from Franca about the commonalities among the members of the "Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society," his impression of his Older Sister Aurora became clearer.

Of course, those ambiguous points were things he didn't understand at first, but he didn't care and didn't think it was necessary to investigate the reasons.

"No wonder Aurora left her family and moved to the border Cordou Village. No wonder she resisted going to Trier. No wonder she always used strange words and liked to explain their meanings to me. No wonder her novels were different from the popular ones. No wonder she always said 'A Philosopher from my Homeland once said' and then often changed it to ' Emperor Roselle once said'..." Lumian sighed silently, his mood inexplicably calming down, as if he were walking not in Messy Street, but in the Cordou Village.

That place he can never return to.

At the same time, Lumian developed his own understanding of some of the Symbolic Elements in Dream:

"The land Aurora bought was once inhabited by a dead Warlock, symbolizing that she possessed the body of Roche Louise Sanson?"

"Does the legendary, deceased Warlock Roche Louise Sanson represent the earliest believers in Fate?"

Because of the lack of crucial information beforehand, the "Poet" did not interpret these two symbolic meanings, but simply told Lumian that they should also have their own meanings.

Lost in thought, Lumian returned to Room 207 and saw a simply folded letter on the table.

A letter? This doesn't seem like something from "The Magician" Lady... Lumian Past, surprised and suspicious, picked up the letter, and unfolded it.

Two lines of beautiful Intisian were written above:

I have arrived in Trier.

Hella.