Supervision?

"How could it have suddenly exploded?" Lumian, carrying a Carbide Lamp, stared at the Blood-Colored that was still slowly seeping Depths the soil, frowning as he muttered to himself.

He didn't ask those two questions to kill Yebus; he just wanted to test the boundaries step by step.

Anthony responded calmly, "The core principle of hypnosis is that the target's life must not be directly endangered."

"In other words, when faced with questions that could substantially endanger his life, Yebus either remained silent or was stimulated, regaining his senses and no longer being influenced by hypnosis."

"I had already prepared him for the possibility of breaking free from hypnosis," Lumian said, indicating that he had considered this possibility.

At that distance, Yebus could not dodge the "Heng-Ha Art," and Lumian's "Traveler's Bag" contained three Ritual Dog Skin and one Ritual Cowhide.

After becoming an "Ascetic," he was able to make the Ritual Fur needed for the "Animal Transformation" himself, and then he added corresponding divine powers to the ones he had used before.

Jenna recalled what had just happened and said thoughtfully, "Yebus was going to answer..."

"In other words, he didn't think answering those two questions would endanger his life. Haha, things didn't turn out the way he expected."

Franca nodded:

"Yes, if there were real danger, he could have simply not answered."

"I thought he had signed some kind of contract that if he revealed the location of the ' School of Truth ' headquarters and the names of its direct ' Supervisor,' he would suffer a soul attack originating from his own shadow."

"Damn, could it be that his ' Supervisor ' secretly altered the terms of that contract when it was signed? That's why Yebus didn't know there would be danger in answering those two questions. My God, how pathetic! Deceiving the upper, middle, and lower levels of the contract—is this the ' Swindler ' Pathway or the ' Broker ' Pathway?"

After Franca finished her remark, Lumian for a few seconds and uttered a Vocabulary:

"Supervisor."

"' Supervisor '?" Franca instantly understood Lumian's meaning. "Supervising Subordinate in some way is one of the abilities of an ' Supervisor,' and Yebus was unaware of this, thus touching a taboo when answering the crucial question?"

She had just gotten to this point Jenna suddenly became alert:

"Could That One ' Supervisor ' have already noticed this place and might come over at any moment?"

"No, that won't happen. After discovering Yebus's abnormality, I had Franca leave the ' Primordial Witch ' Statue here," Lumian said, a smile appearing on his face. "Even if our earlier guess was correct, That One ' Supervisor ' probably only noticed that Yebus was having problems, but couldn't pinpoint the exact location. The problem now is that we might have to revise our subsequent action plan."

Jenna and Anthony understood what Lumian meant:

They are not in immediate danger and don't need to worry about being tracked down by That One "Supervisor." However, since Yebus, who was responsible for protecting Moran Avignon from behind the mirror, has run into trouble, That One "Supervisor" can easily guess that someone wants to deal with Moran Avignon and will definitely take some measures. Most of the plans they made before are no longer suitable for the actual situation.

Franca sighed, looked at the Bone Statue on the ground, and said sincerely, "When the ' Black Witch ' gave me the Statue, I resisted. Now, I want to say, give me a dozen!"

She chuckled to herself as she bent down to pick up the Statue of the "Primordial Witch," carefully wiped its surface, and offered a few words of praise.

Lumian reflected, "I should have kept monitoring the Change in Yebus's Fate Branch with the ' Eye of Calamity,' which might have stopped him in advance and prevented him from answering."

He hadn't considered that there were situations where even the person in question wasn't sure if they would violate taboos—this didn't involve faith itself, nor did it involve higher levels of Mysticism knowledge. Yebus should know what should and shouldn't be said; otherwise, he would have died eight hundred times over in his daily life.

Franca recalled, "The ' School of Truth ' member that Jenna and I encountered had a similar situation when answering questions about which organization we belonged to and why we were using the Gatekeeper's disappearance."

"Judging from Yebus's answer just now, the answer ' the School of Truth ' should not be taboo. As for why the Gatekeeper's disappearance was used, I don't think that man who hasn't reached the level of an ' Ambitious Man ' could know that."

"From this perspective, it really is the ability of a ' Supervisor.' Therefore, taboos are dynamic; factors such as environment, emotions, and state of mind collectively determine the bottom line for answering questions. They won't be so rigid as to adhere to the same rules in all circumstances. Hey, that really aligns with the philosophies Yebus himself has put forward."

Lumian nodded slightly and chuckled, saying, "At least we got the Spoils of War ahead of time, otherwise we would have really lost out."

He thought for a moment and said, "Franca, use that communication Charm to find the ' Black Witch ' and report everything about the fixed entrance to the Mirror World we created, what just happened, and Yebus's answer. See how she reacts and what suggestions she gives."

"Yes, she should be Tamara from the ' Apprentice ' branch, and she has a natural conflict with Moran Avignon, who split off from the ' Judgement ' branch."

After Franca agreed, Lumian turned to Jenna:

"Go to the Safe House and write to the ' Judgement ' Lady. The ' Judgement ' Pathway is the Pathway of order. I think the affairs of these people from the ' School of Truth ' should be reported to her immediately."

I'll take you Past.

"Okay." Jenna was used to Lumian assigning tasks at times like this.

Lumian then looked at Anthony:

"You come with me to wait for Moran Avignon outside the Palace of Brotherhood, and observe his condition to see if he exhibits any unusual behavior."

The Palace of Brotherhood, located in the Boulevard District, is the presidential palace of the Republic of Intis. Moran Avignon is attending Ministers' Meeting chaired by His Excellency the President there today.

Anthony nodded slightly, indicating that there was no problem.

Observation is a strength of the "Spectator".

Inside the Quarry Cavern with its fixed entrance to the Mirror World.

Franca, who possesses dark vision, leaned against the corner and took out a Vanity Mirror and a Charm that looked like it was made of Gray-White rock.

Franca grasped the Charm, infused it with spiritual power, and recited the activation Incantation in Hermetic:

"Eye!"

The Charm, which resembled a Gray-White rock, ignited with black Flames and was then pressed against the glass surface of the Vanity Mirror mirror by Franca.

The mirror surface suddenly became ethereal, losing all sense of solidity.

The Charm enveloped in Black Flame pierced through it, falling straight down and disappearing without a trace.

Not long after, Franca suddenly sensed that something had changed around her.

Then, she saw a large clump of jet-black hair emerge from the Vanity Mirror.

Her jet-black hair fluttered, obscuring Franca's vision.

Franca felt a sudden weight on her hand, then saw black hair fall down, and Clarisse appeared opposite her.

The "Black Witch's" black hair was still neatly coiled up, and the Evil, long black hair around her was gone.

Although it wasn't the first time she had met Clarisse, Franca still genuinely admired the other woman's Charm.

She was a beauty who could corrupt and corrupt one's soul with her looks alone.

Clarisse looked at Franca and asked in a soft, melodious voice, "Did you find anything?"

Franca composed herself, realizing that there might be a leak of Corruption in the Underground Trier. So she carried the Statue of the "Primordial Witch" around the specific area and finally found the target location. She explained how she used the Statue to pray to the Primordial Witch, received a response, and established Fixed Entrance to the Mirror World.

Clarisse rarely showed an expression of approval:

"You have keen intuition and good intelligence; you actually thought of this possibility and successfully seized it."

"Perhaps one day, you too can become Witch named after a color."

"The Yellow Witch?" Franca muttered to herself.

She went on to talk about her and Lumian's plans, but concealed the part related to the "Tarot Club" and described the "Mirror Image Mark" as the ability of a certain item.

Clarisse listened quietly without interrupting.

Franca recounted in one breath how Lumian was attacked during his investigation, how he captured Yebus, and how he extracted a great deal of information from the "Spectator."

The "Black Witch" nodded slightly and said, "Your Lover are all quite good, especially that ' Hunter '."

At this point, the "Black Witch" chuckled softly, "The taste of being a ' Hunter ' is quite good; the higher the Sequence, the more ferocious you become."

This... Your Emperor, even high-ranking Witch have read your secret history... Maybe every Witch has a copy! Franca didn't know whether to laugh at Emperor Roselle or feel sorry for him.

"That's right," Franca agreed with a smile, trying hard not to show any guilt.

The "Black Witch" continued, "But you and he both made mistakes."

"You should stop questioning him when you've reached a reasonable point. First, ambush Moran Avignon, capture him, and then proceed with further interrogation."

"Yes." Franca did not deny the "Black Witch's" criticism.

Looking back, the headquarters of the "School of Truth" and the names of the corresponding "Supervisor" were not the information that needed to be obtained at the moment. At that time, we could have turned Yebus into a dog and let Lugano and Ludwig watch over him. We could have taken advantage of the fact that the "Supervisor" had not yet noticed anything unusual, ambushed behind the Mirror, and waited for Moran Avignon to "voluntarily" come in. After that, there would have been plenty of time to create two prisoners.

However, this is also Lumian's style.

Franca had long noticed that Lumian had a habit of asking about information on the spot, and would not leave it for later without a special reason, as if he was afraid that something unexpected might happen in the middle, causing him to lose the information he could have obtained.

"The Black Witch" Clarisse didn't say anything more, just nodded and said, "You wait here for me, I'll go investigate the situation, it might take some time."

"Yes, Lady. Clarisse." Franca didn't hide her smile.

Outside the magnificent Palace of Brotherhood in the Boulevard District.

Lumian and Anthony once again blended into the crowd of reporters.