Incitement

"Don't regret your choice today..." Lumian watched Julie's retreating figure as she went into her room, and could roughly guess what her words meant:

If you fail to take down Vanak today, you'll regret it!

"Julie values Vanak a lot... does she think he'll influence the Termination of the Underground Mausoleum operation?" Lumian muttered to himself, closing the door and returning to his Desk.

He could understand Julie's high regard for Vanak, the Morola's Most Dangerous Figure, who had just demonstrated his unique ability to utilize Morola's weather conditions, creating Hurricane powerful enough to disperse the Fog of War throughout the entire district, much like a true, powerful Half-God. According to Lumian's subsequent observations, Vanak also seemed to have attracted a terrifying Lightning Strike.

Although Lumian is unsure whether such performance has limitations or depends on the current weather, and can only guide it to similar weather conditions but cannot bring down a sudden downpour from a clear sky, even with such limitations, its previous performance is enough to prove that Vanak is indeed Half-God in some respects.

Most importantly, based on Lumian's understanding of the "0-01" seal information, if Vanak had truly submitted to "0-01," there should be some special aspects that he hasn't yet revealed.

"I remember the night Vanak was ambushed by Albus and Gusin, the weather was quite clear, but tonight it's very gloomy, perfect for wind, rain, thunder, and Lightning..." Lumian held a book borrowed from the Knowledge Church, but instead of reading it with the same focus as before, he seriously pondered the details Concealment in Vanak's previous behavior.

After a while, Lumian silently chuckled at Julie.

In the eyes of this "Witch," tonight was indeed the best opportunity to hunt down Vanak — Vanak himself was still seriously injured and had not yet recovered, the Tin Soldiers had near- Half-God strength and could take on the responsibility of direct combat, Gusin had undergone a terrible Mutation and possessed all sorts of unknown abilities, and with Julie, the "Witch of Pain" who possessed special abilities, and Lumian himself, there was indeed a great chance to keep Vanak forever in that Ruins.

The problem is that if Lumian doesn't "Teleportation" away, he might become the primary target of Gusin and the Tin Soldiers. At that point, Julie would likely see this as an excellent opportunity to kill her Boss and choose to cooperate with Vanak and the Library to assist Gusin and the Tin Soldiers.

"And do you really think I'm stupid? If we really kill Vanak, with Medici severely injured and Gusin and the Tin Soldiers Predestination to be eliminated by the Law Enforcement Team or the Church of Knowledge, wouldn't you ' Witch ' be all-powerful? At that time, facing your coercion or attacks, I won't even be able to find temporary collaborators... I'll talk about things that could drastically change the situation after I finish reading the rest of the book..." Lumian muttered, adjusting the Blazing White Fireball above his head to prevent his shadow from falling on the Paper and affecting his reading.

After confirming the location of the "Abscessed Severed Hand" and its head, he could concentrate on his studies even more.

Before that, he also thought about what Albus Medici and Julie were trying to achieve in Morola.

With the support of Deity or Angel King behind them, they probably wouldn't only be thinking about leaving their Brand on the terrifying "0-01" Sealed Artifact.

"Internal and external collusion, directly stealing '0-01'? The Church of Knowledge is one of the seven major Orthodox God Church; they shouldn't let someone take their most important '0' level Sealed Artifact so easily, unless they were planning to let it go in the first place..."

"Relying solely on violence is unlikely to work, otherwise ' Primordial Witch m•hetushu•com. com' and That One ' Red Angel ' would have already taken action..."

Do we need to make '0-01' undergo some kind of Change?

"Also, I've got some ideas on how to get close to '0-01,' but I have absolutely no idea how to leave my Brand to get friendly treatment... Should I rely on Alista Tudor's remaining aura?"

"Or is it related to one of my previous speculations?"

After finishing his thoughts, Lumian read for nearly an hour before lying down on the bed to prepare for sleep.

In Morola, he slept very lightly, constantly on guard against possible attacks and the "Witch's" "illness" next door.

If symptoms such as fever and cough appear, he will wake up immediately and be "Teleportation" to the Knowledge Church for a further check-up!

If it weren't for the fact that not sleeping for many days would eventually lead to some negative effects accumulating, he would have preferred to rely on the special method of automatically eliminating fatigue and restoring spirituality at Six in the Morning to stay up all night every day.

At the same time, this also misleads Julie and the others—if they discover early on that she can maintain enough energy even without sleeping, and thus deduce the Change that occur at Six in the Morning, Lumian will not be able to use this special refresh state at crucial moments to turn the tide.

The next morning, Lumian deliberately stayed in bed for more than half an hour before opening his eyes, brushing his teeth and washing up, then went down the stairs to enjoy the breakfast prepared by Lies.

Seven or eight minutes later, Julie came back from outside the Bar.

"They went out again last night in the middle of the night?" The "Witch" is really good at Concealment her movements and whereabouts. It's impossible to follow her, and there's no way of knowing when she left the room... Lumian withdrew her gaze and drank the Milk in her glass.

Julie quietly sat down on Bar Stool two seats away from Lumian, without saying a word.

Lies glanced at her face, took out a small cake, and piped cream on it.

"Sweets can help improve your mood," the "Cook" said simply, pushing a small cream cake in front of Julie.

Julie's expression immediately Distortion:

"I don't need to improve my mood! I'm in a great mood!"

"Oh, you seem to be in a bad mood... You were in a pretty good mood when you knocked on my door last night... What happened while you were out in the middle of the night?" Lumian glanced at Julie a few times without any attempt to hide her disapproval.

Lies said, "As a Cook, you must accurately judge the current state of the Ingredient in order to choose the most suitable cooking method."

Julie's eyes narrowed slightly, all traces of her usual gentle demeanor vanishing.

She seemed poised to suddenly turn on everyone and kill someone.

Based on previous observations, the only person who could cause Julie's condition to Loss of Control so drastically, bringing her to the brink of emotional breakdown, is that other "Witch," Sallys... Did these two Lover have a falling out? Hmm, my rudimentary knowledge of psychology tells me that Julie seems to be more worried than sad right now, and she's not hiding it... Worried... Lumian placed his right hand on the "Traveler’s Bag," bracing himself for the "Witch" to Loss of Control.

Almost simultaneously, he thought of a possibility:

As a member of the Law Enforcement Team, Sallys, one of the Experimental Subjects on the list, will definitely be on duty in the Underground Mausoleum or rotate to replace the Soldier Puppets. For Sallys, who still maintains a certain degree of self-identity, this is both an opportunity and a danger!

"Julie went out in the middle of the night to meet Sallys, and then found out that Celeste was going to be in the Underground Mausoleum for a while, and when she came out, she might be a real Experimental Subjects, the kind without a self? No wonder Julie is so worried and her mood has become very bad..." Lumian smiled knowingly.

"What are you laughing at?" Julie looked at him coldly.

Lumian smiled and sighed, "This time it might be fine, but what about next time, and the time after that?"

"If you don't address the root cause of the problem, one day you'll see an outcome you don't want to accept."

Julie's eyes flickered, then she stared at the small cream cake, remaining silent for a long time.

After Lumian wiped his mouth clean and prepared to leave, she frowned slightly and asked, "Just how much do you know?"

Lumian responded with a smile:

"You guess.

"Perhaps I know nothing, but your expression told me the answer."

After saying that, Lumian went up the stairs, leaving Julie alone in a daze.

Trier, Boulevard District, 6 Bellafore Street.

In the Late Night, inside the four-story mansion, after the "Muggle" left, "Periodic Table" and the others circled back and reunited with the "Professor" and "Associate Professor" couple in the living room.

Glancing at the darkness outside the window, "Periodic Table" sighed and said, "Is it really okay for us to put on this show in front of ' Muggle '?"

"We didn't deceive her; we just hoped to evoke her sympathy," the professor sighed. "The disappearance of the ' Pillar ' of Kemolo, the suspected ' Person in the Mirror ' situation of Nikila, and the increasingly insane problem of the ' Hidden Sage ' have put us in a difficult situation, one that we can hardly extricate ourselves by our own strength. Meanwhile, the ' Muggle ' have become increasingly mysterious since surviving the ' April Fool's Day's Day' prank, and there is clearly a powerful force behind them."

"Fortunately, she remained kind. Although she may have noticed something amiss, she still told us that divine power remained in the Catacombs 'Sacrificial Plaza and was willing to go and eliminate Nikila."

The Associate Professor patted his wife on the shoulder in a gesture of comfort.

He looked around and said, "Not just for ourselves, but also for the people we care about, we must survive."

"The Periodic Table" chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Six months ago, I never imagined things would turn out like this. How could such a powerful Concealment organization as the ' Moses Ascetic Order ' suddenly fall apart like this?"

The following morning, Franca received a reply from the "Judgement" Lady, right after she finished breakfast:

"The operation against Nikila of the ' Moses Ascetic Order ' can begin as soon as possible."

"The higher-ups of the ' Moses Ascetic Order ' are aware of Kemolo's disappearance, and another ' Ten Pillars ' will be arriving in Trier soon to handle the matter. But this won't affect your dealings with Nikila, if he really is ' Griffith the Person in the Mirror '."

The "Moses Ascetic Order" knew about Kemolo's disappearance? They knew that so? Was it because of my report, or did they just happen to discover something unusual? Hmm, the person our "Tarot Club" planted in the "Moses Ascetic Order" seems to hold a high position. To be able to provide information that one of the "Ten Pillars" would be coming to Trier to handle the problem, and to judge that it wouldn't affect our fight against Nikila... Such a confident judgment... Could That One "Ten Pillars" be one of our "Tarot Club's" cards? Hmm... Franca fell into deep thought, becoming more and more curious.