"Yes, Forbidden Art: Human Transmutation."
"How ridiculous. To make a 'Perfect Doll' that wouldn't violate the Seven-Day Decay Law, he actually transmuted living people into dolls. Talk about losing sight of the point," Peluoqi replied, her expression somewhat dark.
"It seems he really isn't very well liked," Xia Xiu said, looking at the disgust on Peluoqi's face.
"Listen, I don't have any leads on that man. If I had information on him, do you think I could still run my shop here in peace?"
Peluoqi then shifted the conversation to what concerned Xia Xiu. Although she detested O'Brien's actions, she wasn't about to make a terrifying enemy for herself out of thin air over them.
"Is that so..."
Xia Xiu casually adjusted the top hat on his head, then smiled at Peluoqi.
"Then let me ask you one more little question, shopkeeper. If you answer it, I'll order a doll from you while I'm here."
"Oh? What do you want to ask?"
Curiosity showed in Peluoqi's alluring, phoenix-shaped eyes.
"Which major power supports the anomalous artists in the Berlin Region?"
Peluoqi noticed an inexplicable gleam in the golden eyes behind the mask.
"So you're not a cop, and you aren't a local either," Peluoqi said after looking Xia Xiu up and down.
"I never said I was a cop," Xia Xiu replied with a shrug.
Following the old tradition, he was no longer an Angel of Heaven now. He was now a follower of Yarn in the Church of the Flesh.
"What you're asking about isn't much of a secret."
Peluoqi brushed the hair at her temple back slightly, then replied casually:
"The House of Hohenzollern."
"While it isn't common knowledge, the famous anomalous artists have all received some support from the House of Hohenzollern. Old Mr. Frederick, the current