Xio was dazed for about ten seconds before remembering to respond. She looked at the golden‑masked man and nodded.
«Alright, I’ll keep an eye out, keep an eye on who Viscount
The golden‑masked man didn’t seem to notice her earlier absentmindedness and changed the subject.
«There’s another mission. The Red Gloves of the
Xio hmmed, still unable to shake off that emotion.
The golden‑masked man was silent for a few seconds, then spoke carefully.
«Are you interested in directly joining our
«You can keep your current identity and continue to operate in the East End.»
Xio froze for two seconds, opened her mouth, but couldn’t make a decision.
The golden‑masked man didn’t ask for an immediate answer. He smiled.
«No rush. Tell me your answer after you truly become an ‘Interrogator’.»
With that, he stepped back, one step at a time, and melted into the shadows at the other end of the alley.
…………
That same night, Klein woke with a start from his dream.
The spiritual mark he had placed in the sewers of Berkeland Street had been triggered!
Who else doesn’t sleep at this hour… Hazel isn’t afraid of being haunted by a wraith anymore? Klein sighed helplessly, took from under his pillow the iron cigarette case wrapped in a «Wall of Spirituality,» and walked to the balcony with the curtains drawn shut.
The «Wraith» Seniel quickly leaped onto the surface of a gas lamp encased in metal grating, then passed through the manhole cover and descended deep into the sewer.
Not long after moving forward, Klein saw through the eyes of his puppet a Hazel dressed in plain commoner’s clothes.
The girl was cautiously making her way to her destination, her left hand unconsciously lifting to touch the necklace with seven emerald stones hanging from her chest, and her right hand tightly gripping a golden charm.
Although this charm had not yet been activated, it gave a warm, sunny feeling, with a hint of fresh morning dew.
Seeing this, Klein suddenly recalled what had happened during his morning walk: Hazel had gotten up early and was wandering around her own yard!
Was she gathering materials to make a Sun domain charm? Morning dew? Klein guessed, not too sure, and found it a bit strange because Hazel was not only semi‑illiterate in the mystical domain, ignorant of many basics, but also a believer of the Goddess of the Night.
Such a Beyonder praying to the «
«Because she hasn’t gone digging in the sewers for a long time, that Beyonder who guided her through dreams got anxious, and through dreams, reverse‑imparted, taught her how to make Sun domain charms? Hmm, the corresponding Pathway starts with ‘Thief,’ and the high‑level representative
According to his spiritual intuition, although that Sun domain charm was aimed at «Wraiths,» to truly threaten a Sequence 5, it was still lacking; it could at most cause some injury, after all Hazel couldn’t get high‑level materials. However, Klein did not let his «Wraith» possess her again, afraid of disturbing the Beyonder who was influencing Hazel through dreams. After tomorrow’s
Of course, this was on the condition that he was sure Hazel couldn’t dig up anything in a day or two, giving him ample time to prepare.
And as a «Seer,» there were many ways to confirm this, and the simplest was to go above the
Withdrawing his puppet, Klein took four steps counterclockwise, arrived at the ancient palace supported by stone pillars, materialized paper and pen, and wrote the corresponding divination phrase: «In the last three days, something major has happened on Berkeland Street.»
With the help of a citrine pendant, Klein received a negative revelation, meaning that within three days, Berkeland Street would not be hit by any major incident.