Inside the mist-shrouded, gloomy town, the woman who walked out of the alley seemed completely incompatible with the entire environment. Holy, dignified, untouched by a speck of dust, her appearance was bright and dazzling.
Her plain white robe and loosely tied hair added a blend of restraint and languor to her temperament.
The bright, holy woman also noticed the "Wraith" Seniel. Her expression froze for a moment, then she revealed a smile and spoke in a clear, soft voice: "Seniel… "When were you made into a puppet? If it weren't for you being eroded by the power of Darkness into this state, I could hardly tell."
She seemed to be speaking to Seniel, but was actually communicating with the manipulator behind the scenes through the puppet.
Sigh, that deathly, cold aura really can't be hidden from high-level Beyonders… I was thinking of hiding in an inconspicuous place and using 'Blood Captain' Seniel to make contact. That would ensure my safety to the greatest extent… This place isolates the power of the
He replied in the tone and experience of "Blood Captain", as if he were still alive.
This was the Acting Method rule for a "Puppet Master": to make every puppet have its own independent identity and setting!
At the same time, Klein pre-planted the keyword "out" to prepare for opening up this topic later.
——In such a weird and mysterious town, he didn't have the thought of killing a demoness on sight. Ignoring the question of whether a good demoness even existed, or whether he even possessed the strength for it, the sheer fact that everyone was trapped here and urgently needed to exchange intelligence and find a way out was enough for him to choose peaceful coexistence for the time being.
The woman in the simple white robe chuckled: "Never forgetting to act. It seems you'll digest the 'Puppet Master' potion soon.
"A member of the
She's very familiar with the Seer pathway… Hmm, the Witch Sect is a secret organization active in the Fourth Epoch. Even if they don't have close dealings with families like
He wanted to trick her into talking, to see what other organizations or people held the Seer pathway.
The bright and holy woman walked forward slowly, moving close to 'Blood Captain' Seniel, and smiled: "It doesn't matter which organization you're from. We were exiled here, imprisoned almost forever. The past no longer matters. What matters is the future, whether we can cooperate and find a way to leave this place."
Tricking her failed… Klein had the "Wraith" respond: "That's exactly my thought. "How should I address you?"
As the lady approached Seniel, he could smell a fresh and elegant fragrance through the puppet's senses. Her words made him strangely imagine a scene of them helping each other in this desperate situation, abandoning worldly morals, using their bodies to warm their hearts.
Really fits the image of a demoness… Eh, listening longer, her voice feels familiar, but he just can't place it. Unfortunately, he couldn't use "dream divination" in this situation, as it would leave an opening for her, making the outcome unpredictable… Klein frowned slightly.
The bright woman, tinged with a hint of laziness, reached up and brushed her hair back, making her small, delicate ears even more prominent: "Painted Lady. "And you?"
Klein had originally planned to assume a false identity, such as Mr. X of the
He didn't know when the Beyonder suspected to be a demoness had entered this misty town, so he couldn't rule out the possibility that she knew about the "Blood Captain"'s disappearance.
Painted Lady nodded and instead asked: "How did you get in?"
Klein didn't hide it and spoke through the puppet's mouth: "I met a woman of unknown origin. "She wore a hood. Her eyes seemed to hold a piece of Darkness, but lacked spirituality."
Painted Lady was silent for two seconds before speaking: "Her, huh…"
She didn't elaborate, instead smiling: "What exactly did you do to make the
Painted Lady subtly changed the pronoun.
Him? That lady is an Angel, an ascetic within the Church? Painted Lady seems to have deep knowledge of Him… Klein's thoughts turned, and he said vaguely: "I snuck into Saint Samuel Cathedral, trying to steal a sealed artefact, and then…"
He didn't elaborate on the process, because he himself didn't understand why he had met that lady.