Chapter 602

"The 'Mirror World Fragment' has undergone a certain mutation?" Jenna was stunned at first, then tightened her spirit.

That item hadn't had anything similar happen before, and she had no way to determine what this was due to or what it represented, so she could only subconsciously make a guess:

Has that special "Mirror World" itself had a problem?

Or, right now, in my surroundings, is there someone who has a close relationship with that special "Mirror World"?

If it's the latter possibility, does it mean there's a clue to the "Mirror Person" that Franca is investigating?

At this instant, a strong impulse surged in Jenna's heart to look left and right to find that person who might exist and was causing the "Mirror World Fragment" to tremble slightly.

She controlled herself in time because she immediately thought of a possibility:

If it really was someone with a close relationship to the special "Mirror World" causing this phenomenon, the "induction" would likely be mutual. In other words, while the fragment was trembling slightly, some abnormalities that only the person themselves could perceive should have appeared on that person, and they were currently looking for the source of the problem.

In this situation, if she looked around in a hurry, she would likely be discovered by the other party, and at that time, there might be a thunderous strike.

Jenna maintained her previous state, looked straight ahead, and slowly moved toward the door.

During this process, she just, like many audience members, tilted her head slightly and glanced at the wall clock in the theater foyer to determine the current time:

11:05.

After remembering this time, Jenna passed through the exit and returned to the foyer.

The audience around her scattered, and this place gradually became less crowded.

The "Mirror World Fragment" on Jenna's body subsequently returned to quiet, no longer having abnormal tremors.

"Just now, there was no one in the foyer, and when I was watching the theatrical performance, the 'Mirror World Fragment' didn't tremble either... This shows that for the mutation just now to happen, both sides need to be close to a certain distance, and everyone needs to be crowded at the exit back to the foyer, separated by no more than five meters? Now, is it because our distance has widened again that everything has returned to normal?" As thoughts surged in Jenna's mind, she fully displayed her theatrical performance skills, and like an ordinary audience member, she left the foyer, came to the street, got into a rental carriage belonging to the Imperial Carriage Company, and paid 2.5 Feier Jin in advance with quite a bit of heartache.

If it weren't for the fact that the subway and public carriages had already stopped running at this time, she really wouldn't have been willing to take a rental carriage from the Opera District back to the Memorial Hall District.

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Memorial Hall District, No. 9 Orosai Street, Apartment 702.

Jenna told Franca about her encounter and asked for confirmation:

"Around 11:05, did the 'Mirror World Fragment' on you tremble slightly?"

"No." Franca gave an exceptionally determined answer.

Before Jenna could make a judgment based on this, she gave an awkward smile and quickly added:

"It should be no. You know, my 'Mirror World Fragment' is kept in the 'Traveler's Bag.' If there really was a vibration, I wouldn't be able to feel it."

Just as Jenna couldn't help but roll her eyes, Franca said "Hmm":

"Do you suspect that it's a universal change brought about by an abnormality in that special 'Mirror World'? If it really is like that, even if the item is in the 'Traveler's Bag,' I should have a spiritual induction; it's impossible to completely ignore it."

"Besides, when our two fragments are put together, they have never trembled. Is there a high probability that I encountered a 'Mirror Person,' or a member of a specific branch of the Tamara family?" Jenna said while walking to the full-length mirror in the living room, reaching out to touch the surface, and whispering the name of the secret object she wanted to inquire about.

The surface of the full-length mirror quickly became dark and deep, surging with illusory water ripples.

Jenna began "Mirror Divination":

"Around 23:05 last night, the scene changes within ten meters of me...

"Around 23:05 last night, the scene changes within ten meters of me...

"..."

After she repeated it three times, the deep mirror surface lit up with light.

In the light, Jenna saw herself wearing a soft hat, saw the theater exit connected to the theater foyer, and saw the audience and attendants who were standing within ten meters of her at that time.

The Spirit World faithfully recorded all this information.

The scene in the mirror wasn't stiff or static, but flowing and active. Jenna soon saw a lady standing a few meters to her side suddenly turn her body and look around at the people around her.

She was wearing a black veil hat, looked to be in her thirties, had relatively light eyebrows, bright and spirited yellowish eyes, and skin that was the kind of white that had been made up. Overall, she wasn't considered beautiful, but she was dressed appropriately and had an elegant temperament.

And it was such an elegant lady who actually lost her image a bit, looking left and right, just like someone who had accidentally encountered the lover she had once loved the most, only to lose track of them again.

"This person has a big problem; she reacted to the 'Mirror World Fragment'." Franca leaned to Jenna's side and commented on the image presented in the full-length mirror. "However, it's been more than an hour, and she actually hasn't done any anti-divination. Is it negligence, or does she not know how at all?"

Jenna nodded:

"Can you see anything else?"

"Nothing else." Franca suddenly slapped her forehead. "Oh my, we should have asked Anthony to watch; a 'Spectator' would definitely be able to see more."

"Yeah..." Jenna was stunned as well.

They weren't used to seeking Anthony's help yet.

Jenna then said:

"Let's find Anthony tomorrow morning. Calling him over so late might make him misunderstand. Anyway, it's not a particularly urgent matter."

"Oh yeah, it might be a misunderstanding." Franca suddenly realized.

The next morning.

Anthony finished watching the segment reproduced by "Mirror Divination" and pondered:

"Her clothes are custom-made; her family background should be quite good... After she looked around twice, her expression was a bit confused. Perhaps her understanding of the 'Mirror World' and corresponding fragments isn't that deep, which contradicts the fact that she can cause the 'Mirror World Fragment' to tremble. Contradictions often hide the answer... Her walking posture shows that she has received good etiquette training, but her status at home isn't particularly high..."

Listening to the newly promoted "Hypnotist" analyze the target layer by layer, Franca's mouth twitched, feeling as if she had no secrets in front of the other party.

"Spectators" are really terrifying!

Jenna listened very carefully; this was very similar to some character analysis in her theatrical performance class, but more solid and detailed.

In a trance, she seemed to have returned to the Old Pigeon Cage Theater, listening to her teacher's lecture.

"The above characteristics are not enough to help us find the person; they can only provide certain clues," Anthony concluded at the end.

"Understood, character profile." Franca said in a very professional tone.

Anthony took out paper, picked up a pencil, and began to draw a sketch based on the impression just now, intending to find the person through various channels.

Franca asked casually:

"How did you see that the lady's clothes were custom-made?"

As a former man, after turning into a woman through a potion, she still only cared about whether a piece of clothing or a dress looked good, not which ready-to-wear store it belonged to or which custom tailor's hand it came from.

Jenna also couldn't tell; before becoming a "Witch," she hadn't reached the class that could come into contact with custom clothing.

Anthony raised his head and glanced at the two "Witches":

"After becoming a 'Spectator,' especially after becoming an intelligence dealer, I specifically trained my ability to observe others. I know the materials and characteristics of most ready-to-wear store products in Trier, and I know the styles of many famous tailors. The lady's dress just now clearly didn't belong to any ready-to-wear store."

Franca and Jenna, these two "Witches," showed sheepish expressions to varying degrees, both glad that Anthony continued to bury his head in completing the sketch and didn't notice the changes in their states.

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Sangta Port.

Noelfi, wearing a lady's shirt and a light-colored jacket, sent Bartner to the pier.

Bartner, who had put on a top hat, pressed his rapier and asked hesitantly:

"Are you really going to stay here?"

Noelfi replied calmly:

"I am already a combat nun of the Fengrao Society.

"I only know now that the Sea Prayer Ceremony isn't a corruption of signing contracts with evil gods in pursuit of power, but protection—protection that sacrifices oneself.

"Before, those people in the Fishery Guild liked to use power and wealth to attract others to become the 'Viceroy of the Sea' and 'Handmaiden of the Sea.' Now, they have promised the Mother's Church, promised the Fengrao Society, that they will tell the finalists about the possible problems and consequences in advance and let them make their own choices. I want to stay here and supervise this matter."

"That's fine too." Bartner sighed. "It's a pity that I'm destined to adventure at sea and can't stay in one place."

Noelfi, whose appearance was exquisite and cute, nodded:

"I know."

She asked very sincerely:

"Then do you want to leave a child here?"

"No, forget, forget it." Bartner stuttered a bit. "I haven't prepared myself mentally to be someone else's father."

He didn't want his child to turn into a humanoid lizard in the future.

Noelfi said with a hint of regret and pity:

"Alright."

She waved her hand, turned her body, and walked toward the outside of the pier.

After walking a few steps, she suddenly turned back and revealed a bright and beautiful smile:

"No matter what, I'm very happy that you were able to accompany me to sea at that time."

Without waiting for Bartner to respond, Noelfi withdrew her gaze, quickened her pace, and left the pier.

Bartner stood there, Noelfi's last smiling face remaining in his mind, and the sentence where she said she was very happy echoing by his ears. Suddenly, he had a sense of loss, as if he had lost something.

When Noelfi's back disappeared from the pier, the adventurer walked slowly along the gangway and boarded the ship returning to Faling Port.

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In the evening, in the bar of the sea ship.

Lu Mian held a glass of amber-colored sugar wine and said to the customers at the bar:

"Ladies and gentlemen, actually, I am a magician.

"I can perform an illusion magic for you right now."

He then pointed to the window:

"Look outside."

The customers instinctively looked out the window and discovered that the surrounding sea waves had surged to more than ten meters high at some point, like mountain peaks.

They had just blinked their eyes when this terrifying scene disappeared again.

Clapping, these customers applauded Lu Mian's wonderful magic.

(End of chapter)