"Clementine? Where are you going?" Bei 'Lu' seemed to realize that Iri was going the wrong way, and also noticed that although it was an alley, there was suddenly no one there.
"Hmm? I'm going to my usual shop to buy some snacks. Didn't you tell me this alley was a shortcut a while ago?" Iri replied, but that wasn't it… Bei 'Lu' had never said that.
"Eh? I didn't say that! Did you remember incorrectly, Clementine?" Bei 'Lu' was already on high alert by then.
"Then I must have remembered incorrectly! Probably, haha!" Iri replied with a smile. Bei 'Lu' was quite familiar with this area. Turning into this alley would not lead to Clementine's usual shop, and the path she took was a dead end.
"Clementine, this is a dead end! Did you take the wrong path?" Bei 'Lu' no longer had her previous silly look; instead, she was very nervous.
Iri had basically confirmed that Bei 'Lu' definitely had a problem. Before entering this alley, Iri had already activated Despair Aura at level one, so no one dared to approach the vicinity.
However, Bei 'Lu', who was so close to her, had no reaction to the Despair Aura. Thinking back, when she had used Ruling Spell on her before, it had no effect, but at that time, she hadn't found it too strange.
After all, at that time, she didn't have the title of Extra Seat of the Black Scripture. Since Bei 'Lu' was there to monitor her, it was normal for her to have a magic that resisted mental states or wear some equipment!
However, now that she was already a member of the Black Scripture, Bei 'Lu' still showed no reaction to her Despair Aura, which was already very problematic.
"I didn't take the wrong path, I just wanted to come here…" Iri turned her head and stared fixedly at Bei 'Lu'.
"Bei 'Lu'! There's something I want to ask you." Iri said, approaching Bei 'Lu'. Bei 'Lu' nervously retreated step by step, completely oblivious to the white frost that had appeared on the surface of the 雜物 piled up beside the alley.
"Uh… Clementine… this is…" Bei 'Lu' was very nervous, but she still tried hard to maintain her harmless smile.
"Why do you always wear or use mental resistance equipment or magic whenever you follow me?" Iri asked.
"I didn't… Ugh…" Bei 'Lu' subconsciously tried to say she hadn't, then suddenly stopped, covering her mouth with both hands. It was clear she knew about the ability Iri had made up! This meant that Bei 'Lu' truly knew her real state.
"Hmm? It seems Bei 'Lu' knows about my True Magic Eye's ability! If I remember correctly, I've never displayed this ability in front of you, nor have I ever told you about it, right? How did you know?" Iri continued to 'press' Bei 'Lu'.
"I… I… I found out the last time you spoke with the Dragon Queen of the Dragon Kingdom. I… I was there at that time!" Bei 'Lu' quickly explained.
"That's right, you were indeed there at that time… However, if I remember correctly, you were cleaning up debris in front of the city gate, weren't you? From such a distance… did you eavesdrop on my conversation with the Dragon Queen?" Iri no longer intended to hide anything. Anyway, she had already decided to kill her.
She was still 'pressing' her now because she wanted to know if she had told the higher-ups of Theocracy that she wasn't actually controlled, so she could plan her next move. Otherwise, Bei 'Lu' would probably be an ice sculpture by now.
"I didn't eavesdrop… Ugh…" Bei 'Lu' covered her mouth again.
At this moment, as Bei 'Lu' retreated, she stepped on a thin layer of ice. The nervous Bei 'Lu' then noticed when the alley had become so cold. Although it was already winter, the empire's winter was not cold enough to freeze the ground.
Then, recalling that Clementine had almost exclusively used ice-type skills when she fought one against six in the training ground, she immediately knew that the Clementine in front of her had already realized her malicious intentions.
"What a pity, I actually quite liked you… I didn't expect to part ways with you here, Bei 'Lu'…" Iri said with a sweet smile.
Bei 'Lu' already felt the killing intent emanating from Iri's eyes, so she subconsciously glanced around the alley, looking for anything she could use to escape. However, this small movement was also caught by Iri.
Previously, this Bei 'Lu' had been playing dumb, and several times she had said that her magic was very weak, knowing nothing but teleportation and some basic healing.
But with that one glance just now, Iri knew that Bei 'Lu' wanted to escape, and she also deduced that Bei 'Lu' might be a warrior specializing in assassination. When she had consulted Solution Epsilon before, she, as a seasoned assassin, had said it.
When facing an immature assassin, one must pay attention to where their gaze is directed: on oneself or on the surrounding environment. If it is on the environment, then one must be careful that the opponent might use the environment to their advantage or be trying to escape.
Bei 'Lu' should know that she was capable of fighting one against six. Although she had never witnessed Bei 'Lu's skills, in this small alley, with Ice Aura spread all around, no matter how foolish she was, she would know the outcome of a frontal confrontation. So, that glance of hers was probably because she wanted to escape!
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