The Cycle of Fate

Chapter 164: The Double

"Ha!"

A flash from the mark on Lumian's right chest caused his spirit body to tremble, and a yellowish beam shot from his mouth.

It instantly struck the "Guillaume Bénet" dressed in a dark shirt and black pants. The man, wearing a shocked, bewildered, and confused expression, collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

"The Art of Ham-Ha!"

It's a fake! Upon seeing this, Lumian narrowed his eyes slightly, not particularly disappointed as he made his judgment.

This was certainly not the real parish priest. Even without considering whether a Sequence 5 "Hunter of Destiny" like Guillaume Bénet could be knocked out by the "Art of Ham-Ha," his expression of confusion during the attack made Lumian suspect that the "double" was originally an ordinary person, completely unaware of supernatural abilities or the occult world.

Without wasting time on the stunned butler, Lumian turned and dashed toward the sitting room's exit.

As he ran, he whispered, "To 'Sloe!'"

A figure in a black robe with a hood and leather armor, Franca, appeared before Lumian.

Lumian grabbed her shoulder, causing the black mark on his right shoulder to emit a ghostly glow.

Amidst chaotic, overlapping pure colors, the two of them appeared on the balcony at the far end of the sixth floor of the "Sloe" brothel.

— When he had previously escorted Jenna here and told Abus he could leave, Lumian had "familiarized" himself and memorized this spot.

Seeing that his companions had arrived, Jenna, dressed as a female mercenary, emerged from the shadows and pointed toward room 602, speaking in a low voice: "It's not over yet."

"Damn, what stamina!"

"This must be round two, right?" Lumian chuckled.

According to Abus, the man in room 602 should have already finished once and was having afternoon tea, but it seemed like he was back at it again.

"Isn't the soundproofing good?" Franca curiously tilted her head to listen to the noise from room 602.

Jenna, watching as Lumian wiped his face and transformed into an ordinary attendant of the "Sloe" brothel, pursed her lips and said, "That woman inside screams out every now and then."

"Damn, does that perverted priest have a sadistic streak too?"

As an underground singer frequently performing in bars and dance halls, Jenna had seen and heard enough to be familiar with such things. And with her close relationship with Franca, who managed several dance hall girls, Jenna's knowledge of such matters far exceeded that of ordinary girls, though she herself lacked practical experience. Her understanding was broad, and her theoretical knowledge was deep.

Franca immediately understood and clicked her tongue in an attempt to control her volume.

Having completed his transformation using the "Face of Ness," Lumian looked toward Franca, wanting her to scatter some glowing powder in the corridor outside room 602.

This was to counter Guillaume Bénet's invisibility!

As far as Lumian knew, that kind of invisibility didn't erase traces or smells. In a fight, if Guillaume Bénet turned invisible and escaped into the corridor, the glowing powder would leave clear footprints, guiding Lumian's attacks.

However, upon further thought, Lumian realized that the glowing powder might be too obvious and could alert Guillaume Bénet to something unusual, prompting him to use his strange abilities to escape before launching his ambush.