Chapter 54

The thing that emerged from the mouth of the vicar Michel Garic was somewhat elongated, covered with brownish-green scales, resembling a translucent and blurry lizard.

As soon as it left Michel's body, its dark green vertical eyes darted around, surveying the surroundings with great caution.

During this process, it even looked out the window, but it didn't see the "White Paper." Instead, Lumián and Aurore felt the coldness and indifference in its eyes.

"What is that?" Lumián asked.

Aurore shook her head:

"I don't know, it seems to be a special spirit."

Lumián immediately made a judgment:

"It doesn't look like a good thing!"

Even through the "White Paper" and the mirror, the lizard-like creature made him feel uneasy, his hair standing on end.

Aurore glanced at him and reminded him:

"This 'lizard' seems to carry a certain degree of mental pollution, making one feel uncomfortable just by looking at it from a distance. Staring at it for too long might even cause mental issues. You need to be careful. If you feel very uncomfortable, close your eyes immediately, try to meditate, and take a break before looking again."

"For now, I'm fine," Lumián responded, "What about you? Don't you feel uncomfortable?"

Aurore smiled:

"As a 'Secret Gazer,' I've seen things more polluting than this, and my resistance is much higher than yours.

"Besides, I occasionally go crazy, so being a bit crazier and more frequent doesn't seem to matter much."

"I think it's necessary to check your mental state when you say that," Lumián said, half concerned and half joking.

Aurore chuckled:

"This is called self-deprecation.

"Sometimes, I can't help but see things, as the special nature of a 'Secret Gazer's' eyes can't be completely sealed. I can only make it not affect my daily life."

As the siblings spoke, the blurry lizard-like creature crawled along the walls and floor, heading to the bottom of the house at great speed.

On the wall opposite the front door on the first floor, several animal skulls hung, from a wolf, a deer, and a wild boar—Vicar Michel Garic was not originally from Cordu and should have lived in the church, but he was refused by Guillaume Bene and had to rent a room from the hunter Sabaté.

The lizard-like creature entered the wolf's skull, moving in and out of the eye holes.

Soon, it moved to the wild boar's skull and continued the same behavior.

After emerging from the pale skull of the deer, the lizard-like creature crawled out of the house at a speed several times faster than a galloping horse, while the "White Paper" floated quietly in the night sky, tracking it.

The lizard-like creature crawled out of the village and eventually reached the square.

It circled around the church, entered the cemetery, and plunged into a grave.

After about ten seconds, it emerged and entered another grave with a tombstone.

Thus, the strange lizard-like creature moved between different graves, and Lumián could even imagine it entering and exiting different human skulls inside coffins.

Such a scene made Lumián's skin break out in goosebumps, and he couldn't help but ask:

"What is this thing doing?"

Unfathomable!

Aurore slowly shook her head:

"This is beyond my knowledge."

After "visiting" the cemetery, the translucent lizard-like creature returned the same way, entering the room of Vicar Michel Garic.

With a couple of movements, it entered Michel's mouth and disappeared.

After about twenty to thirty seconds, Michel Garic opened his eyes, sat up, and drank water from a cup on the bedside table, looking extremely thirsty.

After putting down the cup and wiping his mouth, he lay down and continued sleeping.

Aurore turned her head and looked at Lumián:

"What do you think? He definitely has some issues, right?"

"This isn't just some issue; it's a big problem!" Lumián didn't hide his emotions from his sister, "Pierre Berry, the shepherd of humans; the key point in the time loop, the vicar; Mrs. Poualys, who makes men pregnant; Naroca, who goes to the other side; the owl that has lived for who knows how long; and the vicar with a lizard in his body—aren't there too many talented people in Cordu?"

In the previous loop, he had complained that the official investigators, Léon, Léa, and Valentine, hadn't played much of a role. Now, thinking about it, how could he blame them? The abnormalities in Cordu were truly extraordinary!

They might have done something, but the outcome was likely not good.

Aurore glanced at her brother, half reminding and half teasing:

"You haven't mentioned the most talented person yet.

"The only one in the village who can retain memories in the loop and has a unique dream ruin."

"..." Lumián was speechless, feeling a headache.

Aurore turned her head and looked at the mirror on the table, pondering for a moment:

"There shouldn't be any other changes with the vicar. Although I could delve deeper into his 'Star Spirit Body' state, it would likely be quite dangerous.

"It wouldn't matter much if something happened to me, as I would be a living 'Wizard' in the next loop, but we currently lack too much information. It's better to gather enough information before making further investigations to avoid prematurely restarting the loop and wasting time on explanations and communication."

Lumián had no objections; this was also his thought.

Aurore then said:

"I plan to have the 'White Paper' observe the vicar now."

"..." Lumián was stunned for a second, "Didn't you just say not to delve deeper and not to trigger abnormalities prematurely?"

The vicar is the key, the core of the problem, and you're just going to rush in?

Aurore smiled and glanced at him:

"I wouldn't do this without being confident that it won't cause problems."

Seeing Lumián's confusion and worry, she explained in detail:

"You said that in the previous loop, on April 1st, you overheard the vicar and Ponce Bene's private conversation. At that time, the vicar said he was still an ordinary person, but if I, as an Extraordinary, dealt with him, he had a way to handle it.

"Considering the context, it wouldn't make sense for him to lie to you, an ordinary person, and instead reveal his abnormality. I tend to believe that before April 1st, the vicar was indeed just an ordinary human, without any Extraordinary abilities. Today is March 29th, and it's not yet midnight, so observing him should be safe."

"True," Lumián felt relieved.

Aurore continued:

"From the conversation between the vicar and Ponce Bene, we can infer that by April 1st, he might have already mastered a method to quickly obtain Extraordinary abilities. Once he noticed something was wrong, he could immediately become an Extraordinary, or perhaps just use a certain item to deal with me.

"Considering the vicar's strength during the Lenten Festival celebration, which didn't match a Sequence 9, I suspect he followed the path outside the divine route mentioned by the mysterious lady, seeking a favor from a certain existence, hoping to receive a blessing. Otherwise, such a significant change in strength in just a few days, without any signs of losing control, wouldn't be possible."

Lumián listened quietly and suddenly remembered something:

"In that loop, on the morning of the Lenten Festival, I had just become a 'Hunter' and encountered Ponce Bene, wanting to beat him up to practice. However, he ran away as if he knew I had become an Extraordinary.

"Perhaps he also received a blessing, allowing him to sense danger..."

As he spoke, Lumián added a key point:

"Probably on April 3rd, during Naroca's funeral, I saw Ponce Bene enter her house from a distance.

"If Ponce Bene had already received a blessing, with the sharpness he showed on the morning of the Lenten Festival, he shouldn't have failed to notice my observation as an ordinary person."

Aurore nodded:

"In other words, the vicar and his group likely became Extraordinarys between Naroca's funeral and the Lenten Festival, which is from the afternoon of April 3rd to the morning of April 5th.

"Of course, it's also possible they received the blessing in batches."

With this discussion, the timeline became clearer, and Lumián suddenly slapped his head and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Aurore asked curiously.

Lumián sincerely praised her:

"I really should have discussed these things with you earlier. Your analytical skills are much stronger than mine!"

Aurore chuckled:

"You, always finding ways to flatter me. You just lack experience and knowledge, so you didn't think of it right away. You'll gradually notice these details over time."

Though she verbally rebuked him, her expression showed she was pleased.

Receiving Aurore's mental command, the "White Paper" flew toward the Bene family's house.

In the entire village of Cordu, apart from the church and the castle-turned-administrative residence, the Bene family's house was the tallest and most luxurious.

It was a three-story gray-blue building with a chimney on the roof.

As the head of the Bene family, Vicar Guillaume lived in a room on the top floor, facing east. At that moment, the dark gray curtains were tightly closed, and the owner seemed to be asleep.

This was no problem for the "White Paper," which passed through the wall and merged into the darkness in the corner.

Inside the room, Guillaume Bene, who had just had an affair with Mrs. Poualys, had returned home, changed into a silk light blue pajama set, and was sitting in an armchair, staring blankly at the curtains by the window.

Aurore's eyes became even deeper, and Guillaume Bene's aura state became visible.

The various colors—red, green, purple, and blue—made Lumián's eyes spin.

Recalling the knowledge his sister had taught him, he tried to identify the colors and found that the vicar's body was relatively healthy, though his desires were quite intense.

"What is he pondering? Planning a date with which mistress tomorrow?" Lumián mocked, even though the vicar couldn't hear him.

At that moment, Guillaume Bene stood up, punched the air in front of him, and said angrily:

"It's all your fault!"