Nightmare did not understand what Sweet Dream meant.
What did that mean? Could the prey simply vanish into thin air? Could she even vanish from someone's cognition?
"Are you sure there were no omissions in your investigation?" Nightmare asked suspiciously.
"I've investigated more than once. I even participated personally; I can confirm the results are correct," Sweet Dream shook her head.
"Hiss... as expected of the prey. I suppose it's not that strange. If the prey were so easy to capture, why would we need to put in so much effort?" Nightmare expressed her complete understanding.
Understanding was one thing, but the difficulty of capturing the prey was still giving her a bit of a headache.
Although she usually liked to contradict Sweet Dream and the others in Dreamland Paradise, she was at least on the same side when it came to the serious business of hunting prey.
"What do you plan to do next?" Nightmare asked.
Sweet Dream was not without ideas. She replied, "It's clear that the prey possesses a special characteristic that allows her to be overlooked by others.
"But such a characteristic definitely has an upper limit. The prey can vanish from the perception of people, but it is impossible for her to vanish from the perception of the Paradise itself.
"After all, the Paradise can be considered our ultimate masterpiece!
"As long as the prey enters the Paradise again, the Paradise will be able to lock onto her immediately.
"Of course, she might have sensed something and might not enter the Paradise voluntarily again.
"So, what we need to do is make her enter the Paradise uncontrollably.
"I intend to have the Paradise manifest a phenomenon that forces all passengers who have ever entered to return to the Paradise.
"However, this will also cause some problems. The Church’s gaze has never left us; they might notice something because of this and bring us some obstacles.
"That is why I sought you out, Nightmare.
"I'll leave those Church people to you. Grant them a nightmare and keep them wandering in your maze so they don't interfere with the Paradise's operation.
"That shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"
Sweet Dream's gaze fixed on Nightmare beside her.
Both of their figures appeared very blurry within the Paradise. It seemed they had not fully entered and had only projected a wisp of consciousness to communicate.
Nightmare let out a low chuckle. "Acting against the Church? That really is... wonderful. I love opposing the Church. Leaving this to me was the right choice."
Hearing Nightmare say this, Sweet Dream felt relieved.
Although Nightmare had always been someone who didn't follow discipline well, she could at least play her part effectively when she was willing to do something.
...
Everything was just as Olivia had expected.
After returning to the Church and reporting the events, the Administrative Priest in charge of this week's duties handed the matter over to others.
As for Olivia, she wasn't immediately assigned any other tasks.
Even though her efficiency was high and she had finished the mission in a very short time, the Church wouldn't make her handle other matters so soon. They would give her enough rest time to wait for the next mission.
"Perhaps tomorrow you will receive a new arrangement. Until then, Sister Olivia, you may have a good rest."
Thus, Olivia was free again.
She originally intended to call Mirabelle and Bethany to a restaurant on Triumphant Street for lunch to celebrate the successful and swift completion of the mission.
But Mirabelle refused the gathering on the grounds that she needed to practice asceticism and headed straight for the meditation room.
This gave Olivia a subtle look on her face.
She could see that Mirabelle was working very hard, but... but in the face of someone like her who had a cheat, no amount of effort could close the gap.
'Mirabelle, oh Mirabelle, your hidden mentor cheat is indeed powerful, but mine seems even better...'
In the end, Olivia only went with Bethany to enjoy lunch. During the meal, she was unsurprisingly showered with non-stop praise from Bethany.
It was the first time she felt that the words of a chatterbox were so pleasant to the ear.
In the past, a chatterbox would have given her a headache.
But if all the words a chatterbox said were praises for you...
Then, praise the chatterbox!
After lunch, Olivia left with Bethany and returned to her house at 88 Annus Street.
She also needed to properly improve her strength.
Inside the spacious house, she had cleared out a room specifically for training.
She drew the curtains and used a Lighting Talisman to provide light. Then, she took out Cross Grace and began swinging it, sensing her various abilities.
...
In the blink of an eye, night had fallen.
"Wrathful Slash!"
Olivia gave a low shout, chanting the ability's name in Sylvan Runes, and swung Cross Grace out.
The massive Cross Grace glowed with a crimson hue, carrying a scalding fury that carved a jagged ripple through the air in front of her.
This was Wrathful Slash!
As for how to comprehend an ability as quickly as possible, not only had Melanie told her, but she could even ask the magic mirror for more rapid and detailed mastery methods. Thus, in just a short time, she had successfully mastered this ability.
After performing Wrathful Slash several times in a row, Olivia was quite satisfied with the effect of this ability. Even if she hadn't actually hit a target yet, she believed the killing power of the ability would not be weak.
"Speaking of which, an Arbiter at the Sensate class rank also possesses a similar ability called Sword of Judgment. The external manifestation is somewhat similar..."
Olivia muttered to herself, her expression looking a bit strange.
Was an Arbiter really becoming a outer shell for an Ascetic?
Right, an Arbiter also had the Judgment Armor ability, which could be used to disguise another Ascetic ability, Stigmata Armor.
'Magic mirror, how are transcendent paths born?'
【I do not know.】
Well, that question was indeed a bit beyond its scope. Within the magic mirror's current range of control, there was no corresponding answer.
'Magic mirror, within your current range of control, is there anything related to me that I need to worry about?'
【No.】
Receiving this answer, Olivia felt a little more at ease.
Of course, she also understood that the magic mirror was still some distance away from true omniscience and omnipotence. After all, it currently hadn't even fully mastered the range of the South District. If something happened outside of that range, the magic mirror would have no way of knowing.
But it didn't matter. Once something relevant entered this range, she would always be able to know in time.
That was the end of today's cultivation.
Olivia went to take a bath, changed into her pajamas, and stepped into the land of dreams.
Except tonight's dream... seemed unusual.
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