Chapter 238 (1): For Our Hundred-Year Relationship, Let’s Form an Alliance
Senna was Silvia’s master, so Planck’s old friend had to be someone else. And since the lady was his master’s master, Wayne’s heart stopped racing. He crossed her out from his list of first loves.
I wouldn’t, Sister!
He also had to apologize to Planck. Although it was a misunderstanding, he had fallen for the woman while he believed her to be Planck’s lover for a fraction of a second. He blamed the tradition of stealing someone else’s wife created by a certain man surnamed Cao, whose influence continued to haunt future generations[1].
“I’m here to greet you today, and I have an item for identification to give you.”
Senna took out a wooden box with a wave, handing them the two gold rings. The insides of the rings were etched with magical inscriptions, allowing the user to communicate with nature and to confirm a target’s identity.
As Senna explained, the church’s headquarters had access to a divine art that could disguise one’s thoughts into someone else’s, making it difficult for even a loved one to detect the deception. It was a masterful disguise technique.
Although not many knew the divine art, it would be wise to have a countermeasure in place.
The rings would allow the three of them to identify each other through the thoughts stored within. Even if someone maliciously modified their appearance and thoughts, the three of them could immediately recognize the fake.
Wayne nodded. He had fallen for the trick once when Flora pretended to be his master by changing her thoughts. Auston had fallen for it, too, taking his leave after realizing belatedly that she wasn’t his wife.
Veronica took one ring and was about to put it on when Wayne stopped her. He smiled at Senna. “It’s an excellent magical item. Thank you for your reminder, Master Senna. If not for you, we might fall for someone’s deception.”
But how are you going to prove that you’re Master’s master? As you said, thoughts and appearance can be modified.
Sensing Wayne’s wariness, Senna quickly figured out his concern and approved of his caution rather than getting angry. It was the appropriate reaction.