Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 3238: Chapter 3239: Pili

Next, Luigi urged several times again, asking about Bimon’s progress.

The answers he received were all unsatisfactory.

After Luigi urged once more, Bimon still did not emerge, but another person was summoned.

——Glaipnir.

Although Glaipnir was hunched over with a walking stick, she moved incredibly fast. Each time her stick touched the ground, her figure would blur, appearing tens or even hundreds of meters away when she reappeared.

This led to Bimon talking with Angel seconds before, with no one around, and then suddenly Glaipnir stood before them with her walking stick.

Upon arriving, Glaipnir did not speak, but nodded to the crowd, then turned her gaze to another side.

”What did you see?” Luigi asked curiously.

As an astrologer, Glaipnir occasionally displayed some abnormal behaviors. At first, they seemed strange, but eventually, one would know that Glaipnir’s odd actions inevitably indicated that something was happening.

Glaipnir said lightly, ”Nothing, just saw a lost Pirush.”

”A lost Pirush? Does that mean something?” Luigi was confused, not understanding the implication.

Angel glanced in the direction of Glaipnir’s gaze, puzzled, ”The lost Pirush, is it lost at the station point?”

Glaipnir’s gaze definitely did not seem to be looking outside the station.

Glaipnir nodded, ”Yes, he got lost in the square.”

The square? Angel looked back at the square.

The square was indeed large, but the areas within it were clearly defined, with the Crystal Palace at the central position serving as a reference coordinate. How could one get lost?

Angel was about to inquire further, when Pixi suddenly remembered something: ”Is the lost one a green Pirush wearing flower earrings?”

Glaipnir glanced at Pixi and gently nodded, ”Yes.”

Upon receiving confirmation, Pixi slapped his head suddenly, ”It’s Pili!”

Pixi stood up and bowed respectfully to everyone, ”Distinguished guests, please wait a moment while I bring Pili here...”

”Who is Pili? Is it related to us?” Luigi looked at Pixi with curiosity.

Pixi nodded quickly, ”Pili is my student. After I left the Duke’s mansion, she took my position and became Duke Pishu’s assistant.”

This time, Duke Pishu didn’t attend the gathering; instead, he sent Pili to assist Pika Sage.

Simply put, you can consider Pili as Pika Sage’s temporary assistant.

When Pika Sage was negotiating with the Crystal Eye Clan, Pili accompanied him. Now that she’s left the sage’s office and appeared in the square, it implies that the negotiation is over.

Pili’s appearance certainly means she’s coming to find Luigi and the others.

After Pixi explained, he hurriedly entered the bustling square to find the ”lost” Pili.

Once Pixi’s figure completely disappeared, Luigi curiously looked at Glaipnir, ”Is Pili truly lost?”

Glaipnir nodded, ”Yes.”

Luigi frowned, ”Getting lost on the square? The key point is, this is Pirush’s station. Isn’t it just like getting lost at one’s own doorstep?”

Glaipnir shrugged, ”Who knows? Maybe they’re naturally bad with directions.”

Luigi murmured a few words without further question, seemingly accepting this explanation.

Angel, however, was not particularly impressed by this answer, but he was more curious—

”Why did you focus on Pili?” Angel asked Glaipnir.

Was it astrology? But is it necessary to use astrology on a lost Pirush?

Glaipnir said mildly, ”I just inadvertently caught sight of her.”

At first, Glaipnir didn’t pay much attention to the Pirush in the square, flustered and sweating in anxiety. However, as she joined the group, her spiritual thoughts kept recalling Pili’s image.

As an astrologer, Glaipnir immediately understood that the reason she kept seeing Pili in her mind was clearly because Pili was related to them in the upcoming events.

Though Glaipnir didn’t know what connection Pili had with them, she pointed out her existence.

Just after pointing out Pili, Pixi provided an explanation.

Pili was the messenger sent by Pika Sage to them.

Being recipients of the message, naturally, they’d come into contact with Pili.

Angel listened, somewhat understanding but feeling that Glaipnir’s astrology and Dororo’s prophecy seemed to follow different paths.

Glaipnir leaned more toward inspiration from the realm of causality, rather than prophecy.

After getting an answer, Angel did not continue to ask questions. Just then, Laplace looked at Glaipnir and asked, ”Where is Lita?”

Lita, Hiluda’s grandson, was the first Crystal Eye Clan youth Angel and others saw upon entering the Crystal City.

Glaipnir had parted ways from the group before to solve the mystery surrounding Lita... Why did Fad allow Lita to leave the Crystal City, distancing himself?

Evidently, Glaipnir had found the answer in the remnants of Hiluda’s study.

As she arrived, she conveyed to Laplace that she had to find Lita before coming.

Now Glaipnir was present, but Lita did not seem to be with her.

Glaipnir: ”Lita is inside the Astrological Chess Box with me.”

Astrological Chess Box? Angel and Luigi were slightly surprised as they looked at Glaipnir.

After so much time together, they naturally understood the Astrological Chess Box.

Astrological chess divination is Glaipnir’s specialty, and the astrological chess board itself is her favorite pastime.

To Glaipnir, both the Astrological Chess Box and the chessboard are incredibly precious.

They contain the power of astrology within; any interference would lead to unpredictable errors in astrological divination or chess.

Because of this, although the Astrological Chess Box has spatial properties, Glaipnir has never used it as a spatial artifact, fearing interference with the force of astrology.

Yet now, Glaipnir has taken out her most treasured Astrological Chess Box and packed Lita, a ”person,” inside. This was indeed beyond their expectations.

”Why?” Luigi asked in confusion. ”Why did you put him into the space?”

Glaipnir: ”To take him out of Crystal City, we need to avoid attention.”

Luigi frowned, puzzled. ”Don’t you have a spatial artifact? Moreover, you have Mirror Space; wouldn’t it be simple to put Lita into the mirror?”

Glaipnir shook his head. ”He is already under the scrutiny of the Elders Council from the Crystal Eye Clan. The Giant City Spirit is constantly monitoring him; if he goes missing for too long, the council might resort to divination-like methods to locate him... To avoid detection, the only way is to use astrological forces for interference.”

In order to take Lita out of Crystal City, Glaipnir had no choice but to open the space within the Astrological Chess Box and let Lita stay inside temporarily.

”I kind of get it now... But why is the Elders Council concerned about Lita? What exactly did you discover in Hiluda’s study?” Luigi asked, puzzled.

Glaipnir was about to answer when he saw Pixi hurriedly walking over from the plaza with a Pirush in tow.

Seeing this, Glaipnir proactively joined Angel’s Mind Ribbon and said in the public channel within: ”I’ll explain to you later... In short, Lita’s situation is a bit difficult; the Elders Council has already reached a consensus that if Lita does not leave, his fate is sealed.”

Luigi asked in shock, ”That serious?”

Glaipnir nodded. ”It is serious, but...”

Glaipnir paused here, casting a subtle glance at Angel, and sighed softly. ”However, no matter how severe things are on his end... It doesn’t compare to the impending calamity of the Calamity Puppet.”

Previously, Glaipnir was searching for answers in Hiluda’s study. When she saw the truth revealed by the ’puzzles,’ she was stunned. She never expected that the Crystal Eye Clan youth, who appeared quite polite back then, would cause such a huge catastrophe, spanning thousands of years, even distorting the Elders Council’s perception.

If this matter were exposed, it would likely plunge the reputation of the Crystal Eye Clan in the entire Daylight Mirror Domain to rock bottom. At that time, even Pirush’s name might be better than the Crystal Eye Clan’s.

Back then, Glaipnir felt this matter was indeed the hottest news in the Daylight Mirror Domain this year.

But before she could fully digest the matter of the Crystal Eye Clan Elders Council, Laplace silently transmitted a Mind Sync.

Through Mind Sync, Laplace saw Little Xiaotao and heard the... earth-shattering secret spoken by Little Xiaotao!

The arrival of the Calamity Puppet Schylifar can no longer be measured by ”importance”; this is a matter of life and death for the entire Daylight Mirror Domain.

The issues on Lita’s side are insignificant in comparison to this.

Precisely due to the serious nature of the Calamity Puppet event, Glaipnir accelerated her pace and hurried over.

Within Laplace’s Three Temporal Bodies, Glaipnir is the most ”esteemed” temporal body, even being an esteemed guest in the Hundred-Dragon Divine Kingdom.

Coupled with her title as ’Astrologer,’ having her speak of the Calamity Puppet affair brings far more credibility and impact than Luigi or Angel.

To save time, Glaipnir hastily stuffed Lita into the Astrological Chess Box; otherwise, she would have covered up Lita’s whereabouts and then confronted the Elders Council.

But now, there is neither time nor energy for confrontation.

With Pixi and Pili’s arrival, the Mind Ribbon temporarily ceased its exchanges.

Pili was a Pirush wearing a skirt and flower earrings. She also had many ornaments on her body, looking like a fashion-loving girl.

Yet, unfortunately, she was a Green Pippi Luotsu, paired with that bright red skirt, resulting in a clash of colors that is difficult to describe.

Despite Pili’s love for ”beauty,” reaching another extreme for beauty, her personality remained very gentle and calm.

A rare Pirush devoid of vices.

Not only was Pili’s personality mild, but she was also a bit shy and bashful. When she saw everyone, her cheeks flushed a faint pink as she lowered her head apologetically and said, ”I’m sorry, I should have been here long ago, but... I accidentally got lost.”

In the face of Pili’s proactive apology, Luigi didn’t mind, but he couldn’t resist saying, ”Getting lost is getting lost, but how do you accidentally get lost?”

Pili didn’t know what to answer, standing awkwardly in place.

Pixi hurriedly explained, ”It’s not what everyone thinks. Pili never got lost before; it’s only recently that certain events caused her to start getting lost.”

Pixi didn’t specify what those events were. But for someone who never got lost to suddenly start losing their way likely indicates a spiritual impact.

Could it be a spiritual wound?

Angel used Hyper Perception to check on Pili’s condition and found her emotions quite full, not looking like someone spiritually wounded.

If it’s not a spiritual issue, could it be... heartbreak?

Could emotional distress have affected her mind?

Angel merely speculated quietly, not voicing the thought aloud, as such conjecture towards a young lady wouldn’t be polite.

Since Pili’s situation was unexpected, Luigi couldn’t say much; after everyone stopped discussing Pili, Pixi promptly spoke up, ”I just asked Pili, and the Sage has just finished negotiations with the Crystal Eye Clan Elders.”

”Just after the negotiations ended, the Sage asked Pili to come and find everyone.”

Pili nodded quickly as well, ”If none of you have other matters, please follow me.”

Although Luigi still wanted to wait for Bimon’s poetic masterpiece, who knew when Bimon would finish, so he nodded his head, ”Then please lead the way.”

Pili nodded, turned, and led everyone away from the exhibition area.

On the way to the Sage’s office, Pixi approached Luigi, ”Lord, do you need me to accompany you?”

Nowadays, all tribes line up to increase pages, with troublesome events occurring continuously; as the economic manager, Pixi has much to do, but if Luigi, as her ”debtor,” needed her to follow, she could only comply.

Luigi glanced at Pixi, pondered for a moment, and waved, ”Forget it; you should attend to your own tasks first. I’ll find you if I need you later.”

Pixi was naturally eager for this, quickly nodded, and departed.

After Pixi left, they walked for about three more minutes. Pili led them to a scarcely populated alley.

Though spacious, the alley was far from the plaza, surrounded only by a few Pirush guards, with no one else in sight.

Seeing that it was Pili, the guards didn’t block their path, allowing them to reach the depths of the alley.

In the depths was a row of connected row houses.

The style was largely identical; all made of sheet iron. However, it was evident that strange patterns were drawn on the iron, likely for some kind of concealment effect.

The reason being that Angel, even with Spiritual Thought sight active, couldn’t see inside the row houses.

Energy currents were indiscernible as well.

The row houses had about five entrances, with the middle door being larger and two smaller doors on each side.

According to Pili’s introduction, Pika Sage is now behind the central door.

Just as Pili was about to lead them into the middle door, a small door on the side suddenly opened.

As the small door opened, a peculiar energy aura instantly emanated from within...