Midnight.
Deep within Jiuyou Academy, under the Cat Fruit Tree.
The 'fruits' that once hung on the tree have already left the branches to seek amusement elsewhere. Apart from the chirping insects and resting birds, there are now two wizards and a black cat under the tree.
The black cat is naturally Zheng Qing.
The two wizards, one wearing a bat mask and the other a white mask, stand facing each other. The black cat crouches beside the wizard with the white mask, also wearing a small white mask on its feline face.
"What you're inheriting is not just the name 'Sin Bearer,' but also this mask." The wizard with the white mask had solemnly advised the black cat during their prior communication, "The lack of facial features and pure white color represent absolute neutrality, which is crucial to the other seven members of the Seven Sins... and to other organizations you might interact with in the future."
