Earlier.
After Hilia left the Heretic Base, she arrived at a spot in the slums.
"Lord Rose, do we really have to do this?"
"The purification ritual you performed easily leaves marks. That Tier Four Mage is a Spirit Mage—most likely, they'll track you down based on what you left behind. So you have to deal with them before you can safely go back."
"But with so little time, I don't have enough to set up an array... Should we call a school mentor, or report it to the Northern Alliance?"
"No need for either. Just do as I say, you can kill two birds with one stone."
"Alright then."
Hilia slung her pack over her shoulder and disguised herself.
When she showed up again, she was already in Mier's form.
Afterward, she pretended to 'accidentally' leak her own traces, tricking the Tier Four Mage from the Dusk Sect—Suna, who was living in the slums, into discovering her.
The familiar aura immediately alarmed Suna. She hurried over at once.
