In the attic, with the light killed and darkness enveloping the room, Aren slowly sat up on his bed and looked to the corner of the room.

Mira was sleeping there, snuggled under the bed, and this time around, wasn't trying to kill him while he was sleeping.

It seemed like after the full dinner and that little chase after, she became quite tired and was sleeping like a log.

However, Aren couldn't go just yet, as today was Sunday, and thus, the meeting of the Society of Knowers was happening.

Since he was aware of this meeting, he rode through all night and madly sprinted to Kornacis so he could arrive in time for the meeting.

He arrived way earlier, which allowed him to do a few other things before the meeting, but now it was time to head over to the Realm Between.

Aren left the attic, went to the second floor, and entered one of the vacant rooms. He prepared the ritual there.

He couldn't do it in the attic anymore because of Mira's presence there, and with him saying, "Realm Between~ Realm Between~" and clapping his hands, he could wake her up accidentally.

With a deep breath, Aren clapped his hands together, walked backwards a square, and started chanting the same old, "Realm Between~ Realm Between~"

At that moment, mist poured from under the window frames and filled the room with Aren in it in a suffocating embrace.

"Ah…"

With a gasp, he disappeared into the mist.

…

Realm Between, Shattered Peninsula, the ruined town.

"Lord!"

At the mirror stone table, Melia jumped to her feet excitedly as she saw the faceless young man walking over to them.

The other members of the Society of Knowers were equally surprised to see him and were glad enough to know that nothing bad happened to him over in Black Market.

"Hello."

Aren said with a nod, took his spot at his throne, and then crossed his legs under the stone table.

"I assume everything went well over in Black Market?"

Eron asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh, yes, it was a wonderful time. I found another memory crystal over in Black Market, one of the merchants was in possession of one."

Aren said.

"Really?!"

Melia gasped in surprise, and everyone also shifted in their chairs, quite curious about what that memory crystal consisted of.

"What was the memory about?"

Morgana asked.

"You don't need to tell us if you don't want to, Lord."

Melia added.

"I don't mind sharing it. It was the location of one of the Lord of the Realm Between's money stashes over in the Black Market. I think he… or I, in this case, left that memory crystal intentionally there.

"I am not quite sure how that merchant ended up getting his hands on the memory crystal, but he clearly didn't know the value of the item."

Aren said.

"I am not surprised. The knowledge about memory crystals is not widespread. The only reason we know about memory crystals is because I actually used one of those crystals."

Alec said.

"You did?"

Aren said in surprise.

"…Mhm."

Aren nodded.

"…Rabbit over here has visited Sefirah Zero in person. The slaves of Rav'akari, the former citizens of the Realm Between, buried the Lord of the Realm Between's body, and in his pocket, there was a memory crystal.

"Rabbit was one of the slaves, actually. Back then, he was just a child, but he got his hands on the memory crystal, and without knowing what it actually was, he accidentally used it.

"It contained information about what memory crystals are. Unfortunately, it didn't include the locations of those memory crystals."

Melia said.

"…About ten years ago, I escaped Sefirah Zero during the Great Slave Uprising. I was one of the few that actually managed to escape.

"I thought this knowledge I received would die with me, but then, I happened to join the Society of Knowers completely unexpectedly, and I told them what I know."

Alec said with a heavy look.

"Very lucky, huh, haha!"

Aren said with a smirk.

The members of the Society of Knowers chuckled in response, but even they weren't the biggest believers in luck or coincidence.

They believed that there was greater meaning and purpose behind their so-called "luck," and they were big players in the game of fate.

"Does anyone have anything to check from the mirror?"

Melia asked.

Everyone looked at each other. No one seemingly had anything. And thus, it looked like the meeting would end shortly.

"I have something, but it isn't mirror-related. I'd like to learn more about the concept of fighting, and if anyone has some recommendations for great teachers, I am all ears."

Aren said.

He was determined to start properly training, and currently, his divinity situation was looking decent enough.

There was still some distance before he was at level 3, but his great acting over in Hauwnted family boosted it significantly.

It hadn't been long since he had become level 2, and he was already making great progress, which was quite impressive.

"You would need someone knowledgeable about Outlaw abilities. I know there are plenty of Fighter teachers, but you need more than that."

Rune said with his usual cold tone.

"I know that at level 4, Outlaws receive their own close combat weapon. It's random for everyone, but you might get a knife, dagger, sword, or anything, really.

"You could start training with Fighter while holding your future in mind."

Alec said.

"I need to learn how to fight with a gun. It's my primary weapon, after all."

Aren said, then pulled out his black revolver and held it in both hands while pointing the barrel a distance away.

"I could help you with being target practice. While we, the Society of Knowers, gather together to share information, we are also actively helping each other to become stronger."

Melia said with a smile.

In that moment, she waved her hand, and she created several dolls as targets over in the ruined town.

Some were standing on top of roofs of dilapidated buildings, while a few were hiding in the alleyways, and others were running between buildings.