I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

"What's wrong? Are hunters out of stock, and so are diviners?" Jesse quipped.

"Pretty much," Wright nodded. "Too many diviners are trying to use 'that war' for divination, to complete their advancement rituals..."

"But they don't run away as decisively as the bards..."

"According to statistics, most diviners died suddenly after 'that war'..."

"They seem to have angered the gods..." Wright's voice was somewhat low. "Don't you know?"

"How would I know? There are no diviners in our family." The Kingston family mostly consists of knights.

"Good, don't communicate with the gods excessively..." Wright warned Jesse, "Otherwise, you'll see things you shouldn't, and then die..."

"Isn't it because the ending of 'that war' was too bizarre?" Jesse laughed. "The soothsayers incorrectly predicted the outcome of the war, it's normal for them to die, after all, no one could have imagined that Demon King City would defeat us in that way."

"Perhaps there was also the misleading of the Dice of Destiny... It's all very complicated." Wright's expression was somewhat lost.

"This is war, and war with demons is unpredictable, we can only move forward." Jesse encouraged Wright.

"Thank you for your encouragement." Wright understood Jesse's good intentions. "But I do know a diviner, if you really need one, I can send her over."

"Her?" Jesse was very interested in women.

"Yes, her name is Vanna, she used to be a Sand Country witch, she once reached the Fire Burial Valley, and had in-depth exchanges with the prophets of Fire Burial Valley." Wright's voice was not very confident, as if he wasn't sure if Vanna could handle the job.

"Anything else?" Jesse heard Wright's hesitation.

"She... is not a very pure hero." Wright thought for a moment, "If you need her help, there are a few prerequisites."

"Tell me."

"First, don't let her look directly at the Creation Department's Retrieval Mirror, otherwise it will cause resentment from the New Church." Wright put forward the first requirement.

"Is she a heretic? A demon?" Jesse asked back.

If you don't let her look in the mirror, there are only these two answers.

"Yes, she is a heretic." Wright nodded.

"I didn't expect you to like this kind of thing, hahaha." Jesse couldn't help but pat Wright on the shoulder.

"I know you won't care, after all, you've already recruited Soya into your command." Wright smiled, "But Torsos is annoying, I don't want to argue with him over this..."

"No problem, don't let her look at the Retrieval Mirror, what else?"

"Also... since she's a heretic, and doesn't believe in the New Church or the Old Church, she must believe in something..." Wright was still trying to pave the way.

"Hurry up and tell me, what kind of heretic is she?" Jesse couldn't wait.

"She is a member of the 'Flow Curse', so you know... uh... her behavior can be very strange sometimes... uh, most of the time it's very strange." Wright seemed a little embarrassed.

"Flow Curse? The one who eats other people's snot and drinks other people's tears?" Jesse was stunned.

"Hey, hey, hey, you wouldn't have eaten Vanna's snot, would you?" Jesse was a Kingston, and Wright was an Alexander, they were already very familiar, so they weren't so polite in their speech.

"Uh... I didn't, a friend of mine knows her." Wright stammered.

"Hahaha, haha, the Great Archmage of the Empire, the Opener of Light, has eaten the Flow Curse's..." Jesse really couldn't help but laugh, but was immediately silenced by Wright.

"What, are you not planning to find a diviner anymore?" Wright's expression was serious.

"Yes, yes, I'm finding one, send her over, quickly." Jesse realized that the joke had gone a bit too far, and quickly said seriously, "It doesn't matter if she's from the Flow Curse, anyway, I'm not a believer of the New Church."

"Then good, I'll make time to send her over later..." Wright continued to emphasize the precautions, "Remember, don't let her look at the Retrieval Mirror, don't let her attract the attention of the New Church."

"In terms of divination content, her accuracy has a good reputation, but I also suggest you don't let her divine the direction of this war." Wright raised his hand, "Divining too much may interfere with the result."

"After all, there is the Dice of Destiny in Demon King City, the more intertwined with fate, the greater the chance of being discovered."

"Understood." Joking aside, Jesse still trusted Wright's judgment.

"Besides that, I also need you to ask her to divine something for me." Wright certainly wasn't helping Jesse unconditionally, but seemed a little reluctant to find Vanna for divination himself.

"You say~" Jesse had many loyal knights, asking them to divine could ensure both quantity and sufficient focus.

"Ask her to divine... who will win at the Bardic Assembly." Wright's focus was strange—clearly caring about the result, but not having the time to come in person.

"This can ensure that we make contact in advance and react first." Wright also explained slightly.

"Then you have to hurry, after all, the Bardic Assembly is the day after tomorrow." Jesse didn't expect Wright's task to be so urgent.

"It's okay, there's still time, the closer it gets to the moment of the event, the more accurate the divination result will be." Wright's voice suddenly became very light again, "The poet who writes the epic will definitely be able to advance to Tier 9..."

"Tier 9 poet... we need to win him over to our forces as soon as possible, to contribute to the Empire." Wright emphasized the importance of this matter, "Moreover, a Tier 9 poet must have stronger escape abilities, so before he advances, we must first take him down."

"That makes sense." Jesse nodded, "Then I'll wait for you to send over that Flow Curse heretic?"

"Yeah, send her here?"

"Yes, it'll save you from opening and closing doors." Jesse pointed to Wright's light orb.

"I didn't expect you to become so considerate one day." Wright left, leaving the light orb.

Jesse then looked at the light orb and muttered to himself: "As long as I divine his appearance location, me, Soya, the Knights, plus the priests of the New Church... we should be able to catch that shadow..."

"No, no, that's not right, the New Church can't be involved, they just want to kill the shadow..."

"If there's a Shadow Demon... it could strengthen my army..."

"After all, it hasn't taken any action against the Kingstons..."

"If all it needs is a source of faith, maybe I can satisfy it?"

"But the prerequisite is to make sure it has nothing to do with Noremole..."

"Should I divine it?"

"Damn it, I finally know why other families are willing to use diviners."

Thinking of that familiar Don Quixote, Jesse always had an urge to cooperate with him, but deep down he hid a deep unease.

"Forget it, catch it first." Jesse looked at the light orb and fell into silence.

"Why do I always feel like someone is watching me..." Underground, Lee Read quickly moved his tentacles, as if being chased by someone.

"Have you really not noticed anything unusual?" Lee Read asked Shadow.

"I really haven't... I can't stretch that far yet... Actually, your eyes can see more than I can..." Shadow said aggrievedly.

"Damn it, who the hell is it..."

"Could it be the New Church?" Shadow asked.

"No, no, no, the feeling is completely different." Lee Read shook his head, "I know the feeling of shaking off the New Church, but I just can't shake off this person."

"It's like no matter where I go, he's always following me."

Lee Read looked back, paranoid.