Chapter 3087 Illusionary Wall (Part 1)

Chapter 3087 Illusionary Wall (Part 1)

"Anything for you, Your Magusness. The meal is on the house." Vonam said while bowing his head.

'Jackpot!' Lith inwardly grinned.

Solus could read him like a book and she had a hard time stifling laughter. Ryka and Strider, instead, were amazed by Lith's manipulation tactics and his ability to lie through his teeth without showing any telltale signs of deception.

They too would have believed him, if they didn't know better. The Titania and the Zouwu exchanged a quick look, wondering if Lith had done the same with them and if so, how many times.

After a delicious, abundant, and free-of-charge lunch, Vonam brought them to the fourth of the four floors of the hotel.

"Wait, isn't this..." Lith said in horror, incapable of finishing the phrase.

"Our Royal Suite, yes." Vonam nodded with pride. "Mage Phanil had excellent taste."

His pitch was excellent, but everyone could hear the implied "she had a deep purse" subtext echoing in the background.

The concierge opened the door with what looked like a crystal keychain and let them in. The room, or rather, the rooms, were large and spacious. The suite was bigger than Kamila's apartment in Belius and much better furnished.

'I want to go back to Belius and dine there with Kami, sometimes.' Lith sighed with nostalgia and activated the Eyes of Menadion.

There were several recent energy signatures belonging to the cleaning staff, but they were all so weak that Lith had no doubt they were irrelevant. There was a single powerful latent energy signature and even after a full day it still carried violet streaks.

Lith had the Eyes disregard every other energy signature and focus on the bright violet core until its data were recorded in the Eyes' database. He stood on the door, making small talk with Vonam about the room while the others pretended to perform a routine search.

"They won't find anything, sir. Our staff is highly competent and if one of our guests leaves something behind, the concierge on duty is notified and the items are left in our lost and found safe." Vonam said.

"It's a great suite, for someone single. Do you have a Royal Honeymoon Suite or something like that?" Lith asked.

"Of course, but your Constable friends wanted to see this one, so..." The concierge bowed apologetically.

"Oh, right. I forgot. My bad." Lith seemed to care so little about the investigation that it was infuriating.

A few minutes and a quick visit to the Honeymoon Suite later, they were out and Lith was back to his Constable persona.

"Because building stuff in the sky is hard and easily noticeable." Strider chuckled. "By the way, here you go."

He handed her an extra slice of Hell cake he had taken to go.

"Thank you!" Solus said with a dazzling smile.

"What about me?" Ryka pouted.

"I thought you didn't care about sweets." The Zouwu shrugged but handed her a slice as well, making the Titania squeal with joy.

She didn't care one bit for the cake, only for the thought behind it.

"I'm sorry, I don't have any for you." Strider said to Lith.

"And I neither care nor want a slice. Kami would ask me where I got it and spoil the surprise. Same if I bring a slice for my mother. She would share it with my sister and again, Kami would know.

"I'll have a whole Hell cake ready for takeout for when I get back there."

"Wait, wasn't it just a lie?" The Zouwu asked.

"No." Lith shook his head. "Vonam is a jerk but the food is nice, the place is nice, and my wife deserves nice things."

Ryka awwwed and frowned in quick succession as Strider willingly didn't pick up the hint again.

A few hours later, the Eyes brought them to the entrance of what looked like a bear's den, with a live-in bear included.

The poor creature rolled on his back and exposed his belly in terror as soon as his survival instinct told him begging for mercy was his only survival option.

<"Don't be scared. We are just passing by. We won't hurt you unless you force us to."> Strider said while patting the brown bear. [AN: translated from beast speak.]

The bear sighed in relief but remained still until the Zouwu gave him plenty of freshly cut meat. With a serene heart and a rumbling stomach, the animal gobbled everything while rubbing his massive body against the Awakened.

"What was that?" Lith asked.

"Beast speak. You don't know it even though you are a Divine Beast?" Strider asked, received a no in reply. "If you want, I can teach you."