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Dorian: ?

What does it mean for gods to truly exist? And what is the "Tide of Nothingness"?

More importantly, he is now unsure whether he should know this or not, whether it is common sense or a secret.

Dorian immediately began searching his memory, but he couldn't find any memories related to the [Tide of Nothingness], nor did he remember which god he worshipped.

But judging from Polina's appearance, this seems to be common knowledge in this world.

"Polina, I think it's still early, maybe you can still make it in time for your tickets," Lily suddenly interjected with a seemingly random remark.

Upon hearing this, Polina was slightly taken aback at first, then seemed to understand something. She didn't continue the conversation, but instead happily took out her pocket watch to check the time: "Let me see... Great! If we leave now, we still have time!"

Seeing that Lily hadn't let Polina press the matter further and had helped him out of the predicament, Dorian naturally didn't bring it up again, suppressing his own questions and smoothly changing the subject:

"What play are you going to see?"

Some things you're meant to know, you'll naturally find out when the time is right.

Everyone needs some personal privacy, right?

For example, when Lily heard Blackwood say, "It's all for the purpose of purifying you demi-humans," what was the source of her immediate fear?

"Hmm... it's a newly adapted mythological play called 'The Voice of Janus.' I don't really know what it's about; I just heard it was recommended." After fighting side by side just now, Polina was clearly less resistant to Dorian.

Janus?

Dorian had seen this word in some games in his previous life. The name seemed to refer to a door god in ancient Rome, with four faces, representing the beginning and the entrance, the exit and the end, symbolizing all the contradictions in the world.

She bought a ticket to see it without even knowing the general plot. Isn't she afraid of wasting her money?

The three chatted as they walked to a secluded alley, then activated the Phantom Book "The Travels of Ibn Battuta" to teleport back to headquarters.

Polina needed to go back to get the tickets and hand over the spoils of the operation to Dislife, giving a brief report on the situation. Lily said she needed to go home to change her clothes, and Dorian wasn't going to the theater with them, so after reporting to Polina, she had to continue working.

Back home, Lily sat in front of the mirror, looking at her own face reflected there: fair skin, delicate features, and a striking facial structure... Anyone who saw her would sincerely praise, "What a beautiful girl!"

But what Lily never told anyone was that with just one simple action, she could turn all praise into fear.

She slowly removed the silk hat from her head and gently placed it on the table. A pair of silver-white, inhuman ears suddenly stood up from the top of her head.

Those are wolf ears.

"Sure enough, no one noticed... It's impossible for anyone to notice. So many years have passed, it's impossible for anyone to notice..." She kept repeating this to herself in the mirror, as if she was reinforcing some kind of belief in this way.

……

Polina, who was waiting at Lily's doorstep, finally saw Lily come out.

She was somewhat disappointed, but it was still within her expectations.

Lily was still wearing that incredibly formal gown, unchanged.

She said she was just changing her clothes, only to make sure they were cleaner.

Although she knew that Lily's closet contained several identical outfits, and that she always wore the same formal dress.

But whenever she had the chance, she would secretly fantasize in her heart, what if her older sister changed her ways this time? What if she changed into a cute outfit that made her look more like a girl?

And each time, the expected disappointment came, and this time was no exception.

"Let's go," Lily said expressionlessly.

The two took a public carriage to the Mayfair Theatre.

Although Polina possesses the Book of Illusions that allows her to teleport instantly, it's still not advisable to use it in public, as the Book of Illusions is a rather secretive entity.

Stepping off the carriage, one is greeted by a neoclassical building. The light-colored stone exudes elegance and purity, while the facade features tall Ionic columns, forming a magnificent colonnade.

The warm light shines through the exquisite arched windows and onto the marble steps at the entrance, creating a dignified and magnificent effect.

Looking at the whole of Lentinion, the Mayfair Theatre belongs to the mid-to-high-end category, which can be seen from its architecture alone.

A long queue had already formed outside the theater, mostly composed of well-dressed gentlemen and ladies, who were talking quietly to each other, and the air was filled with anticipation.

"So many people... Luckily I bought a VIP ticket, hehe." Polina chuckled as she tugged at Lily's sleeve and quickly made her way through the crowd to the ticket checkpoint next to the ticket window.

She handed two tickets with gold foil patterns to the ticket inspector, who skillfully took them, punched a small hole in the stub of each ticket, and smiled as he handed the stub back to her, saying, "Wishing you..."

boom--

A loud bang interrupted the ticket inspector's words.

The next second, the ticket inspector was thrown out by the shockwave from behind.

Lily and Polina were also caught off guard and were violently pushed away by the shockwave, crashing into the carriage parked by the roadside along with other debris.

"This is..." Lily adjusted the brim of her hat to steady it, then looked up:

Crimson and orange flames shot out from the arched windows, billowing thick black smoke. The flames raged inside the theater, while outside, the streets were filled with panicked, screaming crowds.

"It's exploded! It's exploded!"

"Help! Help!"

"An attack! This must be an attack by the Demi-human Liberation Organization!"

……

After get off work, Dorian planned to visit Mr. Clancy, knowing that he was still at get off work at that time.

Upon arriving at the old office building, Dorian noticed several carriages, unusually full of cargo, parked at the entrance. Even the roofs of the carriages were covered with boxes of various sizes tied with hemp ropes, and many demi-humans were carrying things in and out of the entrance.

Is that small company in the office building getting successful and moving away?

"Be careful, what's in that box is very important!"

"Hey, don't put it in the wrong car! I told you to put that one in the third car!"

Dorian entered the hall and found that it was Clancy directing the demi-humans who were moving things.

"What's going on? Is our editorial office moving?" Dorian asked.

"Ah, it's Mr. Dorian." Clancy noticed it was Dorian and immediately greeted him with a smile. "Yes, our newspaper is moving."

"How can such a large newspaper office just move out like that?"

"It's not that big... On one hand, our door was blocked by readers before, and now everyone in the neighborhood knows our address. If we stay here any longer, it might be dangerous..."

"On the other hand, this place was originally rented by us, and the lease is about to expire. Normally, we would renew the lease, but thanks to you, our newspaper sales have been very good recently, so we have decided not to renew the lease and move to a better location."

"By the way, speaking of which, Mr. Dorian, what about your follow-up article? When will you be able to write it?"