My Stubborn Soul Card Follower

Chapter 791 - 477: Aivia, You Don’t Want Alice to Die Either, Do You? (4K)_2

[I wonder if Alice has managed to free herself from the constraints of the Master of Thunder Church. Perhaps I can negotiate with Adoma.]Aivia planned to negotiate with Adoma, and Alice happened to be looking to obtain information from Aivia. The two coincidentally thought of each other and came together naturally.

Harms, who originally intended to cause trouble for Alice, noticed the two Popes from different churches coming together and immediately sensed the scent of conspiracy. While directing the priests to clean and restore the altar, he hastily checked a series of his own preparations to ensure the other side wouldn’t exploit any opportunity.

"By the way." Shen Sui turned his head to look at Vivian and asked softly, "Since you created Baris’s Candlelight Illusion, you should be able to tell if the other party is one of them, right?"

Vivian, of course, understood Shen Sui’s thoughts. Having Alice probe was too troublesome and full of uncertainties. If Vivian could distinguish Candlelight Illusions, it would be much quicker to do so with a single move.

However, the fact left Shen Sui disappointed.

Vivian shook her head and gave a definite answer: "No, I can only distinguish my own Candlelight Illusion."

"Huh? Why is that?" Shen Sui was somewhat baffled.

"That’s the hallmark of Candlelight Illusions—only the owner of the illusion can know its existence." Vivian shrugged, "Even though Baris’s illusion was created by me, once I handed over control to her, I can no longer sense the existence of that illusion. This is also a flaw of Candlelight Illusions, so I won’t easily create them for others."

Pausing briefly, Vivian looked into Shen Sui’s eyes and continued: "Only you can identify my true form through some techniques."

However, Shen Sui could only identify Vivian’s true form. He couldn’t differentiate Candlelight Illusions; to him, they all appeared as real people.

"That’s troublesome," Shen Sui sighed.

If even Vivian couldn’t effectively distinguish the Candlelight Illusions, then discovering whether Aivia is Baris’s Candlelight Illusion would require a lot of investigation.

However, I can determine if Aivia is Baris by checking her panel attributes.

After all, the Love Contract between me and them remained intact after fusing with Vivian during the first and second weeks. I can confirm whether Aivia is Baris by checking if the Love Contract is noted on the panel.

Before Shen Sui could shift his consciousness to the Dawn Continent, Alice confirmed the matter with a question.

["Aivia, do you know Claude?" Alice asked, blinking her eyes.]

Alice’s question was actually very cleverly phrased.

In the context of the conversation between the two Popes, this Claude most likely referred to the Twilight Bishop Claude.

No matter how Aivia reacted, Alice could continue the conversation based on her response.

Alice was just habitually taking a chance; if it truly revealed Aivia’s true identity, it would be a surefire gain.

And in Shen Sui’s perspective, as Alice posed the question, Aivia’s inner thoughts answered his doubts.

Aivia was very puzzled by Alice’s question. Although she quickly associated it with the Twilight Bishop, she did so from an outsider’s perspective.

This means that, at least for now, Aivia is not Baris.

But it still does not rule out the possibility that Aivia might be Baris’s Candlelight Illusion.

Aivia, worthy of becoming the Daylight Pope, didn’t let Alice take any advantage after some probing, leaving Alice quite frustrated.

However, to say Alice didn’t gain anything would be underestimating her.

In her verbal exchanges with Aivia, Alice unexpectedly discovered that Aivia was subtly probing her attitude towards her.

This behavior seemed like that of a criminal encountering the victim they thought they had killed, constantly testing if the victim had noticed them.

Considering the identity she was acting as was Adoma.

Could it be said that Aivia was testing if she had recognized her as her assailant?

Being able to deduce this brought Shen Sui great comfort.

My Alice, although not reliable in actions, is still smart.

Of course, if Alice was to deduce that Aivia was testing her because she suspected Alice had been captured by the Master of Thunder Church, that would indeed be too much to ask. Aivia’s worries about Alice, even with clairvoyance, wouldn’t easily be guessed.

After all, Alice and Aivia had only crossed paths a few times. Who would have imagined Aivia would be so concerned about Alice?

["Could it be that she’s testing to see if you, who know about this, have fallen into the hands of the Thunder Church?" You timely reminded.]

["Are you saying she thinks I was the one who leaked it?" Alice quickly caught onto the issue.]

[Seizing the opportunity to step away from Aivia’s detection, Alice quickly contacted Oshana beside Aivia.]

[Guess what! I’ve got a mole!]

[Oshana informed Alice of Aivia’s suspicions when leaving Roland City that day and mentioned that the Daylight Church’s intelligence agency, under Aivia’s orders, is currently searching for clues about her.]