Truth Perceiver

"You've been using an illusion this whole time? But how? My eyes should…" He looked at her in shock.

"Yes, they should be able to perceive through any deceit or lies. However, what happens if what looks like an illusion is also real?" She explained.

"That doesn't make any sense." He frowned.

"Magicians used magic tricks. For the viewers, it looked like he used an illusion to trick them, but to the magician, it's only quick reflexes and tricks. Of course, it's also the viewers with excellent eye movements and figuring out the tricks."

"I see, so it's about perspective. To the viewers, they are tricked but to some and the magician, they already know what's happening. So you're saying my eyes are like clueless viewers despite its power?" He wondered.

"No, the magician is just extremely good at doing tricks that no viewers could figure out his tricks." She replied calmly while looking at the collapsed Hanazaki.

She aimed her palm at him and a white magic circle took form. He floated, slowly moving to her side.

Just as he was about to say something, she quickly added, "I'm glad you didn't try to fight me the moment we met. It saves a lot of time."

"Thank that guy over there." He pointed his finger at Hanazaki.

"Him?" Airi wore a puzzled expression before grasping the situation. Hanazaki's ability to steal other people's power interested him and Yun-Seo wanted to use him in the future.

"Also, I don't want to waste my time on a clone."

"Ah, busted," she said rigidly as if she knew this would happen.

"Your illusion spell is definitely almost perfect and closely imitating the truth, but your other spells… not so much." He gave criticism.

"Well, thank you for the helpful feedback. I will surely improve my other spells." She rolled her eyes in annoyance.

After that, with no reason to stay anymore. She turned around and walked to the exit with Hanazaki floating behind her. However, she stopped when he spoke, "You asked why I'm here, right? I'm investigating the strange events that have been happening in this country.

"People and children have been disappearing left and right, a bunch of people died in the train station a few days ago, and a corpse with only its lower part appeared all of a sudden in the train…

"Based on the evidence and analysis I've done with the help of my eyes, it reached one conclusion. Someone with the name of Yujine Sako is the one behind all of this."

Airi almost doubted her ears. That girl was the one behind all of this? Not her, or Jahil, but her? She couldn't believe his words easily and wanted to say he's lying, but he wasn't the type to do so.

His words were like a bomb and it hurt her head with a throbbing pain.

Airi let out a long, contemplating hum before speaking, "Can you elaborate?"

"My eyes can see the truth and any kind of deceit, except yours. In my head, the truth is like strings connecting to one another where each string has a word.

"Each human has strings connected to them like a bunch of cables connected to a robot.

"So, if I asked you, do you have a lover and you said no, but you actually have one, a string with the word 'lover' will lit up." He explained the ability of his eyes.

"How about visual lies like an illusion?" Airi asked.

"As I said earlier, each person has innumerable strings attached to them. If someone changes their body with an illusion, a string will lit up. However, it will not be that way forever.

"These eyes have limitations. The more important someone's lies are, the harder my ability to pick it up. Henceforth, I have to investigate it to pick up some clues and evidence before the string lights up." He explained.

"So how do you know if it's a lie or not if you have to investigate it?" Airi found something strange in his explanation.

If he met a person that's full of lies and his eyes couldn't see through him, how'd he see the truth?

"My eyes would tingle my brain a bit as some sort of signal like how'd you feel in your gut before something goes wrong. However, I doubt something like that would happen."

In short, his eyes weren't as powerful as one thought. He couldn't see the truth with a glance and must actively approach it with questions, clues and evidence.

"So far, I understand what you said, but what is one string that's connected to Yujine Sako?" Airi wondered.

"A string with the word 'wish.' I hate to share empty assumptions, but be careful around her."

"What makes you think I'll approach her? I don't even know who she is. Ah, shit." She realized something in the middle of her words and stopped talking. She hoped he didn't look at her like she's a fool.

She turned her eyes to him, only to be slightly happy and slightly disappointed with his flat face. She forgot he always used this kind of expression.

"You should be more expressive." She sighed and suggested.

"I don't think I'm not that expressionless though. This is just my face." He refuted before flicking his finger towards the roof. It blasted the ceiling to the air and created a small hole.

"Since you're here to investigate her, I don't have any more reason to linger. See you later." Just as he was about to soar into the sky…

"Wait, can I add you as a friend in Divinity?"

"Sure. My username is [–Hope– Algea.]"

"What a weird combination of title and username." She commented and added him as a friend. She heard a ding later on and a notification that they are now friends.

"See you later." He soared to the sky, leaving a huge shockwave and a crack like web on the ground. Silence descends after he disappeared.

"So he's also player from Divinity. From his insignia, he seems to be working for the government. With him working for them, they must already know the existence of Divinity." Hanazaki assessed the situation and concluded.

"Even if that's the case, it won't change much anyway." She share her opinion.