Shan shook her head: "As far as I can remember, I don’t think I’ve seen her."
Allen, who had been all ears until now, visibly slumped.
Angel was about to dispel the illusion when a voice came from upstairs: "This woman, I think I’ve seen her."
Allen instantly looked up towards the second floor.
The speaker was Serum; he was sunbathing on the balcony, holding the Black Classic. He had been listening to the conversation in the yard the whole time, but hadn’t paid attention because he wasn’t well-acquainted with Allen. However, having glimpsed the illusion created by Angel by chance, Serum was reminded of a memory fragment.
"You... you’re sure you’ve seen my sister? Where did you see her?" Allen couldn’t help but ask.
Shan also looked at Serum curiously: "Are you serious?"
After confirming his memory again, Serum nodded: "It should be her. On my way to Sky Mechanical City, I saw her."
"On your way to Sky Mechanical City? You didn’t see her in Sky Mechanical City?" Allen asked, puzzled.
Seem confident, Serum nodded again: "I was still tens of miles away from Sky Mechanical City, but I could already see it in the distance. At that time, I saw a female apprentice flying over from the direction of Sky Mechanical City. It was her, the one from the illusion."
"What was her situation at the time? Did she say where she was going? Also, who was she with?" Allen fired off questions like a machine gun.
"How would I ask her where she was going when I don’t even know her?" Serum said with a feeling of helplessness: "I just passed by her, didn’t pay attention to where she was headed. But looking at her expression, there was nothing odd, it seemed quite relaxed. Also, she was alone."
After a pause, Serum finished with the last piece of information: "It was in the early days of the month of drizzling rain."
That was a month and a half ago.
Precisely the time when Irene went missing.
"If Serum saw Irene then, it means she didn’t go missing in Sky Mechanical City but left the city? However, why would she go outside the city?" Angel frowned.
If Irene had vanished in Sky Mechanical City, perhaps Glenn could have found some trace of her, but according to Serum, she had left Sky Mechanical City.
If she has not returned since then... the world is vast, who knows where Irene has gone?
At this moment, Allen was also somewhat distraught, even failing to notice that the meat in his hand had blackened.
After a moment of thought, Angel said, "As I mentioned earlier, if we truly can’t find her, when I return to Barbarian Cave, I will have my friend help you with a prophecy."
At this point, that was all Allen could hope for. He showed a grateful expression to Angel: "That would be troublesome—"
He was halfway through speaking when Allen saw his communicator suddenly light up.
After reading the message, a glimmer appeared in his eyes: "Glenn says he has some news. I’ll go right now to check."
Allen quickly stood up, thanked Angel and Serum again, then turned to Shan: "I guess we’ll have to talk about the grill after I get back."
Understanding Allen’s urgency, Shan nodded in agreement.
Allen immediately strode out of Fangling Hall.
Watching Allen’s retreating back, Shan whispered softly, "I hope his sister is still in Sky Mechanical City."
If she really left the city, finding her would be quite troublesome.
Half an hour later, Greya walked out from the interior, accompanied by Sinistra.
"Is she awake?" Angel asked.
"The condition of being Kavoline’s living food source has dissipated. A few more days’ rest and she should fully recover," Greya nodded, continuing, "I’m leaving now, going to check on Asaz."
Just as Greya was about to leave, Sinistra suddenly said, "Lady Barbie, since Kavoline has recovered, I will fulfill the price as agreed upon before. I wonder, what would you have me do?"
Greya glanced at her: "We’ll discuss that later, just remember that you owe it."
Having said her piece, Greya left Fangling Hall without giving further attention to Sinistra.