sewers, makeshift igloos.

After Crane left, Valira did not immediately begin the ritual of supplication to the "Fool".

She stretched out her hand, and the ice layer in the corner of the igloo suddenly dissolved into a hole, revealing a mouse shivering from the cold inside—

This is what Valeera grabbed as a vehicle to temporarily seal the "true" hair.

Due to her experience when she was promoted to Joy last time, she decided that simply using ice to imprison her hair might not be enough to safe, so she decided to give it an extra toy to temporarily cling toon.

She plucked the "Zhenxin" hair from her wrist and tied it to the mouse just now, and saw that the originally wilted mouse quickly cheered up.

Valera didn't look at it much, and threw it into the thick ice prison that had just been created and sealed it.

Then, she quickly took off the "prisoner" ring and the "bottom line" pocket watch, picked up the parchment paper prepared in advance, held it tightly in the palm of her hand, lit the three candles on the altar, adjusted her body and mind, entered a semi-meditative state, and silently recited the honorific name corresponding to "Fool", over and over again.

The ceremony officially began.

This monotonous repetition allowed Valeera's spirituality to gradually diverge and flow out into the parchment she held tightly in her palm, causing the ancient Hermetic words and magical logos on it to gradually be dyed with a surging glow.

At this point in the ceremony, Valeera ushered in the most difficult moment.

For the normal ritual flow is to enter a state of complete meditation, without thinking, and to do our best to diverge the spirit in order to merge with the Great Being and receive the gifts—

That's why it's called the "Secret Ceremony."

Valeera couldn't do that, she had to add the potion-taking step in between.

This required her to maintain a certain level of sobriety during the ritual, at least to be able to take potions on her own initiative...... In the same way, it would be tantamount to her not fully opening up her body and mind during the ritual to welcome the Great Being.

It can be said that this is a great disrespect.

I am afraid that the only people who are willing to respond to this kind of ritual are "fools".

As the ritual progressed, Valilla felt her semi-meditative progression, making it more and more difficult to maintain her sane mind, and in response, she gradually felt another strange lucidity, feeling her spirit drifting and rising......

Valera tried her best to persevere.

Finally, before she felt that her will had reached its limit, she grabbed the "pain" potion next to the altar with her only remaining thoughts, put it to her mouth, and drank it in large gulps.

The spicy, choking, rotten and rusty potion, as soon as it entered the throat, seemed to dissolve, and half continued down into the stomach; The other half was like gas, and it poured into the lungs.

The two organs that first came into contact with the potion were infected by the potion's spillover power, and the signs of lesions quickly appeared, and the original vivid color began to turn dull.

And that's just the beginning.

The blood flowing through these two organs is also infected, and the "disease" is spreading to all parts of Valeera's body, and without external help, her life would be counted in seconds.

The rapidly worsening "disease" in her body also affected Valeera's mental state, rapidly destroying the wonderful state she had achieved through rituals.

She began to turn pale, frowned, inhaled, and seemed to be about to cough violently.

At this moment, a feeling of warmth and purity suddenly exploded, staining Valeera's body and mind from the inside out, making her beautiful brow stretch again, and her face was rosy again.

……

Above the gray mist, inside the majestic palace like the abode of giants.

As Valeera progressed in her ritual, Crane felt the entire mysterious space tremble slightly, and the still, gray mist around her appeared to flow significantly.

The effect is similar to the last time the little "sun" held a ceremony.

The crimson star corresponding to "Temperance" shone brightly, and the unreal light of the tide emitted condensed into the figure of the model lake during Valera's ritual prayer.

and

The difference between the "sun" and this time is that Valeera's figure changes and distorts, and she can never fully stabilize.

But that doesn't stop Crane from granting asylum.

Because of his experience, this time he used his own spirituality as a vortex at the first time, absorbing the power that was being pryed in the mysterious space, and channeling the "sun brooch" prepared in advance like a tide.

The dark golden sunbird brooch immediately bloomed with dazzling brilliance, brighter and thicker, condensing drops of golden translucent liquid.

They quickly fused together, and with the blessing of the high-ranking personality of the "witch" card that Crane had already contained in the spirit body in advance, they turned into an unusually tall, twelve-winged golden angel full of divine and charm.

Her twelve pairs of golden and gray wings are engraved with mysterious symbols on each feather.

By this time, Valera had already drunk the "Pain" potion.

Above the gray mist, Crane saw that the figure of the "temperance" Valera in the main hall, which was already changing and twisting, suddenly doubled and twisted, and seemed to be about to shatter and collapse...... He hurriedly let the angel that had just been condensed flash out, coinciding with Valeera, the "temperance" that had been blurred by the crimson star, and wrapped her in a pair of wings.

The effect is significant.

The figure of Valeera of "Temperance" quickly stabilized again, enveloped in pure and warm purifying power.

……

sewers, in makeshift igloos.

Valera stood in a prayerful position, her eyes closed, her brow furrowed, and her face rather painful.

She was trying to maintain a certain level of sobriety in the flood of knowledge that was pouring into her mind, and her spirit was under great pressure.

There are two sources of this knowledge, most of which comes from the "Pain" potion she took not long ago, and the remaining small part comes from the "Secret Rite".

In normal times, the knowledge that comes with the "Secret Covenant Ceremony" is naturally as good as possible.

But for Valeera, who is on the verge of promotion, this part of this knowledge can be said to be far more harmful than beneficial at present, making her promotion more difficult.

Fortunately, Valilla is still a member of half of the "temperance faction", and she wears "sincere" hair with quite serious negative effects on her daily life, and her mental will is far stronger than that of other "pleasure" witches.

She can still do her best to support herself.

It didn't take long for Valeera to survive the first wave of the most turbulent waves.

However, before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she ushered in another difficulty-

Unlike the previous times, during this promotion, she heard insccipible, but extremely seductive murmurs and babbles, which seriously interfered with her process of inheriting the power of potions and accepting transformation.

Gradually, her hair began to grow thicker, like a thin snake raising its head, and floated one by one—

This is a clear sign of a loss of control.