Chapter 203 "Audience" The coffee named after Intis was fragrant and strong, and it went perfectly with the soft little cakes spread with cream. Even though Lumian's mind was not on them at all, he could still feel the beauty of it. Just as 3:30 arrived, he heard a familiar, gentle female voice coming from the booth behind him. "Good afternoon, Mr. Lumian Lee." "Good afternoon, Ms. Susie." Lumian responded, secretly surprised. Although he did not deliberately observe the guests who walked into Mason Cafe, his "hunter" instinct still made him pay attention to the environment: At 3:18, when he walked into the cafe, there was no one around booth D, and from 3:15 to 3:30, no one entered the door. And now, Ms. Susie appeared quietly behind booth D, behind him! How magical and weird this is! Susie's voice sounded again, asking gently: “How did you feel after your last treatment?” Lumian did not hide anything and simply answered:

"It's much better than before. At least I can vent my emotions." "This is a good thing. Keeping your emotions inside and suppressing your feelings will only make your mental problems and extremism worse, until your self-destructive tendencies completely overcome your instinctive will to survive." Susie commented in a calm and soothing tone, affirming Lumian's change. Her tone then became a little more smiling: "Let's chat first. Let's talk about the various things you've experienced in the past two weeks. Well, pick the things you feel like you can talk about and are willing to talk about." Lumian knew that this was to calm his mental state and do further mental treatment to lay a good foundation for awakening more memories later, so he did not resist at all and smiled bitterly and said: "There's nothing I can't tell you. I've even shared that dream with you. Everything else is just a little secret." He paused, then started with Charlie: "There was this unlucky and stupid guy at the hotel where I stayed..." Lumian recalled what happened in the past two weeks, telling them bit by bit as if he was chatting. His mind gradually relaxed, as if he had returned to the time when Koldu Village had not yet been destroyed: Aurore, who seldom went out, would learn from him about all the happenings in Koldu Village, and he was happy to share them with his sister, including those pranks he had pulled to show off his success. Time passed slowly, and Lumian's straight back softened little by little, leaning against the soft sofa. He didn't talk about the details, after all, he didn't have much time. He also didn't mention the existence of the Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society, Franca's original gender, and his own doubts about her purpose of joining the Savoy Party. He just said that he met a pen pal of his sister Auror, who was a Sequence 7 "witch" of the "witch" pathway, and they were both in the same gang. Likewise, he simply mentioned that he performed a ceremony and received additional gifts, but did not elaborate on the specific content of the gifts. Susie listened to the entire thing very quietly, occasionally asking "and then what" to allow Lumian to continue speaking more smoothly. After talking about what happened in the past two weeks, Lumian said self-deprecatingly: "I don't know if it's my fault, but I've encountered so many extraordinary events in such a short period of time. Sometimes, I can't help but sigh at how Trier, whether a man or a dog, can possess extraordinary abilities." This time, Susie did not respond to him immediately. After several seconds, she smiled and said: "It can be seen that your mental state has indeed improved to a certain extent compared to before." “How did you know that?” Lumian hadn’t mentioned the details of how he cried so hard in the carriage that the newspaper was soaked after reading Aurore’s obituary. He didn’t think that what he said could reflect his own mental state. Susie said in a soft voice: "I can clearly feel that you are rebuilding your social relationships and starting to have some friends." "Friends?" Lumian asked in amusement, "Charlie, Janna, and Franca? How can they be considered friends?" Just an acquaintance!

Susie responded with a smile: “There are many kinds of friends, and not every kind requires a deep friendship between the two parties. You only need to ask yourself if you are willing to provide some help if they encounter difficulties within your ability, and you will know whether they are your friends.” “It depends on the specific situation and the price to be paid. I’m not the kind of person who would do anything for a pushover.” Lumian muttered. Susie didn't ask any more questions and explained herself: “For a person with self-destructive tendencies, the sign that he is beginning to get out of the quagmire is his willingness to establish new social relationships. “Emperor Roselle once said, or it was probably Emperor Roselle who said that a person is the sum of social relationships. When you are not opposed to establishing new relationships, it proves that you are no longer resisting your own future. "Of course, this is just one of the manifestations, not all of them." Lumian was silent for a while and said: "Ms. Susie, I want to ask you something. I just mentioned some coincidences that happened to me. Are they really partly due to the influence of the Sequencer in the Audience Pathway, as Ms. Magician said?" Compared to the last treatment, Susie seemed to be more relaxed. She laughed and said: "Are you trying to change the subject? "You still have some resistance to this aspect in your heart? "In fact, this can be seen from some details. On the one hand, you actively asked the lady in red boots to answer your questions in the field of mysticism when she was free, but on the other hand, you never went. The only time you visited her was under the pretext of repaying a favor, which shows that you are still not willing to establish a close relationship with her. "This is normal. How can a patient be cured in just one treatment? You don't have to worry about anything..." Susie spoke slowly and gently, pointing out some of Lumian's current psychological problems, and finally said: "If it were last time, I wouldn't have told you so directly, because that would have made you more resistant and more closed to yourself. But now, you already have a certain tendency to establish new social relationships. Allowing you to see your inner self more clearly will help you move forward better." After Susie pointed out his hidden thoughts, Lumian's first reaction was defense, vigilance and rejection. However, the other party's calm attitude, non-aggressive analysis and accurate grasp of the actual situation made him gradually relax and face up to the problems in his heart. His body and mind gradually became calm. Susie didn't go into details and answered Lumian's question: “There’s nothing wrong with Ms. Magic’s explanation, but it’s not detailed enough. "In order for a mid-sequencer in the 'audience' pathway to create coincidences, he needs to perform 'psychological suggestion' or 'hypnosis' face to face. In other words, he must appear around you and around Baron Brinell and others. "The reason why you didn't notice it, and Baron Brinell didn't notice anything unusual, is because the Mid-Sequencers of the Audience Pathway also have another Beyonder Ability, Psychological Invisibility." "'Psychological invisibility'? How is this different from other invisibility?" Lumian asked in confusion. Susie explained in a calm voice: "'Psychological invisibility' is not real invisibility. It just makes you not notice me, even if I'm standing in front of you and many people around me have seen me." “That sounds amazing…” Lumian sighed, feeling as if there were “psychologists” sitting all around him but he hadn’t noticed them at all. "This won't change just because you use 'Clairvoyance'. Your danger intuition won't react until I'm ready to attack you." Susie further said, "In comparison, 'Hide in the Shadows' of 'Hermit' will occasionally make you feel like you're being watched by darkness." Lumian asked: "'Monk', which way?" "'Secret Prayer'." Susie answered simply. The "Secret Prayer" path? Above "Listener" and below "Shepherd", is there a sequence called "Monk"? This is the path where Mr. K is... I occasionally feel that someone is watching me in the darkness around me. Is it because of him or his subordinates? "Lumian combined Aurore's witchcraft notes with the hint of the "Magician" lady, and felt a sudden enlightenment. ——Aurore only recorded Sequence 9 "Secret Prayer" and Sequence 8 "Listener" in the "Secret Prayer" path.

Ms. Magician always seems to write a lot, but in fact, it’s just the framework, not many details, not as detailed as Ms. Susie’s… Lumian muttered, and asked curiously: "Aren't you worried that revealing your extraordinary abilities to me will bring harm to yourself?" Susie did not answer this question and continued: "If it's a high-sequence person from the 'audience' path, there's no need to go through so much trouble. Even if they are far away from you, they can quietly influence you and make you follow their arrangements without realizing it, creating all kinds of coincidences. "Although I am also a 'spectator', I still want to remind you, 'Be careful of the audience!'" High Sequence Personnel…Lumian was shocked: "So, you 'arranged' for the newsboy to deliver me an out-of-date newspaper?" Ms. Susie is a high-sequence person, a true demigod? "It's not me." Susie said a little embarrassedly, "It's my companion." Companions? Lumian thought of the original suggestion from the Magician and guessed: "That other 'psychiatrist'? "He was here last time too?" "Yes." Susie was very frank, "Your problem is quite serious, I'm not sure, so I asked her to come with me to help me, um, prevent some accidents. "Actually, she's here today too, sitting across from you." Across? Lumian looked across the coffee table in astonishment. It was completely empty. Not only was there no one there, but there wasn't even a dent where someone might have sat! The next second, he heard a soft female voice with a hint of smile and a slightly cheerful tone: "Hello." (End of this chapter)