Meanwhile, inside of Zhen Liu's head...
[Ooooh, so this is the Smoking Mirror you were talking about. I figured he would be taller," Corpse Doll commented to her twin.
[To be fair, he is inside of a boy no older than our Caretaker,] Porcelain Doll retorted. [Wait, maybe I should call him Curator?]
[I feel like we're ignoring the bigger picture here,] Blazejudicator interjected in order to get the rest of the kaijin back on to focusing on the current situation. [Nepeherage, you're our only line to the library right now and the other kaijin. Can you share any updates?]
[Still in the middle of that,] Nepeherage readily admitted. [Although, Logos and Pathos did explain something important about this Smoking Mirror.]
[Oh?]
[Well, partially.]
________ Now back to real space __________
^ I am Smoking Mirror. And you will be the key to my descent to Valresta,^ the spirit leaning into Zhen Liu's face growled with conviction.