Magic: My equipment slots have no restrictions

Watching the boy's departing figure, Viktor looked suspicious, wondering if he had said something wrong.

But a glint of cold light in Yu Guangli's eye caught his attention.

Looking down slightly, he saw the boy's lost item—a sharp dagger.

Viktor's eyes narrowed, and he bent down to pick it up.

Recalling the shops they entered along the way, some sold everyday items, while others sold magical items.

However, I didn't see any shops selling knives; you only see these things on the patrolling guards.

Unfortunately, the guards were all encased in silver armor, so their expressions were not visible.

"..."

In an instant, Viktor seemed to realize something, his five fingers gripping the dagger tightened slightly, and he turned to look at the others in the church.

Elena arrived at the priest's residence, clasped her hands together in front of her forehead, bowed slightly as if in prayer, and wore a natural smile on her lips.

The others were also laughing, but they all looked... stiff and unnatural.

The priest was also involved, which was strange and inexplicable.

"...I hope I can enter the magic academy with Mr. Victor."

Elena closed her eyes and muttered to herself silently.

Then he lowered his hand and looked at the priest:

"Father, is my prayer now fulfilled?"

The priest smiled kindly, holding the book high with one hand and placing the other on his chest:

"No, child, I am about to bestow God's grace upon you."

As he spoke, a silver light surged in his eyes, as if holy light were emanating from them.

Elena immediately felt the priest's aura was incredibly holy, and she immediately had the urge to worship him. She was about to kneel down.

However, she only made a slight bending motion with her knees when a hand suddenly grabbed her arm.

Then, pulled by that hand, she regained consciousness.

"Father, my partner and I have some urgent business to attend to. We apologize."

Hearing the familiar voice in her ear, Elena's cheeks slowly flushed red, and she realized that she was being held in someone's arms.

"..."

Viktor, however, did not notice the girl's unusual behavior.

The moment he finished speaking, everyone in the church looked at him. Although everyone was smiling, he felt very uncomfortable.

Especially the priest's silvery eyes.

In the perception of [Magic Affinity], it was clearly a faint black magic.

There is no doubt that this church is problematic.

I'm sorry.

But to avoid attracting attention, Viktor immediately forced a smile similar to everyone else's: "It really is urgent."

After saying that, he pulled Elena along and quickly walked towards the door.

Behind him, he felt a strange sense of being watched.

May the Lord protect you.

But just as the two stepped out the door, the priest's voice rang out again.

Then, the feeling of being spied on disappeared, as if nothing had ever happened.

Victor, however, dared not be careless. He avoided the smiling residents and led Elena toward a less crowded alley.

"Mr. Victor, why are we leaving?"

Elena thought her prayers had some effect, and her cheeks flushed.

She thought the effect wouldn't be that strong, since she had only wished for the other person to go to the magic academy with her.

"Because I discovered something unusual."

Now that they were deep in the alley and there was no one around, Victor slowed down and whispered in Elena's ear.

"Wh...what's wrong?"

The hot air tickled Elena's ears, causing her to tilt her head slightly, her mind wandering as she wondered if Victor was trying to express something.

But after waiting a while, there was no further news.

The girl looked up and saw Viktor deep in thought. She finally realized he wasn't joking and immediately asked:

"Could there be something wrong with the church?"

Viktor nodded, but did not speak.

He stared into the girl's golden eyes, his brows furrowing slightly.

He had thought that escaping the church would dispel the eerie magic emanating from the priest, but under the influence of [Magic Affinity],

He clearly saw that dark magic in the girl's eyes.

"Elena, we might be being watched."

"what?"

Seeing Viktor's serious expression, Elena opened her mouth slightly, completely unexpected that this would happen.

In her memory, she and Mr. Victor were simply having a normal shopping trip, and the process could even be described as somewhat ambiguous.

The people I met along the way were all very nice; everyone kept smiling.

But why would Mr. Victor say that...?

"When exactly?"

A hint of nervousness flickered in the girl's eyes, and her thin lips were slightly pursed.

"Don't worry, Elena."

Viktor gently took the girl's small hand: "We still have time."

His tone was relatively calm.

The reason for this is that the black magic in the girl's eyes is very faint, so faint that it is like a drop of ink falling into a glass full of water.

Moreover, after careful consideration, Victor realized that the feeling of being spied on was different from what he had experienced in Vinex.

This time, it wasn't an aggressive spying from the Blood Moon Cult.

It means something else entirely.

"I suspect that the people here may have been implanted with some kind of suggestion."

Victor whispered his guess: "Do you think it was the work of a high-level mage?"

The girl was somewhat bewildered, not expecting Viktor to ask her such a question.

However, because of her status as the second young lady of the Raven Merchant Guild, she actually knew about such a person through her father's network of connections.

Therefore, I have learned about similar spells.

"Very likely. I have indeed heard of similar spells, but unlike puppetry, it's mental pollution."

Mental pollution?

When this word appeared, most of Viktor's doubts were immediately dispelled.

Yes, those people are so weird. They have different bodies and personalities, so why do they all have the same smile?

"It must be the priest who corrupted those people."

Viktor felt as if he had grasped the key to the matter.

Elena had just made eye contact with the priest when she was infected by that strange magic.

Thinking this, he stared intently into the girl's eyes and, sure enough, discovered that the flow of magic was rushing into the girl's body.

"So what should we do now?"

The girl blinked her golden eyes and asked in a low voice.

"We need to track down someone."

As Victor spoke, he took out the dagger he had used earlier: "Do you have any magical artifacts that can track auras?"

Although he has an equipment slot, he has not yet acquired any equipment or items related to tracking.

"Leave it to me."

Elena smiled, knowing she had another chance to shine.

With a casual wave of his hand, an ancient, thick book appeared in his hand.

Then, the girl held the book in front of the dagger:

"Bruce, help me find the owner of this item."