The culprit behind the pranks, having been caught by
Artem and the
Main Character, chastises Artem for defending
Skye Harper. They discover the boy is a psychology student at
Stellis University who claims to be untouchable since he is
Vyn Richter's favorite student. He also mentions that Vyn has been on leave and delaying classes for some time. Artem hands the boy over to police.
The next day, Artem and the MC seek out Felicia Luo, the fortune-teller at Stellis Public Hospital who hands out the allegedly cursed talismans. When they confront Felicia about the allegations, she smiles mysteriously and neither confirms nor denies the idea. A police officer arrives during the conversation and arrests her for murder. As Felicia is taken away, she tries to threaten the MC into agreeing to help her, having recognized her as a famous attorney from the news. Artem tries to dissuade the MC from taking the case, but she insists.
At home that night, the MC reads about the case, discovering that one of Felicia's talismans was found stuffed in the victim's mouth in a locked basement.