The controversy sparked by Zovland's self-inflicted humiliation didn't last long.
Just two days later, there was little discussion left about the incident.
During these two days, Luca stayed locked in his room.
To most people, it seemed like Luca was preparing for the upcoming venture into the Deep Passage.
However, Nova, who lived very close to Luca, didn't think so.
She was constantly trying to uncover Luca's true intentions.
After the incident with Zovland storming into the hotel, she felt that Luca had crucial information he was hiding.
"Zovland might be a clown, but Luca must be concealing something very important," Nova paced around in her room, restless.
Frowning in thought for a while, a sudden realization hit her.
"Is it possible that he's already entered the Passage?" Nova's furrowed brow slowly relaxed. "If that's the case, then there's no reason for him to be in a hurry! That would explain everything!"
With her sharp intuition, Nova had guessed the truth.
