I was scrutinizing the suspects, and they weren’t under illusion magic—everything was clean inside. But once I noticed, I could see that Senior Whatshisname’s body had been taken over.

In other words, after I countered using his toolkit against him, a body seizure must have taken place. I put him back under hypnosis and made him stick the syringe into his neck.

So that means...

"Yes. Even inside this syringe, I am able to maintain self-awareness in liquid form. Though not in human shape, my magic efficiency has drastically decreased... but I can still cast spells in this state."

"You're …