Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1048 Dreams on Both Sides

As early as after Audrey discovered that "Queen" Miss Christine Theresa had a vague connection with Lily Granger, Benson and Melissa Moretti, she investigated the background of these people because her inner thoughts were manipulated to a certain extent.

From these materials, she learned that in addition to Benson and Melissa, the Moretti family also had a man named Klein Moretti whose identity and whereabouts were hidden. Later, when they "opened up" in the Hall of Honesty, she found out that he was the "World" of the Tarot Club.

Therefore, when Audrey saw this bookish, elegant and easy-going face, she recognized him immediately.

Of course, her "audience" self-restraint prevented her from showing any abnormality. Instead, when the three of them passed each other, her eyes stayed on the tall lady next to Klein. Based on her steps, arm swings, and curious looks around, she determined that she was the "Queen" lady of the Tarot Club, Angel Granger, who had just entered the dream with her.

"Why is Angel with Mr. 'World' in the dream, and holding hands like a couple? Is this also part of the dream content? Or has she replaced her dream self and played this role, trying to get closer to the owner of the dream, the 'Archon of Death'?"

Questions popped up in Audrey's mind.

But at this moment, she was just a "spectator" in the dream and had no real identity of her own, so she could not communicate with the people in the dream. This could be seen from the fact that Klein walked past her without even looking at her.

I can only follow them and see. If Angel has already integrated into the dream and is playing her role, then I will assist her and use my ability as a "manipulator" to fine-tune the dream, giving her a chance to accomplish her goal... Audrey pondered, and followed the two of them step by step into the three-story building and walked towards an office.

During this period, she noticed that the signs on the door lintels of some rooms read "Hoyi University" and understood what kind of world her dream was constructing.

"This is one of the higher education institutions in Tingen City. Although it is not as famous as Tingen University, the educational level of several departments is among the best in the kingdom, such as the history department..."

Audrey recalled the knowledge she had learned from the book.

Although as the daughter of an earl she did not need to choose a school and was educated at home by a hired tutor, she still had some aspirations for school life and therefore had some basic understanding of universities around the country.

"This is consistent with the experience of 'Queen' and 'World' as night watchmen in Tingen City. Could it be that the 'Death Archon' was a student or teacher of this school? Well, the latter is more likely..."

Muttering in a voice that only she could hear, Audrey followed the couple in front of her who were arm in arm and not hiding their intimacy to the faculty office of the History Department and watched them knock on the door and go in.

It turned out to be the teacher... Audrey nodded as if to confirm.

In order to avoid being discovered by the "Archon of Death" in the room, she stayed in the corridor, waited for the door to close and the spirit to spread, and listened carefully to the conversation in the room.

But the first words she heard made her expression stiffen:
"Good morning, Mr. Azik," this voice belongs to the "world" but is not low and hoarse, "Angel and I are engaged, I hope you can attend our wedding on time."

"I'm looking forward to that day."

A calm, peaceful voice replied.

Audrey was moved by the voice that most likely belonged to Mr. Azik, the "Archon of Death", and she actually began to look forward to it.

Could it be that Miss "Queen" really wants to hold a wedding with Mr. "World" in this dream?
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After the uncomfortable feeling of traveling between dreams passed, Angel immediately discovered that Audrey was gone.

Of course, in reality, she must still be held by the other party's wrist, maintaining physical contact so that the "manipulator" can take her in and out of the dream. With Audrey's ability, she should be trying to find her who is lost in the dream. Therefore, Angel was not too worried, but looked around, trying to figure out where he was.

As a former "Night Watcher" and a follower of the Goddess of Night, this was not the first time she had entered other people's dreams. She was quite experienced in this and knew that no matter what method was used, the person who invaded the dream would naturally appear near the dream owner. In particular, most dreams reflected the dreamer's strongest emotions, such as expectation, fear or unforgettable things, so they were often small in scope and simple in scenes.

But Angel was among the farmhouses, his nostrils filled with the stench of earth and livestock excrement, his ears were filled with the continuous chirping of insects, and the bright sunshine was shining above his head.

This is a vast dream world!

Could this be the past life of Mr. Azik, who was reborn as a country dweller? But according to what He said before, before each "rebirth", He, who had recovered some of his memories, would arrange his identity for the next life in advance, leaving behind the necessary money and magical items, so as not to appear in such a place... Angel's mind was full of thoughts, and he walked forward along the country road, looking into the distance.

She soon noticed that the style of the surrounding houses was different from those in Loen and Intis. They were very primitive and ancient in appearance. She wondered if she had appeared in a dream of the southern continent.

But a huge castle in the distance quickly dispelled her doubts.

It was the newly renovated castle of the Ramde family, with the outer walls still intact and flags flying on the towers.

"I see. I should have come to Mr. Azik's life memory after he lost his identity as the 'Archon of Death' and was reborn for the first time. At that time, he had joined the army of the newly established Kingdom of Loen, won his own honor and title as a knight, built a castle in his own fiefdom, now the town of Ramde, and married the bride he had loved for a long time."

Angel recalled the past life experience that Mr. Azik had shared with him before he fell asleep, and he confirmed where he was in the dream, and felt a little relieved.

If dreams have any reflections, Mr. Azik is probably in his own castle, living the life he misses... She pondered, her eyes flickering, and was about to step into the mirror world and go directly to the inside of the castle to find him.

But the next second, Angel's feet stepped on solid ground, and the busy countryside scene was still in front of him.

Her ability to enter the mirror world is gone!
Not only her control over the mirror, but also her ability to manipulate black flames, ice, summon spider silk, spread disease, create petrification, and the corresponding "Hunter" path gifts all disappeared without a trace.

Except for his appearance which had long been solidified by the potion, Angel was no different from an ordinary person at this moment.

Is this not a dream, but some kind of illusion? Or is it some kind of "0" level seal that limits the power of the dreamer... No, my spirituality did not give me any corresponding prompts before I entered the dream, and now under the protection of Mr. Fool, the goddess's warnings only include the dangers of deep dreams...

Angel's mind raced, and he quickly came to the most likely conclusion:
In this dream of Mr. Azik's "first life", due to the fact that he has not yet recovered his memory, "supernormal" does not exist. Therefore, the power of Angel, an outsider, is greatly restricted and can only maintain a level close to that of an ordinary person.

Of course, it is not difficult to break through this limitation. Angel is already a Sequence 2 angel with enough divinity to fight against Azik. As long as he can forcibly connect with his real body, he can change the entire dream world and restore some of the extraordinary abilities.

Moreover, she can pray to the Fool, the Goddess, or even directly to herself at any time. As long as the gods or the man in the mirror in the "City of Disaster" cast their eyes on this dream, the restrictions on "supernormal" will naturally not be maintained.

But this would undoubtedly have an adverse effect on the sleeping Azik, making Angel's efforts to sneak into the dream go to waste.

Therefore, she simply raised the cloak outside her dress, used the hood to cover her face, which was completely beyond the cognition level of this dream world even without the charm of a witch, and walked towards the castle in the distance.

Since Mr. Azik was just an ordinary person here, she was also prepared to approach him as an ordinary person.

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At Hoy University in Tingen, Audrey has been following the "Death Archon" with black hair, brown eyes, bronze skin, facial features that have some southern continent characteristics, and a black mole under his right ear for two months!
To be precise, she didn't feel that much time had passed, because the characteristic of dreams is that only the important "scenes" that the owner cares about will be constructed in detail, while trivial matters that the owner doesn't care about will pass quickly in the haze. If it weren't for the "audience's" natural sensitivity to dreams, she wouldn't even be able to judge how many days had passed.

During this period, Audrey also discovered many problems.

For example, the "Queen" lady who was engaged to the "world" was not the real person she brought into the dream, but a character in the memory of Mr. Azik Eggers, the Archon of Death. She was gentle and considerate. Every time she came to Hoy University, she would hold her lover's hand and always had a faint smile on her face, but her eyes lacked the agility and vitality that Audrey was familiar with, like a puppet who could only perform corresponding tasks.

Although it is normal in a dream because the dreamer cannot remember all the details of the familiar people around him, Audrey still felt a deep disappointment when looking at the fake "Queen".

What she wants to see is not the fake wedding of the "Queen" and the "World"!

And from her observation, Mr. Azik, a teacher in the History Department of Khoi University, is just an ordinary teacher who goes to work and gets off work on time every day, except that he knows the existence of the "Night Watchers", has an extraordinary understanding of the occult, and occasionally inadvertently reveals the ability to control spirits.

"It has been about an hour since I entered the dream... If I wasn't worried that interrupting the dream here might cause accidents in Angel's other dreams, I would have let both of them leave the dream and return to reality, and then make other plans..."

Audrey arrived at a new day in another transition between haziness and clarity. She walked into Mr. Azik's office with ease and leaned against the door, watching the teacher sorting out lesson plans, looking through materials, and discussing unresolved history with a senior associate professor she knew, muttering to herself. She realized that this dream was probably a reflection of the angel's lingering in "daily life" in his reincarnated life, so he kept repeating these experiences that seemed a bit boring to her.

Of course, from Angel's purpose, the advantage of this dream is that "Azik knows Angel", so as long as Audrey brings Miss "Queen" into the dream and lets her contact the other party in her own identity, there is hope of awakening the other party's true and complete memory and achieving the purpose of this dream.

According to Audrey's understanding, except for this life, other dreams that are farther away from the present do not meet the requirements of Miss "Queen", so she does not intend to continue waiting. Instead, the idea of ​​"leaving" emerges in her heart. She is ready to use the physical contact between the two in reality to take the other person out of the dream, readjust and then enter the dream again, directly coming to this dream fragment.

But just as her body gradually faded away and she was about to leave the dream, Azik, whose eyes had been fixed on the thick historical materials in his hand, suddenly raised his head and looked towards where Audrey was.

His eyes reflected the figure of Audrey, who did not belong to this dream world and was therefore naturally invisible.

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Perhaps it was the peculiarity of the dream, or perhaps it was Angel's good luck, but as soon as he arrived at the castle gate, he saw the owner of the castle and the entire fiefdom nearby, Baron Ramde, who was conferred by the king. He confirmed that he was Azik Eggers from more than a thousand years ago.

The reason, of course, is his bronze skin, soft features, and the almost invisible mole below his right ear.

Aside from a slightly different hairstyle and wearing light leather armor instead of a tuxedo, the man in front of him looked exactly like the Azik that Angel was familiar with.

Unfortunately, in the other person's eyes, she was just a stranger, at best a stranger who was so beautiful that people could not help but fantasize about her.

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But in addition to surprise and appreciation, there was more vigilance in Baron Ramde's eyes.

As expected, most of the witch's charm is actually provided by the power of the potion... Of course, Mr. Azik's wife in this life looking over here from the tower is also an important reason... Angel muttered to himself, took the initiative to lean over and say hello. Just as he was about to introduce himself with the lie he made up on the way here, Baron Ramde drew out the dagger at his waist and asked in a deep voice:

"I have never seen you in the territory. Who are you? From the giant kingdom in the north?"

The kingdom of giants, is it the Feysac Empire? Although I am taller than the women of this era, I am far from being a giant, right? According to historical records, at the end of the Fourth Epoch, the northern continent was in chaos due to the Pale Disaster, and the borders of various countries had not yet been formally demarcated. Loen and Feysac did have a lot of friction on the border, but what does this have to do with the small town of Ramde in the hinterland?
Questions popped up in Angel's mind, and before she could decide how to answer, the soldiers behind the Baron drew their weapons and pointed them at her, looking as if they were ready to attack at any time.

Even though the emotions in dreams can be extreme, Mr. Azik's response was too exaggerated... He was not targeting the invaders in the dream, but reacting under the reflection of some inner emotions? According to my superficial knowledge of psychology, this probably means that he is afraid of losing everything he has, so he is fully armed at all times and has an extreme distrust of strangers...

Quickly analyzing the situation at hand, Angel quickly spoke:

"I'm from Backlund, and I'm here to find Baron Ramd because..."

Before she finished her words, a shrill horn sounded from the top of the tower in front of the castle, accompanied by the exclamation of the soldiers on duty:
"Invasion! Invasion!"

Baron Ramde and the soldiers had no time to interrogate Angel. They all came to the moat and looked in the direction from which Angel came.

Tall figures appeared in the fields, behind the houses and at the edge of the woods. They were wearing uniform military uniforms, with exaggeratedly ferocious expressions, and they rushed towards the castle with all kinds of weapons in their hands.

The real invaders from the "Land of Giants" have arrived.

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"Beautiful lady, I have never seen you before, and I don't remember inviting you into my dream, so, what is your purpose?"

Azik, who had a neatly combed short hair, said with a smile, his hat hanging by the door. His eyes were fixed on Audrey, causing her to silently stop trying to escape from the dream. She lifted her skirt and saluted with doubt and caution, and said respectfully:
"Your Excellency, the 'Death Archon', I was entrusted by Miss Angel Granger to bring her into her dreamland to seek your help... Because she was worried that waking you up directly would lead to some accidents, she chose to disturb you in the dreamland. I hope you can understand."

"Angel, looking for me?"

Azik's eyes were blank for a moment, and then he realized that it was Angel "outside", not the one he was about to marry in the dream, and nodded:

"She made the right choice not to wake me up directly. Otherwise, I would have forgotten everything when I woke up. It would not be easy to recover my previous memories...

"Please ask her to come in. I also miss the real her, not this fake character in my dream made up of my incomplete memories..."

"I hope so, Mr. Azik, but..." Audrey's expression was a little awkward, and she couldn't keep smiling even with her audience ability, "...I lost her."

The smile on Azik's face also disappeared. He touched his chin thoughtfully and asked:

"You mean, she was lost in some other dream sequence?

"I occasionally go back to those fragments to reminisce about the past, but most of the time, they only operate according to some extreme emotions deep in my heart, especially those memories close to the Fourth Epoch. At that time, I was still under the influence of madness caused by the tearing of my soul, and my personality was not stable..."

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bang——

The castle gate was tightly closed in front of Angel, and the only drawbridge over the moat was pulled up, isolating the inside and outside of the castle, making this fortress built during the war difficult to conquer.

The soldiers on the city wall were burning hot oil, carrying arrows and slingstones, and were busy preparing for the attack. Baron Ramde stood on the top of the city wall, looking at the Feysac soldiers not far away.

But none of this has anything to do with Angel, because she’s locked out.

Mr. Azik during this period is completely different from the one I know... He didn't even let the civilians outside hide in the castle. Well, most castles during this period did the same thing when they were invaded, to ensure the integrity of the military force rather than to protect all the people. But it doesn't seem to match Mr. Azik's character... Angel looked at the Feysac soldiers behind him, and then at Baron Ramde on the top of the city wall. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should forcibly restore the power of the Beyonder to shake the reality of the dream, or simply "die" to escape from the dream.

"Your Excellency the Baron, are you just going to lock a weak woman like me outside the city and let me face the invaders alone?"

After a moment, Angel, who chose "persuasion" between resistance and giving up, asked loudly.

But she no longer possessed the ability of an "instigator" at this time, and her deliberately pitiful appearance did not impress the soldiers on the wall. Instead, Baron Ramde patted his head and said in sudden realization:

"Yes, this is indeed not a good idea."

He lowered his head and bent over, then stood up again after a moment, and threw down a dagger, which just brushed the edge of the moat and fell in front of Angel with a crisp sound.

"Now you are more than one person. Prove that you are indeed from Backlund and not in the same group as those invaders."

Is this dream sequence really a manifestation of Mr. Azik’s fear of “loss” rather than some negative emotion?
Angel muttered, picked up the dagger, and looked at the blade that had several gaps on it during the fall. Under the gaze of the soldiers and the baron on the city wall, he turned back to face the several Feysac invaders who were rushing in the front.

Even without extraordinary abilities, Angel was not going to surrender.

After all, before becoming an Extraordinary Person, she had experienced countless battles with an ordinary person's body and had long been accustomed to this feeling of "powerlessness".

Just like Mr. Azik, let's "remember" the past... She said silently, and dodged the first enemy's sword that was slashing from top to bottom by turning sideways at the most labor-saving angle. With her right hand, she stabbed the dagger into the opponent's chest along the unprotected area of ​​the opponent's left armpit, pushed him away to block another enemy, took the opponent's long sword with her left hand, and held it in reverse to block the third enemy's stab. She took the hilt of the sword with both hands and pierced the neck of the Feysac man with giant ancestry from bottom to top, and then pulled out the dagger from his waist and swung it, stabbing it into the eye socket of the enemy who had just gotten rid of his companion's body and had not yet reacted.

PS: I didn’t have any tonight…

(End of this chapter)