Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 589 Prayer and Encounter

On Thursday, Angel, who had been busy all day signing various contracts and employment contracts, finally arrived at No. 8 Burningham Road in Hillston District, the mansion that will be his own for the next year and a half.

Although compared to the real mansion of Servilia Langdon's house and Audrey Hall's house that she had seen before, this place was only "average", but compared to the villa across the street without a garden, Angel rented a house with no garden. The house I live in is a bit too luxurious.

"The house has been renovated and extended twice. In fact, it should be called '6 and 8 Burningham Road', so it is much larger than other houses in the same street."

Ribak was dressed in formal attire and a Loen-style top hat. He followed Angel and answered her questions.

The latter wore a light yellow dress. The "rose necklace" with huge gemstones reflected beautiful light in the sun, and the exotic bone bracelet on her left wrist gave her a lively atmosphere.

Today Angel did not wear the wide-brimmed hat with black gauze hanging down, showing off her appearance completely, even deliberately exuding the allure of a "witch".

She knew that starting from today, she would have to prepare for her future social life.

The male and female servants who had moved in in advance yesterday lined up on both sides of the garden walkway to welcome the two of them. At the end of the walkway was Angel's finalized housekeeper, Ms. Kayla.

She is about forty years old, with a beautiful face, but the traces of age cannot be concealed. She has long brown hair tied back and wears a long skirt similar to other maids, but with some extra decorations in black and white tones.

Angel chose her not only because she had extensive experience as a housekeeper, with a rich and unblemished resume, but also because she was a mixture of Rune and Intis and had worked in Intis for a period of time.

This can add a bit of credibility to my fake background, but I have to be careful not to talk about Intis with her, otherwise there will be mistakes easily... Angel thought, and got to know everyone one by one under Kayla's introduction. The servant finally took the housekeeper and his personal maid Aisha, and walked into the door of the three-story building.

"The previous occupant of the house left most of the furniture behind, and the rest belongs to the original owner. Now we can use it freely. I have asked Kayla to purchase some of the missing appliances, and they will be in place this weekend at the latest."

After walking through the foyer, passing through the second door, and entering the main hall that connected the first and second floors, Angel listened to Riback's introduction while looking up at the corridor on the second floor.

It felt like it could accommodate nearly a hundred people. This was actually a dance hall. Half of the 300 pounds should have been spent on it... She muttered silently, her eyes sweeping over the crystal chandelier, floor-to-ceiling windows and a piano in the corner.

"In addition to the furniture, the wine for the banquet must also be prepared in advance. The wine cellar is now empty and we have to fill it before the social season."

Keira interrupted at the right time.

The housekeeper had already received 800 pounds in cash from Angel for various expenses. The latter thought that this huge sum of money would be used for a long time, but after listening to the other party's introduction, she realized that just filling the wine cellar would be enough to carry the money. Drinking wine at a dance or dinner will cost almost all the money.

Fortunately, according to Kayla's suggestion, the two carriages and horses that were originally planned to be purchased were rented on an annual basis. The total cost was 100 pounds, which was a full % reduction from the original budget.

Even with such a careful calculation, I spent nearly 500 pounds on the annual salary of all the servants, two housekeepers, carriage horses, coachman, gardener, cook and others...

Thinking of this, Angel was so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe.

Fortunately, at this time, the servants filed in through the rear door one after another and returned to their posts, gradually making the deserted hall lively. Only then did Angel feel that the money he paid had shown its due effect, and his mood improved slightly. .

Next, she followed the housekeeper and walked through the living room, living room, dining room, entertainment room and many guest rooms on the second floor again with the mentality of the owner of the house rather than a visitor.

The third floor is an area that belongs exclusively to the owner. Angel is very satisfied with the large balcony facing the street and facing south, but he feels that the bedrooms and bathrooms belonging to family members are a bit redundant.

There are many professional books placed in the study room next to the master bedroom, mainly magazines on architectural design and related aesthetic styles. I don’t know which resident left them.

Finally, Angel went from the study to the master bedroom, and was happy to find that the bedroom that had not been tidied up when he arrived the day before yesterday was now tidy, the bedding was neat, the windows were bright and clean, and there were even bouquets of flowers that were obviously freshly picked next to the floor-to-ceiling windows on the balcony. .

The smile that had been on Angel's face didn't disappear until the personal maid Aisha opened the closet door and revealed the spotless storage space without any hanging clothes.

Aisha looked at Riback, and Riback looked at Keira. Finally, it was Keira, the housekeeper who managed the house and was responsible for all Angel’s daily arrangements, who spoke:

"Miss Theresa, June is Backlund's traditional social season."

I know……

Angel took a deep breath and asked slowly:

"What's your suggestion?"

"Ask a designer to customize three to five sets of dresses for you in this year's popular styles. You can buy other regular clothes directly by size, otherwise they will definitely not be ready before next month. Then there are jewelry..."

Keira seemed to have already made plans, and she quickly laid out her costume and jewelry purchase plan, making Angel almost unable to hold back the expression on his face.

In the end, she took out a full 1000 pounds as the initial purchase cost, and then she stopped the housekeeper's nagging. The rest depends on the fashion trends after the social season begins, otherwise it is easy to become a joke at the dance because of inappropriate dressing.

I might as well become a joke... Angel was looking forward to someone present saying something like "Miss, you are already very beautiful, you don't need an expensive custom-made dress to set it off." Unfortunately, even the maid Aisha was thinking about all kinds of things. The wardrobe is filled with clothes, without any regard for the owner's increasingly shriveled wallet.

I'm afraid I have to realize the extraordinary characteristics of "Puppet" this month, otherwise I will probably be unable to make ends meet. I don't know if Ms. Messenger can accept 25000 gold coins... She thought rather darkly.

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Since a lot of food had not yet been purchased, Angel enjoyed a not-so-lavish lunch prepared by the chef at home and reexperienced Loen's meager cuisine. After vaguely expressing that she could accept an Intis-style dinner, she took her maid with her in a two-wheeled carriage and drove to St. Samuel's Church in the North District.

Regardless of her true identity or her apparent name as "Christine Theresa," she is a devout believer in the goddess. She has moved to a new home, so she naturally has a valid reason to go to church to pray.

This was the first time I entered the church of the Church of the Goddess of the Night after leaving Tingen City... Angel looked at the receding street scene outside the car window and fell into deep thought.

In order to cooperate with Klein's plan, she also had to make two preparations. One was to try to contact the Church of the Goddess of Night to see if she could "legitimately" lend the Antigonus family notes using her secret identity; the other was to Cooperate with Klein and steal directly!
Of course, except for Ms. Arianna and Her Excellency "Sword of the Goddess" Sesima, almost no one knows her identity, and she needs to be kept from others as much as possible to avoid being accidentally included in the "0-08" story and causing an accident. .

Therefore, not only did she go to the church with a disguised appearance, but she even used a real "mirror stand-in" that can only be used proficiently after being promoted to "Despair".

Using the distortion of space in the mirror world, Angel can create a realistic phantom near the mirror, and at the same time transmit sounds, images and other information in both directions. Through the magic mirror he carries with him, this power can even avoid and resist a certain degree of divination or divination. Visual inspection, such as the "Peeper" path's inspection of magical items, or the "Arbiter" path's ability to identify extraordinary beings.

This can effectively prevent her from being pushed to the ground by the "Nighthawks" who came after hearing the news and arrested on the spot as soon as she stepped into St. Samuel's Church.

Of course, if the opponent's sequence is higher than mine, this "defense" may not be of much use...

While thinking about it, Angel noticed that from time to time outside the window, vehicles that she was very familiar with but had almost never seen in this world drove by.

bike?
This strange metal machine, which has two wheels like a two-wheeled carriage, is arranged front and rear, relies on human power to step on, and drives the rear wheels forward through a chain. It has attracted the attention of many passers-by. People who use it include postmen, patrol police and other government officials. There are also many young men in formal suits among the staff.

In less than ten minutes' journey, Angel saw seven or eight primitive-style bicycles passing by. It can be imagined that the number of them in the entire city may have exceeded a thousand.

"This seems to be an invention of Klein Investment... I wonder how much money he can make?"

Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth turned up, and her depression about losing a thousand pounds today became slightly better.

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Arriving at Paisfield Street in the North District, Angel left the carriage with the help of the maid Elsa and stepped onto the fan-shaped stairs at the entrance of St. Samuel's Church.

This is a church with a pure black appearance and two symmetrical bell towers. It is the headquarters of the Church of the Night Goddess in Backlund.

It was afternoon, and there were not many believers entering and leaving the church. Angel and Aisha walked through the corridor surrounded by stained glass and entered the main prayer hall. In the dim hall, they were close to the altar under the huge night holy symbol and sat in the first row. on the bench.

Feeling the faint warmth from the secret holy symbol on his wrist, Angel closed his eyes, clasped his hands together, lowered his head and prayed silently.

In the spacious but quiet prayer hall, only the deep sermon of the bishop beside the altar echoed.

"... Praise the goddess."

After going through all the things since leaving Tingen in his mind, Angel whispered, stood up, took out two 10-pound bills from the small bag kept by Elsa, and approached the offering box next to the altar. , hesitated for a moment, and threw it into the gap above the box.

"Praise the goddess."

The priest next to the box drew a crimson moon on his chest and bowed.

This is the same for every believer who listens to sermons and makes contributions, but seeing the amount of money Angel invested, even the expression on the face of the pastor who treats believers equally has softened a lot.

This even included the bishop on duty who was still reciting the deeds of the goddess and just glanced at her.

The appearance that almost made the dark hall shine, as well as the amount of donation, were enough for the bishop to remember this strange believer.

Angel's face was indifferent, and she returned the greeting in a low voice before turning back and walking towards the seats in the first row. She was just preparing to show her face and prepare for various subsequent actions. She had no intention of contacting the clergy.

Of course, it would be better to show her face for a while, so she didn't leave immediately.

When Angel sat back in his seat, he noticed a tall, mature but somewhat elegant middle-aged man walking from the corner of the prayer hall.

He had obviously just finished listening to the sermon. He did not turn around and leave like most believers, but walked towards the donation box. He held a short staff in one hand and reached into the inner pocket of his windbreaker with the other hand. What he took out were large denominations of 5 pounds and 10 pounds. banknote.

This made Angel pay attention to him for a second longer, and he was immediately attracted by those blue eyes as deep as lake water.

It's not that he thinks blue eyes are beautiful, but the deep feeling reminds Angel of a middle-aged man who has passed away.

Attracted by the gaze fixed on him, the black-haired, blue-eyed gentleman looked towards Angel, who was about to pass her by, and his expression changed slightly.

Realizing that her behavior was not polite, Angel quickly averted her eyes and turned her face to one side to prevent the gentleman from being embarrassed because he admired her appearance. However, at the moment when the two of them were in contact with each other, she noticed from the corner of her eye …

The opponent's right hand holding the cane was lifted lightly, and the thumb, index and middle fingers gently pinched the collar on the right side of the windbreaker.

(End of this chapter)