Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 594 The Man in the Mirror

"The man in the mirror?"

"World" Klein repeated the word slowly.

This was not the first time he heard that as early as when the two of them followed the "Star Admiral"'s future ship to the ruins of the God War, such a phenomenon appeared in the weird "United Dreamland" there.

When Leo Master, the "Black Saint" of the Aurora Order, was looking for a way to enter the land abandoned by the gods, he accidentally entered a ruined island. Under the influence of some magical power, he split from his evil self. "The man in the mirror", a kind self.

When night fell and everyone entered the same dreamland, Klein once met the kind-hearted Leo Master, and even saw the reflection of that power in the mirror: a full-length mirror.

Unfortunately, when he saw the mirror, it also reflected his body, a completely evil "Gehrman Sparrow" who had the same sequences, abilities, and even the same magical items as Klein. "Appeared out of thin air and attacked him.

If it weren't for the fact that the opponent couldn't copy the items in the gray mist, Klein wouldn't have been able to win easily.

At the same time, Angel also encountered her own mirror image. The two had exactly the same fighting abilities and magical items, and almost both of them suffered losses. If it weren't for the "Disaster" spell that could not be copied, she might have been caught by the evil "Mirror" "person" replaced.

Hearing the word "man in the mirror" again at this time, Klein immediately recalled those experiences and asked with a frown:
"Do you think that Pierce Turner was divided into two identical individuals, normal and evil, for similar reasons? One of them died in the underground mine on Para Island because he failed in promotion, while the other is still in the church. Among them, are you playing your own role, or are you planning some conspiracy?
"But nothing appeared after my 'man in the mirror' died, and yours only had a mirror fragment with no characteristics or magical items. This is completely different from Pierce, who had contaminated characteristics."

Angel quickly thought of a simple and feasible verification method, which immediately met with strong opposition from Klein.

In the final analysis, there is a lack of "internal response" in the Church of the Goddess, especially St. Samuel's Church, who can help the two of them. If they are in the Church of Storms, they can still contact the "Hanged Man" for help, but the two tarots in the Church of the Goddess The members of the church are all sitting here now, apparently buried in Tingen's cemetery, and they have no way to deal with the internal affairs of the church.

The plan proposed by Klein is very stable and feasible, but the biggest problem is time.

"By the way, I have sold the extraordinary properties of the 'puppet' to your messenger. She will pay 30,000 gold coins in batches. The first batch of 10,000 gold coins has been handed over to me, half of which belongs to you. Then I will sacrifice it to Mr. Fool and ask him to give it to you, so that we can pay off the debt we owe her."

"No matter what, it's best to tell Ms. Arianna in advance. She knows your identity and should have basic trust in you. Even if you have no evidence, it is not difficult for her to remain neutral. This will at least ensure that she will not be secretly investigating a person. The senior deacon of the Goddess Church became a wanted criminal," Klein suggested.

Fortunately, the other party didn't seem to notice Angel in the dark. The enemy was in the dark and we were in the dark. This was her only advantage.

It can be imagined how difficult it is to find flaws in a "man in the mirror" whose behavior, appearance, and even abilities are exactly the same as the "original", especially since the other party has been playing this identity for more than half a year, and so many people in the church have not. After discovering the problem, Angel estimated that he wanted to find out the loopholes in the other party's performance, and I'm afraid the time could be counted in months.

Because of Klein's old-fashioned attitude, Angel curled his lips in half joy and half regret. Angel returned to the topic of "The Man in the Mirror". The two discussed for a while and came up with various ways to detect Pierce, but due to various restrictions, they couldn't. Give up.

"If anything goes wrong in the battle, we will immediately give up our identity and flee overseas to Intis or Fusac, which is beyond the reach of the church. We may not be able to escape.

"That's because we were in a dream at the time, and Pierce died in reality. Maybe the 'Man in the Mirror' will have different characteristics in dreams and reality?"

Klein frowned and analyzed, and soon discovered that although the possibility raised by Angel was absurd, it was the only reasonable explanation at the moment.

When he heard "ten thousand gold coins," Klein already showed a certain degree of sluggishness. When the word "thirty thousand" came out of Angel's mouth, he already lost his composure and leaned forward, lying on the bronze table. Angel, who usually watched the "world" indifferent to any information at Tarot meetings, laughed secretly.

Of course, after coming back to his senses, Klein decisively refused Angel's offer to share half of the harvest with him. He felt that Angel and her Anne were almost all responsible for the battle against the "Rose School" demigods, and he was almost always on the run. Moreover, he had already acquired the "Blood Admiral" as a Secret Puppet, and sold the "Lucky Scale" on him, unwilling to get another reward.

Finally, after a brief discussion, Klein took a step back and accepted 5000 gold coins. The other "debts" and the "Parasite" gloves that had been kept by Mr. Fool all belonged to Angel.

"Killing a demigod from the Orthodox Church in Backlund? Neither the Aurora Society nor the Witch Sect dared to do this. Just half a year ago, a Sequence 4 and a Sequence 5 created a big smog in Backlund. As a result, you I also saw that an angel from the Goddess Church came and stared at them to death with his eyes.

Angel had already thought of this method as a "guarantee". Hearing this, he nodded and said:
"After I left here, I used the Hidden Holy Emblem to try to contact her... In addition, I plan to hire Reinette Tinichole again with 10,000 gold coins to provide help when necessary. I want to prevent the 'Mirror' People' discovered our investigation and attacked me directly.

"These are just speculations, without any evidence. Of course, if what you said is right, the person who died in the mine might be the real Pierce, so his extraordinary characteristics were revealed, and the one taught was the 'Man in the Mirror' ', evil, has some desire to replace the original body, can use the same ability, but has no extraordinary characteristics after death... This is a bit like 'King of the North' Urisian, but the latter only exists in "Gro "Sere's Travels", and the 'Man in the Mirror' can run around..."

"The best way is to find the evidence in advance and submit it to someone in the church who knows your identity, such as Ms. Arianna or Crestel Sesima, and then the church can handle it on its own."

Angel, who also thought about these "loopholes", immediately replied:

"By the way, Leonard, can you contact him?"

"It is very simple to verify this. If you kill the current Pierce Turner, as long as he does not develop extraordinary characteristics, it means that he is the 'Man in the Mirror'."

Angel suddenly remembered that he saw the black-haired poet in the church two days ago and asked.

"No, he might be more dangerous than the 'Man in the Mirror'... I was reminded by Arrods and found out that there is a 'parasite' in his body. He is the same as Mobert in "Grossell's Travels" They both belong to the Zoroastrian family, and are an angel who has lived to this day in the Fourth Age... I am not sure whether Leonard has been influenced by the other party, or even controlled by him. If he rashly reveals his identity to him, that angel may be provoked. His resistance killed three of us.”

Angel, or an angel parasitic in his body... Angel could hardly help but scream. She suddenly felt that Sequence 2 had become a bit cheap. Several angels from different channels had appeared beside her, some were friendly, and some had unclear attitudes. , there are even those who claim to be him, no, he "imagined"...

No wonder the eccentric poet often whispers, knows a lot of knowledge that his level should not have access to, and confidently declares that "the three of us are the protagonists of the story." It turns out that he also has some kind of specialness...

"If this 'parasitism' will cause danger to him, can we let him join...well, I mean, ask Mr. Fool to help us remove the angel from his body?"

In the middle of speaking, Angel looked at the figure at the head of the long table who said nothing except reminding them that "the Holy Emblem of the Night is true" and changed his words.

The inspiration for this proposal came from Mr. Fool helping "The Sun" to remove the "Amon" clone that possessed him.

"The premise is that we don't disturb the angel parasitizing him and let him pronounce Mr. Fool's honorable name... Of course, Mr. Fool's consent is also required."

Klein obviously had no hope for this, which could be heard from his nonchalant tone.

Of course I know that Mr. Fool needs to agree, and it’s not you who has the final say here... Angel muttered, sighed, and gave up the idea. "The Sun" received help from Mr. Fool because he joined the Tarot Society before he was possessed. Leonard's situation is completely different, so he can only take a long-term approach.

After exchanging home addresses and proposing to communicate every day to avoid accidents, Angel disappeared from the high-backed chair under a burst of crimson light. Only "The World" and "The Fool" remained in the palace shrouded in gray fog.

After waving his hand and hiding the "world", "The Fool" Klein frowned and leaned back in his chair to think for a long time. He took out the amethyst pendant and prepared to do a few divination to solve various problems raised by Angel today.

At this moment, Angel's "sacrifice" request interrupted his movements. The Fool, who suddenly had expectations in his heart, rubbed his hands and accepted the believer's sacrifice.

Soon, a pile of gold coins appeared on the long bronze table, and the clanking sound of collision echoed in the majestic palace. Even the gray fog could not cover up the golden light.

Putting down the crystal pendant, Klein counted the thick gold coins one by one, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

It's not that he doesn't trust Angel, it's just a sense of, well, ritual.

Touching the surface of the gold coins, he suddenly felt that these gold coins looked familiar. It seemed that they were the ones he had received from Cattleya the Hermit and returned to the messenger lady yesterday.

As he touched it, Klein's smile disappeared from his face.

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Dream World, 3 Burningham Road.

Leonard Mitchell bowed politely and left the dreamland of Dr. Allen Kress. He originally wanted to confirm it in the dream of the other party's wife, Velma, who was 7 months pregnant, but after considering The fetus in the other person's arms was safe and no attempts were made.

With a satisfied smile on his face, he jumped up from the street in his dream, flew in the air, and quickly headed towards Pinster Street in the North District.

In Dr. Allen's dream, he confirmed that Sherlock Moriarty had left Backlund and returned to Dixi's hometown. He also confirmed another more important thing:

The mysterious woman who killed the Aurora Order’s divine messenger “Ms. Sen!

She has disappeared from Backlund since the Great Smog, leaving a large amount of property without inheriting it, leaving the "Nighthawks" with many questions but unable to find her for confirmation.

She was also involved in another "Tarot Card Incident", the one where Kapin was tried by the "Black Emperor".

Once is a coincidence, but twice?

I'll have a chance to catch you this time... Leonard's mouth curled up as he flew across the street to 8 Burningham Road and glanced casually below. The symmetrical garden scenery made him, who lived and dressed casually, feel a little uncomfortable.

The next moment, he felt his body falling towards the building in a sense of weightlessness. As if being pulled by an invisible force, he quickly passed through the ceiling and hit something.

Then, he woke up from his dream.

call--

Leonard took a deep breath and quickly looked around. He found that he was lying on the bed intact. He did not appear in the depths of the spiritual world, nor did he turn into a puddle of flesh, or become covered with hair and have two extra hands. monster.

"Is that losing control? No, it felt like someone was taking over my dream, but I returned to my dream and woke up, instead of being lost in the dream world..."

He murmured, feeling a cold sweat break out from his vest, soaking his clothes.

Taking off his shirt casually, revealing his toned upper body, Leonard walked towards the bathroom and asked in a low voice:

"Old man, what happened just now?"

"I don't know either," the old voice sounded in his mind after a long time, "My suggestion is, don't get close to that street easily."

Leonard stopped speechlessly, looked out the window, and looked at the location of Hillston District. It seemed that he saw No. 3 Burningham Road from several kilometers away and hundreds of buildings of various types...

…and No. 8.

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Teresa's house, 8 Burningham Road.

After carefully setting up the altar, Angel touched the hidden Holy Emblem and tried to recite the name of the goddess of the night and shout "Ms. Arianna". However, he found that the Holy Emblem had become slightly colder and there was no other movement. .

"Strange, do you need to recite Ms. Arianna's honorable name? But I don't know... I used to pray to the goddess through the holy symbol, and I basically got a response. This time it seems to have failed."

She scratched her head and suddenly felt the spiritual wall make a "dong" sound, as if it had been hit by something. She quickly put away the candles on the altar and removed the spiritual wall.

After turning around, Angel found no intruders or servants who had mistakenly entered the ceremony, but he was no longer in the mood to pray.

"I hope the 'Man in the Mirror' can continue to lurk and not come looking for him. And Leonard, I hope the angel parasitizing him doesn't have too much malice and let him hold on until we can figure out a solution to the problem. when……"

She muttered and got into the warm bed.

(End of this chapter)