Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 601 In a dream
"That extraordinary characteristic has been given to me by Mr. Azik, but before confirming that Senior Deacon Pierce Turner is the man in the mirror, I feel that I should not hand over this characteristic easily. According to what I learned from Laura According to the information, after the 'Man in the Mirror' completely replaces the original body, he can obtain extraordinary characteristics. What if he still has not made any move and is hiding in the church, waiting for the characteristics of the 'Night Watcher'?

"Only Ms. Arianna and Lord Sesima are trustworthy. I will pray to the goddess intermittently, hoping that they can come to Backlund and solve the problem of the 'Man in the Mirror'...

"In addition, I met Triss after the dance last night. She seems to be free now, but she has great resentment towards the culprit of the Great Smog and the person behind Prince Edsac's death. She I plan to launch an operation and look for clues. I think I can observe it for a while.

"There are many different factions within the 'Witch Cult'. The faction to which 'White Saint' Katarina belongs may have the possibility of cooperation, but I can contact you. If your identity is exposed, the witch in Sequence 3 It is difficult to escape from the hands..."

After writing the information and new plans obtained in the past few days into the letter, Angel carefully sealed the envelope, picked up the harmonica on the table and played it. The silent fluctuations escaped, the light of the candle swayed, and the headless messenger Renet ·Tinikle slowly emerged from the sky.

After meeting "The Man in the Mirror" Pierce, Klein temporarily gave the harmonica that summoned Reinette to Angel so that she could quickly summon the other party in any demigod battle she might encounter.

Otherwise, even if you pay 10,000 gold coins to hire Reinette, it will be difficult to get help in time in an emergency.

"Please give this letter to your contractor, Gehrman Sparrow."

Angel handed over the envelope and a gold coin and said.

Reinette's two heads held the gold coins and the letter respectively, but she did not leave immediately, but looked at her expectantly.

"I may be in danger recently, just like Bayam..." Angel hesitated for a moment, then said, "I want to hire you as a bodyguard again. The price is the same as last time, and it will be deducted from your arrears. "

It cost 10,000 gold coins last time, and it will cost another 10,000 gold coins this time... Although Reinette is indeed very good at fighting. At that time, one person withstood two members of the "Rose School", but... that is 10,000 gold coins!
While Angel was thinking wildly, Reinette's four heads were slowly shaking in her hands, and she did not agree immediately.

Could it be that she wants to take the opportunity to raise the price... Indeed, she still owes me 20,000 gold coins. For such money that she has not yet received, even if she raises the price to 15,000 gold coins, I might agree... Angel was a little uneasy and was about to ask more questions. The head holding the gold coin in Reinette's mouth had already swallowed the gold coin with a slurp, and she and the other two heads who were not working spoke in turn:

"Discount..." "Only..." "This time."

Discount, 10,000 gold coins or discount? Was she really planning to increase the price to fifteen thousand?

Angel felt like her mouth was about to twist. She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and forced a smile.

"Thank you!"

Reinette held the letter in her mouth and shook her head as an answer. She and her body disappeared from Angel's eyes and returned to the spirit world.

In any case, with Miss Messenger as my final guarantee, I should have a good chance of winning against Pierce Turner, the "Man in the Mirror". Of course, that assumes that he has no other helpers... Angel removed the spiritual wall and used "Fate" It’s worth more than gold coins” he comforted himself.

"In this case, you must be more cautious when dealing with Pierce, and be absolutely sure before taking action, so as not to let the other party escape and waste these 10,000 gold coins...

"Next week Triss will take action against William Sykes, and I need to make some preparations in advance; today I contacted the eldest son of Earl Hall, who is a believer of the goddess. With my appearance and purpose, I may be regarded as a member of the Witch Cult. It is very likely that the new members will be inspected in dreams by the 'Nighthawks'... Compared with these things, the 'Man in the Mirror' that has no clue yet is not an urgent problem that needs to be solved.

"Fortunately, I am already a Sequence 4, so I can easily deal with ordinary Nightmares and even Sequence 6 Requiem Masters. What's more, I have the function of a secret holy symbol, which is enough to deal with the scrutiny of demigods and below... And Triss, I hope she won’t make enemies that I can’t deal with, and I won’t feel any psychological burden if I abandon her.”

Muttering silently, Angel summoned the maids. Under their service, he washed away the fatigue and alcohol smell of the day, and quickly got into the warm and comfortable bed and fell asleep.

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Amidst the thunderous whistle, the steaming steel giant slowly drove into the Backlund steam train station. Passengers walked out of the carriage one after another, and the quiet platform instantly became lively.

In the past, for safety reasons, steam trains would stop running after dark, but recently more and more people are going to Backlund to look for job opportunities, so a few more trains have been opened from Jianhai County and Ahowa County to depart in the afternoon and arrive in the evening. of temporary trains to bring fresh blood to a city waiting for workers to fill its factories.

After most of the passengers got off the bus, a man in his thirties walked out of the car in the middle of the vehicle. He was wearing a black trench coat, with the collar raised up to cover his chin. He was not wearing a hat. His short golden brown hair was shining under the dim gas light. Like a hedgehog.

The most eye-catching thing about him, apart from the bright red gloves on his hands, is the silver-white box he is holding in his hands. It is as big as a violin. Combined with his old-fashioned clothes, the passengers around him think that he is here. Backlund is a musician looking for work.

Not caring much about other people's eyes, the "red glove" man left the station, followed the crowd into the subway station, exited the station in the North District, and took a hired carriage to St. Samuel's Church, the headquarters of the Church of the Night in Backlund, like a Ordinary believers stopped in the long and narrow aisle, admiring the stained glass on both sides, listening to the routine mass in the prayer hall, and finally arrived at the night watchman's station below the church and met the members on duty.

Daly Simone, she has made rapid progress recently, and can already consider being promoted to Sequence 5 "Gatekeeper", but her merits are not enough to exchange for magic potion... Her drive, this tight string may break at any time, It's a pity that I can't yet...

He glanced at Dai Li, who was sitting by the door, wearing a hooded black robe with eyeshadow and blush on her face. The latter sensed the gaze, put down the document in her hand and looked over, nodding slightly in greeting:
"Your Excellency Sesima."

"Good evening, Daly, where is the Archbishop?"

"In the talking room in the church, discussing with Lord Hibbert Hall about holding a charity dinner after the social season. Do you need me to inform him?"

Another night watchman on duty interjected.

"No need, I'll wait here."

Sesima walked through the narrow aisle and came to a small room next to her. She sat on a cushioned armchair and placed the silver-white box at her feet that she never left her hand outside.

He noticed that there were already two Nighthawks in the room. One of them he knew was Leonard Mitchell, who was also a "Red Glove" but belonged to the Backlund Sost Team. The Nighthawk who applied to join the Red Gloves was promoted second only to Dai Li. He had recently accumulated enough merits and took the "Requiem Master" potion, becoming a rare Sequence 6 at his age.

Leonard's eyes were slightly closed at this time, half lying and half leaning on the recliner, and his whole body exuded a quiet and peaceful atmosphere that could only be felt in the same way.

Is he "dreaming"?
Sesima subconsciously looked at the table in front of Leonard. There was an open file on it. He waved with one hand, and the file flew into his hand as if it was being lifted.

"Christine Theresa came to Backlund two weeks ago. She spared no expense and quickly met many low-level nobles and elites in various industries. She contacted Hibbert Hall last night for the first review..."

After roughly reading through the document, Sesima looked back at the photo of a young woman with black hair and purple eyes. ————

As soon as Angel fell into a deep sleep, he felt the warning from the magic mirror next to his body and the holy symbol on his wrist, and then the spiritual alertness.

She immediately opened her eyes and found that she had gone from the bedroom to the small living room on the second floor. Standing around her was a maid with a dull expression and slow movements, filling the porcelain cup in front of her with coffee.

Then, there was a knock on the living room door from outside.

Sure enough, the "dream" review was here... Angel was convinced, and instead of getting up to open the door, he waited for the maid next to him who seemed to be awake to open the door, and opened the door to a woman wearing a black windbreaker and a shirt hem. The young man floating with the movement was put into the living room.

"Who are you?"

Angel pretended to be hesitant in his dream, but he was muttering in his heart.

The person who sat down in front of her with a casual attitude and took out his police ID was none other than her teammate in Tingen, playing the role of Leonard Mitchell who relied on reciting poems.

"Backlund Police Department, a murder occurred near your residence. I want to confirm your recent whereabouts and whether the information on your identity certificate is true."

Leonard said in a flirtatious tone, unfolding the notebook in his hand and taking out the pen on his chest.

Your excuse is too lame, but it is also in line with the "nightmares"'s consistent confidence after using their abilities... Isn't there an angel with the Thief's Path "parasitized" in his body? Did he not tell him that I might be a high-sequence Beyonder, or did he not see the problem?
Angel cursed, recalling the difference between "superficial parasitism" and "deep parasitism", and nodded.

"Christine Teresa, female, 22 years old, left West Veras County four years ago and went to Intistry..."

Leonard quickly recited her forged identification and then asked:

"Is your experience of doing business in Intis true?"

"Some of it is false."

Angel answered honestly.

With a hint of a "sure enough" smile on his lips, Leonard asked: "What is the real situation?"

"I made a lot of money in multiple industries through deception, whistle-blowing, and hostile takeovers, rather than through legitimate business..."

According to the "setting" she had discussed with Klein, Angel revealed her second identity: a person whose methods of making money were not so fair. She fled back to the Kingdom of Loen because she was worried about being caught by the authorities, and was preparing to wash her hands in Backlund. young woman of white status and property.

These methods were in a gray area of ​​the law, not to mention they were carried out in a neighboring country rather than in this country. Leonard just wrote it down with a strange expression and did not ask further questions.

Then, he began to ask Angel's answers repeatedly, out of order, and compared them with each other. Angel easily defused these "attacks" because he remained awake. Finally, Leonard put down his notebook and said as if unintentionally:

"Have you ever heard of 'The Extraordinary'?"

"...I've heard of it. I even collected a few potion recipes that I didn't know were true or false, but I never had the courage to try it."

Angel knew that answering "I haven't heard of it" would make people more suspicious, so he made up a half-true and half-false experience, imitating the other party's mentality when he first met "Justice" Audrey in the Tarot Club, and answered hesitantly.

"It's best not to try..." Leonard warned solemnly, then stood up and straightened the hem of his windbreaker, "Thank you for your cooperation, Miss Theresa, and I wish you a good dream."

He waved his hand and activated his nightmare ability, causing this young lady who seemed to be extremely beautiful but was actually a businessman who was proficient in fraud to forget most of the things in her dream after waking up, and then she quickly escaped from the dream and returned to the church. In the underground room.

After waking up, he immediately looked at another teammate beside him to confirm that the other teammate had not been harmed by this extraordinary person who had probably lived for thousands of years while exploring the dream of "Dwayne Dantès". Breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, he found a man sitting opposite him with a trench coat collar covering his chin and mouth. The man was holding the document of his review target today and looking at him with probing eyes.

"Sword of the Goddess" Your Excellency Crestel Sesima!

Looking at the senior deacon, Leonard, who had a "parasite" in his body, suddenly forgot about the review in the dream just now, pretended to be calm, and smiled at Sesima.

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No. 8 Burningham Road, in the master bedroom on the third floor.

Angel slowly opened his eyes and immediately confirmed that he had escaped from the dream and returned to reality.

Unexpectedly, it was Leonard who came to review me. He gave me the same feeling as when the captain invaded my dream in Tingen. He was either already a senior "Nightmare" or simply promoted to a "Requiem Master"...

Letting him, who is probably the "Red Glove", rather than an ordinary Nighthawk, examine me, shows that my identity has attracted the attention of the church... No, it should be that Hibbert Hall is too valued by the church, Huo Earl Er's family is a believer in the goddess and donates a large amount of property every year. If an unknown person like me approaches Hibbert, he will naturally be subject to strict scrutiny. Maybe there will be a second or third time...

Hum, I was helping them deal with the "man in the mirror" who had sneaked into the house, but they treated me as a thief to guard against... Angel muttered silently, stroking the "Secret Holy Emblem" on his wrist, hoping in his heart that Ms. Arianna or " "Sword of the Goddess" can reply as quickly as possible.

However, I didn’t expect that Leonard would also become the backbone of the church...

A smile appeared on Angel's lips and he looked out the window, where the crimson moonlight was shining on the silent street.

(End of this chapter)