Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 696 The Reason for Identity Exposure

After being suspected of being recognized by "Justice" at the charity gala, Angel did some self-examination, but strangely, she did not reveal any behavior or expression that would be noticeable to an "audience" as unusual. At most, when she first saw the other person, a hint of surprise inevitably flashed in her eyes.

But this can be completely explained by the surprise of "seeing a beautiful lady"...

"First of all, at the charity party that day, you showed a look of surprise when you first saw me. It was not the look of appreciation, inquiry or even desire that other guests had, but a look of doubt when seeing an acquaintance..."

Audrey did not hide anything and immediately told the "reasoning" process.

"This made me suspicious, but I didn't take it seriously. After all, there were too many people I had met and who had met me. Even with the memory of a Beyonder, I couldn't remember them all. But when I got home, I asked Susie, and it also felt that your face looked familiar... Well, I don't think you know yet, it can see through Erin Watson's disguise of her appearance."

Sure enough, my momentary surprise was seen by the "audience", and there were two audiences at that. In addition, the psychological strangeness effect of the "Ring of Madness" can only work on humans, but not on dogs... Angel's smile froze on his face, and his guess was confirmed.

"But this is just a guess. My hair color is disguised, and my face is very different from six months ago. These two points alone are not enough for you to come directly to my house to confirm my identity."

After thinking for a moment, Angel raised his question.

"Yes, if these were the only clues, I would choose to ask at the Tarot Club first, rather than confirm your identity in person... But after you helped me up when I was about to fall at the party, you said something that made me confirm your identity."

At this point, Audrey's lips curled up into a smile. Although it was obscured by the gray fog and looked hazy, it was even more beautiful, adding a bit of temptation to her blurred face.

"In a word..."

Angel's mind flashed back to all her actions that day at the party, and she quickly confirmed the words that led to her identity being exposed:

"Please trust me?"

This is also what Angel said when Audrey was being hunted by Ms. D, the Aurora Society's messenger, in order to make her believe him and run away immediately.

"Yes, Miss Queen, I believed you that time, and this time."

Audrey replied in a lively tone.

But I don’t believe you. You “audience” are really horrible… Angel’s stiff expression relaxed a little, and he muttered in his heart, not knowing whether to praise “Justice” Audrey’s memory or complain about his own carelessness.

Thinking of the "audience", Angel remembered the hidden Beyonder who hypnotized and hinted at Baron Syndras, and asked:
"After you left yesterday, did you try to investigate Baron Sinderas's case?"

"He went to the Holy Wind Cathedral of the Church of the Storm that night, but I don't know whether he disclosed everything to the Mandated Punisher and was protected by him... I will investigate secretly and listen to my father and brother's analysis. After all, this baron is under the attention of many parties, and they will definitely know about any slight movement."

Audrey replied.

Angel nodded, guessing that the baron might conceal something that happened to him and tell the Storm Church, which might lead to a series of secret investigations, so he warned:

“We must be careful of the official Beyonder scrutiny during this period. We are all parties involved. Although we have not exposed Beyonder abilities in the eyes of Baron Syndras, we will inevitably be suspected. And because of our beliefs,” she glanced at Mr. Fool at the head of the long table, and continued, “because of our superficial beliefs, the people who come to investigate are likely to be the Nighthawks.”

Normally, events involving supernatural factors are handed over to the corresponding church's team of supernatural followers to handle. If multiple beliefs are involved, they are divided according to the jurisdiction. For example, the Joewood District is managed by the Storm Church, and the North District belongs to the Night Church.

According to this approach, the Hillston District where the incident occurred should be under the jurisdiction of the "Machine Heart", but there is an exception in Backlund: when the case involves nobles, faith is more important than the principle of jurisdiction.

This was a restriction to prevent churches from poaching each other and shaking the faith of top believers. Besides, the followers of the God of Steam and Machinery did not participate in the whole thing. The Punishers would probably only notify the Night Watchers and the two sides would cooperate in the investigation instead of bringing the "Mechanical Heart" in... Angel quickly deduced the official Beyonder's way of doing things based on the experience he had accumulated in just a few months as a Night Watcher.

Syndras will be protected and investigated by the "Manufactured Punisher", while Angel and Audrey will face the dream review of the "Nightwatcher"!

Thinking of this, Angel looked at Mr. Fool again, and the same thing happened to Audrey, the Justice beside her.

“Dear Mr. Fool, may I ask if you can protect Miss Justice in the next few days so that she can safely pass the dream review and avoid the Tarot Club’s secrets being exposed?”

Angel bowed his head slightly and asked for instructions.

She herself has the protection of the "Secret Holy Emblem" and the trump card of her identity as a "Goddess Army", so she is not afraid of dream censorship. But Audrey is different. She has no resistance to the "Nightmare" or even the "Requiem Master" in her dreams.

“Okay, I will give her my blessing.” Klein the Fool replied in a low voice, as if this was just a trivial matter.

But behind the gray fog, a bright smile was already on his face.

Haha, how come she revealed her identity the moment she met Miss Justice? This is the second time, "Please believe me", haha...

Klein wanted to laugh out loud when he heard Angel talk about this last night, but if he smiled in front of the other party, he would definitely be kicked hard in the face.

Thinking of this, Mr. Fool's legs hidden under the table retracted reflexively. Fortunately, most people were in a state of visual and auditory shielding and did not notice anything unusual.

After calming down a little, he added:
"However, you must be careful of the 'audience'. If you find anything unusual around you, you can pray to me."

Mr. Fool, do you mean that we can be blessed by Him at any time?
Although Audrey was somewhat curious about why there was a hint of smile in the Fool's words, she soon became immersed in the joy of the other party's promise and ignored it.

Of course, the prerequisite for getting help is to discover abnormalities yourself. If you can't see the hypnosis and suggestion of the "audience" at all, then there is no point in praying... She frowned and thought, and quickly thought of a way: take advantage of Susie who is easily overlooked!

It can alert me if there is something unusual in me, such as inconsistent behavior or attitude, such as forgetting something or suddenly wanting to do something...

Thinking of this, Audrey excitedly clenched her fists under the table. Suddenly she remembered that she had another question, so she suppressed the excitement in her tone and continued to ask:

"Miss Queen, may I ask if the Mr. Dwayne Dantes you are with is Mr. World?"

As expected, if my identity could be guessed, then Klein’s, or the “world’s” identity would be revealed… Although his current appearance has nothing to do with “German Sparrow”, the fact that this crazy adventurer can change his appearance has already spread all over the world, and a little investigation would reveal it. And my relationship with “the world” would also be hard to hide from this “audience”… Angel was prepared for this question. She spoke without hesitation, but she asked The Fool:
"Mr. Fool, can you please allow the 'world' to join the conversation?"

"can."

Klein answered softly, then knocked on the long table, indicating that The World had recovered its hearing and vision. He then controlled The World sitting opposite him, glanced at the Queen, and spoke in a hoarse and low voice:

"I am Dwayne Dantès," he looked at Audrey Justice with a knowing look, "At the moment."

He admitted that the middle-aged gentleman, the businessman from Desiree who donated 15000 pounds to establish a scholarship fund, was "the world"!
Audrey was first surprised that her guess was correct, but then she was overwhelmed with doubt.

What is the current period of time? Is it possible that he will not be him before or in the future?

Could it be that the "world" Gehrman Sparrow, through the magical items or abilities that can change appearance, disguised himself as Dwayne Dantès? Where did the original gentleman go? Could he have been...

Without giving her too much room to use her imagination, The World then added:

"This is just a fake identity. I'm using it to handle some business in Backlund. I hope you can keep it secret for now."

Fake identity... I see. This explains why Dwayne Dantès has no apparent connection with Gehrman Sparrow... Why did he sneak into Backlund with a fake identity? Was he completing Mr. Fool's mission, or did he have his own plans...

Audrey felt that her doubts had just been answered, but more questions popped up in her mind. However, she knew that this was the limit of what she could ask, and the other party was not obligated to tell her everything.

Moreover, I feel like his reasons for sneaking into Backlund are hard to make public, for example, Dwayne Dantès often goes in and out of the Goddess's church, and is clearly trying to get closer to the bishops, as well as his generous donations to establish a scholarship fund... but the latter should be from the heart, which can be seen from his micro-expressions during his speech.

After thinking for a moment, Audrey smiled and replied:

"Thank you for your answer. I have no more questions."

What’s more, I now share a secret with the “Queen” and the “World”!
She thought with some excitement in her heart.

Seeing that Audrey's doubts had finally been dispelled, Angel and Klein behind the gray fog breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

"You can continue your communication."

As the Fool removes the sensory shielding of others, the two-week Tarot Club officially begins.

(End of this chapter)