Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 700 Group photo
"Mr. Dantes, I didn't expect you to attend the founding ceremony and the first board meeting. I was deeply impressed by your speech that night."

Audrey smiled and greeted.

At the same time, she was also observing Mr. "World", who had only met her once but had actually helped her a lot in the Tarot Club.

When he saw me, he showed appropriate surprise and appreciation, which was completely the reaction of a man who was not familiar with me. In contrast, after Miss "Queen" was exposed by me, she stopped disguising herself. Was it not the difference in experience and attitude, but the influence of the potion? Combining his past information and the extraordinary ability to disguise, was he the next in line after "Faceless Man"?

Although this appearance is a disguise, it should be carefully designed. He is calm and handsome. His age makes his wealth accumulation seem reasonable, but not to the point of making the ladies lose interest... Audrey, he already has Miss "Queen", you can't think in this direction!
While various thoughts kept flashing through her mind, Klein had already approached, bowed slightly, and spoke in a humorous tone:

"I wanted to monitor the use of the donation, but with Miss Audrey as the director, these concerns no longer exist."

To Audrey, these polite words meant that the "world" was asking "justice" to exercise some supervision over the scholarship fund and report the current situation to him at any time.

This is exactly what I want to do, not to gild myself or to get closer to the church, but to truly do something that benefits everyone... She thought about it, nodded, and said:

"I will try my best."

After a few greetings, the three of them entered the door of the scholarship fund office, walked around the staff who were busy setting up the venue and the reporters who were interviewing, and entered the lounge on the second floor, waiting for the first board meeting to begin.

During this period, Dwayne Dantès stayed by Miss Christine Theresa's side and stayed further away from Audrey, clearly showing their closeness and distance. This made Audrey feel a little lost, but she was also curious about the relationship between the "Queen" and the "World".

After the charity party, she had asked the trustee to do some research and learned that the two first appeared in Backlund in early May. They did not know each other at first, but gradually got to know each other at dinners and dances. They gradually became close to each other with the help of Bishop Elektra.

This may be because they need to use the identity for a long time, so they manage it carefully. However, compared with the relationship between the middle-aged rich man and the mysterious woman, I prefer the story between the crazy adventurer and the legendary pirate... Thinking of the novels in her bedside table that have been popular among noble ladies recently, Audrey's imagination ran wild.

Well, don't think too much, Audrey, your task today is to guide the direction of discussion at the board meeting, so that they can start substantive business as soon as possible... She muttered, and seeing that the two Tarot Club members seemed a little bored while waiting, she asked:
"This is my first time participating in the operation of such a charity. Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"

Hearing her words, Angel turned his head to look at this innocent-looking girl who was actually a Sequence 6 Beyonder, and answered carefully:
"As a member of the board of directors, I am mainly responsible for setting the general direction. The details will naturally be handled by others... I think the first wave of publicity should be launched as soon as possible to let the poor who want to enter various technical schools or grammar schools but cannot afford the tuition fees during the exam season know that there is a scholarship fund to help them. Later, you can speak at the board of directors meeting and let them accept this."

As he said this, Angel looked at the "audience" with a "you know" look.

In order to push the scholarship fund to start operating as soon as possible, rather than being entangled in various mundane affairs or even the quarrels for power, an "audience" who guides everyone in secret is undoubtedly the most suitable person.

"In addition, the way to distribute the scholarship fund must be different from that of other charitable organizations, because the recipients of the scholarship are often minors. If the cash is directly distributed to them, it is likely to be spent by poor parents and siblings. After all, this is a large amount of money, and it is difficult for poor families to pass the test of the devil of greed... A special account will be collected by the person holding the enrollment certificate, and living allowances will be withdrawn at a fixed time period. I believe Miss Audrey knows more about this than I do."

Klein also joined the discussion with great interest and put forward his own opinions.

It seemed that they all wanted me, the "audience", to make these suggestions, while they hid behind the scenes... Audrey nodded and took note of the two people's words, and suddenly she had an epiphany.

"In fact, compared to these affairs sitting in the office or communicating with the government and parliament, I would rather follow the staff to various schools to carry out publicity, participate in the review of applicants, and see the people we are going to help with my own eyes."

After carefully noting down the suggestions made by the two, Audrey said with some anticipation.

"I think as long as you are willing, they should also be happy to have a friendly and well-known noble to help promote it," Angel replied with a smile after hearing the girl's wish, "but you can't wear a dress like today and wear expensive jewelry."

Audrey was stunned and immediately understood what Angel meant.

No wonder they both dressed so "ordinary" today, completely different from those children of nobles and wealthy businessmen who just came to show their faces. Well, I didn’t think of this. Even my father didn’t notice this and didn’t remind me before we left... She was a little annoyed and kept this most important note in mind.

……

Under the deliberate guidance of an "audience", the first board meeting ended successfully without arguments or confrontations. Everyone agreed to the policy of "getting things done first and then adjusting slowly".

After the council meeting, at the founding ceremony, a reporter from the Backlund Daily asked all participants to stand in the lobby on the first floor and take a group photo as an illustration for tomorrow's news. Audrey originally didn't want her photo to appear in the newspaper, but considering that this was a rare photo with the Tarot Club members, she agreed.

When other nobles tried to get close to her to be "photographed", the hypnotist activated "psychological invisibility" and disappeared from other people's sight. Then, she quietly slipped to the side of the "queen" who had obviously discovered her, and at the moment when the reporter set up the camera and pressed the shutter, she took the other's hand and leaned to the right.

As Angel tried his best to keep his balance but inevitably got squeezed together with Klein beside him, a photo of "Justice", "Queen" and "World" appeared in the reporter's camera.

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"What a lively noble lady..."

When leaving, Angel left the mirror double in the carriage and got into Klein's car, smiling at him helplessly.

Tomorrow, my face with a surprised and astonished expression will be published in the newspaper... "It doesn't matter. With the clarity of newspaper printing, basically no one can recognize that it is you," Klein said while holding back a laugh. "Besides, it is very rare for her to maintain her innocence and kindness in such an environment."

At the same time, his spirit was alerted, realizing that Angel was about to ask questions like "Am I not kind?", and immediately changed the subject:
"With the help of Arrodes, I discovered that the daughter of our neighbor, Senator Macht, the somewhat eccentric Hazel, had a 'thief' path rat, and it had already reached the level of a demigod... Of course, it must have been seriously injured and parasitized on the rat, so its strength had decreased a lot. After being warned, it sneaked away."

"The girl who likes to sneak into the sewers in the middle of the night?" Angel asked back, thinking of her cynical personality. "She shouldn't be affected by the parasite, right?"

"No, but I will always keep an eye on her and report her if necessary..."

As they spoke, they both laughed, lost in the memory of their many previous reports.

After a moment, Klein continued:
"Ms. Sharon and Maric from the Temperance Faction wanted to commission me to steal a mummy shipped from the southern continent to Pritz Harbor. I agreed to it at midnight on Friday."

The exquisite Miss "Grievous Soul" who looked a bit like the doll collected by "Moon" Emlyn... Angel nodded and asked:
“Will there be any risk?”

"The divination hint is not a big problem, and I have a clever plan that does not require direct combat. The only problem is that the 'Rose School' may use this as a trap to capture the temperance faction."

Hearing the name of this secret sect that he was familiar with, Angel frowned and asked worriedly:
"Do you want me to join in? Or maybe lend you some magical items?"

"It doesn't matter. In my plan, more people means more risk, and the magical items... maybe only the 'Parasite' gloves are useful, but it's best not to use it in Backlund now..."

Klein replied, his tone somewhat solemn:
"'Blasphemer' Amon has come to Backlund, and is still looking for an organization that believes in Mr. 'Fool'..."

"Angel of Time" Amon!
Angel also felt her scalp tingling for a moment. The only "Angel King" she had truly faced was the "Fantasy Angel" Adam. The "little shock" he gave her made her almost lose control in her depression and she almost wanted to end her life.

Of course, these subsequent "pains" also helped me a lot in my promotion... Wait, couldn't this be His purpose?
Feeling a little confused, Angel sighed and said:

"Then the Parasite Gloves are indeed not suitable for you to use. The Convergence Effect will allow Amon to find you and the Tarot Club faster... I will go to Bayam to meet Anne on Friday night. If you need me, you can call me back at any time."

She was referring to the summoning technique from Groselle's Journey that the two had already used once.

"I will also consider leaving Backlund as soon as possible and seek shelter elsewhere... Although this Amon is most likely just a clone, he may have the ability to summon his real body," Klein said seriously, but soon regained his indifferent smile, "So, before leaving..."

"Well, my carriage is about to leave the range of the mirror substitute..."

Angel frowned and went straight into the glass window of the carriage, disappearing from Klein's sight.

call--

Klein sighed in disappointment.

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"…With a chuckle, the pirate admiral in black robes, his face hidden in the shadows, followed the starlight back to the flagship 'Future', leaving his back in Gehrman's eyes…"

After reading the latest part of the manuscript, Elaine sighed with satisfaction, tidied up the slightly messy manuscript papers in front of her, left the captain's room, went to the cabin not far away, and returned them to her boatswain, William, whose side job was publishing adventure novels.

"William, I'm going to give myself two days off this weekend. You take care of those overly active sailors and have them disembark in batches to rest at the Port of Oravi. Remember to stay on guard and don't let anyone drive the ship away!"

Seeing the other person nodding continuously with dark circles under his eyes from staying up late to write, Elaine slowed down her tone:

"Resist and hide the manuscript. Don't let anyone find it..."

"Found out, who?"

William, who was tall and strong but had a somewhat dazed look in his eyes, asked back.

You don't want to know... Elaine's mouth twitched. She didn't answer him, but went to the captain's room, packed her luggage, and waited for the first ray of sunlight to appear outside the window.

After an unknown amount of time, a flash of light appeared in the half-length mirror behind her, and a pair of hands appeared from the mirror, grabbing her shoulders, and suddenly pulling her and her luggage into the darkened mirror.

(End of this chapter)