Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 706 Meeting between the two sides

Why does it feel like Annie is a little... angry?
Angel was keenly aware that something was wrong with the atmosphere. His gaze stayed on the stern-faced girl for a moment, then he looked at Nast who was standing in the back of the room.

The latter seemed to have realized something as well, and restrained the momentum that was emanating from his body, and his tone became low again:

"You guys sit down."

This time it was not an order with any kind of coercive force, but just a casual instruction.

Angel chose a high-back chair near the door and sat down, touching the rough surface of the long metal table with his palm. He felt as if he had come to a palace above the gray fog and was participating in a "Tarot Club" in front of Mr. Fool.

The level of this place is much lower than that of the Tarot Club... She muttered to herself, and waited for a few minutes with Annie in the completely quiet captain's room, and met the other three pirate kings who were invited.

The "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette was the first to push open the door and step into the room. She was wearing an Intis-style blouse with a large lace flower on the collar, a blue captain's coat, off-white trousers and knee-length leather boots. She wore a tricorn hat with a dangling white feather on the top like Angel, and her long chestnut hair tied into a bun just reached her vest.

She seemed to be quite familiar with Nast, the "King of the Five Seas". After the two of them exchanged a few simple greetings, Bernadette also chose a high-backed chair near the door and sat opposite Angel. Her blue eyes swept over Angel and Anne, and finally fell on the lower end of the long table, near the door. She nodded politely and said:

"You got here first."

Well, Bernadette didn't pretend that she didn't know me or Anne. Maybe she guessed that Nast had recognized Anne's identity. As a person from the time of Emperor Roselle, he must also know that Bernadette is the eldest daughter of the emperor. This disguise is meaningless... Angel thought secretly, and felt that the dress of the "Mysterious Queen" was somewhat similar to the crew of the "Black Emperor" he had seen before. Now it seems that they are all Intis style, and may even be popular clothing during the time of the emperor.

It seems that Nast attaches great importance to the title bestowed by the Emperor. He has maintained the same court etiquette and dress for more than a hundred years... But why did Anne suddenly change her attitude just now? Did she think that Nast was not qualified to inherit the title bestowed by the Emperor on his father, or...

Thinking of the "King of the Five Seas" proudly declaring that he would become the "Black Emperor" and the true god at the top of the "Lawyer" path, as well as the secret revealed by Mr. Fool that Roselle tried to reach Sequence 0 in his later years, Angel felt that he had grasped a key, but he was not sure.

After we leave here, maybe I can ask Annie to confirm...

At this time, the door was pushed open again, and a man in a black cloak, hunched over, revealing only a thin face, and with deep red eyes emitting malice, walked slowly into the captain's room. The wooden door closed behind him. Under the dim candlelight, the figure of the cloaked man seemed to blend into the shadow of the corner, leaving only a touch of evil black in Angel's eyes.

There is no doubt that this is the last pirate king, the "Immortal King" Agaritu.

Angel guessed, but instinctively felt that something was wrong.

This evil feeling hidden in the shadows reminded her of the Beyonder from the "Abyss" path she had seen before, who attacked her and Klein and assassinated Duke Negan's "Apostle of Desire" Jason Belia. Of course, it was most likely a pseudonym.

The oppressive feeling brought by Agaritu was similar to that of the Sequence 5 Apostle of Desire, and he didn't seem like a superior demigod. Was he deliberately disguising himself, or... after leaving his "Death Announcement", he even lost the ability to maintain the oppressive feeling of a demigod?
Just as various thoughts kept flashing through her mind, Nast, the "King of the Five Seas" at the head of the long table, spoke:

"'Black Apostle' Krieberg, did Agaritu send you to attend the meeting this time?"

"Yes, respected 'King of the Five Seas', Gilchias has returned to the abyss."

The black shadow replied, and Angel could feel the crimson eyes looking at him for a second.

The Black Apostle... is the first mate of the "Death Announcement" who has a bounty of 12000 pounds but no photo on the wanted poster. It turns out that Agaritu did not come to the meeting, but asked his men to participate on his behalf. This is consistent with what Anne said, that the "Undead King" did not dare to leave his own ship.

Why did he look at me when he mentioned Gilchias? Because Agaritu's second mate "Slayer" was killed by the crazy adventurer Hermann, and it is rumored that he has a close relationship with me? But I didn't participate in his death. It was all Klein's fault. At best, I enjoyed the wine and black tea bought with his bounty, and stayed at Dantes' house for a few nights... Angel muttered, ignoring Kleeberg's slightly resentful gaze.

After the first mate of the "Death Announcement" took his seat, the "King of the Five Seas" Nast raised one hand and clenched it gently. The black wooden door and the portholes on both sides that had never been opened all "clicked" and were completely locked under his control, making the captain's room, which seemed to be distorted and far larger than the external size, completely isolated from the outside world, forming a closed meeting room.

"I hereby declare that the 1350 Sea Kings' Meeting has officially begun."

As the king of the sea who aspires to become the "Black Emperor" announced, Angel, Bernadette and the first mate of the "Death Announcement" Krieberg all sat up straight and expressed some respect for him.

The other four kings are... uh, four kings?
Angel's eyes swept over the other people and she felt something was wrong, but neither the quick divination nor the spirituality gave any hints of the problem, making her unsure for a moment whether she was being too suspicious or had really overlooked something important.

At this moment, the sword and shield balance mark formed by Anne's contract in her palm gave off a cold touch, which made her shudder. She glanced at the bottom of the metal table as if she had realized something. A strange old man appeared there. He was wearing a formal tuxedo commonly seen in Loen. His light yellow eyebrows grew to his temples. His hair was neatly combed back. His forehead was covered with wrinkles. His face was pale, which was in sharp contrast to the black table, chairs, and black room.

This old man did not sit upright like the others, but leaned on the back of his chair, appearing to be out of the meeting. He looked coldly at Nast, the "King of the Five Seas" sitting opposite him, with a hint of smile on his lips.

At the same time, Angel's mind flashed with the information she had forgotten before:

"King of the Black Throne", Barros Hopkins, "The Black Throne", "The Audience" Demigod...

I hadn't even noticed him until now, no, I didn't even have any memory of him at all!

Angel's face froze for a moment, but immediately returned to normal before the old man's gaze turned in his direction. His eyes naturally shifted away to look at Bernadette opposite him, as if he was observing the other participants during the opening remarks of the meeting.

The "Mysterious Queen" is Sequence 3, so she should have noticed the existence of the "King of the Black Seat". Oh, she glanced at that position when she greeted me, perhaps to remind me that there were other people present, but I ignored it... The first mate of the "Death Announcement" looked at Nast without blinking, and obviously did not notice that there should be five "Five Kings". As for the initiator of the meeting, the "King of the Five Seas", if he lived up to his name, he could also sense the existence of this "audience"...

Angel analyzed it in his mind and confirmed his guess with the help of other people's occasionally shifting gazes.

This also allowed her to roughly confirm the sequences of the other kings.

It would be fine if the "Apostle of Desire" couldn't see it, but it would be too embarrassing if the "Golden Queen" also knew nothing about the "King of the Black Throne"... Thinking of this, she turned her head and looked at Barros Hopkins, who was in a somewhat casual posture, without hiding the focus of her gaze at all.

The latter noticed this immediately and looked back with a hint of surprise.

After a moment, he used his hands to straighten his body posture and folded his arms on the table. He no longer looked like a bystander, but officially integrated into the meeting.

"...One ironclad ship and the military demigod on it can fight against any one of us. What if there are three or even seven? As far as I know, all the military shipyards in Loen have alloy keels. Maybe in just two years, the Five Seas will belong to them, not us!"

At this time, the speech of "King of the Five Seas" Nast was reaching its climax.

……

On the other side of the island, in the two-story black building guarded by the Beyonder pirates.

The "Hermit" of the Tarot Club, "Admiral of the Stars" Cattleya hid her eyes behind her thick glasses and observed the other pirate generals at the round table with boredom.

"Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea" Hal Constantine, the only one with his face exposed outside his clothes like an octopus, was talking to "Vice Admiral of the Iceberg" in a muffled voice, and the topic seemed to be the "Lost Newens" hidden in the depths of the sea; "Vice Admiral of Disease" Tracy was still beautiful, but there seemed to be an atmosphere of despair around her that made people unwilling to approach; "Vice Admiral of Dusk" Bulatov looked at her from time to time, as if he was hesitant to speak.

The death of the "Blood Admiral" and the absence of the "Hell Admiral" have made the Pirate Conference much quieter. Although there were more curses in the past, and Senior would even fight with Bulatov, I could also get more useful information from it... On the contrary, the "Four Kings" have become the "Five Kings". I wonder what the meeting of Miss "Queen", "Golden Queen" Angelica, is like over there...

Cattleya hid her fatigue well under her unchanging expression, but the next second, she looked towards the door with a sense of something.

With a "bang", the door was pushed open from the outside, and a tall man with a shaved head walked into the room with an anxious expression. The conversation stopped abruptly, and even Tracy, who had her head down and remained silent, looked over there in confusion.

It was Jorg the Great Shark, the first mate of the Newins... Cattleya recognized him immediately.

At the same time, Jorg's eyes locked on his captain and he reported loudly:

"Boss, something's wrong outside.

"Those pirates, the pirates who attended the festival...

"They're all crazy!"

(End of this chapter)