Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 911 Review
"…What happened? Are you hurt…Angel?"

Hearing the familiar voice ringing in her ears, Angel gradually came back to her senses. She looked to her side and found that Klein had come to her side without her knowing when, kneeling on one knee to examine the scars on her body.

"Most of it is other people's blood. My wounds have healed."

She managed to calm herself down and answered, looking at the blood on her hands.

That was left over from the brief battle with Snarna who fought desperately after entering the "mirror world".

After the "War Bishop" was hit by the "Disaster" spell and kicked out of the mirror world, affecting most of the "connected" airships, Angel tried to use the blood to curse the other party, but was obstructed by the "Red Angel" evil spirit. After that, he was busy stopping the other two teams of airships from destroying the East and West Districts. Therefore, he had no chance to wash off the filth on his body until he returned home. The housekeeper and maids hiding in the house thought that he had encountered some unexpected incident outside.

"I'm glad you're okay. I thought you were...injured in the battle."

Klein forced a smile to comfort her. Although he came in a hurry, he learned about the battle that took place in Backlund in the morning from his butler. Based on the somewhat distorted description, he learned about Angel's actions and guessed the reason for her low mood.

Sure enough, Angel's next words confirmed this:
"I wasn't injured, but many people died in the North District... I only protected the school where Lily and Melissa were, but I couldn't do anything about the streets farther away... No, this was my active choice to prioritize protecting them over more people."

As she narrated, clearly suppressing her painful emotions, Klein learned in detail about the invasion that took place that morning, and also learned that his sister was almost harmed in the air raid.

As expected, with her personality, she would not be complacent because of how many people she saved, but would be sad because of those who she failed to save... Klein sighed secretly, and regardless of the blood on Angel's body, he hugged her and comforted her softly:
"This is not your fault. A person's abilities are limited. You have done the best you could under the circumstances at the time and protected Melissa and the others... If I were at the scene, I would also prioritize protecting people I know. This is not a despicable idea."

"I just think that I should have made a more appropriate choice in that situation... The 'War Bishop' was obviously there to cover the assault force, but I was provoked by his behavior and attacked him instead of intercepting the airship... Although I used his 'connection' with the team to make up for it in the end, a large number of casualties were inevitable..."

Angel muttered.

"In the end, I didn't catch the escaped Snarna Einhorn, and I was worried that the Red Angel evil spirit would recklessly chant the name of the True Creator in the city or cause other disasters, so I didn't force Him... Now that I think about it, He might not be as crazy as he looks, and he doesn't really have a split personality. The Soran, Einhorn, and Medici in his body were all Sequence 1 Conquerors before they died. They had the ability and motivation to deliberately show discord, but in fact they had reached an agreement."

"It is not shameful to be deceived by a former 'Angel King'."

Klein continued to comfort her.

Angel just sighed, and his expression remained blank for a few seconds, then slowed down a little:

"I know."

She had experienced similar setbacks in her previous life, so she did not continue to be immersed in depression. Instead, she hugged Klein with her backhand, felt the warmth of his embrace, took a deep breath, and her expression became serious again.

Rather than mourning the dead and feeling sorry for ourselves, it is more important to sort out the situation and determine what to do next.

She first stood up from the sofa and took off her dress, which had been leaking in front of Klein. She burned all the blood and dust on her body in the black flames, put on a new set of clothes, and then took a few newspapers that were published immediately after the air raid this morning and sat down at the desk.

Klein knew that she had come out of her grief, and he stopped dwelling on the previous topic. Instead, he came to her side and together they reviewed their current situation based on the newspaper, the Red Angel's answer, and some of the information they already knew.

They originally thought that George III had been preparing for this many years ago, amending the laws, reducing the influence of the aristocracy on Parliament, strengthening the combat effectiveness of the army, and even taking advantage of the economic downturn caused by the recent defeat in the South Continent and the pollution control after the great smog, which exacerbated the dissatisfaction of the lower-class people in the country, widened the gap between the rich and the poor, made the middle class hope for an opportunity to improve their status, and set the aristocracy and emerging industrialists against each other, exacerbating conflicts and bringing together all the factors to launch a foreign war.

But unexpectedly, the first shot was fired by the neighboring country of Feysac in the north, the Feysac Empire that seized Sonia Island from Loen in the war eight hundred years ago.

"This is not surprising. The Kingdom of Loen's open or covert preparations for war, as well as the frame-ups and provocations between Feysac and Intis, must have been seen by them," Klein took off his coat and handed it to the secret doll beside him, untied his bow tie, and analyzed with his "keyboard politician" mind, "Instead of passively waiting to become a target, it is better to take the initiative and gain the upper hand... Moreover, I suspect that there are people like Hvin Rambis in Feysac who are secretly pushing everything to meet the requirements of Amon's brother to become a god."

Angel nodded in agreement:
“In addition, as the royal family of Feysac who has mastered the ‘Hunter’ pathway potion, the Einhorn family also has enough reasons to launch a large-scale war to allow family members to digest the potion. Judging from the behavior of the ‘Red Angel’ evil spirit, the Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics they have may not be used by anyone yet…”

This is why a small assault force is accompanied by a "War Bishop" and followed by a "Weather Warlock". They are all Einhorn, and they are all eager to gain more benefits in the war!
The only obstacle was theocracy. The only orthodox church in the Feysac Empire, the "Church of the God of War", lacked the reason to ignite the flames of war. Even if, as the "Red Angel" said, the Seven Gods could only accept George III, the "Black Emperor", this emperor was still the emperor of Loen, not the emperor of Feysac.

Unless... "Did the 'God of War' know about the Goddess's 'uniqueness' of the God of Death? From Mobet in Groselle's Travels, we know that in the Fourth Epoch, there was hostility between the Night, the God of Death, and the God of War. This means that the three paths may be adjacent to each other, which means that the God of War and the Goddess of Night have an irreconcilable conflict over the uniqueness of the God of Death!"

The two of them thought of this at the same time and looked at each other, both with panic in their eyes.

If there is such a reason, then it is very reasonable for the God of War to allow and even encourage Feysac to start a war. If conditions permit, He may even descend directly on the battlefield and force the Goddess of Night, who is in a bad state, to give up the "uniqueness" of accommodating the God of Death, thereby triggering a war between gods that has never appeared since the Fifth Epoch.

Under the influence of this, no one can predict whether other righteous gods will take sides and fight each other because of previous conflicts or future interests, dragging more countries into the battlefield and letting the war sweep the entire world.

But since the "Angel of Fantasy" Adam dared to promote this war, he must have the confidence to let it develop to such a scale, otherwise He would not be able to complete the ritual.

In addition, the words of the evil spirit "Red Angel" also made the two of them feel confused.

One of the three major churches has a different view?
Do they represent the attitudes of their respective gods?
Was he dissatisfied with George III's deification, or did he have a different view on the war?
Angel hoped that the Goddess of Night would formally express her dissatisfaction with the new "Black Emperor". On the other hand, he was worried that the Steam Church, whose headquarters and most of its believers were in Intis, would not be willing to intervene in the war between Loen and Feysac, or that the "Storm Lord" would passively respond to the war in order to guard against the "Eternal Blazing Sun", a god who betrayed the ancient sun god together with Him and was a neighboring god.

But no matter what, this is a dispute between gods, or it is inferred by the two from various information. They don’t know whether it is true or not, and they dare not verify it.

In a world war that is likely to involve a war between gods, a demigod would be lucky if he could protect himself and his closest relatives. At most, he could exert some influence locally to reduce losses, but it would be of little use to the overall situation.

After determining the scale of the upcoming war, the two shifted the focus of their discussion to more specific aspects.

Increase strength.

Whether it's protecting yourself and your significant others in a war, doing your part, or trying to stop George III's plans, strength is essential.

Angel and Mr. "Sun" have already reached an agreement on the deal. The other party provided four magical items equivalent to "Level 1" seals for selection in exchange for her "Darkless Cross". Angel originally wanted to choose a more offensive one for Klein or his secret puppet to use, but after experiencing today's battle, she preferred the only item with healing power, the "Staff of Life".

It is very likely to come from a high sequence of the "Tillage" pathway. In addition to the abilities of driving living beings and "life refining", the most important point is that it can heal most injuries, and the spiritual energy consumed is almost negligible. Holding it is equivalent to a humanoid self-propelled healing machine.

This item will be given to Klein for use. On the one hand, he can use its strange ability to play the role of a "weird wizard". On the other hand, it can also heal those who are frightened, or treat civilians injured in the war.

In today's battle, Angel appeared in front of the Archbishop of the Steam Church as the dead Irene, and digested a lot of potions with the help of the other party's surprised feedback. She thus determined that the other party was most likely a Sequence 3 Saint.

Perhaps with a few more such "resurrections from the dead", she would be able to digest the magic potion of the "immortal" witch. However, Archbishop Anthony of the Church of Night already knew that she was not dead, and the Archbishop of the Church of Storm was new and did not know her, so such an opportunity would be hard to find again.

Of course, she could also visit those ordinary people or mid- and low-sequence Extraordinary beings who thought she was dead, accumulate a little to meet the conditions for role-playing, or perform some large-scale role-playing and stage a magnificent resurrection from the dead.

I wonder how other "ageless" witches digest the potion. Like Katarina, they slowly wait for hundreds or thousands of years to kill all the people they know, then appear beside them when they age and digest the potion in their horrified eyes? Although this is safe, stable and effective, it is not suitable for me who is in a hurry...

Angel was thinking about it, and suddenly noticed that Klein's expression had changed.

"what happened?"

she asked curiously.

"I suddenly thought of something that may involve my safety and the course of action in the future..." Klein said hesitantly, "Arrodes reminded me before, but I didn't take it seriously at the time. Now that the situation in Backlund has changed, Ms. Arianna, who can help us, is likely to leave here and return to the temple near the border between the two countries to deal with the invasion. Some hidden risks are about to surface..."

"To be specific, the 'fortune teller' angel who almost killed me in the foggy town, Zaratul, the leader of the Secret Order, is likely to have come to Backlund."

(End of this chapter)