Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 949 "Different" Club
At this time, Nemo's home was different from what Klein saw last night. Although there were still vases at the door and scribbled sketches on the wall, a larger round table had been placed in the center of the living room, with a large pot of coffee, a small pot of black tea, and some simple snacks scattered around.

Five guests with different clothes and expressions were already sitting around the table. As Angel observed them, all eyes quickly focused on her.

The next second, the expressions of these guests, who were obviously outsiders and Extraordinary People, became much friendlier, and two middle-aged men even showed a slightly ingratiating smile.

This is the witch's "social ability". Even without using charm, she can quickly close the distance between strangers with her appearance and temperament... Well, sometimes being too close is not good... Klein, who was standing aside, found that no one was paying attention to him, and complained in his heart.

Fortunately, the host of the party, Nemo, quickly broke this one-sided and impolite gaze. He closed the door, came to the table and introduced everyone present.

The middle-aged woman named Kaya is the only female among the six members of the "fellow villager association", but she is the tallest among them. Sitting at the round table, she stands out from the crowd, reminding Angel of Mr. "The Sun" in the Tarot Club.

Kaya is a native of Feysac and a Sequence 7 "Weapon Master" of the "Warrior" Path. She possesses super strength, agility, and physique, and can easily use a variety of weapons. Unfortunately, her abilities are useless in the "City of Hope", and she is currently working as a clerical staff member in the city hall.

It was such a waste of the "Weapon Master"'s power. If it weren't for this city, she would have been able to become the backbone of an adventure group or a team of extraordinary people. But here she can only organize file bags... Angel thought of his damaged "Sword of Dawn" and looked at Kaya with emotion.

The short man sitting next to the tall woman, almost covered by her shadow, was called Riley. He was from Feynaport and had the typical yellowish-brown skin there, slightly curly hair, and soft facial features. He was already old, and his back, which was not tall to begin with, was a little bent, and his head was almost at Kaya's waist.

He is the "biologist" that Nemo had introduced. His abilities are most sought after in this city. It is said that his catalytic effect on plants and animals on farms and estates has increased the output of grain, fruit and meat by nearly 10%, and he receives medals from the consul every year.

"So, Mr. Riley has made this 'Dream City' able to support an additional 10,000 people? And the number of citizens they originally planned for was 110,000?"

Hearing this, Angel asked back curiously.

"In fact, there are only 100,000," Riley replied with a smile, obviously very satisfied with his "work results". "In addition to me, there are many people who are committed to improving productivity and contributing to the city. Most of them are not even Beyonders. They have achieved what I have achieved with the blessing of the Mother Goddess, relying only on their own knowledge and hard work."

Mother Goddess, refers to the Mother Goddess of the Earth?
Angel pondered secretly, and thought of another believer of Mother Earth whom he knew, Frank Lee, who was also a "biologist". He had bought the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 5 through Ms. "Hermit" and was promoted to a "Druid", but what he did made the Church of Mother Earth extremely disgusted and panicked.

As if he had thought of something, Klein beside her straightened up, leaned back slightly, and asked in a strange tone:

"Can you feel Mother Earth here, too?"

"Unfortunately, the strict laws and isolation here prevent me from feeling any protection from the Mother Goddess. When I first came to the Dream City thirty years ago, I even risked being punished to recite the Mother Goddess's name. Unfortunately, every time I didn't have time to finish, the punishment came first."

That's good... Angel and Klein breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

One of them was worried that the coffee cup in front of him and the chandelier above his head would suddenly spray out milk, and the other was worried that the moss beside the gutter would suddenly grow into mushrooms taller than humans.

In addition to this extraordinary person, one tall and one short, three other guests Angel had never seen before also introduced themselves. They included the "Angry Man" who had been a pirate for three years but had been raising fish in the "City of Dreams" for thirty years, the "Detective" who was approaching retirement and was preparing to publish an autobiography, and the "Archaeologist" who was making full use of his knowledge to conduct research in a chemical plant.

But without exception, they all encountered various bad luck near the Sonia Sea, and eventually floated into the spirit world and came to this city.

After the group introduced themselves, their eyes once again lingered on the three "new members", though of course, most of them were looking at Angel.

Nemo asked on their behalf:

"What about you? How did you get here?"

Angel turned his head to look at Klein, signaling him to speak first. In his eyes that were avoiding the crowd, a dark light flashed, reflecting the street scene where the city hall was located, and the staff members who were leaving get off work.

Among them, Archon Geldruf was particularly conspicuous.

After finding a good observation angle, the mirror stand-in in the "mirror world" hidden behind the glass window on the street began to chant the name of the "Golden Queen".

At the same time, Klein also smiled and introduced his background:

"My name is Sherlock. I am a 'magician' and a 'detective'... Of course, the former is the name of the potion, and the latter is my profession."

He vividly described how he came to Backlund from a small city, starting with small tasks such as finding cats and catching adulterers, gradually gaining fame, and proving his ability in the process of solving serial murders. His work involved foreign ambassadors, prominent nobles, and even princes, and he successfully won the favor of a beautiful and kind witch.

"Witch?"

"The angry people," Yasin repeated curiously, but his eyes couldn't help but look at Angel who was facing him sideways, as if he understood something.

"Yes, it is this fortune-telling witch, Miss Angelica."

Klein took off his hat, pointed at Angel standing beside him, and introduced him solemnly.

“Puff—” Kaya, the Feysac woman whose height exceeded the limit of Klein’s “Faceless Man,” laughed, kindly and curiously, “Is this real divination?”

"Of course, I am a master of divination."

Angel nodded, and at the same time heard his own voice reciting "The Incarnation of Pain and Despair". "Unfortunately, she can't be a fortune teller here. Maybe she can only go to the food factory to freeze drinks and make ice cream."

Klein chuckled and took over the conversation, earning a merciless roll of the eyes from Angel.

"Not necessarily. If the subject of the divination has full consent and both parties believe that the divination is harmless and will not disclose privacy, there will be no punishment," said Wilson, the 60-year-old "detective" who is about to retire, stroking his beard. "I call this situation 'good intention injury'."

"Is this some kind of loophole in the law?"

The "secret doll" Qiunas, who had been sitting silently in the corner, asked, attracting everyone's attention.

"No, this is just a buffer zone to avoid the punishment of normal behavior leading to errors. For example, alcohol and sweets have been proven to be harmful to the human body, but will the winemaker be punished for selling too much liquor and invisibly harming the bodies of many people?"

Wilson took a sip of coffee and replied.

"I see. This answers some of my doubts. It seems that the laws of this city are not extremely strict. There is still some humanity..." Klein nodded and said with emotion, "By the way, this is Warrant Officer Korg, a 'barbarian' and our bodyguard."

"bodyguard?"

"Archaeologist" Neumann, a Sequence 8 "Generalist" who is fond of chemical molecular formulas, repeated doubtfully, his eyes sweeping over Qonas Kilger, who was sitting in a standard posture with a serious expression.

"Yes, you probably don't know that the situation outside is very bad now. Feysac attacked Loen and the two countries fell into war. Feynaport took the opportunity to invade Lenburg. Intis is also ready to join this world war. Whether it is on land or at sea, it is full of dangers... Angelica and I left the northern continent and prepared to settle in Toscat Island, far away from the war. Before that, we came to the east of the Sonia Sea to see whales, but we encountered a naval battle between the Loen navy and pirates. We came here by chance..."

Klein said with emotion, and put his arm around Angel's shoulders. The two of them snuggled together like a couple in love.

"There's actually a war going on outside..."

"Arsonist" Nemo murmured, his expression shocked but with a hint of relief. Others had similar reactions. On the one hand, they were worried about their family and friends whom they had not seen for many years, and worried about their motherland. On the other hand, they felt that the "City of Dreams" had become the only blessed land in the world that would never be caught in war. Coming here and becoming a permanent "resident" might be a good thing.

As they were expressing their feelings, the layers of prayers in Angel's ears suddenly disappeared, which meant that her "person in the mirror" had received the message and used the response to the believers to infiltrate a trace of power based on the "City of Disaster" into the mirror world and come to the side of the substitute.

This immediately triggered a reaction from the "Hand of Order". With the help of the "Disaster" witch characteristic, a powerful force of order poured into the mirror world. The nearly tangible dark golden ribbons, like giant hands, wrapped around the mirror double that looked like Angel, but did not immediately impose "punishment".

Because this item belonging to good citizen Angel is also a victim, and the force that tried to harm it came from outside the "City of Dreams"!

Taking this opportunity, the vision of the "person in the mirror" broke through the "mirror world" and came to the interior of the city. Everything within a radius of 300 meters suddenly came into her sight. The first one to bear the brunt was the "Archon" Geldruf with short brass hair, light golden eyes, and a slightly plump figure.

His whole body was covered with ribbons of the same color as his eyes, just like those wrapped around the mirror double. He seemed to sense something at this moment and turned his head to look over here, but he was unable to see the world behind the mirror.

The "man in the mirror" further raised his line of sight. In his real vision, the clothes of the people on the street faded, their bodies became translucent, and the state of their physical and spiritual bodies was clearly visible.

……

"In short, we are a loose team. We take turns inviting everyone to get together on weekends. If there is anything that requires help from others, you can contact us at any time..."

After the brief worry about the war outside disappeared, everyone started talking about this small group of "outsiders" again, and finally Nemo invited Angel, Crane and his secret doll.

"That sounds good. What are the conditions for joining you?"

Angel asked with a smile, his eyes level, as if expecting Nemo's answer, but what he saw was the "gifted" image received by his mirror double.

Inside Gerdruf's body, a translucent worm with twelve segments was curled up, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep!

The "Archon" is indeed Amon's clone!
This discovery almost made her lose control of her expression, and she reached out and pressed Klein's arm on her shoulder.

This small action caused Nemo's expression to change slightly, but he still answered in a steady tone:

"There are no conditions. The only thing we have in common is our respective identities... Of course, I heard that there are three friends entering the 'Dream City' with you, and they can join this group at any time...

"What we have in common is our uniqueness, so the name of this party is..."

As he spoke, he looked around, and seemed to activate the actions of the other members, causing them to speak in unison:
“A club with a difference!”

At this moment, another picture came to Angel's eyes.

That was the sight of the "man in the mirror" who broke through the roof barrier from high above and entered No. 26 Sassen Street.

In her eyes, all the "different" club members in the house, except Nemo, have a "time worm" in their bodies!
(End of this chapter)