Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 986 I love you all so much

At night, in the suburbs of Backlund Queens.

This was the highest point in the entire city. On days without haze, the towering Gothic bell towers and the layers of magnificent palaces could be seen from far away in the city center. Together, they formed the seat of the royal family of the Kingdom of Loen, the Sodrak Palace, which represented "balance" in the ancient Fesac language.

The third prince of the kingdom, Edessac Augustus, pushed open the double doors with gold trim and returned to his own luxurious room which he had not been to for a year. He closed the door behind him, separating the guards and the extraordinary people of the church from outside.

His Red Rose Manor had long been destroyed, and his other properties had not yet been taken back into his name. At this time, he could only live in the palace.

Looking around at the luxurious decoration dominated by gold and black, Edsak sighed, feeling that he was no longer accustomed to this luxurious style.

During this year, he hid in a small town in Severus County under the protection of the nobles of Duchess Georgina Augustus's faction and the Church of Night and Storm, living a life no different from that of ordinary people, waiting for changes in the domestic situation.

At first, he didn't quite understand how this "change" would come about, until he heard that Loen had begun to prepare for war under various excuses, and that Feysac had brazenly bombed Backlund and invaded his own country.

Then the eldest prince, Govington, rushed to the front and died heroically...

Thinking of this, he suddenly laughed.

What about dying heroically in battle? It was probably similar to their own "death", and was the masterpiece of their ruthless father, King George III.

If it weren't for the fact that a senior deacon of the Church of Evernight arrived at the critical moment and rescued him from the old butler Finkel, he would have ended up like Covington...

"No, I'm not even as good as Govington. He is a great hero on the battlefield, and I'm just a poor fellow who colluded with the witch..."

With his mind in a mess, Edsak unbuttoned his dress, leaned tiredly against the head of the bed, and took out a wrinkled photo from his clothes pocket. His eyes stayed on it for a long time, and the corners of his mouth, which had been depressed, gradually turned up, and an inexplicable emotion revealed in his eyes.

Suddenly, the light of the crystal chandelier above his head dimmed slightly, as if shrouded in shadow. Edessak raised his head with a touch of emotion and looked towards the corner of the room.

The decorative mirror hanging there rippled like water waves, outlining a slender, fragile and beautiful figure in front of it.

Seeing the person who only appeared in dreams walking into reality again, Edsak's hand trembled and the photo fell to the ground.

The photo shows the Red Rose Manor, which had not yet been visited by the meteor shower that hit the outskirts of Backlund last year, nor had it been burned down by the fire. The prince, who had a slightly round face and was dressed in a neat and formal suit, was standing next to the four-wheeled carriage with a bright smile and raised his hand like a gentleman, welcoming Triss, who was wearing a conservative court dress and had a somewhat indifferent expression, down from the carriage.

"Triss?"

The real Edsak murmured.

He stood up from the bed in disbelief and slowly walked towards the other person, but stopped far away, fearing that what he was facing was just an illusion of his own unconsciousness after fatigue, which would disappear as long as he got close.

The figure in front of the mirror gradually became fuller in color, and turned into Triss, with long black hair draped softly over her waist, a sweet and gentle face, and an indescribably graceful figure.

"It's me," she answered, her black eyes fixed on Edsak, making him feel a little uncomfortable, but he was also attracted by this woman who was even more charming than in his dreams, and it was difficult for him to look away for a while.

The next second, Edsak suddenly closed his eyes and said in a low voice:

"How... did you come here? The church is still looking for you!"

As he spoke, he looked at the closed door, pursed his lips, pointed at the window and continued:
"Leave quickly before they find you. The Tussock River is not far behind that window."

To his surprise, Triss not only did not leave, but instead stepped closer. The closer her face, which became more and more charming under the light, got, the more he was reminded of the time he spent at Red Rose Manor a year ago.

No, Triss is even more attractive now than she was then!
Even though he already knew that he was controlled by a certain "0" level seal during those few months, and that the other person was a male like himself, Edessak still took a deep breath and looked away with difficulty.

"Just leave."

He tilted his head and repeated the same words he said before they parted.

Triss suddenly laughed, her laughter was radiant and charming, and the power of a witch filled the entire room, drawing Edessak's attention back to her again.

"I won't leave like that this time."

Triss suddenly stopped laughing and spoke word by word.

At the same time, a black flame appeared inside all the mirrors in the room, as if they were wiped by an invisible hand and no longer reflected the scenes of the real world.

"Don't worry, they won't find out what happened here in a short time... We can have a good talk about everything that happened this year."

As she spoke, she walked to the tea table at the other end of the room and sat down as if she were the hostess here. Two white porcelain teacups inlaid with gold lines turned up automatically, and the teapot next to them filled them up. An enticing tea aroma wafted up, making Triss laugh again.

"You still like gold decorations so much, so I always wear black clothes at that time..."

She murmured, and waved her hand to let the invisible thread pass a teacup to Edessak who was standing beside her. The latter took it, put it back on the tea table, and said with a wry smile:

"This is my first time back to Backlund after my 'suicide'. A year before that, I was hiding in a small town in Sivella County under the arrangement of Georgina and the Church of the Dark. I disguised myself as a college student who had failed in a big city and returned to live in a small town. I even became a staff member of the local magistrate's court.

"Oh, my father, who thought I had died under the bullet that annihilated my spirit, certainly didn't know that I was paid 2 pounds and 10 soli a week in his border town, living in a two-bedroom apartment that I had to clean myself, and I had to pay him taxes.

"My annual salary can't even afford a set of teacups like this, and I used to replace several sets every year, even though some of them were never used."

Hearing this, Triss's hand holding her teacup paused in the air, and her eyes filled with all kinds of emotions stared blankly at Edessak.

"You..." She subconsciously wanted to ridicule him as she did before, but the words changed their meaning when they came to her lips, with a hint of expectation, "Go on and tell me about your life there, I want to hear it."

Edsak nodded, sat opposite Triss, picked up the cup and took a sip of hot tea, and said:

"After being rescued by the high-ranking deacon of the Church of Evernight with a receding hairline, I wanted to seek help from the ancient being in my family, but Georgina found me and said that all these things were planned by them, and if I dared to show up, I would be 'committed suicide' again. I could only leave Backlund immediately under their arrangement and live in seclusion at the border.

"I saw our news in the newspaper. You became the witch who seduced the prince and were wanted, and I became the one who was seduced and committed suicide out of fear of the crime... Fortunately, there is a wanted order, which means you have not been caught. This allowed me to change my name and surname with peace of mind, use a certain seal to cover my appearance, and blend in with the local residents.

“Although I didn’t dare to expose my Beyonder ability, I used my work in the local magistrate’s court to slowly digest the Judge’s potion. With the help of the Nighthawks who monitored and protected me, I was promoted to a Sequence 5 Punishment Knight… I once asked to leave Loen and go to Intis or another country to continue to be an ordinary Beyonder and live my life in anonymity, but Georgina asked me to wait for changes in the domestic situation and wait for the day when I could return to Backlund.

"To this end, I have only one request, to find you, to protect you, and to enable you to escape from the 'Witch Cult'..."

Hearing this, Triss's expression changed again.

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Outside the heavy double doors wrapped with gold edges, a woman in a black robe and a hood was leaning against a stone pillar carved with sword-shaped patterns. She had a beautiful face, but a cold and indifferent look that kept strangers away, and her slightly pale lips even reminded people of a ghost.

This is one of the reasons why Daly Simone has always put on exaggerated makeup, but after reuniting with Dunn, she no longer wears weird blue eyeshadow and blush, and she seems like a different person in the eyes of the other members of the Red Glove Squad.

Of course, it's a change for the better.

Suddenly, a shadow appeared beside her under the light. The shadow quickly filled up, and a man wearing a windbreaker and a half-top hat covering his hairline appeared inside.

"Dunn, what's going on in there?"

Daly asked softly, not being surprised by the appearance of this "Night Watcher" who had been promoted to a demigod and had the ability to move in the shadows.

"We are discussing some private matters. I will leave now. But Triss should not have any intention of taking action. Even if she wants to, I can immediately pull her into a dream and protect the loyal prince."

Dunn replied with a smile on his face, pointing to his chest, indicating that even if the opponent also had Sequence 4, he would be able to deal with it with the holy object bestowed by the Goddess.

Daly nodded and repeated:
"Private question..."

Suddenly, a smile appeared on her face, and she asked cunningly:

"Are they going to do that?"

Dunn, who had originally had a calm expression, froze all over, and suddenly felt that it would be better to squat in the corner of the room and monitor Triss.

……

When Dunn and Daly pushed open the door again and walked into the prince's bedroom, the only person left in the room was Edsak, who was sitting blankly at the coffee table with two empty teacups in front of him.

Looking away from the bed with smooth sheets in the middle of the room, Daly chuckled and asked:

"She just left like this?"

Edsak looked at her strangely with a lonely expression, nodded involuntarily, then looked at Dunn and said in a firm tone:

"Your Excellency Senior Deacon, I am willing to agree to all your requests, take over the throne, and become king."

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At three o'clock on Monday afternoon, crimson rays of light lit up before the eyes of Klein the Fool.

After carefully identifying Adam, who had blond hair and a golden beard and was holding a cross pendant, Klein finally felt relieved. He quietly placed the Poseidon Scepter in his hand deep in the gray fog behind the high-back chair and took the initiative to speak:

"Good afternoon everybody."

He loves these Tarot Club members so much because they won’t secretly plan anything bad, nor will they suddenly hypnotize themselves to a secret island that no one can find in the violent sea, and then open the door to let Amon in!
(End of this chapter)