Mystery: The Star Key

"Bell—"

Ignara rang the doorbell at the Welch McGovern Charity Orphanage.

Some heavy black bells made a slightly dull sound.

Igna waited at the door for a while, and saw someone open the door for him. At the same time, Igna smelled the aroma of oatmeal bread and caramel cheese cookies.

"Hello, I'm Dalot Evans." Ignatius introduced himself.

"Welcome, our puppet circus master of tricks." The man who opened the door for him said to him.

Igna responded with a smile, and the unusually familiar scene didn't make him back down.

Because, this time, he had already seen children playing outside the window, and their laughter could almost be heard outside through the window.

After opening the door, Igna saw three or four chefs and maids busy, decorating simple birthday cakes.

The kitchen door was also open, and the sounds of children running and making noise broke into Igna's ears unobtrusively.

"Hello, I'm the director of the Welch McGovern Charity Orphanage and the pastor of the Church of the Goddess. You can call me Hill."

"Are you the only one here?" Pastor Hill asked.

"No, I have two fellow clowns. I'll let them come over." Saying that, Igna smiled embarrassedly, then took a step back and beckoned to the street.

"Okay." Pastor Hill nodded, nodding four times on his chest, and drew a starry night, "Thank you."

"Please come in with your companions."

The Welch McGowan Charity Orphanage is located on a hill, with a high terrain, far from the central city and the factory, but it can also have a panoramic view of half of the city of Conston.

After Igna entered the orphanage, he did not immediately enter the preparation room to rest, but kept Pastor Hill.

"What's the matter with Mr. Evans?" asked the priest in the priest's robe of the Church of the Goddess.

"I want to make some preparations."

"I want to know which children have their birthdays, and what they like." Igna asked sincerely, "I want to prepare some special surprises for these children."

This is the third time Ignatius has gone out to perform since he was "released" from the Church of the Goddess. For some matters, he is already familiar with it.

Then, some performance content that belongs to the characteristics of "Su Yuanning" was added to the usual performance routine.

Knowing exactly which child's birthday is and what they love is the first step to paying attention to children and doing their own special performance.

"Ah, this is what you want to know." Pastor Hill, who had always had a serious expression, softened a lot when he heard Igna's question.

"Mr. Evans, you come with me."

Following Hill's footsteps, Igna came to the side door connected to the front hall.

Pastor Hill and him stood in the shadows, but the room in front of them was full of lights.

The Welch McGovern Charitable Orphanage is funded by the banker Mr. Randolph McGovern, so it has the best facilities in the entire Conston orphanage.

The lobby for orphans to play and rest is spacious, clean and bright.

At this time, it seemed that the children of the orphanage were ready to start a reunion. In the middle, several children were singing and singing. The children of the other orphanages, ranging from three to fourteen years old, were sitting around the room and watching intently. in the middle of the performance.

"Mr. Evans, you see the four sitting in the middle are our four children who are celebrating their birthdays this month."

"They are all very recognizable. Today, they all did their favorite outfits. You can find inspiration from there." Hill said.

Igna looked in the direction Hill pointed, and very easily saw four children dressed differently.

They sit in the center of the circle, with the best view of the field.

The first child in the middle looked about eleven years old, wearing a trench coat made of black cotton, with oiled hair, a black paper hat, and a pair of glasses drawn with charcoal on his nose. Like a very serious and mature little adult.

The second girl was about six years old, covered in white cotton cloth, holding a vanity mirror in both hands, and sat upright.

The third boy was about ten years old. He wore a deerstalker hat and a plaid shawl. He had a lot of beards drawn with charcoal on his face and a pair of glasses on his nose.

The fourth girl is very similar to the first child, also wearing a black trench coat, glasses drawn with charcoal, oil head, top hat, and a serious expression.

This serious but somewhat cute appearance made Igna smile involuntarily.

But... cute is very cute, who are all dressed up?

Seemingly noticing Igna's expression, Pastor Hill smiled and asked, "Does Mr. Evans not like reading popular novels?"

"Huh?" Igna didn't understand why Pastor Hill asked that, he didn't say anything at all.

"The children's dresses are all based on characters from a recent novel. They all play their favorite characters."

"This book is very popular in Constant, but Mr. Evans doesn't seem to have read it."

"Uh, yes." Igna was a little embarrassed.

When I have time to read books, I have been busy studying Roselle. Where is the mood to care about popular novels?

"I don't usually have time to read books." Ignatius could only say that.

However, this orphanage is quite avant-garde, and it's actually done.

"Then I'll introduce you." Pastor Hill smiled and said, without showing any contempt or contempt for Igna.

He introduced patiently: "The first is Tom, who plays Gehrman Sparrow in his favorite novel. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com"

"And Gehrman is the strongest pirate hunter on the five seas in the novel "The Trial of the Tarot"."

"The second child is Donna, who is also a character in the novel, called Merlin Hermes, a wandering magician who is good at creating miracles."

"The third child is Carol, who plays Sherlock Moriarty, the most talented and gifted detective in Backlund."

"The fourth child is Mapel, who also plays Gehrman Sparrow. She is determined to become the first female Gehrman to hunt pirates at sea."

Speaking of the latter, Pastor Hill couldn't help laughing again. Looking at the children sitting upright was like looking at one's own treasures.

"Mr. Evans, is this information enough?" Hill looked at Igna beside him, but found that the handsome and intelligent gentleman beside him didn't seem to be in good condition.

"Mr. Evans?"

"...Very enough." Ignatius then responded and replied.

"Then what else do you want to know?" Hill smiled and asked patiently.

"No." Igna replied subconsciously.

"Okay, then I'll be busy with your preparations. The goddess will thank you for your diligence." Hill drew a prayer gesture on his chest for the stars in the middle of the night, and said, "Just tell me where you need me."

"…and many more!"

When watching Hill leave, Ignatius suddenly reacted and asked quickly:

"Can you...can you tell me again, what is that novel called?"

"The book is called The Trial of the Tarot, Mr. Evans," Pastor Hill replied mildly. "It's a very good novel."

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