"Name: Fear that is hard to resist

- both the enemy and yourself.

"Appearance: A pair of crystal glasses with metal rimmes.

"Function: The wearer of this spectacle can obtain convincing charm and sufficient authority to be able to perceive abnormal factors within a certain range and grasp inconspicuous traces; When close enough, it can detect and sense unshielded things related to evil, chaos, and madness;

"Holding the button on the edge of the right side of the frame with your finger can cast a 'Whip of Pain' on the target reflected in the pupil, which can cause great uncontrollable mental damage to the target, and holding the button on the edge of the left frame with your finger can cast a 'Spiritual Piercing' on the target reflected in the pupil, piercing the target spirit and directly attacking the target's spirit.

"Negative effects: The wearer will have an unwarranted fear of 'toxins' and violent 'explosions', and the fear will become more severe as the wearer wears it for a longer time. If you wear it for more than half an hour, even if you hear the 'explosion' of the balloon or smell the faint smell of gas, you will lose your ability to move due to fear, and you can only shiver.

"If you just wear it, the negative effects will gradually recover after you take off your glasses; If the button on the edge of the frame is pressed and the 'Mental Piercing' or 'Whip of Pain' is activated, the fear will not disappear even if the glasses are removed, and it will only be restored with assisted 'psychotherapy' or 'immune fear'. ”

"How to use: Applying the 'Immune Fear' of the 'Sun Priest' to yourself while wearing glasses can effectively reduce the negative effects.

"Sealing method: Put it in a metal container and seal it with spirit."

Abner, who was sitting at his desk, played with his glasses while listening to Elaine's report on the couch opposite.

It was Wednesday afternoon, less than six hours before the extraordinary gathering at the Fragrant Leaf Bar in the evening, and the puppet "Sea Serpent" Weaver he had set up earlier had also reported the latest news.

The Weaver was clever enough not to reveal his relationship with Abner by sending out a list of items that might appear at the party for each of the forces invited to the meeting.

The one sent to Abner had one more document written in code than anyone else.

This kind of code word was agreed with Elaine the last time Waffer came - she had dealt with something similar for "Lieutenant General of the Disease" Tracy when she was on the Black Death, so she was no stranger.

Weaver reported that there are three types of people who may provoke and cause trouble at night parties.

"The first is that they are not invited, they are just pirates or adventurers who meet them. They may provoke by disobedience to the order set by the bar party, or simply for the purpose of temptation...... It's the norm with every new gathering, and Weaver says he has arrangements in place to handle such people.

"Second, there are the 'troublemakers' invited by competitors, who often give the party organizers some 'problems' and suppress the prestige of the party...... In this regard, Weaver is not completely sure of the solution.

"Third, and most unpredictable, is that those who failed to compete with Weaver come back to take revenge, once they come back, they must have confidence, maybe they have something dangerous on their bodies, or find some dangerous people."

After speaking, Elaine handed the document she had "translated" to the desk.

Abner didn't take the document, but just tapped his finger on the edge of his desk like a "fool", and said, "I will take the latter two categories myself...... You write a cipher in code and give it to the man sent by Weaver and tell him not to worry. ”

"Yes, sir." Elaine nodded, wrote a reply in Abner's presence, and then exited the office and went to the living room on the first floor to find the messenger sent by Weaver.

At this time, Winter, the valet whom Abner had taken after coming to Bayam, knocked on the door and walked in, and respectfully reported: "Sir, a gentleman named Leonard Mitchell has come to visit, and he says that he is coming to greet you on behalf of your friend Crestai Sesima. ”

Leonard? Why did he come to visit me? Also in place of Sesima greetings...... Am I that familiar with the guy who eats and runs away from the food bill?

Abner sneered, and roughly guessed what Cesima meant by sending Leonard over......

That's a little suspicious of me...... That's right, after all, the previous appearance locations of "Hero Detective" and "Doctor Strange" almost coincided, even if it was only twice, it may be a coincidence, and it is worth investigating.

Thinking so in his heart, Abner nodded with a smile:

"Sesima is indeed my friend...... Well, it's almost tea time, so let's get a little earlier. ”

"Okay, I'll ask that Mr. Leonard to the second-floor living room." Winter had no difficulty understanding what his employer meant.

Abner bowed his head slightly, and without further ado, after Winter had gone down to make arrangements, he changed into a slightly more formal dress, and walked downstairs to the living room.

Leonard, with black hair and green eyes, wearing tight trousers that are easy to move, and a black trench coat, has an obvious poetic romantic temperament, he was sitting on the sofa in the living room in a "daze", and only came back to his senses when he saw Abner walk in, and hurriedly stood up and greeted:

"You're Mr. Abner Blaine, the 'Hero Detective', aren't you? Nice to meet you, I'm Leonard, a subordinate of Deacon Cessima. ”

"Welcome, Mr. Mitchell." Abner shook hands with the future Mr. "Star" with the same enthusiasm, and then enjoyed the afternoon tea in the estate together while "business blows each other".

After getting acquainted with some local topics, Abner took the opportunity to praise Leonard's poetic temperament and asked him to improvise a few poems in an expectant tone.

In this regard, Leonard was so embarrassed that he almost wanted to cut a hole and jump down...... After all, he didn't know why Sesima asked him to visit Abna, and he didn't have a friendship with the other party, so he was originally talking awkwardly, and now when he mentioned the issue of composing poetry, it was even more difficult for him......

Therefore, even if Leonard liked the desserts of Aromatic Manor, he still took his leave under the pretext of official business.

After Mr. Butler personally sent him out of the door, the corners of Abner's mouth, who had a sincere face, hooked slightly.

Seeing that Elaine was returning from her errands, she couldn't help but shudder, not knowing who her employer was going to calculate...... After all, he had shown such an expression to himself and to Weaver at the beginning.

……

On the other side, Leonard, who had just gotten into the carriage, was about to go to the telegraph office to deliver a message to His Excellency Cesima of the Templar, when he suddenly heard a slightly old voice in his head:

"This 'heroic detective' reminds me of an acquaintance from Solomon's time......"

"You mean...... 'Hero Detective' is some old monster from the Fourth Age in disguise?!" Leonard was startled when he heard this, buried his head, and asked in a suppressed voice.

"I'm just saying that he reminds me of an acquaintance, not that he's an acquaintance......," replied the slightly older voice, that is, Parles Zoroaster.

"Whew...... Old man, you almost scared me......" Leonard let out a sigh of relief, resuming his slightly casual posture.

"But he may have something to do with my acquaintance...... The temperament is five or six points similar; The way of speaking, regardless of the difference in the use of language, is also seven or eight points similar......

"The main thing is that I can't steal anything from him except for anything else...... It's the same feeling I had from my acquaintance......" Parles Zoroaster said, as if lost in memory.

"Something other than a foreign object...... What is that? Leonard asked, puzzled.

"A lot...... Such as memory, such as ability, and such as ...... Destiny. Parles Zoroaster sighed and continued, "He may have inherited something from my acquaintance to have such qualities. ”

Leonard took a deep breath and said, "Fate can steal too?" The question almost blurted out, and it took a long time before he asked again: "Old man, what is the name of that acquaintance of yours?" Perhaps, I can help you investigate the relationship between the 'Hero Detective' and him. ”

"His name is Rhein Karendia, and he is a duke of the Bloodline."