Chapter 175: The Interception of the "Black Saintess".
After Firth returned to reality from the gray fog, he and Hugh left Audrey's lounge.
She wandered around the ball, refused the invitation of two gentlemen she did not know to dance, and drank a glass of Ormir, worth nearly 150 gold pounds, before entering the bathroom unobtrusively.
Then, she sealed off the surroundings with spirituality, took out a card from the sewn pocket on the inside of the gown, and then unsealed it, taking out the "Lemanno Travel Notes".
She flipped to the last page of the magic book, a piece of charred paper with the lines of "Pupilless Eyes".
With the rising gray mist, Furth grabbed at the void ahead.
Her arm sank suddenly, and she quickly pulled back, dragging out a figure in a simple white shirt.
This figure with curly brown hair, deep facial features, and a handsome face is none other than Abner Blaine.
Abner's eyes moved slightly, and he quickly got rid of his sluggishness and became indistinguishable from a real person.
Then he walked over to the bathroom sink and placed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose.
Then Abner turned around and smiled at Furth and said, "Well done." ”
Although most of the spiritual power of the "Historical Projection" was "paid" by the "Lemanno Travel Notes", Foirth himself, who inspired this ability, also bore part of the consumption, so the spirit seemed a little sluggish at this time.
She seemed to realize something, and asked, "Is your true body in that 'maze of answers' of the glasses?"
"In that case, why do you have to let me use this magic book to pull the projection? Isn't it the same when you come out?
"Is it possible...... You deliberately made me mentally exhausted and didn't have the energy to ask you...... The thing? ”
Abner waved his hand and said with a smile: "No! My body is always outside, after all, I can feel it...... That 'Calamity Witch' has always locked me in with special means.
"The 'Alvin's Answer Labyrinth' is placed here mainly to get you in and hide."
"Shall I go in and hide?" Furth's brain, which was dulled by spiritual depletion, was a little unable to keep up with Abner's train of thought, "Wouldn't the presence of two of you outside arouse the man's suspicion?" ”
"Look at who I am?" Abner chuckled, simulating the ability of the "Faceling", and in the blink of an eye, he became the appearance of the other party.
Foirth looked at the "image" in front of him who was like a twin sister, sighed and said, "It's this routine again...... I understand!
"You can make a room in that 'labyrinth', I'll go in now."
Abner looked her up and down a few times, shook his head, and said, "Wait a minute, there is still one last step left......
"What's missing?" Fluth asked, puzzled.
Abner pointed to her gown, smiled and said, "Like last time, you have to borrow your clothes from me......"
……
In the back kitchen of the Hall family's villa, under Audrey's orders, the "bag assistant" Islant easily hypnotized all the cooks and servants to leave the kitchen, and before leaving, let the open fire that had not had time to be extinguished ignite some flammable materials.
The fire started small, but it spread quickly, and by the time the cook and servants "came to their senses", the fire had swept through the room and showed signs of spreading outward, making it difficult to control it anymore.
Audrey, who was standing in the hidden room, looked at the "fire" she had created with her own hands in order to end the ball early, and couldn't help but say to herself silently:
"Fire is also a 'disaster'...... If I create this 'disaster' with my own hands, it will be able to replace other 'disasters' that would have happened, right?
"The following is to let Hibbert find out about the fire as soon as possible and evacuate the guests......
"But I made a mistake when the cook at home thought of putting out the flames while the fire wasn't particularly big, instead of reporting it...... This, this may lead to a real disaster!
"Wait, in general, animals always sense danger in advance, right?"
Thinking of this, Audrey unconsciously glanced down at Susie at her feet.
Susie seemed to sense something, raised her head and looked at Audrey, and then quickly stood up and said:
"I see!"
With that, it trotted briskly out of the hidden room, not forgetting to close the door.
“…… I haven't said anything yet...... Susie's research in psychology seems to be more advanced than mine......" Audrey blinked, a rare feeling of frustration, "Maybe taking Susie into the 'Dream Labyrinth Tower' can pass through the seventh layer relatively easily?" ”
No! I can't make myself inferior to a dog! Then think as if I were Susie's assistant...... However, being better than a dog doesn't seem to be a compliment...... Audrey puffed out her cheeks self-deprecatingly, then pushed the door open and walked out, ready to discover the fire in the name of "looking for the dog".
……
On the other hand, after "Furth" came out of the bathroom, through contact with the ontology, he soon found Abner, who had a good conversation with Hibbert.
"Lord Hibbert, can I borrow the Viscount from you for a while?" "Furth" sketches a smile and is polite and authentic.
"Beautiful young lady, it's your right." Hibbert naturally would not be troubled in such a matter, not to mention that the intention to acquire the shares of "Bicycle" has been negotiated, and most of the purpose of today's ball has been achieved.
Next, Abner and "Furth" entered a vacant "lounge" under the "ambiguous" gaze of someone with a heart, and then quickly exchanged identities.
That is, Abner's body changes into the form of Furth, wearing her clothes, and the "historical image" changes back to Abner.
A few minutes later, the news of the fire in the back kitchen finally reached Hibbert Hall's ears, and the young gentleman's face suddenly became ugly.
Although the forced end of the ball in the middle of the dance was definitely not good for the Hale family's reputation, and even more harmful to his personal evaluation of ability, for the sake of the safety of the guests, he still arranged for the guests to evacuate in an orderly manner with the help of the butler.
During this period, the "historical image" of a certain viscount took advantage of the chaos to "leave" the two female companions and call a carriage to leave alone, and no one paid attention to it...... Except for a lady in a black dress with ulterior motives.
When Abner's carriage reached a somewhat silent stretch of road, the surrounding scenery suddenly turned upside down from reality.
"Abner" knew in his heart that he was pulled into the "world of mirrors"!
At this time, a feminine voice with charm in the tranquility like a serenade came from the ear:
"Mr. Blaine, don't be in such a hurry...... I have something I would like to ask you......
"What exactly are you carrying? Why do I feel so close to you? ”
Abner subconsciously turned his head, and then saw his own shadow reflected in a pair of eyes as bright as the night sky.
I don't know when the woman who sat next to him was the angel of the "Witch Sect", the "Black Holy Maiden"!
"Okay...... well" With a coquettish tone, the "Black Saint" brought her perfect face close to "Abner", and they could smell each other's breath, full of "charm" flavor.
"Excuse me, ma'am...... I refuse! ”
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