Chapter 47: "Empress" and "Justice"
Audrey Hall, the daughter of the count, who Severia once said made me find a way to be friends with her?
I didn't expect it to be such a beautiful young lady, which made me think that she was an extraordinary witch path in the middle or even high sequence......
Until he came into close contact with her, Angel did not completely deny this possibility, after all, if the "witch" path does not use extraordinary abilities, it is difficult to distinguish from ordinary people except for appearance.
"Miss Hall, I'm Erin Watson, Lady Severia Langdon's niece, and it's a pleasure to meet you."
She gave her false name and false identity.
"Just call me Audrey, that's what my friends call me," Audrey smiled slightly, folded her hands on her knees, and placed her legs together on her side, her posture perfectly in line with social etiquette, "It's too noisy here, and it's easy to attract attention, please be sure to attend another salon with me and Viscount Gleilint later, and someone will guide you through the side door." ”
"I don't think you're going to turn down this invitation, are you?"
With that, she stood up with her skirt and gracefully walked towards the center of the venue, her high-heeled shoes stepping over the carpet and making a subtle sound.
Angel realized that many guests in the salon had already looked at this small corner, and realized that Audrey, as the focus of the party, was probably worried that she would attract too many unnecessary attention, so she left after a quick conversation.
Severia also looked over, with a smile and puzzlement in her eyes, probably guessing why she was able to talk to Audrey so easily.
It's a pity, and I don't know why......
Angel thought it might be that Hugh Dilcha had introduced herself to Audrey and made her interested in her before the salon took place.
Another possibility is that Hugh's commission to find Lanrius was issued by Audrey, or some nobles behind her, so the person who provided clues to Lanrius's location also came into their sight.
But there is no evidence at the moment, just speculation.
After a few minutes, Angel noticed that Audrey and Viscount Glerint had left the salon one after the other, which made the hall lose the focus of attention, but the other guests were more relaxed, and the conversation became eager, and the atmosphere gradually warmed up to the elegant piano music.
She knew it was time for her to leave.
Pacing to the side door, she slipped out of the hall in a flash, and sure enough, she found a maid waiting outside the door.
The other party led her to a heavy wooden door in the side hall, knocked on the door a few times, and only after a moment did she hear a slight ringing of the bell, and pushed open the door and invited Angel in.
The door is well insulated, and it seems that this is the location of what Audrey calls the "occult salon"?
Entering the door and bypassing a partition, Angel found that it was a small study, and Audrey, who had just been dressed up, had changed out of her dress, put on a light dress, and sat behind her desk.
The host, Viscount Glerinte, sat in the chair next to him like a guest, and he took off his tuxedo and tie, wearing only a white shirt and a brown waistcoat.
A large golden retriever was lying on his desk, his round eyes staring at Angel, who had just entered the room, and the latter found that it was the one lying next to Hugh in the last salon, and it turned out that its owner was Miss Audrey.
"Hello, Miss Erin Watson, welcome to our 'little group'," the Viscount did not stand up, but just nodded as a greeting, which was in keeping with his status, "I heard that you know a lot about the occult, maybe here, we can share some unique knowledge and news." ”
"There aren't many members here, and with you at the moment, there are only five," Audrey continued, "Glelint and I, Miss Hugh Dilcha, whom you must have met last week, and Ms. Falth Wall, both of whom are extraordinary, well, the real extraordinary, but unfortunately they can't come to the salon these days, and you'll get to know each other later." ”
I can't participate in these days......
Could it be that Miss Hugh is because she reported Lanerus, and in order to keep a low profile, she won't be here in the near future? Then it is very likely that she, the "bounty hunter", acted as the "white glove" of these two nobles.
Angel guessed, but seeing that the two were looking at him, he didn't wait to think about it, so he could only quickly reply:
"It's a pleasure to join your party, and I'm also very longing for the kind of extraordinary person who has real extraordinary abilities, even ......"
When introducing himself, Angel wanted to pretend to be a lover of occultism who pursued the power of potions, but suddenly remembered the meeting he had with Hugh, who already knew his identity as an extraordinary, and according to their relationship, Hugh knew, which was equivalent to Audrey and the Viscount.
Moreover, if they were not extraordinary, these two nobles would not have had to invite themselves so solemnly to join the "Occult Salon".
“…… Even, I'm an extraordinary, well, the lowest serial kind. ”
She reversed her tune and admitted.
Unsurprisingly, Glerint had a "sure do" expression on her face, while Audrey looked curious, even with a hint of disbelief.
"Forgive me for taking the liberty of what kind of extraordinary person you are?"
She seemed afraid that this question would cause Angel to misunderstand, and asked in an extremely calm tone.
"The soothsayer, the soothsayer of sequence 9."
Without hesitation, Angel revealed another way he knew the potion recipe, Sequence 9, instead of the "Assassin" path.
"Divination? Is it the kind of divination of tarot cards and crystal balls? ”
Viscount Glerint was obviously more anxious than Audrey, and when he heard Angel's lying about the way of the potion, he immediately asked.
"I'm good at magic mirror divination, and I can also use the pendulum and tarot."
Finding that it would be difficult to dispel the doubts of the two nobles without showing their hands, Angel approached the desk, sat down opposite Audrey, took a pen and paper, and asked the latter with his eyes what divination he needed.
"Well, I'd like to try my hand at divination......" Audrey's jewel-like emerald eyes showed a hint of playfulness, "My brother has been sending some gifts from overseas recently, and I wonder if they will make it to Beckland." ”
Writing on the paper the divination words "Miss Audrey's gift will reach Beckland without any problems", she held up the citrine pendant and closed her eyes and recited it silently seven times.
Since the subject who needs to be divined is in front of him, the requirements for the information required for divination are not so high, allowing Angel to get the results directly through the pendulum.
Viscount Gleilynt stood up from his chair and leaned over curiously, and Audrey stared at the pendant expectantly.
Angel opened her eyes and saw that the crystal was spinning clockwise, and at a faster speed, even tugging at her left hand, which was holding the silver chain.
"The gifts should arrive without a hitch," she interpreted, "and based on the results of the divination, I think they've arrived?" ”
The crystal's rotation speed was different from the usual "yes", and she was keenly aware of this, and did some over-interpretation.
"Exactly, they arrived in Beckland yesterday, Miss Irene, you are indeed a master of divination."
Audrey replied with a look of surprise on her face and a lively tone.
"It's amazing, I always wanted to be a 'pharmacist', but seeing Miss Erin's performance, I was even a little shaken."
Glerint sat back in the chair next to him, rubbing his chin a little annoyance.
"You may never get the potion you want, I'm different, my goal has always been to be a 'spectator.'"
"Audience? Is this also the name of a potion? Angel took over the conversation at the right time, pretending to be a novice occult who didn't know anything about potions from other sources.
"Yes, it gives you a keen sense of observation, and you can peek into the other person's expressions and movements, which is just perfect for me."
The aristocratic lady's eyes lit up and she replied yearningly.
"It's a pity that we've been searching for a long time, but we haven't found any clues to these two potion recipes," Glerint interjected, "and that's why we invited Miss Firth, Miss Hugh, and Miss Erin to join us, do you know the recipes for these potions, or their clues?" ”
The Viscount looked at Angel with anticipation.
(End of chapter)