Chapter 27: In a Dream

"That extraordinary trait has been handed over to me by Mr. Azik, but I don't think I should hand it over lightly until I confirm that Senior Deacon Pierce Turner is the Man of the Mirror, according to what I learned from Lola, the 'Man in the Mirror' can obtain the extraordinary trait after completely replacing the original body, what if, he is still not doing anything, hiding in the church, waiting for this 'Night Watch' trait?

"Only Lady Arianna and Her Excellency Cessima, who can be trusted, will intermittently pray to the Goddess that they will come to Beckland and solve the troubles of the 'Man in the Mirror'......

"Also, after last night's ball, I met Triss by chance, she seems to be free now, but she has a great grudge against the culprit of the Great Smog and the mastermind behind the death of Prince Edsak, and she plans to take action to find clues, which I think can be observed for a while.

"There are many different factions within the 'Witch Sect', and the branch to which the 'White Saint' Katerina belongs may have the possibility of cooperation, but it's up to me to contact you, if your identity is revealed, it will be difficult to escape in the hands of the witch in Sequence 3......"

Writing down the information and new plans she had received in the past few days, Angel carefully sealed the envelope, picked up the harmonica on the table and blew it, the silent fluctuations escaping, the light of the candle flickering, and the headless messenger Renette Tinicol slowly emerged from the air.

After meeting Pierce the "Man in the Mirror", Crane temporarily gave Angel the harmonica that summoned Renette, so that she could quickly summon the other party in a possible demigod battle.

Otherwise, even if you pay 10,000 gold coins to hire Renette, it will be difficult to get help in time in case of emergency.

"Please give this letter to your contractor, Gelman Sparrow."

Angel handed over the envelope and a gold coin and said.

Renette's two heads held the gold coin and the letter in their hands, but instead of leaving immediately, they looked at her expectantly.

"I've been in danger lately, just like By......am," Angel hesitated for a moment, then spoke, "I'd like to hire you as a bodyguard again, and the price will be deducted from your arrears just like last time." ”

Last time it was 10,000, and this time it will cost 10,000 again...... Although Renette was indeed very capable of fighting, and at that time she withstood two members of the "Rose School", but ...... That's 10,000 gold coins!

While Angel was thinking nonsense, Renette's four heads were also slowly shaking in her hands, and she didn't agree immediately.

She didn't want to take the opportunity to raise prices...... Indeed, she still owes me 20,000 gold coins, and I may agree to this kind of money that has not yet arrived, even if she raises the price to 15,000...... Angel was a little apprehensive, and was about to open her mouth to ask, but Renette's head with the gold coin had already swallowed the gold coin with a grunt, and the other two unworking heads spoke in turn:

"Discount ......" "...... only" "This time."

Discount, 10,000 gold coins or discount? Was she really going to raise the price to fifteen thousand?

Angel felt that her mouth was about to be crooked, she took a deep breath, calmed down, squeezed out a smile and said:

"Thank you!"

Renette shook her head with the letter in her mouth, counted as an answer, and disappeared with her body in front of Angel's eyes, returning to the spirit world.

Anyway, with Miss Courier as a last resort, I should have a good chance of winning against Pierce Turner "The Man in the Mirror", assuming he doesn't have any other helpers, of course...... Angel removed the spiritual wall and comforted himself with the idea that life is worth more than gold.

"In this case, we must be more cautious in dealing with Pierce, and we must be absolutely sure before making a move, so as not to let the other party escape and waste these ten thousand gold coins......

"There's going to be that William Sykes next week, and I'm going to do some preparation in advance; Today, I came into contact with the eldest son of Count Hall, who is a believer in the goddess, and with my appearance and purpose, it is possible that I will be regarded as a new member of the Witch Sect, and it is likely that there will be a 'Night Watchman' for a dream review...... Compared with these things, the 'man in the mirror' who has no clue for the time being is not a problem that needs to be solved urgently.

"Fortunately, I'm already in Sequence 4, and I can deal with ordinary 'Nightmares' or even Sequence 6' 'Requiems', not to mention the role of a Hidden Holy Emblem, which is enough to deal with the censorship below the demigods...... And Triss, I hope she doesn't get into trouble with an enemy that even I can't deal with, and I won't have a psychological burden to abandon her. ”

Muttering silently, Angel summoned the maids, washed away the fatigue and alcohol of the day under their service, and soon fell into the warm and comfortable bedding and fell asleep.

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With the sound of a thunderous whistle, the steaming steel beast slowly drove into the Beckland steam train station, and a passenger stepped out of the carriage, and the quiet platform instantly became lively.

In the past, steam trains stopped running at nightfall for safety reasons, but recently more and more people are heading to Beckland in search of job opportunities, so a few extra trains departing in the afternoon and arriving in the evening have been added from Makai and Ahowa counties to add fresh blood to the city waiting for workers to fill the factories.

After most of the passengers got off the train, a man in his thirties stepped out of the middle of the car, wearing a black trench coat with a high collar to cover his chin, no hat, and short blond brown hair that looked like a hedgehog in the dim gaslight.

The most striking thing about his body, in addition to the bright red gloves he wore on his hands, was the silver-white case he carried in his hands, which seemed to fit a violin, and with his old-fashioned dress, the passengers around him thought that he was a musician who had come to Beckland to find work.

Not caring much about the eyes of others, the "red glove" man left the station, followed the crowd into the subway station, exited the station in the North District, took a hired carriage to St. Samuel's Church, the headquarters of the Church of the Goddess of the Night in Beckland, and stopped in the narrow aisle like an ordinary believer, admiring the stained glass on both sides, listening to the routine mass in the prayer hall, and finally drove to the night watchman's station under the church, where he met the members on duty.

Dalie Simone, who has been making rapid progress lately, is already ready to consider being promoted to Sequence 5 "Gatekeeper", but her feats are not enough to get a potion...... Her momentum, this tight string could break at any time, but unfortunately I can't ......

He glanced at Dai Li, who was sitting by the door, wearing a hooded black robe, and with eyeshadow and blush on her face, who sensed the gaze, put down the document in her hand and looked here, and nodded slightly:

"Your Excellency Cessima."

"Good evening, Daly, where's Your Excellency the Archbishop?"

"In the conversation room in the church, discussing with Lord Hibert Hall about a charity dinner after the social season, do you need me to inform him?"

Another night watchman on duty interjected.

"No need, I'll wait here."

Sesima walked down the narrow aisle to a small room next to her, where she sat in a cushioned chair with a cushion and placed the silver-white box at her feet.

He noticed that there were already two night watchmen in the room, one of whom he knew, Leonard Mitchell, who was also a "Red Glove" but belonged to Beckland Sost's team, and this night watchman who had only applied to join the Red Glove since the Tingen tragedy was promoted second only to Dalie, and had recently accumulated enough merit to take the "Requiem" potion, which became a rare sequence for his age6.

Leonard's eyes were slightly closed at this time, half-lying and half-leaning on the chaise longue, and his body exuded a quiet, peaceful aura that could only be felt in the same way.

Is he "dreaming"?

Cesima subconsciously looked at the table in front of Leonard, on which lay an open document, and with a flick of his hand, the folder flew into his hand as if it had been lifted.

"Christine Theresa, who came to Beckland two weeks ago, spared no money and quickly got acquainted with a number of low-level nobles and elites in various industries, and contacted Hibbert Hall last night for the first review ......"

After a cursory review of the document, Sesima looked back at the photo of a young woman with black hair and purple eyes.

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As soon as Angel fell into a deep sleep, he felt the magic mirror on his body and the holy emblem on his wrist as a warning, and then his spiritual vigilance.

She immediately opened her eyes and found herself in the small living room on the second floor from the bedroom, surrounded by a dull-looking, slow-moving maid who was refilling the porcelain cup in front of her.

Then, there was a knock on the door to the living room.

Sure enough, the "dream" review is here...... Angel didn't get up to open the door herself, but waited for the maid beside her, as if she hadn't woken up, to open the door and put a young man in a black trench coat with the hem of his shirt fluttering with his movements into the living room.

"You, yes?"

Angel pretended to hesitate in her dreams, but muttered in her heart.

She sat down in front of her casually, and it was her teammate in Tingen, who played Leonard Mitchell, who relied on memorizing poems.

"Beckland Police Department, there has been a murder near your residence, I want to confirm your recent whereabouts and whether the information on your identification is true."

Lennard said in a flirtatious tone, spreading out the notebook in his hand and pulling out the pen on his chest.

Your excuse is too clumsy, but it's also in line with the self-confidence of the Nightmares after using their abilities...... Isn't he an angel who "parasitizes" a thief's path in his body? Didn't he tell him that I might be a high-order extraordinary, or did he not see the problem?

Angel sneered, remembering the difference between "shallow parasitism" and "deep parasitism", and nodded.

"Christine Theresa, female, 22 years old, left West Velas County four years ago for the ...... of Intistriel"

Leonard quickly recited her forged identification and asked:

"Is it true that you did business in Intis?"

"Some are false."

Angel replied honestly.

With a hint of "sure enough" on the corner of his mouth, Leonard asked, "What is the real situation?" ”

"I made a lot of money in a variety of industries by deception, whistleblowing, and hostile takeovers, rather than through legitimate business ......"

According to the "setting" after her consultation with Crane, Angel threw out her second identity: a young woman who is not so upright in her means of accumulating money, flees back to the kingdom of Rune for fear of being captured by the authorities, and is ready to launder her identity and property in Beckland.

These tactics are in a legal gray area, and even more so they are being carried out in a neighboring country rather than in his own country, and Leonard only writes it down with a strange face, without asking questions.

Then, he began to repeat and shuffle the order of Angel's answers, comparing them with each other, Angel was able to easily defuse these "attacks" because he had always been sober, and finally, Leonard put down his notebook and said as if unintentionally:

"Have you ever heard of the 'Extraordinary'?"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ I've even collected a few potion recipes that I don't know if they're true or fake, but I never mustered up the courage to try them. ”

Angel knew that answering "I haven't heard of it" would make people suspicious, so she made up a half-truth experience, mimicking the other party's mentality when she first met "Just" Audrey in Tarot, and replied hesitantly.

"Better not to try......," Leonard admonished solemnly, then stood up and straightened the hem of his trench coat, "Thank you for your cooperation, Miss Teresa, and have a good dream." ”

With a wave of his hand, he unleashed the Nightmare power, so that the young lady, who seemed to be a stunning-looking businessman who was actually a skilled businessman, would wake up and forget most of the things in her dreams, and then quickly escape the dream and return to her room in the basement of the church.

When he woke up, he immediately looked at another teammate next to him, and was relieved to make sure that the other party had not been harmed by this extraordinary person who had probably lived for thousands of years while probing the dreams of "Dwayne Dantès".

Immediately, he found himself sitting opposite a man in a trench coat with the collar covering his chin and mouth, the other party holding the documents of his target for today's review, and his eyes were looking at him with a searching look.

His Excellency Crestai Cesima, the Sword of the Goddess!

Looking at the senior deacon, Leonard, who had a "parasite" in his body, suddenly forgot about the censorship in the dream just now, pretended to be calm, and smiled at Sesima.

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8 Birningham Road, inside the master bedroom on the third floor.

Angel slowly opened her eyes and immediately confirmed that she had escaped the dream and returned to reality.

I didn't expect Leonard to come and censor me, and he gave me the same feeling as when the captain invaded my dreams in Tingen, either he was already a veteran "nightmare", or he was simply promoted to a "requiem......

Having me, most likely a "red glove", rather than an ordinary night watchman, censor me shows that my identity has been taken seriously by the church...... No, it should be that Hibert Hall is too valued by the church, and the Count Hall family are all believers in the goddess and donate a lot of property every year......

Hmph, I'm helping them deal with the "mirror man" who has infiltrated the interior, but they are treating me as a thief to prevent ...... Angel muttered silently, stroking the "Hidden Emblem" on her wrist, hoping that Lady Arianna or the "Goddess Sword" would reply as soon as possible.

However, I didn't expect Leonard to become the backbone of the church......

Angel smiled at the corner of her mouth and looked out the window, where the crimson moonlight was shining on the silent street.

(End of chapter)