301 The Last Smile (1/2)
Chapter 301: The Last Smile
Translator: Kris_LiuEditor: Vermillion
In Viscount Klein's study.
Viscount Klein was tied to the chair, and his black hair looked messy. His green eyes stared at the man wearing a ridiculous-looking clown mask standing in front of him.
”You must be the crazy Clown! Just as the princess said, you're out of your mind!” Klein, the archon of Aalto's city hall, scolded Clown out of fear.
Clown laughed, ”Mr. Viscount, please don't tell me that the spell you cast just now was from a magic item. I see nothing wrong with a night watcher catching a vicious sorcerer, or do you want me to call you… Mr. Philosopher?”
Klein was shocked, ”How do you…”
He did not finish his sentence. Instead, he stopped himself very quickly. He thought that this might be a trick.
”We've been watching you all this time, Mr. Viscount, but we never really did anything to you because we were waiting for you to confess and to realize what you've done is completely wrong. After all, you're a noble. But unfortunately, you didn't. However, you've still got one more chance. As long as you tell me where Professor is, you can keep your status as a noble and archon… and you only need to secretly join the Night Watch,” said Clown. As he was talking, he looked out of the window, feeling a bit worried that the rest of the night watchers might arrive here anytime.
Klein realized that he was not the real target, then he sneered, ”I see. You're here for Professor. Sure enough, hanging out with one on the Cleansing List means great risks. But I don't trust you, Clown. You're not part of the Night Watch anymore, and the night watchers are even after you as well. I'd rather wait until the real night watchers come.”
As what Clown expected, although Klein had no plan on keeping the secret at the cost of his life, he was as sneaky as many other nobles. If the reward was tempting enough, they could even work with demons! People like Klein knew how to make decisions in this kind of situation.
Klein was trying to get a better offer!
Clown's face got close to Klein's and he said, ”Good try, Mr. Viscount, but you're negotiating with me, and I'm in a hurry, so I don't feel like negotiating.”
Klein's facial expression suddenly changed, and Clown's ten fingers started moving. Clown's fingers controlled the muscles in Klein's face and whole body, and his eyes and mouth started to open and close following Clown's movement.
Gradually, Klein's will and soul were also controlled. Unlike other night watchers, Clown could get the information he wanted even without using divine power.
”What's your pseudonym? Are you a sorcerer? In what school?” Clown first used a few simple questions to see if his power worked.
Klein's eyes finally found focus, and he looked just as usual, except for the smile on his face, ”Lord Clown, I'm a sorcerer. My pseudonym is Philosopher, mainly major in the school of Astrology. At that time, I failed to awaken my blessing, and I had no potions to rely on, so found the magic books left by the sorcerers who were killed by my ancestors to see if there was anything I could do to awaken my Blessing, but then I got interested in the school of Astrology, and could not stop myself anymore.”
Clown was not interested in Klein, so he asked directly, ”How did you meet Professor? How can I find him?”
”Lord Clown, it was Professor who found me after I came back from the concert. To be more specific, he used the fourth-circle spell, Figure in Mirror, to talk to me. He wanted to attend our next gathering to tell us the information about the Congress of Magic.” Klein told Clown everything, ”After I agreed to help, we met each other once. It was beside an idle garden villa in Gesu, No. 116. And we had this secret code… But I don't know where he is right now. He decided on the place where we met.”
Of course, Professor was very cautious and cunning, and Clown knew it well. Suddenly, it came to him that the address belonged to Lucien Evans! The villa was in a remote corner, and it had not been rented out yet. Only an old servant was keeping the house. So it was a perfect place for Professor to hide.
Clown's blood was boiling, and his body was shaking out of thrill. He was glad that he paid attention to the details.
However, knowing how cunning Professor was, Clown forced himself to calm down and thought, ”Lucien Evans is taking his rest in the house in Noble district right now, and it is said that Natasha is being occupied with all kinds of stuff in Ratacia Palace today and never left the palace. If both of them all of a sudden showed up in the idle house, people could easily tell that this was a conspiracy.”
He also considered whether Professor would lead him to another powerful sorcerer and make them fight, but it was not very likely to happen, after all, they were in Aalto. If a big fight happened, those cardinals would arrive immediately.
Although Clown knew that the best option right now was to wait for Juliana and the other night watchers to handle this, the anger and the wish to take his revenge were burning his guts. Also, he was confident in his own power as well.
After making a quick analysis, Clown made up his mind to go there. He knew that he must be very careful, and if there was anything out of his control, he would hide and leave Professor to the rest of the night watchers.
After sealing Klein's spiritual power using his special Blessing, Clown wrote down the information that he got from Klein to save some time for the night watchers coming after.
Then Clown left the noble district and arrived at No. 116, Gesu District.
The garden villa was covered in the darkness like a terrifying monster.
After checking around, Clown saw no magic traps around. Feeling a bit relieved, he decided to take one more step further. As quick as a shadow, he sneaked into the garden villa.
There was only an old servant here in the villa. After making the old servant fall asleep, Clown carefully checked the rooms one by one, trying to find some clues.
Soon, Clown had finished searching the basement and the ground floor. With great caution, he walked upstairs.