750 Attraction? (2/2)
Yes, Klein was certain that they were Nighthawks!
When they met, he casually swept a gaze at Leonard and company before passing them and walking towards the main entrance.
The main entrance was open, and the clouds outside were thin. There was plenty of sunlight and pigeons were flying.
Leonard Mitchell glanced at the believers who walked past him out of boredom, and he retracted his gaze. He said with a sigh, ”I hope we can stay in Backlund for a few days this time to have a good rest. The case this time wasn't only dangerous and thrilling, but it also required us to be tense the entire time.
His team of Red Gloves had just cracked a human skin-donning Devil case, and they had captured two targets.
This seemed easy on the surface, but it wasn't simple at all. They went through plenty of setbacks and tribulations before completing the mission with great difficulty. Every member was exhausted both in mind and body.
Captain Soest shook his head with a smile.
”This is the life of us Red Gloves. You should've known that this would be how it would be back when you chose to join.
”However, congratulations on advancing to Soul Assurer.”
Leonard Mitchell curled his lips into a smile.
”It's slower than I had expected. Also, Captain Soest, you've finally reached Sequence 5.”
”This isn't a problem with the Church. If I could've endured it better, I could've become a Spirit Warlock earlier.” Soest wiped his smile away as he walked into the prayer hall's corridor. ”Pray to the Goddess. It will effectively eliminate your mental stress, allowing you to recover.”
As he spoke, the team of Red Gloves entered the dark and serene hall as they found a spot to sit down.
Leonard was just about to focus on praying when he suddenly heard a slightly aged voice ring in his mind:
”That person from just now is problematic.”
”Who?” Leonard kept his head down as he asked with a suppressed voice.
The slightly-aged voice replied, ”One of the men you met at the entrance. I'm living in your body, and my strength hasn't recovered, so I wasn't able to see too clearly.”
Leonard recalled and asked softly, ”What do you mean by problematic?”
”He has an ancient aura.”
”A Beyonder who has lived for a very long period of time?” Leonard mumbled, ”I will try to investigate.”
Simultaneously, he thought, Old Man must be hiding certain things. He seldom volunteers to tell me that someone is problematic, yet be so vague about it… After I find the target and confirm that there's no danger for the time being, I'll leave it. I don't want to be embroiled in the conflict of some undying monsters from the Fourth Epoch… If that person will really bring about a calamity, I'll directly report it to the Archbishop…
…
In an apartment in Cherwood Borough.
”This the money I borrowed from you.” Fors handed 220 pounds to Xio.
She had already received the 100 pounds from Mr. Moon and the 500 pounds from Ma'am Hermit.
Xio Derecha grabbed at her messy blonde, unsmooth hair, looked at the money, and raised her head to look at Fors. She blurted, ”You really are involved in illegal gambling?
”I have to tell you that such gambling must be a scam and a trap. They let you win in order to make you lose more! Even though you're a Trickmaster and have a chance of fooling them, such gambling scams might have other Beyonders hiding in it!”
”Stop, stop, stop!” Fors lowered her hands. She said in bemused anger, ”Do I look like someone who will participate in illegal gambling?”
”Yes!” Xio didn't hesitate in her reply. ”If I didn't stop you, you wouldn't just be smoking cigarettes, you'd even be smoking cannabis!”
That's because I needed to numb myself due to the pain brought by the full moon's ravings. I no longer need to… Fors didn't debate with Xio as she directly explained, ”I sold the mysticism knowledge I know at a Beyonder gathering. Heh heh, that person was very generous and had paid several hundred pounds.”
”Is that so…” Xio instantly threw the problem to the back of her mind and said, ”There's been a new Beyonder gathering that appeared recently in East Borough. I've been invited.”
”A new Beyonder gathering?” Fors was first taken aback before feeling a sense of anticipation.
According to her teacher, Dorian Gray, and Mr. Fool, she knew that Lewis Wien was an Oracle of the Aurora Order. His arrival in Backlund was likely to replace the missing Mr. A, so as to rebuild the Aurora Order faction in this big city. Therefore, there was a solid chance that he had disguised himself to organize a new Beyonder gathering.
Fors thought for a moment and said seemingly mindlessly to Xio, ”Are you going to join it?”
”Of course, I have to prepare the Interrogator formula potion,” Xio answered decisively.
Fors nodded and covered her mouth to yawn.
”Remember to bring me along when you have the privilege of inviting a new member.”