After witnessing a power far greater than one's own, it was not the first experience for the former Danitz and the current Denise to succumb to one's true nature and suppress the inner anger to become soft and comfortable.
If the opponent is only slightly stronger than her, she has the confidence to use the Sealed Artifact she has on hand, as well as the magical power of Hunter and Demoness combined with Beyonder Ability after her own Switching Pathways to fight the opponent. At worst, she can use the special characteristics of Demoness to escape from the scene without endangering her life.
But Gehrman and Angelica... left too many shadows on Denise, starting from meeting them in Damir Harbor until knowing that they became Angel More than ten years have passed since became them, but the humiliation of being hung out of the porthole, the helplessness of being ordered to do this and that, and the despair of being played by the other party pretending to be the captain Edwina still appeared in her dreams from time to time.
The two girls she met now, Christina and Dorothy, were undoubtedly the daughters of those two. Although they did not look like Beyonder, for Denise who was already "desperate" Demoness For E, it was easy to crush them, but the failure of many attempts at divination made her understand that the two girls must be blessed by a certain Angel, or protected by a powerful Sealed Artifact, which she could not touch.
After all, I don't have any big grudge against them. Gehrman is still Mr. Fool's favored one. Angelica most likely belongs to the End Church. Maybe he is my temporary boss who sent their daughter out of Bayam, even if my mission is completed, don't add any complications... Denise muttered in his heart, walked down the stairs, and put on the "hypocrisy" ring to restore the appearance of "Flame" Danitz, so that the male attire on his body would not look so obtrusive.
"Eh..."
The sight of flesh and blood squirming and bones rubbing together obviously frightened the two girls following him, causing them to stop in their tracks with exclaims.
Huh, how did those two bold guys give birth to a pair of such timid daughters... Denise chuckled secretly and came to the bar on the first floor. Suddenly he found that the hall that was originally full of people was now empty and silent. Only the bartender wiping the wine glasses and the two guards at the door were left. He couldn't help but ask:
"Where are the people?"
This was originally just a matter of divination, but the many failed experiences with sister Christina made her no longer believe in Magic Mirror Divination.
"They all ran away, just before you came down," the bartender, who knew Danitz, said in a respectful tone, but there was a strange emotion in it. "Half of the people suddenly had their eyes twisted and mouths twisted, and their limbs trembled, as if they had become fools. The other half either had the wine glass in front of them on fire, burning their hair, or they were vomiting and having diarrhea as if they had drunk poison. I don't know who shouted to run, and everyone left..."
He paused, his eyes swept over Tina and Dorothy who were walking down the stairs behind Danitz, and continued in a low voice:
"I didn't hear those rumors just now, and I don't know anything about the blond female bishop."
What? Denise was stunned for a moment before reacting.
Did he think I did those things because of the rumors before we went upstairs? Damn it, it's obviously Gehrman and Angelica's fault. It's thanks to Mr. Fool that these guys who created their daughter Huang Yao were not hanged in front of the hotel... Even if they don't take action, I will I will leave some pathogens behind before leaving, so that these people can taste the taste of "despair", and at the same time clear up the relationship between me and the rumors... Thoughts flashed through Denise's mind, and finally a look of contempt appeared on his face, he clicked his tongue, and said in a cold tone:
"Let me spare your life for now."
"This was originally just a piece of muddy land in Docklands, but due to the increase in the population of Bayam, it has now been planned to become a new urban area. Spice processing plants, sugar refineries, canneries and supporting facilities will be built. The original dock will be expanded to directly export industrial finished products to the North Continent instead of the previous production raw materials."
Denise was like a dedicated tour guide, leading the way towards the pier while introducing the city to the two sisters.
The three of them passed by a busy construction site at this time. Countless construction workers were busy under the scorching sun. A muscular half-giant over two meters tall was carrying logs that were thicker than the waists of Tina and Dorothy. The locals from Rosid with flexible hands and feet climbed up the scaffolding and handed the tools to the tiling workers.
Seeing people from different countries and different skin colors working together, Tina couldn't help but say:
"You can't see so many people from different countries in Tingen City, especially half-giants in Feysac."
The war between the two countries has been over for more than ten years, and civil conflicts still occur from time to time. Cities like Tingen that did not face the invasion are okay. Cons and other cities such as Dunton suffered huge sacrifices in the war. Feysac people with obvious physical characteristics is among the most unwelcome guests.
"That's not Feysac people," Denise explained. "They are from 'New City of Silver' and are immigrants from the East Continent. Their giant bloodline is stronger than Feysac people."
Where is East Continent...New City of Silver? Is there any Old Silver City? Tina heard questions all over his head. He just felt that going out was really an eye-opener. He wished he could stay in Bayam for a few days and get to know this archipelago city. It would be even better if he could live in the luxurious suite just now.
Of course, it was more important to help "Genie" unlock the seal and get the wish he promised, so neither she nor Dorothy stayed here. Instead, they followed Ms. Lieyan through the new city like a large construction site and entered the bustling urban area again.
On the way, Tina noticed that there were more churches in this city than Tingen and Backlund, including the "Lord of Storms" church, which was old and seemed to be hundreds of years old but not visited by many believers today, the "Fool" church, which had become absolutely mainstream, and the "Goddess of Calamity" church, which was built almost one-to-one with it.
What intrigued her the most was the "Sun God" church that was almost impossible to see in the North Continent except for Intis Republic. This huge church with white and gold as the main tones, like being wrapped in gold foil, had a steep spire, huge stained glass windows and flying buttresses engraved with Angel, dragons and saints, which seemed to blend the characteristics of churches from all other religions.
But Dorothy quietly told her that according to folk rumors, Sun God's faith is actually the origin of all modern religions, including Holy Bible, myths and legends, and church styles, all inherited from this ancient but recently reborn faith.
It's just that no church is willing to admit it, and even believers in Sun God have not taken the initiative to publicize this.
Passing by one church after another, Tina suddenly had a guess:
According to "Genie", the end point of Potion Pathway is actually the real God. So, does the relationship between these religions mean the disputes and cooperation between God? Those religions that suddenly declined or even disappeared, did the God above us have a big problem, or even died?
If so, "Fool" and "Goddess of Calamity", which have no records in history but have suddenly become mainstream beliefs, could it be that God became God recently?
This thought made Tina a little scared. In order to get rid of this thought, she looked up and looked around, and suddenly noticed the huge black building located at the intersection of two busy streets.
It forms a fan shape and occupies all the open space next to the street, standing here like a black boulder. There is music hidden inside, and there is a lot of traffic at the door. From time to time, pairs of well-dressed ladies and gentlemen enter through the door, or leave with a satisfied smile.
A man named Magician, wearing a windbreaker and a white smiley mask on his face, was making leaflets with his bare hands and handing them to passers-by.
Tina was just about to ask Denise when Dorothy took the lead and said:
"What is this place?"
"Here..." Glancing at the black building, Demoness, disguised as a man, showed a playful smile, "Ten years ago, it was one of the most famous places in the entire sea area, a treasure that all pirates yearned for, and a holy place of entertainment that was secretly circulated among the North Continent travelers... Red Theater."
Seeing two girls who were inexperienced in the world looking at her with doubtful eyes, Denise regained some sense of superiority. She coughed lightly and continued to explain:
"Red Theater is the largest place in Bayam and even the entire Rhoad Islands where adult women can legally sell their bodies in exchange for money, and their customers are pirates who run rampant in Five Seas, sailors passing by here, local colonial troops, and famous tourists from all over the world."
She emphasized the word "adult" to prevent the two girls, especially the two Angel behind them, from thinking wrongly and ending up with the same fate as those rumormongers in the bar who had no IQ and were infected with the epidemic.
Fortunately, Tina and Dorothy were more curious about the subsequent encounter of "Red Theater" and asked:
"What now?"
"After the colonial army withdrew from the archipelago and the local armed forces retook the city with the help of the 'Sea God' church and the Mr. Fool, the Red Theater, which was related to many missing persons cases and fostered countless illegal trades, was forcibly closed. Although the current government and church have not explicitly banned that kind of trade, they have severely cracked down on forced selling... forced selling of bodies. This gold selling cave has become history."
Denise explained that he couldn't help but puff up his chest when talking about Church of the Sea God, as if she was the hero who led the liberation of this city.
But soon, she sighed again:
"But it is impossible to ban this kind of transaction. As long as it does not involve forced behavior, it will be difficult for the government to manage it. If you look at the places with red banners hanging by the door, they are scattered and private 'Red Theater'."
Tina After hearing this, he looked towards the alleys that connected the spacious streets, and sure enough he found that in many places there were bright red strips of cloth hanging on the door handles or by the windows. Occasionally, sneaky men would tear off the strips of cloth, knock on the door, and get in.
As a curious 13-year-old girl, she has already learned about men and women from various channels. She is not too shy about this, but she just feels that she has some new understanding of the world.
On the contrary, she was even more curious about Denise, who was careful about his words. She didn't know why the other party was shy about mentioning these contents.
Judging from her previous behavior, she didn't seem to be afraid of teaching bad children... After gathering her thoughts, Tina then asked:
"Is this now the 'Black Theater'?"
She pointed out that there were still customers coming and going, it didn't look like the black building had been forcibly closed.
Denise shook his head and said:
"To be precise, it is now called 'Night Theater'.
"After Red Theater was closed, the government originally wanted to demolish the building and convert it into a department store, but a brother and sister bought it and changed it into its current mainly black appearance. It was used as a regular opera house with non-stop drama, song, dance and magic performances every day, making it Bayam's famous entertainment venue.
"I have gone to several operas. The lighting and props in the theater are first-class, making Spectator feel like they are in a dream. The performances of Actor are also very superb, and the costumes and makeup are full of details. Unfortunately, they never leave the theater. It is extremely difficult for many Spectator who admire Actor to see them in the audience."
Opera... like "Betrayer's Ring" and "The Taidalia"... Tina, who was taken by his parents to the Tingen Grand Theater and watched many plays, had scenes in his mind, and he suddenly lost interest in "Night Theater".
But just as the three of them passed by the entrance of the theater and walked towards Docklands, the flyer Magician took a step forward and suddenly approached the two girls. Miraculously, he grabbed two long and narrow slips of paper from the air with his hands. Then he was stunned, handed the slips to Tina and Dorothy, and said in a joyful tone:
"Congratulations, you won the free tickets for tonight's drama "The Great Adventurer" in the Luck lottery."
Tina subconsciously looked at the piece of paper and found that it was two theater tickets depicting Gehrman wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with a serious face and holding a revolver.
We didn't participate in the lottery, and there were three people here, and he only gave two tickets... Is this some kind of scam? Tina looked at Dorothy and saw that she shook her head imperceptibly, then smiled at Magician and said:
"Thanks, but we don't need it."
Magician's black eyes exposed in the holes of the white mask showed a hint of disappointment, but he still took back the hand holding the ticket.
But the next second, the ticket was grabbed by Denise on the side. The latter let out a "tsk" and said to Tina:
"The prime-time tickets here are valuable. If you don't want them, you can give them to people in need, like me."
She stuffed the ticket into her pocket, but paused at the last moment because of Spirituality's guidance. She looked at Tina and Dorothy, and saw that the two girls did not object, so she accepted the windfall with peace of mind. Magician, who was frozen in action, said:
"Thank you for your gift."
Until the three people left "Night Theater", Magician, who handed out the flyers, was still looking in that direction, with a face with wisps of thick black short hair behind the mask without any expression.
Above him, a window on the second floor of the theater was ajar, and a woman with long black hair whose true appearance was difficult to see was also looking at the same location.
As soon as they arrived at the dock, the three of them noticed a huge ship in the distance.
It was a modern battleship over 150 meters long, made entirely of steel, with a total of four integral turrets at the front and rear, an observation deck in the middle of the hull integrated with the bridge, and even the chimney was thickly armored. Compared with it, the surrounding sailing ships and cargo ships seemed like antiques from the last era.
The whole body of the warship was painted black, and it docked quietly like a ghost. There was no one on board, and it did not fly the flag of any country. It looked like a Ghost Ship.
Ghost Ship...Denise was excited. He looked at the sisters Tina and Dorothy next to him, and made a guess in his heart.
"Are you leaving on that ship?"
she asked tentatively.
Tina touched Golden Lamp in the bag, nodded and said:
"That's it."
Sure enough, I said "Golden Queen" would not really let his daughters find a passenger ship to ride on, and actually sent his flagship here... It is said that the Ghost Ship will repair itself after being damaged. I didn't expect that even the appearance would be different. Able to change, from the ancient Sail Battleship to a modern armored ship... Denise swore, but did not dare to slack off in his movements. Under the watchful eyes of the naval guns that were enough to fit an adult, he sent the two girls to the dock.
As she expected, the "Queen Anne's Revenge", whose appearance had changed so much that it was impossible to guess its identity, quickly lowered the gangway and welcomed the two young masters on board. Then it sounded a sharp whistle and quickly started in the sight of everyone at the dock. It left the dock at a speed far exceeding that of steam-powered ships of this era and sailed towards the deep blue sea.
Huh——
Denise breathed a sigh of relief and felt lucky that the two of them were sent away safely. She touched the two theater tickets in her pocket and thought about whether to watch two theaters in a row by herself at night, or go to the church of "The End Church" to make an appointment with a familiar believer to watch together.
At this moment, she noticed a familiar figure flashing across the corner of the pier, her eyes immediately locked on the other person, and then she froze in place.
He was a thin man with short brown hair and blue eyes.
That's "Fire Flame" Danitz!
He is Danitz, then who am I... Denise's eyes turned cold and she was about to hide her figure in the crowd. She followed Mirror Tunnel to catch up and find out who the other party was. But when she looked around, her heart suddenly became cold. Even the invisibility technique she had already mastered was interrupted, allowing her figure to flicker and return to its original state.
Passerby, who had not very deep facial features but very bright eyes, gathered around him.
They are all "flames" Danitz.
You are all Danitz, then who am I?
Denise suddenly woke up from his dream.
Was what just happened a dream? I actually didn't meet the daughters of Gehrman and Angelica, and I wasn't surrounded by a lot of "Danitz" like a ghost?
She suddenly opened the quilt and jumped up from the bed, noticing that the blood-like moonlight penetrated the curtains and shone into the bedroom from the window, shining on her face.
Moon, which had gradually disappeared and turned bright white more than ten years ago, and at the same time no longer interfered with Beyonder Spirituality, causing them various problems, once again turned crimson.
Wait, could it be that all the more than ten years I have experienced are just dreams?
Denise's face was pale, he touched his forehead covered with cold sweat, and tested his hands under his pajamas. He was half relieved and half regretful to confirm that he was still a woman.
It's not a dream, I am the real one...
She laughed stupidly.