On Wednesday evening, Angel arrived at West Borough in a hired carriage.
She originally thought that an evil and secretive organization like Demoness Sect would hide in places like South District and Cherwood Borough, but she did not expect that Mr. A of "Aurora Order" would like to choose areas like Empress Borough and West Borough where rich people gather and there are ample police forces.
The carriage drove to Palm Avenue. Angel paid the fare and got out of the car. He found that this was a wealthy area with a vast land and sparse population. The streets were full of large residences with gardens. Luxurious four-wheeled carriages with various emblems were speeding on the road. There were almost no Passerby on foot.
Far more public than I thought...
Angel withdrew his inquiring gaze and walked along the street to the location written on the note, a three-story villa located in an exquisite garden.
It was already dark, but there was still a dedicated guard standing guard at the door. He seemed to have already learned that Angel would be coming today, and asked her to wait for a while before going in to report.
Within a few minutes, a young woman wearing a black and white maid skirt came to the door with the guard and took Angel inside.
"Madam is waiting for you at Reception Room."
This maid was well-trained and only said this sentence to Angel from beginning to end. She passed through the through-type hall where many servants were busy, passed through the gorgeously decorated corridors with thick carpets, and took her to a room Reception Room on the east side of the first floor.
Entering Reception Room alone, Angel found the maid closing the door behind her.
"Welcome, lost 'Witch', I'm glad you were on time for your appointment."
A voice that sounded not too young, but full of contagion came from behind the screen of Reception Room. Footsteps sounded. A woman wearing a black silk robe with long black hair tied behind her head walked out of the screen and sat at the coffee table in the center of Reception Room.
Her face was round, but not fat. Under her thin eyebrows were a pair of gray eyes. She looked at Angel with curiosity like a girl, but she didn't seem to have any malice.
The latter did not wear a hood to hide his appearance today, but he was wearing "Madness Ring". In the eyes of others, he still had black hair and a round face, a face that was not easy to remember.
As soon as he saw this lady's appearance, Angel guessed that she was also a Demoness of Pleasure, well, at least Demoness of Pleasure.
Because she feels similar to Ms. Lola, her face is not beautiful, but with the subtle movements of her body, every frown and smile can affect the minds of others.
"Hello, ma'am."
Not knowing how to address the other party, Angel could only say hello briefly.
"Come, sit across from me," the black-haired lady pointed to another armchair opposite the coffee table, "Don't be nervous, just call me Sevillea."
"Okay, Ms. Sevillea, I am Irene Watson, 'Witch' from Sequence 7."
The other party called out his Sequence, and there was no need to hide Angel. As for the pseudonym, many people in Backlund already knew it.
After Angel sat down, the lady who called herself Sevillea shook a small bell. Two maids walked into Reception Room's side door. They placed a pot of fragrant black tea and refreshments on the coffee table. After pouring the tea for the two of them, they left silently. The skillful and rapid movements made Angel stunned.
I didn't expect that the life of the rich was so... so luxurious. I thought that a chef who specializes in cooking and a dedicated maid would be enough. I didn't expect that someone would come up and serve refreshments just by ringing the bell...
As if she was happy to see Angel's surprise, Ms. Sevillea smiled, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and then said softly:
"Originally, a person with doubtful identity like you should be directly examined by 'Lady Despair', but she has more important matters recently and is not at Backlund for the time being. I am responsible for West Borough and Empress Borough, which is why we have this meeting."
Lady Despair?
Angel heard this name for the first time. It sounds like he is the superior of Sevillea. He undoubtedly has a higher Sequence, maybe Sequence 5, or even High Sequence.
Could it be that Sequence 5 of Demoness Pathway is called "Demoness of Despair"? This corresponds to "Demoness of Pleasure", which is very likely.
"First of all, please tell me about your experience before coming to Backlund. This is the first step of the examination."
Sevillea's gentle and seductive voice pulled Angel out of his thoughts.
Sure enough, the first step is the background check...
Angel had already prepared for this. He even made a plan before coming to Backlund and during discussions with Arianna.
"I originally lived in Tingen City. I should work and live like ordinary people, and grow old like ordinary people..."
She described the past of an "assassin" with 70% truth and 30% falsehood.
"After meeting Madam Sharon, I embarked on the path of Beyonder under her guidance, punishing evil and promoting good, killing those criminal organization leaders and people who cannot be punished by the law, and then continued to be promoted until I became 'Witch'. To be honest, I did not expect at the time that after being promoted to Sequence 7, I would actually become a woman..."
When she talked about "punishing evil and promoting good", she saw a hint of sarcasm in the eyes of Sevillea sitting opposite, which was instantly replaced by curiosity about listening to the story.
"Such cover-up and self-promotion will make people believe in your past even more..."
She thought of Arianna's advice.
"Although Madam Sharon mentioned 'Demoness Sect' to me, she kept saying that I was not ready to join. With her death, I also lost Pathway who would continue to be promoted, so I came to Backlund, hoping to get more opportunities."
Ms. Sevillea nodded slightly, her face became serious, and she asked:
"I heard about the death of Madam Sharon of Tingen City. Do you know the specific circumstances?"
"In order to deal with a defector, she attacked the 'Nighthawks' station of Church of Evernight. I never saw her again after that."
"Consistent with our understanding, Sharon Khoy's death almost caused us to lose an important chess piece. Fortunately, Mitis took her back, but Mitis also died in Tingen a month ago... It's strange to say that we lost two members there one after another. Haha, maybe after you are promoted, you will be sent there too."
Sevillea said with a joke.
Forget it, I don't want to go back and face those old teammates...
Thinking of Tingen City's Nighthawkss, Angel's heart ached.
She forcibly diverted her attention and analyzed Sevillea's words.
Mitis is most likely the gray-haired "Demoness of Pleasure", and what is the important chess piece she "retrieved"? Sounds like a woman too...
"Last question, do you know Tris?"
Tris? That "Instigator", no, that newly promoted "Witch"?
The interruption of her train of thought made Angel momentarily stunned, but she quickly realized that Tris was most likely another subordinate of Madam Sharon. Sevillea asked this question to determine whether she was lying.
"I know him. He is also a downline of Madam Sharon, a 'Instigator', but I haven't seen him since he went to sea and caused the 'Alfalfa incident'."
"Very good. It seems you didn't hide or lie." Sevillea showed a satisfied look and nodded slightly. "According to the rules, you still need to accept a task. Depending on the completion, you will be evaluated whether you can join Demoness Sect. This will be a long-term process. Before that, you can only contact me alone. You cannot and will not come into contact with other people."
Angel secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in reply:
"That's right, it's the same as when I was at Tingen City."
"I'm glad you understand. I will find an opportunity to take you to a viscount's salon this week. I originally planned to let you get close to the viscount, but after meeting you, I feel that you may not be qualified for this task..."
Sevillea looked at Angel's face with a somewhat regretful expression, which reminded her of Ms. Lola's weird expression before.
"But I will help you choose another target. You can use Viscount Glaint's salon to get close to one of his friends, the daughter of Earl. She seems to have an extraordinary interest in mysticism and extraordinary powers. You might as well become her friend through this."
"There is no need to put any extra thought into it, just approach her with a normal heart, so that she is not easily noticed. Become a friend with her and interact with her normally. This is your only mission."
With a smile, Sevillea added.
"If you can complete the task, I will provide you with the Potion formula of 'Pleasure', as well as the corresponding Potion materials."
Are the recipes and materials a reward? Doesn't it mean that if you complete this task, you will have the opportunity to be promoted to Sequence 6?
Angel was a little surprised. She originally thought that coming to Sevillea this time was just to accept the test of joining "Demoness Sect" and complete some simple or complex tasks to prove her ability.
Unexpectedly, the other party actually offered such a generous reward.
"Who is that Glaint Baron?"
Why is it worth Demoness Sect to spend such a high price to get close? She didn't ask the second half of the question.
"He? He's just a guy who inherited the title at a young age. He's not the point."
Sevillea picked up a piece of delicate tea cake, took a small bite and put it aside, and then continued.
"Your target is Earl Hall's daughter, Audrey Hall."
"She is only 17 years old this year, but her beauty has spread throughout the upper echelons of Backlund. She is known as 'Backlund's most dazzling gem'. She has properties, fields, stocks, bonds and other assets worth hundreds of thousands of pounds to her name."
Hundreds of thousands of pounds... The largest amount of Gold Pound I have ever seen before was on the arrest warrant for that guy Lanevus. The ten thousand pounds was only the total amount of his fraud...
Before Angel could express her surprise, Sevillea's next words made her open her mouth wide.
"And her father, Earl Hall, is Loen's top banker and an influential cabinet member. His apparent assets exceed 10 million pounds. As a banker and investor in many industries, the stocks and bonds he secretly controls would probably not be less than 30 million pounds if converted to Gold Pound."
This kind of figure already sounds as worthless as pounds...
Angel has lost the ability to be surprised by the amount of "tens of millions".