"Ma'am, please come in. Madam is already waiting for you."
Angel was introduced by the maid to Reception Room, who last met Sevillea.
The latter was wearing a purple silk dress today, embellished with some black lace, and her long hair was tied into a ponytail, making her look younger than before.
"Very good, it seems you still read the Etiquette Book. If you come here wearing a cloak and trousers, I will drive you home immediately."
Sevillea looked at Angel with satisfaction and nodded.
Angel put on a light yellow ruffled dress today, exposing her forearms that had been restored to a healthy complexion by Healing Potion, and her hair was carefully tied back, but in Madness Ring's effect, they were still black.
Etiquette Book is not the point, the point is that I spent 20 pounds to buy this suit and matching shoes...
Yesterday, Rose Bishop threw Rose Bishop's body into the Tussock River to feed the fish, and Angel got up early in the morning to buy clothes. She pursed her lips, but in the end did not dare to mention the reimbursement.
Riding in Baron Landon's four-wheeled carriage, the two came from West Borough to a luxurious villa in Empress Borough.
With the personal maid leading the way, Mrs. Sevillea entered the garden of the villa elegantly, while Angel followed at the end, as if she was another maid.
The attendant in the villa's living room opened the door, and the salon inside has begun. The theme of this afternoon is literature. The owner of the villa, Viscount Glaint, has invited Backlund famous writers, novelists, and nobles he is familiar with, and they are communicating eagerly in the large living room on the first, second, and second floors.
Feeling the curious, scrutinizing, and playful eyes focused on me, Angel's evil tonic Noble Etiquette disappeared from my mind in an instant.
Xio Derecha was sitting on the sofa in the corner of the living room, holding a delicate crystal glass and looking at the small bubbles floating in the sparkling fruit wine inside.
She was completely uninterested in the low-alcohol wine consumed at aristocratic gatherings, but she had to pretend to enjoy it. This hypocrisy already made her uncomfortable.
If Fors and Miss Audrey hadn't gone to a Beyonder party in the suburbs of North Borough, and she had something to report and needed to wait for the two of them to come back, she wouldn't have wanted to stay in this salon where everyone was wearing fake smiles and pretending to be pretentious.
The door was opened by the waiter, and two late guests entered the living room. Xio's professionalism made her subconsciously observe the new people who joined the salon.
A black-haired lady with a beautiful face wearing a purple dress instantly attracted the attention of the audience. Viscount Glaint, who was talking to a guest, immediately came up to her, kissed her hands, and started chatting with her eagerly.
The young lady behind her, who was nearly 1.8 meters tall and wearing a light yellow dress, shook her right hand, as if she wanted to raise her hand to invite, but stopped halfway, causing Xio to almost laugh. She quickly picked up the wine glass and took a sip to hide her expression.
But then, she remembered what she learned about the death of Williams in the morning, and her smile disappeared in an instant.
Xio learned about Williams's death from the morning newspaper, and he didn't even get to see his friend for the last time.
This poor man just asked other acquaintances of East Borough to look for clues about Lanevus, but the overreacting party came to find him and killed him to silence him. This cannot be said to be cruel, it is simply crazy.
Generally, when wanted criminals are questioned, they will sneak away quietly, change their lurking location, or even leave the city to avoid key search areas.
But why did Lanevus openly kill people and silence them? Are you disdainful of hiding, or are you unable to leave in the short term because of something?
Xio had already informed Miss Audrey, who issued the commission, of the death of Williams and another of his friends, as well as the news that Lanevus might be hiding near East Balam Dock, but the other party then went to a Beyonder party with Fors, and he didn't know when he would be back.
"Forget it, I'd better go back first. When that guy Fors comes back, we can come over together..."
Fed up with being unable to fit into the salon, Xio picked up the wine glass on the coffee table, drank all the fruit wine, stood up, and prepared to leave.
"Hugh Miss," Viscount Glaint, who brought a guest to the corner of the room, stopped her. "This is Miss Irene, the niece of Mrs. Sevillea. She came to Backlund from Tingen City soon. This is the first time she has attended my salon."
"She is more interested in those aspects..." the Viscount added in a lowered voice.
Who is Mrs. Sevillea?
Xio subconsciously wanted to ask back, but the other person's expression seemed to be saying something that everyone should know, so she was embarrassed to ask.
But "those aspects" she could guess were the little secrets shared by several people: their hobby of occultism.
This hobby connected Miss Audrey, Viscount Glaint with herself, and people with very different statuses like Fors. It also allowed her to receive many well-paid commissions, and she obtained the Potion formula of "Sheriff".
Xio nodded, looked at the slightly nervous Miss next to the viscount, and found that it was the black-haired woman who had just entered the living room with jerky etiquette movements.
She is a full head taller than me...
Looking at the other party with some envy, Xiu bowed and introduced himself, "Miss Irene, good afternoon, I am Xio Derecha."
Hearing her name, Miss Irene raised her eyebrows with interest, making her round face look even cuter.
Under the coffee table, Miss Audrey stayed here and Golden Retriever tilted his head, looking here with a pair of wise eyes.
Angel looked towards the center of the living room. Sevillea was located at the focal point of the salon. Several young nobles were surrounding her, fighting overtly and covertly for the opportunity to talk to her. Sevillea looked over here from time to time, seeming to be supervising Angel's work.
But Miss Audrey Hall is not in this salon at all, and will not even come back today...
She sighed helplessly and looked at the short lady sitting on the sofa opposite her. She had messy yellow hair and baby cheeks. Combined with her height, she looked like the underage Miss.
In the brief introduction just now led by Viscount Gray Lint, she already knew the name of the other party, Hugh Dilcha, the bounty hunter who was entrusting spies from the East District to find Lanerwus, so that he was mistakenly attacked by Bishop Rose.
Of course, Angel doesn't blame her. The problem is Rose Bishop who attacked without understanding the situation, and the latter has turned into a ball of contaminated Beyonder Characteristic, lying quietly in the basement of her house, using his life to atone for his own sins.
"Hugh Miss, I heard that Backlund can only see Sun for two months in a year. I just came here. Is it true?"
Hmm, this sounds like saying Backlund is bad...
As soon as this sentence came out of her mouth, she realized something was wrong. Did she step on the wrong topic when she had no words to talk about?
"It should be so. Anyway, the weather here is very bad, far worse than East Chester County."
The other party didn't seem to notice anything wrong with this topic. He answered with his eyes wandering, and his mind was not on the conversation at all.
Fortunately, she didn't care...
Angel breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Knight Practice Uniform, who said that Xiu's body did not match what Etiquette Book said, but did not appear rude, but rather a bit majestic. She recalled the several topics mentioned on Etiquette Book that could easily open up the situation.
"Hugh Miss, your clothes..."
"Miss Irene, let's not make any detours. Why did you come to me specifically?"
Xio interrupted her rudely, and there was a majesty about him that made people want to obey, which made Angel even more sure of the other party's identity.
"Okay, let me tell you straight, you are Beyonder, right?"
she said in a low voice.
The gaze on the other side sharpened, and his green eyes stared at Angel motionlessly.
"How do you know?"
"I have seen you," Angel looked at the center of the living room and found Viscount Glaint chatting next to Sevillea. No one else noticed this small corner, so he continued, "At Mr. A's gathering, you and another lady did not disguise themselves. I was also present at that time."
"Really, I understand, so why are you looking for me? Isn't it just to expose my identity?"
Xio didn't panic when his identity as Beyonder was revealed.
"I just want to meet Beyonder from Backlund. I just came here from Tingen and am eager to expand my social circle. Well, maybe we will have opportunities to cooperate in the future."
It would be great if you could introduce me to Miss Audrey...
Angel added in his heart.
After learning her goal today from Xio Derecha, she was a little disappointed when Audrey Hall was away, but now she could only establish a good relationship with Bounty Hunter who was "waiting for Miss Audrey to come back", and maybe she could get to know Audrey through it later.
In addition, in addition to the mission of "Demoness Sect", she also has another purpose.
Seeing that Bounty Hunter was impatient and ready to get up and leave, Angel said softly:
"You are looking for a wanted criminal, right? His name is Lanevus?"
Xio's movements stopped, and he turned to look at Angel, with a hint of surprise and vigilance in his eyes.
"What do you know?"
"I know that he has changed his appearance and is hiding in the dock workers' dormitory next to Docklands and East Balam Dock," Angel said in a lowered voice, satisfied with the other party's reaction. God turned to the group of guests who were chatting enthusiastically in the center of the living room, "Bronze skin, very distinctive, it shouldn't be difficult to find. No matter what you want to do, please do it as soon as possible. Maybe tomorrow, the official Beyonder will know about it."
"East Balam Dock? Sure enough..."
This Bounty Hunter seemed to have found out a lot of information. She was not surprised to hear Lanevus's hiding place, but then she frowned and looked at Angel and asked:
"Why are you telling me this? Since you know where he is, why don't you collect the bounty?"
"It's just a small gift, it's my greeting gift."
Angel answered pretentiously, stood up, and was about to go find Sevillea who finally had some time to spare, but because he was wearing high-heeled dance shoes that he was not used to, he stumbled and almost sprained his foot.
Fortunately, Beyonder's body coordination allowed her to stand quickly, sighed, straightened her skirt, and left the corner of the room.
Before leaving, she felt a curious but not malicious gaze. She subconsciously looked over there and found a Golden Retriever obediently lying next to the wall, looking at her.
There was appreciation in its eyes. Seeing Angel looking over, it tilted its head and wagged its tail in a friendly manner.
Appreciation, kindness...how could I read such emotions in a dog?
Angel felt that her thoughts were a little confused. She quickly said goodbye to Xiu who was deep in thought, and faced Sevillea who was walking towards her.