On Thursday, in Divination Club, Angel was sitting in his own small room "Seer Witch", drinking coffee boredly and looking at the unchanged furnishings of the divination room.
"Why are the number of people coming to fortune telling recently, especially women, less than half than before? Even the fortune telling room next door, which is very popular with female customers, has become quiet... Could it be that the economic crisis caused by the defeat of the war has finally been passed on to Backlund?"
Using the economic analysis column that can be seen every day in the newspaper as an excuse to Persuasion himself, Angel came to the corridor and asked for a few newspapers of the day from the front desk. When he returned to his fortune-telling room, he secretly observed the adjacent fortune-telling room with the door ajar, and was satisfied to see that the handsome middle-aged fortune-teller inside was also reading the newspaper idly.
Returning to her room, she spread out several newspapers, first looked at "Backlund Morning News", and found an advertisement for Ernst Trading Company's purchase of goods on the fifth page.
This means that tomorrow, Friday at 8 o'clock in the evening, Mr. "Eye of Wisdom" will hold a party at the old place.
Angel is preparing to attend the Beyonder party again after two weeks of absence. Not only does he need to sell some "Storm Convergence" ammunition, he also wants to communicate with Apothecary Darkwill, who he has worked with before, to see if he can buy the formula of "Apothecary" Potion from him.
After receiving 100 pounds of "mission funds" yesterday, her savings have risen to 250 pounds, and the circulating price of Potion formula of Sequence 9 is about this amount. As long as she sells some bullets, she is confident that she can buy this formula from Apothecary. If the other party's price is too high, she can also consider selling the "Barbarian" formula at the party and using the money to buy it at a higher price.
Anyway, Viscount Glaint will foot the bill in the end, and I can even add part of the labor fee...
Planning happily, Angel turned over the page of advertisements and returned to the front page to continue reading the newspaper.
"Shocked! The real 11th serial murder case, Sivellaus Yard is still helpless!"
Huh?
Angel's eyes moved to the title of the newspaper and confirmed that what he was holding was "Backlund Morning News" and not "Intis Post".
Why do everyone like such sensational headlines now?
But I have to say that this kind of headline is indeed effective. Angel's attention was once again attracted by the front page news. After reading it carefully, she realized that this was a serial killing case that had been going on for two months. Some time ago, it was said that there was an 11th victim, but it was soon confirmed to be a copycat murder, and now, it was the real 11th case.
The police have regarded this series of murders as a shame, and have increased their police patrols and searches. They probably also contacted the official Beyonder for help, but they have found nothing for more than two months. The murderer is obviously a master at hiding his whereabouts, and maybe he is Beyonder...
Could it be that the passenger flow of Divination Club has decreased because this murderer showed up again to commit crimes? That's right, his target is always women. Although some newspapers concluded that the victims were all young women who had worked as street girls and now found formal jobs, but who can say for sure when it comes to panic?
"Shocked, Divination Club's income has dropped sharply. The reason behind it is..."
She mentally gave "Intis Post" a title.
"Squeak——"
The door to the room was pushed open. Angel put down the newspaper in surprise and looked at the visitor, but immediately a disappointed expression appeared on his face - the visitor was Ms. Lola.
"It's not like I didn't pay for the divination, so why do you feel like you're seeing a ghost when you see me?"
Lola closed the door, came to sit down at the divination table, put down her wide-brimmed hat, smiled and joked, and moved her eyes from Angel's face to the newspaper on the table.
"Are you also concerned about this serial murder case? But I suggest you not to think about catching Criminal and collect the reward," she put away her smile and said seriously, "The real situation of the case is far more serious than what the newspaper disclosed. The perpetrator is most likely Beyonder of Mid Sequence."
"More serious? Do you mean there are more than 11 dead?"
Angel asked curiously.
"No, the death toll is correct, but the scene of the crime was very tragic. The chest and abdomen of the deceased were hollowed out, and all the internal organs were removed, like sacrifices at a sacrificial ceremony," Lola replied with a frown. It seems that this series of bloody cases has made this Sequence 6's Beyonder is a little hard to accept, "The police contacted the official Beyonder in the fifth case and also found many famous Detective. Even if it means they bow their heads and admit defeat, until the 11th case happened last night, they were still helpless and had no clues."
"The murderer carried out Anti-Divination measures?"
"It's very possible. Otherwise, how could the ordinary murderer escape justice for so long? The official Beyonder would have found him long ago."
Lola nodded, affirming Angel's inference.
"This almost confirms that the other party is Beyonder of Mid Sequence. Even if Low Sequence owns Anti-Divination, he will still be in the of major churches. Sealed Artifact has a flaw in his target, and the other party is so aggressive and continues to kill people regardless of the impact. It is possible that they want to achieve some purpose through these deaths, such as pleasing the bloodthirsty Devil, or performing a promotion ceremony."
"The promotion ceremony? Does it mean the promotion of Potion Sequence? But doesn't Potion just need to be mixed correctly and drank..."
Hearing "please Devil", Angel first thought of the evil sacrifice performed by Tingen City's Witch Trissy and the gray-haired Demoness of Pleasure, but Lola's last sentence made her confused again.
"This is true for everything below Sequence 6, but from the time Sequence 6 is promoted to Sequence 5, you need to take the correct Potion in a specific ceremony to succeed, otherwise you are almost looking for death."
"So, what kind of ceremony is required for Demoness of Pleasure to be promoted to the next Sequence?"
Angel tried it carefully.
"Humph, you will naturally know when you get there." Lola's face was a little gloomy, as if he had remembered something unhappy.
After discussing the news headlines in the newspaper, the topic of the two turned to yesterday's encounter in the salon. From the way Demoness of Pleasure carefully avoided Sevillea in the salon, it seemed that the other party did not look like a member of "Demoness Sect".
"The person who brought you to the salon yesterday was your upline, a certain 'Pleasure'? It seems that the task given to you by 'Demoness Sect' is to get close to this popular viscount?"
After changing the topic, Lola's gloomy expression returned to normal, even a bit joking.
"She is Sevillea Landon Baroness, but the Viscount is not my mission, but hers."
"Since that unlucky viscount is being targeted by 'Demoness Sect', I have no choice but to withdraw. Although there is a high probability that Baroness will not recognize me, it is better to have less contact with those people. Ha, this corresponds to your divination. Glaint is indeed not suitable for me."
I don't think there is anyone suitable for you in Backlund...
Angel cursed.
"But I also joined Demoness Sect. You are afraid of them, but not me?"
Lola sneered, "You are different from them, little cutie."
On Friday night, Angel brought the special bullets he made and the copied formula of "Barbarian" to the party venue of "Eye of Wisdom".
Putting on the iron mask that covered the upper half of her face, Angel was led by the guard to the living room with only one candle lit. She was surprised to find that the number of people present was nearly half less than the last time she attended the party. There were six or seven members sparsely sitting in the spacious room. It seemed that the old gentleman "Eye of Wisdom" sitting next to the coffee table in the center was somewhat alone.
Did something happen here last week when I wasn't here and some members left the party?
Angel closed his hood, found a single sofa and sat down, observing the members who were still at the venue, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the obese "Apothecary" Darkwill was still here.
"Let's get started, no one else will come."
"Eye of Wisdom" saw Angel sitting down and said.
"Because of that serial murder case, Mandated Punishers, Machinery Hivemind and Nighthawks, and even MI9 and Beyonder from the military were sent out to search for traces of the murderer, and even arrested many Beyonder who would normally ignore it. It is understandable that some friends are unwilling to go out and participate in the party here."
He explained calmly.
It turned out that it was because of the serial murder case again... Well, I was shocked. No one attended the Beyonder party. What was the reason behind it?
Angel was "shocked", and turned his eyes to the other people who were still attending the party despite the wind, and found that the man who used 400 pounds to solve the crisis targeted by Sequence 5, and then became Beyonder, was looking at him in the corner, with a trace of scrutiny and curiosity in his brown eyes.