After receiving 450 pounds in cash from Miss Magician through Fool's sacrifice and gift, Angel's deposit finally exceeded 3,500 pounds. This is the largest amount of money she has personally held since she received 3,200 pounds from Eye of Wisdom.
Wads of banknotes were placed in the house, and she couldn't even sleep well. Early the next morning, she immediately went to the nearest Backlund Bank and deposited most of the cash in her bearer account, leaving only some small change for emergencies.
After her wallet bulged, Angel, who had no place to spend money for the time being, thought of the extraordinary weapon Kavi said, and its price happened to be 3,500 pounds. The amount that she thought was out of reach last week, now she could buy it as long as she empty her wallet, which made her quite excited.
"Just empty your wallet..."
Sitting in Divination Club, Angel murmured and took a sip of the free coffee. After drinking Audrey's "Saint Derest Mountain Coffee", this kind of cheap coffee beans with strong roasted flavor is no longer favored by her. Unfortunately, neither she nor the club can afford the coffee beans imported from Feynapotter, so they can only make do with it.
"If I really buy that weapon, I will be penniless again. I think when I first arrived at Backlund, I still had the 50 pounds that Arianna gave me..."
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Angel opened the newspaper in front of him and fully enjoyed all the benefits that he could get for free as a club member.
After being promoted to Sequence 6, she no longer needs to play "Witch", which makes her time at Divination Club seem a bit boring and wasted. However, since she has paid the membership dues for the year, she naturally still has to take advantage of the free coffee and newspapers here.
Of course, she has already made up her mind not to renew next year.
Opening the newspaper, she subconsciously looked at the page where the hidden advertisement for Beyonder's party would be published, and soon discovered that Mr. A would hold a rally tomorrow evening, which made Low Sequence with a large number of Low Sequence Potion formula, but Angel suffers from the difficulty of realizing it. He is happy. Maybe he can sell a few copies of the formula at the rally to refill his wallet that is about to be emptied by Artisan.
Afterwards, she roughly flipped through other pages and found no other interesting content. Ever since Serial Killer was "arrested" and the incident of Capim's thieves subsided, Backlund had been there for a while. There was no time for a topic to attract everyone's attention. Intis began to hype the case of the ambassador's murder. The expired explosives that had not been cleaned up in the abandoned West Baylun Shipyard were ignited by cigarette butts. These were all uninteresting contents.
Only the East Borough homeless population survey published in the corner of the page made her calm down and read the full text. Unfortunately, it was far from the survey results Sherlock said, and it had obviously been deleted and modified.
Combined with Tarot Club's "Justice" Miss Audrey said that "the upper echelons of the kingdom and the church are paying attention to this matter", it is very likely that the reporter's report was submitted to the upper echelons of the kingdom for their internal reference, and only a small part was sent to the newspaper.
After reading this newspaper and preparing to go to the front desk to pour a new cup of coffee and change another newspaper, there was a knock on the door of Angel's fortune-telling room. She heard four familiar knocks in succession. She sighed secretly and put away the newspaper.
"Good morning, Seer Witch Miss, why can't you be happier to see me?"
Lola Swann today wore a light green dress that reached her ankles and a shawl made of the fur of an unknown animal to cope with the chill of early winter. She sat across from the divination table with a smile, untied her shawl, and exposed the white skin under her neck.
At this time, Angel already knew that her actions were not deliberate, but the charm that "Demoness of Pleasure" exuded involuntarily, but it was still difficult to take her eyes away. It was not until the other party took off her felt hat and put it aside that she realized and asked:
"Is this how to play 'Demoness of Pleasure'? Dress up beautifully and act charming?"
Although she already had a vague guess in her mind, she still wanted to ask this "Pleasure" what he thought.
"What, are you ready to learn in advance how to play Sequence 6?" Lola smiled sweetly, and then covered his mouth with his hands to cover his teeth, "The easiest way is to let yourself and others get the supreme 'Pleasure Z' Z', but you have to keep your identity in mind at all times. This is a kind of Affliction. Of course, there may be some alternative way of acting like you are finding a new way now. When you get to Sequence 6, you can explore it yourself."
Alternative... I think the method you mentioned is alternative...
Angel's inner guess was confirmed, but this was not pleasant.
"Speaking of acting, I have an opportunity here that may allow you to complete Witch Potion's digestion progress at once." Lola changed the topic and talked about the purpose of his coming here. "Have you gotten any information from within the Demoness Sect? What are their recent trends?"
Due to being busy with promotions and returning to Tarot Club recently, Angel almost forgot about the Demoness Sect. At this time, he wanted to shake his head, but then he thought about it. The human trafficker Baelen mentioned by Hanged Man on Tarot Club, as well as the possibility he guessed was related to the Demoness Sect, nodded and said:
"Remember the last time you mentioned the relationship between the human trafficker Capim and Demoness Sect?" She considered her words, carefully revealed some information, and tested the other party, "Actually, Demoness Sect is not only like this in Backlund These businesses, in the surrounding Tingen City, Enmat Harbor and other places, there are gangs or semi-legal organizations they control to conduct human trafficking, and recently there was a human trafficker who seemed to be related to many missing slave cases in the Southern Continent colony..."
She told Lola the appearance of "Baelen" that Hanged Man was tracking, and successfully made the other party think for a long time.
"I have never seen this person, but I have remembered his appearance and characteristics. I will pay more attention to him." After a moment, Demoness of Pleasure, who had an inexplicable hatred for the Demoness Sect, nodded and replied, "I understand what you said. I've heard that Demoness Sect's human trafficking business is huge and unscrupulous, and he doesn't seem to be afraid of being discovered by the kingdom or Orthodox Church. What makes me most curious is who bought so many slaves in the end?"
Without waiting for Angel to answer, she continued:
"If, I mean if, there was such an opportunity to seriously injure Demoness Sect and give you a chance to play, would you be willing to do it?"
I have finished playing the role a long time ago, and although I have to deal with the Demoness Sect, I don't think that a secret sect with a history of thousands of years can be solved by relying solely on human trafficking...
Angel thought about it but did not answer.
Seeing her silence, Lola sneered, "Ah, now is the time when their strength is at its weakest. There are only three 'Pleasure' and one 'Affliction' in the entire Backlund. That Demigod has probably left the capital. When she comes back, she may not have such a good opportunity again."
"Affliction"? Is this Sequence 5 after "Demoness of Pleasure"? Just call it "Demoness of Affliction"?
Angel remembered the name, but still did not reply to Lola. She guessed that the other party probably wanted to use human trafficking to cause trouble, but not to mention the secretive Demoness Sect, even a cult like Aurora Order that frequently caused bloody cases, Mr. A and Oracle could openly hold Beyonder meetings in Backlund. Without grasping their true weakness, it was impossible to make a fatal blow.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Angel took a carriage to Empress Borough's Viscount Glaint home, and under the guidance of the maid, he entered the study room used for receiving guests.
Audrey, who was dressed simply and without any jewelry, was already sitting behind the desk. Glaint was absentmindedly flipping through a novel. Next to him sat Fors Wall, who had a somewhat lazy temperament. The novel the Viscount was reading seemed to be one she had published a few years ago.
"Miss Irene, thank you for coming here. It's a pity that Hugh Miss couldn't attend because he was busy. Otherwise, all members of our occult gathering would have been present."
Seeing her arrival, Glaint put down the novel, stood up and walked towards the door actively. He was not usually so enthusiastic, which made Angel feel a little curious.
Then she noticed that the Viscount's temperament had changed a lot, especially that he was more confident and smiling. She guessed that the other person might have had some kind of identity change.
"Congratulations, Viscount Your Excellency. You must have gathered the materials to become the real 'Apothecary'."
She smiled and congratulated the other party.
When the secret was exposed, the young Viscount was not angry, but showed a happier smile. It was obvious that his performance was to show off his success.
"That's right, Miss Irene, thank you for the formula. I have become..." He magically took out several bottles of potions of different colors in exquisite crystal bottles from his pocket, holding them between his fingers and showing them, "The real Beyonder."