Listening to the rustling noise behind the door, Klein's hand that was about to knock on the door stopped in mid-air. It didn't matter whether he knocked or put it down.
As an outstanding young man from the Internet era who traveled through time in the 21st century, even if he has never eaten pork, he has seen pigs running away. The abilities displayed by "Desire Apostle" in the previous battle, as well as the various strange behaviors of Angel after the war, plus the voice coming from behind the door now, if he doesn't understand what happened to the other party, then he is deceiving himself.
To his surprise and relief, Angel still remembered him at this moment, remembering the "Klein" who had been buried in Tingen City.
However, I am now Sherlock Moriarty, not Klein. Moretti...
"Angel..."
Touching the door panel with his finger, he responded silently, then held his breath and slowly backed away with the dexterity of a clown. His feet moved step by step on the carpet away from Angel's room. Although it was heavy, he made no sound.
It wasn't until he retreated to the other end of the corridor that Klein's tense shoulders relaxed and he breathed a sigh of relief.
It sounded like a sigh.
The next morning, Angel walked out of the room and came to the first floor.
After yesterday's "temporary measures", her excessive desire has been alleviated to a certain extent. If she does not try to wear "Madness Ring", she should not face such a situation again in the short term.
Of course, as an alternative, she was going to have a good meal of meat for breakfast to relieve her thirst for flesh and blood due to the "Faceless" trait that hid her face.
What made her feel dumbfounded was that the "Demoness of Pleasure" Potion in her body had already shown signs of digestion. Although it was not obvious, it pointed the path of digestion to a method that made her blush and beat her heart.
"This is more difficult to choose than burning the Backlund bridge..."
She thought to herself and pushed Door Opening into the living room.
The black-haired and blue-eyed woman Detective Caslana was already sitting at the dining table, looking down at a newspaper. When she heard Angel coming to the first floor, she looked up and looked over, raising the corners of her mouth slightly as a greeting.
She was dominated by fear yesterday. Her wrist, which was shot by Sherlock when she raised her gun to attack her companions, was still wrapped in gauze, but it no longer affected her movements. As Beyonder, her recovery ability far beyond that of ordinary people was one of her advantages.
Her assistant, the red-haired young lady Lydia, was pouring coffee aside. There were five coffee cups placed side by side on the table. The freshly brewed coffee was poured into the cups one after another, and the rich aroma instantly filled the entire room.
This series of actions reminded Angel of Blackthorn Security Company's Miss Rozanne. She couldn't help but smile, found an empty seat, and sat at the dining table.
"Already recovered?"
Female Detective asked coldly when she saw her sitting down.
Angel's whole body tensed up instantly, wondering if the other party had heard something yesterday, and this question meant something.
The sound insulation between the rooms on the second floor was not very good, and she was not sure whether there were any strange sounds, so she was a little suspicious. Fortunately, Caslana seemed to just ask casually, and then transferred his interest to the newspaper in his hand.
"Thank you for your concern. I'm feeling much better..."
As soon as the words came out, she found that her voice was hoarse than yesterday.
Lydia thoughtfully handed over a tea cup. Angel took it and found that it was not freshly brewed coffee, but warm black tea.
After expressing her gratitude to this considerate assistant, she drank all the tea in the cup and looked around, but did not find the other two men.
"Stanton and Mr. Moriarty are making breakfast in the kitchen."
Caslana said, taking a cup of coffee and taking a sip, his facial features wrinkled up, whether it was hot or bitter.
"Breakfast? Are they doing it themselves?"
"That's right, because what happened yesterday... Mr. Stanton notified several other servants and chefs and gave them a short vacation during this period, so he can only provide three meals by himself."
Thinking of the male assistant who unfortunately died yesterday, the three ladies fell silent.
After a while, the door was pushed open, and Isengard and Sherlock returned here with their results, which slightly improved the depressing atmosphere. Lydia took the initiative to help divide the meals, adding fragrant potato pancakes, half-fried soft-boiled eggs, crispy sausages and vegetable salads to the plates in front of everyone. Everyone enjoyed a sumptuous breakfast with freshly brewed coffee.
"The softness is just right. What did you add to the potato pancakes? Why are they so fragrant?"
After finishing most of the food quickly, Caslana slowed down to comment on the quality of today's breakfast.
"I added some Seville Cheese, which is Lenburg's specialty, and the eggs were fried by Sherlock. His technique is much better than mine."
Isengard wiped his mouth with a napkin, with a smile on his face.
Angel, who was busy eating, glanced at Sherlock curiously, and quickly looked away when the other person looked back with a blank expression.
She was somewhat interested in the superb cooking skills of Detective, who lived alone, but she was more embarrassed about what happened yesterday. The other party sent her to the second floor. She might notice something, or even hear something she shouldn't hear...
But she couldn't ask the other party directly about this kind of thing, so she could just let it all rot in her stomach!
Cut open the sausage skin with one knife, Angel thought angrily.
After clearing away the dishes, several people gathered around the fireplace again and talked about "Desire Apostle".
As the only "ordinary person" present, Lydia should not have listened to these contents, but this unlucky assistant had already participated in the extraordinary event and was discovered by "Machinery Hivemind". Afterwards, he would inevitably face the choice of "keep it secret or join". Her employer Caslana still kept her to discuss future actions together.
Several people first told each other their Potion Sequence. As expected, Caslana is the Sequence 8 of "Arbiter" Pathway, Sheriff. This gives her the sensitivity to detect any abnormal situation through words and actions Intimidation Beyonder Ability, as well as excellent fighting ability.
This Pathway and Potion are basically in the control of Loen's royal family, military or ancient nobles. This female Detective was able to be promoted to Sequence 8. She probably has a related background, but she did not mention it, and it is inconvenient for everyone to ask.
When talking about his fighting ability, Isengard stroked his neck with an embarrassed expression. Yesterday, he was unexpectedly kicked by Sheriff and was seriously injured. Even though he was trying to lure the enemy, he was too embarrassed.
And this well-known private Detective, Isengard Stanton in Backlund is "Reader" Pathway's Sequence 7, "Knowledge Keeper", also known as "Detective", can be said to be extremely suitable for his current work and facilitate related performances.
This Pathway's Low Sequence focuses on improving memory and understanding ability. It is also an expert of Ritual Magic. It is not until Mid Sequence that he will have good fighting ability and weapon usage ability. However, judging from the performance of Isengard, what he is good at should be mental work, not hands-on.
He also showed off the Mystical Item that he used to heal his injuries yesterday and restricted "Desire Apostle" from Devil Transformation. That was the ring that "Eye of Wisdom" frequently used at his parties. It had an eye-catching emerald stone, surrounded by fine diamonds, shining dazzlingly next to the fire.
"This is a Sequence 6 of 'Reader' Pathway, a ring formed after 'Polymath' went out of control. It allows me to identify many Beyonder Abilitys and simulate them for my own use. Of course, the effect is usually not as good as the 'original' one. Its biggest feature is that as long as the simulated ability can be used by me in the future."
With a smile on her face, Isengard held up the ring in a ostentatious manner, letting everyone take a closer look. Angel felt a little dizzy just by focusing her eyes on the gem. This made her more and more sure that the old Detective in front of her was "Eye of Wisdom".
Obviously, one of the reasons why the other party showed this Mystical Item was to actively express goodwill and let Angel and Sherlock know their identities. It also represents another meaning: I have recognized you.
Of course, showing off Mystical Item itself will bring him a sense of satisfaction. This is probably the fundamental purpose of this Beyonder party organizer to frequently purchase and collect Mystical Item.
In addition to lamenting the identity of Isengard, Angel also had a deep understanding of the power of Pathway, "Reader", and the effect of Mystical Item They all originate from Beyonder Characteristic of a certain Sequence, which means that "Polymath" of Sequence 6 also has "learning" and "simulation" abilities that are no less than this ring.
According to Isengard, as long as he has seen a certain ability many times and fully learned it, "Polymath" can simulate it repeatedly Beyonder Ability, as long as the name If Beyonder sees enough and learns quickly enough, he will be able to have the different abilities of each Pathway like "Shepherd", and there will be no limit on the number of Shepherd.
I feel like this ring is even more powerful than my "Rose Necklace"... Hmm, but I don't know its negative effects. Just looking at the gems on the ring, I feel like I'm overdoing it. It seems that its side effects are probably related to this...
Angel looked at the gemstone ring in Isengard's hand with some envy until the other party put it into his pocket and continued to talk about "Desire Apostle".
The "wild" Beyonder, who has close ties with "Machinery Hivemind", revealed that it was not only Church of the God of Steam and Machinery's Beyonder who participated in the arrest of "Desire Apostle", but also Church of the Evernight Goddess Nighthawks was also sent, and the latter was already unsealing a certain powerful Sealed Artifact. Once this Sealed Artifact is put into use, the "Desire Apostle" will be easily solved as long as he is still in Backlund.
"Then why not put it into use earlier? For example, when Desire Apostle appeared yesterday, if there was this Sealed Artifact..."
Sherlock asked with some confusion.
"Its code name is '1-42'. I think this code name is enough to explain a lot of problems," Isengard first explained it to Caslana and Lydia who didn't understand the code name of Sealed Artifact, and then continued, "I heard that this Sealed Artifact is a set of full-body armor, a cursed armor that once indirectly led to the destruction of a city of more than 100,000 people. It was finally sealed by Church of Evernight because it was too dangerous and it was difficult to get permission to unseal it. Only when it is confirmed that the enemy is difficult to track and solve, will the church use it in a short period of time and then seal it immediately."
Grade 1 Sealed Artifact... belongs to the highly dangerous category. Even in a parish like Backlund, there are probably only one or two...
Angel recalled the internal records of the church.
"Hopefully when it is unsealed, 'Desire Apostle' will still be around Backlund... Well, I mean, we will still be around too."
Caslana sighed.
After being controlled by fear yesterday, Beyonder has been in a depressed state. Although he has recovered somewhat after enjoying a rich and delicious breakfast today, he still shows a considerable degree of negativity at this time.
I don't know if it was the ability of "Sheriff", but her pessimism quickly infected several people present. When the living room fell into a long silence, the doorbell rang.
Several people looked at each other, stood up at the same time, and approached the door. Angel took a deep breath and opened the door carefully.
Standing outside was Ikanser Bernard, who was led by "Machinery Hivemind" yesterday. He was still dressed in a windbreaker and top hat, but his brown hair looked like spikes and he held up his top hat. He stuck out the brim of the hat stubbornly, as if there was a vigilant hedgehog hidden underneath.
"We found clues to 'Desire Apostle'."