Late at night, a sneaky figure carrying a small basket climbed over the outer wall of Böklund Street No. 160. He bent down and shuttled through the shadows between the walls. He soon came to the entrance of the nearby sewer, carefully removed the manhole cover, got in, and easily restored the cover.
High up in the house, Klein frowned and opened the gap in the curtains, watching his butler Walter in a tuxedo, doing all this with agility, giving him the absurd feeling of watching a drama.
Just two days ago, after he attended Councilor Macht's dance, the congressman's daughter, the arrogant and inhumane Hazel Macht, got into the sewer from the other side of the street in almost the same posture, and went on a "late-night adventure" in the intricate underground.
They are very skilled in getting into sewers. Unlike me, with my current status and wearing an expensive custom-made dress, I will never go in...
He snickered at his nouveau riche mentality, then picked up the cigarette box containing "Admiral of Blood" and Marionette gold coins from the bedside table, released the "Wraith", and used him to jump to the glass surface of the street lamp next to the sewer. Then he got into the sewer with the advantage of being invisible, and silently followed Walter.
At the same time, Klein operated his body closer to the sewer direction with double wires, making sure that Senior's Wraith was not more than 100 meters away from him, so as not to lose this precious Marionette.
During this period, he was surprised to find that Hazel slipped out of his house late at night and got into the sewer from another entrance. He was about to run into the sneaky Walter. As a last resort, he could only use Wraith to "possess" the girl with "Marauder" Mystical Item, ignored her struggle and self-rescue efforts, and "sent" her back to Councilor Macht's home.
"It was almost over 100 meters. If that was the case, in order to avoid losing Marionette, I could only use Flaming Jump to leave the bedroom and come to the street. Acting Rule, which violated 'Marionettist', exposed myself as the person behind the scenes..."
Klein murmured silently, watching Hazel spinning around in front of her home in horror, trying to find the person possessing her. Finally, with tears in her eyes, she turned back to her home along the original path, and then she safely controlled "Wraith" to sink into the ground and return to the location of Walter.
During this delay, his housekeeper had already arrived at a dark and secluded sewer branch and started talking to someone in a low voice:
"What's going on? The police came here in the afternoon and asked people who had contact with William Sykes. They said that he died in West Borough's hotel. It was a murder... Didn't you say that you should make a plan carefully and complete all this quietly?"
In the shadow deep in the fork in the road, right within the 100-meter control range of "Marionette", a weak, hoarse female voice came out:
"He will return to the manor in the suburbs tomorrow. There must be Beyonder escorts there. Today is the best opportunity."
"Then why are you still injured? Why don't you even dare to go back to your place of residence?"
Walter's voice was filled with worry.
The female voice replied intermittently:
"William is stronger than I thought. He is Sequence 5, and he also owns a Mystical Item that is more restrained against me. This is in line with his secret identity and is also the reason why he dares to come to the city alone. Fortunately, I still solved him and got the key clues...
"Go back quickly, don't let your new employer find out. There are often strange Beyonder coming and going in this sewer. It is safer than the ground. I will hide for one or two days and leave after recovering."
Walter was silent for a moment, nodded, and handed over the basket he had been carrying. Klein saw several flat objects in paper packages and a cup with a lid inside.
Those are the Dixie Pie I asked the chef to make in the afternoon, and Sweet Iced Tea... He opened his mouth slightly in the bedroom, and Senior in the Wraith state also had the same reaction.
After handing the basket to the woman in the shadow in the corner, Walter warned again:
"I will continue to send you some food tomorrow so you can recover with peace of mind. If you leave due to an accident, use the old method to contact me."
The female voice chuckled and said with emotion:
"He had so many subordinates and friends when he was alive, but after his death, only a few were willing to take risks for him."
"As a royal noble, he can treat me sincerely, and I am willing to always be loyal to him."
Walter replied in a muffled voice, then turned around and left along the original road.
Klein, who was hiding in the dark, quickly understood everything based on these conversations and his own guesses.
William Sykes once served the dead Prince Edessak. In order to investigate the truth behind Prince's death, the mysterious woman took the risk to contact William. She was injured and hid in the sewer. Walter is also a member of this "investigation group", but he does not participate in direct affairs. Instead, he inquires about information and provides help on the surface.
Then, the identity of this woman can be confirmed based on the content of Angel's letter...
Klein controlled Senior to approach the shadow in the same state as Wraith, and stopped at the edge of his control range. Sure enough, he saw a woman wearing a black skirt, sitting in the corner, her shoulders were simply bandaged but still bleeding, and her face was pale.
Her chin is slightly round and her face is extremely beautiful. It is Trissy Cheek who almost killed Tingen City, hid in Backlund, and finally escaped in front of Great Smog!
If he suddenly saw this woman who is likely to be related to "Primordial Demoness", Klein would be frightened and recall Marionette directly, but with Angel's previous reminder, he now only feels that it is "reasonable".
At the same time, Trissy's slender eyes looked here, as if he saw the invisible "Wraith" Senior, chuckled and said:
"After watching for so long, he should show up, right?"
Did she find me?
Klein's heart skipped a beat, but when he thought that Demoness had Spirituality intuition that was no less powerful than Seer, and the person in front of him was "Cheek", there was little point in continuing to hide, so he appeared directly and replied in a cold tone:
"Since you discovered me a long time ago, why didn't you point it out before that man left?"
"If you have malicious intentions, leaving him will only result in the death of one more person. Would Mr. 'Admiral of Blood' Senior worry about an ordinary person?"
"You know me?"
When the operator Senior asked in surprise, Klein was also thinking about how to "deal with" Demoness with bloody hands next.
He has not forgotten the tragedy of Alfalfa, nor the series of deaths of Tingen City.
But at this time, Trissy was focused on the truth of Prince Edessak's death because of some deep feelings, and this incident would inevitably lead to the secret behind "Great Smog" and the unknown royal faction. From this perspective, Trissy can be regarded as his and Angel's "demining soldiers", and they are still voluntary.
Since Angel is involved in this matter, let her decide... Klein had just made up her mind when she heard Trissy continue:
"Of course, I have also traveled on the sea, and I have been paying attention to the news of Pirate Admiral recently."
If you really pay attention, you should know that "I" have died in the hands of Mad Adventurer... Klein chuckled secretly, trying hard to play the role of Pirate Admiral, who is "a ruthless person and doesn't talk much", but did not answer the call.
Seeing him like this, Trissy moved in the corner, one hand reached into his clothes, and the other Fell short pulled the skirt of his clothes, as if he wanted to cover his bare shoulders, but he inadvertently exuded Demoness's charm, his eyes were faint, and his expression was weak.
It's a pity that there is only a dead "Marionette" in front of you, which is equivalent to showing flirtatious eyes to a blind man...
"Put it away, or do you want me to 'kill' you now?"
"Senior" said coldly, completely unmoved.
In the senses shared by Klein and Marionette, the sewer space next to Trissy was covered with countless invisible threads, like a huge spider web. The nearby water slowly froze, forming mirrors of different sizes. She, in a black dress, sat in the middle of the spider web, like a poisonous spider waiting for its prey to fall into the web.
"Then let's do it, Mr. Senior, or do you think someone like me, Demoness, will come... to save me...?"
Trissy's tone became increasingly sad, as if he had really given up struggling.
"I don't mind having one more Demoness and Beyonder Characteristic in my collection, but I'm also a little interested in what you just said. If the value of the information you provide is high enough, maybe I will spare your life."
Although you don't tell me now, I will learn everything from Angel's letter in two days, but I don't know what other secrets there are about this woman, such as how she became the container of "Primordial Demoness", and who else is in her "investigation team"...
Klein is leisurely waiting for Trissy's answer. Is he appearing in the state of Marionette at this time, or is he Marionette who can transform into Wraith at any time? He can attack when advancing and report when retreating. Naturally, he is not afraid of an injured Demoness.
Trissy seemed to have the same judgment. She waved her hand and took back Invisible Spider Silk, leaving only the frozen puddle, with a faint smile on her face again:
"If you are willing to listen, I can tell you everything, including the secret of Prince Edessak Augustus's death and the strife between the royal family members, but first..."
Her smile became more and more obvious, and Klein behind Marionette frowned, feeling a vague foreboding in her heart.
"... First of all, you have no way to escape!"
The moment her voice suddenly rose, a spot in the sewer had already condensed. The ice surface, which was smooth enough to reflect reflections, became dark and deep. There were countless reflections inside, as if it had become a passage to another world.
And a graceful figure emerged from the ice, first outlined, then filled with color, and finally his familiar yet unfamiliar black hair, purple eyes, and faint smile.
"That's him, Pirate Admiral worth 40,000 pounds!"
As if complaining to his parents, Trissy's eager and gloating words echoed in the sewer.
And Angel emerged from Mirror World, and "Admiral of Blood" Senior, who was wearing an old three-cornered hat and a dark red coat with an expressionless face, looked at me and I looked at you, speechless for a moment.