Seeing that the red-haired Helene seemed to be obsessed with Iced Cola, Angel also narrowed his eyes, took a sip of Carbonated Drink in his hand, and burped with satisfaction.
Of course, for a young woman, this behavior was not in good taste, but fortunately the room was full of acquaintances, so she simply let herself go.
After briefly enjoying the world's first non-alcoholic and non-naturally fermented carbonated drinks, Angel asked his two "Minor Arcana" to introduce each other.
Although Helene currently only has one "Red Haired Woman" with less than a hundred crew members, after Angel issued the order, she has ordered three heavy-duty ships as quickly as possible The similar Armed Freighter, one of which is equipped with a steam engine, has become a wind-powered and steam-powered ship, so that it can go deep into the Windless Zone and take the shortest route to reach various locations in the sea, reducing freight time.
Because of the relationship with Duchess Georgina, the three ships do not need to wait to come off the slipway, but can be directly purchased ready-made. It is estimated that by October, "Red-haired Helene" will have a fleet of four ships.
As for herself, if the follow-up plan goes well, she should have become Sequence 5 "Reaper" by then. Although Pirate King's subordinates are generally not called Pirate Admiral, Angel feels that even without a name, Helene must be similar in strength to other generals.
On the other side, Shermane, who is responsible for developing his power in Backlund East Borough, was successfully promoted to "Pleasure" Demoness last week. This is the last Sequence that does not need Promotion Ritual. As long as the previous Sequence is digested, the chance of promotion failure is not high.
Originally, Trissy planned to wait until Shermane became "Pleasure" to further develop her relationship with Viscount Stratford in order to gain access to the secrets of Palace Guard Captain's heart.
But when Angel learned that "White Saint" Katarina was hiding behind this seemingly harmless viscount, she decisively decided to abandon the plan. Otherwise, not only would Shermane's life be in danger, but Trissy who was responsible for the matter might also fall into the hands of "Unaging" Demoness.
Although Katarina's attitude is very ambiguous and he may not necessarily send Trissy, who defected after Great Smog, back to "Demoness Sect", Angel does not dare to take this risk.
Therefore, Shermane is already systematically alienating Viscount Stratford, who has become obsessed with her, and will "disappear" in a week or two.
"Anyway, you didn't lose anything in this 'mission'. It was just a time cost at best, and Viscount Stratford may have some suspicions, thinking that a target that was about to be 'obtained' suddenly disappeared, and there might have been some accident..."
Angel said as he looked at Shermane with his hands in front of him, Potion having been transformed to make his body more attractive to the opposite sex and even the same sex, hidden under the cloak.
"Of course, his investigation will not be in-depth. After all, he himself is under surveillance, and he will be afraid that your disappearance is a trap to lure him away from a safe place... As for the military, royal family and 'Demoness Sect' behind him, since the cooperation is coming to an end, there will be no complications."
Shermane nodded silently, indicating that he understood.
She can understand the arrangements of Angel and Trissy. Since she was a male and Sequence 9's "assassin", there have been many "assassinations" that were planned carefully and worked hard for a long time but were abandoned at the last moment due to various reasons. Just treat this mission as if it was terminated due to an accident.
But the sudden end of what she had been planning for two months still left her at a loss.
After that, all Shermane had to do was run East Borough's factory and train some of Beyonder's subordinates. It felt like a busy worker suddenly being idle.
As if he noticed the change in her mood, "Golden Queen", who was sitting on the single sofa with his legs crossed and his body hidden in the shadows, chuckled and said:
"As for the future arrangements, after discussion, we decided to let you continue to be responsible for developing the subordinate forces of 'Empress of Pentacles' in East Borough. In addition, we will look for clues about 'Aurora Order' returning to Backlund, such as the Underground Gathering they are used to holding, or the mysterious figures codenamed 'Mr.' and 'Ms.'... We should also pay attention to whether there are large-scale missing persons or kidnapping cases. This information will be reported to me once a week.
"But don't act without permission. If you find any clues, inform me immediately. 'Aurora Order' has been frustrated many times in Backlund. This time he will be protected by Saint, which you can't handle.
"Finally, it's about your Potion digestion problem..."
Having said this, Angel paused for a moment, and as expected, a slight change in expression was found on Shermane's face.
Hum, Trissy must have told her the digestion method of "Pleasure", and it was based on her own experience...
She has been in close contact with Viscount Stratford for two months. Even if it was just for fun, she should have some feelings for him. Now that we have lost contact, the subsequent role of "Pleasure" is also a problem... Well, Trier Many Demoness in should have experienced Pleasure and digested Potion from the same sex. Tracy also did the same, and maybe Shermane also...
Thinking this, Angel sat up slightly and said:
"If you have difficulty with the role, you can also consider another approach, such as female and female..."
As soon as she said this, she noticed that the expression of Helene sitting next to her changed, and her eyes glanced to the side involuntarily.
Hmm, I almost forgot, Helene is the victim of this kind of Acting Method...
Angel chuckled secretly, and regardless of the embarrassment of his other Minor Arcana Brand, told Shermane some key points of the performance.
As for which one she will adopt, whether to follow the original gender of the body or follow the established path of Demoness, it depends on her own choice.
After finishing this matter, Angel looked at Helene who was in a daze holding Cola's empty glass bottle in her hand. He hummed to wake her up, and then said:
"As for you, first of all, the 'Red Haired Woman' will continue to trade goods between Bayam and Backlund, transport the fruits and cane sugar needed by this factory, and transport the purchased industrial products back there... In addition, there should be a smuggling transaction next month. It is still arms, but the destination is Southern Continent."
Helene listened to her instructions and kept nodding, feeling much more relaxed.
Compared with Shermane, her task is undoubtedly much easier.
But Angel's next words made her expression stiffen:
"Finally, your most important task in the near future is to find 'Vice Admiral of Ailment' Tracy and find a way to lure her out."
Angel mentioned this matter in the letter sent to the other party. At this time, she emphasized again that the purpose was naturally not to solve the Pirate Admiral that slipped through her hands, but to draw out the "White Saint" Katarina behind her.
This "Unaging" Demoness is probably still in Backlund, but his whereabouts are a mystery and he is also tasked with protecting Viscount Stratford, making it difficult for Angel to take action.
Of course, judging from the last time she and Klein sneaked into Black Death to sneak attack Tracy, Katarina must have some sense of the situation of her daughter... no, son, and can arrive as soon as possible when the other party is in danger to lend a helping hand.
This is what Angel needs.
"Miss Angelica, I have thought carefully about arresting Tracy. It is very difficult given her current level of vigilance." Helene thought for a moment before replying, "She knows you are behind me, and she can guess that you will not do anything to me... She will never show up on her own initiative to die."
"This is your problem. All I want is the result. You can think about how to arrange it. Starting from the result 'Tracy will come to your door', consider how to eliminate my influence."
Angel said calmly, leaning back and lying back on the soft sofa, just like an unscrupulous boss who squeezed his subordinates.
Of course, she was not deliberately lazy, but worried that her excessive intervention would interfere with Promotion Ritual after Helene.
This "conspiracy" must be planned by her.
"If she comes to your door, she needs to confirm that 'Golden Queen' and her 'Queen Anne's Revenge' have no time to take care of my affairs..."
"When you go to the Southern Continent, I will go to the Sonia Sea with Anne to look for the legendary 'Ghost Empire'."
Angel reminded.
This is certainly not a set arrangement, but Angel can make it "look real."
"In that case, I have a way."
Helene nodded, his body relaxed a little, and his brain worked rapidly, bringing his "conspirator" characteristics to the extreme.
At night, Angel entered "Mirror World" again, quickly left Backlund covered in gray Mirror Tunnel, shuttled through the endless deep space, and flew to the southwest.
Her destination is the deck of "Queen Anne's Revenge". Although there is no mirror to establish contact in advance and it is almost impossible to locate on the vast sea, but with the contract with "Balancer" Anne, she can feel a faint attraction. Even in Mirror World, this power of "order" is like a beacon in the dark night, guiding her direction.
But this time "long-distance Travel", Angel still found some differences from before.
First of all, her ability to master Mirror World is getting stronger. When she is still "desperate" Demoness, she can only go to a fixed location such as Bayam, and then find a place to park nearby. Ghost Ship, or through a special Mirror Tunnel directly connected to the mirror, such as Magic Mirror placed on "Red Haired Woman".
Otherwise, she is likely to get lost while searching for ships at sea.
But after being promoted to "Unaging", everything about Mirror World seemed to become clearer in her eyes, as if a thin veil had been lifted. Even the mirror far away shimmered in her sight, and the gray lines extended to the end of her sight. Angel could vaguely feel their destinations, and there was no need to try one by one or use divination to confirm.
Angel thought of the "Mirror Person" in "City of Calamity" and wondered whether these changes were related to her.
Could it be that as my Potion is digested, her strength is also increasing, and eventually, the two of us will become one... Will this be the process of replacing the original body mentioned by those "Mirror Person" of Trier?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel worried.
Fortunately, I am still Physical World, and she can only hide in the mirror. This is not an imminent problem... The warning Trissy said today to "be careful of 'Mirror Person'" actually came from " The intelligence and information given to her by "Primordial Demoness", and she directly understood it in the opposite direction, which means that Trissy also doesn't trust "Primordial", just to borrow that power...
Thoughts kept popping up in his mind. With the help of the contract, Angel quickly found Ghost Ship docked next to an island in the Fog Sea.
What surprised her was that there was not just the "Queen Anne's Revenge" ship here. The other ship had a three-layer shelling deck. The black and white color scheme was dotted with luxurious gold, and the Intis classical style ship almost stuck to it.
That's "Dawn" of "Queen Mystic" Bernadette!