How come he... came in directly? Is it the fast movement method of "Spectator" Pathway?
Angel's eyes lingered on Hvin Rambis, and his mind was emptied under his calm eyes, so as to prevent the subtle changes in expressions and movements from being discovered by this "Manipulator".
It's not that she didn't make corresponding plans. When she met Spectator Demigod without the protection of Mr. "Fool", she still maintained a basic calmness and made initial responses, but she still lacked more thinking about what to do next.
At this time, from the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Audrey next to Hvin. The latter's expression was startled at first when he discovered the old man appeared in the carriage. Then he seemed to wake up from a long dream, regained his lost memory, and showed a kind smile after meeting an acquaintance.
"Mr. Rambis, why are you here?"
Because she was in a narrow carriage, Audrey did not stand up to salute, but her tone and expression still fully expressed her respect for a highly respected elder.
By the way, Audrey accepted Hypnosis under the blessing of Angel, but retained his deep self, so he is now in a state of complete control, and I should be like this... Angel immediately learned the other party's movements and tone, and gave the same greeting to Hvin.
The elderly Gentlemen, who was dressed as if he had just left the dance, nodded slightly and responded to the two beautiful women with a smile:
"Audrey, Christine, we left the dance together. Maybe you were too immersed in the conversation just now and forgot about me."
Is that true... It seems to be the case. At that time, Mr. Rambis got on the carriage with us and said he wanted to hitchhike... Angel involuntarily pictured the three people boarding the carriage one after another in his mind. It was as vague and alienated as browsing through the memories of last year, but it still had a certain impression.
Of course, this was the result of her deliberate Indulgence, otherwise it would be difficult for a Sequence 4 to hint at her "Unaging" Demoness and deceive her memory using just words.
Audrey, who was sitting opposite, obviously did not have such a consciousness. She nodded heavily and said to Hvin apologetically:
"I did ignore your existence, I'm really sorry..."
"It's okay," Hvin twitched the corner of his mouth and said with a half-smile, "You were away for a while during the dance. What happened at that time?"
"After I separated from Christine, I took a short rest in an empty lounge, but..."
When Audrey described what happened to him tonight in a calm tone, Angel also clarified the reason why Hvin Rambis asked this question:
That "Dreamwalker" Raven Dion does have some connection with "Psychology Alchemists", and is even one of their members!
Unexpectedly, he was actually a three-faced spy. He served MI9 on the surface and was responsible for guarding important nobles in the kingdom. He also collected intelligence for the military and royal family secretly. He was also a member of "Psychology Alchemists" buried in the military...
Like Audrey, he may have been personally Hypnosis and hinted by Hvin Rambis, which made him forget everything and only regard himself as Beyonder of MI9. It was not until Hvin came to visit that his sealed memory would wake up and he would become the spy of "Psychology Alchemists" again.
Perhaps after Audrey and I left, Duke Negan and Duchess Georgina interrogated Raven Dion to a certain extent, which triggered some kind of restriction deep in his mind. Hvin Rambis learned that his men were captured, so he hurried here and found us... He seemed to have a certain understanding of the situation at the ball. Maybe he had stopped a few leaving guests before and did some investigation...
Fortunately, it was the same as when facing "Imperative Mage" Georgina, because the two did not use Beyonder Ability beyond normal in the battle, nor did they talk about any information about Tarot Club and Fool. The straightforward battle process also lacked passion. Hvin just listened and nodded, occasionally asking for some key details.
Angel guessed that the sinister Hvin had sneaked into Audrey's Great Sea of Consciousness to verify whether the other party was hiding something or lying, but he himself She did not feel that her consciousness had been spied on or modified, but she was very cooperative with this inquiry, adding details about Magic Mirror Spirit Channeling and Georgina's opinions on how to deal with Raven Dion.
"Demoted or transferred to other places... I understand." After hearing everything, Hvin nodded and said in a gentle tone, "Don't pay attention to this matter anymore. Let MI9 solve it by himself. If they ask if they need compensation or aggravated treatment, just say everything is as it should be... These are reflections of your subconscious mind and a natural reaction."
"Okay."
Audrey responded with emotionless words, like a maid following her master's orders.
"Then you..." Hvin then turned to Angel, the smile on his lips became wider, "I heard that you and Georgina Augustus attended the ball together tonight. You did a good job, and you will continue to do so. But remember, don't keep in touch with multiple nobles at the same time. This will easily anger the extremely possessive Duchess."
"I know, I had a similar experience at Trier."
Angel also imitated Audrey's tone and answered, acting like an experienced "Pleasure" Demoness.
Hvin nodded, glanced out the window, and finally added:
"After I leave your sight, you will forget that I have been here and gave you 'instructions'. You will regard all these as your own thoughts and ignore the abnormalities. You will not remember everything until you see me again."
At the same time, Angel felt a slight throbbing in Spirituality, and there was a conflict between "These are all my thoughts" and "Someone is inducing my thoughts."
Depths of Consciousness that she couldn't see, and next to her own Island of Consciousness, a Hvin Rambis who was also wearing a black jacket, trousers, and a red bow tie appeared. He casually stepped onto the island as if he were back at home, with an indifferent expression and brisk steps.
The "Manipulator" waved his arms, modifying the boulders and trees on the island that represented various subconscious thoughts.
Under his command, the corresponding rocks sank to the surface, the branches and leaves of the trees expanded and became denser, and the subconscious they represented also changed accordingly.
Seeing everything completed, Hvin nodded with satisfaction, and was about to leave Sea of Consciousness to say goodbye in Gentlemen style to the two obedient and beautiful Miss, when he suddenly turned around in shock.
The rocks and trees that he had just changed quietly changed back to their original appearance and returned to their original positions, just like...
It's like my own changes only affect some kind of phantom and don't touch the entity at all.
Persona? Marionette? substitute?
It should be Mirror Substitution!
Combined with Potion Pathway of Christine Teresa, Hvin quickly determined that what he encountered was the "Mirror Substitution" that Demoness possesses after entering the Demigod field. It can completely replace its own body, and even its consciousness can make certain disguises.
Whether she concealed her strength and was "desperate" Demoness, or someone Demoness Demigod made a corresponding substitute for her and provided her with shelter, this meant that she had inadvertently stepped into a trap.
As soon as he thought, Hvin Rambis in his subconscious got into Great Sea of Consciousness and disappeared without a trace. Hvin, who was in the carriage compartment with a smile on his lips, had a frozen expression on his face. He raised his head in shock and quickly glanced at Audrey, who was still a little confused, and Christine, who looked at him and seemed to have some understanding.
Without any hesitation, he bent over slightly on the car seat, his body visibly swelled, his eyes changed from Wisdom blue to indifferent golden, and his pupils stood up. Pieces of gray-white dragon scales grew on his face, palms, and the skin covered by clothes, which stretched out his clothes and trousers, making a sharp squealing sound.
He wants to become "Spectator" Pathway, also known as the symbol of "dragon" Pathway, his own incomplete Mythical Creature Form, a dragon with double wings and strong limbs!
Of course, Audrey and Christine in the carriage will undoubtedly suffer heavy damage, and the former may even lose control directly and die, but Hvin Rambis can no longer care about so much. From the moment he knows that he has fallen into a trap, his only purpose is to escape from here and save his life. Everything else can be done later.
What's more, these two women who deceived him and made him fall into a trap due to their arrogance should die!
Hvin's golden eyes flashed with a trace of madness, but he was quickly calmed down by himself. His body gradually expanded and was about to fill the narrow carriage.
At this moment, Angel, who was sitting opposite him, rushed forward without hesitation and held down Hvin, who was transforming into a giant dragon, with a power far beyond this delicate body.
Then, the figure of one person and one dragon disappeared without a trace in front of Audrey, as if the scene just now was just some kind of illusion, some kind of "reflection".
Audrey also woke up at this moment. Hvin Rambis disappeared from her sight, triggering the previous "command", which made her forget everything Hvin said, and all the scenes from when the other party appeared next to her to when he was held down by his companion and disappeared.
"Strange... Where is Christine? I remember she left the dance with me and said she would take me home. How come she disappeared without realizing it?"
She looked around and found that she was the only one in the carriage, and that familiar and reassuring figure was gone.
"Maybe she left because of something urgent..."
Audrey found a reasonable reason for the other party's disappearance, and then slumped down on the sofa, as if he had exhausted all his energy because of something.
Wait, where is my maid... They were driven behind by Christine into her own carriage... But if so, why didn't the maid come back when she left?
A sense of incongruity made her hesitate. Although it was possible that "Empress" Miss had forgotten about it, or that she wanted to be alone for a while and did not let the maid get in the car, but this mentality of making excuses for herself made Audrey's expression more solemn.
This is very similar to the inner resistance to discovering the truth after being hinted by Hypnosis!
This is what she has been wary of since she knew the existence of "Manipulator" Hvin Rambis.
Could it be that Hvin had come, made some hints, and then eliminated all traces... Or maybe "Empress" Miss had discovered something was wrong and entered a battle with him. In order to prevent it from affecting me, he left here?
Thoughts kept running through her mind, but they finally came to one idea.
"The Fool who does not belong to this era..." Without any hesitation, she immediately lowered her head and closed her eyes, clasped her hands together beside her mouth, and recited the God in Ancient Hermes. Honorific Name, "Hvin Rambis may have had contact with 'Empress' Miss, but I don't remember what happened..."
She described her guess succinctly, and before she finished speaking, she felt a crimson light appear in front of her eyes.
"Bang——"
The carriage was torn apart, and a slender figure emerged from it. She was pulled by Invisible Spider Silk and drew an arc in the air.
Behind her, another completely unrecognizable figure slowly grew in size, covering all the fragments of the carriage. Two gray wings on its back flapped, blowing strong winds. Its thick limbs supported its body. Its back and belly were covered with gray-white scales. Countless mysterious symbols surged above it, exuding a crazy aura.
This is the Incomplete Mythical Creature Form of Hvin Rambis. Only "Spectator" can maintain it for a long time by soothing its own emotions without losing control and mutating!
"Roar——"
Hvin, who still retains the gray-haired human form on his neck, and the rest of which has become a monster, roared angrily, and the mysterious symbols around his body rolled and danced as if boiling, pushing countless negative thoughts such as violence, depression, obsession, and inferiority out of his body, letting them sweep through Earth Mother like Storm.
This is "Mind Deprivation" from "Manipulator", a large-scale attack that can easily derange the minds of all surrounding creatures!
When Storm, which can severely damage the soul, erupted in all directions, Hvin Rambis also waved its thick front paws. Driven by the wings on its back, it quickly approached Angel like a steam train, which had just fallen back to the ground from the air, and slapped it with one claw of a dragon that far exceeded human strength.
Regardless of whether the other party was hurt by "Mind Deprivation", he was prepared to beat this Demoness into a pulp first, and at least consume the other party's "Mirror Substitution"...
Bang, there was a loud noise, and Hvin felt his palms... no, severe pain came from his front paws. The claws covered with gray and white scales and containing endless power seemed to be resisted by something.
His vertical pupils narrowed and his gaze was fixed in front of him.
Her front paws were slowly pushed away and raised by the hard object below, revealing the cracked ground below. There stood a figure with a slender waist and arms raised in front of her. She easily withstood the falling dragon claws and even had the strength to push it away, revealing a face that shone like steel.
That's Angel for "Steel Transformation".