"This is Mystical Item, which is composed of 'Seer' Pathway, Sequence 7, 'Magician' Beyonder Characteristic, and a 'God of Steam and Machinery' church-style pocket watch. Its appearance is, well, just an ordinary pocket watch..."
"Because it inherits Beyonder Characteristic from 'Magician', it and its carrier will have certain divination interference, which will greatly increase the failure rate of divination directed at them. In addition, it has three Beyonder Ability from 'Magician', I believe you have seen them all."
"The first one is 'Flaming Jump'. You can designate the flame within tens of meters around you as the landing point for flashing. Candlelight or Spirituality flame will do. The second one is 'Paper Figurine Substitute'. You can cut out Paper Figurine in advance and carry it with you. Use it to take one damage for yourself, and let Paper Figurine take your place. Combined with Flaming Jump, you can achieve the elusive effect of Tomaz, but the number of uses depends on your Spirituality, which is about three to four times."
"The last ability, called 'Damage Transfer', transfers wounds on the body to other locations through contact. A wound can only be transferred once. It can be used on oneself or others, but one's wound cannot be transferred to another person, nor can it be transferred to other objects."
"The method to activate this Mystical Item is very simple. You just need to press the crown, and within the next ten minutes you will have these three Beyonder Abilitys. Once the time is up, the effect will disappear, followed by a negative effect that lasts for twelve hours."
"Once the use time is over, the hour hand of the pocket watch will count down from '12'. Before the countdown ends, the user will fall into a state of 'Fear of Firelight'. Just like 'Flaming Jump', even the flame of a candle will scare them, and this state cannot be lifted by moving away from the pocket watch. Within these twelve hours, the divination interference will also disappear, and the divination success rate for the wearer is very high."
"What is the specific degree of Fear of Firelight? I can't judge. Do you need me to test it for you?"
Amidst the "clang" sound of the steam train's wheels passing over the joints of the rails, Angel played with the pocket watch in his hand, recalling the words of Kavi on the platform.
Although she had guessed the general function of the pocket watch based on the effect of Tomaz using this Mystical Item, she did not expect that it turned out to be a powerful item that could be "used at will within the time limit".
The negative effects also have a time limit, and according to Kavi, the scope of fear of "fire" may be relatively broad. But within ten minutes after pressing the crown, the user will get the essence of the "Magician" ability. When using a pocket watch, a Beyonder of Sequence 8 can compete with Beyonder of Sequence 7.
There was actually some hesitation in taking out such a piece of Mystical Item and Angel for appraisal by Kavi, a member of "Machinery Hivemind".
After all, the pocket watch comes from the defector Tomaz of "Machinery Hivemind", and Tomaz is used from the "Machinery Hivemind" warehouse The Beyonder Characteristic stolen from the library were "combined" into this pocket watch. According to the official Beyonder's approach, it is reasonable for Kavi to recover this stolen item.
So this time she held the pocket watch in her hand and asked Kavi to identify it "from the air".
Fortunately, Kavi, who has left the "Machinery Hivemind" team of Enmat Harbor, did not do anything surprising, and even challenged Angel's "free" request. Qiuya agreed, which made her suspect that Kavi was trying to stabilize her. Then he would send a telegram to "Machinery Hivemind" and call in a team of High-Pressure Steam Rifle fighters to take back the stolen items.
This suspicion was not lifted until she boarded the steam train bound for Stoen City and Tingen City and the train left Enmat Harbor station.
The sunlight reflected by this brass pocket watch was as charming as the light of gold to Angel. She couldn't help but want to press the crown several times along the way to experience the feeling of being "Magician". However, there were many passengers on the train, and she was worried that "sunlight" could be considered a kind of firelight, so she finally resisted the urge.
Let's try it secretly after nightfall...
Angel put his pocket watch on the watch chain he bought from the souvenir shop at the station. He imitated Klein and tied the watch chain to his left wrist for easy use at any time, and then he eagerly planned a "trial" plan.
By the way, I have to give it a name. This is my first real "trophy"...
Some rude names such as "Tomaz's regret" and "Kavi's envy" crossed Angel's mind, and finally decided to call it "Magician Pocket Watch".
Well, Beyonder Ability fits it very well.
The steam train was the same as when it came. It first passed Stoen City in the northwest of Enmat Harbor, and then returned to Tingen City. When Angel got off the train with the suitcase, it was already noon when the sun was shining brightly.
"Ah, the fresh air is so nice..."
Although Tingen City has also caught up with the wave of industrialization and built many factories, they are basically located on the periphery of the city and do not discharge waste gas to the urban area. There are two rivers passing by near the urban area, and the vegetation along the coast is dense. The air is several grades better than Enmat Harbor, which is located on the seaside but has serious industrial pollution.
Angel greedily took a few breaths of the fresh air that he had not seen for a long time, and silently apologized to Ms. Daly who had invited him.
"Sorry, Ms. Daly, even if it's just for the air quality here, I would rather stay at Tingen..."
"Hey, be careful——"
A teenager who was walking by in a hurry seemed not to be paying attention to the road and accidentally bumped into Angel who was carrying a suitcase. The latter reacted at the moment of physical contact and nimbly avoided it. At the same time, he covered his pocket with his free hand, preventing a stealthy pickpocket.
"It's just that public security is not very good, we Nighthawks and the police still have to work hard..."
Seeing the boy who had failed in the robbery and fled in a hurry, she originally wanted to take out Police Badge and hold him down, but she felt that the robbery was not successful and there would not be much punishment even if he was escorted to Police Station, so she finally let the rookie go.
Returning to 6 Daffodil Street in a hired carriage, Angel subconsciously wanted to check the secret note in the crack of the door, but remembered that he had not been home for several days. The female worker Tromi must have entered the house on the way and dropped the note she had sandwiched in the crack of the door.
I am too suspicious...
Taking out the key and opening the door, Angel put the suitcase next to the door, sat directly on the sofa by the bay window, stretched his body, and then felt that his whole body was really relaxed.
It's better to be at home... Even if the suite in "Silver Bullet Detective Agency" is clean and well-equipped, it is far inferior to the house in Daffodil Street.
She squinted her eyes and curled up in the warm sunshine, intending to sleep for a while before Tarot Club started, but when she glanced at the coffee table, she found an envelope on it.
Envelope... The last time I saw an envelope at home was the last time...
Angel felt that his heartbeat was half a beat slower.
She swallowed and cautiously reached out her hand as if to grab a bomb.
The envelope was made of yellowish, low-quality paper and had no stamps. It should have been placed directly on the table.
Angel tore open the seal and poured out a piece of letter paper with two lines of words briefly written on it.
"Miss Granger, I am Tromi. Due to the unfortunate death of my father, I need to take leave next week. Sorry!"
"Huh——"
She could hear herself sighing in relief.
I almost thought it was Madam Sharon who had returned to spirit...
Tromi said that he would take leave "next week", which should have been last Friday, that is, after I left Tingen early in the morning, I actually asked for leave for this week...
Her father died of illness, but she seemed to have never mentioned it before. Could it be a sudden illness?
There were too few clues, so Angel gave up after a little analysis, but she still collected the envelope carefully and decided to give her a salary increase as comfort after meeting the bereaved female worker next week.
After being frightened by the envelope, she had no intention of continuing to rest. Instead, as usual, she went to various specialty restaurants Daffodil Street and Iron Cross Street to look for food.
When passing by No. Daffodil Street 2, she deliberately looked closer at the window and found that Moretti Family was not there.
Yes, after all, today is Monday...
Wait until Klein comes back in the evening and say hello to him.