Chapter 307
Hobart did not acknowledge her as kin. Once the contract took effect, he asked, "We met in the Spirit World before, didn't we? Or rather, were you waiting for me there?"
"That's right." Beverly said, "I can sense the unique aura on you. It seems you are hiding a great secret."
So that was it. Hobart had previously thought she had been drawn here by Mr. Azik, but he did not expect her to have been attracted by the aura on him.
Hobart merely smiled and did not pursue the subject. He suddenly thought of another "use" for a messenger. "If I need help in a fight, can I call on you as well?"
He just did not know how good this young lady of the Tudor Family was at fighting. "Yes," Beverly said. "My payment will be donuts, or a piece of the wood used for your cane."
Just how much did she love donuts? Hobart roughly understood that Beverly could sense the aura of the Country of Disorder on him and could also detect Mystical Items produced by the Country of Disorder.
After the coffin returned to the Spirit World, Hobart blew out the candle, tidied up the desk, and sat on the edge of the bed to rest for a while. Just as he was about to go home, he suddenly heard a prayer from the Country of Disorder.
Hobart immediately entered the Country of Disorder. He saw the star representing Lafite flickering in the pool. Extending his spirituality toward it, he saw Lafite in a cemetery.
The grave had already been dug up, and the coffin had been pried open. Beside a bright oil lamp, Lafite held the wooden box containing the Mutated Fire Rose Spider and prayed to the Creator: "...Mysterious and great