Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1156 Wedding
The black statue of the "Original Witch", what does it represent? Is it the opposite of the one the Witch Cult believes in?
Angel's eyes lingered on the lifelike face of the statue and the single eye that was sometimes open and sometimes closed on top of the snake-like hair, and he asked tentatively:

"Is this the other 'Original' you believe in?"

"Yes," Wensa pushed the black statue forward with his claws, bringing it closer to Angel, "When you are truly ready, chant His name."

Chanting Chike's honorific name? Wouldn't that directly draw the attention of the "Original Witch"? Hmm, is that what this statue does, to direct prayers to another Original Witch?
Angel took the statue with a look of realization. The warm feeling made her feel as if she was touching a woman's skin directly.

Seeing the black cat swung its tail again and prepared to leave, Angel grabbed the statue with one hand and pulled the fur on its neck with the other, and asked:
"What do you mean by 'truly ready'? If I want to go further, I can only become a 'conqueror'."

Of course, after learning that the "City of Disaster" and the "River of Everlasting Darkness" might be related, Angel actually had a few more choices, such as Sequence 1 of the "Twilight Giant" path or the "Death God" path.

But considering that this jump method was unheard of, she was reluctant to try it unless she had to.

Hearing Angel's words, Wensa turned his head, and a strange smile appeared on his face:

"That would be the news that the 'Original Witch' would most like to hear."

What does that mean? Is Chike happy to see me promoted to "Conqueror"? Wouldn't the appearance of Sequence 0 in the "Red Priest" pathway form a direct competitive relationship with "Him"?
Angel was stunned, and the black cat under her hand shrank its neck and escaped from her "clutches", flying into the spirit world and disappeared.

The black bone statue in her other hand seemed to have a faint smile on her beautiful face under the illumination of the crimson moon outside the window and the gas lamp in the room.

……

“On Saturday morning, Tingen City saw a rare sunny day in recent times. The late summer sunshine brought enough light to this small city without being too scorching.

"Opposite the Tingen Opera House in the Golden Indus District is a small church belonging to the Church of the Goddess of Night. Compared to the Church of St. Selina, which hosts most religious activities, this church is only used for confession and mass for nearby believers. Of course, believers of the goddess are also welcome to hold weddings here.

"And today, the two devout believers of the goddess will become husband and wife here, and in their long lives..."

Having written this, the white-haired Xijia Teong seemed to be at a loss for words. The pen in his hand shook a few times, he smiled at himself, closed the notebook, and looked around.

There were only a few people sitting sparsely in the small church.

Leonard Mitchell, dressed in a formal suit with all buttons buttoned, which was rare, sat side by side with a breathtakingly beautiful brown-haired woman on the bench at the front. They put their heads together and whispered, words like "He was always a little forgetful before, but he got better later" and "Can you imagine? After the battle, he felt in his pocket for potion and said he forgot to bring it?", along with the woman's silver bell-like laughter, which reached Xiga's ears.

From the conversation between the two, Xijia soon learned that the woman's name was Sherman. She ran a food processing factory in Backlund and had just returned to Loen from overseas and was dragged by Leonard to attend the wedding.

Didn't Leonard attend the "singles party" of Tingen Team last night? Why did he bring such a beautiful girlfriend here today... Xiga shook his head, looking past the two of them, at Roxanne, who was busying around the altar and seemed to be always busy, and Mrs. Orianna, who was helping her receive guests.

I don’t know when Roshan will get married. She always said that even if she had a child, Captain Dunn and Ms. Daly would not have a result... Xiga muttered to himself, his eyes moving to the side door of the church.

Guests were entering the prayer hall one by one. There were Luo Yao and Fry, who had just arrived from the Blackthorn Security Company, Clement, the captain of the Nightwatchman team at Enmat Harbor who had arrived in Tingen last night, and a young couple who looked like a couple and came from Backlund to attend a wedding. They claimed to be Dunn Smith's new colleagues, but they greeted every member of the Tingen team in a very familiar manner.

While the two men were talking with Luo Yao and Frye, almost blocking the entire side door, the short Coenley entered the prayer hall from the main entrance with his wife. After greeting Xijia, he came to the front row in surprise and hugged Leonard, who stood up with an equally excited expression.

His wife was pulled aside by the woman named Sherman to talk. In a few words, they became familiar with each other. Xijia felt relieved but also a little confused. She felt that this woman was a little abnormally beautiful, and her words made her feel good about her involuntarily, which reminded her of the "witch" in the church's internal documents.

Impossible, absolutely impossible. Leonard is already a senior deacon, how could he be in love with a witch... Xiga, who was about to imagine a novel outline of several hundred words in his mind, shook his head and looked towards the main entrance again. He happened to see Xizel driving a carriage and stopped in front of the church.

A moment later, Dunn Smith, wearing a neat suit and with his black hair combed back to make his forehead look clean and broad, walked into the church.

When Xijia received the invitation to attend the former captain's wedding a few days ago, her first reaction was that someone was playing a prank. You know, she just swept the graves of the three night watchers who died in the Tingen God's Descent incident last year, and it will be the second time in half a month!
It was not until the entire Tingen Nighthawks team met Dunn and Daly who had returned to Tingen from Backlund, and heard them tell how they were rescued after being seriously injured, how they faked their death in order not to alert the enemy, and how they finally avenged the sacrifice of Angel and Klein, that Xijia realized that the story in the novel would really happen in reality.

This made her feel that the reason why even newspaper editors were unwilling to read her novels was probably because she lacked imagination.

No matter what, as long as the captain survives... She shook her head, and drove her failed novels out of her mind. When she looked at Dunn again, she found that the young couple from Backlund had already arrived at the gate. The man had a thin face and sharp edges, but he was talking to Dunn with a faint smile on his face. The woman's graceful waist and hip curves made Xijia's heart beat faster, but she had an extremely ordinary round face. She walked out of the gate and quickly led in another protagonist of today's wedding.

Daly Simone walked slowly into the church in a pure white wedding dress, with her long black hair tied behind her head. Her fair skin almost blended into the wedding dress, and she had a smile on her lightly made-up face. She came to Dunn, who stopped talking and bowed to wait, and extended her hand in a lace glove. The latter took her hand, and the two walked side by side along the aisle towards the altar.

Neither of them has elders in their families, so at this moment they can only support each other, as if foreshadowing the rest of their lives.

Seeing this scene, the round-faced lady at the door looked excited and proud, as if she had contributed half to this wedding.

If we were to say who deserves the credit, it would have to be Angel. I heard that it was she who pushed Ms. Daly to take the initiative to confess her love to the captain, but unfortunately she had already... Xiga felt empty in his heart, looking at the empty seat at this time, as if he saw old Neil in a black robe and gray hair, Angel who was wearing a dress that he was not used to and was a little shy, and Klein who still had a bookish air but was becoming more mature and reliable.

While her thoughts were drifting away, the priest beside the altar had already led the two newlyweds to their seats and said:

“Under the gaze of the merciful goddess, we will witness a holy marriage!

"Praise the goddess!"

"Praise the goddess." Most of the people present were believers of the goddess. They said in unison and pointed at stars on their chests.

It would be great if they could be there too... Xiga came back to his senses and pounded his chest four times.

……

It was not until the pastor announced the marriage and Dunn and Daly officially became husband and wife that the smile on Angel's face slowly faded.

Before this, she had always worried that their wedding would be ruined by an accident due to some kind of fateful inevitability.

"It's called raising the flag. Well, this is a simple translation. It means that what you say in a certain situation will definitely not come true, such as 'return to your hometown and get married after the war is over'..." Klein, who looked like a mixture of Sherlock and Hermann and looked a bit out of place, whispered.

"And what we're doing is 'pulling out the flag.'

Looking at the newcomers hugging each other and the excited members of the Tingen team, Klein added that he was also quite excited.

But for them, the wedding was over. As "Dunn's friends in Backlund," it was difficult for the two to fit in among these small but close-knit relatives and friends. It was time to leave.

Leonard, who was sitting in the front row with Sherman, turned around as if he had noticed something, and his expression changed when he saw the two people's backs.

Could it be Klein and Angel? It was hard to imagine them not coming to the captain's wedding, and they both had the ability to change their appearance... He thought for a moment and decided to enjoy the present moment.

At this moment, Sherman, who had watched the entire wedding, with a slightly red face, lowered her voice and asked in his ear:

"Leonard, have you ever thought about what our wedding should be like?"

Haha… In his mind, Pales Zoroast chuckled.

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"Klein, have you ever thought about what our wedding should be like?"

Angel suddenly asked as they left the church in the Golden Sycamore District and walked to the familiar Daffodil Street in the West District.

Klein beside him pretended to think about it and said the answer he had thought about countless times in his mind:

"Detective Sherlock and his assistant Irene, crazy adventurer Hermann and pirate queen Angelica, playboy Dantes and Miss Theresa who made him stop having affairs, magician Hermes and the only visitor to his secret doll town?"

what?
Angel suddenly fell into a fear of making choices, and his expression was a little dull.

(End of this chapter)