Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1211 You Offended Me (Two in One)

The surface of the bath bubble that reflected the colorful light turned into a deep black, and then the neat glass windows of the Sodlak Palace where the royal family lived and the pointed towers around the main building appeared.

Sure enough, it's there. Let me see... Angel excitedly arched his body and approached the bubble divination. His spirituality spread and followed the anchor point representing Triss to a corner of the palace.

But the next second, the divination screen was covered with a layer of black, and the palace, tower and a closed window disappeared instantly. Finally, the whole bubble exploded with a pop, along with Angel's curiosity, and dissipated in the mist of the bathroom.

Disturbed?

Angel's eyes became sharp, she knew that the palace where the royal family lived must be protected by the church and the military, and even ordinary saints would find it difficult to spy on it. But to guard against the sight of a "disaster" witch who was proficient in divination, the other party must at least be an angel, and it must be through several special channels.

It shouldn't be the Sequence 2 "Natural Scourge" of the Church of Storms, otherwise He would have most likely sent a bolt of lightning from a distance, and the "Balancer" of the royal family would not have this level of anti-divination ability unless he deployed a field to divide the battlefield... Angel recalled the angels of the Church of Night and the Church of Steam, and it was difficult to determine which one was on duty for Backlund.

Since the end of the World War, the Kingdom of Loen had abolished the previous rule that prohibited "0" level seals and angels from being stationed in Backlund in order to prevent the capital from being attacked again and to be able to deal with new believers of the Outer Gods in a timely manner and secretly perform sacrifices, and to summon the attention of the Old Ones. It had also learned from Trier of Intis and established a system of rotating patron angels.

Although Angel knew before this that Arianna, the Servant of Secrets, often came to this city, and that the church most likely stored the living seal of "Mother of Heaven" in the basement of St. Samuel's Church, allowing angels to move in so openly could also explain to a certain extent the tension of the situation.

In addition, Night and Storm reconciled with the Church of Mother Earth, which had invaded Loen but stopped the attack at the last minute, and allowed the Steam Church, which remained neutral in the war and thus retained its missionary rights, to continue to participate in the handling of extraordinary events. These are all measures to improve cooperation between churches.

"Moon" Emlyn once revealed at the Tarot Club that the Church of Mother Earth had formed several extraordinary teams with vampires as the core at the request of the Church of Night and Storm. They were similar to the "Nightwatchers" and "Punishers", responsible for handling extraordinary events in the southern area of ​​the bridge where the Harvest Church was located, in order to cope with the growing threat.

This made Angel somewhat glad that she was sent to the southern continent to wipe out the followers of the "Original Moon" instead of being tied to Backlund to take care of these trivial matters. Otherwise, she would be overwhelmed just by looking after a city with a population of five million and responding to the prayers of the Nighthawks and other official Beyonders, let alone having time to take a bath here.

Well, if I can’t see it, then I can’t see it… She muttered silently, buried her body in the warm water, closed her eyes and continued to enjoy the bathing time.

At least she was more at ease than the angel who had to keep an eye on the entire city.

As soon as this disrespectful thought came into Angel's mind, he noticed that a corner of the spacious and bright bathroom became dark, as if the light was swallowed up when it reached that area.

But no figure appeared in the darkness.

It was a spiritual alert, maybe in a few seconds... Angel suddenly realized who the person was, his expression changed slightly, and he jumped out of the bathtub.

Before she could make any preparations, a figure suddenly came into her sight. It was Arianna, the "Servant of Secrets", who was wearing a linen robe with many patches on it, a bark belt, and walking barefoot on the wet floor.

Under Angel's stunned gaze, the angel of the Church of Night's eyes stayed on her exposed chest and waist for a moment, then moved away uncomfortably, and then the whole person disappeared as if erased by an eraser.

He concealed His existence.

Angel took a deep breath, and felt that there were some things she wanted to say but couldn't. Finally, she could only shake her head, walked out of the bathtub, and casually touched her chest. Deep black flames gushed out from her fingertips, and flowed down her crystal clear skin like a waterfall, and while steaming away the moisture on her body, it formed a black dress that was not gorgeous, but dignified and elegant.

The black flames solidified quickly, and the appearance did not reveal that it was an illusory structure at all. Instead, it looked like finely woven silk, reflecting the luster under the light.

It's more convenient than changing clothes, but my whole body is naked, like I'm running naked, and if someone touches me... well, first he will go through the test of the flame of destruction... Angel muttered a few words, glanced at the half-length mirror on the wall that was a little blurry due to the mist, and was very satisfied with his "dress".

This is almost the same as her first appearance after the secret ceremony when she received the "Witch" card, except that there is no crown that matches her long light golden hair.

But last time I was in spirit form, containing the image of the Blasphemy Card, but this time it was my real body, and the appearance of an angel close to Sequence 0... Could it be that the card that was most likely made by Roselle in the Mirror was Roselle in female clothing on the surface, but was actually based on me?

Before the thought in her mind faded away, Arianna appeared in the corner again, her dark eyes calm and peaceful, as if it was not her who had just broken into the bathroom.

He must have done this on purpose, as revenge for me spying on the royal family and trying to break through His protection... Angel curled his lips, left the bathroom first, and took the silent and smiling angel to the study. He took the soft and comfortable single sofa and looked at Arianna coming to his side. She had no intention of sitting down, so he asked:
"Ms. Arianna, is it your turn this month?"

"Three days ago, I succeeded Drinker Augustus," Arianna replied in a tone that was almost emotionless. "You don't need to use honorifics for me. We are both favored by the goddess."

"Yes, Ms. Arianna."

Angel nodded and continued:

"I just wanted to see if my believer was in the Sodrak Palace. I didn't mean to spy on the royal family. I hope I didn't offend you."

But you offend me - she added with her eyes.

Being stared at by those purple eyes containing all kinds of emotions, Arianna looked away again, looking a little guilty. After a moment, she sat on the sofa opposite, her bare feet tucked under her robe, and her whole person seemed to have become smaller.

"She is talking to King Edessak II, strengthening their relationship."

The angel, who had kept his existence secret to a certain extent, suddenly spoke.

It turned out that Triss really went to see Edessak. What did they mean by improving their relationship? Did they even go to bed... Angel's eyes lit up and he instinctively wanted to ask a few more questions, but when he looked into Arianna's calm eyes, he lost interest.

“I hope they can have a satisfactory discussion.”

She commented.

Arianna nodded slightly to show her agreement, and then continued:

"Is the Witch Church planning to build a church in Backlund and conduct small-scale missionary work?"

"That's not the case," Angel replied immediately to avoid any misunderstanding between Arianna and the Church of Evernight. "Coming to Backlund was Triss's own request. It was a private act."

Arianna said at a moderate pace:

"I mean, you can do this."

Ok?
Angel felt a little confused.

The Witch Church, which believes in "Angelica", currently only has a church in Patis, the "City of Dreams" deep in the Raging Sea, and has converted almost the entire city's population into believers, giving Angel a stable anchor. It also plans to conduct appropriate missionary work in New Silver City and Yharnam, and build a second church in Bayam, where the Storm Church retreated and the Poseidon Church moved in. Apart from this, there are no plans for expansion for the time being.

After all, she is only a Sequence 2 angel. It is understandable that she conducts appropriate missionary work in order to stabilize the situation and enrich humanity. She also has a certain tacit understanding with churches such as the Night and Storm. However, if she directly enters the parishes of other orthodox churches to compete for believers, it would be a bit ignorant.

Not only her, Klein's "Church of Fools" also follows this practice. The believers of New Silver City were rescued by him from the God-Forsaken Land. Yharnam is simply his own secret puppet. Bayam's Poseidon Church gradually replacing the Storm Church is essentially a part of the colony's regaining autonomy, and will not directly conflict with the Orthodox Church.

But that's why Arianna's attitude puzzled Angel.

As an angel of the Church of Evernight and a candidate for the next Pope, it is impossible for Him not to know these things, but He still directly asked me whether I wanted to preach in Backlund... Could it be that just like the Strangers were asked to establish a Beyonder team, Backlund's official Beyonders are so scarce that they have set their sights on Demigods like Triss and Elaine?
We are just a small organization that has been established for less than a year...

Thinking of this, Angel was about to refuse, but he had doubts when the words came to his lips.

She suspected that this was not Arianna's idea, or even the position of the Goddess Church.

It was the oracle of the goddess.

Let me do some preaching, accumulate believers and faith anchors, and prepare for further promotion? Does this mean that the goddess has openly supported me to become Sequence 0 and replace the "Original Witch" Chick? Now that the war ended with Loen's victory and the goddess has gained the most benefits, this also means the attitude of the Lord of Storms, the God of Steam, and the Mother Goddess of the Earth... Angel's mind was racing, thinking of his recent actions in the South Continent, Trier, and the trip to the "Western Continent", and he had some guesses. Of course, another reason might be because she herself is an angel favored by the "City of Disaster". Now that the infiltration of the Outer Gods is becoming more and more frequent, her existence is almost equivalent to two or three ordinary angels.

In this case, her church in Backlund must be put on the agenda and built as soon as possible.

Now I am the one who is short of manpower... She smiled self-deprecatingly and turned to report the results of the operation in the southern continent to Arianna.

After half-voluntarily and half-accidentally luring the "evil god" Su'a and the "bound god" Tolzna into the mirror world and severely injuring them, the action of the Southern Continent to eliminate the believers of the "Original Moon" became extremely smooth. Of course, it would take a long time to find these believers hiding among ordinary people and eliminate them all.

Of course, the Outer God "Mother Tree of Desire" will certainly not sit idly by. The "Bound God" controlled by Him still has a Sequence 1 characteristic and possesses the uniqueness of the "Bound One" path. Once it is completely contaminated and becomes a puppet, it will cause considerable trouble to the Orthodox Church.

Fortunately, in the previous battle, Angel discovered that this Angel King who had lived from ancient times to the present still had a little rebellious spirit, and even tried to commit suicide under Angel's chaos vortex. This means that in the short term, the "Mother Tree of Desire" will no longer give him the opportunity to act freely until it completely erodes Tolzna and turns him into a being similar to Sua.

This process will take at least a few years, but as the power of the Outer Gods' infiltration increases, it may be faster.

As for Sua, after losing one of the characteristics of Sequence 2, it would probably take more than a year for Him to recover His previous strength. Before that, Antigonus would be able to cope with it by relying on himself in the mist of history.

This gave Angel time to return to Backlund to rest and complete his other tasks.

During this short period of free time, she planned to go to the "Samaritan Woman's Fountain" in the Trier catacombs to retrieve the outer spring water, and help Mr. Azik repair his soul in batches, so that he could wake up three months later, that is, before the spring of 1352.

The main reason for the phased repair is the concern about whether the too-fast repair speed will cause damage to Mr. Azik's soul. After all, this will condense the sleeping process that may last for ten years into about one year, and even Azik himself is not sure whether there will be any negative effects.

During this period, she will also use the "Corpse Oil Candle" to go to the Western Continent again, and try to establish a stable connection inside and outside the seal before this relic obtained from the treasury of the "Blood Emperor" Tudor is used up, and try to facilitate the communication between several gods who may be promoted to the "Old Days" and the corresponding people.

At present, it seems that the one who is most likely to fuse the "Source Essence" as quickly as possible is undoubtedly the Goddess of Night. She has already gathered the Sequence 1 characteristics and uniqueness of the three paths, and the only thing missing is the "River of Eternal Darkness".

The paths symbolized by the other sefirot have their own problems. Some of the paths adjacent to the gods are occupied by evil gods, some have almost been owned by the corresponding outer gods, some have not yet decided on the true god, and some have suspected problems with their identities and status...

Angel could only tell the Hedao practitioners in the Western Continent the situation truthfully and let them make the judgment.

Finally, her own strength has improved.

Angel already has some ideas about how to deal with the "Original Witch", but even with the help of other gods, she herself must at least reach a combat power higher than that of an ordinary angel king with the help of the source power, in order to truly survive the hands of this most powerful witch.

In order to achieve this, the characteristic of Sequence 1 in the hands of the Pale Queen is extremely important. Whether it is used for jumping paths or accommodating some of the power of the River of Eternal Darkness, she must "borrow" this characteristic.

As for whether Sia Palenque Eggers was willing, it was no longer a consideration for her.

"At most, we can wait for Mr. Azik to wake up and persuade the Pale Queen, who is also from the Eggers family... If we can't resolve it peacefully, we can take action. But that will have to be delayed until early next year, when Klein's Secret Doll Town forms a corresponding area in the spirit world... If we have a real 'Mysterious Servant' to help us, rather than a historical projection, the action will definitely be smoother."

Angel muttered silently as he looked in the direction where Arianna disappeared.

"But the Witch Cult has been silent recently. Did they really evacuate from various cities as Tracy said? Amon and his brother also disappeared without a trace, as did Zaratul. Did they give up the fight for Sefirah Castle, or are they planning something?"

Angel was a little worried when he thought of several "competitors" who had been eyeing Klein and had made many attempts on him but were now silent.

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Backlund Queen District, Sodrak Palace.

In a luxurious bedroom as spacious as a ballroom, Edessak II was sitting neatly on a sofa by the window, with a faint smile on his face, which looked a little older than when he first ascended the throne a year ago. He was listening to Triss, who was wearing a black dress and had her long hair tied behind her head, talking across the coffee table.

The distress of compiling the holy scriptures alone in the middle of the night, the fear of secretly copying the templates of other churches, the boredom of listening to the various confessions of different believers, the panic of secretly resting behind the altar but being discovered...

He was a very good listener, guiding Triss to vent her emotions, expressing admiration or sympathy only when necessary. The latter usually lacked friends with whom she could communicate, and now that she had found someone to talk to, even her eyes and brows relaxed, and she felt happy from the bottom of her heart.

It was not until it got dark outside the window that Triss stopped her one-sided talk as if she had just woken up from a dream. She looked out the window, smiled a little stiffly, and said:
"I think I should leave."

Although she said this, she had no intention of standing up from the sofa.

She is still like this, always saying one thing and thinking another... Edsak thought to himself, sighed softly, and said with his eyes fixed on Triss's beautiful face:
"I'm getting married."

"Ah?" Triss asked in a short voice from deep in her throat, and then lowered her voice and asked, "Who is it?"

"I'm not sure yet. A daughter of an earl, or someone with a similar identity who is suitable but does not involve the interests of all parties. Georgina and Grove have urged me many times, and this is indeed my duty. It is something I promised before I ascended the throne."

As the king of Loen, whether he likes it or not, he has to leave behind a few heirs to prepare for the peaceful continuation of the royal power. As for who the mothers of these princes and princesses are, it is not important at all in the balance of interests among multiple parties.

"Not sure? This is too ridiculous..."

Triss muttered, and the corners of her mouth twitched, trying to laugh at the king in front of her who was helpless, but she couldn't laugh at all.

Edsak laughed instead. He straightened his posture on the sofa and said in a deep voice:
“In fact, I have a definite candidate in mind.

“They may not agree, but I have fought for it, and this is one of the prerequisites for me to take over the throne and balance the interests of the church, the royal family and the military.

"Now, Triss, can you guess who it is?"

Triss was stunned. She had never expected the topic to develop like this.

The next second, she looked up at the ceiling, frowned slightly, and then relaxed.

"what happened?"

Edsak asked curiously, but found that Triss stood up from the sofa, walked around the coffee table and came to his side.

"It's okay, I just felt like someone was spying on me..."

"It could be some important figure in the church. Now Backlund is under their protection every moment."

Edessak answered subconsciously, and immediately found that the beautiful face in front of him broke into a smile.

"No, I think it should be a kind, gentle, and considerate angel." Triss raised the corners of her mouth and glanced at the ceiling again. "He will definitely not disturb us. This is the witch's intuition."

Disturbing us... Edsak was stunned.

The next second, all the lights in the room were covered with a deep black, and then completely went out.

PS: Two-in-one is no longer available today.

(End of this chapter)