Mystery: The Returner of the Stars

Chapter 116 I am also the apostle of the stars
"Ugh……"

Hastur sighed heavily, then his expression became serious, and he said every word: "Because I am also the apostle of the stars, and there are stars as guides between you and me."

He felt that he needed to have a showdown, otherwise he would always be caught by Bernadette, which would greatly affect his normal life.

Apostle of the stars?
Bernadette's heart moved slightly, and she glanced at Hastur with a smile, "What does the apostle of the stars mean?"

Hastur looked calm, and smiled lightly: "You are also a person who is favored by the stars. If there are no stars to guide us, there will be no so-called coincidences and fate."

"Do you know the consequences of believing in gods that are not the seven righteous gods?"

Bernadette still didn't admit that she had a connection with the Lord of the Stars.

Hastur said calmly: "The Aurora Society believes in the true Creator, and the Witch Sect believes in the original Witch. It's not just the seven righteous gods worthy of belief."

A cold light flashed in Bernadette's eyes, and she said in a compelling tone: "Such disrespectful words are enough to get you judged by the church."

"Dear lady, do you also believe in the seven righteous gods?"

Hastur didn't care, he knew that Bernadette was still testing him, so he had to show his devout belief in the stars.

"When did you start believing in the stars?"

"Half a year ago, if it wasn't for the blessings of the stars, I wouldn't be where I am now."

"Have you seen him?"

"I've seen it, He has been guiding me in the direction I'm going."

"Aren't you afraid that he will have any unfavorable intentions against you?"

"Dear lady, if He really wants to harm you, I don't think you can appear in front of me anymore."

With these answers, Hastur can guarantee that he is not lying.

Without the appearance of the Hall of Stars, he would most likely be dead.

The direction I move forward has always been determined by myself, and I represent the stars.

He really didn't have any malice towards Bernadette, he just wanted to guide her to become an apostle of the stars so that he could do something for him.

Bernadette was deep in thought, and she could also sense that Hastur hadn't lied about these issues.

"How did you know of my existence?"

Hearing this question, Hastur breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as he answered this question well, he could even use his identity as Baron Hasta Campbell to influence Bernadette to become an apostle of the stars.

If Bernadette was the only apostle of the stars, she would definitely be full of vigilance, but once there were other believers, she would let go of part of her vigilance instead.

"The stars are watching you all the time, and He is also watching me. He is watching every believer equally. It is He who told me of your existence."

Hastur thinks there is nothing wrong with this sentence, anyway, there is not a single true believer in the stars until now.

Bernadette's blue and deep eyes stared at Hasta, and said calmly: "Then you know my true identity?"

"Bernadette Gustave, the owner of the Dawn, the Queen of Mysteries across the sea, the eldest daughter of Russell Gustave."

Bernadette didn't speak, she leaned back against the carriage, her slender right leg wearing black leather boots straddled her left leg, her toes dangling slightly.

The sitting posture is casual, but it reveals a deeply hidden elegance.

This move will not make people feel frivolous, but will feel very pleasing to the eye.

The carriage rumbled forward, and the coachman outside couldn't hear the sound inside, and still focused on driving the carriage forward.

After a while, Bernadette spoke slowly: "Don't you know that sometimes knowing too much is a very dangerous thing?"

"Sharon and I are very good friends. In the letter she sent, she mentioned that you are a trustworthy person, and that if I am in danger, I can ask you for help."

As Hasta said, he took out the reply letter that Sharon had just sent this morning from his body, and handed it to Bernadette.

It was because of Sharon's reply that he thought of going to the street to buy something and give it to Sharon as a gift. That's how he met Bernadette.

Bernadette didn't open the letter, and twirled the letter twice between her fingertips, before flicking the letter back into Hasta's arms.

"You have a good relationship with Sharon?"

Bernadette's slightly curious voice made Hastur suddenly alert.

Is liking to listen to gossip engraved in everyone's genes?

"not bad."

"that is it?"

"There have been a few times to help each other."

"Sharon rarely answers letters."

"...Maybe she was afraid that I would offend you if I didn't know the situation, so she wrote to me specifically."

"The two sets of black gothic court dresses you bought for Sharon?"

"……Yes."

"Do you think Sharon will accept it?"

"probably not."

"You have no confidence in yourself?"

"...she doesn't like to accept gifts from others."

"Then why do you still buy it?"

"It's my freedom to give gifts, but it's her freedom to accept them or not."

……

After asking many questions in a row, Bernadette mentioned the Lord of the Stars in a solemn tone.

Hastur, who was already tired of coping, understood Bernadette's mood somewhat.

She guessed that just now she was thinking about how to deal with her own relationship with the ruler of the stars.

Ask yourself about your relationship with Sharon, just casually, to satisfy curiosity by the way.

Regarding the dominance of the stars, it was something she really valued.

This character is really bad, Roselle, it seems that you didn't teach your daughter well back then.

Hastur cursed in his heart.

"How do you communicate with the ruler of the stars on weekdays?"

"In the dream, I couldn't see his face clearly, I could only vaguely see him sitting in a mysterious palace, mysterious and powerful, majestic and sacred, he is an ancient person deep in the starry sky, and he is also kind guide with wisdom."

Hastur tried to express his impression of the Lord of the Stars in a pious tone, and praised himself by the way.

Bernadette glanced at Hasta with a little surprise, "You actually believe in the kindness of the gods?"

"He has never harbored malice towards me, and has always guided me forward, and for me, He is the most distinctive existence."

Hastur spoke very frankly, but Bernadette felt that Hastur was already a qualified pious believer and had learned to beautify his beliefs.

"For the sake of your good relationship with Sharon, let me give you a piece of advice, don't trust any gods lightly."

"Is that why you reject the kindness of the stars?" Hastur asked, ready to preach.

As the first and most devout believer, it is normal to affirm your beliefs to others.

Bernadette nodded and said: "Yes, I will not believe in any god, no matter whether he really came with good intentions or not."

With a smile on his face, Hastur said calmly: "Don't you need help from the power of the stars?"

Bernadette was silent, this sentence hit her deadly spot, she needed help, that's why she hesitated.

"We need help, and the stars have the power to fulfill our needs. In my opinion, the essence of faith is to help each other and achieve each other."

"That statement of yours is not religious at all."

"In my communication with the stars, I have never shied away from this point, and he has never been angry because of it. I believe in him, and he helps me. Isn't this a very reasonable thing?"

"All help comes at a price, and you may not be able to afford that price."

"Then why not make it clear in advance? Just treat the process of faith as a transaction?"

Bernadette's heart was inexplicably moved, but she didn't speak.

Hastur went on to say: "What help do you need, and what do the stars need you to do, if the two are equivalent, then this is just a very ordinary transaction."

"You have a good eloquence."

Bernadette took a deep look at Hastur, "But approving the transaction itself is a kind of erosion and pollution."

"But you need help."

Hastur said the same words again to silence Bernadette.

"Ask for help, naturally you need to pay a price, you should understand this truth better than me."

Hastur raised his eyes and stared at Bernadette's blue eyes, and said with a smile: "Have you already enjoyed help more than once?"

"Frankly accept the benefits given by the stars, but you are unwilling to offer a little faith for the stars. You who are vacillating are in a more dangerous situation than me."

……

Bernadette returned to the clouds and walked into the house built of pea vines, the words of Hasta still echoed in her mind.

The Lord of the Stars has reminded her twice and helped her avoid danger twice.

She's already enjoying that benefit whether she wants to or not.

As Hastur said: the vacillating self is the real danger.

Everything is under the watchful eyes of the stars, and she has long been unable to avoid it.

"Fate, is this my destiny?"

A tarot card appeared on the palm of Bernadette's right hand. Her father was holding a sword, majestic and sacred, standing on a golden round wheel of fortune with a solemn expression.

This is the Wheel of Fortune card, one of the 22 Tarot cards.

(End of this chapter)