Mystery: Lucky One

"Who are you?" Klein asked in a rather complicated state of calm.

The lady in the simple robe took the lead and said softly:
"Arianna, Servant of Secrets."

The Servant of Secrets... Arianna... Klein's eyes narrowed slightly, and he already knew the identity of the lady in front of him.

This is the abbot of the Monastery of Night, the head of the thirteen archbishops, and the possible future Pope!
Klein had read the name "Servant of Secrets" in Emperor Roselle's diary. Combined with names with similar meanings such as "Servant of Secrets", he suspected that this referred to the rank of angel. At the same time, based on the Law of Conservation of Beyonder Characteristics, Arianna could not be a Sequence 0 angel given the existence of Sequence 1. Klein believed that "Servant of Secrets" was most likely a Sequence 2 of the "Night" pathway.

So...the goddess sent her "servant" here?

Klein's scalp tingled.

Arianna was different from the fakes like Alice. She was truly an angel under the goddess. Klein, who was born as a night watchman and is now a goddess's follower, had a sense of respect for her. While thinking about why the goddess was making such a fuss, he saluted and said:

"Good evening, Your Highness Arianna."

Arianna tapped her chest four times clockwise and responded devoutly:
"May the goddess bless you."

She then added: "I am an ascetic, you can just call me Madam."

“Yes, Ms. Arianna.” Klein did not insist at all.

Arianna looked at him calmly for two seconds and asked directly:
"Is Chounas Kilger around here?"

“No,” Klein shook his head and pointed in a direction. “It’s some distance from here… and he has already used an object to disappear from the spot.”

After a pause, Klein asked again, "What should I do next?"

Arianna nodded slightly and said, "Wait until he comes out and find a chance to catch him."

...Is this how all you angels deal with problems? Isn't this too direct? You look quiet and simple, a reserved and well-educated person, how come...

As if she had seen through Klein's doubts, Arianna calmly explained:

"You were the one who did it, not me."

The styles are very similar... Could it be that Alice and the goddess are really mother and daughter?
This time Arianna saw nothing and continued:
"I will create a secret world for you and provide the necessary assistance."

Oh, the angel's blessing, I'm familiar with this... Klein exhaled and asked:

"So where should we choose for the ambush?"

Arianna answered simply, "In your Meige Manor."

...It’s the same thing I thought...but I don’t want to say it out loud...Klein sighed deeply in his heart.

The ambush location should of course be chosen when the enemy is most relaxed and least alert. Meige Manor undoubtedly meets the requirements. Moreover, even if the enemy has angels watching, the angels will not be so idle after the mission is completed.

It's the manor... Oh, I wonder if the manor's losses can be reimbursed... Or if Alice can recover? Will this revive Qonas Kilger...

Amidst her thoughts, Arianna added a crucial piece of information: "The battle in the secret world will not destroy reality."

Very good!
Klein suddenly had the urge to curl his lips, but considering Arianna in front of him, he restrained himself and lowered his head and said:

"Then I have to hurry up and make some preparations."

At least change your clothes...

"Okay," Arianna responded calmly.

Afterwards, the two of them just stood there quietly. After more than ten seconds, Klein took the initiative to speak:

"Ma'am, I need to change my clothes. This is my bedroom..."

After a moment of silence, Arianna disappeared from where she was.

Afterwards, Klein changed his clothes, summoned Arrodes, asked him questions, formulated a strategy, and then walked to the balcony and asked Hongyue:

"Can you bring doom to Chonas Kilgor before the battle?"

After a brief silence, a calm and ordinary female voice sounded in his ears:

"can."

“Then I have no problem.” Klein responded immediately.

He hadn't considered the question of whether Arianna would see him changing his clothes.

……

When Alice woke up, it was already daybreak.

She threw back the quilt and climbed out of bed. She wasn't too surprised because she actually noticed when Klein came in. When she realized it was Klein, she went back to sleep.

She didn't ask anyone to bring breakfast, but took off her monocle and went out - Miss Justice told her that if she didn't dress like a prophet and didn't wear the monocle, it wouldn't irritate Hazel at this stage.

As soon as she went out, Alice noticed a crowd of people gathering.

Almost all the guests who were going to the hunt were here. They gathered in front of a room, and Richardson, whom Alice had seen before, stepped forward and opened the door.

Alice thought for a moment, then walked over quickly and asked them, "What happened?"

Dwayne Dantes replied, "Major General Chonas Kilger seems to be missing, and we are planning to look for him."

“Eh?” Alice glanced at Klein and said with a half-smile, “Then maybe I can help you… I’m good at finding people.”

Klein's eyelids twitched, but he still replied, "Thank you, little Alice."

His tone was so intimate that Alice shuddered and opened her mouth to speak, but paused when she saw the others and warned, "Don't say my name in that tone!"

It would remind her of Amon.

Senator Macht looked at the two of them in surprise and asked Dwayne Dantès, "I remember you two didn't know each other for long?"

"Yes," Klein nodded with a smile. "I just recently discovered that she is the daughter of an old friend of mine. After learning that I bought the Meige Manor, she said she wanted to come over and play..."

Oh, it's the junior... The gazes from Dwayne Dantès calmed down a little because of his reputation, but it was still a little weird.

"The daughter of an old friend?" Senator Macht looked hesitant. "I remember Bishop Elektra mentioned..." "Yes," Dwayne Dantès nodded. "I just found out that his boss is an old friend of mine... It was because of her influence that I started to believe in the Goddess of Night."

she……?
The people around him smiled meaningfully. Congressman Macht wanted to say something else, but Alice interrupted them: "Have you finished talking?"

As she said this, she glanced at Klein, walked over to Richardson, and pushed open the door of Qonas Kilger's room.

——There’s no one inside.

This successfully diverted everyone's attention temporarily. Senator Macht pinched his cheekbones and asked:
"Does Major General Korg have the habit of taking a morning walk?"

Franmi Cage, a friend of Chunas Kilger, replied, "No."

"Did you hear anything last night?" Portland Momont, president of Backlund University of Technology, looked around and asked.

Congressman Macht thought for a moment and said, "No, it's very quiet here, perfect for a vacation."

Beside him, Hazel looked into the room with a little curiosity, but couldn't think of any possible situation.

Alice didn't say anything. Her eyes were fixed on the carpet under the coffee table. It was a thick brown carpet, but Alice saw more. For example, she realized...

That's clearly a secret doll!
In other words, it was a human skin rug…

Alice felt sick to her stomach when she thought of this fact. She cursed under her breath:
"Maybe I should go eat first... This really ruins my appetite."

"Did you find anything? Oh, by the way, you are..." Franmy Cage greeted her.

"Call me Alice," Alice gave a polite smile, "I just don't like the color of that carpet."

Franmi Cage was stunned for a moment and subconsciously glanced at the carpet. Most of the others were similar, but no one noticed anything unusual. Klein glanced at Alice in the dark with a warning.

After receiving the warning, Ellie asked Richardson without hesitation:

"Is there any breakfast in the restaurant?"

"Yes." Richardson nodded his head.

"Then I'll go have breakfast." Alice waved at him and turned to leave, not caring about the feelings of the people behind her.

The topic person temporarily left the scene, and the others chose to continue the topic at hand. Franmi Cage said:

"Major General Korg is an important figure in the military. He often has to deal with unexpected events. Perhaps he left the manor a long time ago and returned to Backlund."

The steam-powered car tycoon was clearly trying hard to make the situation seem less serious.

He seemed to know a little bit, at least he could guess that Qiunas Kilger had his own purpose in coming to Meige Manor... Klein listened to their conversation and said to the butler Walter and the manor steward Richardson with a serious expression:
“Ask the servants in the manor whether they saw Major General Korg last night or this morning.

"If not, send someone back to Backlund to visit Major General Korg's family and inform them of this matter. They will decide whether to call the police immediately."

After giving the order, Klein stroked his graying temples and said to Senator Macht and other guests:

"We can't figure this out for now. Maybe Major General Korg really just left for something urgent. We can't let this delay everyone's vacation. Let's continue with our hunting arrangements and return when the police arrive."

Because Major General Chounas Kilger's companion, Franmi Cage, put forward the reason of urgency, which was very convincing, Congressman Macht and others agreed with Dawn Dantes' opinion and left one after another.

Next, it was an afternoon of hunting for the nobles of Meige Manor. During the break, the male guests talked about the romantic anecdotes of Dwayne Dantes again - and in front of him.

Although Klein firmly denied Alice's ridiculous speculation about her daughter, and solemnly stated that he had no ambiguous relationship with the old friend and that he admired her very much, the guests still showed him expressions that we all understand.

——White moonlight.

People do not share the same joys and sorrows. Klein was horrified by this. God knows, the old man in his words and the boss mentioned by Bishop Elektra are most likely the same person, that is...

Goddess of the night!

No, maybe this should be called the same existence...

Maybe I should have said "Him" at the time, so that no one would be interested in this rumor. However, then I might have to explain to the church how I knew an angel... No, it seems that I don't need to explain this.

…Why didn’t I use “He” at that time?
Klein hated himself immensely at that time. He gritted his teeth and prepared to issue a warning:

"Perhaps you still remember that Alice is nominally a saint of the Church of Evernight... You probably don't know that she is only sixteen years old this year."

"…Sixteen?"

The discussion stopped abruptly, and doubtful voices rang out. Everyone more or less showed some desire to verify. Klein nodded and said:
"Yes, she won't be seventeen until next February."

The sixteen-year-old saint...

No one spoke anymore, and everyone knew what this meant—at least one of her parents was of high sequence!

Otherwise, were they expected to believe that this young lady was gifted on the path of the extraordinary and had become a demigod at the age of only sixteen?
...Who would believe it if I told others?
Others don't know, but are they still not clear? There are extraordinary people among them! It's not that there are no people with extraordinary talents who have comprehended the method of acting, but it is obvious that even the method of acting cannot make people ascend to demigod at such a young age. Note ①

Unless she started drinking potions since birth!

They tacitly agreed not to bring up the topic again and instead talked about other things.

On the other side, Alice came to the restaurant. It was actually past breakfast time. Everyone in Meige Manor had already had breakfast. Richardson said that there was only the ingredients left. As for breakfast...

Some are cold.

Between heating up the cold breakfast and making it fresh, Ellie chose the freshly made one without hesitation. She took a piece of bread, spread a thick layer of jam on it, and then began to lick the jam.

By the time breakfast was served, Alice had already licked the jam. She spread a thinner layer of jam on it again and finished the bread before starting to enjoy her breakfast.

She went through the whole process, including the main course, dessert, bacon, and soup. After eating carefully, Alice leaned back in her chair and thought about the upcoming war.

Will I still be able to eat so well then?

She suddenly felt worried.

Although Klein had been advised to stock up on food, based on Alice's understanding of Klein, he probably would not maintain such an extravagant lifestyle at that time. He would live frugally and donate food.

If Klein was an angel at the time, he might not even eat and save some food. After all, eating is just a hobby for angels...

Thinking of this possibility, Alice scratched her hair, stood up and left the restaurant. She glanced in the direction of the guests, then touched her head and said to herself:
"I wonder if Miss Justice will be willing to take me in when the time comes... The nobles will surely have food in stock, right?" (End of this chapter)