Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 40 The False Viscount

Audrey and Miss Salty Fish exchanged glances. They saw that Ms. Fors was about twenty-three or twenty-four, about 1.65 meters tall. She wore a beige, ruffled, stand-up collar dress, and had slightly curly brown hair. Her light blue eyes turned towards her at Grallint's introduction, with a playful, almost playful smile.

Even Miss Justice, who was a spectator, didn't realize that these were actually just a pair of well-disguised dead fish eyes.

But Audrey still noticed many small details: for example, the yellow marks on her fingers, which proved that she liked cigarettes.

It's a smoked fish.

Viscount Glint introduced them to each other, and the Tarot Club members and future Tarot Club members had a friendly conversation.

In public, the two exchanged only a few pleasantries without saying much else. Watching Fors continue toward the dining table, her sights set on a small cake covered in buttercream, Audrey withdrew her gaze and followed Grallint into the living room.

This is a rare video of a young saltfish predator, observed by the audience. This little saltfish loves sweets, so it's no wonder it became so close to Hermann.

Audrey recalled the details she had just seen, trying to accurately grasp the other party's thoughts, so as to gain the initiative in future contacts.

Suddenly, her eyes were drawn to a man. He was handsome, dressed in a smart, well-fitting tuxedo, a gold-rimmed bowler hat, and white gloves. He held a cane with a pattern that looked understated from a distance but intricate upon closer inspection. He exuded elegance and nobility.

Audrey didn't recognize the man, yet he seemed incredibly familiar to her. Looking at him, a drop of sweat couldn't help but form on Audrey's forehead.

"That person...that person." The more Audrey looked, the more frightened she felt.

"The hat he's wearing is Baron Patrick Jack's favorite style. Baron Jack likes to draw gold edges on his hats. The tailcoat was designed by designer Mr. Cassius Duke, and it is also Mr. Duke's favorite wear. There is a pocket watch hanging on the back of his waist, which is Viscount Gavin Grey's habit..." Audrey calmed down. This didn't mean anything. Perhaps he found inspiration from those gentlemen.

Audrey continued to observe.

"His face shape is very similar to Mr. Mason Moreno's, but his forehead is slightly wider. His eyes are like Ms. River Burroughs', and the rest of his features are more like Mr. Hughes Porzingis's..." Perhaps sensing Audrey's gaze, the gentleman turned and met her gaze. He smiled at Audrey in a gentlemanly manner, and she returned his standard aristocratic smile.

When he turned his head back, Audrey asked Anne, the maid beside him, "Annie, do you know who that gentleman over there in a tuxedo with a pocket watch hanging from his waist is?"

Anne followed Audrey's gaze and found the man the young lady was talking about. "That's Viscount Fosse, young lady. Svenlil Fosse."

Audrey thought about it and it seemed that there was indeed such a viscount. She seemed to have heard or seen the name somewhere occasionally. But she couldn't remember the specific details.

She couldn't recall what she had heard about him, nor could she recall where he had appeared before. It was as if she was only beginning to understand everything now, but he definitely appeared in Audrey's memory, so familiar.

It's like it's made up of several people. It's almost like...

Fictional.

Ceris's mind suddenly shifted, and he felt his fabricated identity begin to waver. He glanced at Audrey from the corner of his eye. Sure enough, he'd been exposed. But as long as she hadn't exposed him in person, he could maintain this facade.

Serris's mastery of the [Mystery] was not enough for him to invent two real people. In this case, he had to be the second fictional person himself.

Watching Audrey, Viscount Greylint, and Miss Salty Fish leave one after another, Cerus continued to talk with others, deepening his weight in other people's memories.

Of course you have to use an alias when you come to Guimi. What’s the point of playing without one?

(End of this chapter)