Chapter 661 The Fine Tradition of the Tarot Club
Clarisse, this name is not uncommon in the Northern Continent, but Angel has only heard it once in nearly a year since he traveled through time. That name was the head of the "Witch Sect" in Trier, the "immortal" witch, and the "Black Saint" Clarisse.
According to Danio's answer, this name undoubtedly refers to the witch named after the color, who is at the same level as the "White Saint" Katarina.
Is she also a member of the "Witch Family", a branch of the Witch Cult that has its own sect?
To prevent any mistakes, Angel continued to ask:
"Do you remember what she looked like? Hair color, eye color, other characteristics?"
"She has black hair like most witches, and a pair of very beautiful gray eyes. In the dark mirror world, she seems to be... You! Who are you?"
Danio's old-fashioned answer in the trance state suddenly changed, and his eyes widened as he looked at Angel.
The latter completely removed her hood, revealing her long, coiled black hair, dark grey eyes that hinted at sadness, thin lips, and an elegantly curved chin. She was the High-Sequence Witch she had met at the "Red House Cafe" in Xiayue Town yesterday.
Judging from Danio's reaction, the witch should be the "Black Saint" Clarisse. No wonder she didn't make any active seductions, but relied solely on her natural charm to attract the customers of the cafe... Angel nodded in confirmation and put on his hood again, covering his face that was squirming and returning to its original state under the effect of the "Faceless Man", strengthening the "psychic" effect, and making the emotionally agitated Danio regain his indifferent expression and lifeless eyes.
"That witch, that Clarisse, has she also 'replaced' her original body?"
After a slight adjustment, Angel noticed that Danio's spirit in the clairvoyant state was beginning to fade, so he quickly asked the most important question.
"I don't know. After I left the 'Mirror World' three years ago, I haven't returned to that dark, lonely world. Apart from my own group, I haven't seen any other 'Mirror People'... But I tend to think so."
Danio answered honestly.
"Why?" Angel immediately asked, then realized, "Because of divinity?"
"Yes. Even if someone deliberately creates a disaster to loosen the seal, or exploits a weak spot in the seal, the overpowered divinity of the 'Man in the Mirror' cannot break through the seal and enter the real world. As far as I know, Ms. Clarisse is in this situation."
"Are there any other 'people in the mirror' like her that you know of?"
"The vast majority of 'Mirror People' who appear in the mirror world are ordinary people, or 'mirrors' of Low-Sequence Beyonders. Very few, like Ms. Clarisse, can grow with their original bodies. Furthermore, those in the church have realized the dangers of contamination and have prohibited High-Sequence Beyonders from entering the contaminated underground areas. There shouldn't be any new High-Sequence 'Mirror People' appearing recently."
This was a necessary response. Otherwise, the Church of the Eternal Sun and the God of Steam and Machinery had been sitting on the powder keg of Trier for so many years without reacting. It would have been incredibly slow… Angel chuckled, suddenly remembering that Mr. Azik had come to Trier to retrieve his memories and mentioned that the vague sense of danger on the third floor of the Catacombs had also deterred him…
"Does the contaminated area you mentioned include the 'catacombs'?" she asked immediately.
“…including a deep part.”
It's over. I had already gone in when I was "teleported" from Bansi Island to Trier... Angel opened his mouth slightly, but didn't know what to say.
Perhaps the person in the mirror I killed in the "God War Ruins" was the one who appeared in Trier's "Mirror World", but could she really travel thousands of kilometers to appear in the dreamland of the East Sonia Sea and attack me...
She thought about it over and over, but couldn't confirm it. However, she noticed that Danio's figure had become almost transparent, and his expression was slightly painful. Without thinking too much, she picked up the transparent cufflinks she had removed from the corpse's clothes and asked one last question:
"Is this the one you use to contact the other 'Mirror People'?"
"Yes, most 'People in the Mirror' can master some mirror magic, but long-distance communication still relies on this magical item. It allows 'People in the Mirror' who haven't become Beyonders yet to activate the mirror surface and send messages to specific targets, but there is a limit to the number of uses, and it can only contact a few fixed people..."
Danio's voice grew softer and softer. After he reluctantly answered the question, his spirit gradually dissipated in the dim spiritual vision, losing its form.
There are still many unanswered questions, such as how they communicate regularly, or what kind of pollution is inside that black, burned-out building. But being able to channel so much information from a person in the mirror is beyond my expectations. Moreover, the fact that he, a low-ranking lurker, can know so much information is also a surprise...
Angel closed her clairvoyance and looked at Danio's body on the ground. She discovered that the person in the mirror had already developed her own "Hunter" extraordinary characteristics at a much faster speed than ordinary extraordinary people. Her body began to become translucent, just like Pierce Turner whom she killed.
As soon as he picked up the crimson jelly-like object, Danio's body completely collapsed, turning into pieces of glass fragments that collapsed downward and slowly dissipated.
This reminds me of the effect of "mirror doubles." It seems that even if they possess all the memories of their original bodies and even inherit extraordinary characteristics, they are ultimately not considered "real people"... She silently waited for the corpse to completely disappear. She picked up the only object left in the world under the other party's clothes - a small piece of black mirror fragment, and placed it back into the mirror space together with the piece she had thrown on the carpet before. Only then did she think about how to deal with the aftermath.
"I caught Danio red-handed before he could even send the warning letter. Judging from his reaction, he probably didn't send any secret messages. This means the other 'Mirror People' don't know he's been exposed and killed yet. I might be able to assume his appearance and continue my disguise, or even do the opposite, using the warning message to trick the other 'Mirror People' and catch them all in one fell swoop..."
Angel immediately thought of this profit-maximizing solution, but quickly rejected it.
"No, I'm not the Mirror Person. I can't access every memory of the person I've replaced like they can. Forget about communicating with other Mirror Persons. Just going to work at the police station tomorrow will expose my complete lack of relevant knowledge. I won't be able to fool anyone..."
"Another option is to use that cufflink to pass the revised warning letter to Sheval Dulin, the 'man in the mirror' who has become the secretary of the Foreign Affairs Committee. I can ask him to come over and then repeat the same trick: capture him, interrogate him, and finally communicate with him to get more information?
"No. Given the relationship between protector and protected, will they really believe Danio's invitation? This would risk direct exposure, and perhaps alert the other 'people in the mirror' and make them slip away overnight. Then, all I'd gain would be this information in my head..."
After rejecting two plans in a row, Angel sighed and paced back and forth in the bedroom, which was not very spacious.
"For now, we can only preserve our current gains and find a way to capture the now-exposed 'Man in the Mirror'... This will definitely require the combined efforts of Trier's two major churches, and simultaneous arrests. Otherwise, we'll easily alert the enemy."
Countless thoughts flashed through Angel's mind, and he finally decided on a plan that was not bad at all.
Danio is now dead and will be unable to report for work the next day, which will attract the attention of his police colleagues. Perhaps in one day, or at most two days, his disappearance will be discovered by the "Man in the Mirror" in the same group, triggering a chain reaction.
In other words, the "Mechanical Heart" and "Purifier" would have to take action tomorrow. Coincidentally, tomorrow was Monday, and Angel would be able to reconnect with Arrodes in Backlund that morning, have it confirm the specific situation of this group of "Mirror People", and then carry forward the fine tradition of the Tarot Club and report them harshly...
Thinking of this, Angel smiled, as if he was back in Backlund when he and Klein, then Sherlock Moriarty, reported the demon dogs, human traffickers, and witch cults.
However, if I hand everything over to Trier's Orthodox Church, the Goddess Church and the Nighthawks will not be able to obtain the corresponding information. I came to Trier for this purpose, but in the end, did I become a wedding dress for other churches?
Thinking of this, Angel gently stroked the secret holy emblem on his wrist and decided to pray to the holy emblem later to see what Ms. Arianna thought.
In addition, I also need to report this major incident to Mr. Fool and obtain some of his help, such as the protection of angelic forces, to prevent radical organizations like the "Purifiers" from arresting me first instead of the "Man in the Mirror" after I report it...
With determination, Angel summoned a handful of black flames and thoroughly "disinfected" the entire bedroom, destroying any possible subsequent divination results. He then turned off the gas lamp, pretending that Danio was already asleep, and disappeared, quickly leaving Honey Badger Street.
As for the study, basement and other places, she didn't bother to search them at all. She believed that with the caution of the "Man in the Mirror", Danio would not leave any suspicious items or information in the open.
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Backlund was shrouded in darkness. Klein was standing on the third-floor balcony of 160 Böklund Street, looking through the gap in the curtains at the distant St. Samuel Church, whose spire was barely visible in the night.
In a moment, when Sunday's high mass was over, he would disguise himself as a cleaning servant, sneak into the church, and wait for the "action" time tomorrow morning to arrive, sneak into the Chanis Gate, and steal the Antigonus family notes.
After more than a month of preparation, Klein already had a complete plan in mind. He also confirmed through divination that the operation had a high success rate. However, as the moment approached, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
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