Chapter 677 The truth is approaching
"...Arrodes told me that you successfully obtained the Diviner's Path Sequence 4, the 'Trickster' potion formula, this morning. It doesn't seem to be recorded in the Antigonus family notes? I look forward to you sharing your exploration and gains, if it doesn't involve some deep secrets.
"I've also completed all my planned operations in Trier. The smuggling business of retired Loen Kingdom soldiers will be conducted through the Soran family's channels. The Man in the Mirror also suffered a significant blow due to the discovery of its undercover personnel. More information may only be shared with the Nighthawks by the Mechanical Heart.
"During this time, I encountered an 'Iron Knight' of the Soran family, but he had been replaced by the 'Man in the Mirror'. Even the ritual to ascend to demigodhood was performed by the Man in the Mirror. In a sense, his substitute helped him reach heights he himself had never reached... During the battle with this demigod, due to the intervention of a certain 'Mechanical Heart' angel, I entered the 'Fourth Epoch Trier' sealed beneath Trier. After many twists and turns, I successfully left and gained quite a lot... I will discuss this in detail when I return to Backlund.
"During the battle, your messenger, Reinette Tinicole, provided a lot of help, but I always feel that spending ten thousand gold coins for half a battle is too expensive. I wonder if you can talk to her about this..."
Having written this, Angel raised his head and looked to the side, as if he was worried that the headless messenger lady would suddenly appear from the spirit world.
After a moment, she chuckled and continued writing.
"Finally, I will announce some findings about angels and gods at the meeting next Monday. That's the safest place to go.
"I'll leave Trier tomorrow and return to Backlund on Thursday. I look forward to meeting you."
In Trier, which was guarded by the "Eternal Blazing Sun" and the "God of Steam and Machinery", she did not dare to talk about these two true gods. Therefore, after writing down the time of her return to Backlund, Angel stuffed the letter into the envelope and summoned her messenger, the black cat Winsa.
As for Reinette, whom Angel had encountered in the afternoon with the angel of the Church of Steam, Bonois Gustave, Angel believed that with the abilities she had demonstrated during the battle with Bayam, as long as she didn't get too entangled with the other party, she should have no problem leaving smoothly. Moreover, after Bonois recognized that he was a follower of the night, he shouldn't attack Reinette, who was obviously on his side... right?
Thinking of the oppressive feeling when the expressionless, puppet-like angel looked at him, Angel lost some confidence again.
But...Is this me, the one favored by the Goddess of Night?
Touching the secret holy emblem on his wrist, Angel frowned.
At this moment, the black cat Wensa came out from near the ceiling, crossed a distance of more than two meters, and landed lightly in front of Angel, looking at Angel with its sapphire-like eyes.
"Deliver a message?"
She asked like an ordinary messenger.
"Yes, and I have a few questions for you," Angel placed the envelope in front of the black cat and continued, "Do you know that the 'Black Witch' Clarisse also has her own 'Man in the Mirror'?"
"If you're talking about the 'immortal' witch's mirror figure, then every witch has one. If you're talking about the 'mirror figure' caused by the pollution underground in Trier, as the original child, she will also face the same problem."
Angel originally just wanted to get a "yes or no" answer, but he didn't expect that the black cat Winsa's answer would bring more questions.
"Please explain."
She forced a smile and questioned Wensa.
The latter looked at her like a teacher looking at a student who didn't like to think, his tail twitching, and after a moment he spoke:
"When you ascended to the rank of 'Witch', you must have seen your resentful 'reflection'. That was you, the 'mirror figure' of all witches. When you ascend to the rank of 'Immortal', if you want to unleash your full power, you must face your mirror figure and reconcile with it."
Wait, the "mirror image" when becoming a witch... Hearing this, Angel frowned.
Because when she took the potion and became a Mid-Sequence Beyonder, she had no experience of this kind. Instead, just like when she was promoted to "Instigator", she saw some inexplicable fragments. Of course, looking back now, some of the fragments might be her own past experiences, such as the part related to "Adam".
Could it be that this has something to do with the fact that this was my second promotion? When Cole Granger was promoted to "Witch", his "Mirror Man" had already appeared, but because I replaced his identity, it didn't?
Because it was about his biggest secret, Angel did not ask, but nodded for the other party to continue.
"...The 'Man in the Mirror' problem, caused by the contamination, is faced by all descendants of the witch whose bloodline derives from that being. Furthermore, some descendants of the Fourth Epoch nobles whose ancestors were similarly contaminated face the same fate, provided they come to Trier and are affected accordingly."
"Tamara's family?"
Angel immediately asked.
"It seems you already know something," the black cat raised its head and glanced at Angel. "For more details, you might as well ask Clarisse directly. She is both the 'Immortal' witch and a descendant of Tamara's family."
Asking the "Black Witch" of the Witch Sect, what's the difference between that and delivering it to her door... Angel curled her lips and sneered at Wenza's suggestion, but she immediately thought of the different eye color of the "immortal" witch and other members of the Witch Sect, and she understood something in her heart.
"So, this letter is still for your lover in Backlund?"
Seeing that Angel stopped talking, Wensa pressed the envelope on the ground with his front paws and pulled it towards his side.
"That's right."
Angel nodded, and worried that Wensa would leave immediately, he quickly asked another question:
"Can the pollution in Trier's underground be seen from the outside?"
After staying in Trier in the Quaternary Age for a long time, Angel inevitably worried about whether he had suffered corresponding pollution.
"Are you worried about being contaminated?" Wensa had originally held the envelope in his mouth, but upon hearing this, he let go of it and asked, "That's a problem for others, but not for you. Rather, the closer your connection to it, the greater the power you can wield."
Pollution, not a problem for me?
Angel's eyes gradually widened, and she immediately understood what Wensa meant.
The power that brought her back to life and allowed her to use her blood to create powerful spells was the pollution beneath Trier.
"For most witches, the 'mirror world' is the source of their power, and you also have 'blood' as an additional source. If you want to better utilize this power, you should focus on this aspect."
After saying this, Wensa picked up the letter, turned around gracefully, and entered the spirit world.
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Late at night, in the basement of St. Samuel's Cathedral, "Red Gloves" Leonard Mitchell entered his own office with a file bag under his arm.
The captain of the Nighthawks, Daly Simone, had been waiting there for a long time. Seeing him come in, she nodded and said,
"You came here so late, where are the clues you said you would show me?"
Leonard carefully locked the door, then came to the desk, sat casually in a chair, opened the file bag, took out some information, and said:
"After a full day of investigation, the Beyonder who infiltrated Chanis Gate was confirmed to be Gehrman Sparrow, a mad adventurer who has recently gained fame on the seas. He possesses some kind of 'teleportation' ability, allowing him to quickly travel between two places and change his appearance. The 'Blood Admiral' he once hunted was also a 'wraith'. This also aligns with the fact that he controlled the servants during his infiltration, took them away, hid them, and disguised them as himself."
"You've been busy all day, and that's all you're investigating? I thought you were more concerned about the issue we're suspecting."
Daly frowned and took the documents to look at them. She found that they were indeed collected by the Nighthawks. They contained various documents and news about German Sparrow, and even deeds and legends of unknown origin.
"It was my investigation into Gehrman Sparrow that led me to discover certain clues and confirmed my thoughts," Leonard explained, pointing to a ship ticket stub. "He purchased a ship ticket to Bayam in Pritz Harbor in mid-December of last year, and this revealed his frequent activities for several months..."
At this point, he found another piece of paper with many clues densely written on it. Some of the handwriting was sloppy, obviously from Leonard, while others were more elegant, and were written by Daly.
"You see, Sherlock Moriarty disappeared in Backlund in early December and has never been seen since. Then, Gehrman Sparrow set out for the sea from the port closest to Backlund."
"You suspect they are the same person?"
"After confirming that Hermann possesses the ability to change his appearance, this possibility becomes even greater." Leonard nodded. "Similarly, after the incident in Tingen, Sherlock Moriarty appeared in Backlund and participated in many incidents."
He pointed to the key words written on the paper, such as "Tarot Judgment" and "The Fool".
"so what?"
Compared to the slightly excited Leonard, Daly was much calmer, but her eyes would occasionally linger on a corner of the manuscript paper, where a name was written that was related to the "Tingen God's Descent Incident."
"So I took the opportunity to investigate German Sparrow's relationships. Besides those already famous female pirates, another name frequently appeared... Angelica Thatch."
"Who is that?"
"A wanted criminal of the Storm Cult, suspected of killing a bishop and stealing important supplies. Last seen fighting the Rose School with German Sparrow on the outskirts of Bayam. She's suspected of becoming a demigod... But that's not the point. The point is her appearance."
Leonard took out a wanted warrant from the file bag. It was obtained with the help of the Night Watchman in Pritz Harbor and secretly sent to Leonard who was investigating in secret.
Daly's eyes shifted to the portrait on the wanted poster, and her pupils changed slightly.
"They look very similar, especially the hair color, eye color, and eye distance, which are features that are not easily changed."
Leonard chuckled and added a few strokes to the written manuscript paper, adding Angelica Sage, connecting it to Irene Watson, and finally pointing to Angel Granger.
"Only 60% or 70% similar..." Daly subconsciously wanted to refute, but changed her tone after a moment, "But you're right, it does look a lot like her... Assuming that German Sparrow is Klein Moretti, then it makes sense that this legendary pirate was so close to him."
"But she's a demigod, and Angel was only Sequence 7 last September."
She turned and frowned.
"Perhaps she hid her original sequence, which would explain her extraordinary combat abilities. Perhaps she had some...adventure."
Leonard replied, his cheeks heating up as he suddenly remembered that he had said something like "the protagonist of the world stage" in front of Angel and Klein when he was in Tingen.
If Gehrman was truly Klein, and Angelica was truly Angel, then they would have already surpassed him by a long shot...
Suppressing this strange thought, Leonard looked aside and continued:
"There's only one thing we can do to confirm this."
Following his gaze, Daly looked at the map hanging on the wall. In a corner northeast of Backlund, a word was written next to a city that was even smaller than the East District.
Tingen.
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