Chapter 724 Analysis of Both Sides
Not like the original me?
Audrey was stunned, swallowing back the words that were about to come out of her mouth. She looked at Susie, the golden retriever who had become a Mid-Sequence Beyonder and for whom she had provided the potion, with a strange look.
You are a dog, can you understand human behavior? She wanted to ask Susie this question, to ask this pet who refused her before she even asked.
But, isn’t this sentence a bit too hurtful to people, no, to dogs… a weak voice in his mind retorted.
That was her own voice.
Audrey shuddered as if a basin of ice water was poured over her head. She slowly stood up and looked down at Susie, but she felt that she was being looked down upon by the other party.
After a moment, she squatted in front of Susie again and asked hesitantly:
"Why do you say that?"
She tried to force a smile, but the muscles on her face were so stiff that she could hardly control them.
"You asked Mr. Howard to help you find information about those people, wanting to find out everything about them. Then, just now you planned to have me follow one of them and tell you everything I saw, right?"
It seemed that Susie rarely vibrated her vocal cords so continuously to utter human words. After she finished speaking, she stuck out her tongue, took a breath in an inelegant posture, and waited for her master's response.
The latter was silent for a moment and nodded:
"Is there anything wrong with this? As long as it doesn't violate the law and doesn't put them in harm's way, I think this is the best way."
"But you weren't like this before, Audrey," Susie continued, frowning, which made the skin on her face wrinkle. "You said that you should give your friends enough privacy and not interfere in their lives at will, especially after becoming an 'audience'. You shared Grallint's romantic affairs with me, but never treated him differently because of it. You discussed some of Mr. Hibbert's less than legal activities with me, but still thought he was the best brother."
"Becoming an Extraordinary means more responsibility than power. That's what you told me, Audrey."
Looking at Susie, who looked a little worried, Audrey fell silent again.
She still believed that her thoughts were not wrong, and that they were just a series of actions caused by her curiosity about her friend and the "Queen". However, she recalled the conversation she had with Susie after treating her as a close friend and a fellow "audience" of Beyonders, and confirmed what she had said.
Emotion and rationality formed a fierce conflict in the brain, causing the "hypnotist" to remain in a squatting position and not move.
Seeing this, Susie gently raised her front paw and pressed the back of Audrey's hand on her knee, activating her "soothing" ability.
If it had tried to "comfort" Audrey as soon as it discovered that something was wrong, it would most likely be seen as hostile by the other party in that state. But now, when Audrey was confused, "comfort" could play the right role.
That's what you told me, Audrey... Susie pressed her paw down.
The warmth on the back of her hand and her gradually calming thoughts brought Audrey back to consciousness. She looked at her golden retriever in a daze, with an unknown emotion in her emerald eyes.
"Thank you, Susie, I know what the problem is."
She said with a smile, first hugging it in the other party's surprised expression, then reaching her right hand to her left wrist and taking off the inconspicuous silver bracelet that had been worn there.
The moment the bracelet left her body, the strong desire in her mind to know all the information about Miss "Queen" obviously subsided. Although some strange impulses still remained, overall, it was within the controllable range of the "audience".
Audrey reached out and pressed her chest to comfort herself, then she finally relaxed. She stood up tiredly and returned to the chair in front of the desk. She looked at the various documents and information piled on the desk and sighed.
She couldn't believe that she had almost dug out all the privacy that Miss "Queen" didn't want others to know, as well as her possible relatives.
Bang! Audrey placed the silver bracelet in her hand on the table. This magical item, which she named "Lie", made a crisp sound, and the surface reflected the sunlight from the window, making her feel a little dazzling.
This week, in order to cooperate with the Loen Charity Student Aid Fund, I've been wearing simple clothes when going out and taking off almost all my jewelry. However, in order to have a certain degree of self-protection, I wore the "lie" that can change its appearance on my hand. I didn't expect its negative effect to quietly amplify all my emotions, especially those towards Miss "Queen"... Audrey thought a little shyly, shrinking back and moving away from this magical item.
But I used to take this magical object off every night before bed and look within to eliminate the negativity it amplified. What happened recently?
After gradually calming down, Audrey's mind began to sharpen. She noticed the abnormality in her behavior. After thinking for a moment, she looked at Susie and asked:
"Have I taken down this magical object in the past few days?"
Fortunately, I always share my affairs with Susie, and she knows that I have an accessory that can change my appearance... This thought popped up in Audrey's mind.
"Sometimes you turn it into a necklace, sometimes as earrings, but most of the time you wear it on your wrist. I haven't seen you take it off this week, woof."
Susie thought about it and replied.
Sure enough, this was abnormal behavior. Ever since Baron Sindras was tricked by a certain "audience member", I've been very careful and always pay attention to my abnormal behavior. I also reminded Susie of this. Otherwise, it wouldn't have hesitated to remind me that my behavior was inconsistent with my previous behavior...
Thinking of this, Audrey looked around fearfully, as if there was an "audience" hiding in a corner of this spacious study, watching her with a smile, admiring the confusion and annoyance her casual actions brought to others.
The audience is horrible...
This was the only thought in her mind.
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Amidst the boundless gray fog, inside the towering palace, "Queen" Angel and "The World" Klein sat on their own high-backed chairs.
Apart from the two of them, the only person left in the Tarot Club's gathering place was Mr. Fool, who had hidden himself behind the gray fog.
Just now, Angel received the message conveyed by Klein through the Fool. Then, just like when they were with Bayam, the two of them, with the help of this mysterious and powerful being, came above the gray fog. With the help of the Fool's status, they blocked out all possible interference and prying eyes and communicated privately.
"You guys get started."
Klein announced in a low voice, then leaned back, allowing The Fool to almost blend into the gray mist and disappear. He then manipulated The World to look at Angel and said:
"I found traces of Ince Zangwill."
Straight to the point, that was his style… Angel’s mouth twitched, wanting to smile, but he was caught up in some emotions because of this message.
After a moment, she asked back:
"Did he find you?"
"I don't think so. Otherwise, he who possesses '0-08' and is a demigod would never let me go..."
Klein answered, and told Angel about how he spotted a suspicious person boarding the ship, how the "Hunter" demigod tracked him to the dock, how extreme weather occurred, and how the "Hunter" was doubly misled.
"...It goes deeper than I thought. Ince Zangwill hired a local to disguise himself and board the ship. When the 'hunter' realized he had found the wrong person, he naturally ruled out the passenger ship as a suspect. But he had actually been hiding on the ship for a long time, using this to evade pursuit and continue south... I think his destination is most likely the Southern Continent."
Analyzing the reason why Ince Zangwill appeared on the route of the Raging Sea, Klein placed both hands on the long bronze table, his index fingers trembling constantly as he fell into deep thought.
Only in the gray fog could he confidently reveal this information, and even discuss the matter of the "0" level sealed object without the other party knowing.
Therefore, he prayed to himself, pulled Angel up into the gray fog, and discussed the next countermeasures.
After expressing his gratitude to The Fool, Angel quickly got into the state and analyzed the reason for Ince Zangwill's appearance.
"This should be his first appearance since the Great Smog Incident... No, maybe he's appeared before, but he wasn't hunted down by other Beyonders, or maybe he used a Sealed Artifact to conceal himself..."
She analyzed it herself for a moment, then frowned and looked at Klein.
"Have you reported it to the Goddess Church?"
Ince Zangwill was not their personal prey. He had stolen the Sealed Artifact, defected, killed the captain, caused numerous incidents, and even exploited the plan for the arrival of the "True Creator's" offspring. He was also the most wanted criminal of the Church of the Evernight Goddess, even more important than the top leaders of many evil sects.
Klein shook his head and said helplessly:
"There's no goddess church on the Raging Sea, and reporting it to the Church of Storms might delay things even further. So I immediately wrote to Leonard, using Klein's name, stating that 'Dawn Dantes' had discovered Ince Zangwill's whereabouts."
Using an insider to report it was a good idea. Although it might jeopardize Leonard's own secrets, he should be able to avoid it... Angel also thought it was a good idea, but judging by Klein's expression and actions, it was clear that the result was unsatisfactory.
Feeling her gaze, Klein continued:
"He didn't report it either. Instead, he cryptically reminded me, 'If you know it, it will know you.' I think Leonard is also aware of the horror of '0-08'. He knows that informing the church now will only alert Ince Zangwill and cause him to flee before the pursuit begins. Once he changes his itinerary, it will be extremely difficult for us to find his whereabouts."
"That doesn't seem like what he was thinking. He would immediately report him to the church and join the capture team regardless of the consequences, even though he's only Sequence 6 now... Was it the 'Parasite' angel within him that reminded him?"
Angel chuckled, guessing.
"That should be the case, but this also means that unless it reaches the final stage, we will have to rely on tracking Ince Zangwill."
Speaking in a low voice, Klein looked at the Queen Angel beside The Fool, the Tarot Club's de facto strongest fighter.
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