Part 2 The Faceless Man Chapter 126 The Psychiatrist
Sharon took the sedative, which was in a glass test tube, looked at the seemingly pure liquid in her eyes, and nodded softly:
”Okay.”
Sure enough a no nonsense person …… Klein smiled and said again:
”Ms. Sharon, can you tell me a few of your scheduled battle locations? I wish to familiarize myself with the surroundings in advance in these few days, so that no matter where you guys end up choosing, my preparations will be more adequate.”
And since the right to pick the final battle location is in their hands, they won’t worry about me possibly informing the official organization or other extraordinary people who want to take advantage of the darkness …… Of course, if they really can’t trust it, they can “notarize” it once again! …… Klein thought quietly.
Sharon’s azure eyes looked at him for several seconds before she spoke:
”Go back and prepare a map of Birkeland.”
”Unfold it on the coffee table.”
”No problem, and I hope this collaboration is not only smooth, but enjoyable.” Klein habitually poked his palm forward to shake the other man’s hand.
Sharon looked down and her figure faded into nothingness, disappearing into thin air.
Klein smoothly raised his right hand upwards, straightened his black hair, and gave a dry laugh.
He had just asked for the intended location of the battle, not only to prepare for the mission, but also to watch out for Sharon and Marich.
Although the other party’s philosophy was to repress and restrain their desires, and would not normally cross the river, Kline could not be sure that “Spiteful Spirit” Steve, “Walking Corpse” Jason and “Werewolf” Tyrell did not have something they unusually craved, in case there was a chance that they would not be able to do so. There are things that they are exceptionally eager for, in case there are really treasures that normal extraordinary people would have a strong desire for, facing the two “fae”, Klein really does not dare to guarantee that they will be able to control themselves.
Therefore, he must clearly understand the environment in advance, and reserve a good escape route when the other party chooses to kill and exterminate.
It’s not that Klein doesn’t trust Sharon, who has already shared a difficult situation, this belongs to the most basic self-protection.
The heart of harming people can not have, the heart of preventing people can not have no ah …… Klein twisted his head to look out the window, and sighed in his heart in Chinese.
A gas street lamp constantly swept back, the street is more and more spacious and clean, he spent most of an hour, spending 3 Sule fare, finally returned to Minsk Street.
”What an expensive carriage ride at this hour ……,” said Klein, looking up at the near total darkness of the sky and the red moon that was vaguely piercing the clouds.
He walked forward for a while and suddenly realized that there was no light in Lawyer Jürgen’s house, it was silent and dark.
Pulling out his gold-cased pocket watch, he pressed it open and looked at it, and with a low chuckle Klein turned the corner to Ürgen’s door and opened it with the key he had given him.
And by this time, Brody the black cat had crouched quietly behind the door, looking up at the visitor with a pair of turquoise, round eyes, and the house was dark and silent and lonely.
Klein squatted down and tried to pet Brody’s head, only to have the other cat move back nimbly and shrug off his hand with a look of disgust.
He shook his head and lost his smile, got up, opened the valve, lit the gas lamp, and went to the cupboards to rummage for the prepared ingredients, as Lawyer Jürgen had described.
Then he went into the kitchen and lit the fire to boil water for Brody’s favorite boiled chicken breast.
The black cat followed him in, and in one agile leap, it went up to the kitchen counter and squatted beside it, watching Klein without purring.
Klein glanced at it, and while rehearsing in his mind how to tear the chicken breast later, he said to the black cat Brody chatty:
”You must miss Mrs. Doris a lot?”
”Isn’t it worrying about her condition ……”
”Lawyer Jürgen didn’t come home today, are you alone with one meow, lonely, having a hard time feeling like you don’t have a place to call home, feeling tired and worn out ……”
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As he spoke, Klein’s voice trailed off to silence.
The black cat Brody still squatted there, quietly looking at him, not making a scene, not barking.
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At Mrs. Norma’s house, Audrey came by appointment for afternoon tea.
”They are the occultists I was talking about.” Mrs. Norma enthusiastically introduced her distinguished guests, “This is Mr. Hilbert Alucard, he is a psychologist and also a jewelry designer with a very impressive talent, and this is Miss Yslante Osisleika, she is a doctor in the spiritual field, or what we often call a psychiatrist.”
Hilbert Alucard was a man in his mid-forties who seemed to have some southern continental ancestry, with a brownish complexion.
He had brown hair and blue eyes, and his facial features were not outstandingly contoured, giving him a silent and introspective look.
Yslante Osisleika is a baby-faced lady who is clearly already a psychiatrist, but looks like a teenage girl still in public or grammar school.
She had long black hair that reached her waist and a pair of lake-like blue eyes, and was three or four centimeters shorter than Audrey.
After exchanging pleasantries with the other, Audrey sat down, keenly noticing that Alucard and Yslante were observing her.
Instead of using her “mind reader” ability, she pretended to be unaware of it, initiated the conversation in the field of the occult, and kept a watchful eye on her emotions to make sure they were in the most logical state.
Can’t let them find out that I’m already an extraordinary person who has taken the “audience” and “mind reader” magic potion …… Audrey knows very well what role she should play today.
Unlike the silent Alucard, Yslante belongs to the talkative type, and after chatting for a few moments, she opened her mouth and asked:
”Do you know about the Great Year and the Great Moon?”
”No, I haven’t heard of them.” Audrey cautiously replied with the knowledge she had acquired in the circle of occult enthusiasts.
In fact, I’ve already figured out what the Big Year and the Big Moon are from Mr. “The Hanged Man” …… She added with a smile in her mind.
”The Great Year is the number of years it takes for this planet we are on to deflect its axis of rotation by one turn, a total of 25,920 years, which in the field of the occult is considered a complete cycle from beginning to end, while the Great Months are the number of years it takes for this deflection to pass through one of the twelve constellations of the Zodiac, 2,160 years for each of the Great Months, and when the Great Months alternate, a terrible catastrophe befalls us, and according to the measurements, we are don’t have many years left until the end of this current Great Moon ……” Yslante spoke eloquently, keeping the atmosphere in a constant state of rapport.
Audrey hid the fact that she actually knew quite a bit, asking the wrong questions now and then in a curious tone.
In this way, the wonderful afternoon tea time flew by, and both Alucard and Yslante got up at the same time to say goodbye and leave Mrs. Norma’s house.
This was rather disappointing to Audrey, who thought that the other party would end up hinting about the Psycho-Alchemy Society side of things, but as it turned out, they didn’t say anything at all.
Well, as a secretive organization that can’t be exposed, the examination of the reserve members is not so simple and direct …… It seems that at least a few more times of contact and a period of covert observation are needed before they can decide whether or not they want to disclose the information to me and pull me into the club …… This is also good! I just want to report to Mr. Fool first! Audrey quickly figured out why.
She followed the farewell, and Mrs. Norma sent her to the door, smiled and said:
”Audrey, I see you’re interested in psychology, too. Why don’t you consider trying your hand at psychiatry before you get married?”
”Earl and Lady Hall are both believers of the Goddess, and should support you in doing something similar.”
Between nobles, if they didn’t encounter a special situation such as a financial crisis, reaching a marriage would require a long process that had to go through rigorous considerations and comparisons before they could make a decision, as it wasn’t just a matter of two young people, but also involved the alliance and mutual assistance of the family.
Therefore, although noblewomen can officially enter social occasions under the guidance of the Queen after the age of 18, declaring themselves adult enough to consider marriage, statistically, they tend to start a family after the age of 26.
Similarly, the average age of first marriage for noble men who would enter the military and politics was 28.5.
That meant that Audrey had roughly eight years to do what she liked in her adult life.
And the Church of the Goddess of the Night has always encouraged its female followers to go out and work in certain professions, and in the aristocratic circles, a number of ladies and young ladies have become literary critics, musicians, pianists, painters, etc., etc., etc. as a result.
Is this a temptation? Audrey responded with a light smile:
”Then I need to read more books.”
She had actually always felt that it wasn’t quite safe for someone from the Psychological Alchemy Society to be a psychiatrist or psychologist, since the higher-ups of the official organizations such as the Nightwatchmen and the Substitute Punishers would have known about the Playing Laws, and would have certainly had more concerns about this group.
Lady Norma seemed more than satisfied with her answer, nodding and smiling:
”Ethranth and Alucard are both good teachers.”
”Well, perhaps I might consider asking Ms. Yslante to be my psychology tutor.” Audrey nodded good-naturedly.
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Early Sunday morning, after waking up, Klein noticed that the map of Berkland on the coffee table in the living room had several places circled, and none of them were too far apart, so, following the hints, he spent the morning carefully familiarizing himself with the surroundings, figuring out exactly what buildings were there and where the nearest churches were.
In the afternoon, becoming free once more, he headed for the Krag Club, ready to practice his marksmanship and extraordinary abilities.
He had just entered the lobby when he saw surgeon Alan Krebs, who was walking with a cane, slowly emerging from the cafeteria.
After exchanging greetings, he asked with concern:
”Alan, how have you been? Has the luck changed for the better?”
A heartfelt smile appeared on the naturally cold-looking Alan’s face:
”At least it’s not so unlucky!”
”I went to the church, as you suggested, and told the bishop what had happened, and he told me to go straight to the confessional and pray to the goddess.”
”In the middle of the supplication, I actually fell asleep, but I seemed to feel that the Goddess had granted me a state of peace and calm, and since then, my fortune has been normal!”
”Praise the Goddess!”
He drew a Crimson Moon on his chest.
According to my experience, a certain Sequence 7 “nightmare” should have put you into a deep sleep, and then the night watchman who is good at rituals quickly set up an altar and prayed to the goddess to neutralize your bad luck……. Klein said with an upturned corner of his mouth:
”This is great!”
At that moment, Alan gave him a look and said:
”Sherlock, I’ve always felt that you weren’t devout enough in your belief in the God of Steam and Machinery, so why don’t you change your belief? Look, with me as an example here, believe in the Goddess!”