Part 2 The Faceless Man Chapter 204 – Arodes

　　Glancing at the image floating within the silver mirror, Klein instantly revealed a thoughtful expression:

　　”This mirror is very powerful, and it also has its own name, it seems to be a living sealing object ……

　　”The harm of this kind of thing will not necessarily be too great, but the difficulty of sealing is very high, not a special situation, rarely take it out and use it, this member of the Mechanical Heart called Ikonser Bernard seems to have a not low status, it should be a deacon, and it is not simple itself ……

　　”The limit of what divination can do is pretty much the result presented by that silver mirror just now, even if I go above the gray mist, I won’t have a better harvest.

　　”The appearance of the ‘Apostle of Desire’ can’t be determined, and those who fulfill the conditions of high cheekbones and blue eyes are not known to be many in Berkland ……”

　　While Klein’s thoughts were in a flurry, the image presented within the silver mirror quickly faded.

　　Then, a single word as bright red as blood was outlined on the mirror:

　　”According to the principle of reciprocity, it’s my turn to ask the question, if you lie or fail to answer, you will accept the task I arranged or be punished.”

　　”……” Klein looked and raised an eyebrow:

　　Is this the Truth or Dare mirror? Kind of interesting ……

　　Words like dripping blood slowly changed into new letters, new phrases:

　　”Red Light’s real name?”

　　Red Light? One of the leaders of the Brotherhood of Pure Light? One of those seven rays of light high above the spirit world? Klein thought hard and realized he wouldn’t be able to answer.

　　He knew only one “yellow light,” Venetian.

　　Iconser’s throat wriggled, and sweat grew on his forehead.

　　After a short silence, he said in a hushed voice:

　　”Nanides!”

　　”Error.” The blood-red words on the mirror changed again, “Mission, or punishment?”

　　There was a visible struggle in Ikonser’s expression before he finally exhaled and said:

　　”Punishment.”

　　As soon as his words fell, a silver-white lightning bolt arose out of nowhere and struck the top of his head.

　　Convergence Iconser’s hair stood straight up, and his body collapsed with a thud, some black smoke rising with it.

　　The mirror did not follow him to the ground, but instead floated on its own and descended on the table.

　　After a couple of seconds, Iconser shakily helped himself to his chair and stood up, then sat down, gasping for breath as he shook.

　　Klein watched this speechlessly for a long time, not knowing how to react.

　　Ikonser, who had slowed down a bit, looked at him and barely managed to squeeze out a smile as he said:

　　”You should have heard what, what a seal is, and should also know that they, all of them, have certain negative effects.”

　　”Yes.” Klein looked at Iconser’s standing up hair, and suddenly realized why his previous hairstyle was so fluffy, messy, and stubborn.

　　Klein couldn’t help himself:

　　”Actually, you could have asked alone, there was no need to do it in front of me.”

　　”Phew, the requirement for this mirror is that someone has to be watching.” Ikonser was still trembling.

　　It can be really spiritual …… Klein took two steps forward to the table and looked at the silver mirror a few times, rather curiously and carefully, and found that there was nothing peculiar about the living seal except that it had a strange pattern and a two-eye-like attire.

　　Ikanthar turned sideways to him and gave a shaky heckle:

　　”You can ask it questions too, we don’t mind.”

　　”No, I don’t have that in mind.” Crane wasn’t going to play “Truth or Dare” with a pen fairy or ouija board.

　　As he spoke, he tried to touch the edge of the silver mirror.

　　Cold to the touch, the feeling of metal …… Klein just came up with such a thought, and saw that the ancient silver mirror slightly trembled twice.

　　White words quickly surfaced on it:

　　”Your faithful and humble servant Arodes at your service.”

　　Huh? Klein was bewildered for a moment.

　　Then he moved away from the desk without moving.

　　What was this? This mirror was just playing “Truth or Dare” with someone in a very cold manner just now……. How did it turn into this in the blink of an eye? Klein was amused and puzzled.

　　He quickly made a certain guess based on the information available:

　　”Silver Mirror knows the real name of ‘Red Light’ and seems to have some relationship with the spirit world ……

　　”And that mysterious space above the gray mist also seems to be involved with the spirit world, at least when I summoned myself, I could see the suspected spirit world through the gate ……

　　”This mirror called Arodes sensed the gray mist?”

　　As one thought flickered, Klein saw Iconser slow down and get back to his feet, taking hold of the ancient silver mirror, while the other two members of the team in the room ended their own pretense of seeing nothing and searching aimlessly.

　　After a quick inspection, Klein bid farewell to Iconser and the others and found Eisinger Stanton, who had reentered the sitting room.

　　”What next?” He inquired directly.

　　Eisinger replied with a solemn expression:

　　”Start by having the Stuarts and their families move in together for easy protection, but that can only be a short-term solution.

　　”You and I, as well as Kaslana, will move about normally and receive covert protection in the hopes of finding that ‘Apostle of Desire’ as soon as possible.

　　”You are a follower of the God of Steam and Machinery, right?”

　　”Yes.” Klein answered while drawing a triangular holy emblem on his chest.

　　At the same time, he lamented a bit:

　　For the next period of time, the only time he dared to enter above the gray mist was in the washroom ……

　　……

　　Queens, inside the luxurious villa of Earl Hall’s family.

　　Audrey glanced at the elegantly styled wall clock on the wall, endured her nervousness and excitement, and slowly sat down in front of the dresser.

　　She would go to the home of her psychology teacher, Yslante, and take the crucial step of becoming an official member of the “Psychological Alchemy Society”.

　　Before that, she had to calculate the time to pray to Mr. Fool and ask for his help.

　　I think I’ll see an angel this time, right? Audrey thought with anticipation.

　　After a few seconds of calm, she clasped her hands together in front of her mouth and nose and whispered the name of Mr. Fool.

　　At 15 Minsk Street, Klein stood in the living room, sighing as he watched the scene finally cool down.

　　For him, the “Apostle of Desire” is only a danger, but for Stuart and the others, it’s a life-changing experience.

　　Hopefully, it can be resolved as soon as possible. …… So many extraordinary people so many seals, there is always something that can restrain the “demon” pathway. …… In the midst of his thoughts, Klein suddenly heard an illusory layer of prayers. The sound.

　　It should be the “justice” Ms. …… He was prepared to look around, as if nothing had happened, and went to the washroom.

　　As he unlocked the door to the bathroom, he couldn’t help but sigh inwardly:

　　”My life has also been changed a little bit ah …….”

　　Before the threat of the “Apostle of Desire” was lifted, he could only go to the Gray Mist as little as possible under the secret protection of the “Mechanical Heart”.

　　Next week when the “Tarot meeting”, have to streamline the process and content, but no matter how compressed, ten minutes is still necessary, well, constipation is a very normal thing, who stipulates that extraordinary people can not be constipated? Klein bitter-sweetly against the four steps, into the gray fog above.

　　Next, Audrey “Justice” performed a simple ritual according to previous teachings and entered the “artificial sleepwalking” state.

　　After seeing her blurred figure in the crimson star, Klein proceeded step by step, first encompassing the “Black Emperor” card with his spiritual body, then picking up the paper figure whose cutting skills had improved, and shaking it out.

　　No surprise, the paper figure converged on the gray fog above the prying power, transformed into a huge angel with twelve pairs of black feathers.

　　Audrey saw that holy and majestic angel descending in front of her, wrapping herself in layers of feathers, and was speechless for a long time.

　　This is the angel, “fool” Mr. Angel …… and still twelve pairs of wings of the archangel! This is exactly the same as the description in the mythological books …… This is also the angel of our Tarot Society! Audrey watched the angel’s figure quickly fade and disappear, and suddenly felt unusually close to the other party.

　　She thanked Mr. Fool with joy, excitement and devotion, then called the maids and instructed them to make preparations to go out.

　　Klein smiled and returned to the parlor, staring at the bullet holes in the wall in deep thought:

　　Should he hang a cheap painting to cover it up, or patch it up and paint it?

　　……

　　Hillsborough, Seventh Avenue, the home of Yslante.

　　Audrey told the maids and bodyguards to stay in the living room, and she took Suzie, the big golden dog, and followed her master into the living room.

　　Inside the living room, there were already two other people waiting, one was the psychologist Hilbert Alucard, who was introduced to Audrey by Mrs. Norma, and the other was the convenor of the psychological seminar from before, Stephen Humpreys.

　　At this moment, although it was already dinner time, there was only one ordinary candle lit in the room.

　　That candle was placed in the center of the coffee table, slightly shaking the dim flame, dispelling the darkness within the sitting room.

　　After greeting each other, Hilbert, who had a brownish complexion and a bit of southern continent blood, glanced at Susie, the big blonde dog, but did not speak.

　　Audrey smiled apologetically:

　　”I feel more secure with it around.”

　　Susie also looked at Hilbert with innocent eyes.

　　”I can understand that mentality, please sit down.” Hilbert smiled slightly and sat down on the sofa on the other side of the coffee table, while Humpreys and Yslante each found a seat as well.

　　When Audrey was seated, Hilbert picked at the candle stems to brighten the glow a bit.

　　He looked across the candlelight to Audrey:

　　”Now answer me honestly, do you indeed wish to join the Psycho-Alchemical Society?”

　　His eyes seemed to be tinted with a slight golden color in the candlelight, while the depths of his pupils hinted at another eye, the vertical one.

　　Audrey went into a sudden trance, then came to her senses and nodded softly:

　　”Yes.”

　　Hilbert asked again:

　　”Would you intentionally harm the Psycho-Alchemy Society?”

　　His tone held a few oddly seductive qualities, as if the person being asked would unconsciously agree and follow from the heart if he or she answered in the affirmative.

　　”No.” Audrey answered very sensibly.

　　A few questions later, Hilbert, Yslante, and the others breathed a simultaneous sigh of relief.

　　The former smiled and asked, “Is there anything else you want to say?”

　　Audrey hesitated and showed her candor:

　　”I once bought the ‘Audience’ formula at a certain Extraordinary Gathering, and I, I’m already an ‘Audience’.”

　　That gathering of extraordinary people was called the Tarot Society …… Audrey thought proudly in her mind.