Part 4 The Undead Chapter 44 The Preparation Before the Event
Without his afternoon tea, Klein tentatively decided to show his devotion by going to St. Samuel’s Church to pray.
Of course, he didn’t forget to stop and watch the doves in the square to make himself appear relaxed and calm.
Entering the church and passing through a scene of frescoes illuminated by the sunlight high above, Kline arrived at the dark and deep large prayer hall.
This place is not as ornately decorated, glittering, and visually stunning as other churches, but it is soft and peaceful, making people feel serene from the bottom of their hearts, while the pure light of the bright star-like light at the very front renders a strong flavor of sacred solemnity.
Crane removed his hat and handed it, together with his cane, to Richardson, his valet, and then marched down the aisle, toward the front.
At that moment, two figures in the front row stood up and turned toward the exit, one of them, with inked hair and blue pupils, dashing movements and unruly hairstyle, was none other than Leonard Mitchell.
Almost at the same time, Leonard Mitchell also saw the middle-aged man with white sideburns and deep blue eyes.
Dawn Dantes …… His spirit tightened for a moment, and a faintly invisible stiffness appeared in his body.
Klein, on the other hand, looked at Leonard and nodded his head with a smile, a friendly look and a casual gesture.
…… Leonard squeezed out a small smile and nodded gently in a slightly grueling manner.
Then he sidestepped his body and moved out of the way, brushing past Dawn Dantes.
This allowed Klein to get a good look at who the one behind him was, that same acquaintance of his, Daley in her psychic black robes.
The lady was still wearing blue eyeshadow and blush, giving her a demonic beauty.
Dai Li glanced at the passing middle-aged gentleman, her expression suddenly drifted for a moment, then she withdrew her gaze and approached the exit in silence.
Can’t be, I just imitated that ghostly feeling of the captain’s eyes, even the color is different, and Ms. Dai Li can also feel familiar? A woman s intuition is terrifying …… Klein discovered Dai Li s brief abnormality and had a vague guess in his heart.
A long time ago, in his straight male perception, Ms. Daley was secretly in love with the captain, otherwise she wouldn’t have taken the risk of rushing to Tingen and letting Klein find a chance to teach the playing method to Dunn Smith.
As for the captain’s attitude in this regard, Klein couldn’t be sure; after all, Dunn-Smith during that time often couldn’t distinguish between reality and dreams, and the problem of bad memory was quite prominent, so he might have unknowingly forgotten certain things in his heart.
However, the captain did often talk about Ms. Daly, always using her as an example to educate us, familiar with how many years it only took for her to be promoted and what kind of talent she had, as if she could recite it backward, which was a bit of a contradiction to the condition of his poor memory at that time……. Well, the captain would occasionally add his own transition from the “Midnight Poet” to “Nightmare” over the course of nine years… …… him, did he have a bit of an inferiority complex when it came to Ms. Daley… …Inferiority complex …… Klein recalled the past, his mood suddenly a little low.
He realized that he didn’t really know Dunn Smith that well, didn’t understand how many things were still hidden inside this man.
And Ms. Daley is quite a few years younger than him, and acts like she is very open and doesn t care about marriage …… Klein sighed silently, withdrew his thoughts, found a seat against the side, buried his head low, and closed his eyes to pray.
Outside the Great Prayer Hall, Leonard had adjusted himself and, along with Daley, rejoined the members of his own Red Glove Squad.
After they waited for a while, Thorst, who had become a “Spirit Witch”, came out from the other side and looked around:
”Our mission this time is to find out the official members of the Spirit Order who are lurking in Berkland based on the various clues found in the previous bombing of the ‘Black Skull Party’ headquarters.
”Ms. Daley is an Extraordinary of the ‘Body Collector’ Pathway, and has quite a deep understanding of the Spirit Order, so His Excellency St. Anthony has asked her to assist us.”
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In the evening, dismissing his valet Richardson, Klein took four steps against the grain and entered above the gray mist, materializing the “world” Germaine Sparrow and making him blur into prayer:
”…… Please tell Miss ‘Magician’ that she needs to book a hotel room on the East Side by Friday night, preferably away from where Mr. X is calling the party… …
”…… Give me that stone and the grimoire ahead of time, I need to make certain preparations ……
”…… On Friday night, she must stop the friend who is attending Mr. X’s party from presenting me with the characteristics of the other person’s disguised appearance ……
”…… If there are any other matters, I will keep you informed.”
With the assassination of Mr. X two days away, Klein would undoubtedly have to make some preparations ahead of time, and there were quite a few things in there that Dawn Dantes was too distracted to do, and would have to rely on Ms. “Magician” to do.
His initial plan is to use the “faceless man” ability, disguised as a friend of the other party to attend Mr. X party, grasp the password, direct access, and then for different situations, using different plans.
Based on the experience of fighting with people and manipulating dolls during this period of time, Klein felt more and more that the code of the “Master of Secret Puppets” should have the item of “try to hide behind the curtain and stealthily direct a drama”.
Unless there is no other way, “Master of Secret Puppets” should avoid fighting with others!
”The most troublesome point at the moment is that Mr. X’s party is at eight o’clock, and at this time Dawn Dantes is apparently still awake and unable to get away from the watchful eyes of the butlers and servants long enough to make a secret trip to the East End. …… Of course, this in turn creates an alibi, but the question is, by what way to hide it from everyone in the house …… And a ‘faceless’ accomplice would be nice to have to impersonate Dawn Dantes ……’ Miss Justice’ that necklace would do the trick, but she’s not in Berkland ……” Klein leaned back in his chair and reached up to rub the corner of his forehead.
He even thought of summoning himself, responding to himself, and acting under the identity of the “Black Emperor” of the Rogue Bandits, but then he would lose the ability to change the shape of his body, and it would be difficult for him to possess someone else and attend Mr. X’s party in the guise of that friend of Forsyth’s who was a “magician”. Mr. X’s party.
Unless, “magician” Miss that friend becomes an accomplice, let me possess …… This is also not possible, first, it will expose part of the secrets of the Tarot Club, and secondly, Mr. X may not have no way to discover the “ghost”. “Of course, this can be hidden by a series of seals such as gold coins, paper angels, iron cigarette boxes, etc. …… Klein thought for a while, and finally decided to use a method that was quite skillful in his past life.
That is to pretend to be sick!
Starting tomorrow, I’ll be “sick”, eat very little every day, and go to bed before 8:00 p.m……. That way, no butler or servant will bother me……. But if there’s an emergency over here, and Walter and the others come knocking, what should I do? But what if there’s an emergency here and Walter and the others come knocking at the door? “The illusion created by the Magician only fools the eye, not the AI …… Artificial Intelligence …… Right, I could fix the illusion to a mirror to make it look like Dawn Dantes, and then have the Magician make it look like Dawn Dantes. I can fix the illusion on the mirror to make it look like Dawn Dantes, and then let “Magic Mirror” Aroldus remotely manipulate the Q&A! Thinking about it, Klein’s mind opened up.
I have to say, this guy Aroldus is still very useful sometimes …… Klein sighed with emotion, returned to the real world, walked to the desk, found a pen and paper, and drew a mixture of hidden and peeping symbols.
He had just dropped the last stroke when the light in the room suddenly dimmed a little, and the full-length mirror first became deep black, and then a bright silver-white light emerged, outlining one Ruenwen word after another:
”Great master, your humble little loyal servant Arodes hears your call, am I, am I late?”
A new trick every time… …… Klein shook his head in amusement and said:
”No.”
”This is your indulgence to me, great master, you may ask your questions.” A single word protruded neatly and orderly into the mirror.
Klein thought for a moment:
”I intend to purge the Aurora Society of its divine messenger, Mr. X. What do you suggest?”
The words on the surface of the full-length mirror froze for a few seconds, squirming and changing:
”It would be best for you to place your plans after Thursday.”
In line with my previous divination …… Thursday and tonight, Mr. X may have the Angel of Destiny Urolius or one of the Saints of the Aurora Society nearby …… Klein smirked:
”Arodes, I have a favor to ask of you.”
”This, this is my honor! It’s the opportunity you’ve given me!” A single word flew out, fully expressing what it meant to be excited and elated, “May I ask, what is the mission?”
Klein nodded and said:
”On Friday night this week, I will use a mirror as an illusion prop and turn it into my appearance in this identity …… If something urgent happens, you are responsible for maneuvering the mirror and conducting a question and answer session without letting anyone notice the abnormality.
”Can you do it?”
The air around the full body mirror suddenly flowed, and a voice that belonged to Dawn Dantes, but was very flattering, rang out:
”Great master, as long as it is something you command, I will try my best to accomplish it.
”Though this cannot be maintained for long, not as I am accustomed to, it is enough to deal with everyone here.
”I can simulate any voice if you wish!”
More versatile than I thought …… It’s not easy to be a mirror these days …… However, that last sentence, it always felt strange …… Klein’s face muscles moved and said:
”When coping, disguise the nature of the quiz game and don’t be discovered.”
Arodes immediately presented new words on the surface of the full body mirror:
”I will play your identity well!”
”Very well.” Klein nodded gently.
He did worry about Aroldus asking the butler Walter, the valet Richardson, mortifying questions, what about whether he had fantasized when confronted with a lady who shouldn’t have impulses, and who he thought about when solving problems on his own in the dead of night.
He believed that with the “magic mirror” modesty, if not warned in advance, it is really possible to do so, the first time Danez was played to the point of collapse.
No longer shivering, Klein turned to say:
”That’s it for today, I’ll contact you again on Friday night.”
”Yes, great master, your humble servant can’t wait to serve you!” “Magic Mirror” Arodes first materialized a line of words, and then got a sketch of a waving hand.