Part 4 The Undead Chapter 97 June is Coming

　　In the black night, in the forest of green vines, Klein closed his eyes and listened to the music that seemed to come from the sky.

　　His body and mind were serene and calm, yet he felt a subtle melancholy and sadness growing and reverberating.

　　I don’t know how long it took, but the melodious melody finally disappeared, and a gentle night breeze blew through the hanging pea vines.

　　Klein sighed silently, opened his eyes and looked upwards, only to see the “Mystic Queen” Bernadette was handing over the “human skull” with a hole in her hand to the “servant” with the upper body and lower body. “.

　　”Okay.” Bernadette’s soft, flat voice followed.

　　”Thank you for your help.” Klein saluted once again and maneuvered the “Spiteful Soul” Seignior back to his side.

　　At this time, a pea vine shrank upwards and gradually faded away, and the lime green forest quickly disappeared.

　　Klein and Seignior landed at the entrance of the bridge at the same time, the surrounding area was quiet and deserted, except for a group of bridge guards not far away with their backs facing this way, which was no different from before.

　　The fairytale-like scene just now seemed to be just an illusion.

　　Until this time, Klein didn’t have the time to examine his secret puppet, and found that he was even more like a dead man than before, his face was pale, his breath was cold, and he had a clear sense of eerie}ness.

　　This should be the result of a one time large dose of erosion …… If you are just manning the Charnis Gate, once or twice a week, one day at a time, it should not be so serious, and it is not possible to be unable to withstand it for two months …… If this is the case, even the Church of the Righteous God, can afford to can’t afford this kind of wear and tear …… It is estimated that normal internal watchmen can survive for several years, or even ten years or so, but in the middle of it, they are prone to mutate and get out of control …… Hey, when they chose to become internal watchmen, they should have already known that it would end up like this …… Klein sighed for a while, letting the “Spirit of Grievance” Seignior project itself onto the gold coin inside the iron cigarette case.

　　Then, he used “travel” to go to the sea for a while to pick up food for the “writhing hunger” before returning to the master bedroom bathroom at 160 Birklund Street.

　　……

　　Sunday, June 5th, at the Hall family castle.

　　Audrey was sitting at her desk, admiring the magical item she had just harvested.

　　It was a long black muslin glove that reached the elbow, as if it was from the royal family, and it had its own kind of honorable and elegant temperament.

　　It was made from the extraordinary properties of the “Mentor of Chaos” sold by Germaine Sparrow of “The World”, and was crafted by the “Artisan” over a certain period of time.

　　–Audrey consulted her father, Earl Hall, beforehand, and got the answer of “you can buy it, you can use it yourself, and it’s good enough to have a filial piety”, so she specially instructed Mr. “Inverted Man” to let the “artisan” make it. He asked the craftsman to make it into something that the lady could carry with her.

　　And that made her wonder if her dad had a better magical item on him, or if the Church of the Goddess provided a rather high level of protection.

　　As relayed by the Hanged Man, the muslin glove gives the wearer several extraordinary effects:

　　The first is to enhance the majesty and physique, so that the surrounding spirits will unconsciously lower their stature and want to obey;

　　Secondly, the ability to “twist” the target’s words, actions and intentions, so as to construct certain rules in their favor;

　　Third, through the symbolic meaning of the “bribe”, so that the target to produce a strong sense of goodwill, it is difficult to emerge hostile intentions, and even reluctant to fight with the wearer, if the conditions are right, the recipient of the bribe there is a very small probability that the reverse attack on the companion, Audrey listened to the “World” Mr. Audrey heard the “world” said, this is ‘bribery’ extraordinary ability of a kind, called “bribery – charm”;

　　The fourth is to make the locked target or a certain area around the “confusion”, so that the attack is difficult to fall on their own, so that the enemy is easy to “choose” the wrong.

　　Audrey was very satisfied with all these effects, but what bothered her was that because the “craftsman” himself was not high enough, the negative effects of the Sequence 5 magical items produced were quite large:

　　First, it will make the carrier’s psychology gradually dark, always want to take shortcuts, use conspiracy, rely on dishonorable means of doing things, and secondly, after wearing it for more than 3 minutes, the user will also fall into a state of confusion, Audrey tried it before, and the result was that she unknowingly made a mistake when she was taking a bath.

　　Originally, the normal process was to let the maid put in hot water and adjust the temperature, then take off the clothing itself, enter the bathtub, and finally complete the cleaning, but Audrey went into the bathtub first, then put in cold water, and waited until the clothing was soaked before she remembered to take it off.

　　The only thing she was thankful for was that she eventually got control of herself and didn’t call the maid in to witness her own embarrassment.

　　This makes me look like a curly haired baboon! Audrey thought with a bit of annoyance.

　　While the first negative impact was acceptable because she was a “psychiatrist” and could often look at herself to eliminate dark thoughts, and had Susie’s help from the sidelines, the second was a bit too much to bear.

　　The second negative impact is so problematic that I can only carry it with me and wear it in a pinch… Ah yes, I also have “The Lie”, which amplifies my emotions, and together with this glove, it can make the darkness in my heart so severe that I may not be able to resist it now… …Audrey’s blue eyes rolled as she thought of a solution.

　　Just then, she heard a knock on the door.

　　Her personal maid, Annie, said outside:

　　”Miss, the Count has something for you.”

　　Audrey let the black muslin glove rest on the table, got up straight away, went to the door and opened it.

　　The Earl of Hall, who wore no coat in the house, but only a shirt with a vest, stroked his pretty moustache and laughed:

　　”Not yet ready? It’s time to return to Birkeland in a few moments.

　　”Tomorrow night is your 18th birthday ball.”

　　As he spoke, Earl Hall glanced at Maid Anne and the others, causing them to consciously withdraw a distance away.

　　”Hey, it’s the annual socializing season again.” Audrey nodded with a feigned maturity. (Note 1)

　　Earl Hall glanced at his daughter and asked with a smile:

　　”Have you figured out how to utilize that item?”

　　Audrey pursed out a smile and said:

　　”Of course.

　　”I’m going to fold it up and put it in a small bag for Susie to carry.”

　　In this way, because it was not worn and not used, Susie would not be confused in her actions, and its psychological darkness could be soothed and treated by Audrey, and more importantly, without the increase of the “lie”, Susie, who was also a “psychiatrist”, would be able to look at herself, and from time to time, she would be able to look at herself and see what was going on. More importantly, without the increase of “lies”, Suzie, who is also a “psychiatrist” herself, can also examine herself and adjust her mental state from time to time.

　　Earl Hall froze, lost his smile and praised:

　　”Smart way.”

　　Audrey had a burst of amusement, but on the surface, she said rather haughtily:

　　”I’m going to name it ‘Hand of Fear.

　　”Dear Earl, thank you for the birthday gift~”

　　And in a few more days, I’ll be able to mix the magic potion and try for promotion! Audrey added in her heart with joy.

　　……

　　Sunday night, 160 Birklund Street.

　　Klein stood on the balcony, looking out at the street scene through the gap in the curtain, and it was hard to contain the slight nervousness that flooded his heart.

　　If there was no accident, he would start stealing the notes of the Antigonus family later.

　　Ever since he used the help of “Mystic Queen” Bernadette to make his family’s secret puppets appear to be eroded, and through his frequent visits to the church to pray, listen to the scriptures, and make donations, he was able to figure out the regularity of the internal watchmen’s shifts, there was only one thing left to prepare for in Klein’s plan of stealing it.

　　That is how to quietly, unnoticed to replace the target!

　　According to Klein’s understanding, those internal watchmen would head underground at the crack of dawn, and at this time, the church had not yet opened its doors, so if he wanted to sneak in directly, he would have to risk being discovered by a demi-god like the Archbishop of the Diocese of Bechlend, so it could be said that there was basically no chance of success.

　　Therefore, Klein’s intention was to sneak into the church a day in advance and patiently wait for an opportunity.

　　This undoubtedly requires sufficient camouflage, but it is not difficult to defeat the “faceless man”.

　　After a period of observation, Klein found that the church will also have a high mass on Sunday night, because Sunday and the night are symbols of the goddess.

　　After the mass, the servants would be busy for a while, cleaning up the garbage and debris outside.

　　Klein’s plan was to seize this opportunity to quietly knock out one of the servants, disguise him to enter the church, and sleep until he reached the servant’s room.

　　To this end, he had already bought the right dose of sleeping potion from “Moon” Emlyn, which can make a person sleep for 10 hours without causing physical harm, and paid a full five pounds.

　　After a few minutes, Klein exhaled slowly, drew the curtains, walked back into the room, and took four steps backward into the gray mist.

　　Sitting down in the seat of the Fool, he contemplated for nearly a minute before manifesting a pen and paper and writing down a divination statement:

　　”There is danger in stealing the notes of the Antigonus family.”

　　Placing the dark red round-bellied fountain pen in place, Klein removed the auric pendulum from within the cuff of his left wrist, holding the silver chain in his left hand and letting the citrine pendant dangle from the paper, just short of touching.

　　He went into meditation, closed his eyes, and silently recited the divination statement, and after seven times in a row, slowly opened his eyes to see the spirit pendulum making a clockwise rotation, ordinary in amplitude and average in speed.

　　Dangerous, but within the normal range …… Klein quickly made a reading.

　　He was actually a little worried about whether it was being interfered with by someone, as the “Mother Tree of Desire” had done, but this could not be confirmed, let alone disproved.

　　Therefore, when the divination results, the plan and their own preparations all meet the necessary conditions, Klein has already made a decision.

　　He looked at the citrine pendant that gradually stopped rotating and spoke in a low voice in his native language:

　　”The arrow is on the string, it has to be sent.”

　　Before the words left his mouth, Klein allowed his spirituality to wrap itself around him, simulating the sensation of falling and returning to the real world.

　　This time, there were only three items that he intended to carry with him, one was the “Creeping Hunger”, the second was the “Seignior Gold Coin”, and the third was the “Aztec Copper Whistle”, all of which shared the common characteristic of being able to fit into iron cigarettes. They all fit inside an iron cigarette case, double-covered by a “paper angel” and a “spiritual wall”.

　　The rest of the things will probably not be able to pass through the Channis Gate, and it is easy to trigger the mutation of the sealing core, so Klein threw them all together with the cash to the gray fog, ready to escape immediately if there is a problem.

　　It is the 12,800 pounds to buy 3% of the shares of the Cowie Company can only be bound to the identity of Dawn Dantes …… Klein quickly collected his thoughts, took a mirror, and put it on the pillow.

　　Then he drew the mysterious symbol that summoned Aroldus the Mirror.

　　Note 1: Historically, the social season in London is from December after Christmas to June, but when this book was set up, taking into account some of the plot arrangements and the fact that the main belief of the Ruin high society is the “Lord of Storms”, the time for discussing important national issues was placed in the stormy months of June to September, and the social season naturally became June to New Year’s Day, of course, on weekends in the fall and winter. Of course, on weekends in the fall and winter, the nobles would certainly go to the countryside to hunt foxes, so don’t get confused, and don’t answer the opposite when someone asks about the social season in London.