Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 219 Twisted Wishes

"It's not nice to say this, but we lived well during the war. Even though the bread was stained with blood and dirt, it was still bread."

Ray said in a low, hoarse voice that did not match his age, "However, the good times did not last long. Perhaps because he had eaten too much sin, some kind of abnormality occurred in my father's body. Now he is disabled and cannot get out of bed and walk around. He can only rely on me to supplement the family income."

Perhaps it was because some of the Beyonder characteristics that had been released from the bodies of the Beyonders who died in the war had been mixed into the food, causing Rayleigh’s father to become deformed and eventually lose his ability to move…

Adele analyzed it in her mind, but then she suddenly realized something.

Isn't this the perfect role model? Adele thought with a hint of excitement.

Regarding the role of a "witch", in addition to the character requirements of "clear distinction between love and hate, and no taboos", the only requirement for behavior is "using magic to satisfy other people's wishes and collect the corresponding price."

Rayleigh didn't notice Adele's subtle expression change, but continued to babble: "If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid they would have robbed my savings again today, and my father would have to starve again..."

"Thank you for your help. I have to go back." Rayleigh bowed deeply to Adele and prepared to leave the alley.

"Wait a minute, kid."

Adele smiled and held Riley's thin shoulders.

"I am actually a witch passing through here."

"Sorry, ma'am, what did you say?" Rayleigh blinked in confusion.

"Witch, child, a witch who can do magic." Adele waved to Vinata and the others, signaling them to go find Sonya as planned, then she leaned close to Rayleigh's ear and whispered:

"Take me to see your father, then make me a wish - and magic will do the rest."

……

"What an unreliable guy..."

Vinata sighed as she watched Adele and Rayleigh walk down another road. "They're all acting. Why is this guy able to act cool while I can only click on a few sheds... It's annoying just thinking about it."

"Sister Vinata's abilities are pretty cool, too." Sophie squeezed Vinata's hand comfortingly, and when she was about to leave with her, she heard Cecia sneer in her body.

"Humph, that's why I say you humans are inferior. I'm afraid your mother is in trouble this time. Although her life is not in danger, it may cause her considerable psychological trauma."

"Why do you say that?" Sophie's expression changed slightly and she slowed down her pace. "Do you have any basis for that?"

"Little girl, you have to use your brain." Cecia laughed, "You can see everything I can see, but you just don't know what they mean. Although you don't have the demon's spellcasting ability, the danger premonition and malicious perception derived from the personality have never been restricted from the beginning."

"Although Rayleigh's emotions are stable, a large part of his celestial body that represents rationality is missing. I'm afraid the wish he made is not the happy one you imagine."

"But don't even think about saying anything."

Sophie was about to tell Venata, but she found that her body was out of control again. "I can't let you expose me. The hint I gave just now was just my duty. And even if Adele knew what Rayleigh was thinking, she would probably follow him... Witches who act based on their feelings are the most troublesome."

……

Of course, Adele didn't know this, she just walked with Rayleigh in the alleys of Indor Harbor. Rayleigh's breathing was a little rapid, perhaps because it was the first time he saw the witch, Adele didn't pay attention to these details.

"Miss Witch, may I ask, what wish do you mean..."

Riley pursed his lips twice and spoke carefully to Adele.

"To be honest, it's too stressful to support my father by myself. If someone could help me, I could breathe a sigh of relief..."

"A wish is a wish, your wish or your father's wish. Of course, I have to say first that my ability is limited, so please don't make it too difficult for me."

Adele smiled gently, "You still have some time, you can talk to me about your father, and by the way, think about what kind of wish you should make."

"My wish or my father's wish..." Rayleigh's eyes gradually became confused, as if he was thinking about something. "To be honest, I really don't know what my father is thinking these days... After all, he has been a little confused recently. The last time I talked to him was when my mother died in the war and he cried and ate my mother's sins."

Realizing that he had been a little bit negligent towards Miss Witch, Rayleigh lowered his head apologetically, "Since then, he has become a little abnormal. Until now, he can hardly show his face to people. I can only lock him in the basement."

"It's okay, you can think about it slowly." Adele stepped aside to avoid a worker who was walking towards her. The other person's expression changed after seeing Riley. Adele didn't understand what that expression was for a moment, but she felt it was very familiar.

"Miss Witch, come this way, we'll be there soon."

Rayleigh's voice seemed to come from far away, and Adele hurriedly followed.

The two stopped at the door of a dilapidated house. Although it was no longer as clean as it used to be, one could still tell from the grand decoration that the original owner had once lived in good conditions.

"My father is in the basement. Please follow me."

Rayleigh pushed open the door and led Adele down a long stone staircase to the heavy iron door of the basement. The door was nearly an inch thick, and Adele knocked on it and found it was solid.

“You actually have such a sturdy basement door in your house?”

Adele instinctively felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

"This was where my father worked before... I mean, the morgue."

Rayleigh's expression was filled with genuine sadness. "After he became mutated, only this basement could keep him quiet. I would regularly send food in and talk to him to calm him down."

"Here's the lamp for you. There's no light inside and the lighting is very dim." Riley handed Adele a lantern and then opened the iron door.

Adele took a deep breath, took the lantern and walked into the dark basement. There was some sticky substance on the floor of the house, which was wet when she stepped on it.

"I say, have you decided what wish you want to make?"

Adele asked Rayleigh. "Opportunities are precious...ah."

Rayleigh wasn't by his side, and he didn't even follow Adele down the stairs.

There was a sound of a door being locked from above, and the light from outside the iron gate was completely blocked by the door. Rayleigh seemed to be speaking close to the iron gate, his voice filled with pain and a hint of expectation.

"Yeah, I've made up my mind," although Adele couldn't see Rayleigh's expression, she could guess roughly. Crazy Rayleigh was pressing his face, twisted by excitement, against the iron gate and muttering, as if he was praying to God, or making a deal with the devil.

"I need a brother or sister to face this with me. Can you do it? You can definitely do it!"

(End of this chapter)