Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 252 Sophie's Great Adventure
Just as Vinata was gathering gang members in the bar to look for Sophie, the little girl was walking on the streets of Indo Port.

Regardless of whether Vinata's words were drunken talk or had any practical effect, Sophie, who had finally obtained permission to go out, walked aimlessly on the street, looking at all kinds of pedestrians on the road.

"Sister Cecilia, why did you suddenly want to go out for a walk this time?"

Sophie hid the lower half of her face in the scarf that Adele had knitted when she was free to practice, and communicated with Cecilia in secret.

The scarf was originally given by Adele to Vinata, but Vinata subconsciously said "It's so ugly", and Adele changed her mind in anger.

"Nothing. I haven't known your human society for too long. I need to catch up."

Cecilia answered quite naturally, without any sense of shame for her weakened abilities. "When I was an angel, I naturally didn't need to understand the rules of you low-sequence beings, but it's different now."

"The hedonistic factions of the criminal and prisoner paths are somewhat similar, but not completely similar. These two paths, or so-called adjacent paths, have a certain complementary relationship among the Beyonders. Of course, due to the influence of the Mother Tree of Desire, there are also complementary hedonistic and abstinence factions within the prisoner path."

While explaining the relevant knowledge to Sophie in her mind, Cecilia urged Sophie to go to the next stall.

"However, unlike those brainless idiots of the Hedonism Faction, both the criminal route and the prisoner route of the Temperance Faction require a clear mind and key links such as intelligence gathering."

"Playing the role of a Sequence Nine 'Criminal' requires a detailed plan, and a premeditated crime with an element of violence is the best choice. Therefore, most actors who play the role of a criminal will choose a plan like robbing a house. Although the risk is relatively high, as long as the body is handled properly, the progress of the role-playing will be greatly improved."

“Why does a home invasion have to be preceded by the creation of a corpse?”

Sophie looked shocked and disgusted. "I don't want to..."

"What don't you want?" Cecilia interrupted her, "Ask yourself again, do you really not want to?"

Sophie fell silent.

"When you shot the thugs who were harassing that little boy a few days ago, did you really not think that the shot might kill them directly?"

Cecilia's voice rang directly in her mind, but Sophie subconsciously wanted to cover her ears.

"You should grow up, Sophie."

Cecilia said helplessly, "To be honest, I have no choice but to choose you as a host. A child's body is not convenient for anything. But compared to your body, your mentality is what worries me the most. I don't want to take over a mess that is on the verge of getting out of control in the future."

"Although they have never told you, you don't really think that your two mothers are from industrialist backgrounds, right? The Beyonders of the Second Family of Disaster... I am really looking forward to what they will look like when they are Sequence 4 Hunters."

"Can we not talk about this today?"

Sophie whispered in pain, "I feel like my mind is so confused..."

"...Okay, but you have to be careful. The mental imprint that demon left in your body is quite strong. Even if you don't want to kill anyone, if you fail to advance to Sequence 8 within two months, you will be at risk of losing control."

Cecilia sighed, "Okay, I want to eat that, let's go over there."

……

"Oh, it's something I haven't seen before."

Looking at the combination of pillowy bread with ham and cheese, creamy salmon soup, and pan-fried meat and fish with mashed potatoes on the long wooden table, Cecilia exclaimed in admiration.

"And compared to the currency we used in Constantin, the currency system here is simpler and easier to understand."

Spreading her fingers, Cecilia looked at the few kopecks that Sophie had originally clenched in her fist and sighed.

Ever since Cecilia gave Wendy the characteristics of those extraordinary people to sell, the frightened Miss Wendy did not dare to spend a penny. Except for a few hundred Horn's gold coins that were directly handed over to Cecilia, she opened a new account according to Cecilia's instructions and deposited the rest of the money into it honestly.

"There is one thing I'm curious about. When did you wake up?"

Sophie asked curiously.

"Probably from the time you were still unconscious and that demigod-level witch sent you out of Backlund?"

Cecilia replied nonchalantly, "You may not remember much about what happened back then, but because of that witch, I didn't dare to make any unusual moves. It was not until we arrived at Feysac and my sense of danger no longer warned me that I took the initiative to appear in your consciousness."

"But then why are you so surprised by these meals?"

Sophie looked puzzled. "Although it is a little different from Loen's dishes, it is essentially the same thing."

Cecilia fell silent, and after a while she said, "After all, I don't have the experience of working in the Storm Church like Matafari. Since there are no believers in the North Continent, I can't get much information related to the North Continent."

"To be honest, I have never even set foot on the Northern Continent. Everything here is new to me. Although I have learned a lot from your memory, I am still inevitably surprised."

"So that's how it is..." Sophie nodded, "So what plans do you have for later?"

“Go to the underground trading market hidden here that has not been discovered by the Esco family.”

Cecilia picked up a piece of golden-fried fish with a fork and put it into her mouth while talking to Sophie.

"Do you remember Sonya Molan, the suspected 'astrologer' we visited last time?"

Cecilia asked, "The hunter didn't let you investigate nearby at that time. Apparently she discovered something herself and was deliberately avoiding it."

"There are messy shoe prints on the snow in front of the door. The number is completely different from the usual state of the divination house. Moreover, for an ordinary divination house, its underground space is too large."

"There is an air defense facility well nearby, so it would be easy for a Mid-Sequence Beyonder to open a passage to the abandoned air-raid shelter. They should be gathering there, but it shouldn't involve potions. They should just be selling some regular items with mystical significance."

"I'm going to go there and buy some extraordinary creature skins to make amulets to strengthen you a little. For this kind of thing, I just need to pray to my past self and I'll get a response."

(End of this chapter)