Ring of Fate

Chapter 1098: Merge?

After confirming that the dark golden coin in her hand was indeed a Tudor gold coin with a face value of "2", Franka once again slandered the "Blood Emperor" for persecuting patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder in her heart:

The denomination is different, why is there such a big difference in the patterns?

It clearly expresses almost the same symbolic meaning!

Nissia did not notice her boss' abnormality and continued to explain the origins of the two items:
“This brooch is a Gustav family item, made according to their family coat of arms. It is one of Louis Gustav’s most important things and a symbol of his status.

“Normally, he carries this brooch with him, but this time he left it in its original hiding place.

"This ancient gold coin and brooch were placed together and seemed to be very valued."

Pulled by the invisible spider silk, the brooch that looked like two snakes entwined together also flew towards Franka.

Franka was familiar with the Gustav family's emblem. She only took a glance at it and confirmed its authenticity. She laughed secretly:

"DNA double helix, right?"

It is obvious that the current coat of arms of the Gustav family comes from the "masterpiece" of the late Emperor Roselle, rather than from an earlier ancestor.

Nissaia looked up at her beautiful, generous and casual boss and pleaded:

"Ma'am, after you have finished the 'magic mirror divination', can you return these two items to me?

"I stole them from Gruet, and if I don't return them promptly I'm sure I'll be suspected."

"No problem." Franka's mirror projection took the brooch and gold coins and retracted into the makeup mirror.

Nicea waited patiently in the current room.

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"The mysterious disappearance of Louis Gustave is related to the Tudor gold coin." After taking out the Gustave family brooch and the Tudor gold coin from the mirror, Franka used the idea of ​​"speaking" to connect the mind channel of all team members and told Lumian, who seemed to be still sleeping, about the matter.

A few seconds later, Lumian opened the wooden door of his bedroom and walked into Franka's room.

This luxurious villa is inhabited by demigods with very strong spiritual intuition. They all noticed the movement, put on their coats, and came to Franca.

The only one who didn't respond was Ludwig, who was making himself a second midnight snack in the annex kitchen.

After Franka briefly explained Nissaia's feedback, she said solemnly:
"I plan to pray to Mr. Fool first, and then do the Magic Mirror Divination to see if I can use these two items as a medium to determine Louis Gustave's current whereabouts."

“Let me do it.” Lumian took the brooch and the gold coins. “I plan to get Mr. Fool’s consent first, and then use him as the subject for the Magic Mirror Divination. This will eliminate most of the interference and danger.”

"This is best." Janna agreed with Lumian's choice.

Lumian placed his hands on his chest and prayed on the spot, telling Mr. Fool his request.

After getting his consent, he immediately took out a mirror and pressed the Gustav family brooch and Tudor gold coin onto the glass surface.

Then, he stroked the mirror and chanted a spell in Hermetic language:
"The fool who does not belong to this era,
"The mysterious master above the gray fog,

"The Yellow and Black King who controls good luck..."

Lumian finished the entire spell at a moderate pace, raised the question of "Louis Gustave's current whereabouts," and patiently waited for Mr. Fool to give him some inspiration.

In just a few seconds, ripples appeared on the surface of the mirror, reflecting a human figure.

The figure was tall, with long chestnut hair imitating Emperor Roselle, a beautiful mustache, blue eyes, and thin lips. He was none other than Louis Gustav, the leader of the Emperor's Party.

This man, who was said to be of Gustav family blood, stood somewhere in what appeared to be an abandoned mine, walking towards the exit shrouded in darkness.

The picture suddenly became blurred, and Louis Gustave was suddenly enveloped in darkness. It seemed as if there were figures hiding in the depths all around him, casting staring eyes at him.

Louis Gustave kept walking forward without looking around, completely ignoring the gazes coming from the darkness.

The further he walked, the deeper the darkness became.

Later, there seemed to be some light in front of the side, and the picture became extremely blurry.

Louis Gustave did not approach the light and continued to move straight ahead.

After an unknown amount of time, a door made of pure light appeared in the distance, which looked like an oval mirror.

Louis Gustave came to the light gate, stretched out his right hand and pressed it.

He passed through the light gate and came to an area with thick fog, visibility no more than ten meters, and collapsed buildings around him that were either asymmetrical or stained with blood.

This is... Trier in the Fourth Epoch! Lumian, Franca, Janna, and Anthony have all been to Trier in the Fourth Epoch and are familiar with similar scenes.

The only thing that made them feel there was a difference was that the fog was too thick and very oppressive.

"Is this deep in Trier in the Fourth Epoch? The corpse of the 'Blood Emperor' has affected this place, bringing a large-scale 'fog of war'?" Lumian made a quick guess.

Franka recalled:

"But we could see the collapsed palace with the corpse of the Blood Emperor, and the fog was not so thick..."

"After the hostel incident, some kind of changes occurred in Trier in the Quaternary Period? Or was it because of the stress caused by Louis Gustav's approach?" Janna proposed a possible explanation.

At this moment, Louis Gustave in the mirror stopped.

Less than ten meters in front of him, a human shadow was reflected on the blood-stained street slabs.

The black shadow was stretched very long by the light, and it seemed that there was a baby in its arms.

Almost at the same time, the picture suddenly collapsed, ripples began to form, and the revelation given by Mr. Fool ended here.

Lumian frowned and said to himself:

“Mrs. Puaris and baby Omibella?

“They are in Trier in the Fourth Epoch?

"Louis Gustav entered Trier in the Fourth Epoch to see them?
"Did Louis Gustav enter Trier in the Quaternary Epoch through a special mirror world? Were those who watched him in the darkness before the 'people in the mirror'? Was the place with a little light that he didn't approach hiding the great terror of the special mirror world?"

No one could answer Lumian's question.

After a few seconds, Janna organized her words and said:
“This matter cannot be handled by us.

"Since this may involve Madam Pualis and the baby Omybella, we must strictly abide by Mr. Fool's revelation: disasters must be kept away from mothers."

"Well, I'll report my conclusion to the 'Black Witch' and let them investigate. No matter how much she urges me, I won't move and will say that I don't have the ability!" Franka muttered, "Also, let '007' know that it's best to let the official Beyonders handle this matter. They know a lot of secrets of Trier in the Fourth Epoch. Maybe they can send strong men to enter there without the help of the special mirror world and eliminate Louis Gustave, Mrs. Puaris, and the baby Omibella."

Lumian nodded and said:

"it is good."

He then reminded Franca:

"It's best not to let the Beyonders of the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun lead the operation to eliminate the target in Trier in the Fourth Epoch. Have you forgotten? The mystical father of the baby Omibella is the Eternal Blazing Sun."

"How could I forget such a thing?" Franca motioned Lumian and others to leave her bedroom first.

Then, she took out the mirror and "sent" the result of the "magic mirror divination" along with the brooch and gold coins to the mirror corresponding to the "Black Witch", and reminded the other party to remember to return the medium, otherwise Nicea would be in trouble.

Not long after, the "Black Witch" responded to Franka:
"If Louis Gustav returns, let me know immediately."

Along with this answer, brooches and gold coins flew out of the mirror on their own.

Didn't let me investigate further, just waiting for Louis Gustav to return? This is strange, this matter has nothing to do with the Witch Cult, isn't it their trap? Franca was puzzled, and once again projected through the mirror world to the room where Nicea was.

She relayed the words of the "Black Witch" to Nyssaia and returned the Gustav family brooch and Tudor gold coins.

Niseya breathed a sigh of relief.

She was in the mood to chat for a while:

"Ma'am, I went to the Cilavini Pier some time ago and found that the Church of the Fool there has a patron saint named Franca Roland.

"She has the same name as you."

Originally, Nicea did not think that this had anything to do with her immediate superior. In the whole of Trier, there were at least a hundred if not a thousand women named Franka, but the name of the patron saint included the phrase "the witch accompanied by strife and disaster."

Franca suddenly felt a little embarrassed. It was not the embarrassment of having her name known by her subordinates, but the embarrassment of having her subordinates discover her "part-time job" in another organization.

She replied in a pretentious manner:
"In this world, everyone has multiple identities for a certain purpose."

In short, neither deny nor admit.

Nissaia did not dare to ask any more questions, and seriously considered whether she should openly convert to Mr. Fool in order to get closer to her boss.

As for privately, we are still the original children.

When Franka's mirror projection disappeared, Nicea put away the makeup mirror, brooch, and gold coins, blended into the darkness, and returned to the master bedroom quietly.

She didn't rush back to bed, but first put the brooch and gold coins into the secret compartment of the desk.

After doing this, she walked back to the bed like a shadow in the night, lay down without making any noise, and pulled the quilt over her.

Suddenly, a deep voice sounded in her ears:

"Where did you go just now?"

Nissaia subconsciously turned her head and saw that Gruet, who had been sleeping soundly, had opened his eyes at some point and was looking at her with deep blue eyes.

(End of this chapter)