Ring of Fate

Chapter 848 Busy Franka
Janna agreed with Lumian:

"Whether it's true love or not, that special mirror world must have been created for a purpose, and that purpose seems to have not been achieved yet."

"What could be the purpose?" Franka fell into deep thought.

Lumian thought for a few seconds, then took out the corpse oil candle from the Blue Avenger from his Traveler's Bag, and said to himself:

“The special mirror world may have been created by the true gods of the ‘Hunter’ path and the ‘Witch’ path, and this corpse oil candle was made from the corpse oil of the demigods of the ‘Hunter’ path and the ‘Witch’ path, mixed with other things. From the perspective of the law of similarity in mysticism, there may be a certain connection between the two.

"When I become a demigod, I will go to Bansi and find the specific place mentioned by the 'magician' lady. I will light the corpse oil candles and complete a secret contract to see what I can find. This may help us figure out the secret of the special mirror world."

As for Trier in the Fourth Epoch, after the inn plan, the difficulty of opening the seal and entering can be said to be at the level of a true god.

"Apply for a Major Arcana to look after you when the time comes." Franka did not raise any objections, but told Lumian to be cautious.

After sharing their experiences during this period, Franka relaxed, leaned back in her chair, and said with a sharp look in her eyes:
"You went to Morola, and you didn't gain much from the 'Hunter' aspect. You just became the agent of '0-01'. But you did get a lot of things from the 'Witch' path. The Beyonder characteristic of the 'Witch of Pain' is equivalent to the '1' level seal of the Beyonder characteristic of the 'Witch of Despair'..."

"What are you implying?" Lumian asked with a smile.

Franka chuckled:
"I don't really need it. I should be able to get it from the Witch Cult. The only thing I need to worry about is how to complete the ritual. Oh, I wish I could go to Morola. It's a perfect place to hold the 'Witch of Despair' ritual. I won't feel any guilt there. Just from listening to you talk about a few cases, I know that there are talents all over the place, criminal talents, talents who explore the bottom line of human evil!
"I mean, Jana has all the Beyonder characteristics up to Sequence 4. You don't plan to sell it, right?"

Janna said subconsciously:

"But I haven't even saved enough money for the Beyonder characteristic of the Witch of Pain. I'm still tens of thousands of Fel Gold short..."

Lumian laughed and said:

"Don't worry. From now on, you will officially become a member of my team. As the leader of the team, I will give you different rewards based on your contributions. It can be money or items."

He hinted clearly - these things were prepared for you, Janna, it's impossible for me to take them by myself, right? But since we are a team, rewards and punishments must be clear, and we can't give them away for free for no reason.

Even when he gave the "Depriver" stomach to Ludwig, he did so in the name of a godfather bringing a gift to his godson after a long journey.

Janna's expression relaxed, and she teased with a smile in her eyes:

"Should we call you captain then?"

"No, a good team can call each other by name or nickname." Lumian turned his gaze to Franka and brought up the old matter again, "I used up your 'Mirror Buckle', what compensation do you want?"

"Do you have to be so polite?" Franka, who already had the "Ice Amulet", waved her hand ostentatiously, "If I need to use the 'Black Tear' or the 'Sword of Courage' later, I will also borrow them from you. Don't worry, I am thick-skinned and will definitely not be embarrassed."

As she spoke, she took out the "Lie" ear clip and threw it back to Lumian:
"You'd better keep this thing with you. I'm afraid I won't be able to resist adjusting and solidifying my face and figure, and then I'll become addicted to lies."

Lumian knew that Franca was not pretending to be generous, so he took the "lie" and reminded her:

"You must be more careful when facing the 'Black Witch' in the future. She should soon know that I participated in the battle for '0-01' in Morola, and I am suspected to be the one who persisted to the end."

"Yeah." Franka nodded solemnly.

Janna's eyes moved slightly, and she said thoughtfully:

"Should I move out for a while?"

Seeing Franca's puzzled look and Lumian nodding in approval, Janna carefully selected her words and explained to Franca:

"The Black Witch is likely to secretly monitor you to learn about Lumian's situation and movements. If I continue to live with you, she will inevitably notice me. Facing a high-ranking witch's long-term observation, I don't think I can hide my secrets from her.

"You see, I now have the charm of a 'pleasure witch', which is somewhat different from the beauty of a vampire's appearance and temperament. A 'black witch' would notice something is wrong after a few more glances. If I lived somewhere else, I could cover up this charm with makeup, 'lies', etc. before coming to see you."

You can't wear "lies" all the time, and if you keep putting on makeup even when sleeping, the "Black Witch" will get suspicious!

"Okay." Franca was persuaded by Janna.

She glanced at Lumian and thought rather sadly:

You are really causing trouble.

How can I help Janna digest the "joy" potion when the "Black Witch" is always staring at me?
Huh... Franka exhaled and said to Lumian:

"When are you going to take Amandine to the 'Samaritan Woman's Fountain'?
"You came back so quickly that I didn't have time to build a good relationship with her."

Lumian pondered for a few seconds and said:
"Wait until I stabilize."

In the following time, Janna packed her personal belongings and went out to look for an apartment in the surrounding area that she could move into that day, while Lumian returned to his place to continue "taming" Ludwig.

Franka tracked the traces of "the person in the mirror" Jasmine until night fell.

Looking at the empty and deserted apartment, she sighed to herself and threw herself onto the couch.

After a while, the surface of the full-length mirror in the living room suddenly emitted a dim light, and the face of the "Black Witch" was vaguely reflected.

Franka stood up and bowed respectfully:
"Good evening, Ms. Clarisse."

At the same time, she muttered in her heart:

The "Black Witch" really knows where I live...

The "Black Witch" Clarisse looked at Franka outside the mirror and asked with a somewhat detached look:

"Has your lover Charles returned to Trier?"

"I'm back." Franca was mentally prepared and answered very frankly.

The "Black Witch" looked at Franka and laughed softly:

"You've been apart for several weeks, so you'll definitely enjoy yourself when you meet again. Has he become more courageous?"

You ask me, who should I ask? How would I know... What does it mean to ask this? Franca muttered to herself.

Such a question was completely beyond her and Lumian's expectations!
At this moment, sweat oozed out of Franka's back, and her mind was racing, using her thinking ability to the fullest:

“Brave…

"'The Black Witch' once said that being a 'Hunter' is also quite good, the higher the rank, the braver you are...

“The Black Witch wants to check Lumian’s current status from this detail to see if he has become the agent of 0-01?
"If Lumian and I were really lovers, the importance of this kind of detail would be easily overlooked, and it's normal for witches to communicate about this kind of thing. In that case, I would naturally give the answer that the Black Witch wants.

"Help Lumian hide it? No, he is now highly suspected. Helping him hide it would make me suspected too. Although I may already be suspected...

"Lumian said this morning that there's no need to lie about this, but we can't be too clear about it either..."

In just two or three seconds, Franka raised her right hand, covered her mouth, and yawned slightly.

Then, she said proudly with a hint of embarrassment:

"Although he hasn't been promoted yet and is still a long way from being promoted, he is indeed much braver than before. I feel like I'm about to be conquered..."

As she spoke, there was a hint of yearning in Franka's words, as if she was imagining when she could become so brave.

This is the "acting training" from Jana and Anthony - performance needs to have layers.

The "Black Witch" in the mirror nodded and said with a smile:

"How enviable."

Franca's eyes moved slightly, and she recalled and said:

"I don't know if it's because we haven't seen each other for too long, and he has a lot of secrets, but I always feel like he's a lot more unfamiliar. Sometimes, when he looks at me, I'll think, 'Who is he?', 'I don't know him'..."

The "Black Witch" nodded slightly and said:

"It may be that he has been contaminated in some way. You should maintain your current relationship for now. If he shows any abnormality, tell me immediately. I may be able to help solve the problem.

"Hehe, this may be one of your chances to digest the 'pain' potion."

"Yes, Ms. Clarisse." Franka showed the sense of security of having a powerful force to back her up.

The "Black Witch" looked around in the mirror and asked with a smile:

"Where's your little vampire lover?"

"Her brother is about to return to Trier, and she is embarrassed to continue living with me." Franca recited the lines.

The "Black Witch" didn't ask any more questions. After giving the "Man in the Mirror" a few words of advice, she disappeared into the dim water.

When the full-length mirror returned to its original state, Franka breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to go on a "date" with Lumian.

Before she could open the door, a faint light appeared in front of her eyes, and a transparent, crystal, ice-blue jellyfish with many tentacles quickly appeared.

A letter is wrapped around one of the jellyfish's tentacles.

Franka recognized this jellyfish. It was the messenger of Lady Judgment, named Ongra.

Every time she saw Ongra, Franka was subconsciously afraid, thinking that the other party might be very powerful, but the jellyfish Ongra was not as smart as the "doll" messenger of the "magician" lady, and often acted purely on instinct.

While receiving the letter, Franca muttered silently:

"I feel so busy... I became very busy when I was helping Lumian deal with things before. Now that he's back, why am I still so busy?"

After thanking Jellyfish Ongra, Franka opened the letter:
"Mr. 'Star' needs your first favor, confirmed."

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(End of this chapter)