Mystery: A Spark

The key point is that that area shouldn't be within Jason Beria's operational range, since his mission should be to assassinate Duke Negan.

That unexpected encounter made Arthur realize that something was wrong.

To prevent Jason Belial from stealing his chrysanthemum one day, Arthur had no choice but to go to the Steam Church and provide them with the information he knew.

This way, they could keep Jason Beria occupied and avoid another chance encounter.

Ultimately, if we're talking about pure combat strength, Arthur wouldn't really gain any advantage in a fight against the Apostle of Desire.

If he couldn't kill it, he naturally wanted to find a way to stay away and avoid contact with it as much as possible; he had always kept Bishop Utravsky's reminder in mind.

And now, he has once again come into contact with an extraordinary individual through the "criminal" pathway.

Although this extraordinary being was dead, the frequency still made Arthur suspicious.

Have I been dealing with extraordinary individuals through the "criminal" and "prisoner" pathways far too frequently? If it's the law of extraordinary aggregation, shouldn't it be hunters or witches? Arthur pondered as he returned to Hugh's side.

Is something wrong?

As he was thinking, Arthur suddenly remembered something.

That is why, when he first proposed the concept of psionic energy, he quickly thought of using demonic means as sacrifices?

Yes, the reasons he came up with were incredibly compelling, and he even used them to persuade Bonova and Bernadette to join his plan.

But looking back now, didn't this process seem too natural?

In fact, the idea of ​​using demonic means as a sacrifice for the birth of new energy was something he thought of immediately when he had the idea of ​​new energy.

Moreover, after having this idea, he quickly came up with various reasons for doing so.

It looked as if he had thought through the whole plan many times before.

But in reality, Arthur had only been in this world for less than two months at that time, and during that time he hadn't thought about these things at all, he was just busy playing with the dog every day.

So, what exactly is going on? Am I... really here for the first time? Arthur recalled the question he had pondered when he first arrived in this world.

However, he quickly dispelled his doubts.

Because it's still the same logic: given his personality, if he had come before, there's no way he wouldn't have caused some trouble.

Just by looking at what he's doing now, you can tell he's by no means a docile person.

When Arthur traveled to this world, the situation was no different from that in the original story, which means that there was no external interference before then.

In other words, before I transmigrated here, there should only have been three transmigrators in the mysterious world... Arthur's expression relaxed a little.

What he fears most is that he has been here before and has incurred a lot of emotional debts, which would be the most troublesome situation.

After all, Makoto's example is right there, and Arthur doesn't want to suddenly get hit by a machete one day.

So, does that mean my plan about psionic powers was just pure inspiration? Arthur thought for a long time and could only come to this conclusion in the end.

But he instinctively felt that something was wrong.

The mindset that the conspirator had given him made him feel that there seemed to be a loophole in this.

But no matter how hard Arthur thought about it, he couldn't find the loophole, as if a string in his mind was missing.

This feeling is extremely unpleasant.

It's like a blind person trying desperately to see what's in front of them, but due to a physical defect, they are completely unable to do so.

"Damn it! What am I missing?" Under this incredibly uncomfortable feeling, Arthur finally couldn't help but swear.

……

Inside a house with a large hole in it, Hugh stood there quietly waiting.

After a while, she saw Arthur walk over with a very annoyed expression.

"What's wrong? You seem to be in a bad mood," Hugh asked with concern.

"It's nothing, just some personal matters." Arthur's problem was something Hugh couldn't solve, so he simply brushed it off.

“By the way, where is Miss Audrey?” he asked.

“Miss Audrey gave the children some psychological treatment and then went back. She said that this treatment could only provide temporary relief, and that follow-up treatment would be needed for the children to fully recover,” Hugh replied.

She thought for a moment and continued:

"By the way, I felt that Miss Audrey seemed unusually calm when she came back. Logically speaking, this should have been the first time she killed someone, so why didn't she react at all?"

“Because she is an extraordinary individual of the Audience Path, Hugh. This path has a very powerful ability to control emotions,” Arthur replied.

"Oh, speaking of which, Miss Audrey shouldn't be a Sequence Nine, right?" After observing for a while, Hugh gradually noticed something was off about the noble lady.

“Hehe, that’s natural. Sequence Nine viewers don’t have the ability to provide psychological therapy, while Sequence Seven viewers are called psychologists,” Arthur said with a light laugh.

Since Audrey has taken the initiative to demonstrate her psychological healing abilities, it means that she no longer intends to pretend in front of Hugh.

Of course, it's also possible that tonight's experience was too much of a shock for this Miss Gem, making her not expect this.

"Sequence Seven!?" Hugh was taken aback.

She hadn't expected that the noble lady would be in a higher rank than her. Didn't that mean that the other party's newbie image in the extraordinary world had been an act all along?

"Hey, you don't need to take it too seriously. After all, you weren't that close before, so of course they'd be a little wary."

"Alright, let's take those kids back. That'll be our day," Arthur said with a smile, trying to reassure them.

Chapter 204 When you feel that Rune is bad, you should work to improve it, not...

Wednesday morning, Backlandpinst No. 7.

"Ding-a-ling," the doorbell rang.

A short while later, the door was opened, and a man with dark hair and green eyes appeared in the doorway.

The other person was wearing a white casual shirt and black trousers, the hem of which was pulled out and swayed gently in the wind, exuding a carefree and unrestrained air.

"Oh my, isn't this Leonard? Haven't seen him for a few days, and he's gotten so sloppy?" Arthur looked at the libertine poet in front of him and laughed with a mocking expression.

"Don't talk to me like that, come in." Leonard yawned, turned around and went back to the living room.

Arthur walked into Leonard's house and closed the door behind him.

"Would you like something to drink? I have juice and red wine." Leonard's voice sounded a little tired.

"Red wine bar, by the way, you don't look too energetic. What's wrong? Does the Church of the Night really make you work 24 hours a day?" Arthur teased.

"No, Red Gloves only has one main task recently, and it's the kind where the clues are extremely difficult to find and there's no clue at all, so we can't get busy even if we want to."

"I was just trying to digest the Nightmare Potion, so I wandered around the dreams of the people around me last night, which is why I'm a little tired." Leonard took a bottle of red wine from the cabinet and came over to pour a glass for Arthur and himself.

"I see. Would you mind telling me what the mission is? Perhaps I can help you analyze it." Arthur picked up his glass, took a sip, and thought the taste was pretty good; it shouldn't be cheap.

“Actually, you should be able to guess even if I don’t tell you. After all, there have been only so many things happening in Backlund recently, and even fewer that are worth our Church of the Night’s attention,” Leonard said, shrugging.

Although this was their Red Gloves' mission, and they shouldn't have revealed it casually, Arthur and his relationship was extraordinary.

Moreover, the mission didn't involve any church secrets, and it was a cold case with no useful clues, so Leonard felt no psychological pressure at all when he brought it up.

“Hmm… the Black Emperor case?” Arthur recalled for a moment and said.

There's probably only one thing recently that warrants Red Gloves' involvement.

“Yes, this case is a real headache. The only clue that seems somewhat useful is the tarot cards on the body, but there haven’t been any cases with tarot cards as a clue before,” Leonard sighed.

That's because Lanluus was killed by Huang Beibei, otherwise you would have two cases related to tarot cards by now... Arthur muttered to himself.

It's uncertain whether Leonard will still be able to realize that Klein is still alive based on the slightest clues after losing the lead from one case.

Furthermore, the most interesting thing is how Leonard will react after he learns that Klein is still alive and remembers how Arthur used to tease him with his diary.

Oh dear, I feel like I'm becoming more and more of a fun-loving person, which isn't good... Arthur thought to himself, completely oblivious to his own shortcomings.

"Why do you look so...sinister with that smile? What's so funny about this case?" Leonard was a little confused by Arthur's behavior.

"Cough, it's nothing, I just suddenly remembered something happy," Arthur waved his hand to cover it up.

"Wait, you don't know anything about this, do you? Could it be that the Church of the Earth Mother is also investigating this matter and has obtained clues?" Leonard was not so easily fooled, and he quickly realized that something was wrong.

But then he thought it was unlikely, since the Church of the Earth Mother had virtually no power in Backlund.

The Church of the Night has so many people but can't find anything. The Church of Mother Earth only has two people here. They have to work hard to complete the daily worship services. How can they have time to investigate other things?

“What clues are there? You said it yourself, this is an unsolved case. That chivalrous Black Emperor is elusive, who knows which family he belongs to?” Arthur pretended to be clueless about the case as well.

"Well, that makes sense, but at least this person is relatively law-abiding and hasn't done anything evil, unlike that demonic assassin from before." Leonard thought about it and agreed, so he stopped doubting it.

"Yes, I heard he rescued quite a few kidnapped girls. If you ask me, the one you should really be investigating is that Kapin." Arthur secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly steered the conversation elsewhere.

“Kapin…this guy is very strange. We’ve tried to investigate him, but we can’t find anything,” Leonard said, frowning.

"Heh, usually in this situation, it means this person has a powerful backer," Arthur sneered.

"A big tiger?" Leonard asked, somewhat puzzled.

“It means he has connections in higher places.” Arthur pointed upwards. “Think about it, where is he going to send all these kidnapped girls? Why were there so many rumors about him before, but the kingdom never investigated him?”

Leonard's expression darkened, and he couldn't help but curse:

"Those damn curly-haired baboons, they do nothing but disgusting things all day long."

He had actually had some suspicions about this before, but since the church generally did not participate in the affairs of the kingdom, there was naturally no evidence.

Moreover, even if evidence is found to prove that this matter is related to the kingdom's high-ranking officials, in the end it will most likely just be a slap on the wrist and a one-time exception, which will not have any effect at all.

So, in other words, this matter is most likely over.

Even if the Red Gloves wanted to investigate, they could only investigate the Robin Hood-like Black Emperor, not Kapin.

Leonard leaned back on the sofa, his expression somewhat displeased.

"Hey, don't look like that. No matter what, the Kingdom of Rune is still our homeland. We should accept its advantages as well as its shortcomings."

"If you think your country is bad, then go and build it; if you think your government is bad, then take the civil service exam and become an official; if you think the people lack quality, then start by being a high-quality citizen yourself."

“Little darling, sighing and complaining won’t help. Although this country belongs to them now, the future is ultimately ours. We should work hard to build it for our emperor.” Arthur was a man of great positivity from the moment he opened his mouth.

"Heh." A hoarse laugh suddenly came from Leonard's body.

"Grandpa, what are you laughing at?" Arthur asked, somewhat speechless.

To actually laugh after hearing such a positive statement from him is really wrong of this old man.