Lord of Mysteries: Taiyi

North Backlund, Pesfield Street, outside St. Samuel's Church.

Under the crimson moonlight, the entire church exuded a tranquil atmosphere, but Leah felt that the church was very terrifying!

She dared not approach the place, and in the end, she did not go in. She turned and disappeared into the darkness, muttering to herself:

"There's no need for that, and there's no need to call the police. He might not be a bad person. Kurt is too neurotic."

If Kurt were to use his psychic vision here, he would see that Leah's aura was mixed with gray.

……

Kurt spent another 2 sulphs to return to 36 "Evalland Street" and found the shop still lit up. It was almost 10 o'clock; his watch shop only stayed open until 9 o'clock.

Kurt frowned. Finks was going back to take care of his paralyzed Mrs. Fuller in the Joewood district, and he always left work on time.

Lori is away on a business trip, and all the maids at home have gone home. Who will come to visit me? It seems that the original owner only had two close friends: Jack, who went to Trier, and the somewhat airheaded Leah... Suddenly, Kurt thought of Bill, who had been pursuing Lori.

It seems Lori still doesn't trust him. Kurt's lips twitched.

After concealing his belongings, Kurt walked into his watch shop with a calm expression and, as expected, saw Bill waiting on the sofa.

His golden slicked-back hair was somewhat dim under the gaslight, and a pair of black-rimmed glasses hung on his clean and quiet face, making him look a little tired.

Before Bill could speak, Kurt interjected:

"Bill, my sister is away on a business trip to Ducey County and won't be back until next month. Even if she were still here, she wouldn't like you coming to see her at 10 o'clock."

Kurt glanced at his watch, emphasizing the word "look".

Bill, who was originally going to question Kurt about his whereabouts, heard his teasing and his words turned into an explanation:

"...I know Lori went on a business trip; she came to tell me specifically."

"That's what she wanted you to do to monitor me, not to specifically notify you..." Kurt thought to himself.

"I won't harass a single lady at night."

That's true, but you just lack that courage. Your love is obvious, but... it's too conservative and too reserved... Kurt thought to himself helplessly.

Seeing that Kurt wasn't dwelling on what had just happened, Bill breathed a sigh of relief, straightened his face, and said seriously:

"Lori told you not to forget to send her at least one telegram a week using our hospital's telegraph machine, and I'll be over here every night."

Kurt took off his silk top hat, brewed a cup of fine black tea, handed it to Bill, smiled helplessly, and said:

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Bill. After you finish your work at the hospital, please come and visit me at my house."

Bill took the tea, took a sip, and replied:

"Well...you know that Lori and I are very good colleagues, and of course, friends too."

Kurt looked at him with a smile and said:

"I know, you don't need to explain, Mr. Bill."

Bill put down his teacup, coughed, put his fist to his mouth, and said seriously:

"I just wanted to tell you not to worry about bothering me. The clinic was a bit busy today, so I'm late."

"I'll be waiting for you here at 9 o'clock. You know I don't have anything at home that I need to go back to deal with."

Kurt nodded helplessly. After all, the original owner of this body had caused quite a scene, almost... even threatening suicide.

Lori was clearly afraid that Kurt had deliberately pretended for two months to mislead her and then sneak away.

Kurt clearly retains all of the original body's memories. He remembers the death of his mother Harriet, a devout follower of the Earth Mother Goddess, when he was 12 years old. His sister held him and cried all night. He also remembers his father taking him and his sister to the sea for a vacation, and that year he caught a large seal.

He also remembered Lori, who had presided over all the affairs with Bishop Utravsky at their father's funeral two years ago, but secretly cried in her room at night, and he also remembered his sister's tired face when "himself" wanted to go on an adventure to the Southern Continent two months ago.

He seems to have transmigrated 22 years ago, but the ritual performed by the original owner awakened him and restored his previous memories. However, having read "Lord of Mysteries" in his previous life, he was in complete control.

So he has fully accepted Kurt's identity, after all, he can't go back to the way things were before...

After Bill finished his tea, he went home, saying he didn't want to disturb Kurt's rest.

As he watched him walk away, Kurt curled the corners of his mouth.

He added some spiritual powder to his tea that could induce nightmares, but the powder also had the effect of improving concentration, so it wouldn't affect his work the next day.

May the goddess grant you a pleasant "nightmare".

Arriving at his bedroom on the third floor, Kurt stored away the spiritual materials and changed out of his formal attire. He went to the bathroom to take a shower, and then lay down directly on the soft, large bed.

Thinking about the discussion I joined, I couldn't help but start to reflect on my own abilities.

A large part of his current combat power comes from the talismans he obtained by praying for "Source Matter," which includes the extraordinary abilities that follow from his own pathway "Clockmaker" and the adjacent pathway "Storyteller."

Therefore, it is unavoidable to carry some talismans with you.

"I should try to get an official identity so I won't be locked up in the basement as a 'D-level personnel' without any explanation."

...Having made up his mind, Kurt slowly drifted off to sleep.

He dreamt that after finishing work, he went to an observatory with Deng Li to look at the stars. They saw a strange celestial body, and then he felt an unparalleled suction force... The scene gradually collapsed and the dream returned to silence.

I had no dreams that night.

At 6:6 AM on June 29th

Kurt gets out of bed on time; this is his "biological clock," which makes him instantly awake at 6 a.m., losing all sleepiness.

Kurt put on a white shirt and brown jacket to help with exercise and left the somewhat deserted house because of Lori's business trip, heading to the back garden to start his workout.

After doing squats, push-ups, and other exercises, I ate breakfast toast, steak, and milk at 7:30 sharp, reminded by my maid, Jenny.

I served two guests that day and earned £1.10 soules, which is normal.

Then I spent the whole afternoon fiddling with watches, which solidified my idea of ​​finding one or two apprentices.

After having dinner and reading a copy of the Backlund Evening Post and some history books, Kurt wrote a letter to Lori.

Of course, since Bill was to forward the telegram, it was just a few words of reassurance and greetings. Kurt also mentioned his idea of ​​taking on apprentices in it.

After seeing Bill off, Kurt read some books needed to be a "teacher," such as "Moldel's Psychology" and "Education," which he had purchased in advance after learning the name of Sequence Eight while playing the role of a "watchmaker."

Before receiving the main ingredients for the potion, Kurt planned to stay at home, fearing that Phinks might accidentally see the extraordinary ingredients or that other accidents might occur.

On June 30th, Kurt received a reply from Lori.

"You can decide for yourself which apprentices to take on. It is best if they worship the 'Mother Goddess' and the 'Goddess of Night'."

"All is well, don't worry."

It was only two short lines, which really suited Lori's personality... Lori's letter made Kurt think of a possibility: perhaps he could join the "Church of Mother Earth" as a priest, although his freedom would be somewhat restricted.

However, the Church of Mother Earth has little influence in Backlund, which also means it's safe and can maintain an official status...