Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

This is definitely her fault...

Tia reached through Eleanor's arm and, like holding a cat, lifted the unconscious Eleanor in front of her and carried her back to her bedroom.

Before they could even throw Eleanor onto the bed, the princess woke up groggily.

Eleanor was being supported by Tia, her feet slightly dangling in the air, two or three centimeters off the ground, looking around in a daze.

After realizing that Tia was holding him, he was even more confused. "What are you doing?"

After a while, Eleanor found herself being carried back to her bedroom by Tia, and realized:

"Oh! It's boiled in water!"

The black-haired girl almost threw the princess to the ground.

Tia threw the cat on the bed and loudly accused:

"Eleanor, what have you been watching lately?!"

"A pornographic book. Not good. The illustrations are bad."

Eleanor gave a serious critique.

Tia was exhausted.

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Eleanor, being held in Tia's arms and swayed around like a cat treat, lost all desire to sleep. After washing up, she saw Tia writing a letter.

"What did you write?"

"Don't tell you."

Tia protected the envelope.

"Oh."

Eleanor's catchphrases have intonation variations. A short "I know" becomes "I'm listening carefully" when drawn out slightly, and a slightly rising tone becomes "I don't understand" when confused. A voiced downward stress becomes "I see" when shocked, and a slurred downward and rising stress becomes "I know" with a slight shock.

In short, it's ever-changing and there's no fixed pattern. Even Tia could only guess at most of it.

Eleanor was a little disappointed and ran to Tia's side to peek, displaying the traditional skills of the old Ansu royal family.

The main focus is on voyeurism.

There are two letters on the table. One was sent, but it doesn't seem to be for Tia; it's for the assassin girl instead...

Yes, the other one is for Miss Brigitte of the Montreal family.

Eleanor's eyes widened in shock, her mouth agape.

Tia couldn't help but retort, "I didn't do anything strange, Eleanor, what's with your reaction?"

Eleanor exclaimed in shock, "Tia is lying to girls again!"

"Try to be normal."

"Oh."

"Eleanor, have I ever lied to you?"

"I'm amazed I didn't even realize I'd been scammed..."

"I never lied to you, did I!"

"Oh! That's right."

Eleanor was compliant and a qualified monarch; Tia was so moved she wanted to cry.

Eleanor was curious. "So, what happened?"

“This is a deal, Eleanor.”

Chapter 240 "Demolition" Operation

Montreal mansion in the Palace of Fontainebleau district.

The maid was carefully placing ice blocks, which she had taken from the freezer, into a wooden barrel to cool the bottled wine and add extra flavor.

The butler, Nogi, poured Brigitte a cup of crimson wine. Seeing Brigitte carefully reading the letter under the sunlight, she couldn't help but remind her, "Young lady, reading in such bright light isn't good for your eyes..."

"Huh? Nogi, don't act like a nagging old woman. I'm a Sequence 6 transcendent, I'm not even afraid of Imperial assassins, how could I be afraid of a little bit of sunlight!"

Brigitte scoffed and shook the envelope.

Nogi asked doubtfully, "But didn't your legs shake the whole way home that night...?"

The maids beside them trembled slightly, forcing themselves to suppress their laughter.

"Damn it, Nogi, how many times have I told you? It's because it just rained, and I have gout!"

"Hurry up and pour me some wine. It's rare to have something good going on, and you've ruined it all."

"You should drink less, after all, you have gout..."

Nogi was a little embarrassed.

"Shut up! If you keep talking, I'll ride you to play polo! Hurry up and pour the wine!"

Brigitte slammed her hand on the table, cursing, and lost all interest in replying.

This letter is quite interesting—Frinna Bonaparte is planning a "grand ceremony," a "King's Celebration" to be staged in Mistmoon City, with the police and secret service as the rituals, and the city's dark side as the material.

"King's Celebration" is not a metaphorical ceremony or a code name, but a proper Sequence 5 ceremony of the King's Path.

This ceremony is very common in the Kingdom of Ansu and is mastered by the extraordinary individuals of the Ceremonial Guard of the Royal Guard. Its main function is to draw everyone's attention to the "King" or "Leader" when they appear during celebrations.

As the head of the Montreal family, Brigitte, who had witnessed a day of civil war and was familiar with many rebellions and civil wars in history, knew exactly what Tia was up to.

Some of the alchemists' technicians and many of the existing weak nobles had long forgotten the essence of the civil war in the nearly peaceful atmosphere of the past decade.

To rise to the top, you only need to control two departments.

The city's security bureau controls the entire city's order, and there's also the Special Operations Bureau, which protects important figures and organizes subordinate superhumans to suppress riots and superhuman events—that is, the Knights now, plus the city guards.

Furina certainly hadn't considered a civil war. The Iris Party couldn't withstand a second civil war, but controlling these departments would give her the upper hand.

This is good news, after all, it directly shows that Frynn is not some saint without desires; she has already begun to take action. But to be honest, even Brigitte is puzzled by this. If it were her, she would definitely not want to control her allies and reveal this information.

The military classics of the early Far Eastern peoples say: "Victory in war comes from speed, and success in business comes from secrecy." If she were in charge, she would absolutely keep the information completely secret.

But Funina unusually sent her a letter, wanting to invite her to join her.

Either Nogi has completely robbed them of their brains, or they are extremely confident in themselves.

This was indeed a royal celebration, both in a ceremonial and literal sense.

An interesting woman.

Brigitte put down the envelope and said to Nogi, "Go to Tower Street later."

Nogi asked, bewildered, "Aren't you going to ride me to play polo?"

"Nogi!"

Brigitte laughed in exasperation, slamming her hand on the table. "From now on, you're not allowed to speak. You just have to nod at everything I say. Otherwise, you can wear the collar and go play with my little mare in the stable!"

"it is good......"

Nogi quickly covered her mouth.

Brigitte breathed a sigh of relief and, remembering the "pledge of allegiance" that Furnessa had mentioned in the letter, said, "Prepare a gift. What's the name of that deputy minister in charge of security in the Ministry of the Interior's Department again? Go find out for me, and then prepare the gift."

“I have a superhuman friend here who just returned from overseas and is currently unemployed. Go ask the special operations department in the Castle District if they need any more people.”

This is definitely missing.

The Kingdom of Iris is a land of sheathless blades and alchemy, and half of the former Secret Service's superhumans were sheathless blades. They were disbanded after the kingdom's collapse—the authorities were very insecure in this regard and deeply feared that the power gathered by the sheathless blades would incite further internal strife, while also declaring a complete break with the kingdom's era.

Most of these extraordinary individuals also left Mistmoon City, either using their accumulated wealth to retire from crime or heading to the Empire or even the more distant Celestial Empire to find a foothold.

However, dispersing these extraordinary individuals also brought about problems.

That is, the number of superhumans affiliated with the government has decreased sharply, so much so that Iris Flower had to bring in knights from Saint Engard to supplement their numbers, and even almost accepted Saint Engard's request to station troops there.

However, even with the addition of hundreds or thousands of knights from Saint Enggard, it was still a drop in the ocean.

Ansu established a massive "Avalon System" that radiates across the country to dynamically control supernatural crimes. While the downside is that the cultivation of supernatural powers has been greatly neglected, and the public has even been unable to access systematic supernatural knowledge, the upside is that the demand for manpower has also been drastically reduced.

The Iris Flower group is completely different; their control over local supernatural crimes relies solely on sheer numbers, using the most primitive methods of throwing bricks with sheer strength. This further exacerbates the demand for superhumans.

Therefore, it would be no problem for Brigitte to place someone inside.

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Meanwhile, at the Castle District Police Station, in the chief's office.

Willie had seen the list of police officers involved in the operation to hunt down the spy and was very satisfied.

He took a drag of his cigarette, puffing out smoke as he waited for his men to arrive.

Not long after, a young man wearing a police superintendent's six-pointed badge pushed open the door and entered.

Willie praised, "Weasley, well done!"

Superintendent Weasley smiled and said, "It's my pleasure to serve you, Commissioner!"

"I won't stand on ceremony with you. I'm very satisfied with this list. But there are a few points to note."

Willie said, "Let's switch the areas that troublemaker Warner in our department, as well as Superintendent Raphael and Dutt from the Second Precinct. I think the area around the Grand Hotel, the courthouse, and the police station would be fine; they can rest when they're tired."

"Let our brothers handle the tough parts. After all, those Imperial assassins are quite dangerous, and they don't want to take any risks anyway, so let's go along with them."

"And there's Chief Isaac from the Second Precinct. Let him help oversee things from the rear. After all, Mrs. Mettil is good at handling administrative matters, but she's not good at those dizzying cases. Now that I'm gone, the Castle District can only rely on him for the time being. It's really hard on him."

Weasley's expression was slightly strange.

When he first made this list, he was instructed that some officers should not participate in the operation codenamed "Bombing," and coincidentally, many of these officers were at odds with Chief Willie.

He initially thought the bureau chief was just being petty.

But something seems off...

Chief, what exactly are you trying to do...?

Chapter 241 Is there really a spy?

Soon after, Tia was invited by the Castle District Police Station to attend a brief ceremony.

It's Sunday afternoon now.

The officers whispered excitedly about the name Fernina Bonaparte, quite interested in this up-and-coming big shot.

The fact that the Ministry of the Interior planned to rebuild Parliament and form a government on July 27th made Funnina Bonaparte even more noteworthy.

There are now only two factions in Mistmoon City. One side consists of the Alchemist Society's technical officers, represented by the authorities, and the new bureaucrats who were given important positions after the civil war. The other side naturally consists of the old nobles who still wield great power, but whose status and reputation are in a very awkward position.

As for Miss Funina Bonaparte, who was from Ansu, she was undoubtedly highly favored by the old nobles and enjoyed unparalleled popularity for a time.

But these are not the main points.

Because very few decent people would buy expensive, boring, and trashy newspapers like "Brumaire Politics," "Economic News," and "Triumphal News," which published Furna's reputation and deeds.

The content of these newspapers is too serious or even rigid, consisting mainly of national events, economic policies, and legal provisions. This kind of content might be somewhat useful to officials of Director Willie's rank, large factory owners in the factory district, or simply to show off.

However, it was rather boring for the junior officers and citizens who just wanted to have some fun, so most of their information about Fernina Bonaparte came from various tabloids sponsored by Brigitte Montlima.

This young lady had a rather wicked sense of humor, allowing herself to be freely arranged by these unscrupulous editors. Therefore, the police officers were most interested in "Breaking News! Fernina Bonaparte's Sexual Orientation and Mate Selection Criteria", "Whips, Candles, and Handcuffs - The Secret Life of Montlima and Bonaparte", and "The Guardian and Her 108 Concubines", before the ones mentioned above.

Once a nation where blades were unsheathed, the iris flower is quite open to such things.

However, the officers in the castle district were somewhat disappointed when they actually met Fernina Bonaparte in person.

Because Tia never met any of the police officers, but only had contact with Chief Willie.

Also involved in this "demolition operation" were a group of priests who had arrived in Mistmoon City to build churches and preach, as well as Knights of Saint Engard from the Special Operations Department of the police.

However, all these superhumans combined didn't amount to even a fraction of the officers involved in the three police stations in the Castle District, so Willie simply scattered them among the various squads.

Then, a large and mighty procession of hundreds of people charged towards—