At five forty in the evening, in the Severstal restaurant on Kent Street, North End.

"This restaurant seems to be very high-end... even more luxurious than some of the noble manors I know..." Creste Sesima, the "Goddess Sword" who arrived early, looked around, slightly uncomfortable. .

　　 Although he is a senior deacon of the Goddess Church, his life has always been simple and he doesn't have much pursuit for the quality of life, so he will not live in such a luxurious restaurant in the future.

　　Ms. Dai Li, who was sitting next to him, gave a chuckle, pulled the hood of the black robe down, and said in an ethereal voice:

　　 "This is actually the style of the Fusac Empire. It is not the same as ours. They like to decorate with some simple and huge materials, just like their height."

　　 "Why did you put the place of invitation here? Isn't the Halja restaurant near the church just fine?" Sesima asked puzzled.

"Because I have long wanted to try the taste here, but my salary does not allow it." Dai Li responded with a smile, and then her eyes moved slightly, pretending to be mysterious, "And don't you know? Hal The reputation of that woman Jia is not very good... Recently, even Cherie would not go to her restaurant to buy lunch for the night watchers."

　　 "What's the matter?" Sesima's eyes sharpened.

　　 "Don't be nervous, it's just that some ridiculous things she did before have been discovered." Dai Li explained with a smile.

Sesima looked at her seriously for a while before sighing: "I am not Dunn, so I don't need to test my reaction like this. Even if the test results, it won't be the same as Dunn. It won't help you...but , I’m sure that he won’t care too much.”

　　 When Dai Li heard the words, her smile gradually faded. She was silent for a while, and said: "I'm sorry, this time I am going to Tingen to step forward bravely, but I am also a little afraid of losing it completely..."

　　 "I really want to consider whether you are a good candidate to join the ‘joint investigation’ team... Maybe it’s too late to change?" Cecima said deliberately.

　　 Hearing this, Ms. Dai Li recovered from the inexplicable emotions, and said with a hey, "Isn't it just for you to buy a more expensive meal? Isn't it so stingy? You can be reimbursed."

　　 While the two were chatting, there was a knock on the door of the waiter outside the private room, and then I saw Abner walking in behind a waiter.

　　……

　　 Townsend Street at the junction of Queens and West End.

　　Xiu stood in a dark and secluded alley. Even if he did not look up, he could still see the magnificent palaces and towering Gothic bell towers in the distance.

　　 That is the highest area in the entire Backlund, and it is also where the Loen royal family is located.

　　 Its status in the entire world is equal to or even slightly higher than that of Intis’s White Maple Palace and Fusac Empire’s Olmir Palace, but its name is neither romantic nor ancient.

　　 It is called Sodrak Palace. In Old Fussak, this word means "balance".

　　 Xiu retracted his gaze from the famous "Clock of Order" and looked to the other side of the alley.

　　 In the shadow that the gas street lamp could not shine, a figure slowly walked out.

　　 The figure wears a golden shell mask that shows the lower half of his face. It is the head of MI9 who developed Hugh into a spy.

　　 "Are there any gains from the previous commission?" The man wearing the golden mask asked as usual.

　　 Xiu shook his head and said, "No, at least the East Side and Docklands did not have incidents similar to the horror stories you told me."

　　 Although she followed Abner’s advice and did not eliminate it in depth, as a "sheriff", the troubles in her jurisdiction must be known in her heart.

　　 She paused, then asked pretendingly:

　　 "Is this commission valid for a long time?"

　　 The masked man said silently for a while:

　　 "That's right, if you hear about it later, you should contact me immediately.

　　 "However, I am here today to give you a new mission."

　　 "What mission?" Xio fully entered the state of a bounty hunter, ready to assess the risks of things.

　　 The golden mask man replied: "Investigate a person's whereabouts."

　　 "Who?" Xio asked back.

　　 "I don't know... but he should have the dual abilities of a ‘Blessed One’ and a ‘Hypnotist’. If you meet someone similar, come to me immediately.” The golden mask man hesitated and said.

　　 The dual abilities of "Winner" and "Hypnotist"? MI9 is ​​trying to find the Secret Puppet Master who has helped the "Witch of Pain"? Xio quickly had a judgment in her heart.

　　 Before, she heard Abner talk about the general history of the battle in the northwestern suburbs, and was popularized by some of the abilities of the "Secret Puppet Master", so she suddenly guessed the plan of MI9.

　　 But, isn’t this something the Storm Church should worry about? Why is MI9 so active?

　　 thought so in her heart, but Xio pretended to be at a loss on the surface and asked: "The ability of a'hypnotist'? What is that?"

　　 As for the "Winners", you don't need to ask, the name of the punishment surrogate is not unfamiliar, even if it is a wild Extraordinary.

"Don't worry about this. Later, I will give you a copy of the detailed information on the'Hypnotist' and the'Winner'." At this point, the mask man continued in a bewildered tone, "If you really find that For human clues, I can take the lead and reward you with one of the main materials of the'Interrogator'."

Although the Secret Puppet Master is a powerful Rank 5, I listened to Abner’s previous tone, and he seemed to have some guesses, and he might be able to "know" again soon... and I only need to get the information to report, no need Go and fight with a Sequence 5 Extraordinary.

　　 After weighing a little, Xio nodded and said, "I accept this commission."

　　 "Very good." The masked man's tone became relaxed. After looking around, he took out a stack of paper from his arms and said, "It's best to burn it immediately after reading it."

　　 After speaking, he slowly backed away, returned to the shadows, and disappeared at the corner of the alley.

　　 Xiu opened the information and looked through it, and found that there were not only descriptions of the abilities of the "hypnotist" and the "wind favored", but also pictures of two people.

　　 One of them, Xiu, is a bit familiar. Thanks to the abilities of the "sheriff", she recalled for a while, and remembered a "substitute penalty person" who had been interrogated while on duty outside the headquarters of the Daily Observer.

　　 It seems that MI9 is ​​really looking for the master Secret Puppet...

　　 Xiu rubbed his baby-fat cheeks, and walked out to the street, preparing to take the public carriage back to the North District.

　　 At this moment, she suddenly sensed an abnormal breath passing by not far in front of her, but she saw nothing.

　　 "Assassin?" Hugh, who had seen the instigators of the "Gnostic Society", quickly judged the source of those "abnormalities," even if it was not her jurisdiction.

　　 After thinking about it for a while, Hugh quietly followed the "abnormal" she sensed, and chased him up.

　　……

In the private room of the Sevel restaurant, Abner tasted a sip of raw beluga flakes and fried whale steak from Fosac, and after secretly vomiting "not fresh enough", he smiled and asked Sesima: "Your Excellency, You really just want to treat me to a Fosac meal, do you?"

　　 To be honest, after seeing the decoration of this restaurant, Abner thought he had found the wrong one, and finally walked in after repeated confirmation.

　　 "Detective Breen, I invite you over this time, mainly to ask you something." Cecima exhaled slowly.

　　 "What's the matter?" Abner shook the Sunia blood wine in his glass and asked curiously.

　　 "He wants to know the origin of the badge you used when you killed the ‘Witch of Pain’... and the relevant information about the Beyonders of the Demon Path." Ms. Dai Li interjected.

　　 It turned out to be for this... But why didn't you just come to me and ask, instead of spending a lot of time on a dinner party?

　　 Yes, there are too many reporters around the teacher's house these days, and it is indeed inconvenient for them to come to the door. And I’m not so well-known anyhow, it’s hard for the night watchers to summon me directly to the police station or St. Samuel’s Church...

　　 Thinking of this, Abner organized a sentence and said without any concealment: "That badge was successfully made after I killed a monster in'Damil'... This, the Storm Church should have a record."

"It's consistent with what we found." Sisima nodded slightly, apparently not surprised by Abner's words, and then he said sincerely: "In this way, you are not unfamiliar with the extraordinary ability of the demon way. You can be with me. Tell me? I know it’s a bit presumptuous to ask~lightnovelpub.net~ and it may involve the secrets of the Church of Mother Earth, but there is currently a demon killing people in Backlund, and I need to know his related information. ."

　　 If you are not very familiar, how could it be possible to use the material of the monster to make such a powerful emblem, although this may come from the gift of the "Mother Earth God".

　　 Ms. Dai Li also spoke again at this time and smiled: "Don't worry, I won't let you help in vain."

　　 Abner thought for a while, and roughly guessed what they were looking for, so he tentatively asked, "What do you want to know?" He was also inclined to help in his heart.

　　 "I want to know that the Extraordinary of the sequence number needs to continuously cut open the abdomen of the person and take out all the internal organs." Sesima asked.

　　 There is not much information about the "demon" approach inside the Saint Samuel's Church, after all, the other party hasn't acted so unscrupulously in Backlund for a long time.

　　 If you want more detailed information, you can only go to the temple headquarters to check it, but that would be a waste of time, and the demon is still killing people one after another.

　　 ‘Dangerous’ materials like this cannot be sent by telegram or other means, and can only be accessed by persons with sufficient authority.

　　 Abner considered it for a moment, and replied as simple as possible: "This sounds like a ritual used by demons to assist him in promotion. It often appears in Sequence 6 to Sequence 5."

　　 "So, what about the regularity and interval of this ritual?" Sesima asked.

Abner shook her head and did not answer. Ms. Dai Li, who was sitting diagonally across from the void, suddenly took out a letter from the void. She opened it and read it, frowning suddenly, reporting to Thesima Hui: "The sixth episode. The case happened... It was the Hargar we talked about... It's near the Samuel Church in the province!"