...summoning request?

She was planning to invite me as a spirit to the mirror world to divine for her some... no, some issues?

Hiss, wait, I don’t think I mentioned to her that I can respond to the ritual summons and appear in front of the summoner in the form of a spirit body... Well, it’s not too surprising that she can consider this level, after all, it is a

A witch with a keen sense of occult knowledge, not to mention that the DND world she was in before also had similar summoning spells and magic theories. It is normal to know something about this. Even she herself said who she should be.

Summoned...

But why do we have to perform divination in the mirror world? Is there any problem that cannot be solved in the outside world? I know almost nothing about that mysterious field. Can I really solve the problems that even bother her through divination?

And she even vaguely revealed her intention not to leave the mirror world for the time being. Is there some reason that hinders her from returning to reality easily, or is she unwilling to do so?

Yeah, but in short, judging from the tone of Alice's prayer, she probably didn't encounter any life-threatening problem, so there's no need to worry too much about this...

With some loose speculation, Klein suppressed his curiosity and returned to his bedroom in reality. He removed the spiritual wall, found his pocket watch and opened it to see that the time was not even seven o'clock.

He then used hints to allow himself to let go of these questions for the time being, then lay back on the bed and pulled up the quilt, deciding to sleep for two more hours to make up for the sleep deficit he had completed early this morning in the East District to complete the investigation commission.

And when it was bright, Klein was standing in the bathroom wearing a shirt and vest, pasting a fake beard on his face in front of the mirror, trying to make the artificial hair blend in with the new stubble he had grown out recently, at least from the outside.

Go, they should look natural enough.

The identity certificate has been successfully obtained. The "Sherlock Moriarty" in the ID photo looks mature and stable enough, like a gentleman who was truly born in Jianhai County and is in his forties.

Judging from the current situation, only the landlord Mrs. Summer and her family have seen his appearance without beard and glasses, so the problem is not too big... In the past month or two, he will be able to wear a fake beard without using a fake beard.

The beard that grows naturally completes the basic camouflage of the face.

As long as you try to avoid meeting Mrs. Summer and her family under disguise during this period...

While he was thinking about his future arrangements and plans, he picked up the gold-rimmed glasses next to the washstand and put them on the bridge of his nose. At this moment, he heard the sound of the doorbell being dinged.

Klein opened the bathroom door on the first floor, walked to the entrance, and pressed his hand on the doorknob. The premonition ability of the "Joker" potion had already sketched out the appearance of the visitor outside the door in his mind.

It was Ian, the big boy who came to search for someone yesterday, the client of his third business.

Klein was deeply impressed by the man's calmness and poise beyond his years, not to mention that Mr. Zerrell, the detective whom Ian entrusted to find, was obviously involved in some incident involving extraordinary powers and died tragically somewhere in the sewers of the East District.

The stinking corner was also dealt with by extraordinary people afterwards. Even the remaining spirits were completely dissipated, and no more information could be obtained through divination or psychic means.

Of course, now that he has found this step, he has already overfulfilled the tracing commission at hand. Thinking of the reward worth 5 pounds, he wisely chose to stop and let the client go to the police to deal with the possible consequences.

trouble.

After all, it was only 5 pounds. Based on the principle of doing as much work as you want, there was no reason for him to get burned... Looking back at the 0-pound commission that was successfully completed, he only helped the client recover part of it.

After taking the stolen gold and helping to compile the personal information of the thieves into simple documents and handing it over to the client, I got the remaining 15 pounds of remuneration...

Although it can't be said to be easy, at least the reward is generous enough, and it will not cause harm or hidden danger to his personal safety. The sun believer who got the thief's information thanked him quite seriously and said that he would pass it.

Judicial means seek justice.

After leading Ian to the sewer where Zerrell's body was located, and verifying the evidence that the commissioned task had been completed, Klein obtained information on how to purchase guns from the boy who claimed to be employed by Zerrell to help collect intelligence.

, so she separated from him, pretending to have left, but actually hiding near the entrance of the sewer, with the intention of testing the other person and satisfying her own curiosity.

Not long after, he unexpectedly observed the big boy Ian's departure and return. He was convinced that this five-pound business was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, and there was no need to wade into the muddy waters behind it.

Klein made up his mind and left the chaotic East End without further delay. He took a public carriage back home. He changed out of his work clothes that seemed to still have a slight smell of sewer stench and dressed back in a shirt and jacket.

A jacket for daily wear, I went out to buy groceries with a few soles.

Compared to affordable restaurant set meals that are inflated and don’t have many options, he still pursues delicious food and is more willing to cook by himself, develop new recipes, and make food that is more palatable.

Satisfying his appetite can also be regarded as a way to relax and adjust his mood in his spare time these days.

After finishing lunch and putting away the pots, dishes and tableware, Klein came to the living room as usual, sat by the fireplace with smokeless charcoal, and began to read newspapers, trying to find products with investment value from the numerous small advertisements.

, to enrich their own small treasury.

He circled the noteworthy recruitment promotions with a pen and glanced at the hands on the dial from time to time to remind himself not to forget his afternoon reservations.

The hour and minute hands of the golden pocket watch gradually moved toward an acute angle of less than 90 degrees. Seeing that the time was gradually approaching 1:50, Klein closed the newspaper in his hand, stood up, and prepared to go to the second floor. He first brought a few divination tools to Hui Hui.

The space above the fog.

Just a second before he was about to put the newspaper back on the coffee table, he suddenly noticed the large-font title on the back of the newspaper. He couldn't help but be aroused, and picked up the "Backlund Daily" again and scanned it.

Pass the report that occupies more than half of the page on the back:

"Shocking! The devil at the crossroads has committed another crime... Yesterday evening, an accident occurred at the intersection of Xianglan Street and Tuttle Street in the South District... The police have increased the reward for providing valid clues to 100 gold pounds, and if they are found,

The real murderer will receive a reward of 5,000 pounds... 5,000 pounds?!"

Klein stared at that wonderful and tempting number several times before folding the newspaper and putting it back on the coffee table. He made a calculation in his mind: If he wanted to get rich, he should really challenge this weird case...

…However, has it not been a week since the last incident? I feel like I just saw relevant reports a few days ago...

He secretly took note of this mysterious and unsolved case that stumped many police and detectives, and planned to take some time to sort out some news reports and notes that recorded the case information to see if he could find out some useful information to get the 100 pounds of "participation".

prize".

That’s 100 pounds! It’s about equal to the cash assets I have on hand now!

Delayed by these external affairs, Klein had just returned to the bedroom to complete the ritual of summoning himself. He used the special properties of Azik's copper whistle to strengthen his spirit body, and brought the citrine pendulum and a newly purchased set of tarot cards.

After being brought to the gray mist space, I heard the illusory prayers ringing in my ears, echoing one after another as if urging.

He had just ascended to the Gray Mist Palace not long before he had no time to return to the high-backed chair that belonged to him at the head of the throne, so he saw the seat swinging out from the front, a condensed and substantial light, so dazzling that he felt as if he was in an ocean of light.

, and the back of the chair engraved with part of the "Pupilless Eye" and part of the "Twisted Line" symbols is like an ancient stone tablet standing in the sea of ​​rays, giving off a solemn and solemn aura for no reason.

Klein was immediately dumbfounded and could no longer think about his action plan for the 100 pounds bonus.

"What...what is going on here? Why does it feel so different from the reaction I had when I summoned myself..."

He stiffened his movements and slowly reached out to touch the exaggerated rich light. He almost immediately heard the summoning mantra chanted by an ethereal female voice, and at the same time, the majestic and majestic spiritual madness gathered and condensed to form an incomparable reality.

A real grand door!

During this process, Klein did not feel the emptiness of his spiritual power being drained away by the ritual, and he couldn't help but have a somewhat familiar realization in his heart: This time, the spirituality that brought this summoning door into shape was provided by the summoning party.

As the summoned party, I only need to leverage the power of the gray mist and push open the door to respond to the other party's ritual... Yes, just like the "sacrifice" and "gift" rituals completed with spiritual materials.

.

After confirming that he had several divination props and Azik's copper whistle with him, he no longer hesitated to express his intention to push the summoning door. Amid a strong sense of dizziness and crazy roars, he was pulled by suction into the deep darkness behind the door.

world.

When all the external forces that disturbed his thoughts calmed down, Klein regained his vision. The first thing he saw was a figure wearing a ragged black robe, with an illusory and almost transparent figure.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he finally found the outline of familiar facial features from the shadow under the hood:

"...Alice?"

"You can get rid of that uncertain questioning tone." The girl slowly raised her hand and put down the wide hood that covered the upper half of her face. Her pretty face was too transparent to look like a living person and was so pale that there was no blood. Only a pair of

The eyes are as bright as stars, twinkling in the dark night sky.

...Wait, dark, night sky?

Klein looked away from her and looked around, up and down, his expression gradually solidified into a weird expression.

"As you can see, this is a vast and boundless star field. When I performed the summoning ceremony, I blessed you with some protective spells that can help maintain your own stability. This should be able to effectively prevent the effects of various energy radiations..."

He tried hard to listen to what she said, but it was difficult to concentrate. Almost all his mind and soul were screaming in the depths of his mind, trying to convey the intuitive declaration that was engraved into his instincts——

Here is the universe... There is no mistake. The stars and nebulae in the distance seem to be moving slowly, and they are so boundless that the concept of distance is lost...

Only in the universe can you see such a magnificent and spectacular sight!

"It's a pity." As if she guessed that he would have such a reaction and thought, Alice interrupted his running thoughts with a slightly cold voice, "I must remind you that the things you saw are just

Certain environments reflected in the mirror world, this star field reflects the inner world of a certain existence, rather than a specific place that actually exists in reality... Don't have too much hope in it."

"...Is this starry sky essentially a mirror image?" Klein used meditation techniques to stabilize his mind and emotions, retracting his gaze from the magnificent sea of ​​​​stars on the other side of the starry sky, and re-observed the girl in front of him, "What's wrong with you? You and me

Do I still exist in the form of a spirit body now?"

"It's a little different. I just look like a soul body, but I still have a physical body." A slightly unhappy look appeared on her translucent pale face, and Klein noticed that her eyes seemed to be on him.

He glanced at the surface of the clothes he was wearing, "Anyway, these are minor issues. The important thing is... Well, do you have any thoughts about this starry sky?"

"...Does it count if you want to find the position of the earth?" Klein answered honestly.

"Besides this, think about other things." Alice tapped her lips with her index finger, looking thoughtful, "Do you think, if you were the master of this starry sky...where would you hide the secret?"

The secret... you want to bury the secret in such a vast star field?

Klein hesitated and thought for a while, but finally resisted the urge to take a deep breath and sigh, shook his head and said:

"If I don't want others to discover the secret, I will definitely choose a very inconspicuous place that is so ordinary that others can't imagine it, and make a mark that only I can read, so that no one can find it... Alice, what do you mean?

I hope I can divine a few questions for you, but if you want to find a specific item, I must first get the medium associated with it."

"Of course, of course I understand this." She nodded slightly and then suggested, "Perhaps you can try to divine a special place in this star field? As I said before, this is a map that reflects the inner heart of a certain being.

The mirror starry sky of the world, so there must be something that has a profound impact on that person...I wonder if these records may appear in your divination results?"

Klein said that the definition of "special" differs from person to person, and such general divination conditions are basically impossible to obtain clear results. What's more, they are still in the mysterious and weird mirror world, where they are performing dream divination, in case they see something strange.

The existence that should be looked at, but there is no gray mist space to help him block the attack...
Chapter completed!