A strange, distorted, and faint fluctuation flashed past. It was so fast that Klein almost suspected that he was hallucinating.
If it wasn't for his proficient grasp of spiritual perception, he might have overlooked this anomaly.
Thinking of his sister upstairs, Klein frowned. He gripped his cane tightly, circled around the washroom, and turned towards the stairs of the Wood house.
He quickly walked up, and based on his spiritual perception's grasp of the remnant traces, he arrived outside the living room near the balcony.
It should be here … Klein muttered as he raised his hand to tap his glabella twice.
Auras penetrated the walls and the wooden door and entered his eyes. Most of them had normal colors, but their outlines were blurry.
However, one of them was rippling with a sinister black-green color that was slowly corroding inwards.
"There's indeed a problem." Klein's expression turned abnormally serious as he reached out with his right hand to remove the silver chain around his left wrist.
He held the silver chain with his left hand and let the topaz pendant hang down naturally in front of him.
When the pendant stopped swaying, he outlined the ball of light and chanted inwardly.
"The room in front of me contains danger caused by a Beyonder."
Typically speaking, spirit dowsing was only suitable for divination on matters related to oneself, as well as a small-scale objective situation. Therefore, Klein was rather particular in his description: "Danger" would cause him to be affected, and the "room" would be right in front of him.
…
"The room in front of me contains danger caused by a Beyonder."
After repeating this a total of seven times, Klein opened his eyes and saw that the topaz pendant was spinning clockwise at a rather fast speed.
This meant that there was danger caused by a Beyonder in the room, and the level of danger wasn't low!
Selena was a mysticism enthusiast. She had brought her friends to play a certain ritual, and something had gone wrong? What should I do? Klein rubbed his brows, wrapped the topaz pendant around himself, and knocked on the door.
Knock! Knock!
Knock! He knocked three times rhythmically, a friendly smile plastered on his face.
With a creak, the door opened, and Melissa appeared in front of Klein in a new dress.
"Klein, what's the matter?" The girl didn't expect her brother to come over and was rather surprised.
Klein smiled without a hint of gloom in his voice.
"I heard that you were having fun, so I was a little curious."
"Sorry for disturbing you." Melissa lowered her head in embarrassment and apologized. "We were playing magic mirror divination. Selena knows a lot. It's fun."
Magic Mirror Divination … Sis, why don't you go play Pen Spirit and Disc Spirit? Klein shook his head in exasperation and amusement.
He looked past Melissa and into the living room, where he saw Selina with a bright smile and deep dimples.
However, in his Spirit Vision, the girl with long wine-red hair who was holding a silver-plated mirror was being corroded by the sinister blackish-green.
As his thoughts raced, Klein deliberated over his words.
"Hehe, I won't disturb your game anymore. Oh right, where's Y'lisabet? I was chatting with her about ancient Feysac grammar, and she said that she had questions for me. "
"Elizabeth?" Melissa looked her brother up and down and emphasized in a strange tone, "She's only sixteen."
Hey, what are you thinking! Klein immediately explained,
"This is a normal academic discussion. Y'lisabet is very interested in history and ancient languages."
Melissa gave her brother a deep look before saying, "She's inside.
I'll get her to come out. "
"Alright." Klein took a step back and left the door.
As he watched his sister turn around, he heaved a sigh of relief. He was glad that the person in danger wasn't Melissa.
He only waited for about twenty seconds before a confused Y'lisabet walked out.
She asked in puzzlement, "Mr. Moretti, what's the matter? I never said that I'm interested in history and ancient languages … "
At that moment, her words were interrupted by Klein's stern and solemn expression. Her entire body tensed up, as though she had smelled something ominous.
Klein took a few steps to the side and gestured for Y'lisabet to come over from behind the half-closed door.
The girl with cute baby fat on her cheeks was affected by the sudden heavy atmosphere and subconsciously followed.
"As you know, I'm a mysticism enthusiast," Klein stopped in his tracks, turned around, and said directly.
Y'lisabet nodded slightly in response.
"Yes, I even believe that you're an expert in mysticism."
"No, I'm just an enthusiast, but that doesn't stop me from discovering that there's a problem with your magic mirror divination," Klein said with a heavy tone.
"A problem?" Y'lisabet nearly raised her voice as she hurriedly covered her mouth.
Klein thought for a moment and said, "I know it's hard to convince you with words alone.
Return to the activity room now, and when Selena isn't paying attention, take a peek at the front of the mirror that she hasn't shown you. "
"How do you know that she won't show us the front of the mirror?" Y'lisabet blurted out.
According to the records of the Nighthawks, more than 90% of the cases involving "magic mirror divination" that involve evil will have similar situations … Klein smiled.
"It's common sense."
When the puzzled and fearful Y'lisabet re-entered the room, his calm smile vanished, and worry was written all over his face.
Although it's all in North Borough, it's at least a fifteen-minute public carriage ride from Fania Street to Zouteland Street. By the time the Captain and the others arrive, the situation will probably be out of control … If only Baansen and Melissa weren't here … But I can't deal with those hidden and unknown existences … Is there a way to temporarily contain it … Right, Selena is a mysticism enthusiast. Her room shouldn't be lacking in extract, essential oils, herbs, and other items …
Just as Klein was trying his best to come up with a solution, Y'lisabet found an excuse to discuss something and sat beside Selena.
"Help me divine when I'll meet a romantic, handsome gentleman this time?" A girl opposite her drank a mouthful of wine. Under everyone's teasing gazes, she mustered her courage and said with a blushing face.
Selena coughed lightly and rubbed the back of the mirror in all seriousness.
"Mirror, mirror, tell me, when will the gentleman in Younina's heart appear?"
After repeating herself thrice, she picked up the mirror and brought it in front of herself.
Seizing this opportunity, Y'lisabet suddenly turned her head to the side and took a glance.
According to her expectations, she felt that she would see Selena's face in the mirror. She would see half of her face.
However, what she saw was only Selena.
There was only Selena in the small mirror, and it was a full-body Selena!
It was pitch-black in the mirror, and in the middle was a cold-looking Selena!
Y'lisabet trembled as she suddenly leaned against the back of the sofa, momentarily forgetting to breathe.
She couldn't help but tremble. Without bothering to find an excuse, she got up abruptly and stumbled to the door. She didn't dare turn back to look at the beaming Selena.
"Younina's gentleman will appear on the second Sunday in half a year's time …"
Amidst the giggles, Y'lisabet opened the door and saw Klein in his tuxedo and half top hat standing in the shadows of the wall lamps.
"Mr. Moretti, I-I …" She stuttered, unable to say a word.
Klein calmly laughed.
"Don't disturb the young ladies inside."
Infected by his smile, Y'lisabet calmed down a little. She reached out to close the door and quickly walked to the wall lamp.
"I saw it, I saw only Selena in the mirror, the demonic Selena …" she said in a low voice.
Indeed … Klein's expression turned solemn as he asked in a deep voice,
"Do you know where Selena's bedroom is? Do you know where her mysticism items are? "
"It's there. The mysticism item is there too." Y'lisabet pointed at the room diagonally opposite without hesitation.
With his cane in hand, Klein walked over and opened the unlocked wooden door. Under the light of the street lamps and the crimson moonlight in the sky, he opened the valve and lit the gas lamp.
In the dim yellow light, he swept his eyes over it. He saw bottles of pure dew, Flower Essences, boxes of medicinal powders, candles, and talismans.
These items were either placed on the desk or neatly arranged on the shelves. They were all labeled with their names.
After confirming it, Klein said to Elisabeth, who was behind him, "Don't worry.
Do you want to save Selena? "
"Yes!" Y'lisabet subconsciously nodded before asking in a daze, "Is it dangerous?"
"There's a certain level of danger. After all, I'm only a mysticism enthusiast," Klein answered frankly.
"A certain level of danger …" Y'lisabet pursed her lips for a few seconds. "What do you need me to do?"
Klein smiled warmly and consoled her, "There's no need to be nervous.
All you need to do is pretend that nothing has happened and return to the activity room. Return to Selena's side. Five minutes later, remember, five minutes later, use the excuse of giving Selena a surprise and bring her here. Knock on the door gently, one long knock and two short knocks. After that, yes, leave it to me. "
Y'lisabet silently recalled and nodded solemnly.
"Alright."
As he watched her return to the activity room, Klein glanced at his pocket watch and closed the door to Selena's bedroom. Then, he quickly cleared the desk and placed the items he needed on the chair.
Right on the heels of that, he picked up two candles with a faint fragrance and placed them on the top left and right corner of the desk.
This was the symbol of the Lady of Crimson, the Empress of Calamity and Horror.
Klein wanted to hold a ritual here and use the Evernight Goddess's power to resist the mysterious and unknown existence that was affecting Selena!
As he was only a Sequence 9, the ritualistic magic he knew wasn't powerful enough. To succeed, he had to get Y'lisabet to lure Selena into the Seal Circle and into the vicinity of the altar!
Therefore, he had to consider the possibility of her noticing and resisting!
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