The Mystery:The Witch and the Scourge

That night, Louise did not teach Sophia the ancient Hermetic language.

The reason is also very simple. She is a little tired, and she also wants to give the maid some time and space to "heal".

In addition, the more critical issue is that Louise still clearly remembers that she dug a big hole in front of Bernadette, and the latter likes to make surprise attacks in the middle of the night, in case she sees anything wrong. Something that should be seen is not good!

Unexpectedly, Her Royal Highness the Princess suddenly became polite and did not appear in Louise's sleep, allowing the latter to enjoy a peaceful night.

When she woke up, Louise felt refreshed, as if all her fatigue had been swept away, and the maid lady had returned to her usual gentle appearance. It seemed that everything had returned to its original appearance overnight.

In the study room on the third floor, Louise was holding a book in her hand. It was neither the mysterious "wordless book" nor an important book. She was just relaxing herself while waiting for someone to arrive.

Not long after, Bernadette appeared in front of Louise without any surprise.

"Thank you." Louise put down the book in her hand and said with a smile.

Bernadette ignored it and said with a serious face:

"Thank you. If you can't give me a satisfactory explanation, I will make you regret it."

"Um..." Louise was stunned for a moment, then she corrected: "I'm just grateful that you didn't come to see me last night."

Looking at Louise, who had a serious face when she spoke, Bernadette glanced at her angrily, and then sat down on her own. At the same time, a bamboo chair suddenly appeared in the open space under her feet.

She took a deep breath and said:

"About... Russell, tell me what you know?"

Louise tried her best to show a friendly smile, straightened her back, and asked softly:

"What do you want to know?"

Bernadette looked at her deeply and replied:

"Follow what you said on the battlefield."

Louise put on a submissive and obedient look, nodded, and said:

"It's very possible that Emperor Russell is still alive."

After inadvertently glancing at Bernadette's face and finding that her expression was as usual, Louise continued to add details:

"Emperor Russell switched from the 'General Knowledge' path to the 'Secret Peeper' path, and was successfully promoted to the 'Emperor of Knowledge' in Sequence One, but he did not try to become a god of this path... There may be a 'secret' in this Due to the sage's interference, the specific events and reasons have been buried in the dust of history."

"For some reason, Mr. Emperor chose to jump to the non-adjacent 'lawyer' path and try to be promoted to the "Black Emperor" of Sequence 0."

Bernadette didn't say anything, and didn't even blink her eyelids. Louise witnessed it and had no choice but to continue talking:

"The ritual of being promoted to the 'Black Emperor' is not complicated for Russell. He can even be said to be the most suitable person to become the 'Black Emperor'... Emperor. In the end, he 'almost' succeeded."

Speaking of this, Louise keenly noticed that Bernadette's expression fluctuated a little, and she continued to say cautiously:

"Jumping to non-adjacent extraordinary paths, even if successful, will result in half-madness at best."

Bernadette said with a stern expression: "I know this, let's talk about the key points."

"Okay, okay, here's the point." Louise waved her hand quickly and said: "The process of being promoted to the 'Black Emperor' requires the construction of nine mausoleums. As long as one mausoleum still exists, then even if the 'Black Emperor' dies,

He can also return from the star realm, and the 'Black Emperor' who returns will be a fully awake god."

"That's why I said Russell is still alive."

This was probably the reason why he chose to become the "Black Emperor", and eight of the nine tombs were destroyed by the "Church of Steam"... A series of clues and information emerged in Bernadette's mind, and after simply organizing them into lines, she

He opened his mouth and asked:

"How can you be sure that Russell is still alive?"

"This is what Mr. Fool told me." Louise answered very calmly and confidently, not feeling guilty at all about betraying Klein.

Bernadette narrowed her eyes slightly, showing a dangerous look, and said quietly:

"Mr. Fool, are you her roller?"

Louise shook her head and denied:

"It's not really a person involved in the investigation. It can only be said that there is a certain connection."

Bernadette's tone became more and more erratic. She leaned back slightly, crossed her arms and said:

"So, you were lying to me last time when you said you didn't know the identity of the person who stole the 'blasphemous card'!"

Louise laughed sarcastically, borrowed a catchphrase from Dean Russell, and retorted:

"You know, a high-ranking being like Mr. Fool must have more than a few scrollers and followers, so I didn't lie to you."

Bernadette was silent for a moment, then changed the topic and said:

“That ‘blasphemous card’ should be in the hands of ‘The Fool’ now, right?”

Louise did not hide anything, nodded slightly and said:

"Yes, Mr. Fool is very interested in collecting items related to Emperor Russell."

Just when Bernadette looked thoughtful, Louise secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. This was the way she had already thought of dealing with it, and it seemed to be going well so far.

Revealing half and concealing half is always the best way to lie. The reason why Louise chose to admit her connection with "The Fool" was also to impress Bernadette... You know, Her Royal Highness the Princess has a few secrets in her hands.

The entire Roselle diary is enough for Louise to kill Klein... Although Mr. Fool is still very weak now.

Sure enough, Bernadette continued the conversation along this topic:

"Did you also get what you said just now from The Fool?"

Louise continued to nod and admitted with a serious face:

"Yes."

Then, she said pointedly:

"Moreover, Mr. Fool can understand the diaries left by Emperor Russell."

Bernadette was not surprised. She had already guessed this. After thinking for two seconds, she asked:

"Why is this Mr. Fool so interested in Russell's affairs?"

Louise shook her head: "I don't know that."

Bernadette did not ask further questions, but instead said:

"Where is Russell's last 'Black Emperor' tomb? Why didn't he return from the spirit world as you said? What happened to him in his later years that caused his temperament to change drastically..."

Louise looked embarrassed when she asked this series of questions. She shook her head bitterly and replied:

"I'm sorry, I don't know the answers to these questions."

"But..." she changed her words: "There should be records in the diary left by Russell, and this may be the reason why Mr. Fool collected them."