The Mystery:The Witch and the Scourge

"I don't understand. You have just joined the Twilight Hermits not long ago, but why are you more of a senior member than me? Am I out of touch with this era?"

Russell sat on the sofa slightly tired, his eyes fell on Louise who was making tea for the two of them personally, and raised his doubts.

Louise held two cups of Earl Gray tea, handed one to Russell, chuckled, sat on the sofa opposite, and replied without humility:

"Perhaps it's because I'm relatively popular. Many members in the organization take good care of me."

Well, for example, Adam, she alone can equal all the others... Louise added in her heart.

Russell shook his head and smiled bitterly. He took a sip of black tea, placed it on the wooden table in front of him, and tried to ask:

"This disaster is over, can I know the reason?"

Louise raised her eyebrows: "Why are you interested in this?"

"I've treated a lot of patients in the past few days." After a moment of silence, Russell asked.

Louise sighed, leaned on the soft cushion behind her, and said leisurely:

"The third prince Edsac colluded with the 'Witch Cult', tried to rebel, created the great smog, and committed suicide after being discovered. This is the truth."

Russell just doesn't care much about politics and the situation, but he's not stupid, not to mention that the answer Louise gave really doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

It would be nice to hear about rebellion, let alone colluding with the "Witch Sect" to rebel. This is simply a slap in the face of the Seven Gods!

Also, Russell knew very well that on the day of the great smog, after Louise was successfully promoted to Sequence Five, he did leave, leaving Louise to face the witch demigod alone.

This is not that Russell ran away and deliberately left Louise alone, but just fulfilled his agreement with Louise.

The final result was obvious. Louise survived, but the witch demigod was missing. Even the "Church of Steam" could not find any trace of her.

Thinking back to Louise's confident state when the two first agreed, everything is clear. She may have arranged everything long ago and will not let herself fall into danger at all.

A Sequence Five... or even a Sequence Six Beyonder before, secretly controlled the entire incident, including several demigods!

This was the information Russell learned, and it also caused a fundamental change in his understanding of Louise.

"I started to hesitate, whether entrusting Rebecca to you was the right decision?" He suddenly said.

As for doubts about the smog incident, he chose to remain silent.

Louise suddenly became interested, and then asked aloud:

"There's something I've always wanted to ask: why did you send Rebecca directly to me when we first met?"

"Don't tell me the reason you gave before. That reason is almost as false as the truth about the smog I just told you!"

You have a very clear self-awareness... Russell glanced at Louise. No, it should be said that it was more shameless. She was indeed a "witch" through and through.

He hesitated for a moment, then gave his real answer:

"The previous reason is also true, but the more important reason is a divination, or prophecy, that I asked for for Rebecca."

Asked for! To be able to make a demigod condescend to "beg", then the person who made the prophecy must not be simple... The first thing Louise thought of was Adam, but she immediately ruled it out.

Because this "fantasy angel" is not that boring.

"A member of the Twilight Hermits?" she asked curiously.

Russell shook his head and said nothing. He did not know whether he was expressing that the person who gave the prophecy was not a member of the "Twilight Hermits" or that he did not want to answer the question at all.

Louise asked again: "Can't we say the content of the prophecy?"

Russell nodded slightly and admitted this frankly, but in the end he simply said:

"It was precisely because of that prophecy that I came up with the idea of ​​entrusting Rebecca to you."

Louise said a long "Oh" and smiled slightly:

"Since you don't want to reveal anything, aren't you afraid that I will reject you? You know that I will leave Backlund soon, so there is no need to take Rebecca with me."

Russell seemed to turn a deaf ear to this threat. He said seriously:

"I believe that prophecy."

Prophecy... Louise sneered at this. After all, she was someone who dared to "challenge" the King of Angels and even the True God. How could she be bound by such a mere prophecy?

Well, although she despises it strategically, she still needs to pay attention to it tactically. She doesn't want to return to her predetermined fate inexplicably.

If Rebecca is really left in Backlund, can she avoid the prophecy spoken by Russell?

Louise began to think about the feasibility of this option.

But looking at Russell's appearance, he seemed to be very convinced of this prophecy, as if he was not worried at all even if he left Rebecca behind.

"I will take Rebecca with me." Louise suddenly said firmly, and then added:

"Of course, that is under the premise that both you and Rebecca agree."

She suddenly figured it out. It was just an unknown prophecy. Why should she avoid it like a snake and a scorpion?

Louise is worried about not being able to find out the secrets hidden in her body! Moreover, if she just wants to escape blindly, then why should she resist the fate arranged for her by Will Ascetin and others!

What's more, after experiencing the silent communication with the "Goddess of the Night", Louise's confidence is even stronger than before.

She had already made her decision, but Russell was silent for a while before asking:

"When do you plan to leave Backlund?"

Louise thought for a while and replied:

"It's just for these few days. When the impact of the haze shows signs of weakening, I can leave. Otherwise, if I leave too early, it may make people suspicious."

"After all, I like my current identity very much and I don't want to give it up just yet."

Russell nodded and said:

"I will take Rebecca back for two days and prepare to hand over the decision-making power to her."

Louise knew nothing about it, so she readily agreed to the request.

............

After the conversation, Russell said goodbye, found the three Rebeccas who were chatting, and said hello:

"Come on, come home with me. I have something I want to talk to you about."

As soon as these words came out, Rebecca was stunned absent-mindedly. She was still sitting where she was, but Miss "Soothsayer" and Miss Maid stood up straight at the same time, as if they wanted to say something.

However, Louise, who was standing behind Russell, gave a look that blocked what the two wanted to say.

After two seconds, Rebecca stood up, looked around, and silently followed Russell out of 59 Egram Street without saying a word.

"Why don't you take Rebecca with you?" Katrin immediately questioned as soon as the two left.

Louise glanced at her and said:

"You know where we will go? What we will experience? And why are you helping Rebecca make decisions?"

Katrin wanted to refute, but couldn't find a reason, so she had no choice but to remain silent and sit down in distress.

Sophia did not talk about the matter again, but asked aloud:

"On what day do we leave Backlund?"

Louise glanced at the maid, smiled knowingly, and replied:

"On Tuesday, go buy a ticket. The destination is Bayam."