“Click—”
In the room, the door to the maid’s quarters opened. “Crown Guard” Nia walked out and headed straight for the main door.
This movent made Avena stop writing. She looked back towards Nia and asked curiously, “What is it?”
“A transcendent is approaching, milady,” Nia opened the door and said, “I’ll go check.”
“Mm.” Hearing it was a transcendent, Avena lost interest; it couldn’t possibly be Ciel.
Now, she sowhat missed the Ciel from a month ago, who often ca to her with big news.
But who would visit her so late?
Adele? No, she should have been asleep long ago. Anything major would have to wait until tomorrow.
Everyone who should have visited her had already visited...
For so reason, Avena felt a faint sense of foreboding, which made her mood even more troubled. Her hand holding the pen couldn’t descend again.
Adele had already advanced to second-tier relying on the antidote and her own talent, but Avena was still stuck at first-tier “Listener,” unable to complete the “Psychiatrist” Reconstitution Ritual.
She previously held no strong attachnt to advancing, but now she worried about being left far behind by her friends, returning to a state of solitude.
Click—
The door opened again. Avena collected her thoughts, resud writing on the letter paper, asking as she wrote, “Who is it?”
“It’s... soone from the police investigation departnt, milady.” The tallic buzzing sound ca from within the armor, but Nia’s tone held noticeable hesitation.
Avena keenly sensed this, stopped her pen, tidied her nightgown, stood up, looked towards Nia, and said, “A transcendent case? They can’t solve it themselves?”
Recently, many people from different organizations had gathered in Berren City, even attracting a batch of transcendents drawn by rumors seeking opportunities, leading to frequent transcendent cases within the city, making the entire city much more chaotic than before.
So Avena subconsciously assud another transcendent incident had occurred, requiring her assistance in the investigation.
Avena had no intention of sleeping now; finding a case to solve might just induce so drowsiness.
When Avena had almost reached the dressing room without receiving Nia’s reply, she looked back puzzledly, only to see Nia standing still, looking at her.
“No... milady...” Nia’s voice ca through the tal slits. “It’s... it’s...”
Nia fell silent. After quite a while, she continued, “Berren and Southeast Railway Company, steam train number 3472, experienced an unexplained explosion and derailnt en route to Oggsve...”
“Currently, missing persons 34, deaths 291. Police forces from Berren City and surrounding areas are still being dispatched towards the railway...”
“That ‘Detective’ ca to report this matter to you...”
Hearing Nia’s words, Avena felt dizzy. She blinked, took a deep breath, and said, “Number 3472, isn’t that...”
“Yes, it’s the one Miss Ciel and her sister took.” Nia nodded slowly.
Avena controlled her facial expression, subconsciously raising her left hand to cover her mouth, but her fingers only touched her lips before moving down to her chin, as if contemplating. But before her left hand touched her chin, it rose again wanting to adjust glasses, only to find empty air.
She wasn’t wearing glasses now.
Finally, she supported her left elbow with her right hand, her left fist pressed against her upper lip. After a mont, she looked up towards Nia and asked, “Did they find Ciel?”
Although Avena tried hard to maintain composure, anyone could hear the uncontrollable tremor in her voice.
It was she who suggested Ciel leave Berren City for Ansu...
For a mont, Avena felt as if her vision was shrouded in black mist. Even with Nia standing before her, it was as if she saw nothing. She wasn’t even sure what Nia said afterwards, or if she spoke at all.
“Let’s go to the railway tracks.” Avena looked up, about to walk out of the room, but was held back by Nia’s hand on her shoulder.
“Change your clothes first, milady.” Nia practically half-pushed Avena into the dressing room.
Nia’s heart was also heavy at this mont.
Although she hadn’t interacted much with Ciel, she could sense Ciel was a good person, very generous towards friends. Knowing she carried inexplicable misfortune, Ciel would reduce the frequency of eting friends to avoid them being accidentally hard by the misfortune.
But now, the misfortune on Ciel had beco increasingly intense. So disasters encountered had reached a level where even Nia couldn’t guarantee protecting Avena completely.
For example, this train explosion and derailnt... If Nia and Avena were also on the train, Nia might be unhard, but she couldn’t guarantee protecting Avena at the mont of explosion.
Ciel was extrely dangerous now.
Even if she survived this steam train incident, the danger upon her remained. The danger brought by this misfortune could even greatly affect Avena.
She knew telling Milady Avena about this would make her rush to find Ciel regardless of everything, but Nia still revealed the matter... Sotis, concealnt causes greater harm and leads to broken trust between herself and Milady.
Having chosen to reveal the truth now, she could only brace herself fully to deal with this matter.
Unlike Avena, Ciel, having already entered Berren City, had already found her target for causing trouble.
...
Berren City, Gem District, Opal Street No. 132 entrance.
A red-haired girl stopped at the entrance of this residential building and raised her hand to knock on the door.
After knocking, Ciel took two steps back, waiting for a response from inside, her thoughts wandering.
If her deduced “misfortune rule” was true, she had consecutively t two third-tier individuals today and stayed outside the city at Creek Hill for so ti.
Under these circumstances, if the misfortune was still locked onto her, she was almost certainly dead. The only ans of survival was the “Strong Luck Coin” in her hand.
Still locked on, then she must toss the “Strong Luck Coin”; if the lock disappeared due to the save file, the investigation must continue.
Anyway, the conditions for misfortune accumulating on her were already nurous. It was either death or tossing the coin. Might as well investigate a few more people before the misfortune arrived.
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