Lord of the Mysteries

Novel

“Author?” Audrey asked casually as she observed Glaint’s reaction.

Subsequently, she didn’t have to mind the presence of her maidservant, Annie, since they chatted about ordinary topics.

Glaint straightened his body and chuckled.

“Yes, I believe that you have read her works in the past. She wrote the book, Stormwind Mountain Villa, which was highly acclaimed for the past two months.”

“I enjoyed that book, especially the calm Lady Sissi,” Audrey replied with a faint smile.

Meanwhile, she was rolling her eyes at her own hypocrisy inwardly.

That was because her latest hobby had nothing to do with novels. She had stopped reading Stormwind Mountain Villa a month ago, her progress stopped at the one-third mark.

Ever since she joined the Tarot Club and acquainted herself with the powerful Fool, and became a real Beyonder, she had been immersing herself in mysticism knowledge. She had been systematically learning about psychology and had lost interest in other activities.

Smiling, Glaint guided Audrey to a sofa in the hall.

“I am sure that Miss Fors Wall will leave a good impression on you, for she is just like Stormwind Mountain Villa’s Lady Sissi—calm, intellectual, and lazy.

“Also, my dear Miss Audrey, are you going to play the piano for us later? That is the greatest compliment for a novel and literature.”

Audrey looked at the side profile of Glaint’s face. His expression, tone, and body language all conveyed his intention to flaunt himself.

He wants to use me to show off… Audrey thought to herself, as if she had just met this good friend of hers for the first time.

She maintained her elegant smile and said, “My music teacher, Mr. Vicanell the pianist, said that my standards have deteriorated recently and needs more practice.”

“Alright.” Glaint was just about wondering what to say when he suddenly saw a lady taking desserts from the long table. “Audrey, this is Miss Fors Wall, the author of Stormwind Mountain Villa.”

Audrey looked over. Miss Fors Wall was about 23 years old and 1.65 meters in height. She was wearing a pale yellow dress with frills. Her brown hair was slightly curly. She looked over with her pale blue eyes as Glaint introduced her while wearing a smile that appeared ruminative.

Audrey had noticed several small details in the less than three seconds of observation.

There are faint traces of yellow on Miss Fors’s fingers… She likes cigarettes…

There are obvious calluses on her fingers at spots used to hold a pen, fitting her identity as an author…

Her arm movements show that she has decent strength. This is not a quality expected of an author, unless she is passionate about exercising. Perhaps she was born like this, or she might have engaged in some other occupation in the past…

in Stormwind Mountain Villa. This must be linked to

feeling that she is looking down on me and Glaint.

and uneasiness. After all, she

who voluntarily approached Glaint, having learned about our hobbies. She must be quite confident about what

monetary support, or the Beyonder ingredients stored in the treasury? Or perhaps she needs help

was introducing Audrey to

that I mentioned previously, the most sparkling gem in all of Backlund. Her father is Count Hall, a trusted aide of His Majesty and

my bed to this very day.” Audrey adhered to the rules of the

haven’t finished reading it even

exchanged praises as they were in

cream

now and tried to figure the motives of

as calm

maidservant, Annie, caught her,

you cannot walk

nodded in reply,

in observing others that I forgot to look at where I was

authors, critics, and musicians for the rest

her facial muscles began turning sore, she saw

waited for a few minutes and gave the excuse of needing to use the washroom. She lifted her dress and stood

that there was no one tailing her, she made her way to the study on the first level and told her maidservant Annie, “I have something to discuss with Glaint. Guard the door for me.

that the request was strange, for she knew that Audrey and Viscount Glaint shared similar hobbies and would often discuss mysticism in a private

locked the door. She saw Glaint seated behind the desk while playing with a pen. Fors Wall was standing in front of the bookshelf, nonchalantly flipping

both again. Madam Fors, a true Beyonder.” Glaint

intentionally exaggerated

book to its original position and

like I have to

to the door and extended her right palm, grabbing the handle of

witnessed Madam Fors turn incorporeal as she

Concentrating, she realized that Fors was no

was opened just like that. Fors Wall smiled as she walked in from

magical ability!” Glaint

and said, “I have no

displayed allowed Audrey to confirm what her true motives were, since acquiring money or materials would be no trouble for a Beyonder like

Fors wants to use the statuses and resources available to

said, “Let us interact with honesty. We

a clinic and was given an opportunity to become a Beyonder. That was