Lord of the Mysteries

Townshend Street, in between Empress Borough and West Borough.

Xio Derecha was standing in a dark, secluded alley. Even without looking up, she could see the countless magnificent palaces and tall Gothic towers in the distance.

It was the highest district in the whole of Backlund, and it was also where the Loen royal family resided.

It shared the same or even slightly higher status as the White Maple Palace of Intis and the Aurmir Palace of the Feysac Empire in the Southern and Northern Continent and in the entire world, but its name was neither romantic nor ancient.

It was called the Sodela Palace, and in ancient Feysac, it meant “balance.”

Xio looked away from the famous “Bell of Order” and directed her sight to the other side of the alley.

In the shadows where the street lamps didn’t shine, a figure slowly walked out.

The figure wore a golden mask that revealed the lower half of his face. He was none other than the mysterious person who had previously sold the Sheriff formula to Xio and had occasionally entrusted her with some tasks.

When Xio and Fors discussed in private, they both suspected that the person was from MI9.

“Any progress this week?” the man wearing the gold mask asked as per usual.

Xio shook her head.

“No, I don’t think anyone was keeping tabs on Capim before the incident.”

She paused for a moment, then she reluctantly asked, “Do you still want to continue investigating this matter?”

The masked man was silent for a moment.

“There’s no need, but if you hear anything related in the future, then contact me right away.

“Today, I’ll give you a new mission.”

“What mission?” Xio was completely in her bounty hunter state, ready to assess the risks.

The masked guy laughed.

“This is a very simple mission, and it’s one that you’ve been dreaming of doing.

“Seek to purchase the Sheriff and Interrogator main ingredients in all your circles, especially a special ingredient that can be directly concocted into a potion. If someone responds to it, we will pay for it.”

“The purchased ingredients will belong to me?” Xio blurted out a response.

This was her greatest concern.

would have such a high reward? Of course, if you’re able to fish out the person we’re looking for, it’s not impossible to negotiate and let you obtain the main

main ingredients of the Interrogator potion…” Xio

main portion of a Sequence 7 potion formula, worth more than 600 pounds. I think you’re fully aware of our generosity,” the masked man said in a bewitching

retrieve the Beyonder ingredients of the Arbiter pathway on the market should

some deliberation, she nodded and

surveyed his surroundings and said, “The Interrogator potion’s main ingredients

and melded into the shadows, disappearing into the corner of the

told me the main ingredients of the Interrogator potion…”

that point did she clearly realize how much

some special ingredient that can be used to directly concoct a Sheriff or Interrogator potion… With this in mind, Xio suddenly

remembered one thing. When she advanced to Sheriff, she had used a special ingredient she had bought through Fors, one that could be used to concoct the corresponding

target? Xio instinctively decided to keep silent on this

baby cheeks and walked towards the street outside, ready to take a public

moment, she saw a brown carriage drive past. Her eyes were instantly attracted by

consisted of a single flower and two rings. There was nothing special about it, but Xio stared at it in a

immediately reached

her friend was in a bad mood, Fors poured two glasses

She sat across her and

wine. After a full two minutes of silence, she said

“Who?” Fors asked, cooperatively.

to any question

moment and then she said, “This Viscount seems to be the captain of the

receive invitations from noblemen who liked literature and participated in afternoon tea parties and banquets from time to time. With her

at such a party that she got

used to be my father’s deputy,” Xio

father?” Fors knew that Xio came from a fallen aristocratic family and had some secrets. However, she didn’t

wine and gulped

of the aristocracy. In its heyday, it even

asked, half curious, half trying to soothe

spokesperson for the royal family, nobles that are the closest to the throne,” Xio said in recollection, her face jubilant. “From that moment forth, our family had the fief a true earl would have, but it wasn’t as illustrious during the time of my father. However, we still held the

as she found it

ago, he was accused of participating in a revolt, and he was eventually executed and deprived

even died for no reason. In

even more so than his belief in the Goddess! In order to… Anyway, I left my mother and my younger

but Fors didn’t

But she immediately smiled.

will support

is the mysterious Tarot Club!

…

in Tingen City, 2 Daffodil

turned her head to the door and looked