Mysterious as the wind, always with me

Chapter 12 A Request

Killing hearts!

It's so hard to die, the puppet lady is still telling the truth, which makes it even more murderous.

If Galian belongs to that kind of high-level Extraordinary, there is no guarantee that there will be a third-stage transformation like the boss in the game.

Unfortunately, there is no 'then' anymore.

The protection of the dice exhausted the last trace of Galian's soul vitality.

"It's okay... I'll just rest."

"it is good."

Miss Doll is like a broken doll, her legs are turned inside out, sitting on the ground of the soul world as if she has lost her strength.

There are lights and shadows flickering on the edge of Mark's vision. Don't look at so many messy things happening in the soul world, because the speed of thinking is far faster than the passage of real time, in fact, only a few seconds have passed since the cabinet made a strange noise.

The four girls were taken aback.

Here, Mark, who came back to his senses, decided to play this mysterious drama to the end.

Mark took two steps forward, his boots lifted to the baseboard against the wall.

This is the password!

Then, that damn theatrical tone came out again.

"Ah! There is an [abnormal object] in the front and a demon in the back. What should I do?"

By the light of the kerosene lamp, the four girls were surprised to see a string puppet descending from above the music box.

It was a wooden doll about thirty centimeters tall and the size of a doll, which had nothing to do with [abnormality].

From the ventilation window in the corner of the room came a voice familiar to Countess Doris. It was the voice of a salon maid.Her voice is quite recognizable.

"Handsome boy, would you like to dance with me?"

"Of course! Beautiful lady." Mark's voice trembled with acting skills.

In the dim kerosene light, Mark danced a few laps gracefully in place.

The 'doll' said happily: "I'm very happy, handsome dance partner, is there anything I can do?"

"Okay, can you help me clean up the bad guys behind?"

"Ok!"

The little puppet disappeared into the light, just in time, there was a muffled growl in the darkness at the far end, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

Mark, whose dark vision is far better than that of ordinary people, noticed that it was his old acquaintance Joseph who overturned the last demon.

Everything is over.

Mark puts the final stop to this really big show.

"[Anomaly] eliminated [Evil Oddity]! I... Is it safe? Sigh, this kind of extraordinary existence is not accessible to me and other mortals, I'd better leave as soon as possible—"

After all, Mark held the oil lamp and found the direction of the main entrance of the hall without difficulty.

The weirdness in the hall has long since disappeared.

Mark took his sister all the way to the gate. When he pushed open the gate, the brilliant light shone on the faces of every noble lady.

Outside the hall, the six waiters who had already lined up on both sides of the door smiled and applauded like a rehearsal.

"congratulations!"

"Congratulations to Mr. Destiny on his successful adventure!"

"Congratulations, ladies, for successfully clearing the customs."

The expressions of the four noble ladies are very exciting. The complex emotions such as worry, fear, tension, excitement and so on a moment ago are all transformed into endless excitement at this moment. Hundreds of thousands of pores on the whole body are opened due to ecstasy, inside and out. It exudes a comfortable feeling.

"Great! Mark! How did you come up with such a great idea?"

"Is this really your personal experience?"

"It turns out that you can't see anything, but just relying on hearing, even adventure stories can make people so scared."

"Oh, I almost thought there were monsters haunting it, killing people."

In ecstasy, without caring about their demeanor, the four girls chattered about what had just happened.Not to mention them, even the waiters didn't notice that the hall inside was still dark except for the light coming in from the door.

In the darkness, there was a very light, rustling sound.

It was the night watchman who came back to clean up the scene.

Fortunately, no blood was seen, so taking away the body of the Innocent Demon and wiping it randomly a few times, it might be able to fool him for the time being.

More detailed work will be handed over to a special 'cleaning unit'.

Outside, the people who didn't know what was going on accepted a waitress's offer to have a snack.

"Ah! I was so nervous just now, I'm really hungry." An Weena showed a shy expression.

"Then what are you waiting for?" Mark smiled and made a gesture of invitation.

Only Dorothy, the host, noticed something, and she who was at the end suddenly frowned: "Where's Dave?"

She asked Mr. Housekeeper.

Several waiters looked at each other.

Only a night watchman pretending to be a waiter bowed slightly: "Your Excellency, the Viscountess, a very important guest is waiting for you in the guest room."

Hearing the other party's emphasis on the word 'very important', Dorothy frowned and turned to Mark and the others: "You guys go first, I'll be there later."

"Ok."

Guided by the waiter, Dorothy came to the living room, and was taken aback when she entered the door.

A man who was also wearing a black long-sleeved leather jacket on a hot day, covered half of his face, and a denim felt hat, was standing with his hands behind his back in front of the window with his back to her.

After noticing the style of his epaulettes, Dorothy quickly crossed her arms and put them on her shoulders to salute: "Praise the light."

The other party turned around slowly and made the same gesture, but what he said was: "Praise the night."

Seeing the two golden feather-like ornaments on the other party's chest, Dorothy's expression was quite bad: "Excuse me, the noble Church of Evernight [Punisher] Your Excellency came to my mansion, what advice do you have?"

Ordinary people, even nobles, no one wants to greet the night watchmen of the Church of Evernight.After all, many of the night watchmen are superhumans who have been incorporated.As long as it is a transcendent, there is a possibility of losing control of power.

Not to mention the Punisher who is above the Night Watchman.

【The Punisher】Punishes cultists, traitors, and night watchmen whose extraordinary powers are out of control.The Punisher represents the middle-level force of the Church of Evernight.

There is usually only one team of night watchmen in a city, and most of the punishers in a city are in the single digits, and only a big city like San Laiden can break through the double digits.

Where there are Punishers, often nothing good happens.

Mr. Punisher said in a serious tone: "I'm sorry to inform Your Excellency the Viscountess, but your housekeeper, Mr. Dave Nabandian, fell into darkness and became a demon, and we have dealt with it."

Dorothy's face lost all blood in an instant: "I, I don't know about him."

The punisher waved his hand: "It's okay, we have confirmed the devotion of the rest of you in the mansion tonight. I'm here just to inform you."

"Oh."

fine!fine!
Dorothy's beating heart finally showed signs of calming down.

Immediately she thought of something: "Then Mark..."

Before he finished speaking, the punisher's gaze sharpened: "Pay attention to your identity. When is it the turn of a little viscount to ask about the Destiny family?"

Unbelievable, yet forced to believe, Dorothy covered her mouth in shock.

Previously, I thought he was a harmless little milk dog.

Now?

Ha ha!

Dorothy was so distraught that she didn't even notice when the punisher left. She went out and summoned the servants to give some instructions and silence them. Then she came to the dining room and saw the star-studded Mark, and forced out a Come smile.

Mark smiled back at her.

Soon Mark had no time for Dorothy.The other three noble ladies started the jealousy mode, and they summoned their servants one after another to bring the gifts they had prepared.

In the blink of an eye, Mark received a coquettish dagger with a gold-plated tsuba, a pocket watch with a silver case and a few broken diamonds, and a diamond-encrusted pen.

"Mark, this is a tribute to your courage."

"Mark, this is to let you write down the bits and pieces of your great adventure, and publish your autobiography someday in the future..."

"Mark, this is for your adventure life, all the time you can only know the time I miss you."

It's really easy to get dizzy when girls become crazy.The three of them used the most gorgeous words without hesitation, praised Mark's courage, greatly appreciated the adventure story tonight, and expressed that they would show off this novel story to the ladies of other salons.

Only Dorothy sat opposite Mark, smiling, and calmly helping to adjust the atmosphere of the scene.

She was the only lady who didn't give a gift.

It's not that she didn't prepare, it's that the prepared gift is not suitable, so it's better not to give it yet.

The warm atmosphere lasted until nearly 12 o'clock, and the noble ladies reluctantly let Mark go.

Exhausted, Mark had just returned to his room under the escort of the night watchman, and immediately saw the music box on the bedside table.

Mark couldn't help but smiled wryly, took a wrong step towards the music box, and put on a pose inviting him to dance.

"Beautiful lady, may I ask you to dance with me?"

"This is my... honor!" The little doll on the music box grew bigger in the blink of an eye. If there is still a view outside the window, you can see a little lady with a height of 1.5 meters and a 1.8-meter-five handsome man, dancing in circles in a small bedroom.

The monotonous and crisp sound of the music box echoed in the bedroom, but the night watchman outside the room could not hear any movement, and a mysterious force blocked the prying eyes of the outside world.

Looking at the doll with half of its face missing, Mark still had a gentle smile on his face.

It's not forced to do business.

Some things are scary at first glance, but after watching for a long time, you can gradually dilute the fright it brings and regard it as normal.

Whether it's a nightmare or a horror movie, after visiting the scene many times in person, most of the fear that hits the face will dissipate.Maybe occasional heart palpitations, that is no longer a problem.

Dolls just love to dance and are not limited to ballet.Slow three waltz, she is also good at.

[Dancing] with a handsome guy is the price to pay for using her [abnormality].

Mark felt more and more that if what he traveled through was not a real world, but a certain game, he would probably be that kind of peculiar character full of [charm].

Even though his dance steps are not as elegant as in the soul state, and he can barely keep up with Miss Puppet's footsteps, but Miss Puppet will patiently cooperate with his movements so that his dance steps will not be too funny.

Mark tiptoes to the melody of the music box, dances his body, and feels the breeze from the puppet's wooden arms against his skin.

The light from the electric lights in the room intertwined on the doll’s inorganic body, the light and shadow intertwined, and even the color of the outer shell appeared warm and soft, which gave Mark a feeling that he was not holding an [abnormality] in his arms, but with a young lady. In the trance of dancing.

The music came to an end.

Spin around, retract your legs, and salute from both sides.

After the dance, he could clearly feel that Miss Doll was in a good mood.

"Yes, beautiful lady, haven't you remembered your name yet?"

The puppet tilted its head, and there was doubt in capital letters in the sapphire eyes: "I... forgot."

"How about... let me help you name it?"

"Okay!" Miss Doll replied in seconds.

"Then, how about calling you Minnie?"

"It's a good name... from now on... I will be called Minnie." Miss Doll, no, she should be called Minnie now.She was obviously very happy, and she spun three times on the spot and did a standing dance [Atitiu].

Suddenly, the puppet made an unreasonable request: "Is it possible...to make me...beautiful. Tonight...reminds me...before..."

(End of this chapter)