Chapter 763: Mr. X

160 Böklund Street, inside the dining hall on the second story.

Klein had just bitten into the buttered toast his servant had served him

when he saw his butler walk in.

Walter bowed and said, "Sir, a person of unknown origins pulled our

doorbell last night.

"As it was already very late, I didn't wake you up, and instead got the

servants to patrol the area with the double-barreled hunting rifles.

"If you so permit it, I'll visit the nearby police station to get them

to reinforce the patrols on this street at night."

*To employ such a butler, there aren't any flaws aside from him being

expensive...* Klein nodded slightly and drank the fresh milk

that had been delivered to him.

"Very good."

39 Böklund Street, Member of Parliament Macht's house.

Hazel entered the activity room on the second floor and saw her mother,

Riana, chatting with the housekeeper.

"What happened?" She pushed a lock of black-green hair to the back of

her ear.

Riana chuckled and said, "Someone rang Dantès's doorbell late last

night."

"A prank?" Hazel sat down.

"No one knows. Anyways, Dantès's butler specially went to the police

station this morning," Riana recounted what she had learned from her

servant.

Hazel nodded slightly and said, "It's best to have the police involved."

"But it's useless. No one knows who pulled the doorbell. Apparently,

there wasn't anyone there." Riana laughed while shaking her head.

Hazel was taken aback as she blurted out, "There wasn't anyone there?"

"That's right. Dantès's butler only seemed to ask the police to double

their efforts on the night patrols on our street. That's good news." As

the wife of a Member of Parliament of the House of Commons, and the

daughter of a famous lawyer, Riana had very good relations with the

police.

"Not a single person..." Hazel repeated softly before falling into

silence.

After a while, she left the activity room and returned to the third

story.

Along the way, she couldn't help but clench her fist and swing it as

though she was testing something. In between her brows was a clear look

of puzzlement.

Inside his bedroom, Klein looked at the large pile of gold coins in

front of him. All he saw was the shiny color of gold!

There was a total of 4,000 pounds of gold coins!

After a week of gathering funds, Admiral of Stars Cattleya had finally

completed the transaction for the Scales of Luck. Apart from the gold

coins, she had also paid another 6,500 pounds in cash.

*To be honest, having a pile of gold coins is way more visually shocking

than a pile of cash of the same size...* As Klein sighed, he

took out the 13 Loen gold coins---coins he received from Senor---from

his pocket and threw it into the pile.

After doing all of this, he took out the adventurer's harmonica and blew

into it.

Silently, Reinette Tinekerr appeared in front of him with the four

blonde, red-eyed heads in her hand.

"Ma'am, this is the first installment, a total of 4,013 pounds." Klein

retracted his gaze from the pile of gold coins and looked at Miss

Messenger.

He was actually quite curious as to how Miss Messenger would move such a

huge pile of gold coins. He remembered that she always used her teeth

when collecting letters.

"Very good..." "You still have..." "Five thousand..." "Nine hundred..."

"Eighty..." "Seven..." Reinette Tinekerr's heads said one after another.

There's no need to remind me... Klein forced a smile and said,

"I'll try to gather the rest as soon as possible."

Reinette Tinekerr didn't speak further as one of the heads tried hard to

open its mouth.

Suddenly, the area before her turned dark and deep. All the gold coins

were sucked up by vortex-like surging water.

In a few short seconds, the large pile of gold coins vanished.

Reinette Tinekerr's four heads nodded at the same time before returning

to the spirit world.

*I still have 8,156 pounds and 5 Loen gold coins... I can barely be

considered a tycoon... I could actually afford any investment

opportunities if they appear, and it won't just be me raising the price

and mentioning it in passing... This way, I won't be suspected to be a

cheat for the time being... Heh heh, be a little optimistic. Perhaps the

investment opportunity might allow me to earn back the money I spent.

It's always fast to make money work for you...* Klein silently

exhaled as he cast his gaze out the window, forcing himself to enjoy the

thinly fogged streets.

At night time in the East Borough, the surrounding area was pitch-black

due to the few street lamps available, along with many of them being

damaged. It was as though there were countless monsters and criminals

lurking within.

Xio Derecha wore a hooded cloak, turned into a small alley, and came

outside to what seemed like a dilapidated house.

This was the new gathering in East Borough she had previously mentioned

to Fors!

Xio wasn't in a rush to knock on the door with the agreed-upon signal.

She first looked down to check her attire.

Unlike how she usually dressed, she wore a pair of long boots.

They didn't look odd, but Xio knew very well that the soles were very

thick. She had stuffed plenty of things inside, allowing a person to

"magically" appear taller.

And this effectively hid Xio's greatest characteristic!

Feeling assured by the presence of her triangular blade, Xio pulled her

hood up and knocked on the door with the signal.

Soon, she was led into an activity room inside as she randomly found a

spot to sit down.

After the participants had mostly arrived, the host of the gathering

finally walked in.

He was of medium build, with a height of about 1.75m. He wore a black

classical robe, a pointed mage hat, with a brass mask on his face. He

gave off an ancient and mysterious vibe.

*Rather dark skin, but it's not exactly brown. He resembles someone from

Feynapotter or Desi Bay... But I can't be sure. It might be a tan... He

has raven black curly hair. This does match my first guess...*

Xio sized him up as a Sheriff.

The man in the brass mask looked around the room before laughing deeply.

"You can call me Mr. X."

Mr. X... Xio couldn't help but twitch the corners of her

mouth.

After becoming an outer circle member of MI9, she had learned quite a

bit of the situations regarding the secret organizations, and that

included the Aurora Order.

Therefore, she knew very well that the Oracles of the Aurora Order used

alphabets as their code names, and they enjoyed addressing themselves as

Mr. or Ma'am.

And from her point of view, to address themselves in front of others in

such a manner was obvious exposure of their identity and background.

After all, the members who participated in these gatherings were mostly

Beyonders who were lacking in knowledge!

*Isn't he afraid that others would report him? It's no wonder the

gentleman from MI9 said that the Aurora Order is filled with lunatics,

that there's no way to understand their actions with the logic of the

average person... Ever since Mr. A vanished, there have been a few

gatherings in Backlund that had impersonators, or gatherings that were

hosted by his associates for their own benefit. The hosts were quickly

reported and ended up being arrested... Hmm, it's not necessarily the

case that Mr. X is from the Aurora Order. Perhaps, he's just like the

others...* Xio retracted her observing gaze and silently watched

the gathering continue.

She seldom reported matters, because she had experience as an

unaffiliated Beyonder. She knew it wasn't easy to survive in this world

with such identities, so long as there wasn't any accidents, she

wouldn't provide such intel to MI9.

*If it's confirmed that he's an Oracle of the Aurora Order, I'll report

him. These people are all lunatics. They will bring about extreme

danger...* As Xio thought over the matter, she watched the

others exchange information and complete trades.

She didn't participate much in it, firstly because there wasn't any

information or item of interest, and secondly, she was saving up for her

Interrogator potion.

After the end of the gathering, she returned to her residence at

Cherwood Borough. Xio saw Fors wearing a face mask that was said to be

able to moisturize faces as she lay there leisurely reading.

"How was it? How was that gathering?" Fors asked, pretending as though

she wasn't interested.

Xio threw her cloak to the side and said, "There were quite a number of

participants, and there were quite a number of items as well, but they

were mostly for Low-Sequence Beyonders."

"No one will offer anything good at the first gathering," Fors said as

she lowered the novel in her hands.

"Yeah." Xio nodded and said, "The organizer of the gathering calls

himself Mr. X, but no one knows if he's related to Mr. A."

*Mr. X... A suspected Aurora Order Oracle... Could he be Lewis

Wien?* Fors's attention was caught as she languidly leaned back

and asked, "What does he look like?"

"He wore a mask!" Xio rolled her eyes at her. "Do you think I have the

ability to see through an obstacle?"

"No, no, no. I mean his build." Fors had seen Lewis Wien's full figure

thanks to her teacher, Dorian Gray, and knew his characteristics.

As a Sheriff, Xio easily restored Mr. X's appearance and asked out of

puzzlement, "Regardless if he's related to Mr. A or not, isn't he

worried that he'll be reported for having such a name?"

After Fors heard Xio's description and saw the portrait she made with

her Sheriff powers, she was delighted. There was a high chance that Mr.

X was the traitor of the Abraham family, Lewis Wien!

*He's not afraid of being reported because he's a Traveler. He can

calmly escape no matter what happens? If the official organizations were

to use their experience like how they dealt with Mr. A, there's really

no way they can restrain him...* Fors silently mumbled. She

stopped talking about the topic and switched to something else.

After Xio went to take a bath, she hurriedly used her powers as an

Astrologer to ask her spirituality, and she stacked Lewis Wien's image

with Mr. X's image before obtaining the answer that they were one and

the same!

It's really him! Fors stood up as she paced about in

excitement and glee in the living room.

Her first thought was to report this to the various major Churches, and

also include the tipoff that the target had the powers of a Traveler.

Following that, she recalled her prior attempt at hiring Mr. World to

assassinate Lewis Wien.

*Regardless, I should first ask Mr. World if he's free to take on this

mission. I can't offend him.* Upon recalling everything that Mr.

World had done, Fors couldn't help but shiver.

After making up her mind, she first checked that Xio was having a bath

and wouldn't come out anytime soon before praying to Mr. Fool.

"...Please tell Mr. World that the Aurora Order's Oracle, Lewis Wien,

has appeared, and there's a high probability that he's a Traveler,

codenamed 'Mr. X.'"