[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader":3,"chapter-lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-chapter-1066":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Lord of Mysteries: Starting As A Reader",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1553593,2017,"Chapter 1066: The “Black Saintess” Intercepts","lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-chapter-1066",1066,"\u003Cp>Fors returned from above the gray fog to reality, then she and Xio left Audrey’s lounge one after the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She strolled casually through the ballroom, declined invitations to dance from two unfamiliar gentlemen, drank a glass of nearly 150-gold-pound Ormir wine, and only then slipped—utterly inconspicuously—into the washroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, she sealed the surroundings with spirituality, reached into a hidden pocket sewn on the inner lining of her gown, and pulled out a card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After unsealing it, she removed Lemano’s Travel Notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flipped to the final page of the magic book—a sheet of yellowed paper marked with apupil-less eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As gray-white mist rose, Fors reached into the empty air before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her arm suddenly sank. She yanked backward quickly—dragging out a figure dressed simply in a white shirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brown curly hair, sharply defined features, handsome—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Ebner Bryan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebner’s eyes shifted; he instantly dispelled his momentary daze and became indistinguishable from his real self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked to the washbasin, picked up the gold-rimmed glasses placed there, and set them on his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned back, smiling at Fors:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nicely done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though most of the spirituality used for History Projection came fromLemano’s Notes, the one who activated the ability still paid part of the cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So at the moment, Fors’s spirit looked rather drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to realize something and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your real body is inside that spectacles’ ’Quiz Maze,’ isn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If so, why insist on having me use this magic book to pull out the projection?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t you have come out yourself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me... you exhausted me on purpose so I wouldn’t have the energy to question you... aboutthatmatter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebner waved his hand, smiling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing of the sort! My real body has always been outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can clearly sense that theCatastrophe Demonesshas been locking onto me with some special method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I placed ’Alvin’s Quiz Maze’ here mainly soyoucould hide in it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to hide inside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fors’s mind—slowed by spiritual depletion—struggled to follow his logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I hide inside, and two of you appear outside, wouldn’t that make her suspicious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at who I am now,\" Ebner chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simulated the ability of a Faceless, and in a blink, transformed into her exact appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fors looked at the perfect mirror image—like a twin sister—and sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same routine again... Fine, I understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open a room in that ’maze’ for me. I’ll go in now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebner looked her up and down, then shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold on. One last step...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What step?\" Fors asked blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebner pointed to her gown and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same as last time—you’ll need to lend me your clothes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Hall family mansion’s kitchen, under Audrey’s command, the \"bag-carrying assistant\" Islant easily hypnotized all chefs and servants, sending them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving, he made them ignite several flammable items left too close to an open flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire started small but quickly spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the chefs and servants \"woke up,\" the blaze had already engulfed the room and was spreading outward—far beyond their control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing in a concealed chamber, Audrey looked at the fire she had deliberately created to end the ball early and murmured silently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire is also a ’disaster’... If I personally createthisdisaster, it should replace whatever disaster was originally supposed to happen, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next is to get Hibbert to discover it quickly and evacuate the guests...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I made a mistake... the chefs actually tried to extinguish the fire when it wasn’t that big instead of reporting it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-This might cause arealdisaster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait—animals usually sense danger earlier, don’t they?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked down at Suzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy met her gaze, stood up promptly, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she trotted out—closing the door behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I didn’t even explain...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy’s psychology research seems more advanced than mine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Audrey blinked, feeling a rare twinge of defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe if I bring Suzy into the Dream Labyrinth Tower, I might pass the seventh level more easily?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I refuse to lose to a dog!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking this way makes it sound likeI’mSuzy’s assistant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, being \"better than a dog\" isn’t exactly praise...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Audrey puffed her cheeks in self-mockery, then left—planning to \"find her dog\" and discover the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, \"Fors\" left the washroom and quickly found Ebner—who was still speaking happily with Hibbert—via the connection with her real body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Hibbert, may I borrow the Viscount for a moment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fors\" smiled politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beautiful lady, that is naturally your right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hibbert had no reason to refuse—especially since the bicycle-stock acquisition was already settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the subtle, ambiguous gazes of several guests, Ebner and \"Fors\" slipped into a vacant lounge and exchanged identities:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebner’s real body changed into Fors’s appearance and put on her gown,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the historical projection reverted to Ebner Bryan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, the news of the kitchen fire reached Hibbert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ending the ball halfway would damage the Hall family’s reputation—and his own image as a competent heir—but guest safety came first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began an orderly evacuation with the butler’s help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this chaos, a certain viscount’s \"historical projection\" quietly slipped away from his two female companions and left alone by carriage...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost no one noticed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except a certain black-clad lady watching him with ulterior motives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When \"Ebner’s\" carriage reached a quiet stretch of road, the scenery abruptly inverted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ebner\" understood immediately—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been dragged into the Mirror World!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a soft, nocturne-like, alluring voice whispered at his ear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Bryan, don’t leave in such a hurry...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have something I’d like to ask you~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly are you carrying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why do I feel such a strong desire to be close to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ebner\" instinctively turned his head—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and saw a pair of night-sky-bright eyes reflecting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, the woman had appeared beside him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Demoness Sect’s angel, the Black Saintess!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be good, won’t you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a tone like a soft, coquettish plea, the Black Saintess leaned toward him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their breaths mingling, drenched in irresistible charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam, pardon me...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I refuse!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1002,"2026-06-06T07:27:25.441Z",1,"novelbin.me","131892183b5324b8de8517ca5e4175d75bda5fb05dce4e89b98daa51e9384d01","lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-chapter-1067","lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-chapter-1065",1326,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-cover.jpg"]