Chapter 1096: Trap?

Opera House District, Black Hat Street, inside an apartment with drawn curtains.

Nisea, with her brown curly hair tucked up, wearing a black off-shoulder dress and a thin tulle shawl, placed the makeup mirror given by her direct superior on the cabinet in front of her and waited patiently for feedback.

In just twenty or thirty seconds, she saw a figure quickly outlined in the mirror and walked out.

That person's flaxen long hair, which looked like it had been dyed black, was tied into a spirited ponytail. Her eyebrows extended into her temples with high spirits. Her lake-blue eyes were a bit deeper than before, and the bright, crystal-clear eyes had a bit more depth that could attract human souls.

"When did Louis Gustave disappear?" Franca's rosy, beautiful lips opened and closed.

Although she had become a "Pleasure Demoness," Nisea was still dazzled by her superior's beauty, temperament, and charm, and her heart rippled involuntarily.

She subconsciously compared Lady Franca with the "Black Demoness" she had seen before, and found that she did not like to change her temperament, trying to find the side that could best attract the conversationalist, always being herself openly and honestly.

And it was this casual and natural state that gave Lady Franca a unique charm. Combined with that indifferent expression and her high-ranking status, Nisea felt that she wanted to kneel at her feet from time to time and dedicate her body and mind to her.

After spending some time controlling the ripples in her heart, Nisea reported in detail:

"Louis Gustave met with several core members of the Emperor Party like Gruet in a secret mine in underground Trier yesterday to discuss secretly developing members in the army. As a result, everyone arrived, only he did not appear."

"From yesterday until now, Gruet and the others have contacted him through various means, but there has been no response."

Nisea is now not only Gruet's mistress but also, because of her talent in instigation, provocation, seduction, etc., has gradually become a member very close to the core layer of the Emperor Party.

Looking at it this way, Louis Gustave really had an accident, not just delayed by something, and was considered missing... Franca thought for a while and said:

"Has anything unusual happened within the Emperor Party recently?"

Nisea shook her head:

"In the past few months, whether it is the 'Eternal Blazing Sun' Church, the 'God of Steam and Machinery' Church, or the Eighth Bureau and the military, they have greatly increased the number of official Beyonders stationed in Trier. Lady, you might not believe it, but the ones leading the patrol in underground Trier are all Sequence 5 Beyonders, and one team after another."

"In the first two months, the Emperor Party was still doing some small actions, but as a result, many secret members were dug out, and the losses were not small. During this period, they have been well-behaved and only secretly developed and expanded."

"In the past, Louis Gustave and Gruet and the others often met, knew where each other lived, and would occasionally discuss things in fixed cafes. But after almost being caught by the Eighth Bureau's official Beyonders, Louis Gustave moved away from his original residence and very carefully commanded the core members from a distance."

So that's how it is... No wonder it sounds different from before. In the past, Gruet and the others knew Louis Gustave's daily state... Franca nodded slightly and said to Nisea:

"This matter is of great importance. I will report it to the 'Black Demoness' first."

"Wait for new orders at any time."

"Yes, Lady Franca!" As soon as Nisea finished speaking, she saw her superior's figure gradually fade, turning from real to virtual, and disappeared quickly, as if she had never appeared.

Only the faint fragrance lingering in the air and a little smell of machine oil indicated that someone had once descended.

Inside the luxury villa.

Franca ended the maintenance of the mirror projection and turned to Lu Mi beside her:

"Since you advanced to 'Weather Warlock,' I see everything as a trap now. Nisea's report might be a trap of the Demoness Sect, and Louis Gustave's disappearance might be a trap of the 'Mirror Person'."

"Whatever, report it to the 'Black Demoness' and say that the matter is important and ask her to handle it personally."

"I won't participate, so I won't fall into the trap!"

In the Demoness Sect, Franca is still a "Despair Demoness" on the surface and a subordinate of the "Black Demoness." Of course, the truth certainly cannot be hidden from the "Primordial Demoness."

"Is this what you call upward management?" Lu Mi laughed and said, "If it's a trap, the 'Black Demoness' will certainly not let you wash your hands of it. If it's not a trap, she should also let you do a synchronized investigation."

"Hey, I know." Franca sighed, "I was just venting my emotions. What if the 'Black Demoness' really goes to investigate it herself? People, after all, always have to live with hope and thoughts."

Lu Mi glanced at Franca:

"I think your humanity will be maintained very well in the future."

"Why suddenly talk about humanity? Are you troubled by divinity?" Franca asked sharply.

After speaking, she took out a makeup mirror and formed the information about Louis Gustave's disappearance and Nisea's detailed report in an oral way, passing it through the Mirror World to the mirror designated by the "Black Demoness"—she tried her best not to see the "Black Demoness" to avoid stepping into a trap.

After Franca finished this matter, Lu Mi briefly talked about Mr. "Fool's" interpretation of divinity and humanity, as well as his own state.

Franca suddenly realized:

"I was wondering why you suddenly proposed a hug. It turned out that you couldn't control the aggregation instinct and destruction desire at that time?"

"No, because I hugged Jenna first, and I thought it should be fair." Lu Mi laughed in a low voice.

"..." Franca's mouth twitched.

Lu Mi added casually:

"What you said also had some influence."

Franca said "Hmm" and suddenly laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" Lu Mi was a little strange.

Franca cleared her throat and said:

"As a fellow countryman, I have always supported your sister's creative career and have read many of her novels. Many descriptions in them are really cheesy, one of which is probably:"

"He hugged me tightly, very hard, as if afraid of losing me, wanting to knead me into pieces and stuff me into his body."

"My god, this is not a cheesy description, it is clearly a horror description, too realistic!"

Seeing that Franca was not too afraid, and even made a joke, Lu Mi's inner pressure seemed to be a little less. He took the opportunity to discuss his sister's works with her:

"Aurora deliberately increased the cheesiness. She said that Intis people love this style."

"By the way, were those works of hers all from the old era?"

Franca shook her head:

"I can only say that the story plots and creativity are similar, but in actual creation, she is not a 'Savant,' how could she restore them? Moreover, your sister also integrated the current social trends and folk culture. They were already different works long ago. You can't say that because someone wrote about transmigration before, my writing about transmigration is plagiarism, right?"

"I see..." Lu Mi was very satisfied with this answer.

At this time, the "Black Demoness" responded to Franca through the mirror:

"Find effective clues as soon as possible."

"Yes, Lady." Franca responded while curling her lips at Lu Mi.

She deliberated for a few seconds and gave Nisea a new order:

"Look for clues, try to find Louis Gustave's current residence."

"It's best to get some items closely related to Louis Gustave and give them to me."

In this way, Franca could do "Magic Mirror Divination" or even seek revelation from Mr. "Fool."

After she finished giving the order, Lu Mi asked with a smile:

"Are you still doing that, what is it, flying with a sword?"

Franca's spirit was lifted:

"Of course!"

She then felt something and said to herself:

"The apocalypse is coming soon, so cherish daily happiness and satisfaction."

"Don't give up today's life just because you are going to do something dangerous later."

"Hmm..." Lu Mi nodded slowly.

One week later, in the middle of the night.

Nisea slid silently from the bed, stood up straight, and merged into the darkness.

She looked at the middle-aged man on the bed who was naked and only covered his chest and abdomen with a corner of the quilt for a few seconds, then left the bedroom without making any sound, and came to the room in the corner of the second floor.

Then, she took out the special makeup mirror, used the charm given by her superior, and sent the information to the fixed mirror.

She knew that reporting the task at this time would disturb Lady Franca's rest, but the situation was urgent. By dawn, those two items would be taken back by Gruet, so she could only do this.

Not long after, Franca's figure was projected from the makeup mirror.

She was wearing a silk nightgown, a thin small jacket for covering, her dark flaxen long hair was draped down, her expression carried undisguised laziness and sleepiness, and her lake-blue eyes were misty.

Nisea was stunned, and it was not until Franca made a sound that she was awakened:

"What's the matter?"

Nisea came back to her senses:

"Lady, I have obtained two items closely related to Louis Gustave."

"These were all found in one of his previous secret hideouts."

While speaking, Nisea raised her hands.

In one hand, she held a silver brooch made of two snakes intertwined, and in the other, she held a dark golden coin.

Seeing the latter, Franca was suddenly spirited.

She used invisible spider silk to pull the coin in front of her.

One side of the gold coin was quite simple, the raised lines formed a chariot, and there was the number "2" on the chariot. The other side had a quite complex pattern:

The main body was a crown with a drooping cloak. To the left of the crown was a simplified drawing of layered doors, and to the right was a clock face with only one hand. Each grid of the clock face was of different sizes, with light and dark alternating.

On the layer below parallel to the crown, there were vertical pupils composed of small patterns, five fingers of different lengths, and a door separated by a vertical long sword.

Tudor gold coin... Franca's pupils dilated slightly, recognizing this thing.

This was very similar to the Tudor gold coin they got from the Disease Church, but the denomination was "2."

In terms of patterns and textures, the two gold coins were essentially the same, but the expressions were quite different.

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