In reality, Aiven and the butler merely blinked, and then saw Dunn leading Leonard out of the reception room.
After Butler Buck left the reception room to continue urging the servants to clean the house, Aiven stood in front of the reception room's huge French windows, still in his pajamas, watching Dunn and Leonard being led away by the servants.
At this moment, a slender, fair hand rested on his shoulder, and a seductive, lazy voice simultaneously asked:
"What are you thinking about? Don't worry, with the ring I gave you, the Nighthawks won't find anything wrong with you."
As she spoke, she pulled Aiven around, wrapping her arms around his neck.
Aiven gently broke free from the beautiful, unclad woman in his arms, turned to sit on the sofa, covered his face with his hands, and sighed deeply.
The woman didn't mind, walking to the full-length mirror in the corner, posing with her body, and simultaneously showing Aiven her smooth back, letting the entire room be filled with a seductive aura.
"I know you're very unhappy, but I have already promised on Mother's behalf that as long as you complete the mission, you will definitely have the opportunity to become a man again in the future.
After all, the Demoness of our Theosophy Order are not like that group of perverts who are dedicated to making men suffer the same pain as them.
Besides, you won't immediately turn into a woman; that will only happen at least when you advance to Sequence 7.
During this time, to compensate you, I've been with you, letting you enjoy yourself to the fullest!"
The woman's charm, however, did not attract the gaze of the man behind her.
Aiven, in his bathrobe, raised his head, looking at the woman who was not at all shy, staring at her exquisite face in the mirror, and still said resentfully:
"You never gave me a choice. You also said that your organization clearly has other Sequence 9 potions, but you didn't ask for my opinion. You just coaxed me into drinking the 'Assassin' potion, which sounded powerful, but you didn't tell me that the Sequence 7 potion is 'Witch,' and it would turn a man into a woman. You never considered my feelings!"
The woman looked at the young man in the mirror, who was still furious despite several days having passed, and couldn't help but feel a headache. She could only turn around and lean close to Aiven, wrapping her arms around his neck, and gently kissing his lips with her moist lips, softly saying:
"Aiven, I know how you feel, and I understand your mood. We were forced into this.
The movements of our mortal enemy, the Demoness Sect, in Backlund are unclear, and they may be brewing a great conspiracy, but we know nothing about the inside story.
All the Demoness of our Theosophy Order advance as 'female bodies,' making it difficult to infiltrate them, so we carefully selected and finally chose you.
Do you know what our selection range is? It's choosing from the beloved of all Demoness, and you are my beloved.
My dear, this is also an opportunity for you. Haven't you always longed to become a Beyonder?
Mother has promised that as long as you can find out what conspiracy the Demoness Sect has in Backlund, she will definitely help you restore your male body.
You must know that restoring a male body is only possible by becoming a high-Sequence powerhouse, plus the Role-Playing Method I taught you can help you advance quickly. This is also a heaven-sent opportunity for you!"
Aiven. Horn listened to these words, looking at the woman who was still tightly holding his neck, with a sincere and seemingly pitiful expression. He finally let go of his anger, nodded, and said with difficulty:
"Helen, I can help you gather information. I'm doing all this for you, and I also hope your Mother will keep her word, otherwise, I will fight to the death!"
Helen was naturally delighted to hear Aiven say this, and immediately offered her kiss, lips intertwined, until Aiven was almost out of breath.
And a Demoness's kiss is always so alluring; Aiven's body gradually responded. Helen merely smiled faintly when she noticed, then became even more proactive in entangling herself with Aiven.
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"Your brother's reply should be arriving in Tingen soon, and I should also go to Backlund to make some preparations in advance. The Golden Gaze will still be used by you, after all, it's very beneficial for hiding your identity and avoiding the detection of other Beyonder. So, we'll meet in Backlund, my little lover!"
A long time later, Helen, her face flushed, put on her clothes, and then kissed Aiven, who also had a face full of sweat, teasingly. Then, with a turn of her body, she disappeared from the room, clearly having left.
Looking at the empty reception room, the young Aiven remained calm. After a long time, he slowly rotated the yellow gemstone ring on his left finger, revealing a wicked smile, and softly chuckled:
"The Great Emperor truly didn't deceive me, the taste of a Demoness is really good!"
Aiven got off the sofa, put on his slightly marked pajamas, and walked to the huge French windows, watching the busy gardeners and the servants coming and going outside, contemplating the events of the past week.
At this moment, Aiven was no longer the original Aiven, but a transmigrator from Earth. His parents had died in a car accident, and he was raised by his maternal grandmother. Thanks to the compensation money and his grandmother's pension, his life wasn't too difficult. After graduating from university, his grandmother passed away from illness, leaving him alone, officially becoming a transmigrator candidate (alone).
On February 24, 2023, he lay on a hospital bed, wearing a ventilator, holding an ordinary Xiaomi phone, and with regret, re-finished watching the finale of Lord of the Mysteries and the preview interface of Lord of the Mysteries 2, finally closing his eyes unwillingly.
But unexpectedly, when he closed and opened his eyes, he found himself transmigrated, into a young man who had hung himself in the middle of his bedroom, and who was as handsome as himself.
It didn't take long for Aiven to understand his situation.
The good news was that he had transmigrated; the bad news was that he had transmigrated into the world of Lord of the Mysteries.
Even as a die-hard fan of Lord of the Mysteries, Aiven simply couldn't accept the fact of transmigrating into the world of Lord of the Mysteries. If he had a choice, he would rather die than come here.
Because the integration of the original body's memories was quite good and complete, it took Aiven a whole night to get rid of the headache from memory integration.
After accepting the memories of this body and completing the memory integration, Aiven found that he no longer had a complete memory of Lord of the Mysteries; instead, there was only a materialized illusory book of Lord of the Mysteries in his mind.
The materialized Lord of the Mysteries in his mind could even be flipped through like a real book, but unfortunately, he could only read up to the volume where the novel's protagonist, Klein, successfully avenged Ince Zangwill, which matched Aiven's current retained memories.
The only use Aiven had discovered so far was that it allowed him to more accurately check details in Lord of the Mysteries.
However, even the retained memories of Lord of the Mysteries were somewhat incomplete.
That is, the last part of the last chapter of the unlocked fourth volume of Lord of the Mysteries, what the novel's protagonist Klein finally saw, was a blur, leaving Aiven confused and itching with curiosity.
Aiven never thought that in his previous life, he suffered the pain of chasing Lord of the Mysteries and the unwillingness of not being able to see Lord of the Mysteries 2, and in this life, he would have to go through it all again.
After integrating his memories, Aiven's first reaction was to quickly find a calendar in the bedroom to see which time period he had transmigrated to.
Upon confirming that he had transmigrated on the same day as Klein, Aiven couldn't help but feel excited. He quickly opened the materialized Lord of the Mysteries book in his mind, and referring to Klein's preparations, he wondered if he could gain recognition from the gray fog above the Spirit World.
With the help of Mr. Buck, the butler of this house, Aiven prepared the food needed for the ritual.
But just as Aiven uttered the first phrase, 'Blessed Xuanhuang Immortal Venerable,' a gray fog appeared before his eyes, and at the same time, he felt an immense threat and deep fear.
This was an instinctual alertness and fear, as if a creature had encountered its natural predator. Facing the vaguely perceived gray fog, Aiven felt that if he uttered the complete honorific name, he would be directly swallowed by the gray fog, leaving no trace of his death.
In shock, Aiven waved his hand, directly knocking over the ritual food, brutally interrupting the ceremony, and severing his connection with the gray fog.
When the butler, who had been worried about Aiven and secretly guarding outside the door, heard the commotion and rushed in, he saw Aiven's clothes soaked with sweat, his eyes filled with the relief of having escaped a disaster.
Aiven was utterly baffled by this situation and could only reluctantly guess that it was because the greatest cheat in Lord of the Mysteries could only be inherited by Klein, or rather, Klein had already gained the recognition of the gray fog.
So Aiven decided that five days later, after Klein consumed the potion, he would see if he could try again to join the mysterious online dating and shopping platform—the Tarot Club.
Since he couldn't get the protagonist's cheat, Aiven also hoped to join the platform built by the protagonist.
After temporarily giving up on entering the gray fog, Aiven then focused his attention on why the original body had died, because Aiven discovered upon transmigrating that he was hanging from the bedroom ceiling, and there were no scratch marks on his thighs, which are common for suicide by hanging. This was clearly abnormal.
If Aiven hadn't struggled non-stop after transmigrating, causing his shoes to fly onto the French windows and making a loud noise that brought the servants rushing in, Aiven would have died just like the original body the moment he transmigrated.
This was also why Butler Buck was uneasy and guarded outside the door when Aiven was performing the ritual, as Aiven already had a history of suicide.
Aiven only realized after clarifying the original body's memories that he was actually also a victim of the antigonus notebook.
The original body was cheerful but revered mysticism, actively participating in various mystic exchange meetings. Most of the time, he encountered fraud groups and was often badly deceived, consuming many unmentionable substances, yet he still enjoyed it immensely.
However, attending many gatherings often led to encountering genuine ones.
Because the original body's background and appearance perfectly matched the corporate culture of the Aurora Order, the first one to approach him was an Aurora Order member—Hai Na Sen. Fan Sen Te.
The two met in a class on divination. After Aiven showed his enthusiasm for mysticism, Hai Na Sen. Fan Sen Te actively contacted the original body and demonstrated some miraculous divination abilities, which aroused the original body's admiration and great interest.
It was at Hai Na Sen. Fan Sen Te's home that the original body accidentally discovered the antigonus family notebook and opened it. Although the time spent reading it was not long, and the content interpreted was not much, the original body foolishly performed a ritual according to the instructions.
Although no problems occurred at that time, from the time of his transmigration, Aiven basically judged that the original body's suicide was related to the antigonus family notebook's murder and silencing, which was similar to Klein's experience.
Thinking of this, Aiven couldn't help but rub his furrowed brows.
Hai Na Sen. Fan Sen Te's matter was only the smallest trouble the original body had provoked for Aiven.
The original body not only met Hai Na Sen. Fan Sen Te at a divination exchange meeting, but he also met the Demoness he had just had a passionate encounter with—'Demoness' Helen—at other mysticism exchange meetings.