Mystery: But the Witch's Path

Trafalgar Square is a famous square in Queen Backlund, consisting of seven large shopping malls. The ground floor is mostly filled with various cafes, tea shops, restaurants, fortune tellers, and so on. It seems that fortune telling is popular everywhere.

After getting off the car, Vera pulled her along and said, "Count Altair, I heard there are many high-end perfumes produced in the Republic of Intis here. Can we go take a look? Also, the Bonaparte Restaurant has authentic Intis court cuisine, which is said to have been invented by Emperor Roselle, and also unique fruits from the Southern Continent..."

Seeing her little maid's lively demeanor, Altair felt relieved and said, "Do you have any gold pounds with you? These things aren't cheap."

Upon hearing this, Vera took Altair's hand and said, "Count Altair, you don't want outsiders to know that your maid doesn't pay for her purchases, do you?"

That sentence sent Altair's CPU into overheating. When he finally realized what was happening, he slapped Vera's hand away and demanded, "Who taught you that? You're so young and already learning bad habits!"

Vera, looking aggrieved, said, "Of course it's you, Count Altair! Didn't you say that back then? I remember you said, 'You didn't want to either.'"

"Waaah... Waaah..."

Upon hearing Vera's words, Altair immediately covered her mouth, forcibly interrupting her, and said, "You're the one who doesn't learn good things. Look at Eileen, she never says these things to me."

"Let's go shopping, Eileen, and have some good food. Vera can keep an eye on things."

If Vera continued talking, Altair felt that she might expose all his secrets.

Vera watched the two figures disappear into the distance and hurriedly followed after them.

Perhaps because she was walking too fast and taking large strides, Altair almost tripped and fell because she tripped on the hem of her dress. Fortunately, Eileen saw this and rushed forward to help her up. "Count Altair, the design of this dress restricts you to walking with small steps."

After regaining his balance, Altair patted Eileen's hand, which was supporting him, and said, "I understand."

Vera caught up at that moment and, seeing the two supporting each other, asked, "What happened?"

All she got in return was Altair's eye roll and the reply, "It's nothing, let's go."

Vera scratched her head, wondering what was wrong with her as she watched the two leave.

........

This is at the Bonaparte Restaurant, in private room number five.

"It's delicious, no wonder it was invented by Emperor Roselle."

Altair shook his head helplessly as he watched his little maid sigh.

According to the waiter's explanation, this is a brand new method that Russell Gustav "created" after waking up from a high fever and coma.

Altair, however, was thinking to himself, "Russell is quite impressive. He dared to create a completely new dish so soon after arriving in this world. I certainly wouldn't dare."

Although this isn't a traditional fantasy world with a "possession" trope, it still has its own unique "possession" system.

The techniques I used were advanced, but they were still based on existing methods. I wouldn't dare to copy something as completely unrelated as food.

"Are you full?"

Upon hearing Altair's words, Vera nodded and said, "I'm full, Count Altair."

Looking at this bowl of otherworldly "jajangmyeon" (noodles with soybean paste), Altair immediately got up and prepared to leave. The more he thought about it, the more he missed his home. No wonder "Klein" almost lost control on the spot when he heard that this place was Earth. Homesickness is indeed a painful feeling.

.........

Upon arriving downstairs, Altair went straight into the "House of Divination" to try his hand at divination.

When Altair entered the House of Divination, he immediately noticed that the decorations were no different from those of a normal, ordinary shop. There was a receptionist at the entrance, and inside were several round tables with various crystal balls, star charts, and other divination tools on them.

When the receptionist saw Altair and two maids enter, she clearly knew that a big deal had come, so she quickly put down what she was doing and came over to greet them.

"This lady needs a divination."

Altair, observing through his 'psychic vision,' realized the host clearly lacked the spirituality of an Extraordinary. He inwardly criticized his own actions, thinking, "If every host were an Extraordinary, would you dare enter this shop?"

Altair smiled directly at the receptionist and said, "I need a divination."

Upon hearing Altair's words, the receptionist immediately retrieved a roster from the front desk and began introducing Altair to the shop's "fortune teller," highlighting his exceptional abilities: "Mr. Ethan Gray is currently the most capable person in the shop, while Mr. Zayn Murphy is slightly less capable... I personally recommend Mr. Ethan Gray; he happens to be in the shop today."

After listening to the receptionist's introduction, Altair immediately chose Ethan Gray, who was the most capable.

"Please inform Mr. Ethan Gray for me; I'd like him to do a divination for me."

"Then please follow me, madam. Mr. Ethan Gray is currently inside the Amethyst Divination Room. I will guide you directly inside."

Upon arriving at the divination room, the receptionist inquired, "Madam, what would you like to drink? We have Pro Coffee and Nanshan Black Tea."

Upon hearing this, Altair replied without hesitation, "Black tea is fine, or if you'd like, a cup of sweet iced black tea would be perfect."

I never liked coffee before, and now it's even less likely.

"Mr. Ethan Gray, a lady needs your divination."

As soon as the receptionist finished speaking, a deep voice came from inside the door: "Come in."

The receptionist immediately opened the door and guided Altair inside.

"You two can wait at the door; you don't need to come inside with me."

After saying this, Altair went straight into the divination room and saw a middle-aged man in a black tailcoat, who had a kind face. However, from the audience's perspective, it would be noticeable that this man had obvious dark circles under his eyes, looked unwell, and seemed to be anxious about something.

Please sit down.

Ethan Gray invited Altair to sit down and asked, "Madam... um! Madam, what would you like me to divine for you?"

Altair looked at the person before him and sensed that he seemed to have just learned something. He said directly, "I want to divine the future."

Ethan Gray didn't say much, and directly asked Altair to start choosing divination tools.

"I have a crystal ball, a star chart, a mirror, tarot cards,..."

"Tarot cards."

Upon hearing Altair's words, Ethan Gray did not hesitate. He immediately took out a tarot deck, shuffled it, and placed it in front of him, saying, "Deep in your mind, think about the question you need an answer to. Without thinking, just randomly choose three cards from these decks."

Upon hearing Ethan Gray's words, Altair simply reached out and randomly selected three cards.

"The Fool," "The Queen," "The Wheel of Fortune"

Looking at the three cards Altair had chosen, Ethan Gray immediately began to offer his interpretation.

"The Fool, the starting card in Tarot, generally represents: new beginnings, adventures..."

"The Empress represents motherhood, abundance, and nature..."

"The wheel of fortune is opportunity, the cycle of cause and effect, good luck..."

"Excuse my bluntness, madam, but this may represent a new beginning for you, full of unknowns, yet also preordained."

After finishing his explanation, Ethan Gray looked at the beautiful woman, whose expression wasn't good, and said again, "But tarot cards can also be reversed, which might have other meanings, such as: unrealistic fantasies, excessive dependence in behavior, and repetitive actions..."

Altair recently studied divination and learned the meaning of these cards. He could understand the upright cards, but what about the reversed ones? Was this a reminder to him?

"Mr. Ethan Gray, how much is your fee for a fortune telling?"

Upon hearing Altair's words, Ethan Gray immediately replied, "Three sulphurs will suffice, this... ma'am."

Altair simply pulled a pound out of his wallet, placed it on the table, and got up to leave.