Mystery: But the Witch's Path

Chapter 8 Count Altair

Looking at the magic mirror that had been abruptly "hung up," Lucius sensed that the king had been acting strangely and had no choice but to give up trying to probe further.

However, it can be concluded that the royal family's scheme against him was at least not afraid of letting Uncle Rafe know about it.

As for Lucius now only being able to write his future name, since he was terrible at naming things in his previous life, he can only use the existing name: "Altaire Sheffield!"

Once the identities were finalized, Hahn was instructed to place them directly at the manor gate, while Lucius returned to his room to wait for Uncle Rafe.

It must be incredibly boring. Why didn't Russell skip the internal combustion engine, replace it with electricity, and invent some form of entertainment, like a video game console? If he had a game console, he'd at least have something to do at night...

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When Rafe Strauss climbed through the window alone and entered Lucius's room, he found his nephew's grandnephew fast asleep.

After gently waking Lucius, he began preparing to activate the "Sealed Artifact" to complete the "Memory Modification".

When Lucius fully regained consciousness, he saw the golden pocket watch in Uncle Rafe's hand and immediately asked, "Is this the 'Sealed Artifact'?"

Rafe Strauss explained while using the pocket watch to trigger it spiritually,

"That's right, this is a Level 2 'Sealed Item,' 2-14 'Hypnotic Pocket Watch.'"

"The ability is to alter others' memories and cognition without their awareness, but the power of the ability will be affected by changes in their strength."

"For example, it can change an ordinary person to believe that ordinary water is 'poisonous' and subconsciously prevent them from drinking water until they die of thirst. As the sequence increases, it becomes basically ineffective up to sequence six."

"The side effect is that a certain emotion of the user will be extremely amplified in a short period of time, such as greed, lust, anger, jealousy, etc."

Hearing Uncle Rafe's introduction, Lucius became even more certain that this "sealed artifact" should be a Sequence 6 Hypnotist artifact created through the "Audience" pathway.

After the pocket watch gleamed, Uncle Rafe said directly, "Lucius, I have imbued the 'Sealed Object' with spirituality. Now tell me the name, identity, and so on that you have in mind."

Then Lucius saw his Uncle Rafe saying to his pocket watch, "From tomorrow onwards, my name will be 'Altaire Sheffield,' the only 'daughter' of my father, 'Reinhard Sheffield.' And 'Lucius Sheffield' is my alias..."

After completing this, he moved freely in his own home, opening each room one by one and using the 'sealed item' on the servants inside.

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After everything was done, Uncle Rafe also remarked that "Altaire Sheffield" was a nice name. "Looks like I've gained another grandniece in my old age. I never thought my long-held wish to raise a granddaughter would actually come true with you."

Hearing his uncle's teasing, he couldn't retort, after all, it was his own choice. Helplessly, he asked, "Uncle, are you alright?"

Rafe was also instinctively surprised when he heard this.

"I mean, did the 'sealing artifact' have any effect on you after you just used it?" Rafe Strauss, upon hearing this, realized his own emotional lapse. He should be aware of the 'sealing artifact's' side effects, so he replied, "Of course it had an effect, but if Princess Altair gave me a hug right now, I would recover immediately."

Lucius's face darkened upon hearing this, and he no longer wanted to pay attention to his unreliable uncle.

Seeing Lucius's expression, Rafe guiltily touched his beard to indicate that he was fine. "The effect of that 'sealed artifact' is calculated according to strength. This time it didn't have a big impact on me, but I will still do some outrageous things in the near future."

"Alright, since it's so late, I'll head back now, Uncle. I'll come back tomorrow morning." Lucius followed his uncle as he prepared to leave the villa. He only turned back after his uncle said he would leave him there, but out of politeness, he watched him until he was out of sight.

On the way back, I saw the moon for the first time in this world—a red moon. Thinking of the little rap on the moon, I instinctively shivered, and without looking back, I quickened my pace home.

As soon as she entered, she saw Hahn, who immediately asked, "Miss Altair, why are you still up so late? Is something the matter?"

Seeing Hahn's appearance, Lucius felt guilty but said it was alright: "Butler Hahn, I just checked in the garden to see if there were any stars today. Aren't you resting? It's already so late."

Upon hearing Lucius's explanation, Hahn touched the back of his head and said, "I must have forgotten something. I remember getting up once just now, but I don't know why I fell asleep again. Also, the back of my head is throbbing intermittently."

Altair said guiltily, "I guess I'm just tired these past few days. Hahn, you should get some rest. We can't do without you at home these next few days."

Goodnight, Hahn.

Goodnight, Miss Altair

Hahn, who was just about to go back to sleep, saw his mistress Altair's attire and forgot all about going to bed. He began to advise her, "Miss, as a lady, you can't always wear men's formal attire. If you really don't like dresses, you can try other women's clothing..."

Hearing Hahn's words, Lucius, who was going upstairs, almost slipped and tumbled down the stairs, but he had done it himself! He had to let it go!

He could only say without changing his expression, "I understand, Butler Hahn, but as you know, I don't have any other types of clothes."

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The next morning, Lucius was woken up again. This was the third time since he transmigrated. He had been forced to turn on his computer three times while sleeping!

This time, there wasn't anything that required me to get up early to handle. Instead, Uncle Rafe arrived early and I had to greet him. He also prepared an outfit for me for today—a unisex style.

This behavior puzzled Lucius. What exactly was his uncle trying to do? Did the use of the "sealing artifact" yesterday have a great impact on him?

After the meal, Lucius was forced to wear the clothes his Uncle Ralph had brought: a fitted, ruffled shirt, black suit trousers, a vest, and a jacket.

According to Rafe Strauss, the outfit is appropriate; it's neither women's clothing nor does it reveal one's true identity.

Guests began arriving around 9 a.m., and the memorial service officially began at 10 a.m.

One after another, Rafe's uncle, Colonel Rael Duarte, and others took the stage to express their deep sorrow at the unfortunate passing of old Sheffield, followed by some friends and comrades-in-arms.

After expressing his gratitude for everyone's presence, and after a member of the royal family announced his investiture as an earl, the memorial service came to a close. He then accompanied his uncle, Mr. Rafe, to see the guests off.

After the outsiders left, only our own people remained. Now, everyone in the Sheffield family's living room is a true "family member."

Introduced one by one by Uncle Rafe, these were the Sheffield family's valuable connections, people more valuable than gold pounds.

When asked why he was made an earl, he said that his family had been accumulating military achievements and this time the title of knighthood was used. The old men were puzzled by this, but they understood why the title of Sheffield had not changed for so many years.

After getting to know each other, they mentioned that they hadn't prepared any gifts for the meeting, but the housekeeper would bring them over later.

After having a simple lunch together, we saw off these elders.