Chapter 137: Chapter 137: Hide and Seek with Sharon
Chapter 137: Hide and Seek with Sharon
After returning home, Hastur took a bath and then lay on the bed, entering the Hall of Stars.
His gaze swept over each lit star. The star where the Overstar Sovereign resided was still quiet, showing no signs of what had transpired that night.
The star of the High-Dimensional Overseer had undergone a noticeable change.
The single thread hanging beneath the cocoon of light had now split into two, each connecting to a small point of light.
One of the points displayed a pair of platinum-colored eyeballs, and the newly appeared point revealed a handsome young man with black hair, dressed in a tailcoat formal attire, holding a gold-inlaid cane, the very picture of a gentleman.
The young man held the gold-inlaid cane in his right hand and toyed with a card of blasphemy in his left.
The Temperance card from the Mother Tree of Desire !
Indeed, the Lamp God had given this Temperance card to the High-Dimensional Overseer .
Hastur felt something was amiss and dismissed the idea of drawing closer to clearly see the magic potion formula recorded on the Temperance card.
He was observing the High-Dimensional Overseer , who also knew that he was being watched.
If his act of spying on the Temperance card was discovered, it could expose his true situation.
Better not to engage with him for now. Even if he dealt with this shadow incarnation, the Observer could continue to summon more shadow incarnations through his authority.
As long as the original body remained unharmed, the death of any other shadow incarnations was of no concern to him.
In this regard, the High-Dimensional Overseer differed greatly from the Overstar Sovereign.
The Overstar Sovereign's intervention in the real world was like laying a large golden egg with all his might, while the High-Dimensional Overseer casually laid a clutch of small eggs.
"Power united is gathered; divided, it scatters."
The High-Dimensional Overseer had clearly sacrificed great power through his authority to gain more shadow incarnations.
Hastur sat in the Hall of Stars, staring intently for a while before a smile appeared on his lips.
"Hope Amon encounters the High-Dimensional Overseer 's shadow incarnation soon."
This was not a rule he set, but a small blessing of his own.
It might be useful, or it might not have any effect.
Hastur was just giving it a try; perhaps it would indeed lead Amon to the High-Dimensional Overseer .
Amon enjoyed playing games, the High-Dimensional Overseer liked observing everything, and he himself enjoyed watching the excitement between them.
One blessing, threefold satisfaction.
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During the day, Hastur went to the factory and mentioned to Manager Harley about Audrey's intention to invest.
Manager Harley immediately said it was great news and deserved high praise.
For example, they could pay to advertise in the newspaper: "The product personally invested in and endorsed by the pearl of Beckland!" "Miss Audrey's favorite product!" "The most popular and trendy product, even Miss Audrey says it's good!" Hastur listened quietly, thinking Manager Harley was quite talented. With just a few hints from him, Harley could come up with hot topics like those from the mysterious world's UC headlines.
In this respect, Hastur was very confident in Audrey's ability to influence sales. Not to mention, there were few nobles in the circle who hadn't heard the great name of Audrey Hall.
This was the most shining pearl of Beckland, personally recognized by the king! "No, not only should we not overly praise this, but we must also be careful to protect Miss Audrey's privacy."
Hastur rejected Manager Harley's tempting suggestion.
Using Audrey's reputation to add luster to his own products and using it as a gimmick was something he would not do.
Even if Audrey herself didn't mind, he couldn't do it.
Influence and reputation are intangible yet omnipresent.
Manager Harley felt it was a pity but did not insist on his idea. He knew some of the unspoken rules among the nobility. It was okay to make money quietly, but don't make a big show of telling others you're going to make a fortune.
Moreover, Miss Audrey herself was not short of money, and such behavior could easily displease Count Hall.
Audrey was very efficient in handling matters. In the afternoon, specialized personnel came to discuss the investment details with Manager Harley.
At around six in the evening, Hastur finished dinner early and instructed Butler Neil not to let anyone come to the second floor unless something significant happened.
Around seven, Hastur went to a vacant room at the corner of the second floor.
The room was originally used for storing clothes, but since he didn't have many, it only contained a wardrobe without any clothes inside.
Hastur first closed the door and locked it.
Then he approached the nearly two-meter-tall yellow-brown wardrobe, pulled open its doors, revealing pitch darkness inside.
Hastur turned off all the lights in the room and then returned to the wardrobe, closing its doors.
After doing all this, Hastur closed his eyes to rest for a while, and then his Spirit Body emerged from the top of his head.
The pure Spirit Body, light and airy, was much freer than the solid flesh.
He passed through the tightly closed wardrobe doors and several rooms before arriving at the study he had agreed upon with Sharon.
Hastur floated to the desk, rolled up the War Emblem, and clad his Spirit Body in a layer of thick armor.
In this state, it wasn't considered using the extraordinary power of the War Emblem, so there was no ten-minute usage limit.
"This place forbids the invisibility of resentful Spirit Bodys!"
This rule was specifically aimed at Sharon, preventing her from hiding her figure.
Otherwise, with her resentful Spirit Body sequence's extraordinary ability to penetrate everywhere, Hastur would have no idea when she would arrive in the study.
"This place forbids all clairvoyant prying!"
After setting up two rules, Hastur bestowed a Fate Blessing upon himself to increase his luck.
After all this, Hastur floated into a shadow on the bookshelf to wait.
He waited for the appointed time to see if Sharon could find him.
In short, an extraordinary version of hide and seek.
As eight o'clock approached, Hastur became more serious.
From his position, he could clearly see the time displayed on the study's clock.
Soon, it was eight o'clock.
This was the time he had agreed upon with Sharon.
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, the windows began to make a whistling sound.
The temperature seemed to drop slightly.
Had Sharon arrived? Hastur didn't see Sharon enter from the window.
But he felt as if Sharon had already come to the study.
"Could it be that Sharon directly jumped from somewhere outside the window into the study's mirror?"
The study's mirror was placed opposite the sofa, and he couldn't see it from his position.
"Wait a bit longer, Sharon is always patient, maybe she's waiting for me to come out."
Hastur chose to wait patiently to avoid being discovered by Sharon.
But after half an hour, there was still no movement.
"Did Maric not explain the specifics of this game to Miss Sharon?"
Hastur began to doubt. The hide and seek game with Sharon was facilitated by Maric.
The rule he had discussed with Maric was: he would hide, and Sharon was responsible for finding him.
But judging by the situation, it seemed Sharon was hiding, and he was responsible for seeking?
Surely Maric was up to something, no wonder he was so eager.
Hastur figured out the key point and decided to come out from the shadow of the bookshelf, heading straight to the mirror.
Unfortunately, he didn't see Sharon's figure in the mirror.
With the rules in place, if Sharon was truly hiding in the mirror, he would definitely see her.
Unless Sharon had changed the rules here, but he hadn't noticed anything, Sharon couldn't have done such a thing.
Hastur circled the study and still couldn't find Sharon's shadow.
Had Sharon not come tonight?
With Sharon's character, she wouldn't do something so lacking in punctuality.
Hastur searched patiently again but still couldn't find Sharon's shadow.
Was Sharon not in this study?
"How exactly did Maric describe tonight's game rules to Sharon… He wouldn't have changed it from being limited to this study to the entire building, would he?"
Hastur had an ominous guess.
Originally, he was the one hiding in the shadows, secretly enjoying how Sharon would search for him.
But now, he had become the unfortunate one searching for a ghost.
Just then, rhythmic knocking sounds came from the next room.
Hastur quickly passed through the walls to the source of the sound.
It was a mirror, and written on its smooth surface was: "Keep looking."
Hastur had received letters from Sharon before and recognized the handwriting as hers.
Now, he was certain that Maric had expanded the hide and seek range to the entire building!
Wait a minute, the entire building, his body hidden in the wardrobe.
Hastur guessed where Sharon might be and quickly passed through several walls to the wardrobe where he had hidden.
As his Spirit Body just entered his body, a familiar voice reached his ears.
"Found you."
(End of Chapter)
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