Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 324 - 323: The Three People in the Mansion

Chapter 324: Chapter 323: The Three People in the Mansion

Even the most obtuse person wouldn’t remain clueless in such a situation.

Ronald was certain there were people in the house, for the power of "Fury" clearly sensed three living beings inside, and their mental states were normal.

Ronald furrowed his brows,

"How is this possible..."

It was one thing for their mental states to be calm on a normal day.

But now, he was knocking at their door, and none of them came to open it, nor were there any emotional fluctuations?

Impossible!

Ronald vaguely realized—

This last stop of his today was probably the right place!

Thus, Ronald turned and gestured toward the location of Patricia’s brother, then climbed over the fence of the Klemia family estate and jumped inside.

On the other side, Frederick, who was following Ronald, also witnessed this scene.

"..."

Confronting the distant movements of Ronald.

This young man from the Nicholas family was momentarily stunned.

Ronald had...

Actually noticed him?

Feeling a bit of shame from being seen through, but Frederick was also a swordsman from the Nicholas family.

Realizing the abnormality of Ronald’s behavior and the implications of his actions.

He paused briefly to think, then quickly followed suit into the estate.

Klemia’s home was an ordinary two-story private residence; walking into the living room, one could see the staircase leading to the residential area on the second floor.

However, when Frederick arrived there, his attention was wholly focused on the living room.

The Ronald he had been tracking was now standing by the dining table.

Further in the living room, a servant dressed as a maid was sweeping the floor, broom in hand. Ronald was observing this maid.

—In the living room filled only with the sound of sweeping.

The maid held the broom, sweeping back and forth on the clean floor, then swept the nonexistent trash into the dustpan, before finally tossing it into the trash bin.

The entire process was monotonously repetitive, and the maid was utterly indifferent to the presence of Ronald and Frederick in the living room.

No, perhaps she simply lacked the capacity to care.

In Frederick’s eyes.

The continuous repetitive movements of the maid looked just like a tireless machine in a factory. As long as the boiler was operational, the machine would continue running, regardless of whether the workers were at their posts.

Frederick asked,

"Ronald, what’s going on here?"

"..."

Hearing Frederick’s inquiry, Ronald shook his head regretfully:

"Her will has been erased by some sort of spell."

"Her current actions are all based on instructions previously specified by the spell’s user."

At this point, Ronald paused briefly for a few seconds.

Recalling the materials he had seen in the "Scroll Research Society" and records he could access from the investigation bureau, Ronald continued,

"This situation is probably very difficult to reverse."

Finding such a ’crime scene’, Frederick had no time for further schemes with Ronald.

He stepped forward and knocked out the maid with a precise chop of his hand.

He immediately began to examine the woman in his own way.

—A rather bad state.

—Just as Ronald had described.

Gently placing the maid on a chair to rest, Frederick then turned to look toward Ronald:

"How did you notice something was off with this family?"

Although suspicious, Frederick wasn’t ready to pin the start of this affair on Ronald, so he merely asked.

But looking at the serious expression on the young man’s face,

Ronald understood that the young man was really concerned about what was happening before him.

So, Ronald explained seriously,

"It will be simple to figure out the situation here."

"The reason I came here tonight is because I had business with this family."

Frederick immediately responded,

"How can I believe you..."

Before he could finish, Ronald interrupted the young man,

"I know what you want to ask, and I have no problem telling you the details."

"But looking at the situation here, I think it’s better to notify the Investigation Bureau sooner rather than later."

"..."

Hearing Ronald’s logical reasoning,

Frederick hesitated for a moment but finally nodded,

"You wait here, I know where to find someone."

"Just give me five minutes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Frederick turned and immediately left the living room, clearly leaving the Klimiya family’s mansion.

"..."

Standing in the living room, Ronald quietly watched as the other party turned and left.

Although the young man’s actions were somewhat awkward,

judging from his tone and specific actions when facing the situation, he was definitely a good kid.

So after pondering for a few seconds,

Ronald made his way to the second floor of the Klimiya family’s mansion.

In the living room on this floor, a middle-aged couple, like the maid downstairs, were mechanically repeating their own actions.

This must be Klimiya’s parents.

The outcome was now very clear.

Both parents and the servant had been subjected to a spell that seized their minds, but Klimiya, who also lived here, had vanished without a trace.

Not to mention that just this afternoon, when Ronald rushed to the Lilac Path Garden,

that "Klimiya" had chosen to leave early.

Ronald was now nearly ninety percent certain that Klimiya was the identity Lumiel had chosen to disguise and replace after infiltrating Springs!

And looking at the three people in the mansion,

honestly, Ronald was feeling quite conflicted.

It’s comfortable to use the original text yourself, but if the opposing party is also ’useful’ in this way, then the person with a headache would be Ronald himself.

"Divine Comedy," this classic text, is mainly divided into three parts: the "Hell Chapter" which I possess allows for drawing on the various powers of the nine circles of Hell, and the "Heavenly Chapter" strictly adheres to the structure of the nine spheres of Heaven.

Then the "Purgatory"...

naturally corresponds to the seven deadly sins.

This setting is often seen in various works.

Given the current situation, Lumiel’s used spell has already shown at least two abilities:

— Changing appearance.

— Mind control.

Ronald was unsure about Lumiel’s current mastery of the "Purgatory."

But in the worst-case scenario, that guy still had five powerful spells that had not yet been revealed.

And unlike Ronald, who was happy to be bound by basic moral principles,

that "Lumiel" was someone with a very strong psychological resilience, good at disguising himself, and also capable of killing innocent people without hesitation.

Considering the situation in front of him and thinking about the difficulties to come,

Ronald couldn’t help but shake his head:

"This is really bad..."