Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party in Another World-Chapter 652: Backlash
Chapter 652: Backlash
TL: Rui88
Paul looked at the red-haired lady.
The red-haired lady also noticed that Paul was looking at her and seemed to become even more nervous.
So much so that Paul guessed she was having some kind of acute illness.
“Madam,” Paul approached her and called out softly.
“Ah?” The red-haired lady seemed to have been startled.
Paul asked, “Do you need me to call a doctor for you?”
“Uh… no, no, I’m just… a little nervous seeing the local lord at such a close distance, Count Grayman.”
“Oh, you know me?”
“I was fortunate enough to see you from a distance in Lakeheart Town.”
“It sounds like you’re not a local?”
“Yes, we… are traveling performers.”
Paul smiled and said, “I wish you a pleasant journey in Northwest Bay.”
He looked at the young man who had stopped performing after he approached. “Don’t stop, the children are waiting. I’m also very interested in this.”
The young man was all smiles, without the terrified expression that ordinary people had when seeing a nobleman.
“Count Grayman, I eagerly hope to perform a wonderful magic trick for the greatest lord in the region. But my teacher is also yearning for this honor.”
The flattery was quite embarrassing. Paul asked, “Your teacher? Where is he?”
“He is preparing. Please believe me, his level of magic will leave a lifelong impression on you. You might as well wait a little longer; a good dish needs to be cooked with care.”
“I look forward to it.” After saying that, Paul went to tour the inside of the church.
Mariana sternly warned Nathan and Edward, “Listen, no matter who I attack later, you must cooperate with me. Follow my instructions. What I do and what I ask you to do… is not to be questioned.” řÃNộ𝖇Еᶊ
The two had never been asked this by Mariana before, but seeing her expression, they both nodded uneasily.
……
“Great Lord Grayman, to be able to meet you here is truly the greatest honor of my life!”
In less than ten minutes, Ordennel, who had come out, took the initiative to approach Paul, flattering him with extremely exaggerated words.
Denson followed behind his mentor, but he felt a faint sense of unease.
“Strange, we have prepared so thoroughly, where does this feeling of unease come from? Is it the lord’s attendants?”
He looked at those mortal attendants. With Master Mariana, Nathan, and Edward present, they didn’t seem to pose a threat.
“Uh…”
He also noticed the abnormality of the red-flamed witch. At this moment, a look of indecision was appearing on the lady’s face.
Could the sense of unease come from her? Denson pondered, hoping that nothing would go wrong.
In his mentor’s plan, his role was to be a “diverter.”
Contrary to his appearance, Denson’s mentor, Ordennel, was actually a rather cautious person.
A noble lord holding great power naturally had more things in his head than an ordinary person.
Ordennel was worried that after the spell was cast, his soul would not be able to withstand the impact of the massive stream of information in the count’s mind. So he arranged for his student to “divert” a part of it, to bear some of the load.
At the same time, it was also to avoid missing any important information.
Count Grayman had stood still, quietly waiting for Ordennel’s performance, his attendants clustered around him.
Denson secretly lamented that most of them might die in this church.
Ordennel began his performance. He was fiddling with a piece of silk cloth in his hand, just like the props of other magicians. Of course, this was just Ordennel’s smokescreen, used to cover the movements of casting a spell.
Denson silently cooperated with his mentor from not far away.
Nathan’s hands were crossed in his sleeves. He had already prepared a spell, just waiting for his mother to indicate the target.
It was just that he had only just noticed the hesitation and unease on his mother’s face. She seemed to be engaged in a fierce mental struggle, which made a trace of worry rise in Nathan’s heart. He had never seen his mother like this.
Suddenly, a determined expression appeared on Mariana’s face, and she slowly raised her arm.
Was she about to attack?
Seeing this, Nathan also gathered his strength.
However, the situation that followed took him completely by surprise.
His mother actually pointed her hand at Ordennel.
What on earth was going on? Nathan’s mind went blank.
Ordennel finished his final movement and threw the silk cloth in his hand upwards.
Just as Paul thought a rabbit or something else would appear out of thin air, he suddenly felt himself enter a very strange state.
His brain hurt violently, so much so that he felt dizzy, but it lasted for a very short time and soon subsided.
Paul’s body swayed, and then he stood firm.
“Count, are you feeling unwell?”
The attendant Eglam asked with concern.
“Uh, it’s nothing, maybe I haven’t slept enough these few days and have a bit of a headache.”
Paul rubbed his temples hard.
But there was one thing he didn’t tell Eglam. Just in that instant, countless memory fragments had suddenly surged in his mind, from his past life and this life. It was really strange.
Eglam frowned, “Perhaps you should return to Lakeheart Town to rest immediately.”
“Oh, please, my dear Eglam, at least let me watch this magic show.”
After Paul complained, he looked expectantly at the performing magician.
“Sir, you are…”
The scene before him puzzled Paul. He saw the magician staring at him with wide, round eyes, his whole body rigid and motionless.
“Uh… is this also part of the magic trick?”
Paul was perplexed.
With a thud, the magician fell to the ground under his gaze.
Before Paul could react, he heard another thud. The magician’s assistant, who was standing not far away, also fell to the ground.
Alright, this didn’t look like a magic performance.
“Quick, save them!” Paul shouted.
Not far away, Mariana, Denson, and Edward watched the scene before them, dumbfounded.
Denson and Edward were perplexed.
Mariana was even more bewildered. This shouldn’t be happening. She hadn’t even made a move yet, so why had Ordennel and Denson collapsed?
Eglam stopped the lord’s intention to personally rescue them. The other four attendants hurried forward and helped the two magicians lying on the ground.
Both had their eyes rolled back and were foaming at the mouth.
“My lord, their breathing is still normal, but their heartbeats are a bit fast,” the attendants ed.
“Oh, may the Heavenly Father bless these two poor souls. We must find a doctor for them quickly.”
Father Hershey said sadly. The two magicians had brought countless laughs and joys to the children these past two days.
Paul immediately ordered, “Use my horse, take them to…”
“Count Grayman.”
Mariana came to her senses from the shock, although she still didn’t know what had happened.
She showed a smile that made Paul feel warm.
“There’s no need to trouble you. We will take care of our companions ourselves. This is an old ailment of theirs, please don’t worry.”
Chapter 652: Backlash
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