Mystery: The Stars Returner

I actually went to knock on Audrey’s room window in the middle of the night...

He kept knocking for a long time, alarming both Audrey and Susie...

In the early morning, not long after Hastur woke up, he recalled the ridiculous things that happened last night and couldn't help but lower his head and cover his face.

Fortunately, when Audrey opened the window, he regained his senses and quickly slipped away, without letting Audrey see who was doing nothing in the middle of the night and went to her house to knock on the window.

If Audrey really saw her face, she would definitely die on the spot.

"Forget it, I won't visit Audrey today, in case Susie recognizes her."

Susie…

Hastur thought of the key point, got up in a hurry, went to the bathroom to take a bath, and added a lot of extra fragrance.

Susie's dog nose is so bad, he must wash off the smell of last night while he is conscious now.

After soaking for more than half an hour, Hasta washed himself again before coming out of the bathroom.

The maids waiting outside the door had a curious expression on their faces, and Hastur passed by them as if they didn't see anything.

He did not go downstairs for breakfast immediately. Instead, he went to the study room first, took out a pen and paper, and listed some notes on the paper.

After what happened last night, Hastur had a general understanding of his current situation.

Since I have just taken the magic potion, I will be in a state of disorder and chaos in a short period of time, and it is easy to engage in a series of confusing behaviors that are different from the past.

When you fall into a state of chaos, your rationality will be blocked, and you will not feel anything wrong. Only when you regain your consciousness will you regret that you have done such a shameful thing.

Take the act of knocking on the window last night as an example. At the moment when he regained his senses, Hasta was shocked to realize that he appeared outside Audrey's window, and then he recalled the cause and effect.

A bit like hindsight.

If he wants to overcome this situation, he can use the power of the Palace of Stars to suppress it when the chaos is about to be eroded.

But you can also choose to let it go. After all, this is only a short-term negative impact. It will be completely back to normal in about ten days and a half.

It's like a spring. The more you squeeze it, the more amazing power it will burst out, so you need to let it relax occasionally.

Hastur took advantage of his rationality to think these things through quickly.

In order to avoid irreparable behavior during this period of chaos, Hastur implanted the forbidden matters deep in his heart in the form of psychological suggestions.

But after all, he is not an extraordinary person in the audience channel, and simple psychological suggestions may not be able to serve as a reminder.

"Are you asking Audrey for help?"

Hastur was lost in thought. With Audrey's intelligence, she would definitely guess the culprit who knocked on the window last night.

Why don't you try Susie?

"It seems a bit unreliable."

Hastur stayed in the study for half an hour before going downstairs to enjoy breakfast.

I glanced at the time, it was past eight o'clock.

In order not to behave too strangely, Hastur went upstairs and locked himself in the study.

He prepared to spend half of the morning in the study.

As time passed, the feeling of chaos did not come, which made Hasta feel a little guilty. He could only pray that no one would visit him in the morning.

At about half past nine, Butler Neil knocked on the study door.

"Your Majesty, Miss Audrey came to visit and is now in the living room downstairs."

"I'll go down right now. You have someone prepare some refreshments and deliver them to the study later."

After Butler Neil left, Hastur opened the door and came out. After taking a few deep breaths, he cheered up and went downstairs pretending that nothing happened.

Audrey smiled and said: "Mr. Hastur, I take the liberty of interrupting."

"I welcome the arrival of Miss Audrey at any time." Hastur said, then looked at Susie who was following Audrey, and also said hello to her, and Susie responded with a bark.

After a brief chat, Hastur invited Audrey to the study room on the second floor to chat.

Susie also followed. When she was going up the stairs, Susie suddenly came to Hastur's trousers, her nose was slightly twitching, and she sniffed carefully several times.

Hasta was calm on the surface, but he was a little panicked in his heart. Could it be that Susie's nose was really able to smell that the person who knocked on the window to visit last night was her?

Fortunately, Susie didn't notice anything and returned to Audrey.

When I arrived at the study, the door was closed.

Audrey, who was sitting on the sofa, said mysteriously: "Mr. Hastur, I seemed to have met a batman last night!"

She described what she saw and heard last night in detail using her imagination.

Batman?

Miss Audrey, you are very good at making associations. You have already guessed the head of a fictional creature like the Batman that lives in horror novels.

Hastur maintained a decent smile on his face, "I haven't encountered bats yet. Maybe there will be traces of their activities in the southern continent."

Audrey let out a light sigh, her eyes widened slightly and said, "Mr. Hastur, is there really such a creature as the Bat-man?"

Hastur chuckled and said: "The so-called bat-men may just be giant bats with an exaggerated appearance. Under dim lighting conditions at night, people can easily misunderstand them and make excessive associations with them."

Audrey thought seriously for a while, frowned and said, "I also think that figure doesn't look like a bat-man, but more like a human being."

Hasta's heart skipped a beat, and he slightly looked away from Audrey, and then met Susie's faint gaze that seemed to see through everything.

"If it was really a bat-man, when it was frightened, it would flap its wings and fly into the sky. How could it fall to the ground like a human and run into the night again?"

Audrey analyzed it carefully, and then lowered her voice and asked, "Could someone sneak into my house in the middle of the night and spy on me?"

"Can there be such a boring person?" Hastur remained calm.

Audrey thought seriously for a moment, and felt that there could not be such a boring person. Maybe the figure last night was just some kind of strange creature living deep in the dense forest, and it happened to run near her home last night.

After suppressing the matter, Audrey asked about Hastur's life experience in South Wales.

Hasta breathed a sigh of relief and began to seriously share with Audrey what he had seen and heard in South Wales.

He deliberately explained everything clearly, and after finishing talking about this topic, it was time for Miss Audrey to go back.

"Is my second brother okay?"

"Your Excellency Alfred, he likes living in South Wales very much. He also said that the climate here is far more pleasant than the southern continent." Hasta then told Audrey some things about Alfred's career. .

Audrey listened carefully with a sweet smile on her face. She was just worried that her second brother was unwilling to come back to Backlund because he was angry with his elder brother.

If she could find a suitable road for him in South Wales, she would be relieved.

After talking about these things, Audrey will lead to Russell's diary. Although she has been acquiring Russell's diary recently, the acquisition speed is getting slower and slower.

Just as Hastur was about to answer, confusion suddenly appeared in his mind and began to erode his clear mind.

He was stunned for several seconds, and after Audrey's soft call, he subconsciously replied: "Russell is a person with a particularly chaotic private life. The more you get to know him, the closer your impression of him will be to disillusionment."

Audrey asked curiously: "Is this the latest research result of Mr. Hastur?"

"Haha, before Russell rose to prominence, he always mingled in aristocratic banquets. His private life was extremely corrupt. He accepted all the noble ladies and mature ladies. Oh, by the way, he was also admired and valued by several male aristocrats."

Audrey's cheeks were slightly red and she looked at Hastur with some anger. How could she say these things in front of her face.

But it sounded interesting, and she somehow wanted to hear more, well, just a little.

Susie, who was lying at Audrey's feet, also listened carefully.

"In addition to having a lot to criticize in his private life, he is also not good in other aspects. Standing on the shoulders of giants, he has plagiarized many works that do not belong to him."

"what?"

Audrey exclaimed when she heard this, and even Susie barked.

What new discoveries has Mr. Hastur made in South Wales?

This is obviously a turn from a fan of Emperor Russell to a negative person.

Audrey asked in a low voice: "Mr. Hastur, are you okay?"

Hasta smiled at Audrey, "I'm fine."

With that said, he walked out from behind the desk, sat side by side on the sofa with Audrey, lowered his head, and reached out to touch Susie's head.

"Susie, I will give you some books by Hermes next time. He is a master of mysticism in the spiritual field. He has also studied the spiritual dragon. His books can help you better understand and learn psychology."

"Wang!"

Susie immediately perked up and became very interested in psychology.

Audrey, who was sitting next to Hastur, hesitated to speak. Her cheeks were slightly red. She also wanted to read the works left by the mystical master Hermes.

That was the great figure who created the ancient Hermetic language. It can be said that he was the enlightening light of mankind in the field of mysticism.

But she was embarrassed to admit that she was already on the same level as Susie.

"If there is a chance in the future, let Hermes give you a private lesson." Hastur casually dropped another piece of bombshell news.

"Woof!" Susie looked delighted and her tail kept wagging.

Audrey was stunned and asked in confusion: "Mr. Hastur, Master Hermes is still alive?"

"As a master in the field of mysticism, he is naturally also a powerful extraordinary person. How could he die so easily and just live with a new identity?"

Audrey thought it right, and strong expectations surged in her heart. If such a legendary figure really came to give Susie a private lesson, she would follow him and listen.

Is there any reason to bypass the owner and teach the dog a lesson?

It should be more like having Susie observe her private lessons.

Wait, is Mr. Hastur today a little different from usual?

Audrey blinked, then narrowed her eyes and began to carefully observe Mr. Hastur today.