Mystery: The Stars Returner

In the study, the two Beyonders from the Loen royal family who had been guarding Govington II suddenly caught a glimpse of King Govington II, who had originally wanted to take a short rest, and seemed to be sleeping soundly.

When it was approaching twelve o'clock, a minister came outside the study and wanted to remind Govington II to go to the high platform to make the final closing speech for tonight's New Year's banquet.

Seeing that the time was approaching twelve o'clock, he could only speak and softly call out to Govington II, who was lying on the sofa and seemed to be asleep.

But there was no response, as if he had fallen asleep completely.

At this time, the two Beyonders guarding Govington II sensed something was wrong. They stepped forward, reached out and patted Govington II on the shoulder, and whispered: "His Majesty the King, His Majesty the King..."

But such actions still couldn't wake up Govington II. They looked at each other in confusion, thinking about whether to use more drastic means to wake up the sleeping king.

At this time, they smelled a faint smell of blood. The source of the blood smell was the King of Loen Kingdom and the conqueror of the Feysac Empire, Govington II, who was sleeping on the sofa in front of them.

They hurriedly stepped forward and shook Govington II's shoulders. After a little force, Govington II's head fell vertically to the ground. It rolled several times, and finally his facial features were engraved with fear and resentment. Appear in everyone's sight.

From the severed head, blood spurted out like a column, staining the brown leather sofa and the people around him who were unable to dodge.

The king of the Loen Kingdom and the conqueror of the Feysac Empire, Govington II, died in the study under tight defense, just at the beginning of the new year.

Complex emotions such as panic, fear, disbelief, etc. began to spread, with this small study as the center, and gradually began to spread outwards.

Soon, several powerful members of the Loen royal family arrived here, as did the senior officials of the Three Gods Church who attended the New Year's dinner.

They were all extremely shocked by the scene in front of them. They did not notice anyone sneaking in, nor did they hear a cry for help from Govington II. Even the two extraordinary people who were protecting him did not notice anything strange at all. .

But the death of Govington II is a real fact.

"The king should have died in the dream. A powerful extraordinary person assassinated the king in the dream. The injuries were reflected from the dream to reality, which is why the scene we see now appeared."

An elderly bishop of the Night Goddess gave his own guess.

But after saying that, he himself doubted the feasibility of this guess.

It is indeed possible to kill people through dreams, but how did the murderer get close to Govington II?

If the distance between the two is too far, it is basically impossible to kill someone through dreams.

Not to mention how such extraordinary power fluctuations were concealed from all the extraordinary people living in the place?

There are seven or eight demigods attending the New Year's dinner tonight alone, and there is even a Sequence 2 earthly angel from the Loen royal family here.

Members of the Loen royal family who knew the inside story knew that their ancestor William I had also been keeping an eye on Govington II to prevent him from dying inexplicably.

But even under such heavy defense, Govington II still died in such a bizarre way.

Moreover, the assassin deliberately chose this time to assassinate. The new year would begin with the death of Govington II.

"Aren't the eyes of the gods also looking at Backlund? Didn't they discover anything?"

Some people are angry and angry, as if they are mad and complaining about the inaction of the gods.

In this regard, the senior leaders of the Three Gods Church remained silent and did not give any explanation. They just sneered with disdain in their hearts.

It's just a king who has just succeeded to the throne for less than a year. Does he really think he is worthy of the attention of the gods?

The change of a country is nothing but a trivial matter to the gods, let alone the death of one of the kings.

Although the members of the Loen royal family were very angry, they did not dare to say too harsh words. If the people of the Three Gods Church accused them of blasphemy, they would basically go down to accompany Govington II.

"Send someone to invite the ancestors!"

Prince Grove Augustus secretly sent people to meet his ancestor William I, hoping to get the truth about the death of Govington II tonight from him.

He believed that it was absolutely impossible for the ancestors to be unaware of what happened tonight.

In the back garden of the New Year's banquet, Earl Hall, who was walking alone, heard a noise and panic coming from the newly built palace.

He just stared quietly for a few seconds and then looked away.

If it were in the past, if something happened, he would definitely rush to the front.

Now, under the pressure of the new king Govington II, he is basically far away from the political center of the Loen Kingdom. If it weren't for his numerous investment projects and the large amount of money he controlled, the Hall family would have been ruined long ago.

After a period of understanding and investigation, he also knew the reason why the new king suppressed him in this way.

In addition to the fact that he was a favorite of George III, there were also reasons for his daughter Audrey, and Hastur.

Govington II heard rumors somewhere that Audrey and Hastur would unsettle the entire Kingdom of Loen in the future and pull the Augustus family from the throne of kingship.

In order to protect his daughter, he specially sent Audrey to South Wales and asked Hasta to take care of her on his behalf.

Even for the New Year today, he didn't let Audrey come back, but let her stay in South Wales.

"It seems that we have to find a time to arrange the marriage between Audrey and Hasta, so that I don't have to worry too much."

Earl Hall made a decision in his mind and walked for a while before heading towards the noisy area of ​​the new palace.

Before he reached the second floor, he heard the news that Govington II was assassinated by an assassin tonight.

This frightened him and he hurriedly asked other nearby nobles whether this matter was true or false.

When it was confirmed that Govington II was indeed dead, Earl Hall's heart beat suddenly. Could this incident be related to Hastur?

Govington II is so obsessed with prophecies, and Hastur is the key to the prophecy. Now that Govington II is dead and Hastur is still alive and well, it is difficult for people not to doubt whether there is something between them. What kind of connection.

If this is the case, then the deaths of the first three Archduke of Southwell might have been caused by Hastur?

Earl Hall thought this, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became.

He firmly believed in Hastur's character, but Hastur like this was too unfamiliar.

Soon, members of the Loen royal family began to evacuate the nobles attending the New Year's banquet tonight, and asked them not to spread chaos when they returned, but to stay at home and wait for the results of the investigation.

Earl Hall quickly left here and returned to his home. Then he came to the study, closed the door, and began to write a letter to be sent to South Wales.

Before his letter was written, a butler knocked on the door and said that Archbishop Anthony of the Church of the Night Goddess was visiting.

Earl Hall put the letter away before walking out of the study and heading to the lobby on the first floor to meet with Archbishop Anthony, the head of the Backlund District of the Night Goddess Church.

"Happy New Year, Earl Hall."

Archbishop Anthony seemed to be in a good mood, and Earl Hall could only respond politely.

After Archbishop Anthony took a sip of the Marquis black tea, he faced the curling tea smoke and said, "I came here tonight just to ask Earl Hall to give me a message."

"What words? To whom?" Earl Hall looked curious.

"What happened in Backlund tonight is over." Archbishop Anthony said solemnly, and then said with a smile: "As for who to bring, I believe Earl Hall should know it in his heart."

"..." Earl Hall remained silent. If he had just speculated that Hastur was related to what happened tonight, now he is convinced.

Hastur actually chose New Year's Eve to send people to assassinate the King of Loen Kingdom, and even attracted the attention of the gods.

Has he grown to this point in the mysterious world?

Even the gods paid special attention to him.

"The most important thing for the Loen Kingdom now is to conquer the Feysac Empire. Other matters can be solved after this matter is completed."

Earl Hall frowned slightly and asked, "What else?"

Archbishop Anthony didn't say much, just smiled meaningfully, stood up and left.

After sending Archbishop Anthony away, Earl Hall went to his study, burned the letter he had originally written, sat at his desk, thought for a while, and then started writing another letter.

……

Fireworks are going up again to celebrate the New Year in Port Puning, South Wales.

It feels like celebrating the New Year only when it's twelve o'clock.

Hasta, who had already fallen asleep, got up again and went to the outdoor balcony, looking at the bright fireworks in the sky and squinting his eyes slightly.

Not long after, Sharon also came here. She just stared at Hastur quietly, as if she wanted to see clearly what was thinking in his heart.

"The new year is here again, and I haven't given you a New Year gift yet." Hastur chuckled and said, "Is there anything you want?"

"No."

"Really not?"

Sharon retracted her gaze from Hastur and turned to look at the starry sky that was far brighter than usual.

"Sharon, should you give me a New Year's gift too?"

"Not prepared."

“The New Year’s gift I want doesn’t require preparation in advance.”

Hastur stood up, walked to Sharon, and looked at her with a slight smile.