Delia didn't realize anything was wrong and was still comforting her father, "It's okay, I'll just go change my clothes."
Verdu stayed in the classroom for a while longer, waiting for his daughter to return after changing her clothes. He apologized to his daughter and the teacher before leaving the classroom.
After the classroom door closed, Verdu almost ran downstairs to the reception room where Odis was waiting: "Mr. Wizard, just as you said, Delia has wounds on the inside of her arms and legs."
He then briefly described the process of verification.
After hearing this, Odis nodded slightly and said, "In that case, I can confirm my guess."
Verdu was now completely convinced of the wizard's abilities and waited for his instructions.
Odiston paused for a moment and then said, "Have someone prepare a full-length mirror that is taller than a person, and a sturdy one at that. Also, prepare an opaque cloth that can cover the entire mirror."
Verdu went out again, and soon two male servants carried in a tall, solid wood full-length mirror, and a female servant brought in a piece of black cloth.
At Odis's direction, the sofa and coffee table were moved aside, and a full-length mirror was placed in the center of the room.
Odis took out the spiritual materials and pen he had prepared beforehand and began to draw magic circles behind and on the sides of the mirror.
York and Verdu saw the mysterious symbols, and although they didn't know what they were, they looked very powerful, which gave them even more confidence in the wizard's next move.
The magic circle was almost finished, except for the mirror surface, which remained unwritten.
Odis temporarily set aside the pen and spiritual materials, and then directed everyone to lift the mirror to a corner of the room, out of sight from the doorway.
"Now there's only one last thing left," Odis said. "Find a reason to call Delia here, and she can't have any doubts until she walks in and sees this mirror."
Verdu thought for a moment: "She'll be out of class in a little over half an hour. I can call the two children down and say they want to see Uncle York Elton."
Odis said, "What's about to happen might be a little scary. Are you sure you want another child to come along?"
Verdu took a deep breath and said, "It's good for him to broaden his horizons."
Odis nodded: "Alright, you should also be mentally prepared. No matter what you see later, don't panic."
Verdu and York both nodded in agreement, believing they had seen it all and would not panic.
After waiting for another half hour, Verdu went out to find Delia.
Odis hid behind the mirror, and could only be seen after entering the room.
A few minutes later, Odis and York heard Verdu arrive at the door, chatting and laughing with his son and daughter. York, who was inside the house, took a deep breath, feeling somewhat nervous.
The door opened, and Verdu stepped in first. He was somewhat nervous, but he walked ahead and didn't expose himself.
"Come on, say hello to Uncle Elton," Verdu said with a forced smile.
Clang~
Just as the three of them continued forward toward York, the door suddenly closed.
Almost simultaneously, Odis, standing in the corner, flung out a handful of white powder and shouted, "Delia Jackson!"
He didn't actually need to shout it; he could have just sprinkled the powder. However, for the sake of the performance, he solemnly called out Delia's full name.
Everyone immediately looked at the mirror. Verdu and York almost fell to the ground as their gaze passed through the loose white powder and saw the image in the mirror.
Both Delia and Verdu's youngest son showed expressions of surprise, but behind Delia was a very alluring female figure.
The woman had a wicked smile, and her eyes seemed to electrify; she was very eye-catching.
But its body was soft, and its limbs, like those of a mollusk, naturally wrapped around Delia's limbs, with its hands wrapped around Delia's elbows and its feet wrapped around her knees.
The white powder sprinkled by Odis, after revealing the alluring woman, seemed to be blown by a gust of wind, instantly transforming into two white, somewhat ethereal ropes, one end of which coiled towards Delia.
The smile on the "evil woman's" face vanished, and she opened her mouth to reveal fangs, letting out a roar. But before she could "get off" Delia, she was bound by ropes around her neck and shoulders.
The other end of the illusory rope was thrown into the mirror by Odis.
Immediately afterwards, a tremendous suction force seemed to appear in the mirror, pulling the rope quickly into the mirror.
The "evil woman" struggled as she made eerie screams, being pulled rapidly toward the mirror by the ropes, but she did not release Delia, so they were pulled together.
Odis imbued his long wooden staff with spiritual power and struck the "wicked woman" hard on the back.
The "evil woman" let out a scream and immediately released Delia.
Odis seized the opportunity to stuff it into the mirror with his staff, and then sprinkled a handful of black powder, making the mirror less bright.
Knock knock knock~
The wooden mirror shook violently, and the "evil woman" found herself unable to escape using the "mirror world" and was trapped inside the mirror.
York, Verdu, and the others then witnessed a very strange scene: a "femme fatale" was pounding on the mirror, as if she were a prisoner trying to escape from jail.
Odis then picked up the spiritual materials and pen again and quickly wrote various mystical symbols, some complex and some simple, on the mirror.
He tried to concentrate and avoid looking at the "seductive woman," because just one glance could easily lead to being "bewitched."
The black powder could only seal the object for a limited time; ultimately, a magic array was needed to seal the object inside the mirror.
However, Odis was still somewhat affected, because the eyes of that "enchanting woman" were so beautiful that one wanted to look at them a few more times.
Even Odis, an extraordinary being, was drawn to the scene, while Verdu and the others were blushing and eager to rush over, pull the wizard away, and rescue the "enchanting lady."
Fortunately, Odis had already prepared the necessary medicine. He smashed the glass bottle containing the medicine on the ground, and a foul stench immediately filled the room.
The stench was like the worst fart anyone had ever heard, like the stench of severely spoiled meat or eggs. In short, no one in the room had ever smelled anything worse.
So Verdu and the others stopped caring about the "evil lady" and squatted down to vomit.
Odis couldn't help but gag, but as he did so, his hands moved even faster, quickly writing the last occult symbol and infusing it with spirituality in the correct position.
The scene in the mirror immediately became blurry, and the face of the "evil woman" could not be seen, so she would not be affected by her.
Finally, Odis covered the mirror with a black cloth and breathed a sigh of relief.
At this point, apart from the occasional "thump thump thump" sound, the full-length mirror no longer had any impact on the outside world.
While Verdu and the others were still vomiting, the room was no longer safe to stay in. Odis opened the window and then the door, and had the servants help the people inside out.
When the servants came in to help him up, he couldn't help but vomit.
The scene was chaotic for a moment, and it took a minute or two to get everyone out of the room.
Odis took out a bottle of essential oil that she had prepared beforehand, smelled it under her nose, and her nausea immediately disappeared.
He then held the bottle of essential oil under the noses of the others and made them smell it. Everyone stopped vomiting, but the room and the doorway were already a mess, and Verdu and the others were covered in vomit.
With the help of servants, they went upstairs to tidy up and change their clothes before coming down to entertain the wizard.
While Odis was using this time, he had already sprinkled some medicine powder in the reception room, so it didn't smell so bad anymore.
At the same time, Odis sensed that the potion was being digested, which meant that his performance was very successful. Verdu and the others all thought he was a very powerful wizard.
To be precise, there wasn't much acting involved; simply presenting the "seductive woman" to Verdu and the others was enough.
After everyone was seated in the living room, the servants served tea again. Only then did Verdu, still somewhat shaken, ask, "Wizard, what kind of monster was that just now?"
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
"That's called a siren," Odis explained. "It's a supernatural creature that's rarely seen in cities."
The eyes of a succubus are one of the main materials for advancing to the rank of "Pleasure Witch". These succubi usually live in the wilderness and occasionally go to places where people gather to "bewitch" some men as food.
Odis continued, "Usually, succubi in cities have a 'female companion,' which is a very rare phenomenon, because the female companion not only has to be born on the same day, month, and year as the succubus, but the souls of the two cannot show any signs of rejection."
"I only saw the relevant records in ancient books, so I guessed that Delia became the 'companion' of the enchantress."
"Since succubi with female companions live with humans, they are very cunning and will hide in a mirror if there is any danger."
"So the biggest challenge in capturing it is to avoid arousing her suspicion beforehand."
Odis believed that the previous "night watchmen" were able to hide in the mirror beforehand because they hadn't noticed this.
Ultimately, they discovered that Delia's spirituality was somewhat unstable, believing that she had seen things she shouldn't have in her dreams, which led to this consequence.
Verdu exclaimed, "It's fortunate that we asked you for help, otherwise we wouldn't know what to do."
Odile readily accepted the wealthy man's thanks, because this knowledge was indeed very obscure, and by the time the official extraordinary individuals discovered Delia's abnormality, the girl might have already suffered irreversible damage.
At this moment, the old gentleman York asked, "Wizard, how...how did this monster get here?"
"They probably found this place through a mirror," Odis replied.
Of course, it's also possible that someone is deliberately keeping enchanting succubi. Odis even saw this description in the "Wilderness of Knowledge": the older this extraordinary creature is, the more powerful its "enchanting" ability becomes after the ascendant uses its eyes to ascend.
According to some intelligence obtained by Odis, Backlund has more than one witch who uses a socialite as a cover, and now the "Witch Cult" is cooperating with the royal family, so there should be many more witches hiding in the corners of the city.
It's very likely that they brought this seductive succubus here, but of course, these things can't be told to ordinary people who only have a slight understanding of the extraordinary.
After chatting for a while longer, it was getting late, so Odis got up to say goodbye.
Verdu took out a paper bag containing a stack of banknotes and asked Odis to accept it.
Odis took out a portion of them, and his spiritual perception told him that there were exactly 20: "I only want a portion, and as for the other payment, I want to take the mirror with me."
Verdu was overjoyed and immediately sent a carriage to take Odis and the mirror away, instructing two coachmen to help the wizard carry the mirror into the house.
Back at 66 Rose Street, Odis watched the coachman drive away, then immediately went out to send a telegram to the Backlund Mechanical Research Society and bought dinner.
When Odis returned to his lodgings, he saw that the mirror still made occasional "thump-thump-thump" sounds, which proved that the enchanting nymph was still inside.
He arrived at the restaurant, placed the roasted meat and fish he had bought, along with roasted pork skin and Fenneport garlic shrimp, on the table, and then opened a bottle of wine for a small celebration.
Odis glanced at the mirror in the living room again and smiled to himself: This deal has made quite a bit of money. It's a bit like the antique business: three years without business, then three years of feasting when it opens.
The garlic shrimp was quite good and perfect with drinks. The roasted pork skin had to be eaten quickly, otherwise it would get hard.
About an hour later, we had almost finished drinking and eating.
Odis arrived in the living room, turned on the gas lamp, and waited quietly for his guest to arrive.
Having just taken a couple of sips of tea, Odis seemed to catch a glimpse of a shadowy figure flickering on the windowpane out of the corner of his eye.
Odis smiled and said, "Don't rush, don't rush. There are still guests."
"You can decide whether to take action after you meet with that group of guests."
Hehehe~
A silvery laugh suddenly rang out from the window: "Looks like you're not completely clueless after all."
Ding-a-ling~
The doorbell rang suddenly, and the figure in the window vanished instantly.
Odis went to open the door, and the person outside was Max, the squad leader of "Mechanical Heart".
Upon seeing Odis's long beard, Max couldn't help but chuckle: "Why are you dressed like this?"
Odis smiled and said, "I've wanted to be a wizard since I was a child."
Max shook his head, clearly not believing such nonsense. He went into the house, glanced at the mirror in the middle of the living room, and asked, "You said you found traces of the 'witch'."
"Not only that, I also caught this," Odis said, pulling back the black cloth on the mirror.
Because the world in the mirror was so blurry, Max took a while to recognize it before saying, "This is...this is a succubus?"
A living "seductive succubus"!
Odis nodded: "I hope to get a good price."