"He said he got the information from the contact person in the Awwa County Police Department, but I can't confirm the authenticity. Maybe he is hiding something?"
6 Daffodil Street was shrouded in the night. Angel, wearing a light nightgown after taking a shower, was sitting at the desk in the study room, holding a pen and mumbling to herself. Many sentences had been written down in the notebook in front of her.
"Sequence 9's Seer, but Divination is skilled in using it, and Old Neil, who can also do divination, thinks highly of him."
"There are some secrets hidden in him. Sealed Artifact '2-049', which can restrict movement, seems to be ineffective on him, or can the effect be lifted by him on his own?"
"I am familiar with 'Acting Method' and have digested Sequence 9's Potion in a short period of time. I plan to be promoted to Sequence 8 in the near future."
"Knowing that I have been promoted to Sequence 8, the source of the information is unknown, maybe it is divination?"
"There is some kind of information channel that can obtain high-level information about the kingdom that has not yet been made public."
The last line was something she just added.
Seeing these "doubts" about his neighbors, teammates and friends, Angel looked a little hesitant, but his expression soon became calm.
She clasped her hands together, put them against her forehead, put her elbows on the table, closed her eyes and chanted in a low voice:
"Fool does not belong to this era. You are Mysterious Ruler above Gray Fog. You are King of Yellow and Black who is in charge of Good Luck."
"I pray for your attention, I pray for your hearing..."
This is a simplified version of Ritual Magic. There is no need to prepare four local staple foods in advance, no need for complex essential oils and an altar set up by Sandalwood Candle, and you only need to recite the prayer pointing to "Fool" in full.
After successfully establishing contact with Fool using the complete Ritual Magic, several members of Tarot Club received such a simplified version of the ceremony from Fool to facilitate taking time off when unable to attend the meeting.
"Dear Mr. Fool, I have found a 'suitable candidate' who may be suitable to join Tarot Club. His name is Klein Moretti..."
Angel changed Klein into 'Seer', and joined Nighthawks, who had extraordinary divination talent and was about to be promoted to the next Sequence. He briefly informed Fool through prayer.
"... Please decide whether you can allow him to join."
Worried that Mr. Fool had not "answered" in time, she repeated it again before slowly opening her eyes.
Also, Mr. Fool must be a busy man, how can he have time to answer prayers at any time? Remember the last time I used the complete Ritual Magic to pray, He only responded the next day.
Thinking of this, she loosened her clenched hands and was about to stand up from the chair.
Suddenly, a mist generated out of thin air surrounded Angel, and her eyes were blurred. An ancient high-backed chair appeared in the gray mist, and sitting on it was the mysterious being whose appearance Tarot Club members could never see clearly.
It's Mr. Fool, He answered prayer!
Angel felt happy, feeling Fool's eyes lingering on him, and then heard a familiar deep voice:
"I will conduct an investigation. Before that, don't let him know the existence of Tarot Club."
Before she could respond, the hazy image in Gray Fog disappeared as quickly as it came.
"Good morning, Angel. Hey, Klein is here too. Good morning to you too."
The next morning, Angel and Klein came to the second floor of Blackthorn Security Company, and were greeted by Miss Rozanne's energetic greetings.
"Good morning, Rozanne, is the captain in the office?"
After receiving a positive answer, the two looked at each other and walked towards Dunn's office one after another.
Rozanne was left with a surprised look on her face and a blazing spirit of gossip. Her expression changed, as if she wanted to follow him and eavesdrop, but she struggled with the confidentiality rules and finally sat down on the sofa with a slumped face.
"Captain, I feel that I have completely mastered the Potion of 'Seer'. I think... I want to submit a 'special application' now."
Klein put on an excited expression as soon as he entered the door, but mixed with a hint of solemnity and a hint of hesitation.
Dunn Smith was sitting behind the table, holding a pen and thinking about something. When he heard Klein's words, he raised his head and raised his eyebrows. He did not answer the other party, but turned his eyes to Angel next to him.
"What about you?"
"I..." Angel really wanted to pretend to be Klein's complicated expression of excitement and hesitation, but after thinking about it for a while, he gave up, "... me too."
"How are you sure that, well, you have completely mastered Potion? Are you more proficient in using Beyonder Ability, or do you just think you have reached this stage?"
Dunn frowned, as if asking two people, but also asking himself.
Angel looked sideways at Klein, saw the other party nodded, and then replied, "Captain, when I felt that I completely mastered Potion, I had a special feeling, as if something in my mind shattered and merged into my body. At that moment, I knew that I had completely mastered Potion."
This was the rhetoric that the two had discussed in advance, and it was also part of the plan to reveal Acting Method to Dunn.
"Special feeling..."
Dunn really fell into deep thought and seemed to have some understanding.
But isn't he already Sequence 7? You should have some experience with the complete digestion of Potion... Could it be that the two previous promotions were made when Potion was not fully digested? That would be too dangerous...
Angel secretly speculated.
"Sure enough..." Dunn frowned and looked up at the two of them, "Maybe you have indeed mastered Potion, but is it too early to submit the application at this time?"
Is he suggesting that we continue to consolidate Potion, or does he think it will attract attention within the church?
Just as she was about to answer, Klein had already taken the lead and said:
"I originally planned to apply next year, but I joined Nighthawks for two months and encountered too many things and too many coincidences. In an ordinary kidnapping case, I met Antigonus Notebook, and then found Ray Bieber through it; I was investigating related suspects in the library, but I directly met the target, met the member of Aurora Order, and divined follow-up clues from him..."
Klein rattled off many events that happened in less than two months after he joined Nighthawks, recounting all the "coincidences". Some of the events Angel had never even heard of. It seemed that this colleague's "wonderful life" was no less than hers.
"I heard from Old Neil that there have been more major extraordinary events in the past two months than in the past year. I don't know the reason, but I feel very uneasy and want to do my best to improve myself..."
"... Furthermore, I also want to protect my family and my current friends."
The last sentence made Dunn a little moved. He pursed his lips and his eyes stayed on Klein for a moment, then moved between the two of them.
After a few minutes of silence, he nodded slowly and said in a low voice:
"Go ahead and show it to me after you finish writing it. It's best to pass it in one try and ask the examiner to bring the formula and materials of 'Clown' Potion and you can be directly promoted."
Angel could hear Klein next to him obviously heaving a sigh of relief, and replied with a smile, "Okay."
Dunn turned his attention to Angel again:
"The same goes for you, but I can't ensure that the church has the Potion formula of 'Instigator'. Maybe you have to find another way on your own. Well, as usual, they should provide some financial support."
"I'm mentally prepared for this."
Angel replied sternly.
Rather, she expected this to happen.
Bidding farewell to Dunn who continued to meditate, after leaving the office, the two stood still in the corridor, looking into each other's eyes with unstoppable joy.
Persuasion Captain agreeing was the most difficult step they expected, but they didn't expect to pass it so easily.
"I'll go next door to draft the draft. Well... I have to let the captain read it first, and the captain has to send the telegram... By the way, I have to use a typewriter to type out the original draft."
Klein put away his smile and said seriously, but some of his words did not match his words, and his mood was not as calm as it seemed.
"No problem, you go ahead. I can refer to your text later," Angel smiled slyly, "By the way, Sequence 8 of Seer was originally called 'Clown'?"
Klein's excited expression froze.