At 2:30 pm on Monday, Angel locked himself in the study next to the bedroom in advance so that he could start this week's Tarot Club at any time.
For the housekeeper and servants, this is their own Mistress fixed reading time every afternoon. No one will disturb her unless she has received a clear order or has urgent matters.
This does not mean that Angel can have leisure time. She reads various newspapers of the day at her desk, focusing on the entertainment section and Backlund local news. These contents that are of interest to the upper class will become the topics of conversation for her in salons and dinners this week, giving her something to talk about with professors, Lawyer, and aristocratic ladies.
Of course, I will occasionally take a nap on the couch in the study.
"I always feel more tired than before... When I was at Tingen, I just had to go to work on time and handle simple interpersonal relationships. When I came to Backlund for the first time, except for completing the 'Demoness Sect' tasks, the rest of the time was free; after arriving at sea, I have been living in a relatively unorganized Travel... It seems that the upper class society is glamorous on the surface, but in fact it is a life of hard work..."
Angel murmured, looking over a local news item in "Backlund Post".
"Backlund Bridge Borough Dillam Street had an accidental explosion, and a group of high-level gang members died... Usually such accidents are not accidents. I just don't know who they offended. Is it the revenge of other gangs, or is it the action of a certain Beyonder?"
She folded the newspaper and put it on the table with a little boredom, took a sip of the cold coffee, and prepared to wait for Tarot Club at three o'clock sharp.
"I have begun to lose interest in this kind of 'ordinary' news... Is this because of the impact of being promoted to High Sequence? At the dance the night before yesterday, I was still laughing secretly at Miss Hazel Maht for treating himself as Beyonder and looking down on every ordinary person equally. Now I am falling into a similar mentality?
"This kind of thinking must be curbed. Although I don't know why, my intuition tells me that this change may cause loss of control... Fortunately, I have figured out the way of playing 'despair', which is similar to 'Affliction'. Giving others despair, or your own despair, can help Potion digest. Active digestion of Potion can stabilize its own state and resist the possibility of losing control.
"No wonder Panacea wants to create Great Smog that affects the whole city. Just this one time may be enough for her to digest the 'despair'... And my battle with Trissy seems to have briefly plunged her into despair, and actually made me Potion has been digested a little... except for Premature Acting, which is probably due to the "despair" caused by Great Smog and 'Adam' towards me. This is the first time since my promotion."
After coming to the recliner by the window and sitting down, Angel summarized what he had gained after his promotion to Backlund, and looked at the Wall Clock minute hand and hour hand on the wall forming a right angle.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~"
"Justice" stood up first and said hello to Fool at the top of the long table. The other members also greeted each other one by one and sat back on their own high-backed chairs.
Audrey seems to be in a good mood. Has she completely digested "Psychiatrist"? "Hanged Man" Alger looked at me because there is information about "Mad Captain"? Klein still looked that serious, but weak, as if he was bent down by the heavy life. Didn't I give him the gold coins that belonged to him...
Angel observed all Tarot Club members, and finally his eyes rested on "Hermit", who happened to say:
"Mr. Fool, I brought three pages of Emperor Roselle's Diary."
"I also have three new pages of diary this time." Audrey said immediately.
I... don't have a page. After returning to Backlund, I was busy looking for a house, hiring servants, attending salons and dances...
Angel looked at the others with a guilty conscience, and found that except for "Justice" and "Hermit", everyone else was as silent as her, and then she felt relieved.
The reason why she didn't bother to find the diary was not only because she was too busy, but also because Underground Market of Backlund was in "Justice" Audrey with extraordinary Due to the financial resources of, the diaries in circulation have basically disappeared. Unless you break into Church of Steam's warehouse and snatch out the original diary of Roselle, it should be difficult to collect new diaries.
Thinking wildly, Angel, like everyone else, waited for Mr. Fool to finish reading the new diary, looked at the female members, and said with a smile:
"As a reward for collecting diaries, you can make your own requests."
"Dear Mr. Fool, I want to watch the two new 'Card of Blasphemy'."
Audrey did not surprise Angel and made a request that she had been eager to try half a month ago.
"Okay, anyone else wants to join the deal? Short-term debt is allowed."
"Fool" Klein's eyes swept across all the members, and finally stopped at Cattleya, but saw her shaking her head slightly hesitantly and saying:
"I want to know if Emperor Roselle has joined a very ancient and secretive organization."
Her question was very targeted. The three pages of the diary she submitted happened to have relevant content. It seems that these diaries were provided directly by "Queen Mystic" Bernadette. Although the latter could not understand Chinese, he was able to find the time when Roselle wrote this part of the diary from his memory and guess what events it would involve... Klein smiled slightly and replied:
"Yes."
At the same time, he thought of the short Internet jokes he had seen in his previous life:
During an exam, a poor student handed a note to his classmate who was a top student, writing, "Do you know the last question?"
The note returned by the top student said, "Yes."
I can only blame you for asking the question in the wrong way, and as the mysterious "Fool", I am unlikely to answer too many proactively, as that would appear insufficient... He muttered silently, and seeing that others had no intention of joining the transaction, he blocked everyone's vision and hearing, opened the two Card of Blasphemy registered by Angel, and faced "Justice".
Of course, only the Tarot Cards form with the name "Sequence 0" is displayed, instead of reading it as Spirituality. You can see the complete content of all the Potion formulas in this Pathway. That way, let alone the three-page diary, you will not have a chance to view the three diaries...
"Demoness, and Red Priest... the former should be Sequence 0 of 'assassin' Pathway, what about the latter?"
"Justice" exhaled contentedly after a brief shock, bent down and saluted. "Thank you for your generosity."
"Actually, you should thank 'Empress'. She collected these two 'Card of Blasphemy's and temporarily stored them with me. Therefore, viewing them requires additional costs."
Klein said in a deep voice while tapping the table to restore other members' vision and hearing to normal. The next second, everyone's eyes were focused on Angel, who shrunk into the high-backed chair at a loss, looking petite and helpless.
I didn't want to draw the focus to her, but if I don't tell the owner of these two Card of Blasphemy, it will appear that "Fool" is greedy for other people's credit. Moreover, "Empress" is now Tarot Club's card, so you can be more confident... Looking at Angel's little movements, Klein chuckled and continued:
"As compensation, I will give her part of the translation of Roselle's Diary that will be helpful to her."
After that, "Fool" tapped the table again, and a piece of parchment with Loenese densely written on it instantly appeared in front of Angel, surrounded by a faint Gray Fog, making it impossible for even Audrey sitting next to her to see the specific content.
"Excuse me, can we also exchange for this... reward?"
When others looked at the parchment with confusion and shock, "Hermit" suddenly asked, his voice trembling, as if he was extremely excited.
"Of course, I have always followed the principle of equal exchange, but you won't be able to use this part for the time being."
Klein replied calmly.
He handed over the "compensation" to Angel on the spot for this purpose.
According to his estimation, as the eldest daughter of Roselle, "Queen Mystic" Bernadette must have one or more "Card of Blasphemy". After he hinted that "Card of Blasphemy" could be exchanged for "clear text diary", Bernadette might entrust "Hermit" to conduct a similar transaction. If he could exchange for the cards of "Seer" Pathway and obtain all the formulas needed for future promotion, then there would be no need for him to take the risk and break into Chanis Gate to steal Antigonus Family Notebook, or let Angel come forward to try to trade with the church.
Of course, what he said "cannot be used by others" is not wrong. Some of the contents of the diary obtained this time are related to Demigod or higher Sequence, which he thought was necessary to tell Angel.
At this time, Angel, who was sitting next to "Fool", was stunned for a short time. He picked up the parchment in front of him with gratitude and quickly read it regardless of the envious eyes of others.
"After High Sequence Beyonder dies, the precipitated Beyonder Characteristic will retain a strong spiritual imprint, which can be taken as Potion material. Unless there is a similar Spirit Body, there is a high probability that promotion will fail.
"Even direct descendants who can withstand the influence of spiritual imprints will gradually be affected by it after taking Potion, evolving step by step and becoming the carrier of High Sequence Beyonder's resurrection. The higher the Sequence, the more obvious the influence.
"In addition to the spiritual imprint, Potion itself also represents madness and despair. Starting from Sequence 4, Promotion Ritual will show the characteristics of Pathway itself, which is often a cruel and negative collection. When Sequence 2, this kind of madness will gradually make Beyonder break away from the will of 'human nature' and transform into 'divine nature'. In order to fight against this madness, he needs other people to serve as 'anchors' to position himself, and this kind of 'anchor' cannot be prepared temporarily and must be prepared in advance!"
These contents have obviously been organized by Mr. Fool and Reassembly. They are not presented in the form of a diary, and the words and sentences are very Loen style, probably to take care of her as a "Loen local".
But the content clearly points to the various problems that "High Sequence Beyonder" will face, especially as an "anchor" to position human nature, which makes Angel inevitably think of Orthodox Church and the relationship between the seven God and their believers.
"God spreads his faith in order to maintain his own humanity and not be affected by the spiritual mark inside Beyonder Characteristic, lose control or become 'another self'?
"Mr. Fool compiled these contents for me because I have been promoted to Sequence 4 and have divinity. I may face similar problems?"
Thinking of this, Angel looked at "Fool" at the top of the long table, and found that the mysterious existence hidden in Gray Fog seemed to have also turned its attention here.