"Alas..."
Putting down the documents in his hands, Leonard Mitchell raised his feet and rested them inelegantly on the coffee table. He leaned back and buried himself in the sofa, closing his eyes helplessly.
After losing track of the "Witch" four days ago, he has been unable to find the other party's traces again. Even the "2" level Sealed Artifact he applied for for divination has no effect, showing the other party's clever Anti-Divination measures.
Do you want to go to Church of Steam to borrow that Magic Mirror that makes people unable to hold their heads up for the rest of their lives... He muttered, recalling the red face of Ace Snake who was speechless when asked "Spellsinger of God" in front of Three Great Churches, and decisively gave up this idea.
"Old Man, what do you think about this?"
he asked in a low voice.
"As I said, the one who rescued her that day was also Demoness. Although Sequence is not tall, he has a dangerous aura about him. I suggest you hand the case over to others and don't go into it any further."
The old voice in his head replied.
"Even you feel in danger..."
Leonard sighed again and decided to listen to Old Man this time.
And according to the thinking of some people within the church, this Serial Killer actually killed "sinful people". Even if Nighthawks caught them, they would be sent to Police Station for processing. The big reason for this hot pursuit attitude was Leonard's own persistence.
"Maybe I really should just let it go?"
He thought about it and looked at the documents on the table with some reluctance. He stood up and walked around the living room a few times. When he saw Wall Clock on the wall pointing to three o'clock in the afternoon, he sat back on the sofa and closed his eyes gently.
The next moment, his eyelids seemed to be penetrated by crimson light, completely submerging him, while Spirit Body continued to rise and came to the already familiar palace with twenty-two high-back chairs.
"Good afternoon, dear Mr. Fool, and everyone."
With the energetic greetings of "Justice" Audrey, everyone in Tarot Club stood up and saluted "Fool" at the top of the long table, starting today's meeting.
To the surprise of "Fool" Klein, "Moon" Emlyn actually contributed two pages of Roselle's Diary this week, which was different from his previous lazy style.
You know, even "Hermit" Cattleya, who is backed by "Queen Mystic", has not submitted a new diary for a while. As for "Empress" who is almost always with him, he has no hope at all...
With expectation in his heart, Klein looked at the parchment in front of him.
These diaries must have been copied several times, so that the order is somewhat disordered. He has read almost all of the first page, and the only new content is the emperor's feelings about Intis's style and dissatisfaction with hygiene when he first arrived.
No wonder he devoted his life to improving the sanitary environment of this society. Now there are flush toilets available and modern sewers are available in major cities. Thanks to this pioneer... Klein muttered and looked at the second page. His eyes glanced at the evaluation of those noble ladies from two hundred years ago, and his eyes suddenly condensed.
He saw some important keywords.
"February 15th is another day that I traveled back in time. Every day on this day, I secretly celebrate to myself. At first it was because I had lived in this chaotic and strange world for another year, but after that, it was just to commemorate it.
"Most of the mausoleums have been built, but they mobilized Artisan for various reasons to build large-scale construction projects to deceive others. Of course, those God should know, and they have acquiesced to this matter, perhaps thinking that a newly born God will become their 'comrade'... Of course, even if it is to stabilize my own anchor, I must stand with them, but I have to consider the escape route for myself.
"Nine mausoleums? This number sounds like a lot, but if they are all exposed, it means nothing. This is why I built one of them in a secret place... The trajectory of my early actions is not a secret. Someone who is interested can easily discover the location of the last mausoleum. Therefore, I will build another secret mausoleum, which is beyond the requirements of the ceremony and beyond anyone's imagination!
"Of course, this will not violate the requirements of the ceremony. In fact, if adding more mausoleums is useful, the predecessor "Black Emperor" would have done so long ago, but who stipulated that one of the ten mausoleums cannot be fake?"
The diary ends here, but Klein fell into deep thought for a long time.
He naturally knew what was going on with the "mausoleum" mentioned by Roselle: In his later years, the time traveler who jumped from "Savant" Sequence 2 to "Mystery Pryer" Sequence 1 was unable to After collecting other characteristics and "Uniqueness", we can only focus on "Lawyer", the apex of Pathway, "Black Emperor", and the nine mausoleums are the necessary conditions for Promotion Ritual.
But it can be seen from the content of this diary that although the Seven Gods have tacit approval and even expectations for him to become a god, Roselle obviously does not trust them. After hiding a mausoleum in the "hidden place", he tried to make an additional mausoleum to confuse people or gods who might attack him and prevent him from becoming a god.
Judging from the results, Roselle's suspicion was actually very correct. During the ceremony to become a god, he was jointly assassinated by the Sauron Family, other Former Royal Family and the "Eternal Blazing Sun" church, and eight tombs were also destroyed.
But if his plan comes true, one of them is likely to be fake. Then there are two "Black Emperor" tombs in this world, and it is them that "Queen Mystic" is looking for... Klein was also a little excited for a moment. He was not sure whether this senior time traveler who helped him a lot was still alive and whether there was any hope of returning.
But he wished there had been.
Putting down the diary, he looked at "Moon" Emlyn and asked in a low, ethereal voice:
"What is your request?"
In fact, this question is a bit too "active" for him, but recently fewer and fewer people have contributed diaries, so Klein decided to motivate everyone in this way.
Unexpectedly, Emlyn just bowed and bowed, and replied in a calm tone:
"This is what I should do."
After saying that, he looked around at the others, seeming a little proud.
No, you will dampen their enthusiasm... But it is indeed something that the proud "Sanguine" can do... Klein was silent for a moment, knocked on the table and said:
"You guys go ahead."
Angel immediately looked at "Star" at the end of the male side and applied to communicate with him alone.
After signaling with "Fool", she said:
"Last Friday, did you try to arrest a 'Witch' at East Borough?"
Since the two of them knew each other, Angel's tone was quite casual, and Leonard didn't say anything polite. Instead, he nodded with confusion and answered:
"Yes, she is the murderer of the serial murder case I mentioned. After performing a Sacrifice Ritual imitation of 'Aurora Order', I almost caught her, but at the last moment another Demoness appeared and rescued her."
As he spoke, he frowned and asked with some uncertainty:
"You know her?"
"More than just acquaintance, she is one of my 'Minor Arcana', 'Empress of Pentacles'," Angel replied with a chuckle, making Leonard in Gray Fog then opened his eyes wide, "I have been watching her behavior. She killed only those who deserved the crime and never attacked ordinary people. I hope you can stop the investigation and pursuit and find a way to cover it up within the church. To compensate, I can agree to you on one condition."
This... sounds like a power-for-money transaction, and Angel only proposed to recruit "Minor Arcana" half a month ago, and now it has been done. She won't kill it first and then play it later... glanced at Mr. "Fool" secretly, and Leonard nodded and agreed without much hesitation.
After all, he was already prepared to give up investigating the case under Old Man's persuasion. At this time, he happened to be selling the other party a favor, and...
"What do the conditions you mentioned include?"
The corners of his mouth suddenly raised, and he asked in a flirtatious tone. He suddenly felt like he was back in Tingen, back in his carefree Nighthawks life.
But the next second, Leonard felt a chill in his body, as if he was being targeted by something terrifying, which made him immediately give up the subsequent teasing and continued with a serious face:
"I mean, can you make that Advanced Charm mentioned last time? I can provide 'Worm of Time' as material."
This was equivalent to the condition of "Processing Fee" of 3,000 pounds, but for Angel, it was equivalent to a no-cost transaction, so she immediately agreed and decided to conduct the transaction after the party.
It was only then that Leonard felt the chill from which he didn't know where it came from disappeared. He subconsciously looked at "The World" Klein, who was sitting alone at the end of the long table, but found that he had his head lowered and remained motionless. Apparently, he was still under the influence of Mr. "Fool" blocking his vision and hearing.
Strange, could it be an illusion, or maybe I felt guilty for teasing Angel, so I stopped myself at the last moment... No, maybe it was because she was "Unaging" Demoness, which gave me a sense of crisis!
Until the end of the private communication, Leonard was still thinking of Persuasion in his mind.
But what Angel wanted was relatively simple. After solving the problem of Shermane being regarded as a wanted criminal, she looked at the others and found that no one was ready to mention the transaction, so she said:
"For sale are some recently acquired Beyonder Characteristic, including one copy of 'Winner', one copy of 'Demoness of Despair', and one copy of Sequence 4's 'Trick Sorcerer'."
This is what she gained while exploring "Fountain of Youth". The remaining "Reaper" is going to be left to Helene, while the others are still in "Rose Necklace", although they may be innocent Victims, but Angel can only wait until other Beyonder are "Grazing" before they have a chance to liberate these trapped souls... and sell their Beyonder Characteristic at a reasonable price.
"Winner" is no stranger to everyone because it appeared in the transaction of Tarot Club. "Despair" Demoness is also known as Great Smog is known to everyone, and with the "Trick Sorcerer" identified as Sequence 4, two of the three properties for sale actually belong to "Demigod"!
Except for "World" Klein, all Tarot Club members fell into an obvious state of sluggishness. Their brains could not imagine the concept of two Demigod's characteristics being put on the long bronze table, and they were "recently acquired" characteristics, which means...
Only "Hermit" Cattleya's facial expression became stiff, and her eyes under her glasses secretly glanced at "Empress" who was sitting in a row with her. After a moment, she asked cautiously:
"Excuse me, did you sell these Beyonder Characteristic personally or on behalf of someone else?"
She even used honorifics.
"It's all mine."
Angel replied calmly that she knew the reason why the other party asked this question, so she did not hide it.
"So, you have completed your promotion and become Sequence 3?"
"Justice" Audrey beside her straightened her back, looked sideways at Angel, and asked in a pleased tone.
This tone quickly reminded other members who were either suspicious or fearful, reminding them that "Empress" was also "one of their own". The higher the Sequence, the more advantageous it was for them.
The atmosphere on the court returned to normal.
Last time they knew that I participated in Pirate Conference and fought with "Abomination", it was Audrey who adjusted the atmosphere through words so that I would not be too embarrassed... Angel raised the corners of his mouth slightly and answered softly:
"That's right.
"I am already 'Unaging' Demoness."