At three in the afternoon, deep crimson light flickered in Backlund, Bayam, and the City of Silver, which stood in an unknown land. Summoned by the Fool, the members of the Tarot Club arrived above the Gray Fog and began their gathering for the new week.
"Happy New Year, Mr. Fool, and everyone."
Miss Justice was the first to rise and greet the others.
"Mr. Fool, I found two pages of Emperor Roselle's Diary."
Miss Magician said.
"I found one page as well."
Angel had originally intended to materialize both pages together, but seeing that only Miss Magician had offered two pages, she secretly held one back for next week.
After receiving a total of three diary pages, the Fool at the head of the long table quietly read them behind the Gray Fog. During this time reserved solely for Him, no one dared make any movement and could only wait patiently.
Angel quietly looked at Alger Wilson, the Hanged Man, across from her. Her gaze lingered for a moment on his unruly dark blue hair before shifting away.
That morning, through the Fool's bestowal, she had received the bounties he had collected for Steel Maviti and Blood-Colored Thorns Huntley. It was slightly more than she had expected, totaling 7,200 gold pounds.
Although Klein had never mentioned it, she had still tacitly assigned half the bounty to him. Even so, her own 3,600 gold pounds, added to her original savings of 1,900, had already reached 5,500 gold pounds, bringing her current wealth to a new high.
And there were also the 3,800 gold pounds Audrey owed her, and the 1,000 gold pounds owed by Eye of Wisdom in Backlund... If I collect all of that, I'll have 10,000 gold pounds!
The corners of her mouth unconsciously curled upward, but she