"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~"
With Miss Justice's energetic greeting, another week's Tarot Club began.
She rose from her high-backed chair and greeted everyone in turn, starting with Mr. Fool at the head of the long table, then Magician, Angel, Hanged Man, and finally World at the very end.
Following the order of the Tarot Cards rather than when they had joined or how close they were... Angel silently waited for Justice's greeting and gave a slight nod when it was her turn, as a response.
Then, she noticed a dim circular emblem placed on the table before Fool. It was about the size of a Loen Gold Coin, which had become relatively rare nowadays. Its surface was uneven, and one could barely make out some complex patterns.
That was the Night Emblem I had sacrificed to Mr. Fool for safekeeping!
She calmly raised her gaze toward Fool amid the Gray Fog, but quickly realized that staring was extremely impolite toward an ancient God and looked away.
At that moment, Hanged Man seated across from her also noticed the emblem. Aside from Empress, he was closest to Fool, so his gaze happened to fall directly upon it.
"That is... the Night Emblem..."
Hanged Man Alger Wilson's pupils contracted. Just as he was about to carefully examine the emblem's details, more Gray Fog descended, covering the table before Mr. Fool and blocking his sight.
He was reminding me... no, warning me not to continue peering at it... Alger hurriedly withdrew his gaze and lowered it to the bronze table before him, unable even to respond to Justice's greeting.
Yet stormy waves were already surging within his heart.
Before this, only one item had ever been placed on the table before Mr. Fool: that Card of Blasphemy. Now another item had been placed