Proud Emlyn

The sea was a fine place. Klein welcomed the second Tarot Club gathering since the end of the war while at sea. Everyone had guessed something from the rapidly shifting battle situation. At the previous gathering, Leonard the Star had directly asked The Fool what had happened.

It was not difficult to think of a Divine War, but no one understood what had happened in it. All signs indicated that the participants had been the God of Combat, the Mother Goddess of Depravity, and the Goddess of the Night. As mother and son, the God of Combat and the Mother Goddess of Depravity were naturally born allies.

Lacking clues and reactions from the various sides as evidence, the discussion at the previous Tarot Club gathering had come to nothing—mainly because Mr. Fool had indicated that he was watching the Land Abandoned by God.

In truth, this was because Klein did not intend to personally recount the matter. He felt that such lengthy explanations did not suit The Fool's image. He should only offer one or two brief hints. If Alice had been sitting here, she might have spilled everything.

Letting Alice come up and play for novelty's sake was fine, but handing the Tarot Club entirely over to Alice... Klein did not dare imagine what might happen.

Moreover, Klein did not feel any need to explain, because the core of the matter was that the Mother Goddess of Depravity had been replaced by Lilith, the Blood Race Progenitor. Alice had already given a warning about this, so he was not worried that people would suspect The Fool of being unaware just because he said nothing.

As time passed, the truth of the Divine War would sooner or later be uncovered within the Tarot Club. For example, Derrick the Sun, who