Crying Xio (Fourth Update, Thanks to This Book's First Alliance Leader, Fox Li Doesn't Eat Pears)

Fors had not never seen Xio on the verge of collapse. For her helpless mother and young brother, for the truth behind her father's death, this best friend of hers carried far too much on her shoulders.

But this was the first time Fors had ever seen her burst into tears like that.

Xio had not actually collapsed. She was merely venting the emotions she had bottled up inside. After a good cry, she finally released some of the pressure. Taking a deep breath, she accepted the tissue Fors handed her and wiped her filthy face before speaking in a slightly nasal voice:

"I've heard that honorific name before."

"What was it? The True Creator? The Hidden Sage? Or the Dark Side of the Universe?" Fors rattled off several well-known evil gods' names. Names that were not in languages such as Ancient Hermes or the Ancient Dragon Language would not attract attention. Xio shook her head at each one before finally uttering a word in a somewhat confused tone:

"The Fool."

"The Fool? That sounds like a Tarot Card." Fors frowned, recalling the notebooks she had inherited from Mrs. Anlisa, but she could not remember anything about that name.

After a moment, she finally gave up trying to remember and looked at Xio with an odd expression.

"I've never heard of a hidden existence or evil god by that name. Where did you hear it?"

"Well..." Xio hesitated slightly at Fors's question.

Although she had heard it only once, she remembered it clearly. Mr. Panredax had once mentioned the names of two "not-so-dangerous hidden existences," and one of them had been the Fool.

But should she tell Fors?

Would Fors pray to that hidden existence because of it?

*Maybe I should judge it myself first. If it really is as