Upon hearing Mr. Fool's words, Miss Justice immediately adjusted her mindset and entered the Spectator state. Then she said with a faint smile:
"I want to know whether there is a Sequence Potion called 'Arbiter.' Also, what kind of Beyonder can pass directly through a wooden door, or render locks ineffective?"
Mr. Fool knew the answer to this question, and Mr. Hangman knew it as well. However, the first to respond was neither Mr. Fool, who maintained his status, nor Mr. Hangman, who intended to trade the information for something in return. It was the new member—
Mr. Devil.
"I can answer your question." Sno raised his head slightly and spoke in a calm, powerful voice.
"What kind of payment do you need? I can pay in gold pounds. Hmm, how about five hundred gold pounds?" Miss Justice's ability to solve problems with money was truly fascinating. For knowledge that was not particularly rare, she offered a price equivalent to a Sequence Eight Potion Formula.
"I need two types of Extraordinary Materials: a pair of Black-spotted Scale Snake fangs and three Agate Peacock tail feathers. At normal prices, the two would cost around six hundred pounds. Considering the difficulty of collecting them, there would be a premium as well. I can make up the difference in cash, or you may ask me some questions that are not too advanced."
"No problem!" This was Audrey's first time encountering a purchase where she received change, and she felt a small thrill. She agreed at once, and Sno did not waste any time before answering directly:
"A pathway with the Potion name 'Arbiter' does indeed exist. In fact, the royal families of the two great kingdoms of Loen and Feynapotter, Augustus and Castia, are the ones who control this Sequence. Arbiter is Sequence Nine of this pathway. Besides excellent combat abilities, it also grants convincing charisma and authority."
Only after seeing Miss Justice nod slightly did Sno continue:
"As for the Beyonder you mentioned who can open doors or unlock things, that should be an Apprentice of Sequence Nine. This pathway is controlled by the Abraham family. The Gnosticism Society, Sorceress Cult, and Aurora Society also possess part of it."
"The Abraham family?" Hanged Man silently noted down this information he did not understand, while Audrey could not help but sigh.
"If I had known about the Apprentice Potion Formula earlier, perhaps I would not have chosen Spectator."
Hearing Audrey's words, Sno chuckled softly.
"Then I must congratulate Miss Justice on her good fortune."
"Why do you say that?" A puzzled expression appeared on Miss Justice's face behind the mist. Was there some problem with the Apprentice Pathway?
"Because the Spectator pathway is one of the two strongest among the known twenty-two Paths of the Divine. Considering the enormous risk of the other pathway, it would not be wrong to remove 'one of' from that statement." As he said this, Sno suddenly seemed to remember something. He immediately turned toward Mr. Fool, placed a hand over his chest, and bowed respectfully. "My apologies, Mr. Fool. I meant no offense."
"It is of no consequence." Mr. Fool magnanimously pardoned Devil's rudeness, but he was also wondering why Sno claimed that Spectator was the strongest pathway.
Audrey was delighted that Mr. Devil considered the Spectator pathway the strongest, but she wanted even more to know how he had reached that conclusion.
Having only just entered the world of the supernatural, she did not possess as many reservations as Mr. Hangman. She asked directly:
"Why do you say that? Oh, this can be settled with the hundred gold pounds in compensation."
It was finally here! This was the moment Sno had been building toward with all those words. He adjusted his tone before speaking.
"The Spectator pathway possesses the power to alter fate. High Sequence powerhouses of this pathway can freely revise the course of other people's destinies, making everything develop in the direction they desire. If you suddenly discover a great number of coincidences in your life, then please pray to Mr. Fool at once, because it may mean that you have entered the script of some High Sequence powerhouse of the Spectator pathway."
"Alter fate!" Klein's heart suddenly tightened. Not long ago, Mr. Azk had told him that there was something discordant about his fate, and those many coincidences had troubled him all along. Could all of it have been the work of some High Sequence existence from the Spectator pathway? But why would they target him?
"Changing fate? That sounds wonderful!" Audrey had no idea of the storm raging in Mr. Fool's heart. She imagined herself becoming a High Sequence existence and using coincidences to tease Alfred, nearly laughing aloud.
However, she still remembered that she was in The Tarot Club. She nodded in satisfaction and said:
"Mr. Devil, I am very satisfied with your answer. I will gather those two materials as soon as possible."
After the little disturbance caused by Sno, The Tarot Club returned to its original course. The gathering came to an end when Mr. Fool said, "Without my permission, you must not chant my name."
"Spectator... altering fate... script..." Having returned to reality, Klein felt an intense sense of crisis.
He wanted to ask Sno about the specific details of the Spectator pathway, but his identity as Mr. Fool made it impossible for him to speak.
"Perhaps Mr. Azk knows something? If he has not lost his memories..." Klein shook his head gently. If Mr. Azk knew, he would have told him before. But if it really was a High Sequence powerhouse, then even if Klein knew, he would have no way to resist!
"No, if it were a High Sequence powerhouse, there should be no need to go to such lengths to scheme against me. Even if they wanted the secret of Above the Gray Fog, I would have absolutely no way to resist. So what they are interfering with is not actually me, or... not only me?" The more Klein thought about it, the more terrified he became. He had finally escaped the trouble of the Antigonus family notebook, only to become embroiled in an even greater problem. No, perhaps even the Antigonus family notebook was part of the "script"!
"What should I do? Tell the captain? No, the captain is only Sequence Seven, and I do not have enough sources of information..."
Klein paced circles around the room. After a long while, he finally shook his head with a bitter smile, because he realized that he had no solution at all.
"For now, I can only improve my strength first..." Klein knew full well that even if he digested the Seer Potion, he would still be far from High Sequence. Not to mention that he had not even obtained the Clown Potion Formula yet. Still, this was the only thing he could do at present!
The carriage entered Howes Street. Klein half-jumped, half-walked into the Fortune Telling Club. Just as he was about to greet Miss Angelica at the front desk, his pupils suddenly contracted. His Spiritual Intuition told him that the handsome young man standing before Miss Angelica was dangerous—both the young man himself and the cat on his shoulder.
Just as Klein was hesitating over whether to turn around and leave, Miss Angelica suddenly noticed him and immediately waved.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Moretti. You have arrived at just the right time. This gentleman would like a divination..."
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