This Wave, This Wave is the Guardian in the Dark

After applying protection to Backlund's most dazzling Miss Diamond, Sno quietly canceled his "Unseen Platypus" state, returning to his persona as the Salon Prince. He continued to mingle among the wealthy ladies and young girls, maintaining the extensive network that was his predecessor's sole "positive legacy."

Miss Audrey, meanwhile, didn't realize anything had changed about her. She maintained her Spectator's posture, observing the banquet guests. Upon noticing Madam Norma observing in a similar fashion, she began to display the demeanor of a young lady from an excellent social upbringing, subtly guiding the conversation in the direction she desired.

Sequence Seven of the Paradox Path is a very interesting sequence. Compared to the Witch's anti-divination abilities, it possesses the rarer "Misdirection" ability. Although this ability isn't usually a constant effect, if directly "bestowed" through Origin Quality, it can be maintained for a very long time.

Considering Miss Diamond's social standing, Sno only needed to occasionally attend a salon to maintain her protection.

The reason for going to such lengths was primarily related to Miss Justice's status. As a significant noble family in Backlund, the Hall Family's position was enough to attract the attention of the Psychology Alchemist Association. At this time, K was still at the Grand Perfection realm of the Diviner pathway and naturally couldn't employ the methods of a Paper Angel. If Miss Justice were to be hypnotized or corrupted due to this brief window of vulnerability, his sin would be immense.

Fortunately, even without a Paper Angel, directly reinforcing with Origin Quality would have the same effect. Don't underestimate the abilities of Sequence Seven; with the backing of Origin Quality's divinity, as long as the visitor wasn't the Russian Priest himself, the Psychology Alchemist Association's riff-raff wouldn't even be able to detect the "White Horse is Not a Horse" ability.

Of course, it wasn't impossible for some Demigod Spectator to be exceptionally gifted, but in that case, well, perhaps the Cannot Look Directly at God would be relevant?

Politely declining the invitations of several ladies whose husbands were away on business, Sno returned to his mansion in the West District and, as usual, opened his mailbox to check his letters.

In this era, veterinarians, like detectives, didn't require storefronts. Therefore, customers typically chose to visit directly or send letters to convey information.

Although Sno was beginning to develop the persona of a Novelist, he had no intention of abandoning his identity as a veterinarian, which allowed him to legitimately enter and exit Backlund's high society.

However, after a few letters in ornate envelopes, Sno's brow twitched slightly as he spotted a letter with a postmark.

This was quite unusual for Sno, and for his predecessor as well. His clients usually wrote their letters directly and had their servants deliver them. His predecessor had been a loner, and Sno had never encountered a letter handled by the postal service and delivered by a mailman before.

"A letter from Tingen? K wouldn't be so casual, would he? There's a mailman named Ammon in Backlund!" Sno grinned, taking the letters back inside. He carefully opened them with a letter opener and then saw content that left him somewhat speechless—

"To the esteemed Mr. Devil, I obtained your contact information through a certain channel and heard that you require some powerful defensive weapons. I happen to be able to procure some Talismans from the Sun Domain.

Their power can reach Sequence Six, and they have great restraint over Undead and Vengeful Spirits.

However, the creation of these Talismans requires extensive preparation and a considerable cost. I wonder how many you need and what price you are willing to pay?

Name withheld."

"So why didn't K just send the message through Mr. Fool?" Sno looked at the letter, which had clearly made every effort to conceal its sender's identity, a hint of the 'old man on his phone' expression appearing on his face.

However, he quickly realized that he had read the original work and knew about the "forwarding chat history" trick. But it seemed the current Mr. Fool hadn't realized this function yet.

"Speaking of which, K clearly intends to use the money to fund the Clown Potion this time. It would be fine to transfer it directly to an unregistered account or through a bank draft, but how to receive the Sun Talismans is a problem."

With that thought, Sno began to consider the possibility of finding a messenger.

Summoning a messenger was quite easy, and given the uniqueness of his abilities, finding a useful one would also be convenient. The only problem was... how to sign a contract.

The auxiliary abilities of the Paradox Path were comprehensive, even allowing for the modification of existing contracts. However, it lacked the function to establish contracts. In other words, he needed to find a way to obtain a contract, whether it was the Fair Contract from the Sun Pathway or the Necrotic Contract from the Death Pathway.

"It's a shame Mr. A isn't in Tingen right now, otherwise, maybe... Wait a minute? Even if Mr. A isn't here, there's still the Eye of Wisdom!"

Yes, if he remembered correctly, the Old Master of the Eye of Wisdom possessed a Sealed Artifact that could simulate the extraordinary abilities of a Notary. Although the effect would certainly not be comparable to a genuine Notary, all he needed was a piece of paper, a contract. Of course, if that ring could only notarize but not establish contracts, Sno would have to risk breaking into Mr. A's vault.

After all, it had been quite a while since the extraordinary gatherings. Mr. A had stored quite a few good things in his basement. Considering that there was an Extraordinary of the Sun Pathway at his gatherings, it wasn't strange for him to have a few notarized contracts on hand, as such things could sometimes be unexpectedly useful.

Currently, the strongest members of the Aurora Society in Backlund were at most a few Attendants of Mysteries. Sneaking into Mr. A's house using the power of "White Horse is Not a Horse" was actually quite easy.

After a moment's thought, Sno decided to try his luck with the Old Master of the Eye of Wisdom first. If something could be done with money, he wouldn't take risks. This was part of Sno's life philosophy.

Having figured this out, Sno clasped his hands together and pressed them to his forehead, softly chanting:

"Fool who does not belong to this era;

You are the mysterious Sovereign above the Gray Fog;

You are the King of Yellow and Black who wields good luck.

I pray for your gaze;

I pray for your attention;

I have received a letter from your favored one, but he did not leave any contact information. Please inform him that I am willing to purchase three Talismans at the price of three hundred pounds each."

"Who is praying to me again?" Mr. Fool, who had just returned home from work, heard the overlapping prayers in his ear. He immediately went into the washroom, walked backward through the four steps, and ascended to the Gray Fog. Upon seeing that the expanding and contracting star belonged to Mr. Devil, his mouth twitched slightly—

"Did Mr. Devil have an early dinner today?"

Muttering a quick thought, Klein extended his spirituality, touched the star, and then the overlapping prayers echoed in his ears...

Regarding the conservatism of the Ruenese, this is only relative to Intis, who could openly engage in activities on the street (hyperbole). In the original work, when Audrey first gained her Spectator abilities, the banquet hinted at this. Married nobles almost secretly went behind the garden to... engage in activities in front of their spouses. So, please consider the degree of conservatism carefully.

In any case, do not equate the conservatism of Ruen with that of the Ming Dynasty. You must remember that Ruen's official faith is the Night Goddess! When Daly teased Klein, Dunn said it was a common phenomenon.