Chapter Summaries

At the first Tarot Club gathering, Xu Yue explained that “The Fool” was the title of Sequence 0 on the Diviner pathway, leading Audrey and Alger to regard Zhou Mingrui as an immensely powerful being. Zhou Mingrui agreed to hold further gatherings, and the members chose Tarot-based code names before the meeting ended.

• Xu Yue recognized Zhou Mingrui’s title, apologized for his earlier offense, and offered to explain its significance for a fee.
• Xu Yue deduced that Alger belonged to the Storm Church from the formulas and information he had shared with Audrey.
• With Zhou Mingrui’s permission, Xu Yue explained that the Beyonder pathways came from the second Blasphemy Slate and that “The Fool” was the Sequence 0 title of the Diviner pathway.
• Audrey and Alger were shocked by the revelation, while Zhou Mingrui wondered whether drawing the Fool card had been fate.
• Zhou Mingrui agreed to make more attempts at holding the gathering and suggested that everyone be alone each Monday at three in the afternoon.
• Audrey chose Justice, Alger chose The Hanged Man, and Xu Yue chose The Lovers before the first Tarot Club gathering ended.

Klein learned how the Antigonus Notebook caused the original Klein’s death, then was questioned by police after its owner and another friend were found dead. In Backlund, Xu Yue handled a routine investigation into his Beyonder status and arranged to appear harmless and useful to the authorities.

• Klein read the original owner’s diary and learned about the Antigonus family, the Goddess of the Night, and the dangerous power of the Antigonus Notebook.
• Klein decided he should visit Welch to investigate the notebook, but police arrived and told him Welch and another companion had committed suicide.
• Klein feared the dangers of the Beyonder world as the police questioned him about the deaths.
• The Pritz launched in Backlund as nobles and the King of Ruen watched, while Xu Yue opened an anonymous bank account to receive money.
• Xu Yue sensed someone trying to hypnotize him, took control of the dream, and prepared a backstory to satisfy the official investigation into his Beyonder abilities.

Xu Yue traveled to Tingen City as a registered wild Beyonder while Klein began working with the Tingen City Night Watchers and learned about the Beyonder world. The chapter left Xu Yue arriving in Tingen, expecting the authorities to keep an eye on him.

• After his inspection in Backlund, Xu Yue bought a train ticket to Tingen City, hoping his registered status would make the trip easier.
• Klein joined the Tingen City Night Watchers as a clerical employee, where Captain Dunn assigned him to organize materials and learn about the squad’s work.
• Klein read a diary page by Emperor Roselle, found familiar Chinese writing, and learned the Acting Method, giving him hope of improving his Sequence and perhaps returning home.
• Old Neil told Klein that Roselle’s diary pages remained undeciphered and explained that cultists sought power through rituals connected to the presumed-dead emperor.
• Klein learned and practiced during his first day, then used himself as bait to catch a stalker and earn the qualification to become a Beyonder.
• Xu Yue arrived at Tingen City’s station wearing a Monocle and wondered which Night Watcher would be assigned to watch him.

Xu Yue arrived in Tingen City as a Storm Church Punisher warned him, while Klein moved with Benson and Melissa to Narcissus Street and grew wary of a monocled man who resembled Mr. The Lovers. Klein chose the Seer pathway, learned its basics from Old Neil, and entered the Gray Fog to begin the second Tarot Club gathering.

• A Storm Church Punisher warned Xu Yue to behave in Tingen City and recommended an inn on Narcissus Street.
• Klein moved with Benson and Melissa from Iron Cross Street to Narcissus Street, where he spotted a black-haired man wearing a monocle and suspected he was Mr. The Lovers.
• Klein decided not to report the suspected Mr. The Lovers and resolved to become a Beyonder for protection.
• Klein chose the Seer pathway, and Dunn told him he would remain clerical staff while studying with Old Neil.
• Klein became a Seer, learned Meditation and Spiritual Vision from Old Neil, and returned home to enter above the Gray Fog for the second Tarot Club gathering.

At the Tarot Club, Klein shared the Acting Method and sought information about the Secret School and the Antigonus family, while Xu Yue supplied valuable Beyonder knowledge and reinforced Klein’s standing. Klein left the gathering with new insight into his circumstances and began considering how to act as a Seer.

• Alger gave Audrey the Spectator Potion formula after confirming that the Ghost Shark Blood met his expectations.
• Klein taught Audrey and Alger the Acting Method and asked them to collect Roselle's diaries, while Xu Yue explained how rare the knowledge was.
• Xu Yue described the Secret School, the Antigonus family, and the three laws of Beyonder Characteristics, prompting Klein to connect the Gray Fog with the attraction of Seer-related events.
• Xu Yue asked Audrey to pay for his knowledge and let Alger settle his share with future help, revealing that he followed the Hunter pathway.
• Klein returned from the Gray Fog relieved by the meeting and wondered how to begin acting as a Seer.

Xu Yue sought out Old Neil at Dragon Bar’s Beyonder Market and revealed that he knew Old Neil had been contaminated by The Hidden Sage. The chapter left Old Neil wary as Xu Yue insisted he wanted a mutually beneficial transaction.

• Xu Yue entered Dragon Bar and gained access to its hidden Beyonder Market.
• Xu Yue found Old Neil and asked to speak with him privately.
• Xu Yue used a silver dagger to create a Spiritual Wall around them.
• Xu Yue told Old Neil that The Hidden Sage had contaminated him and denied intending to threaten or report him.
• Xu Yue said he wanted a win-win transaction, leaving Old Neil grave and suspicious.

Xu Yue discovered that The Hidden Sage had fled after sensing the aura he revealed, then changed his plan and helped Old Neil recover from his despair with a specially prepared meal. Old Neil thanked him and agreed to build a connection with Xu Yue, leaving their alliance and his renewed resolve in place.

• Xu Yue realized The Hidden Sage had left after recognizing something it could not comprehend in his aura.
• Xu Yue fainted Old Neil, took him to a nearby room, and explained that Old Neil's despair could not be cured by simple purification.
• Xu Yue prepared Glowing Cuisine and used its flavors to awaken Old Neil's memories and ease his inner pain.
• Old Neil finished the meal, regained his composure, and apologized for bringing shame upon the Goddess.
• Xu Yue accepted Old Neil's thanks, and Old Neil suggested another feast could wash away the lingering evil.

Xu Yue met with Old Neil, then withdrew the 2,000 pounds Miss Justice had paid him and encountered the Con Artist Lanclus at the bank. Xu Yue warned Lanclus that he knew about the Evil God's offspring, then went to register at the Divination Club, leaving Lanclus to follow his plan.

• Xu Yue declined Old Neil's offer to join the Night Watchers, and Old Neil returned to Blackthorn Security Company to teach Klein mysticism.
• Old Neil told Klein about Xu Yue, a registered Sequence 9 Hunter who might teach him combat and marksmanship, and began instructing Klein in divination.
• Xu Yue withdrew 2,000 pounds from his anonymous bank account, the payment Miss Justice had chosen for his valuable knowledge.
• Lanclus approached Xu Yue at the bank, hoping to swindle him, but Xu Yue identified him and alluded to the Evil God's offspring in his fiancée.
• Xu Yue left Lanclus to continue his scheme and went to register at the Divination Club, while deciding not to interfere with Lanclus for now.

Klein noticed a Hunter named Franklin Trump in the Beyonder files and wondered whether he was a fellow transmigrator, but he kept his suspicions to himself. After resolving a kidnapping case tied to the Antigonus Notebook, Klein encountered Xu Yue outside and greeted him, preparing to speak as a Night Watcher.

• Klein found Franklin Trump's file and wondered whether the Hunter was a fellow transmigrator.
• Leonard approached Klein, while Pales sensed that Klein was concealing his thoughts and Leonard dismissed him as an ordinary mortal.
• Blackthorn Security Company investigated a tobacco merchant's kidnapped son, and Klein and Leonard found the hostage.
• Klein dreamed of an anomaly connected to the Antigonus Notebook and hurried toward Blackthorn Security Company.
• Klein met Xu Yue by a streetlamp, greeted him as Franklin Trump, and decided to begin their conversation as a Night Watcher.

Klein recognized Xu Yue as another transmigrator and spoke with him about their circumstances, while Xu Yue explained that divination could not uncover their conversation. They parted in Tingen, with Klein rushing to investigate the Antigonus Notebook and Xu Yue heading to the Divination Club.

• Klein cautiously identified Xu Yue as a Night Watcher and tested whether he was a fellow transmigrator by calling him Mr. Money.
• Xu Yue acknowledged that he was also a transmigrator, and Klein admitted that he had arrived less than half a month earlier.
• Xu Yue demonstrated that Klein's divination targeting him would fail and warned him not to trust divination blindly.
• Klein and Xu Yue discussed the scarcity of other transmigrators and the possibility that the Three Laws of Extraordinary Characteristics had brought them together.
• Xu Yue gave Klein the address of his temporary lodging at the Ham and Beer Inn and said he had come to Tingen to confirm a few things.
• Klein hurried to investigate the Antigonus Notebook, while Xu Yue declined to get involved and headed toward the Divination Club.

After the Night Watchers investigated the Antigonus notebook, Klein met Xu Yue at the Diviner Club and invited him to dinner. Xu Yue’s cooking left Klein eager to become roommates with him, and the chapter ended with Klein proposing they share his home.

• Dunn assembled the Night Watchers to investigate the Antigonus notebook, confirming that it had reached Riel Bieber and that Klein was among its victims.
• Old Neil reassured Klein that the force behind the notebook was unlikely to focus on him, and Klein received ten pounds from the hostage rescue payment.
• Xu Yue warned Klein that Diviner Club member Heinas Vincent might be approaching danger, and Klein said he would keep an eye on him.
• Klein and Xu Yue introduced themselves as Zhou Mingrui and Xu Yue, discussed their pasts, and went to Xu Yue’s hotel to eat.
• Xu Yue’s cooking left Klein dazed, and Klein asked Xu Yue to move into his spacious home and share the kitchen.

Klein began combat training with Xu Yue after Old Neil arranged for him to work with the Church, then prepared for the Tarot Club while keeping its secrets from Xu Yue. At the gathering, Audrey had become a Beyonder, and Alger, Xu Yue, and Audrey each reported finding pages of Roselle's diary.

• Klein told Old Neil that he had met Xu Yue and praised his cooking, prompting Old Neil to regret not hosting him himself.
• Old Neil arranged for Xu Yue to teach Klein combat and shooting twice a week for two pounds weekly, and they agreed to the schedule.
• Klein missed the chance to investigate the Alfalfa tragedy, but he practiced rituals and learned to respond from above the Gray Fog.
• Klein prepared to conceal the Tarot Club's secrets from Xu Yue before summoning the members to the gathering.
• Audrey congratulated herself on becoming a Beyonder, and Alger, Xu Yue, and Audrey reported finding two, two, and one pages of Roselle's diary respectively.

Klein hosted a Tarot Club gathering where Xu Yue exchanged Roselle’s diary pages for gold, forcing Audrey to pay him. Klein then tested his honorific name, leaving Audrey and Alger convinced he was a deity while he worried about keeping his identity concealed.

• Klein read Xu Yue’s diary pages, which identified Roselle as Zhou Mingrui and included two pages of smut, and struggled to hide his anger.
• Xu Yue asked to trade his diary pages for gold pounds, and Audrey offered 300 gold pounds per page when Klein could not provide the money.
• Audrey repaid her earlier diary debt, gained another page, and asked Klein for guidance on the Acting Method; Alger also came to owe a diary page.
• Xu Yue answered Audrey’s question about animals consuming potions, then Klein asked the members to test his honorific name and prayer incantation.
• Audrey and Alger were shocked by Klein’s honorific name and concluded that his status rivaled a True God, while Klein worried about handling Xu Yue’s diary entries and suspicions.

Klein discovered that he could bring physical objects above the Gray Fog and used Xu Yue's ritual to test and record the new function. At the Blackthorn Security Company, Xu Yue's arrival led Pallez Zoroaster to mistake him for Amon, panic, and end up accepting the Goddess of the Night's protection as one of Her Angels.

• Klein brought a gold coin above the Gray Fog, confirmed he could send objects back, and recorded Xu Yue's offering ritual for Miss Justice and Mr. The Hanged Man.
• Klein warned a Divination Club client about investing with the swindler Lanclus, but the client chose to think it over.
• Klein visited a Beyonder trading venue with Old Neil and encountered a Fate Pathway Monster who vomited blood after looking at him.
• At Blackthorn Security Company, Leonard asked Pallez Zoroaster about the Hunter pathway, then mentioned Xu Yue's monocle and triggered Pallez's panic over Amon.
• Pallez prayed to the Goddess of the Night for refuge, and She accepted him as an Angel while instructing him to remain inside Leonard until he recovered.

Xu Yue trained Klein and the Tingen Night Watchers before Dunn briefed Klein on an operation to find Antigonus's descendants. The team tracked Riel Bieber with Sealed Artifact 2-049, but a Secret School Magus attacked them, with Xu Yue and Leonard watching from the battlefield's edge.

• The Night Watchers praised the Goddess as her concealment briefly settled over them, while Klein noticed Leonard recovering from his discomfort.
• Xu Yue taught Klein fighting techniques and trained other Night Watchers, then left after the lesson.
• Dunn told Klein that Sealed Artifact 2-049 had arrived and brought him to meet the artifact and two Beyonder reinforcements from Backlund.
• Klein joined the team as they used 2-049 to track Riel Bieber to a warehouse and sealed the doll in a box.
• A Sequence 7 Magus from the Secret School attacked the four official Beyonders, while Leonard and Xu Yue watched from the edge of the battlefield.

Dunn and the Night Watchers battled a Secret School Magus and the out-of-control Riel Bieber while pursuing Antigonus’s notebook. Xu Yue saved Klein from 2-049 and crippled the fleeing Magus, leaving the Night Watchers to recover and decide what to do with their captive.

• Dunn and the other Night Watchers forced the Secret School Magus to retreat after foiling his attempt to use 2-049 against them.
• Riel Bieber emerged as a monstrous creature, fought the Night Watchers, and then self-destructed, seriously wounding Dunn and the others.
• Klein fell within 2-049’s range, but Xu Yue flicked a pebble at him and interrupted the control before Klein escaped.
• The Secret School Magus attacked Xu Yue, who dodged his cards and shot him until he could no longer fight.
• Xu Yue explained that he had come seeking the notebook and benefits for his help, while Klein checked on the wounded Night Watchers.
• Leonard and Pales watched Xu Yue, and Pales felt reassured that concealment protected him from Amon.

Xu Yue and Klein brought the living Sealed Artifact 2-049 to Xu Yue’s hotel, where Xu Yue persuaded it to cooperate and kept it as a helpful clown doll. Klein returned home and agreed to attend Selena’s birthday dinner with Melissa on Sunday.

• Klein gave the injured Night Watchers Goddess’s Gaze, and Dunn recovered the Antigonus Notebook before it contaminated him again.
• Dunn agreed to request a Sealed Artifact as Xu Yue’s reward, while Leonard claimed his arrival had been authorized for classified reasons.
• The Holy Church allowed Xu Yue to keep 2-049 as his reward, and Dunn warned him about its dangers.
• Xu Yue told Klein that 2-049 could not control him, then explained that living Sealed Artifacts could be reasoned with.
• Xu Yue persuaded 2-049 to cooperate and kept it as a clown doll that could help with household chores.
• Melissa invited Klein to Selena’s birthday dinner on Sunday, and Klein agreed to go.

Xu Yue trained Klein and joined him on his first solo Night Watcher mission to investigate philanthropist Sir Dwell, who was suspected of being troubled by an evil spirit. On the way, Klein reflected on the brutal conditions workers endured and wondered whether the case involved their vengeful spirits.

• Xu Yue demonstrated that 2-049 could serve him, leading the auditors to assume he was descended from the Antigonus family.
• Dunn praised Xu Yue’s physical training methods and told Klein his approval to become an official member had come through, pending a solo mission.
• Dunn assigned Klein to investigate Sir Dwell’s suspected evil-spirit problem, and Xu Yue offered to accompany him.
• Klein and Xu Yue traveled by carriage to Sir Dwell’s residence, where Klein connected the case to the suffering of workers.

Klein and Xu Yue investigated the vengeful spirit haunting Sir Dwell and learned that a female worker had died of lead poisoning after hiding her symptoms to support her family. Sir Dwell compensated the family and resolved the haunting, while Xu Yue suggested ways he could pursue worker protections through patents and politics.

• Xu Yue explained to Klein that nobles could know about the Beyonder world and encouraged him to tell Sir Dwell the truth.
• Klein investigated the haunting and learned that the dead worker had continued working despite lead-poisoning symptoms because her family depended on her income.
• Klein told Sir Dwell the full story and demonstrated Beyonder power, convincing him that the vengeful spirit was real.
• Sir Dwell promised compensation for the worker's family and planned to publicize the dangers of lead factories, while reaffirming his goal of entering the House of Lords.
• Xu Yue suggested Sir Dwell use core patents to improve workers' conditions without sacrificing competitiveness.
• Sir Dwell increased the family's compensation and helped with their employment, after which the vengeful spirit gradually dissipated.

After becoming an official Night Watcher, Klein reflected on his good fortune and joined the Monday Tarot Club, where Xu Yue traded Roselle diary pages and identified the dangers surrounding the Psychic Alchemist Society. The meeting ended with Audrey agreeing to seek the Society cautiously, while Klein established a 10% fee for his secure delivery service.

• Klein became a full Night Watcher and, after discussing his circumstances with Xu Yue, went home ahead of the Monday Tarot Club.
• Audrey and Alger praised Mr. Fool for his successful attempt, and Klein told the members they could pray to him or arrange meetings in advance.
• Xu Yue offered two Roselle diary pages; Audrey agreed to pay for them, and Klein set a 10% commission for delivering them.
• Audrey asked where to find the Psychic Alchemist Society, and Xu Yue agreed to answer in exchange for the diary pages and 1,000 gold coins.
• Xu Yue warned Audrey that the Society had hidden members in Backlund and possibly demigods on its council, advising her not to approach them before she had suitable concealment.