Chapter 72: Word of Mouth Builds
New Jersey.
A small group was chatting.
"Lord of the Mysteries is truly brilliant. It perfectly blends elements of Cthulhu and suspense detective stories."
"I prefer its worldview—the pathways and sequences. A pathway has multiple sequences that allow continuous growth, and each sequence is a profession. What an interesting setting."
"We are guardians, but also a group of pitiful wretches constantly fighting danger and madness. We are a group of pitiful wretches constantly fighting danger and madness, but more than that, we are guardians. What magnificent Nighthawks."
"When Klein finally met Melissa and Benson as a Clown, it was so moving."
"It also fits the theme of this volume, doesn't it? Clown is the advancement sequence of the Seer in the Seer pathway. Seers can divine fate, but before true fate, everyone is merely a clown manipulated by destiny. Klein was killed and then revived—wasn't that exactly it?"
"The second volume should be heading to Backlund, right? I'm really looking forward to it. Will Klein meet Miss Justice in the real world? Will sparks of romance fly between them?"
"Maybe they will, maybe they won't, but I'm more inclined to think they won't."
"Why?"
"Klein can keep dying and coming back to life, and he is the ruler above the Gray Fog. He clearly has the aura of a god. Meanwhile, Miss Justice Audrey is more like a saintess serving a god. A saintess might have the lesser love of worshipping and admiring a god, but a god possesses only greater love. In a god's eyes, Audrey, The Hanged Man, and even Susie are not all that different."
"Isn't that allegory? And there's also the Blasphemy Slate, the True Creator, and the Fallen Creator. Won't that cause trouble?"
"What trouble could it cause? This