Whispers of the Machine Age
Chapter 2140

Purpose of the Mission and the Professor's Dream

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"The maid with black curls is Monica. She has the longest legs in the Royal Maid Troupe and is also the most skilled at divination. I remember that she possesses a peculiar relic—the Strange Painting Divination Cards. 'Strange Painting' means that the card faces are unusual. The relic itself is a Tarot Card bearing the holy emblem of the Ancient God, Lord of the Ring. Once this card is added to a deck, the number of cards remains 108, but during divination, there is a chance of drawing a card face that does not belong to the standard Tarot Card series, thereby revealing a clearer destiny."

Miss Teresa explained this to Shade from the side, though he was not unfamiliar with the relic. In 1854 of the Sixth Epoch, the owner of the Strange Painting Divination Cards was none other than Bella Belinder, the Great Witch of Fate.

"Huh? What kind of card face is this?"

The phantom Miss Maxim looked confused, while the owner of the Tarot Cards, her maid friend Monica, smiled and asked:

"Didn't you draw that card yourself? This is your destiny, so you should try interpreting it yourself. Wayne, what do you think it means?"

Looking at the image of a Dragon coiling around a ship, the phantom Miss Maxim pursed her lips. She then turned to look at Shade and Miss Teresa, and the latter understood as well:

"In the real past, Wayne failed to interpret the meaning of this Tarot Card. After the shipwreck, she realized that perhaps the card had warned her of the disaster awaiting this voyage from the very beginning. That is why she now feels regret—regret that she did not recognize the danger at the time."

"Yes, and it is also a hint for us. How interesting. Because of

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