Roselle's Return

As soon as [Temperance] Luther finished speaking, everyone present, including Klein, fell into a brief daze. That simple sentence seemed like some obscure, profound, and incomprehensible thing, swirling in their minds several times, but they just couldn't grasp it.

In an instant, everyone's gaze was fixed on that blood-red figure.

"That..."

In the silence, Audrey [Justice] spoke first, "I'm sorry, Mr. [Temperance], could you repeat what you just said?"

As if she couldn't believe what she had just heard, she looked at Luther and asked cautiously.

Luther had no choice but to repeat himself.

"I mean, the True Creator is dead..."

He paused for a moment, then shook his head. "No, that's too absolute... It should be said that, at least for now, His divinity has been completely Destruction, and there is no longer any evil god with that name in the world."

Luther made a clear and definitive statement, conveying this unbelievable fact to everyone with crystal clarity.

The True Creator... has fallen?

That so-called most ancient evil god, who once ruled the continent alongside the Black Emperor, remains so in the most recent era.

The great being feared by all True God... has fallen?!

Am I dreaming?

[The Magician] Fors slumped in the bench, lost in thought, "Isn't all of this real? It's just a vivid yet insane Dream I fell into after working late into the night to finish my manuscript?"

"Impossible!"

Moon Emlyn, on the other side, was even more agitated. Filled with inexplicable fear and doubt, he shouted, "That's the True God! I don't believe it!"

He couldn't accept that the True God would fall, but rather that the True God would fall so suddenly without any warning. It was as if something that had always been taken for granted had been completely overturned in an instant, causing him to instinctively feel a defensive and rebellious emotion.

"It's gone, that's it. I don't care whether you believe it or not." Luther was too lazy to argue. "If you don't believe me, do you want me to take down the Cross that was hanging on Him before and bring it over for you to see?"

I won't watch!

"[Moon] Emlyn jumped up and shouted as if he'd been stung by a scorpion."

Are you kidding me? I'm not some Lunatic person like [Temperance]. If I were to see something left behind by a True God, I'd explode!

By this time, regardless of whether the members of the Tarot Club had True Creator had fallen, they had all accepted this fact.

But how would Temperance know such a True God secret?

Mr. [Temperance]

At the crucial moment, it was Audrey, the "Justice," who spoke up, "I want to know exactly what happened and how much should be paid for it?"

She was extremely eager to know the truth behind all of this.

Of course, this level of Concealment is beyond monetary value, but it still serves as a demonstration of my sincerity... As a Spectator, I really don't want to miss this important event...

Audrey thought to herself.

Not only her, but everyone else around the Bronze Long Table was also filled with interest.

Under everyone's gaze, Luther shook his head.

No payment is required.

He said calmly, "If you want to know, I'll tell you."

At this moment, Luther was like a killer returning to a crime scene, with a desire to share what he had done with others.

Then, an absolute silence fell over the Above the Gray Fog, and everyone pricked up their ears.

"To explain the whole matter clearly, it might involve many secrets..." Luther said slowly, then looked at the tall figure at the head of the long table, earnestly seeking his opinion, "Mr. Fool, may I speak?"

"Can."

The figure in the Gray Fog nodded slightly.

Just say it already, stop wasting time...

While maintaining a godlike demeanor, Klein secretly urged himself on – he also wanted to know what had happened.

Luther thought about it for a moment.

"This should be considered an aftermath of the George III affair... That despicable, worthless king wanted to become the 'Black Emperor,' so he excavated the Tudor ruins, trafficked people, created the Backlund Great Smog Incident, and deliberately started a war, allowing the Feysac Flying Ship to bomb Backlund..."

The crowd listened in silence. Some of these things they already knew, while others were hearing about them for the first time. But by following the overall logic, they were able to analyze the general outline of George III's plan. It could be said that this king had made an extremely meticulous plan in order to ascend to True God.

Even so, this ambitious king still failed. In the Anniversary Square, witnessed by a large number of citizens, he was reduced to a dirty firework.

"The shadows of Adam and the Twilight Hermit Order are behind George III; they are pushing him towards godhood... As for the other True God, they also desire the birth of a 'Black Emperor,' and therefore, after George III obtained his ticket, they all acquiesced."

Luther continued.

"... With so much support, did he still fail in the end?"

Upon hearing this, [The Magician] Fors murmured to himself.

Becoming a god is such a tempting and dangerous path...

"Because Mr. Fool did not agree."

"The World," at the very bottom of the long table, spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Even the Blood God doesn't have it."

Luther added coldly.

The King of Angel Adam, supported it, and the Seven Gods acquiesced, but Mr. Fool and the Blood God expressed their opposition... Therefore, George III failed... Mr. Fool is gradually regaining his power, profoundly impacting the real world, and we...

They will become a force that influences the overall situation...

Hanged Man Alger, upon hearing this, was deeply moved.

"... How did the king's Advancement Ritual fail?"

"Justice," Audrey asked curiously.

Luther replied, "In conclusion, Roselle, who was once promoted to the Black Emperor, has returned. He has reclaimed his own Characteristic and status and has successfully resurrected in the Astral World. George III, therefore, failed and died a ridiculous and ugly death like Clown."

"???"

Around the long table, reactions rose and fell. The composed [Hanged Man] merely breathed heavily, while the less shrewd [Magician] and [Moon] let out low gasps of surprise.

Has Emperor Roselle been resurrected?!

He actually left a backup plan...

Earlier at the Tarot Club, the participants had already anticipated this through the conversation between the Hermit and Mr. Fool, so when they heard that Roselle had been resurrected, they were only surprised, not as shocked as when they heard that the True Creator had fallen.

Moreover, there is one member among them who can provide proof.

They all Consciousness looked at the figure with purple eyes.

"... It's true."

After sensing the gazes of the crowd, [The Hermit] Cattleya nodded slightly.

Her emotions were somewhat complicated today. On the one hand, she was naturally happy that the "Queen Mystic" had successfully found her father and reunited with him; but on the other hand, the being had many things to do after his resurrection, and the Queen was currently busy, resulting in her responding much less.