New Member [Moon]

Huh? When was I saved?

Moon Emlyn, the newest member of the Tarot Club, was momentarily bewildered. In order to break free from the Psychological Suggestion he was under, and with the encouragement of the vampires within the Sanguine, this Vampire —no, this self-proclaimed "Sanguine"—also invoked the Honorific Name of the Fool and joined the Tarot Club.

Based on what had happened last week, he quickly connected the woman's words with the "Great Smog" incident.

However, news circulating within the Sanguine indicated that a certain "Demoness of Despair" had done this in an attempt to digest the Potion. The Church of Storms quickly responded, dispelling the smog.

The intelligence from the tribe conflicted with the information he had received here, leaving Emlyn perplexed. But since this was his first time attending a meeting, he wisely remained silent, listening in for a while before speaking.

Alger Hanged Man, Fors the Magician, and others also had their own thoughts, but none of them spoke up, waiting for Audrey Justice to finish speaking.

After bowing solemnly to the Fool, Audrey [Justice] turned her gaze to the end of the long table. "Mr. [World], thank you for your timely reminder. If it weren't for you, many more people would have died in this Great Smog."

"I'm doing this to save myself."

The somber figure answered in a hoarse voice.

So, Klein not only warned me, but also [Justice]? No wonder the official response was so swift. But even so, tens of thousands still died. George III truly deserved to die!

Luther gave [the world] a deep look.

Then he noticed that [Justice] Audrey's gaze had shifted to him.

"Mr. [Temperance], is there a deeper story behind the smog incident?"

She asked.

The Blood Bishop bombarded the Imperial Palace, angrily denounced the king, and risked his life to cause chaos. Excluding the extremely unlikely possibility that he suddenly went mad, this can only mean that the Royal Family played a key role in pushing the tragedy forward.

She merely smiled at the Temperance who had committed such a shocking crime, "According to the usual procedure, it should be Mr. Fool's reading time now, shouldn't it?"

"Oh, I'm sorry!"

[Justice] Audrey suddenly remembered and quickly apologized to the deep-set figure above, "Mr. Fool, I have offended you."

Actually, I also wanted to know the inside story as soon as possible.

Klein muttered to himself, but to maintain his "god-like image," he could only chuckle softly and say, "It's alright."

"Mr. Fool, because Backlund has been in great turmoil lately, with the Military and the Three Great Churches investigating back and forth, I haven't been able to collect Roselle's Diary."

Audrey continued to apologize.

"I see."

Klein said.

[The Magician] Fors then presented three pages of Roselle's Diary.

Wait

Looking at their dedication of their diaries, Luther suddenly remembered something.

If Klein is the world, then all those Roselle's Diary he collected must have been dedicated to Mr. Fool, right? And perhaps the diaries he shared with me were also meant for Fool?

So, haven't I just handed over to Mr. Fool a copy of Roselle's Diary?

Mr. Fool said nothing.

The thought of this possibility gave Luther a headache, and his gaze toward [the world] held a strange undertone.

"Looking at me like that, Luther probably already guessed that [the World] is Klein," Klein thought to himself. For some reason, he felt a little uneasy and quickly lowered his head to hide his unease, pretending to read his diary.

Mr. Temperance is looking at Mr. World again. He's never done this before. Has he discovered something about Mr. World?

"Justice," Audrey thought to herself.

A strange atmosphere lingered Above the Gray Fog for some time, until Mr. Fool finished reading the diary.

"Oh, right, this is the new member, Mr. [Moon]." Klein put down his diary, then remembered he hadn't introduced Emlyn to everyone, and said with a chuckle, "You all should get to know each other."

So, under the leadership of Audrey, who had a strong Consciousness of Justice, everyone greeted each other and confirmed each other's code names.

The trading process began naturally.

"Seeking to purchase Grigel's Shadow Trace and Shadow Knight's Black Fluid."

Luther spoke first.

These two items are auxiliary materials for the "Black Knight" Potion. Besides these two materials, there is another material that is more difficult to obtain, which is a drop of blood from each of the people who were Degeneration during the Advancement Ritual. Luther's Degeneration targets are the remaining souls of the dead in the East Borough, who did not leave any blood behind.

However, he had a secondary solution: to use his own blood instead.

Because those who Degeneration ultimately merged into his body and became a part of him, in a sense, the blood of the Degeneration was his blood.

He's preparing to advance to Sequence 4!

Of the members present, apart from the newly joined [Moon], everyone else guessed that the materials Luther mentioned involved the "Black Knight" recipe.

But they had never actually heard of these things before.

I'll ask around for you.

"[Justice] "Audrey said.

"I will write a letter to my Teacher."

And [the Magician] Fors quickly added.

Sure enough, once we reached Sequence 4, it became much more difficult to obtain.

Luther sighed inwardly.

Just then, Emlyn [the Moon] suddenly spoke.

"Is Grigel a kind of extraordinary creature, also known as the Blood Giant?"

He asked Luther.

"That's right."

Luther looked at him in surprise, then nodded and said, "You know a clue about it?"

Although the Gray Fog obscured their vision, the other party didn't seem like a powerful figure to him; he hadn't expected them to know about matters at this level.

"Within our Sanguine, there is an Earl's collection."

"Sanguine?"

"[The Magician] Fors exclaimed in surprise."

Oops, I Consciousness revealed my identity.

Emlyn was taken aback, a wave of regret washing over him. But this regret was quickly replaced by pride. He straightened his chest, tilted his head slightly, and declared, "That's right, I am a noble Sanguine!"

"Too impetuous," [The Hanged Man] thought to himself, "But the Vampire identity is probably real, and I might be able to use it later." He remained silent.

Amidst her pride, Audrey also felt a little guilty. [Justice] Reading his state, she found it slightly amusing.

Luther, however, didn't pay much attention to that and continued to press, "So, does that Earl Shadow Trace of Grigel?"

"That's right."

Emlyn looked around at everyone and said, "That Earl hunted the Blood Giant in the Feysac Wasteland hundreds of years ago. Although he won't sell his body, his Shadow Trace should be worth a certain price."