A New Card of Blasphemy

Sonia Sea, Black Lake Island Ruins.

The "Queen Mystic" Bernadette was unaware that Cattleya was being interrogated in her dream. At that moment, she was being led into the cabin of the "Black Throne" by Luther and Antiya.

Looking at the interior of the cabin, a sense of nostalgia gradually crept into her expression.

"Yes, this is it..."

She murmured, looking around as she walked, then stopped in front of a corridor, pointing to the wall, "I remember there used to be a silk armchair here... I used to like sitting in there, looking at the sea view through the window across the way..."

Are you talking about a blue silk armchair?

"Antiya asked."

"Yes, it is now..."

I threw it away a long time ago.

"Like everything else that Roselle left here, I tore it up and threw it into the depths of the Fog Sea," Angel Ship Spirit said coldly, completely ignoring Bernadette's expression.

A flash of anger crossed Bernadette's eyes, but it quickly died down.

"I'm so sorry, my father made you suffer a lot..."

Stop talking nonsense.

Antiya glared at Luther, probably annoyed that he had revealed her secrets. "Hurry up and finish your business, then leave. I don't want anything to do with Roselle anymore."

"... Understood."

What else could Bernadette say? She could only nod in agreement and gesture for Luther to lead the way to the locked room. The room was just as it had been before, with the door tightly shut and a chessboard half-finished in front of it.

Bernadette stared at the chessboard, momentarily stunned, then a look of nostalgia and sadness crossed her face.

"So, it was here..."

She really does know chess.

Luther thought to himself, Roselle wouldn't have left this chess game without a reason. Besides the descendants of the transmigrators, the only people most likely to understand such things were his family and relatives.

"Your Queen, do you know how to play this kind of chess?"

He quickly asked.

Bernadette nodded at first, then shook her head.

"He did Church me the rules of this game. I don't know why, but unlike the other games he invented, this game wasn't spread around; it was just used by me to play with him and pass the time."

Her eyes held a hint of memory.

"How well do you know this type of game? Can you checkmate the opponent's black pieces?"

Luther asked expectantly.

I'll give it a try.

Bernadette looked down at the chessboard, muttering to herself. Soon, translucent text appeared, surrounding her, including symbols and numbers.

After a moment, she shook her head. "Unfortunately, according to my calculations, White is already in a dead end. No matter what Fate she makes, she will only be checkmated."

How is that possible?

Did Roselle leave a locked door?

What is he trying to do? Play me for a fool?

Luther was momentarily incredulous, staring at Bernadette speechlessly. Antiya's reaction was even more intense, her eyebrows raised as if she were about to unleash a torrent of abuse.

"But it's okay."

Seeing this, Beldina immediately spoke up, "Just because I can't checkmate the black pieces doesn't mean I can't break the deadlock."

After saying that, she walked straight forward under their gazes, grabbed the bottom of the chessboard, and flipped it over!

"Splash..."

The chess pieces scattered all over the floor, rolling around in the cabin and making a sound.

"That's what he told me: if you can't win a game, just flip the chessboard over..." Facing Luther's astonished gaze, the Queen Mystic rarely showed a smile. "I didn't expect it to come in handy here."

Flipping the table... very Roselle -esque... but is it really a good idea to teach your daughter something like that?

Luther thought to himself as he looked down at the chessboard.

Sure enough, the rolling chess pieces did not return to their original positions as before. Instead, they gathered together and turned into a brass-colored key, which floated up automatically and was inserted into the door and turned.

With a crisp "click," the door opened.

Luther and Bernadette exchanged a glance, and she went in first, followed by the other two.

The room was a typical Captain's Cabin, with a desk and Bookshelves. Nautical charts were spread out on the desk, topped with pens, magnifying glasses, and nautical items such as sextants. If one had to pinpoint anything different, this room was more luxurious than a typical Captain's Cabin.

The gilded vases, the high-quality wooden furniture, and the jewel-encrusted nautical equipment offer a glimpse into the former luxury of their owners.

"Tsk."

Upon seeing the room's decor, Antiya immediately showed disgust and didn't even want to enter.

Following behind the Queen, Luther entered the room and immediately noticed a peculiar playing card on the desk, shimmering with a flowing Spirituality light. On the surface of the card was a strange image:

A colossal figure, as large as a mountain, stood amidst the orange light. His limbs were abnormally long, and he wore tattered silver armor. The longsword in the Giant's hand seemed to embody the light of Twilight, yet also seemed poised to bring Dawn to the world. And his face was none other than Roselle, whose eyes shimmered with an orange glow.

Starlight condensed, forming the following text at the top of the playing card:

[Sequence 0, Twilight Giant]

A new "Card of Blasphemy"!

The Twilight Giant... Judging from his attire, it seems to be Card of Blasphemy from the Warrior Pathway?

Luther looked at the card and quickly made a mental deduction.

However, Bernadette showed little interest in the card, picking it up only briefly before putting it down. She then summoned several Invisible Servant to search the entire room.

Books, nautical logs, nautical charts... all the information was Record by the Servants and presented to Beldina's "Eyes of Mystery Prying".

The "Queen Mystic" maintained her composure as she quickly scanned the information.

Did you find what you were looking for?

Luther asked.

The latter shook his head.

"It's not clear yet."

She frowned and said, "You can keep that playing card, but can I take these documents with me?"

"Sure, please make yourself at home."

Luther glanced back at Antiya, who nodded impatiently, seemingly unwilling to leave anything related to Roselle.

At this moment, the Invisible Servant's search of the room finally came to an end. They discovered a hidden compartment behind the bookshelf and pulled out a black, locked box from it, which quickly caught the attention of the two men.

The keyhole on this box is exactly the same as the key to the Black Throne in Luther's hand.

But when Luther tentatively inserted it, some strange rule immediately took effect, causing the key to pop out.

"This box seems to be testing my Spirituality."

Luther frowned, recalling his earlier experience. "I felt like it was telling me that it could only be opened at Sequence 3."