Leonard's Resentment
To be honest, Klein was somewhat conflicted about how to deal with "Admiral of Stars".
Cattleya's behavior should indeed be punished, otherwise her prestige as a god will be shaken, and she may have more luck in the future: However, it is not necessary to kill her...
So let's give her near-death torture, teach her a lesson, and also serve as a warning to others.
Klein thought to himself, maintaining the motion in his hand. Cattleya was in excruciating pain, convulsing uncontrollably. Only when she could no longer bear it, and her Spirituality stability was on the verge of collapse, did Klein withdraw his fingers, allowing the Gray Fog to leave her body.
"Hoo... cough cough!"
[The Hermit] Cattleya gasped and coughed violently, as if a suffocating person were regaining air. She had lost all her strength and simply lay on the long table, her back heaving, utterly exhausted.
"You're Luck, I'm somewhat interested in Roselle."
In the near silence, Klein said to [the Hermit] Cattleya, "Tell Bernadette that she can exchange some answers for Roselle's diary, or something else relevant."
From Luther's report to [The Fool], Klein deduced that the "Queen Mystic" had a deep obsession with her father and wanted to know Roselle's intentions and experiences in his later years. Perhaps she could provide some valuable diaries to allow him to learn more about Concealment knowledge.
"... yes."
"Thank you for your understanding," Cattleya said weakly and softly.
She had just experienced extreme pain, akin to dying several times over. Yet, her heart was filled with the joy of surviving, grateful that Mr. Fool still needed her as a bridge to communicate with the Queen. This time, she was determined to learn from her mistake and only relay Fool's instructions to the "Queen Mystic," mentioning nothing else.
"Alright, let's begin as usual."
Klein said, waving his hand to get the process back on track and move on to the transaction.
Perhaps because they were still deeply impressed by what had just happened, the people present were even speaking in quieter voices than usual. They probably Consciousness once again that although this Mr. Fool was usually gentle, he was actually a True God- like being.
[Moon] Emlyn looked at Alger eagerly.
"Mr. [The Hanged Man], how's the Baron Characteristic I commissioned you to purchase coming along?"
He made a huge decision to buy this Characteristic, giving up many high-quality dolls and even borrowing money from his parents to barely scrape together the amount.
"I've already received it, £4200, plus my £300 commission, it's yours."
"The Hanged Man," Alger replied. "Actually, the Great Pirate was willing to sell it for 4,000 pounds, and he made a total of 500 pounds."
Despite the substantial profits, he still Consciousness glanced at [Temperance] beside him. He was trading Sequence 6 materials at the Pirate Assembly, while [Temperance] was already able to defeat the intruding Sequence 1 Angel...
"4500 pounds... okay."
Emlyn gritted his teeth; the number was still within his acceptable range. "Deal. After the meeting, we'll have Mr. Fool handle the transaction."
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Alger had no reason to refuse. After completing the deal, he looked around at everyone and said, "I need the Sailor Pathway Sequence 5, the Ocean Songster's Potion recipe."
The [Temperance] skill next door has become so powerful; I need to improve mine as soon as possible!
Unfortunately, none of the people present had any concrete clues, so he could only wait helplessly.
"Ahem, everyone, does anyone have Meteorite Crystal or Lava Octopus Blood Crystal, or any information about their whereabouts?"
[The Magician] Fors thought for a moment and then asked. These two items were the Main Ingredient the Potion of her Sequence 7 Pathway, "The Astrologer." She had Acting of "Trickmaster" for some time now, and had basically mastered the Potion. Her Teacher, Dorian, was very pleased and specially gave her this recipe, allowing her to find the ingredients herself.
"I have Lava Octopus Blood Crystal, and as for Meteorite Crystal, I can find those for you too," said the Hermit, Cattleya had recovered. "The former is 600 pounds, and the latter is 10 pounds per gram. I'll give them to you within two weeks..."
After that, she provided Black Hunting Lizard spinal fluid to Audrey, who was searching for the Justice Main Ingredient of the "Hypnotist" Potion, and promised to help purchase the fruit of the Hallucinatory Wind Chime.
Having been revived by Mr. Fool's taunts, she seemed to have become more positive.
What happened?
Luther's expression was strange. This "Admiral of Stars," despite being reprimanded, seemed even more enthusiastic and attached to the Tarot Club than before? Did Bernadette hardly ever discipline her when she was little?
Northern Continent, Loen Kingdom, Backlund, East Borough.
"Stop right there!"
Leonard shouted as he chased after him. His face was weary, his beard unshaven, and his handsomeness slightly diminished. At this moment, his dark green eyes flashed with angry fire, and he ran swiftly through the dirty and narrow streets of the East Borough.
"Quack..."
In the sky before him, a gaunt, blackened man with bat wings on his back, covered in blood, was mocking him loudly. He flapped his wings, wanting to fly away and leave those stupid, incompetent Nighthawks watchmen far behind.
But just then, its eyelids suddenly drooped, quickly closed completely, and it fell into Dream.
"Thump thump thump!"
Leonard had been waiting for this opportunity. He immediately strode forward, leaping up from the piles of debris in the alley. He first jumped onto a rooftop, then bent his knees slightly and stomped on the tiles, leaping towards the falling Devil!
The Devil awoke after only half a second of unconsciousness. Just as it was about to adjust its posture, it felt a gust of wind and saw Leonard rushing towards it.
"Roar!"
The Devil roared in fury, its mouth open, about to utter Filth and blasphemous Curse, but suddenly it fell silent, unable to utter a single word, as if it had forgotten how to speak.
In that split second of confusion, Leonard grabbed its ankle, pulled it down hard!
"Get down!"
His words were filled with intense resentment. Ignoring any possible counterattack, he drew his Revolver and fired at extremely close range, pressing it against the Devil's head.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
After the three shots were fired, the Devil died instantly without even a chance to struggle.
"Damn dog..."
Leonard then put away his gun and cursed.
He and his team spent a lot of time tracking down this cunning fellow. He had originally planned to go to Tingen check on his two teammates, but he had been delayed for so long because of this bastard.
Working overtime for too long inevitably leads to resentment.