I could've told him where to find an Apothecary potion formula, too... Beneath the Gray Fog, Klein felt as if he'd missed out on a fortune. He'd had a chance to make that money.
After a sigh, he accepted Cyril's request and allowed the two of them to speak privately.
With the help of "The Fool" Klein, Cyril conjured a sheet of paper bearing the "Trickmaster" potion formula and pushed it toward "The Magician."
At the end, he added:
"The key to acting as a 'Trickmaster' lies in the words 'performance' and 'fooling.' You can also use 'deception' in place of 'fooling.'"
"In this regard, you can look to the 'Swindler' and 'Magician' of Adjacent Pathways. In some respects, their names have similar meanings."
...Acting, Adjacent Pathways—what did that mean?
Although "The Magician" Fors was a little confused, she didn't show it. She simply nodded calmly at Cyril.
"Okay, I understand."
At the head of the table, "The Fool" Klein listened closely, because he was a "Magician" himself now!
...The key lies in the words "performance" and "fooling." The rules for acting as a "Magician" should be similar, though there might be subtle differences.
...Is this the fundamental reason that one can switch to an Adjacent Pathway? Some Sequences in different Pathways have very similar names and cores.
"The Magician" Fors asked, "How should I pay you?"
...If she left the money at a designated place, I could find out roughly where this member was. Well, hopefully not too far from Backlund.
Cyril didn't seem to mind her wandering thoughts. He leaned back in his chair and said leisurely,
"After the gathering, offer the cash to Mr. Fool. Then I'll perform a ritual to pray for a boon, and the transaction will be complete."
"The exact process is..."
An offering?