Lord of the Mysteries: Key of Silver
Chapter 211

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After a brief pause, she continued:

"The victim was named Capim, a little-known wealthy man who had been identified as Backlund's biggest human trafficker."

"After he was killed by the Phantom Thief, 'Black Emperor,' the authorities rescued many innocent young women from the dungeon beneath his villa."

"When Capim's body was found, it was covered in Tarot Cards. The most conspicuous ones were the 'Judgment' and 'Emperor' cards, which covered his face!"

Having finished, she turned her head toward the indistinct figure shrouded in Gray Fog at the head of the table and asked curiously:

"Mr. Fool, was leaving Tarot Cards at the scene our Tarot Club's calling card?"

Klein, the Fool, glanced at the curious faces around him and replied in an unconcerned tone:

"Heh... It's a little habit of one of my Blessed. Most of them came to approve of it later."

"If you're involved in any operations in the future, you can leave your own Tarot Card behind as well."

"We can do that too?" Audrey's eyes lit up, and her voice was full of undisguised excitement.

She seemed to have glimpsed a future in which she left behind a Tarot Card and caused a stir in both the mundane world and the world of mysticism.

Cyril raised a hand at just the right moment. Once he had everyone's attention, he said:

"I left a Tarot Card at a scene outside Backlund a couple of days ago. By now, I suppose a team of Mandated Punishers and Machinery Hivemind members led by a senior deacon has secretly begun investigating it.

"I only wanted to muddy the waters at the time. I guess it worked out by accident."

...Worked out by accident? I don't believe a word of it. You'd already guessed the Phantom Thief, "Black Emperor's" identity

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