Lovely Ghostwriter x Roy's Unconventional Prophetic Poem
The man saw light, the light he loved... His mouth gaped slightly as Roy's "Photokinesis" pierced his body. Life unfolded like a scroll, spreading across his restless, even dark, heart...
His name is Ribery; Garcia, the second son of the Garcia Family of the Samir Principality.
According to the divine right of kings, the nobles were divided into [Duke], [Earl], [Marquis], [Viscount], and [Baron].
The Garcia Family, as viscounts, enjoy [fourth-class blessing]. Besides their innate Nen Ability, which can awaken spontaneously by opening their Aura Nodes, they can also inherit a portion of [Nen] and a new opportunity for [awakening] through this blessing, becoming powerful "viscounts" with dual Nen Ability. Of course, Ribery, as the son of Viscount Garcia, is a lower rank, designated a [baron], and cannot enjoy the [fourth-class blessing] like his father. However, being a born [baron], he can, like other [barons], be granted [fifth-class blessing] through prayer to [God] and baptism by a bishop, thus receiving a [fifth-class blessing].
A [recitation quantity].
"Thank you [Thunder] for your kindness and support."
Ribery swore that no one could refuse the [blessing], and no one could refuse the power!
As a child, after his Nen Ability were awakened and his Aura Nodes opened, he underwent a baptism by Bishop Benjamin, and indeed discovered that his Nen power had doubled. He naively asked his "instructor" the reason... The other pointed a finger to the sky and told him:
"Everything is God's arrangement."
For the first time, Ribery truly grasped the meaning of this name he had heard since childhood. He remembered clearly the devout worship of his "mentor."
The other person placed his right hand on his chest and exclaimed, "Thunder above!"
He solemnly admonished him. "Do not offend God, just remember... Chi is the Creator of all things, the true monarch who personally established the Samir Principality, a great being who can turn all illusions into reality..."
Just like the countless fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, servants, and maids who surrounded him, they revered God, loved God, and feared God, swearing to convert to [Thunder] and never betray Him, until...
He discovered his father's affair with a maid, and upon learning that she was pregnant, he ordered his chief guard to secretly eliminate her.
He discovered his mother's affair with the head guard, but his father caught them in the act, and the three of them were intertwined on the bed.
Ribery discovered that his usually gentle and kind sister, behind closed doors, always enjoyed tormenting her maids, frequently killing one batch and replacing them with another; he also discovered that his elder brother, Ulysses, had two faces, secretly engaging in clandestine dealings with some guards. Ribery was confused.
He didn't understand.
He couldn't understand it.
He instinctively resisted, yet a voice within him, like a devil, tempted him: Join!!
"When did it all begin...? Who are you, and why are you in my heart?" That rainy night, Ribery gradually went mad... He remembered, it was the [baptism], the [blessing] within him that was at work. He couldn't believe it, and locked himself in his room in a daze, refusing to eat or drink, until his father came to the door, ordered the head guard to break down the door, drag him out of the room, throw him onto a woman's bed, and order him, "Sleep with her!"
Ribery's eyes were bloodshot, and he was panting heavily when he suddenly looked up. Before him stood his own mother, the one who had been entangled with his father's captain of the guard, completely naked, her eyes filled with seductive allure as she opened her arms to him, calling out, "Ribery, come here, come to Mommy's arms." Boom! Ribery Garcia felt as if something had exploded in his head!
Chaos, disorder, madness, and frenzy gripped his neck like giant hands, choking him and forcing him to shatter the glass and plunge into the heavy rain!
"Crazy... hahaha... everyone's gone mad..." The torrential rain soaked Ribery to the bone. The man stumbled along, ignoring the astonished passersby, sometimes laughing, sometimes crying, until he reached a magnificent church. Looking up, he could see the church's dome reaching into the sky, and the enormous lightning bolt mark. Ribery, now a baron, bypassed the guards' checks and found Lord Benjamin in the prayer hall, praying to the Thunder. His knees buckled, and he prostrated himself at his feet.
"God... please give me guidance, what should I do... what should I do?"
A deafening roar of Thunder echoed outside the window. Ribery looked up and saw Lord Benjamin turn around. The man gently stroked his head and smiled, saying, "Poor child, you must be lost. God has heard your prayers and sent forth revelation."
"Victor, take him down. You know what to do."
"Yes!" The armor flapped and vibrated. Ribery, in a daze, felt himself being lifted up. He groggily regained his senses and was thrown into a dimly lit room. He heard the knight behind him chuckle wickedly, "Lucky kid, choose for yourself." Pfft A lamp lit up the dim room. Ribery, still wet, looked up and saw rows of naked girls, their hands and feet bound, suspended from the rafters by ropes, swaying silently in the wind like tattered rag dolls... Ribery lowered his eyes, his heart shattering...
He propped himself up, avoiding looking at the girls, and kept his head down, saying to the knight, "I'm ready."
The knight named Victor was clearly taken aback for a moment, then, realizing what he meant, excitedly shouted at him, "You said it yourself! His Holiness the bishop granted you an hour, and you didn't use it, which is a real bargain for me!"
Victor shoved Ribery aside and excitedly began to remove his armor, then stripped off his undergarments, revealing his obese, fleshy body, until... he felt a chill in his groin, screamed in disbelief, and turned around. Another chill ran down his throat as a turquoise-inlaid dagger, wrapped with [binding], was plunged deep into him, then twisted and ripped apart!
He silently pointed at Ribery, then his head lolled to the side, and he collapsed to the ground, right next to the girls' feet, lifeless... "Ah—finally comfortable!" Ribery released the dagger, the dagger his mother had given him on his sixteenth birthday, leaving it to be discarded along with Victor, dirty and untouched in the house. He casually tossed a playing card face up onto the other man's ugly, pig-like body, clearly showing a red-nosed Jester!
"Murder!"
"The killer— Ribery; Garcia!"
The following day, Ribery was placed on a nationwide wanted list in the Samir Principality, and from that night onward, he began his life as a fugitive.
A sudden "pop" sounded, like the sound of a dream shattering.
On the Bandle City, beside the two skeletons, the man who emerged from the playing cards suddenly awoke!
He immediately clutched his chest, summoned the [Circle], and banished the invisible worms that were stealing the darkest and filthiest "Negative Emotions" from his heart...
"Eee-yah-yah^" [Heart Bug] grumbled in dissatisfaction, wriggling along the Thread of Causality, turning and disappearing into Roy's body, as he lifted the uneven patch of grass... revealing a burly yet somewhat thin skeleton beneath, confirming it was... undoubtedly Andrew, Cooper, and Longergon, whom he had killed earlier.
Roy glanced at the man, a hint of regret in his voice, and said, "You're wrong. We... are not the same group, nor are we the same." A faint light flickered at the Sun-Earring Boy's fingertips. Without any visible movement, he waved his sleeve, and the remains of Andrew, Cooper, and Longergon vanished instantly.
Ribery Garcia were silent for a moment, then the Sun-Earring Boy said, "I have a strict but normal family, while you... don't..."
He shrugged, readily admitting it...
"You're right." Ribery Garcia looked intently at Roy. "Friend, can you trust me now?"
The man held a playing card to his lips and smacked his lips. "I'm curious, possessing sharp ' Nen Bullet,' a ' Photokinesis ' 'escape technique,' and the ability to eavesdrop on others' thoughts—whose Earl are you, or...?"
Ribery; Garcia narrowed his eyes. "I've just run into a... [Marquis]!"
[Duke][Earl][Marquis][Son][Male]... Share [First Class][Second Class][Third Class][Fourth Class][Fifth Class][Blessing]... According to the "divine right of kings" of the Samir Principality, one possesses three different Nen Ability, and can only be blessed with [Third Class] or above, that is, [Marquis] or above.
Roy saw Ribery Garcia's dark past through the [Heart Bug], keenly grasping this information. He then glanced discreetly at the numerous "skills" lying on the panel—various ninjutsu and Breathing Style such as [Yin][Yang][Water][Fire][Earth][Wood][Wind][Lightning]—gave Ribery Garcia a strange look, and fell silent...
"I dare not accept the title; I am but a lowly ' Abandoned People '..."
A "Abandoned People" confined to Lake Center Island in the middle of Lake Mobius. Roy silently added another thought to himself before truthfully stating, "I believe you." Ribery; Garcia, his extravagant trench coat billowing in the wind, paused for a moment, then smiled with relief, "I believe you."
He said, "The fact that your sins are deeper than mine proves that I've found the right person!"
With a "whoosh," the man produced a deck of cards from seemingly nowhere, and with a flourish of his hands, he transformed it into an "accordion." Roy almost mistook him for a fruit farmer and unleashed a Flying Slash, nearly killing him... Roy quickly restrained himself, watching the man's performance and waiting for his next move...
Ribery Garcia felt a sudden chill, sensing a deadly danger. He looked around suspiciously, finally fixing his gaze on Roy. Composing himself, he said, "Sir, may I perhaps offer a brief fortune reading?"
"Whoosh, whoosh..." The playing cards went from 2 to Ace, then two Jokers, one red and one Jester, flashed before Roy's eyes...
A thought struck the Sun-Earring Boy, and he vaguely guessed what was going on. This former Ribery Baron Ribery Garcia, who had killed the Church guard and was wanted throughout the entire Samir Principality for so many years, was still able to live a carefree life... Clearly, this was inseparable from the deck of cards in his hand that was wrapped in [Nen Qi].
Is divination a kind of "prophetic" Nen Ability like Neon's?
As Roy, his first thought was of Neon, and of her Nen Ability.
[Specialization]: [Lovely Ghostwriter].
[Lovely Ghostwriter]: When activated, it automatically displays a quill pen and records events that will occur within the next month. The prophecies written in the notes usually vary from person to person, but generally consist of four to five four-line prophetic verses (Note: one line of verse represents one week). Prophecy method: The person being divined needs to write their name (pen name or stage name is acceptable), date of birth, and blood type on a piece of paper. Finally, Neon writes the divination text on the same piece of paper. (Note: If the person is not present, a photograph is required to provide relevant information.)
Divination Result: When the divination yields an ominous prediction, a warning will be given. By heeding the warning, the omission can be avoided.
Flaw: The diviner cannot divine for themselves; that is, Neon cannot predict her own fortune through the "Lovely Ghostwriter."
This can be seen as a manifestation of the "Law of Equivalent Exchange"...
Roy snapped out of his reverie and bumped into Ribery; Garcia looked at him expectantly, paused for a moment, and calmly said, "Before that, I want to know what price you need to pay."
Every gain comes with a risk... just as Faith can have natural repercussions... As the beneficiary of the divination results, Roy must first understand this matter to avoid being entangled in the subsequent consequences...
"As you can see, my divination and playing cards have..." Ribery Garcia, now middle-aged, was no longer the reckless young man he once was. After receiving Roy's immediate refusal, he felt reassured and said, "Please rest assured, sir, the risk is on my side."
"My divination results will be revealed at the cost of injury, but will not harm you..."
Ribery Garcia coughed lightly, his lungs burning as if on fire, and forced a smile, "To be honest, before finding this place, I did some divination for myself, which is why I... waited for you here."
Roy: "And then?"
"I coughed up blood, and it felt like I'd been punched in the chest."
"So..."
Roy pondered for a moment, then finally nodded affirmatively.
Seeing this, Ribery Garcia seized the opportunity, pulling out another deck of cards and saying to Roy, "Sir, please pick three cards."
"Hmm." Roy glanced around casually, "[J] [8][A..."
"Color."
"Spades, Clubs, Diamonds."
"Alright." With a surge of Nen, Ribery Garcia flicked his wrist, picking out the Jack of Spades, the 8 of Clubs, and the Ace of Diamonds, holding them between his fingers, and closing his eyes at the opportune moment... His consciousness, following the flow of his Nen Qi, slowly saw a scene... In the scene...
Amidst the vast rivers, above the sky.
A Sun Chariot, pulled by a three-legged Gilded Bird with wings that reach to the sky, slowly drove out...