The Fool and the Door

Fors could not help asking, "Mr. Jack, do you know how to resolve this curse?"

"I'm sorry, but I haven't read anything about that in the ancient texts, so I can't help you." Luo Lin shook his head. After hesitating, he added, "However, I can perform a divination for you. Perhaps it might yield some clues."

Hearing this, Fors exchanged a glance with Xio. After seeing her give a slight nod, Fors nodded as well. "...Sorry to trouble you, Mr. Jack. How can I thank you?"

"Let's talk about thanks after the divination. Honestly, I'm not confident I'll definitely find any clues." Luo Lin waved a hand.

After the carriage stopped, the three did not part ways at their agreed location. Instead, they found a nearby café and booked a private room.

Once everything was ready, Luo Lin took out his astrolabe and began divining for Fors. He had already prepared himself for this divination to fail. He merely wanted an excuse to feed Fors the clue of The Fool, adding weight to his eventual joining of the Tarot Club. Yet, to Luo Lin's surprise, he actually divined something.

...The Fool and the Door. Hiss, that shouldn't be possible. Divining an existence of that level should have been disrupted. I should have gotten nothing at all. Could the Nyarlathotep fragment within me have blocked the interference? Luo Lin muttered inwardly as he looked at the result. Then, he turned to the tense-looking Fors and truthfully said:

"The result of the divination tells me that resolving your problem is related to The Fool and the Door."

"The Fool? The Door?" Fors's smile was full of confusion, along with surprise.

Xio gave Luo Lin a somewhat suspicious look. "You're not trying to trick us into looking for clues about The Fool for you, are you?"

No wonder Xio thought so. The result was simply too much of a coincidence.

Luo Lin's expression turned cold at those words. He put away the astrolabe and seriously said, "There's no need for me to deceive you over something like this. If you don't believe my divination results, I don't care. But please don't come to me for divinations again."

Fors and Xio exchanged a glance. The former hurriedly said, "Sorry, Mr. Jack. We didn't mean to doubt you. Xio didn't mean it that way. She has always been rather bad with words..."

"I'm sorry. I spoke without thinking. Please don't be angry." Xio hurriedly apologized as well.

Although they still did not entirely believe the divination result, it was currently their only clue. Neither Xio nor Fors wanted to offend Luo Lin, the only person who had provided them with one.

If what he said was true, this might be their only chance to unravel the curse Fors had encountered.

Besides, Luo Lin truly had no reason to deceive them. He had already issued a related commission, and tempted by money, both Xio and Fors would do their best to investigate it. There was no need for him to put on this act.

Only then did Luo Lin's expression soften. He raised a hand and rubbed his temple. "All right, I forgive you. Actually, I can understand your reaction. To be honest, this result was very unexpected even to me."

"However, if this Fool can truly resolve the curse Doctor has encountered, then perhaps I can rest easier. After all, an existence capable of helping resolve curses probably isn't some evil god."

As he said this, Luo Lin showed a relieved smile, then asked in puzzlement, "I just don't know what this Door represents. The Door..."

Luo Lin put on a thoughtful expression before suddenly saying, "I seem to recall reading in an ancient text that the Abraham Family is connected to the Door, but I don't remember much else. How about this? I'll look through the ancient texts at home later. Perhaps I'll find relevant clues."

"Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Jack. I'm deeply grateful." Fors spoke earnestly. If the curse on her body could truly be resolved because of this, Luo Lin would undoubtedly have played an enormous role.

At the same time, Fors formed an initial impression of Luo Lin. He seemed to have been born into some ancient Beyonder family that had already declined. He was mild-tempered and helpful, and from every angle, seemed like a friend worth making.

"There's no need to thank me so much. Just remember to tell me promptly if you discover anything related to The Fool in the future. I'm becoming more and more interested in this Fool." Luo Lin smiled.

"You don't need to call me miss. Just call me Fors. Don't worry—if I discover anything related to The Fool in the future, I'll definitely tell you immediately."

Fors hurriedly said. She had used Doctor as a codename before because she still harbored doubts about Luo Lin. But after everything that had happened, Fors had established an initial level of trust in him, so she naturally did not mind telling him her real name.

"Fors? Are you Miss Folsma Wall, the author of Stormy Castle?" Luo Lin revealed a pleasantly surprised expression.

"You've read my novels?" Fors froze for a moment.

"Of course I have. It's a very wonderful story." Luo Lin nodded. This was not a lie. Out of a desire to check it off, he had indeed found time over the past few days to read Stormy Castle.

It had to be said that Fors had real talent to become a famous author. Her novel was quite good.

Fors could naturally tell that Luo Lin's praise was sincere, and she immediately felt as though she had met a fan.

The two then chatted about books for a few moments. Luo Lin then casually suggested, "Has Miss Fors ever considered writing a story about the sea? For example, a cold and handsome adventurer and the Pirate Queen. I've always looked forward to stories of that kind."

The moment Fors heard Luo Lin's words, her thoughts scattered. In an instant, she imagined a stirring and twisting love story of an adventurer and the Pirate Queen, loving and fighting each other. She could not help saying, "That really is a subject worth writing about... But I already have a subject for my next book, so I don't plan to write that for now."

That was a lie. The truth was that Fors's procrastination had flared up. She wanted to become a pigeon spirit, enjoying herself only in her imagination without putting pen to paper.

Luo Lin could naturally tell that Fors wanted to procrastinate, but he did not care. He had only mentioned it casually anyway.

Luo Lin merely sighed with slight regret. "That's truly a pity."

Then Luo Lin seemed to recall something. He took out his pocket watch, glanced at it, and said, "It's getting late. I still have some things to do, so let's keep in touch."

Neither Xio nor Fors had any objections.

Thus, the three parted ways. Luo Lin returned to his residence in Backlund, made some arrangements, then took the steam train ticket he had prepared long ago and boarded the steam train back to Tingen.

Now that he had successfully "borrowed" Mr. A's power, Luo Lin planned to meet Leonard and old man Pallez as a descendant of the Sauron family.