Were You Cursed by The Fool Too?

"...You really weren't afraid of dropping dead from overwork, were you?" Klein couldn't help but remark. He glanced at the coffee in Luo Lin's hand again and reminded him, "I think you should stop drinking coffee and get some rest early!"

"I know, I know. I'll sleep later." Luo Lin nodded as he drained the coffee from his cup, proving through his actions what it meant to have a good attitude without any intention of changing.

Then, before Klein could say anything else, Luo Lin proactively changed the subject. "Klein, you came over today because you received my letter already, right?"

"Mm, I did receive your letter." Klein was indeed diverted. He nodded, looked at Luo Lin, and after thinking for a moment, asked, "Jack, what was this mysterious power you mentioned?"

"This..." Luo Lin yawned and put on a thoughtful expression, as though organizing his words. Only a few seconds later did he look at Klein and say:

"Klein, you're an occult enthusiast too, aren't you? Don't deny it. Anyone who wasn't interested in mysticism wouldn't be so interested in the Antigonus Family and The Fool. Besides, I saw your name on the Seer Club's list a few days ago."

The Seer Club?

Klein froze for a moment. His first reaction was that it was such a coincidence, but then he realized that if Luo Lin really was a Beyonder, it made perfect sense for him to visit the Seer Club to gather information.

This also made Klein understand why Luo Lin had spoken to him so easily about matters of the Beyonder world. It wasn't merely because of Luo Lin's personality. From his perspective, Klein was a history graduate who kept asking around about ancient families and hidden existences, and was also a member of the Seer Club. He was unquestionably an occult enthusiast, perhaps even another Beyonder.

Having figured this out, Klein did not deny it. He nodded decisively and said, "I am indeed something of an occult enthusiast."

"Then you should have heard about certain extraordinary powers as well." Luo Lin got straight to the point.

Klein wasn't surprised to hear that. After weighing his words for a few seconds, he nodded and said, "I do know a little about matters concerning the Beyonder world, such as Godly Pathways and Beyonders."

There was no need to hide this. After all, it wasn't strange for a seasoned occult enthusiast to know such things. For example, Miss Justice had already known this knowledge before becoming a Beyonder.

On the contrary, if someone like him—someone who repeatedly investigated ancient families and hidden existences, and was a member of the Seer Club—didn't know these things, that would seem unusual. It was better to admit it openly, and it would also make later conversation easier.

"Since you know all that, I won't need to explain further." Luo Lin smiled, seemingly unsurprised by Klein's answer. Then, as though organizing his words, he waited a few seconds before saying:

"Since you know about Beyonders too, there are some things I can speak openly about. Aside from what I wrote to you in the letter, I've actually uncovered some other information about the Antigonus Family and The Fool during this time."

"What information?" Klein pressed.

"According to what I found, the Antigonus Family controlled two Godly Pathways. One was Seer, and the other was Sleepless." Luo Lin did not beat around the bush. "And The Fool seems to be a deity related to the Seer pathway."

Although the fact that the peak of a Godly Pathway was becoming a god was considered a secret, the fact that deities were often associated with a certain Godly Pathway was not. For example, the Church of Evernight's Sleepless and the Church of Storms' Sailor. Anyone with eyes could see the connection between those pathways and their gods. It was practically common knowledge in occult circles.

A deity related to the Seer pathway... Klein froze at that moment, as though thunder had suddenly exploded beside his ears. It wasn't as though he had never guessed at this possibility based on the information he knew, but personally confirming it today still filled him with an indescribable sense of absurdity.

The original Klein's death was undoubtedly related to the Antigonus Family notebook. He himself had formed an inextricable connection with The Fool, and because of Rosell's diary, he had chosen to become a Seer... All of this could no longer be described as coincidence. It was more like an invisible hand had arranged everything and pushed him onto his current path.

If—if there truly was some mastermind behind all this, what was their purpose?

At that moment, at least a hundred webnovel clichés flashed through Klein's mind: a mastermind playing chess while he was merely a pawn, possessing his body to be reborn, using him as a vessel for resurrection, and so on. Klein even felt like he could barely breathe.

"Klein! Klein! What's wrong?"

It was only when Luo Lin gave Klein's shoulder a hard pat that he snapped out of his imaginings. He exhaled softly and said, "Sorry, I got distracted for a moment."

Yet beneath the table, Klein clenched his fist as he exhaled. He did not know what secret lay behind everything that had happened to him, but even if there truly was a mastermind, he would never sit around and wait to die.

"You..." Luo Lin looked at him as though he wanted to say something but hesitated. Several seconds later, he finally asked in an uncertain tone, "Klein, do you have some connection to The Fool?"

Klein was startled and instinctively wanted to refute him, only to hear Luo Lin continue:

"...Were you cursed by The Fool too?"

Cursed? Wait, what did he mean by "too"?

Klein paused, then looked suspiciously at Luo Lin. "You were cursed by The Fool?"

"No, no. It was one of my friend's ancestors who seemed to have been cursed by The Fool." Luo Lin hurriedly shook his head and explained.

Is this friend of yours actually you?

Klein muttered inwardly, but some of his doubts were resolved. As a cautious person, while he could understand Luo Lin's easy familiarity, he had always harbored some doubts about Luo Lin being so eager to help him investigate The Fool.

It wasn't that Klein didn't know how to appreciate kindness. It was just that anyone cautious would think twice when a windfall fell from the sky.

But hearing Luo Lin say this made Klein suddenly understand—no wonder Jack was so concerned about The Fool. He had a connection to The Fool too.

Wait, if Jack was also a transmigrator... could The Fool actually be connected to transmigration?

Klein instinctively considered the possibility, then raised his head to look at Luo Lin. After weighing his words, he nodded and said vaguely, "I may indeed have some connection to The Fool."

No matter how one interpreted those words, there was nothing wrong with them. As Zhou Mingrui, he had called himself The Fool above the gray fog. As Klein, he had been drawn into the matter of the Antigonus Family notebook. How could that not count as having a connection to The Fool?