This was also part of Luo Lin's planned script—worried about his friend's situation, he would become increasingly concerned about the Fool and start asking around about him. Wasn't that perfectly in line with Jack Jones's persona?
Justice Audrey would presumably truthfully report today's events to the Fool. Given Klein's personality, even if he did not intend to pull him above the gray fog, he would most likely have Justice Audrey tell him the honorific name.
Of course, even if Mr. Fool did not do that, Luo Lin had a follow-up script prepared.
What Mr. Jack said should be true. I wonder who that friend of his is. Could he be Mr. Fool's follower in the real world?
Justice Audrey assessed Luo Lin's emotions and came to a conclusion. After giving it some thought, she spoke to comfort him. "That Mr. Fool may not necessarily be an evil god. Your friend might be fine..."
"I know, but this concerns a hidden existence, so..." Luo Lin forced a bitter smile, then sighed. "Sigh, if only I could learn that Fool's honorific name. At least then I'd have some basis for judgment."
I'm sorry, Mr. Jack. Without Mr. Fool's permission, I can't tell you His honorific name on my own... Justice Audrey apologized inwardly, then took the opportunity to observe Hugh and Fors beside her. Seeing that neither of them seemed surprised, she realized they probably knew about it as well.
And Fors seemed very concerned about Mr. Fool too. Why was that?
Justice Audrey felt somewhat puzzled, but did not show it. She planned to probe for information later.
The group soon stopped discussing the matter and resumed focusing on the Beyonder gathering. Once it ended, Audrey returned to her family's villa, found an excuse to go back to her room alone, and began praying softly to the Fool.
Far away in Tingen, upon hearing the faint prayer at his ear, Klein naturally found an excuse to head to the washroom. There, he ascended above the gray fog and received Justice Audrey's prayer.
"Mr. Jack, born into an ancient family, a Seer, with an ancestor seemingly connected to the Fool, and a friend connected to the Fool..." Klein's expression turned subtle. Thinking of Luo Lin, who had said a few days ago that he would be returning to Backlund, he could not help raising a hand to rub his brow.
"In a sense, the fact that Jack still hasn't been caught by official Beyonders or gotten dragged into the dangers of some hidden organization means he really is rather lucky."
Amid his wry amusement, Klein was also deeply moved. He knew Luo Lin was so eager to inquire about the Fool because of him.
"Forget it. Rather than let him keep asking around blindly, I'd better take the initiative and reveal a little information. It might throw Jack's investigation off course, but..." Klein thought of the information he had learned about the Antigonus Family these past days, the dangerous Hermetic Order, and Luo Lin's reckless personality, and could not help shaking his head.
He truly wanted to gather more information about the Fool from the Antigonus Family, but Klein was also genuinely worried that if Luo Lin continued investigating like this, he would get caught up in danger. Previously, he had not known how Luo Lin was gathering information and had assumed he was mainly checking ancient texts. Now that he knew, Klein naturally did not intend to let him continue unchecked.
"Once Jack returns from Backlund this time, I'll have him end his investigation into the Antigonus Family..." With that thought, Klein decided to have Justice Audrey find a way to reveal the Fool's honorific name to Luo Lin.
"But not the Tarot Club yet. I won't pull him up for now, otherwise..." Thinking of Rosell's Diary and Soroyastor's diary, Klein's expression could not help becoming strange.
It was not quite socially mortifying, but having Mr. Fool read someone else's diary in front of a person who understood Chinese was still rather awkward.
"...Could Mr. Fool be planning to develop Mr. Jack into a new Tarot Club member?" After receiving Mr. Fool's reply and being assigned a new task, Justice Audrey muttered excitedly under her breath.
As one of the founders of the Tarot Club, Justice Audrey could be said to be the person with the strongest sense of belonging toward it. Naturally, she hoped it would have more members.
And Luo Lin had clearly left a very favorable impression on Justice Audrey during their interaction today.
"But why? Is it because of Mr. Jack's friend? Right, Mr. Jack said one of his ancestors was connected to Mr. Fool. Could that ancestor actually have been a follower of Mr. Fool? Could Mr. Jack's family actually be a family that once followed Mr. Fool?"
Justice Audrey could not help growing excited at the thought, feeling that she had finally touched upon a corner of Mr. Fool's power in the real world.
However, Audrey was, after all, a Spectator. After her brief excitement, she quickly calmed herself and began considering how to complete Mr. Fool's task.
"Although I can directly tell Mr. Jack Mr. Fool's honorific name, that would undoubtedly expose my connection to Mr. Fool..." As Justice Audrey pondered, her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Right, I remember Glaint's family has many ancient books too. I can have Glaint invite Mr. Jack and Ms. Fors over to read, then write Mr. Fool's honorific name in one of the books they will look at..."
"Although that may still expose me afterward, at least they probably won't connect it to me anytime soon. Once Mr. Jack joins the Tarot Club, it won't really matter even if I am exposed."
Justice Audrey formed an initial plan in her heart, then began working out more details in her mind.
"Audrey should have already reported my matter to the Fool. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to obtain Mr. Fool's honorific name naturally next."
Elsewhere, after bidding Fors and Hugh farewell, Luo Lin stretched lazily, boarded a trackless carriage, and arrived at a certain street.
Recalling the original novel's description of the underground building where Medici was located, Luo Lin quickly identified his target and arrived before a mansion that had clearly been uninhabited for a long time.
For Luo Lin, infiltrating the mansion was naturally no challenge. He quickly passed through the cluttered living room, arrived at the mansion's basement, and after a search, successfully found the hidden door leading to the underground structure where Medici was.
"I hope this operation goes smoothly! Though even if it doesn't, it doesn't seem to matter much?" Luo Lin smiled, then opened the hidden door and stepped into the passage. After walking through the fairly long tunnel, he arrived before a stone door.
Luo Lin did not rush to open the stone door. Instead, he first reached into the air and made a grasping motion. A figure emerged from thin air, then merged with him.
Luo Lin then pushed open the stone door and saw countless venomous snakes coiled throughout the empty hall. When he entered, the snakes seemed to sense danger and fled in all directions. Before long, the hall's floor looked much "cleaner."
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