Odys returned from the island with the strange wall, planning to hire Magician for another expedition at that afternoon's Tarot Club gathering.
His main reason was that a Sealed Artifact clearly could not get him into that Secret Realm. A Beyonder might need to use their abilities to enter.
Ideally, that Beyonder would be a member of the Abraham Family, or at least someone connected to it.
Odys remembered that the characteristic within Fors had come from the Abraham Family. She also suffered from the Blood Moon Curse, so she could be considered an "Abraham."
Of course, another major reason was that Odys trusted Fors.
For an expedition like this, his companion had to be someone he could rely on!
If even Fors could not get in, Odys would ask her to help him find a member of the Abraham Family to work with.
Back aboard the ship, Odys went to his workshop and sorted through the projects he needed to research.
First, he wanted to use the Wraith Dust worth more than a thousand pounds to develop several scrolls for dealing with undead enemies.
Second, he wanted to study the pocket-watch-shaped Sealed Artifact he had captured earlier and develop a more powerful Beyonder Weapon for his Beyonder Marionette.
Those were his two most urgent projects. He had been too busy to research either one last week, but now that he had some free time, he could get started.
His other research was less pressing and could wait.
After lunch and a short rest, Odys returned to his room to prepare for the Tarot Club gathering.
At exactly three o'clock, gray fog covered his vision. The next moment, he arrived at the gathering place: the ancient, imposing Hall of Giants.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool." With Justice's bright, lively greeting, the