Lord of Mysteries: Starting as a Reader
Chapter 1003

Tarot Club

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Uh... she agreed just like that? Klein had prepared quite a few arguments, but none of them proved useful.

"I said before that after becoming a Demigod, occasionally indulging oneself to maintain one's sense of self is necessary for Acting..." Sharron rarely spoke such a long string of sentences.

Does playing the role of Madam Daly count as "indulgence"? Miss Sharron, I think you might have some misunderstanding of the word "indulgence."

Just as Klein was inwardly mocking her, he suddenly saw Miss Sharron enter a "Marionette" state. Then, even more placidly than Horamick's Mechanical Doll, she recounted a past event as if she were an inanimate object:

"Over nine hundred years ago, Suah, the 'Child of God,' was born, and changes occurred within the Rose School. Indulging desires and bloody sacrifices gradually became mainstream.

"Initially, Teacher could still barely maintain things and keep the Temperance Faction unaffected. But as time passed, the Mother Tree of Desire's influence grew greater and greater, and Suah successfully advanced several years ago, becoming a true Abomination.

"An internal war broke out. Teacher protected us as we fled the plateau, river valleys, and grasslands, while I watched Him fall beneath the siege of Suah and the other higher-ups.

"However, He did not die completely. He had made certain preparations beforehand and resurrected in the Spirit World in a special state, longing to regain the wholeness of His body."

At that point, she paused. Her azure eyes shifted almost imperceptibly as she looked at Klein and said, "I need you to trade for the Beyonder Characteristic of the 'Cursed Object' from Mr. Tower and give it to Teacher."

This was the condition for Miss Sharron being willing to play my... no, Dwayne Dantès's wife? The High Sequence characteristic of the Prisoner Pathway in Mr. Tower's

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