This Tarot Club meeting felt strange. Mr. Fool was a Deity too, but he was a hidden one who might not even have returned yet.
Now the True Creator had appeared out of nowhere—a notorious Evil God.
Not long ago, they had thwarted this Evil God's scheme. And now they were sitting with him...
Wait. If Mr. Fool and the True Creator were on the same side, why had the Backlund Smog Disaster happened at all?
A chill ran through Alger the Hanged Man as he grasped something crucial.
On the surface, the Backlund Smog Disaster had involved two Evil Gods. With Mr. Fool watching from the shadows, that made at least three gods.
But two of those gods had already reached an understanding, and the Backlund Smog Disaster had failed. How could a plan devised by two gods fail?
That meant Mr. Fool and the others must have achieved some other goal!
And with two of the three gods working together, certain things went without saying.
Mr. Fool and the True Creator must have gained something at the Primordial Witch's expense!
Seen that way, the Backlund Smog Disaster had been an evil scheme by two Evil Gods in name only. In truth, Mr. Fool and the True Creator—perhaps along with the mysterious Heavenly Emperor who had appeared only once—had pulled one over on the Primordial Witch!
The drunkard's heart had never been in the wine! They had openly repaired the plank road while secretly marching through Chencang!
Alger felt those two sayings of Great Emperor Roselle's described the situation perfectly.
Alongside his shock, Alger felt deep concern—and a peculiar thrill.
From what he knew, Mr. Fool had ties to both the orthodox gods and the Evil Gods.
He stole from the orthodox gods in secret while quietly pulling tricks