Lord of the Mysteries: The Peerless Tarot Club
Chapter 281

Fors assassinates the Saint of Secrets

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Raphael had no intention of hypnotizing the two servants, nor did he intend to kill them. Instead, he let them continue working there with their terrifying memories of what had just happened.

It was wartime, and jobs were hard to come by. Ever since Raphael had moved in, he had never dismissed a single servant, even though he had no use for so many and only needed a cook.

He also frequently paid triple wages on certain days and turned a blind eye when the servants stole a little food or something else from the villa.

Such a job might not have been everything the servants dreamed of, but it was certainly rare. So Raphael gave the two servants a raise, adopting an air of, "You seem to have discovered my secret, but don't tell anyone else."

Upon hearing "triple wages," the two servants fell silent together. Only after several seconds did they come over to clear the dishes, trembling slightly.

Raphael dropped the pretense as well. He turned into a Wraith again and simply passed through the wall to return to his living room.

After curling up on the sofa, Raphael discovered that his spirituality had become very active again. He had inadvertently acted as a Devil just now.

Heh, making a sinister bargain with others through money actually counts as acting as a Devil.

*This really is wonderful-*Raphael suddenly realized that ever since becoming a Coldblooded, he had unknowingly been moving closer to being a Devil.

By now, sometimes simply going about his everyday life was enough to fulfill the acting requirements.

Over the next few days, Raphael's villa was inevitably thrown into turmoil. Even Wagner, who had come to report on his work, was startled by a floating teacup. Only after all the servants' wages had been

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