Last Supper
While Neph seriously considered the possibility of throwing Ais in as an artificial regeneration, she confirmed Ais's identity through the prayers.
Bernadette presented a notebook, and seeing Neph's puzzled expression, she explained:
"This is a compilation of myths and legends about the Fool that I gathered after consulting with Cattleya..."
"...?" Neph hesitated, then opened the notebook, vaguely recalling the incident.
After realizing her need for faith wasn't high, and worried about the quality of mixed faiths, Neph once considered using "Dawn of Elements."
--After leaving the "Forsaken Land of the Gods," Klein will become a "Miracle Invoker," Angel. At that point, faith will be an unavoidable issue for him.
In the original story, Klein, after becoming Angel, did not accept the faith of the Sea God. Even today, Neph believes that Klein, after truly becoming Angel, will not accept the Sea God's faith.
After all, for Angel, while faith is an "anchor" against pollution, it is also a form of pollution itself. A faith that is too clearly defined, or too different from their own image, is not a good thing.
In the "Land Forsaken by God," Moon City would never again have the faith in the Fool. As for Silver City, although Chief Colin Iliad's attitude remained wavering, and Little "Sun" was a fanatical worshipper of the Fool, Neve also believed that the best outcome would be for them to choose to believe in both.
Neph knew that dual faith was entirely feasible; there was an example of it in the second part. However, the Seven Gods hadn't permitted dual faith for so many years. Besides the fact that they weren't truly a monolithic entity, Neph suspected that dual faith also affected the quality of the "anchor."
After all, even the mother and son, the "God of Combat" and the "Earth Mother," didn't seem to like this kind of dual worship.
Furthermore, it is foreseeable that the Church will not accept believers with multiple faiths into high positions. Even the most magnanimous God will not tolerate a believer whom they favor still holding faith in another god, unless the God themselves also believes in that god.
--But that actually Subordinate Deity.
Aiming at the "Dawn of Elements" was the result of all these brewing anxieties. Neph had expressed this idea to Bernadette, and her hints were quite direct—she directly asked Bernadette if the "Dawn of Elements" was created to counter the "Hidden Sage," implying that the Fool actually harbored thoughts of opposing the "Hidden Sage."
This was no lie; Neph was almost certain that even Klein, after becoming a god and fighting the "Lord of the Mysteries" in the dream world, hadn't forgotten about dealing with the "Hidden Sage," a conclusion drawn from the actions of "Magician" Fors.
After all, she had, through her words and actions, instilled in Lumian, the protagonist of the sequel, a hatred for the "Hidden Sage."
... Speaking of which, where is that kid now? The story begins in 1358, and his sister saw him five years ago...1353? Before that, he should have been wandering... So, that kid should be randomly spawning in Intis right now?
However, he might not have originally had this name... Perhaps his sister named him? That would make him harder to find... No, why should I look for him! He'd be better off spending his life with his sister in Cordu Village; anyway, that's his own wish...
Neph rubbed her fingertips together, then turned her attention back to Bernadette.
"Did you ask Cattleya?" Neph asked casually. "Although you already knew about the Tarot Club, did she ask Mr. Fool before telling you?"
Bernadette visibly stiffened, as if she hadn't expected such a question, and asked somewhat uncertainly:
"Didn't you tell me that if I lacked knowledge about Mr. Fool, I could ask him..."
"Yes," Neph nodded, "But I didn't say you could do it without Mr. Fool's permission—or do you think I'm wrong?"
"No," Bernadette realized, "We didn't think it through..."
"Good that he didn't ask," Neph revealed a mischievous smile. "Only Mr. Fool doesn't know, so I can... give Him a surprise."
These words stunned Bernadette. She suddenly realized what was happening and, with some uncertainty, whispered, "You...?"
That single syllable seemed to hold a wealth of meaning. Neph blinked and smiled.
Don't worry.
"I just... well, when the final version is complete, maybe I can prepare two copies, one to surprise Mr. Fool..."
>p/<. The foolish predecessor of his life understood, "The God of Words" was originally dismantled by Funa, and felt the breath of the pine tree was a famous Modernal Bay.
>p/<. After finishing the calculation, it turned out that the "Abandoned God of the Earth" of the branch was related to her, but upon closer inspection, all the information provided was missing, perhaps because of the late arrival of Yali Dejia.
>p/<. The details were just a few points, supplementing the information about the historical fools, and she browsed through the entire incident, which surprised and even delighted Funa.
>p/<. Duan Yi's "abandoned god of the earth" is indeed a valid term, and those who have always been foolish and ignorant...
>p/<: She came out and asked, but couldn't hold back in the end. At that moment, she stopped, and then, as she was about to speak again, she stopped talking about the child, Dinarbe.
>p/<"... Do you know... and the foolish one who was born, uh, they, the accident branch that... the branch that the child is related to, little sister ' Pure White '"
>p/<: Dao Xiaowei blinked her eyes. Funa
>p/<. Broadcasting the message of His favor to the outside world, His favor to the outside world, this will allow me to grant the accident segment, but it is still a foolish thing to do, it has been embellished and repaired many times, despite the fact that the accident was made before.
>p/<... Lord, I am here"
>p/<". It seems that the realization of this accident will be a matter of life and death, and it is not only not my concern now.
>p/<. It seems she wanted to say something, but her lips twitched slightly. "...?"
>p/<...
>p/<. He stopped Funa, but then, realizing he was about to unfurl the scroll, he took it from Enlake. "What is this?" he asked. "It's a silver-white scroll, about a distance from Shangcheng."
"She called him 'Sharp!' Start fighting!"
Unless you want to attend a banquet!
"What do you mean?" Klein frowned.
"The Last Supper, numbered '0-13'," Neph pointed to the scroll, "Originally located in the Church the ' Eternal Blazing Sun,' which Amon traded for with the heart of Kotar..."
"Huh?" Klein was a little confused. "Why is it with you?"
"I... my My Lord... my My Lord spoke through Adam's voice..." Neph looked sorrowfully at the sky, "... containing within it the memories I once demanded of Him."
"...?" Klein's expression became hesitant. "What memory? Wait, the Last Supper... this couldn't be..."
"... Not that one," Neph forced a stiff smile, "... it was before that... well, very well, now I can say..."
She cleared her throat and began speaking in a deliberately mysterious manner:
"Nine is an unlucky number. Legend has it that if nine people eat at the same table, the first person to stand up after the meal will die..."
"This passage seems a little familiar..." Klein frowned.
"Of course," Neph said softly, "Because my name is now Neph Trelawney."
"Trelawney... oh, I see," Klein realized, "But shouldn't the number be thirteen, Miss Dumbledore?"
"... I should have changed my surname back then," Neph said expressionlessly. "I should have picked one of the actors who played Dumbledore and used their Surname, so you wouldn't be able to find the source right away."
"... At this level, I shouldn't be able to find the source at all," Klein shook his head. "'Miss Pure White,' I don't have the Authority over memories."
"Can't you just pull out a movie screen from the Historical Projection?" Neph asked curiously, "Just pull out a screen that's currently showing a movie..."
"But I don't remember the screening schedule either," Klein chuckled. "If I were to use the projector myself and show the movie, that might be possible..."
He paused, then asked, "So why did you say nine people?"
"Because Jesus had twelve disciples, but my My Lord only has eight King of Angel," Neph shrugged, "So there were only nine people at that table."
"So that's the origin of the 'Thirteen Ominous Signs'..." Klein, somewhat enlightened.
"You didn't know?" Neph looked at him strangely.
"It's not that I didn't know," Klein shook his head. "Actually, I knew about both things, but I never connected them like that before. Do you understand?"
"I understand," Neph nodded thoughtfully. "Even after you heard that the number nine symbolizes misfortune, you didn't immediately associate it with the Beyonder Pathway. Therefore, you naturally thought that the starting point of Sequence 9 actually implies that becoming Beyonder is an ominous thing..."
"...?" Klein's expression froze for a moment. "I want you to tell me that what you just said was something you made up, and not something with any real theoretical basis."
"I have even more outrageous stories to tell," Neph said with a smile. "Want to hear them?"
Klein nodded after a slight hesitation, and Neph then spoke:
"Although I've never done the statistics, I can tell you with certainty that the number of Beyonder who die in Sequence 9 is the highest, which is strong evidence that nine is an ominous number..."
"...?" Klein moved his lips, managing to squeeze out a sentence from between his throat, "These two things have absolutely nothing to do with each other!"
"Yes," Neph laughed, "But nine isn't inherently an unlucky number, unless some high-ranking being with the Authority of Fate Curse it."
"Alright..." Klein took a deep breath, suppressing his emotions. "Fine, now that you've given me the Sealed Artifact, tell me what its effects are."
Neph smiled and said:
I've clearly already told you.
It contains that memory, or rather, that history.
"When you unroll the scroll, you will become a part of history."
>p/<"... Words and things are sealed as a form? There's more to come, I guess," Enlake said. "I understand. I'll be attending the banquet, and I'll be sitting at a table there."
>p/<"... The number of words is not a matter of one or nine", he touched Funa under his chin, "Ah, you told me this too"
>p/<. The next thing that struck Enlake was stunned. "The dead man came to escape."
>p/<"... The historical period, the role played by the character, is the core of the character, you know, um... there was a situation, and," Funa shook her head "... some certain special seats are actually"
>p/<". Color corner is also the body of food beauty, in the middle of the banquet grand scene: mouth opened quietly again Funa, head nod Enlake
"... Can't you let go of my heart? It shattered, I can help you, no... Next, I'll help you again, or will I give you more? Do you need it? Is it truly sealed?" Enlake gasped, "...
>p/<. "Funa raised an eyebrow"? "A shattering attack? This needs to be confirmed."
>p/<. He nodded Enlake, indicating "certainty".
>p/<"... Interesting, there are historical records and family members who are close to you, because I am just a person who shook her head and laughed, "But it's not that I'm not right."
>p/<. It is absolutely not advisable to take such a risk, if I were to do so, I would be willing to pay the price, I said without any Enlake, "I don't want to be the one to experience the feeling of being eaten by others."
>p/<". Let me pray to", shook her head, "Funa", "Okay"
>p/<. The next thing that struck him was Enlake's "? Prayer"
>p/<".'My mother's help is to obtain me--it shatters the law of self-reliance, the foolish one who was born first", the white fog gathers around her, and she shrugs her shoulders"... the two special sequences are this"
>p/<: In a low voice, when the mist was around her, she lived in a mist-covered bag.
>p/<... yes, ah"
The city is silvery white, almost to you.
Ah... yeah, remember to mention it to them about Moon City...
"You know, I can't really wait until it's time to leave to transport the Moon City people to City of Silver. Remember to give them a heads-up."
"Flight..." Klein's expression froze for a moment upon hearing this word. "Do you really have to talk to me in such a fog?"
The fog suddenly dissipated, Neph blinked, saying, "Mr. Fool, when you met me in ' Sefirah Castle,' there was also a layer of fog covering you."
Klein paused slightly, then asked hesitantly, "Maybe next time I can try to dispel that layer of fog? I couldn't dispel it at first, but now, perhaps I can try..."
"That's not what I meant," Neph shook her head, "I was just thinking..."
She circled Klein under Klein questioning gaze, murmuring as if talking to herself:
You said...
"Where is my mother hiding during those years she disappeared from sight?"
Klein paused slightly, then asked with a puzzled expression, "Isn't He dead?"
wt. poo is saying in the final chapter that Shin-chan is the most
>p/<"... It, according to the evidence, is the 'chaotic sea'... the pollution will also leak out, the source of the matter is the vast emptiness, "he touched Funai's chin", "Ah, yes"
>p/<: She opened her mouth and thought of everything, then gently shook her head.
>p/<"... The barrier that appeared was me, and... there was no trace left on it."