Fine Food

Back at the inn, Neph stared at the ice puck in her hand for two seconds, then set up Spirituality Barrier and prayed softly:

"... Mr. Fool, could you please ask Mr. ' The Hanged Man ' if he could help me collect a reward?"

She introduced the pirate's identity, then sat on the bed, her brow furrowing.

Based on the feedback from her role-playing, Neph was certain that the general direction was correct, but there might have been a problem with the details. She carefully reviewed her actions, her eyelids twitched suddenly, and she thought of the Uniqueness possible factor that might have had an impact:

What I need to draw isn't a scene of death, is it? No, to be precise, it might be something like "the last moments before death"?

The timing probably won't be that strict. No, even so, it's still troublesome. Unless I kill them myself, how am I supposed to determine how they died? I'm not on the "Fate" Pathway —I can't exactly ask Ouroboros for help with something like this, can I?

Once I get to Bayam, I'll check again. If it's true, I'll just go to Backlund and wait for the Great Smog. If there are enough people, a slightly lower level of detail in the image shouldn't matter. Hmm, it would be great if I could see what a few key characters look like.

I can draw out the entire process of this, but how do I make the drawing public?

Posted on the entrance of the Church of Evernight?

I can't find the time to post this; they're probably working in the evenings. Maybe I should try the other two Church? If all else fails, I'll post it at the entrance of the Church of the Earth Mother. "Nass is a white city," Neph recounted during the free discussion at the new week's Tarot Club, sharing her travel experiences. "The buildings there are all white, there are many whaling houses, and the most famous food is beluga whale meat, prepared in all sorts of ways."

However, what impressed me most was their canned Wolf Fish.

"Canned Wolf Fish?" Audrey asked curiously.

"Yes," Neph nodded seriously, "This is a very famous local delicacy. After asking the locals, I found the best way to eat it."

Audrey looked at her expectantly. Alger seemed hesitant to speak, but Neph pretended not to notice and smiled slightly before saying:

"First, before eating canned Wolf Fish, you need to prepare a protective suit to cover your entire body—this kind of can will splatter a lot of juice when you open it, so you need to be careful with your clothes."

Audrey nodded in agreement, and Neph continued:

"Once you've put on your protective suit, you can use the can opener to open the can. Be careful. Also, it's best to enjoy this delicacy near the sea to experience the most authentic Wolf Fish flavor and prepare for the next step."

"What's next?" Audrey asked cooperatively.

"It's very simple," Neph smiled faintly. "You just need to throw the canned Wolf Fish and the protective suit into the Sonia Sea, then find a restaurant and order a bowl of the Gargas Islands ' signature thick soup."

"?" Audrey began to look at her with a puzzled expression.

"-?" Klein suppressed the anticipation that had just been raised in him. He remembered that he had seen a similar way of eating it online - it was said that this was how West Lake Vinegar Fish in Vinegar Sauce should be eaten.

So, is this canned Wolf Fish considered a "delicacy" on par with West Lake Vinegar Fish?

"... Miss Pure White is right," Alger spoke in the silence, "But with the polluting smell of canned Wolf Fish..."

I suggest you jump in yourself.

Dainos Island is one of the few islands in the Sonia Sea that is primarily associated with the Church of Evernight. There is a Church of Sleep on the island, Neph knows that it houses Mermaid.

As a completely undocumented person and a follower of Evil God, Neph had no interest in being sent to the true god. She obediently hid on the ship and waited for Bayam.

During this period, all was calm. Neph confirmed with Klein that Bernadette had not prayed to him. However, several factions in Backlund had begun searching for the Fool, with the Aurora Order being just one of them. In addition, according to Alger the Hanged Man, there were also people at the Sea searching for the Fool's followers and kin.

Klein was clearly not worried about this, after all, he was himself from the Fool to the Believer to the Follower. Apart from the "True Creator" who had already seen through his identity and Amon who mistook him for his father, Klein had no other concerns.

Neph verified the feasibility of her guess in Bayam. The problem was indeed in the image. She needed to depict the scene when the "Fading" occurred, but it was not better to be as close to the critical point as possible. Instead, it was best to have a complete narrative—cause, process, and result.

By the time she reached this conclusion, it was already late November. During this period, Neph contacted Cattleya and obtained a fake identity document.

The cold November air allowed Neph to hide her entire body under her clothes, leaving only her face exposed. Concealing her skin tone with makeup was not difficult. The only thing Neph needed to be careful about was that most cosmetics of this era were not waterproof.

This was prepared for Backlund. In Bayam, Neph is depicted as a mysterious figure wearing a black hooded robe and a white mask, who likes to leave a drawing at murder scenes.

Of course, her reputation remained confined to this, not spreading far, because she strictly limited her targets, only bullying those in Sequence 9.

They don't even touch Sequence 8, let alone Sequence 7.

On the last day of November, as Neph stepped into Backlund, Alger finally delivered the enormous sum of 3,000 pounds. Neph contacted Ouroboros through Ritual, but the silver-haired Angel did not appear this time. Only the Potion recipe for "Wind-blessed" was presented at the Ritual. As for what to do with the money, Ouroboros's attitude was very succinct:

"Give it to Mr. A."

Neph had no choice but to find a random hotel to stay in, and then prayed to the poor Mr. Fool once again:

"—Please ask Miss ' Magician ' how she found Mr. A's party—I need to find Mr. A."

"Mr. A?" The White Mist dissipated in front of him, and "Magician" Fors looked completely bewildered.

She wasn't puzzled as to why Neph was looking for Mr. A. This "Pure White" lady claimed to be a follower of the "True Creator," Fors didn't think it was a lie. But if she was Blessed and wanted to find a believer of God, why didn't she ask God directly, instead of coming to her?

"The Magician" Fors flinched; the bestselling Author's vivid imagination gave her a bad feeling, but this was far from the time to think about such things.

Then, she lowered her head and recited:

Please pass on this message to Miss "Pure White".