Edward appeared at just the right moment. He pressed his right hand to his chest and bowed slightly. "Mr. Hanged Man, I heard you found the materials I need. Would it be convenient to make the trade now?"
Is this... Mr. The Tower?
He's back?
"Ah, no problem."
Alger came to his senses and quickly regained his usual composure. "The three materials come to 450 Pounds in total. Once I return, I'll sacrifice them to Mr. Fool."
"No problem."
Edward turned to Klein and said respectfully, "Sorry for the trouble, Mr. Fool."
Alger hesitated repeatedly, but ultimately did not ask why Mr. The Tower had missed the last Tarot Club gathering. Mainly, they were not close enough for that. Rashly asking about someone else's private affairs could easily annoy them.
Klein, however, volunteered, "Mr. The Tower missed the Tarot Club gathering because he was occupied with a Saint of the Aurora Order at the time."
Occupied with a Saint of the Aurora Order?
Alger was shocked. A Saint had to be at least a Sequence 4 Half-God. When he faced Ace Snake, the Church of Storms' Spellsinger of God, he had felt utterly powerless-and he had merely been watching that Half-God attack someone else.
But The Tower is only Sequence 8. How could he contend with a Half-God?
I see. Mr. Fool intervened!
So His strength has recovered further, and He's gradually becoming able to interfere with reality?
At that thought, Alger bowed his head deeply and said devoutly, "Praise Mr. Fool."
"???"
Klein pressed a hand to his forehead. Wait, I only gave a brief account of Edward's experience. Mr. Hanged Man, aren't you reading far too much into things again?
After leaving Above the Gray Fog, Edward quickly set up the ritual. Using the Binary Ritual Method,