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"The Fool..."
Leonard held the card, his mind reeling for a moment.
Even if he paid little attention to such matters, he could guess that this "Fool" tarot card bearing the image of Roselle Gustav had to be one of the legendary Cards of Blasphemy! This was not his first time seeing a Card of Blasphemy, but it really was his first time holding an item of this level... Although it had no special effects, it had been created by the High-Sequence Roselle Gustav and concealed the secret to apotheosis. Surely that made it at least a Grade 3 Sealed Artifact?
What was more, this was the "Fool," a card laden with implications. His thoughts tangled, and even his speech became halting:
"O-old man, did Beyonder convergence draw you here? Is this what you were looking for? But aren't you of the Error pathway? What should I, uh, do with it? Give it to Mr. Fool?"
After saying this, Leonard suddenly let out an exclamation:
"So the figure shrouded in gray fog I saw on that chair just now was Mr. Fool?!"
Pallez fell silent for a while. "Hmm."
What does 'hmm' mean? Leonard was bewildered. Fortunately, before the old man became even more of a charlatan in his mind, Pallez volunteered an explanation. "...This card wasn't my original objective. After all, convergence between adjacent pathways isn't that powerful. But since I discovered something here that attracted me, and this Fool didn't mind, I was certainly going to take it."
Pallez fell silent for a little while.
He had several reasons for specifically making Leonard come to the ruins of the Nation of the Evernight. The first was this Card of Blasphemy that attracted him. The second was to confirm the Fool's identity through his reactions to their approaching