Sin

Lumian replied nonchalantly to Franca's suggestion, "Sure, if any of you want to use this armor later, I'll ' Teleportation ' it to you."

"What's this called? This is called Charles Post, Instant Delivery!"

After making a joke, he walked to the "Pride Armor" standing beside the Coffee Table and stuffed its Silver-White Gloves into the opening of the "Traveler's Bag".

With this movement, the tall, Full-Body Armor retracted into a small, dark black cloth bag.

--As long as one part of an item can fit into the "Traveler’s Bag," it can pass through the opening, no matter how large it is, as long as it does not exceed the storage space. However, living flesh and blood cannot normally fit into the "Traveler’s Bag."

Based on these two points, when Lumian obtained this extraordinary item and its "instruction manual," his first thought was that it could be used to hide Corpse.

"That's amazing..." Jenna watched this scene with a hint of envy.

She had attended numerous Occult Gathering and had never seen anything like it before; the closest thing to it was the Painted World.

After concealing the "Traveler’s Bag" inside his clothes, Lumian smiled and looked around at Anthony and Jenna, saying, "After this incident, you should both realize that Franca and I have a Concealment organization behind us. It's not the ' Iron and Blood Cross Order,' nor is it Witch Sect. So, are you interested in joining? If not, you'll need to sign a confidentiality agreement or make a binding promise to keep it a secret."

Jenna had previously heard Lumian and Franca mention the Concealment organization, knowing that their true faith lay That One "The Fool," and that it used Tarot Cards as its codename. Now, having received a response from "The Fool," she had no more hesitation:

I want to be one of you.

Anthony Reid paused for a few seconds, then tentatively asked, "Does your organization follow some Hidden Being?"

"It's the Orthodox God." Lumian said, as if to say, "I understand your concerns. If you don't believe me, I can take you on a tour of the Church."

Anthony observed his eyes and expression to make sure he wasn't lying.

The "Psychiatrist" gave a bitter smile and said, "Well, I'm fine with that too. My previous experiences and this incident have taught me a lesson: I'm too weak to stop such Calamity from happening. Even if it happened right next to me, I could only watch helplessly as I and those around me fell into the Abyss."

If you want to strengthen yourself, joining a Concealment organization is a good choice, especially if that Concealment follows a Orthodox God.

As a follower of the "God of Steam and Machinery," Anthony had just thought it over carefully and realized that the Church's Holy Scripture did not contain any content about opposing any Orthodox God, unlike the "Eternal Blazing Sun" Church, which always taught its followers to hate the "Lord of Storms" and the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom."

In other words, faith would not prevent Anthony from joining such a Concealment organization.

Before Lumian and Franca could respond, Anthony laughed self-deprecatingly, "I was originally thinking of going back to the West Coast of the Sea of Mist to live a rural life, but now I'm worried that it won't really help me escape Calamity. Like the people in the Market District, who wants to suffer Mutation again and again, teetering on the edge of life and death? However, their will and their Wish are of no use."

"From my personal experience, Calamity are becoming more and more frequent."

Lumian mocked his companion:

"You've become more talkative after your Psychological Disorder was cured."

He immediately said, "Once you've determined which Major Arcana belong to and been assigned tasks, we'll discuss the rest."

Jenna pursed her lips, her expression somewhat somber, and said, "I actually quite like living in the Market District..."

It looks like we need to move out of here.

Lumian chuckled:

"This is actually a way to protect the Market District; ' Hunter ' and ' Witch ' always bring Calamity."

Always bringing Calamity, even if you do nothing? Jenna's eyes narrowed, and she fell into deep thought.

"Get out! You're the only one who's like that!" Franca retorted, both amused and annoyed.

In recent months, most of the Calamity in the Market District have revolved around Charles. What does that have to do with me and Jenna?

Wouldn't that prove "007" is right?

After finishing their other business, Lumian and Franca walked out of No. 3 White Coat Street in the morning Sunlight. One's destination was the headquarters of The Spiritism Magazine Agency on Schell Street in the Boulevard District, and the other was going to the Chaillot Town.

Instead of taking the Public Carriage as usual, Lumian opted for a four-wheeled, two-seater Hired Carriage.

Outside the car window, street vendors were selling Sour Wine, Meat Pie, Freshwater Fish, Onion Bread, Chili Sauce, Bean Paste, and other items. Passersby either stopped to buy or hurried past. Some were dressed as office workers, while others wore different colored Worker Uniform.

After last night's Riot and Apocalypse downpour, the place is once again bustling and noisy.

For Lumian, this was no different from the usual Market District, except that he was once again a wanted criminal, this time as Charles Dubois, a member of the "Iron and Blood Cross Order" and leader of the Savoie Gang.

Businesses such as Breeze Ballroom were undoubtedly taken over by the Police Headquarters, and the Iron and Blood Cross Order's influence in the Market District was almost completely eradicated.

Lumian was quite disappointed by this, as it meant he had lost a stable source of income.

Of course, after taking Ludwig in last night and telling the "Magician" Lady about the document, he took advantage of the chaos before it had completely subsided to go back to the Breeze Ballroom and take 30,000 Felkine from the safe. He now has a total of 75,000 Felkine and 1,000 worth of gold on him.

Watching the people coming and going, and listening to the vendors' cries, Lumian's thoughts drifted away.

He will "report" the events of last night to Mr. K and, after obtaining the consent of this "Aurora Order" Divine Emissary, leave Trier for the Kingdom of Feynapotter.

Before the trip officially begins, he has three things to do:

First, find Lugano Toscano, who is unemployed again, and ask him if he would like to go with him to Santa Port in the Kingdom of Feynapotter. This Beyonder, who has become Sequence 8 "Doctor", used to frequently adventure in the Kingdom of Feynapotter and can speak fluent Highland Language. Lumian, on the other hand, only speaks Intis language and Old Feysac. If he goes to the destination rashly, he will be in an awkward situation where he can only communicate with body language.

Secondly, they wait for Jenna and Anthony's Major Arcana to assign them tasks, to see if they can act together and help each other.

Thirdly, he plans to use the information about Spirit World Creature related to Messenger that came with the potion recipe given to "The Reaper" by Potion Formula "Magician" Lady to try to acquire a Messenger. This would make it easier to contact Franca and the others later. In addition, he will also need to perform Ritual to increase one or two Contract Ability.

The base of that luxurious, Ivory house at No. 19 Schell Street in the Boulevard District.

Lumian met Mr. K again in the Basement.

The Divine Emissary, whose face was obscured by the shadow of his Hood, sat in Red-Backed Chair, gazing intently at Lumian.

"Last night I entered Trier in the Fourth Epoch." Lumian went straight to the point, trying to draw Mr. K's attention to this matter.

Mr. K's Hood head appeared to nod slightly.

"I know, please recount the whole story."

"You know?" Lumian was taken aback. He then recounted how he captured Buwal Pompairo during his revenge, and how he, Franca, and others defeated Gardner in the Mirror and used that Special Mirror World to escape Fourth Epoch Trier.

Throughout the whole affair, he only talked about his own experience, without mentioning Jenna's and the others' experiences or his own speculations based on them. For example, he didn't mention the Lucky Gold Coin or Jenna's prayer to Mr. The Fool, only saying that he inexplicably entered the Painted World.

Similarly, he didn't mention many details.

Mr. K listened attentively without interrupting Lumian's statement.

When Lumian mentioned that the "Iron and Blood Cross Order" Market District branch had been eliminated, and that he himself had been exposed and could no longer hide, and that he wanted to leave Trier for a while to go to Feynapotter to track down his enemies, Mr. K stood up and said in a hoarse voice, "No problem."

You can ask for my help at any time.

Having said that, without waiting for Lumian's response, the Divine Emissary of the "Aurora Order" turned around, suddenly knelt down, and prostrated himself on the ground.

Mr. K pressed his face tightly against the floor tiles, muttering to himself, seemingly doing something.

Lumian, without interrupting Mr. K. He felt the shadows around him grow heavier, as if countless eyes were staring at him, making his hair stand on end and his Spine go cold.

However, he wasn't nervous. He thought it was perfectly normal for the people from the Aurora Order to suddenly go crazy and do strange things.

After an unknown amount of time, in an indescribable stillness, Mr. K coughed violently, and it seemed as if some blood splattered on the ground.

He then raised his head and said in a hoarse voice tinged with madness, "Merciful Father, please forgive my sins."

After repeating it three times, Mr. K pressed his face back to the ground and made sounds that resembled chewing and swallowing.

After doing all this, he stood up and tapped his chest four times in the order of up, down, left, and right.

"What happened? Why are you repenting?" Lumian finally asked curiously.

Mr. K said in a hoarse voice, "Last night's Calamity... our ' Aurora Order ' failed to react in time and did not cooperate with you to disrupt the Ritual. This is my dereliction of duty."

"This is not your responsibility," Lumian replied with a slight twitch of his lips.

This was mainly due to the actions taken by the "Tarot Club" that led to the "Hostel" plan being brought forward. It was already quite good that the "Aurora Order" was able to quickly figure out what had happened. There was no need for them to repent or take the Error upon themselves.

Mr. K shook his head:

"No matter the reason, failing to do a good job is a crime."

"Do you guys have to be so responsible...? You're just Concealment organization, not fanatical followers of the ' Eternal Blazing Sun '..." Lumian muttered silently.

Seemingly sensing his thoughts, Mr. K opened his arms wide and said with unusual fervor, "Because we, the ' Aurora Order,' are born to bear all sins."

I think you guys are going too far... Lumian barely managed to control his expression.