Upon hearing Leonard's "demonstration," the Demigod and Beyonder present nodded in unison, indicating that they fully understood what the " Red Gloves " captain was trying to convey.
One of the " Mandated Punishers " raised his arm and took the opportunity to ask a question:
"In other words, who do the tarot cards left at the scene represent, and who were the members who carried out the mission?"
"That should be the case." Leonard didn't give a very definite answer.
The Mandated Punishers continued to ask:
"What do the tarot cards scattered all over Lanarvus's body at the time of his death represent? There is no specific indication."
Leonard immediately picked up a piece of white chalk, wrote the name Lanarvus on the blackboard to his side, and then drew a circle around it:
"As I just mentioned, in the last two or three years, the issue of Tarot cards really came into our view because of the Lanarvus case, which is very likely the beginning of everything."
"Therefore, the random scattering of tarot cards without a specific target may represent the whole. This means that the organization that uses tarot cards as its code name has officially entered the historical stage. Hehe, please forgive my poetic language."
"That makes a lot of sense." Leonard convinced the " Mandated Punishers."
Leonard looked around and continued:
"Let me use the Aurora Order, which everyone is familiar with, as an analogy. We all know that the Aurora Order twenty-two divine messengers, each responsible for the affairs of a region. The organization codenamed after the Tarot cards is likely similar. Members such as ' Judgement,' 'Emperor,' and ' The Hermit ' should all have their own forces and exert influence in a certain region."
Upon hearing this, a member of " Machinery Hivemind " pondered for a moment and said:
"But three members with Tarot cards— 'Judgement,' 'Emperor,' and ' The Hermit' —have appeared in Backlund in succession. According to you, does this mean that the organization codenamed after Tarot cards is actually not very large, and its members are concentrated in Loen, or even the Backlund area? You know, the Aurora Order only has one divine messenger in charge of Backlund affairs, and as for ' Dark Saint,' he targets the entire Loen."
Leonard nodded slowly, indicating that he understood what the other person meant.
He organized his thoughts and said:
"This possibility cannot be ruled out, after all, this is an organization that has only been around for two or three years."
"Of course, there may be another reason, such as that this organization does not define its scope by region, but by matter or area to determine whether it should handle it, and joins forces when there is overlap, just like in the Capim case."
Seeing that the Beyonder from the three major churches and Military Intelligence Section 9 did not raise any further questions, Leonard considered for a few seconds and said:
"The above are all my personal speculations, and there are some problems with them, which may be the direction of future investigations."
The first question is, what is the purpose of this organization?
"If they are like the Aurora Order, spreading the belief in evil gods, then why have we never found anyone who believes in ' The Fool '? Even if we have, they are all people who are scammers using the name of ' The Fool '."
"My second question is, what do their operations have in common? I haven't found any yet."
"The third issue is that the high- Sequence members who use Tarot cards as their codenames are not low-ranking and possess their own power, yet they have no reputation in the Extraordinary World. This is very abnormal. You should know that the twenty-two Divine Envoys of the Aurora Order, although they all conceal their identities, have clashed with us to varying degrees. They rose step by step from the Low-Sequence to the Mid-Sequence under our 'witness' and eventually took over the position of Divine Envoy after the death or promotion of their predecessors. They were already on our list."
At this point, Leonard paused for a moment and said:
"If an organization that uses Tarot cards as its code name is truly an organization that believes in ' The Fool,' then there is someone who can answer my third question."
"He is the mad adventurer Gehrman Sparrow, who is rumored to be a believer in ' The Fool '."
The name silenced the Beyonder from the three major churches and Military Intelligence Section 9, who seemed to be frantically recalling relevant information.
They had long heard that Gehrman Sparrow was mysterious, a believer in " The Fool," and possessed a great deal of information about him, but none of them had made the connection like Leonard did, linking the events together.
"... Gehrman Sparrow is suspected of having close ties with the former ' Death Consul ' of Balam, an Angel still active on Earth." After a few seconds, Archbishop Saint Anthony of the Church of Evernight Backlund spoke in a deep voice.
This startled the several Beyonder, who were not Demigod, and they instinctively sat up straight.
They all knew about the " Admiral of Hell," but due to the classified information, they were unaware that the " Death Consul " actually represented an Angel on Earth.
"... That ' Death Consul ' doesn't seem to belong to any faction within the Spirituality Religion," a Beyonder from Military Intelligence Section 9 said hesitantly.
Leonard nodded with a serious expression:
"Perhaps he is a member of that Concealment organization codenamed after tarot cards."
"' Death ' card!"
Another moment of silence fell over the scene, as even Demigod like Sert and Radar had to admit that such a possibility existed.
The Concealment organization codenamed after Tarot cards rose to a level comparable to the Aurora Order.
"In short, Gehrman Sparrow is a lead." Leonard took a "quiet" breath and slowly exhaled. "Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I have finished speaking."
Saint Anthony nodded slightly, stood up, looked around, and said:
"So far, this Concealment organization codenamed after tarot cards has not targeted us and has shown a certain degree of friendliness. However, the current war situation is tense, and we are severely short-handed, making it difficult to take any major actions. Therefore, I suggest that we try to avoid conflict with them and refrain from attempting to eliminate them for the time being."
"Of course, the necessary investigations must be conducted. The existence of such a Concealment organization with Angel on Earth is itself a dangerous undertaking. If we don't learn about it and don't gather enough intelligence, we won't be able to react in time and stop any potential conspiracies."
Horamick and the Demigod thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Anthony Stevenson then looked around and fixed his gaze on Leonard's face:
"You'll be in charge of leading this investigation; please coordinate effectively."
Leonard solemnly agreed.
At this moment, " High Priest of the Deep Blue," Leodero Valentin, said to Leonard with slight impatience:
"Give them a name. It's too much trouble to keep calling them a Concealment organization codenamed after tarot cards."
What are your opinions?
Leonard considered it seriously for a moment and said:
" Tarot Club?"
"Okay." Radar stood up and said in a thunderous voice, "Let's call it ' Tarot Club '!"
Late at night, in the Hall family's villa in Queens Borough.
Tim, the personal pastry chef, suddenly woke up from a dream and stared at the ceiling in the darkness.
He just dreamt that he was enjoying an ice cream, but he woke up with a start right after taking a bite.
Tim's desire grew stronger with each passing thought, and he finally overcame his aversion to the trouble, got out of bed, put on a thick robe, and went out of the room to the nearby kitchenette.
As a pastry chef with a small reputation in aristocratic circles, Tim was granted certain privileges by the Earl Hall, namely the right to enter the small kitchen at any time, use the ingredients there, and experiment with his new ideas.
Tim repaid Earl Hall's trust with a series of new, high-quality desserts.
Of course, he also often comes here in the middle of the night to satisfy a sudden urge to eat, just like now.
After a lot of hard work, Tim used the leftovers and existing ingredients to make several cups of ice cream, and then happily ate half of them.
Then, he patted his stomach, washed the dishes, and left the small kitchen satisfied.
He left the remaining cups of ice cream in a corner, seemingly forgetting about them completely.
In the Cherwood Borough, on the Tussock River, at a deserted shallow area.
Audrey, draped in a dark cloak, first used " Dream Traversal " to reach the vicinity, and then walked here on foot.
She skillfully set up the ceremony, praying to Mr. The Fool for his blessing.
Soon, a silver-black "jewelry box" inlaid with many gemstones passed through the illusory door and landed in front of Audrey.
Audrey tucked a strand of blonde hair behind her ear, picked up the " Box of the Great Old One " numbered "0-61" without hesitation, aimed it at the spot with only a few stones, and lifted the first lid.
Without a sound, long tables and chairs appeared haphazardly in that area, and several Beyonder appeared, concealing their faces in various ways, including Fors, who wore a hood.
Their skin quickly changed from resembling that of a toy to that of a human, and their eyes began to move.
Fors had the highest Sequence, recovered the fastest. He glanced around and was utterly astonished to find himself unknowingly transported from inside the apartment to the shallows of the riverbank.
Moreover, only the overall environment has changed; the situation around her remains exactly the same as before.
Where am I...? What happened...? Fors's gaze fell on the empty altar. After a second of thought, she seemed to understand something and asked in surprise:
"Is it over?"
"Yes," Audrey replied, using a " Psychological Invisibility."
It's over... it's over... Fors asked again, bewildered and confused:
"How's the target doing?"
"Dead." Audrey, distracted by " Manipulation " the other five or six Beyonder, answered succinctly.
Dead... " The Saint of Secrets " Botis is dead... I haven't even participated in the battle yet, I haven't even summoned the Historical Void image of Gehrman Sparrow... Fors's mouth gaped slightly, feeling like he was dreaming.
She felt that she was only afraid for a second, and then momentarily dazed, and the mission was successfully completed.
At this moment, she saw that the Beyonder around her had "come to life," but they were not surprised at all by the change in the environment, as if this was the original gathering place.
They skillfully destroyed the chairs and long table, throwing them into the Tussock River. Then, they left the shallows one by one, returning to the area illuminated by streetlights, and went home.
... This is the " Manipulator "... How terrifying... Fors was startled and fully woke up.
"Go back first." Audrey didn't have time to explain. She turned around and used the altar she had just used to prepare to sacrifice the " Box of the Great Old One " onto the Gray Fog.
Fors glanced at it, asked nothing, said nothing, and made his body quickly become transparent, disappearing from the spot.
P. S.: I originally wanted to title this chapter "Official Debut," but that would be too unserious.
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