On either side of the ancient, mottled bronze table, blurry figures stretched and lengthened within a cluster of Red Light, then settled into place. The surroundings remained as quiet and empty as ever, as if no living being had ever entered them for millennia.
"Good afternoon, Mr. ' The Fool '~" " Justice " Audrey's light and cheerful voice soon echoed within the magnificent palace supported by stone pillars.
Klein smiled and nodded, watching as the members exchanged simple greetings under the guidance of "Miss Justice ".
Among them, the " The Hermit " Cattleya undoubtedly appears rather silent, and in Audrey's view, she is hiding something.
Once the noise subsided and the members were seated, " The Fool " Klein glanced at " Justice," instantly conveying his meaning to the " Psychiatrist." Without even raising her hand, she spoke first, then looked at " The Hermit " Cattleya and chuckled dismissively.
You told Bernadette that she could exchange certain things for some answers.
Upon hearing this familiar name, rather than the titles such as " Mystery Queen," "Master of the Dawn," or "Leader of the Element Dawn," Bernadette understood that the Fool Cattleya everything and that her little schemes could not be hidden from Him!
This made her feel increasingly heavy-hearted, and she felt an overwhelming sense of fear, momentarily at a loss for what attitude or words to use to respond.
In her view, the true meaning of Mr. The Fool's words was to convey this sentence, but only this sentence; nothing more, not even any Psychological Suggestion, was allowed!
Cattleya believed she knew perfectly well what the implication was.
Bernadette? That's a common Intis female name. Who could she be? What answer does she hope to get in return? And what is her relationship with the " The Hermit "? The " The Hermit " made a private request, and the " The Fool's " answer was "yes"? No, that's not it, definitely not. If it were a private, reasonable request, Mr. " The Fool " wouldn't have mentioned it in front of us. He responded directly when the " The Hermit " prayed... Is this... a warning? " Justice " Audrey forgot to observe the other members. A series of questions flashed through her mind first, and then, with the keen insight of an " Spectator," she grasped Mr. " The Fool's " true intentions.
She quickly formed a guess.
"The ' The Hermit ' Psychological Suggestion hinted at something about our Tarot Club to Ms. Bernadette, who was eager for answers... Mr. ' The Fool ' wasn't too happy about this, so he directly pointed it out, giving the first-time offender a warning?"
"Really,
How could I tell anyone about the party? I didn't even tell Susie! It could put everyone in danger. Thank goodness Mr. The Fool was there!
Audrey almost forgot about her image and etiquette, puffing out her cheeks as she realized for the first time that not all members of the Tarot Club felt a sense of belonging, or worshipped and believed in Mr. The Fool as much as she did.
Alger the Hanged Man, Fors the Magician, and Emlyn the Moon all harbored similar questions and speculations, though their focuses differed:
While eagerly anticipating what Mr. The Fool would do next, Alger Bernadette, a common Intis female name, truly represented, and why the shrewd the Hermit would risk revealing a few details about the Tarot Club. Fors, worried about the Tarot Club's existence being leaked, had already conceived a spy-counter-spy story. Emlyn watched with schadenfreude, thinking the Hermit was utterly foolish.
Hey, even our Sanguine Progenitor treated Mr. The Fool with equality and sent me, his special envoy, to be trained. You, a nobody who isn't even Demigod, actually dare to make a fuss under Mr. The Fool's watchful eye? Do you think life is too long? Sure enough, I can't understand some of the thoughts of short-lived species. As Emperor Roselle said, insects that can only survive in summer can't truly know what ice and snow look like... " The Moon " Emlyn leaned back relaxedly and shook his head without any attempt to hide it.
" The Sun " Derrick didn't think much of it, but he vaguely sensed that something was off, so he asked, half out of curiosity and half out of doubt:
"Mr. The Fool, who is Bernadette?"
Good question! I thought it would be Miss " Justice " who would step in to smooth things over, but well, she seems a little angry and doesn't want to talk for the time being... Klein secretly praised her and replied casually:
Roselle's eldest daughter,
"The owner of the Dawn "
"The leader of the Element Dawn."
He revealed Bernadette's identity in detail, leaving her with no secrets in front of the Tarot Club members.
The reason for using the owner of the " Dawn " instead of the " Mystery Queen " is because Klein felt that the " The Fool " would not call Bernadette "Queen".
The owner of the " Dawn "... the " Mystery Queen "! She is actually the eldest daughter of Emperor Roselle! Ha, " The Hermit ", I can confirm that you are " Admiral of Stars " Cattleya. So the rumors of your falling out with the " Mystery Queen " were false... " The Hanged Man " Alger felt a surge of excitement. The feeling of being suppressed and constrained for the past three months suddenly disappeared.
This made the usually composed man inwardly scoff at the " The Hermit ":
" Emperor Roselle once said that those who play with fire will surely burn themselves, and you, ' Admiral of Stars,' dare to challenge the Insight of a god!"
At this moment, Alger was quite relieved. He was relieved that although he had made some small moves to try to figure out Mr. The Fool's identity, purpose, and current state, it did not involve outsiders and there was no leak, so he was not directly reprimanded.
Because he had previously introduced the " Four Kings " and the seven pirate generals, " Justice " Audrey and the others quickly recalled that Bernadette was the " Mystery Queen," Demigod who roamed the Five Seas, and were unanimously surprised that the eldest daughter of Emperor Roselle was still alive, living to this day, and had become a world-renowned figure.
"Is the answer the ' Mystery Queen ' seeks in Roselle's Diary?" Combining the events and words, Audrey vaguely guessed Bernadette's purpose, believing that the emperor's eldest daughter wanted to find out the truth about her father's assassination.
At this moment, " The Hermit " Cattleya had regained her ability to think. She turned to look at the head of the bronze table and said without any lingering hope:
"Yes, I made some Error, and I won't defend myself; they were indeed Error."
"Mr. The Fool, whatever you choose to do with me, even kill me, I will accept it."
"Hypocrisy... If Mr. The Fool wants to punish you, what can you do to resist?" The Hanged Man scoffed from the other side. He immediately recognized the problem with this simple rhetoric.
The " The Hermit " lady was still somewhat afraid... " Justice " Audrey sensed the hidden fear in Cattleya from the subtle movements she made as she turned to Cattleya side and the words she used.
In her view, people who specifically emphasize that they are willing to be executed are often very afraid of dying.
" The Magician " Fors found peace in " The Fool's " calm and composed attitude, concluding that the details of the Tarot Club should not have been leaked, or rather, the leaked parts were insignificant. Thus, like " The Moon " Emlyn, she waited with a mixture of curiosity and anticipation to see what punishment " The Fool " would impose.
" The Sun " Derrick still didn't understand what had happened, nor why " The Hermit " had suddenly asked for punishment.
At this moment, seeing Mr. The Fool's brief silence, the Cattleya, the Hermit, suppressed her unease, slightly raised her head, and subtly observed the being behind the thick Gray Fog, trying to grasp the other party's true intentions so as to make a more accurate response, lest she make another Error, anger someone, and make things irreversible.
Her dark eyes held a deep, mysterious purple hue, piercing through the Gray Fog to reveal " The Fool."
Suddenly, Cattleya's eyes burned, and illusory blood flowed from them.
A sinister, terrifying, Depravity, and indescribably horrifying roar echoed in her ears, instantly overwhelming her senses with extreme pain, causing her body to convulse and tremble uncontrollably.
On her face, the back of her hands, and the areas not covered by her clothes, cracks soon appeared, revealing flesh and blood. Black worms and white moths wriggled inside, soon forming indescribable eyes.
Cattleya's screams and groans echoed above the Gray Fog, causing Alger the Hanged Man, Emlyn the Moon, Fors the Magician, and others to exchange bewildered glances, seemingly able to directly sense the pain the other was enduring.
At the same time, the blurry images became clearer, allowing them to see the physical changes in the " The Hermit ".
The disgusting and grotesque scene terrified " Justice " Audrey, who abruptly averted her gaze, straightened her back, stared straight ahead, and dared not move.
While others didn't react as dramatically, they conveyed the same message.
The ramblings of the " True Creator " were indeed effective... Seeing this scene, Klein, the " The Fool " shrouded in Gray Fog, sighed sincerely.
The reason he didn't immediately respond to " The Hermit " Cattleya's words about asking for punishment was because he wanted to confirm whether her eyes were special and whether they could see into his life!
To this end, he hid the mysterious spatial power he had activated in advance within the Gray Fog that enveloped him. The purpose was that if anyone used their extraordinary abilities to see through the obstacle, they could "transfer" this power to the " Kindling " glove!
This is equivalent to the owner of extraordinary abilities directly using their mind to measure the item that has been contaminated by the " True Creator ". Thus, without Klein using the Gray Fog to suppress the influence, " The Hermit " Cattleya naturally heard the " True Creator's" ramblings. First, the "organ" that used extraordinary abilities was severely damaged, and then it was filled with pain, causing a mutation!
If " Admiral of Stars " hadn't taken notice, Klein's plan was to have the other party apologize to the Tarot Club members, and then have everyone discuss and decide on a punishment, thus demonstrating "democracy."
No matter how "democratic" it is, aside from minor punishments, the major punishment will ultimately use a small amount of power from the mysterious space to connect the " The Hermit " Cattleya with the " Kindling " glove!
After waiting for two seconds, Klein decided to stop while he was ahead. He gently stroked his palms, allowing the Gray Fog to silently suppress the ramblings of the " True Creator " and calm the strange changes in " The Hermit " Cattleya.
The trembling of " Admiral of Stars " began to subside at a visible speed, the cracks in his flesh gradually closed, his thoughts slowly returned, and he began to feel everything around him again.
At this moment, Alger, the " The Hanged Man," uttered a sentence in a low voice, which sounded like a warning or a soliloquy:
"Do not look upon God..."