Chapter 1183: Mr. Star” Who Finally Straightened Up
So it turns out the Great Emperor wanted to search for the "Forsaken Land of the Gods," and within that intention was also the desire to help Old Liu and the daughter of the "Elf Queen"—that forr Apocalypse Demoness—stabilize her condition...
When he thought of this, "The Fool" Klein cast a strange look at "Mr. Tower," and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly about the relationship between Old Huang and Old Liu—it was really fucking chaotic!
As expected of the "twisted" "Black Emperor" and the unknowable, unpredictable "Unknown"!
After muttering inwardly, Klein set aside the two diary pages from "The Hanged Man" and instead picked up the three pages submitted by "Miss Hermit."
Although these three pages recorded Roselle’s early experiences, since they had been selected by Bernadette, he still held higher expectations for them.
As he read, Roselle the Great’s experiences visiting the Feysac Empire in his youth gradually unfolded before Klein’s eyes.
So of the content was laugh-out-loud ridiculous, such as Roselle competing in drinking with Feysac beauties, getting blackout drunk, and upon waking up being grateful that only his head hurt and not his ass...
So of it was thought-provoking, such as Roselle’s investigations and conjectures about the origin of the Elf King prompted by the issue of "chopsticks"...
And so of it was sorrowful and nostalgic, such as the half-giants of Feysac, whose bloodline-deep longing for the "Giant King’s Court" stirred the heart... especially when the bone flute sounded, and Roselle, amid the lodious yet mournful tune, thought of his own "hotown"!
Hotown...
Reading to this point, Klein once again felt a spiritual resonance with the Great Emperor.
And the last ti had also been because of a similar Roselle diary...
Moved by the thought, Klein manifested a page of Roselle’s diary that he had obtained long ago.
"Without seeing the moonlight bright, how could one miss their hotown?
Passing through neon lights and revelry, where am I heading?
Standing in a noisy square, the bone flute sounds lodiously.
Beside
lies an empty expanse..."
Looking at the lyrics Old Liu had written on the night of the full moon, Klein sighed once more.
Although Roselle ultimately only wrote the three words "Hotown, ah," without elaborating on his inner feelings, Klein fully understood the emotional turbulence of that mont. Because he and Roselle, just like that half-giant Oneg who played the bone flute, both had a holand of the spirit and the soul.
So that line "the bone flute sounds lodiously" in the lyrics ca from here...
This probably wasn’t plagiarism—perhaps Old Liu really did write it on the spot... it’s just unknown what kind of lyrics the unsung later part contained...
While various thoughts churned in his mind, Klein turned to the final page of this batch of diaries.
There wasn’t much useful intelligence on it; it was all about the familial bond between Old Huang and his daughter Huang Beibei. The diary ended with:
"...After several days of consideration, I decided to teach Bernadette two Chinese characters as special symbols, telling her that this was a protective incantation given to her by her father, one she must rember forever.
She doesn’t need to understand their aning, only rember them.
These two characters are:
’Hotown.’"
Hotown...
Klein repeated the word once again. He finally understood why the "Queen of Mystic" Bernadette had chosen these three diary pages—because they contained the protective symbol her father had left for her.
His eyes felt slightly hot, as if he were seeing a river of emotion—calm and steady on the surface, yet beneath it countless undercurrents surged and churned endlessly.
Klein withdrew his gaze, stabilized his emotions a little, and let the diary disappear. Then he looked up at "Hermit" Cattleya and said:
"What is your question this ti?"
Although phrased as a question, he had already anticipated what she would ask.
Hearing this, the well-prepared "Hermit" Cattleya imdiately said respectfully:
"Honorable ’The Fool,’ I wish to know whether these two symbols an ’a resting place of the soul.’"
As she spoke, after obtaining permission, she manifested the two characters "Hotown."
Eh? Bernadette actually knows the extended aning of this term?
Did she deduce it herself, or did soone reveal it to her while she couldn’t confirm whether it was true?
Klein was slightly surprised, and without hesitation designated "Mr. Tower" as the pri suspect.
Of course, surprise aside, "The Fool’s" mystique could not be lost, so he corrected her calmly:
"Not quite accurate... Taken together, they an one’s holand, the resting place of the soul and spirit."
Taken together... the resting place of the soul and spirit...
"Hermit" Cattleya focused on the latter half of the sentence, because she knew very well where the "Queen of Mystic’s" holand was and didn’t think that aspect was particularly special.
"Justice," "The Hanged Man," and the others took the opportunity to learn two more Roselle characters, just in case they might be useful in the future.
Only Ebner wore a sowhat strange expression, as if thinking about sothing.
Beneath the shroud of gray fog, "The Fool" looked at him deeply, then chuckled softly and said:
"You may begin."
As soon as the words fell, "The Hanged Man" Alger imdiately turned to "The World" Gehrman Sparrow at the very bottom of the bronze long table, requesting his understanding, because the "artisan" he knew had encountered so trouble and the commissioned item hadn’t been delivered yet.
As expected, sothing went wrong... If I hadn’t made a small fortune in the ’Land of Evernight,’ I would probably have gone straight to that ’artisan’ already!
Mm, unofficial artisans—or those willing to accept orders of unclear origin—are extrely rare. If I can keep this one, I should try my best to do so...
Klein pondered briefly, then had the dummy "World" respond hoarsely:
"I agree to this delay, but there won’t be a next ti."
"The Hanged Man" Alger thanked "The World" for his understanding, but this matter drew the attention of "Hermit" Cattleya. On the surface, she offered help, while inwardly planning to bypass "The Hanged Man" and establish direct contact with that "artisan."
"The Hanged Man" easily saw through her intentions and refused vigilantly.
In his view, even if he truly couldn’t resolve the artisan’s problem, he could still seek out his current nominal superior, Tracy.
The "Admiral of Ailnt" was currently bewitched by "Tower," his mind filled entirely with thoughts of "cracking down on slave trading," and had no interest in an "artisan."
"Hermit" Cattleya didn’t persist on this matter and instead turned to "Justice" Audrey:
"The ’Dreamwalker’ characteristic she promised you is already prepared. You can receive it after the gathering ends."
She?
"Justice" Audrey was montarily stunned, then quickly realized that this "she" referred to the "Queen of Mystic."
Back then, she, "Mr. Tower," and the "Queen of Mystic" had explored the "City of Miracles" together. As a result, because the "Queen of Mystic" Peeped the Dream Labyrinth Tower, their group encountered extre danger and had no choice but to abort the expedition.
For that, the "Queen of Mystic" had indeed promised her a "Dreamwalker" characteristic as compensation.
So much ti has passed, and she still rembered... she really is soone who keeps her word.
"Justice" Audrey muttered inwardly, while outwardly nodding slightly.
"I understand."
Next, after "Star" and "Moon" each finalized trades of certain Silver City–specific spiritual materials with "Sun," the trading segnt ca to an end.
Klein had "The World" Gehrman Sparrow seize the initiative before "The Hanged Man" and sweep his gaze around as he said:
"’The Secret Order’s’ leader, Zaratul, has already arrived in Backlund and has made contact with certain mbers of the Loen royal family."
Naturally, his attention remained focused on "Mr. Tower."
Although such matters were better discussed privately, Klein had long noticed that in crowded situations—especially when beautiful ladies were present—"Mr. Tower’s" desire to talk beca stronger, and he revealed more.
Zaratul?!
Although in previous gatherings "The World" had already ntioned that Zaratul, as an angel, had escaped, the Tarot Club mbers were still far from that level and hadn’t paid much attention.
But now it was different.
Among those present, aside from "The Hanged Man," "Hermit," and "Sun," the rest all lived in Backlund. The arrival of an angel from a secret organization was more than enough to put them on high alert.
This ti, they all shared the sa premonition: a major event was about to occur in Backlund!
Otherwise, it couldn’t explain why so many angels were arriving one after another!
"Hermit" Cattleya also connected this to the "Queen of Mystic’s" movents over the past few months, feeling that she had spent much of her ti in Backlund, never leaving even after becoming an angel.
On the other side, Ebner naturally noticed "The World’s" gaze—but what was he supposed to say? Could he really reveal that Zaratul was actually one of his own identities?
The fewer people who know this, the better; otherwise leaks are inevitable... after all, many extraordinary abilities in this world simply don’t play by the rules.
Still, saying nothing won’t do... Given my ’personality,’ if I don’t reveal so solid information, it’ll just raise suspicion.
It’s fine if the Tarot Club mbers are suspicious, but if soone with ulterior motives uses this to peer through Zaratul’s secrets, that would be bad.
As these thoughts turned, Ebner coughed lightly and said with a smile:
"There’s no need to pay too much attention to Zaratul. His greatest enemy right now is actually Amon."
Amon?
Hearing this na, "Star" Leonard imdiately straightened up.
He was currently in Indo Harbor, an "enemy territory." The Tarot Club had originally planned to take leave, but since they had finally locked onto the location of the "Black Blade" who had murdered the viscount—and it still wasn’t convenient to act yet—Captain Soest had given all team mbers an hour of rest so they could recuperate and prepare for action when the "Dusk Ritual" arrived that evening.
"’Mr. Tower,’ has Amon also entered Backlund?" Leonard asked nervously.
If so, after completing the current field mission, he would need to consider fleeing to another city to lie low.
"No, Amon hasn’t dared to enter Backlund recently..." Ebner shook his head.
But soon enough. Once the Goddess begins pretending to digest the Death uniqueness, Amon will send an avatar to probe.
After all, He suffered a significant loss in Tingen before—He’ll definitely want to find out what happened.
And the clues He ’decrypts’ will inevitably point toward Backlund.
Ebner didn’t voice these last thoughts, so Leonard relaxed slightly, then moved past the topic and shared his own intelligence instead:
"’The Church of Evernight’s’ renegade bishop, Ince Zangwill, is currently still staying in Indo Harbor."
As he spoke, he looked toward "The World" Gehrman.
(End of the Chapter)
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