Gehrman has returned to the boat, and the brother and sister are surrounding him excitedly.
"Uncle Gehrman, can we become like you?"
"This is not something to be envied or looked forward to. Once you choose this path, you will always be accompanied by danger and madness."
Dense, pale granulations grew on his face, and a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Do you see clearly? This is madness."
Melissa and Benson knew this was Klein, and their mindsets changed drastically. Even though his terrifying appearance scared the siblings away, he still seemed kind and harmless in their eyes. I wonder how Klein is doing out there alone. I hope he's not hurt. Melissa worries about him like a mother. If she spoke out her true feelings, there would be many people who would be willing to answer: No, he is the only one who brings harm to others.
As for the act of scaring the children, some people think it was a bit excessive, while others think that such intuitive performance was necessary to make the siblings understand the dangers of the extraordinary world.
[The scene is suddenly covered with thick gray fog. In the magnificent ancient palace, a long table and 22 high-backed chairs come into view.
At the head of the long table, a figure shrouded in gray mist sat. The next moment, a crimson light flashed, and several more people appeared, sitting in their respective chairs, also obscured by the gray mist.
It's the Tarot Club! It even shows the images of the Tarot Club!
The few who understood this subconsciously glanced at the other members, noting their expressions of panic. While they knew this space was mysterious, the power of the gods was also deeply ingrained in everyone's minds. They hadn't even considered the Tarot Club's existence being discovered.
Taking in the expressions of the Tarot Club members, Klein calmed down.
The Fool himself was sitting here being publicly executed, so it was not unimaginable that the Tarot Society would be exposed.
Half of the people present were members of the Tarot Club, and their movements were obvious enough that even those who didn't know the reason noticed something was wrong.
Danitz looked at the gray-white mist and felt that it looked familiar.
Bernadette glanced at Cattleya, with some guesses in her mind.
[The people in the picture are still shrouded in gray fog and cannot be seen clearly.
A young lady looked towards the head of the long, mottled table and said cheerfully, "Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~*
"Fool"! Except for the Moretti siblings, no one present didn't know what this word meant!
The young lady greeted each member present one by one, and everyone responded politely.
After watching the greeting segment, everyone was sure that this was the mysterious organization that believed in "The Fool". Each of them had a code name taken from Tarot cards.
"Justice", "The Hanged Man", "The Sun", "The Magician", "The Moon", and "The World" sitting at the bottom, covered tightly in a black robe!
No wonder no one could discover the members of this organization; it turns out they all met directly in the presence of the gods! They concealed their appearance and identities throughout the entire process, addressing each other only by code names.
Despite the fog's obscurity, some features were still discernible. Coupled with their collective indiscretion, Audrey and the others were instantly recognized. While the number of people wasn't quite right, some might have joined later, so that wasn't a problem.
Although Sharon and Maric were surprised by these things, they were used to restraining themselves. Even if a vampire who believed in "The Fool" sat next to them, they would only glance at him and look away. After all, given his personality, he would not do anything that would harm them.
Edwina looked at Danitz. Many people assumed that German was a follower of The Fool. Danitz had been with him for so long, and his actions had become increasingly mysterious. She wasn't surprised that this crew member had already become a believer in The Fool.
Noticing the captain's gaze, Danitz subconsciously explained, "I haven't been there!"
Speaking of this, Danitz felt puzzled and aggrieved. Why could so many people go to that palace to meet the gods, but he could only listen to Gehrman's remote commands through The Fool? Have I fallen into a cult?
Anderson was full of doubt.
Melissa and Benson realized they were the only ones who didn't understand the situation again, and couldn't help but cast questioning glances at Audrey, who was more familiar with them.
"Mr. Fool is a friendly deity, and we are all his believers. We also meet and communicate regularly in the deity's palace." Audrey explained as concisely and clearly as possible.
"But aren't you a believer in the goddess?" Melissa asked doubtfully.
Audrey smiled awkwardly yet politely once again. "There's no conflict. Mr. Leonard is a high-ranking member of the Church of the Evernight Goddess."
Leonard, who hadn't expected to be called out, met Melissa's strange gaze and tried to deal with it with a serious expression: "Yeah, that's absolutely no problem."
At the same time, he cast a questioning look at Audrey, trying to express the meaning of "Why do you mention me?"
Audrey returned a perfect smile that was in keeping with etiquette.
Why don't you have any idea? Klein looked at Audrey's smile and almost wanted to say: Come on, hurt each other!
*So Klein is also a follower of The Fool? Benson asked the question he was most concerned about.
"Yes." Audrey nodded. "His code name is 'World'."
World! Benson and Melissa looked at the figure in the black robe.
*To be precise, it's a follower." Klein suddenly added.
He had already noticed that everyone present was related to him. As the film progressed, this would undoubtedly be discovered by others. By then, he, someone with no connection to Klein, would seem too out of place. So, for now, he would pretend to be ambiguous, so that he could explain any situation later.
If his identity was exposed, there wouldn't be any worse consequences. If he was lucky enough to keep this disguise, he could pretend to be another follower of The Fool... Having multiple powerful followers was also in line with the appearance of a god.
Then he turned to the screen, looking as if he didn't want to say anything more. Well, I'm getting better at pretending to be a charlatan…
After realizing what the mysterious man meant, the others, though curious, did not continue to ask questions and instead turned their eyes to the screen.
[ "Moon" reached out and knocked on the table: "What you need..."
Justice lowered his right hand, smiled faintly, and said, "We'll talk about it later during the transaction. This is Mr. Fool's reading time." Then, Justice and Magician successively materialized three pages of Russell's diary, which appeared in the hands of The Fool.
The scene shifted, almost touching the pages of the diary. The symbols that people had tried so hard to decipher gradually blurred, and then a few paragraphs changed into words that everyone was familiar with.
Is this an online translation of Russell's diary?! It's just excerpts, but given the owner of this space's awful personality, he'll definitely pick out the most damaging ones!
Klein subconsciously glanced at Bernadette. Poor fellow, your diary is about to be made public in front of a group of people including your daughter!
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↑ Top ← Previous Chapter Next Chapter → Comments (1)The Fool flipped through the pages quickly, he only managed to read a few translated paragraphs: "Mrs. Flonnell is a real beauty."] "Miss Ithaca is more charming than Lady Fronell." *They actually decided to get me engaged to Matilda of the Abel family without even consulting me first! Oh my God, I haven't even met her yet! No, I refuse!" "Miss Matilda is so beautiful. I'm beginning to look forward to our marriage."
Th-this is what Emperor Roselle's diary contains? This is completely different from what I expected! Audrey's cheeks flushed slightly. She couldn't believe that these were the things she had worked so hard to collect and memorize.
Bernadette's mouth opened slightly, and annoyance flashed in her eyes.
Although she knew that not every page of her father's diary contained important information, and that most of it was just daily trivialities, she had never expected it to be this ordinary!
And now, these embarrassing contents were not only seen by that "Fool", but also by so many unrelated people! Bernadette had long known that the nobles of Intis were decadent and corrupt, but she had never imagined her own father would be so careless about marriage. He had no feelings for my mother at all! He just coveted her beauty!
Cattleya glanced at the queen cautiously, looking as if she wanted to speak but didn't know what to say.
Although Fors was surprised by the contents of the diary, this surprise was quickly dispelled by Xinwen's imagination. If there were more of this kind of content, I could use it to write a novel about the licentious and chaotic lives of aristocrats!
The protagonist would be based on the emperor. This philandering aristocrat, accustomed to changing his bedmate every day, suddenly encounters a young girl from a poor family and is moved by her strength and noble character. From then on, he turns back and marries her, and they live happily ever after!
Fors was very satisfied with her idea and decided to start writing after finishing the novel she was currently writing. Is this the life of Emperor Roselle? This is too blissful! Danitz looked envious.
If only I could often date different beautiful women... No, Danitz, you like the captain! How can you be thinking about other beautiful women! Danitz shook off the unrealistic fantasies in his mind.
It seems most of the diaries we've collected contain meaningless content. Fortunately, Mr. Fool is a kind enough deity. Otherwise, if He always gets this kind of thing after paying His reward, He might be angry with us. Alger was filled with relief.
Klein noticed something was wrong. This doesn't seem like the same one I was reading back then? And with such a ton of nitpicking, it doesn't even seem to be responding to my inner complaints? This doesn't fit the mysterious being's taste.....
After The Fool finishes reading the diary, the scene switches back to the palace. The World says in a hoarse voice, "I just heard about something that happened at sea."
By now, everyone knew that "the world" was Hermann. Since the sea was mentioned, it was likely related to the content that had not been shown to them just now. Everyone perked up and wanted to know what had happened, and what kind of response the mysterious god "The Fool" would have.
[The scene on the screen suddenly jumps to show Gehrman walking alone on a busy street.]
"Shit!" Danitz's expression twisted. But no one paid any attention to his outburst of curse words at this point. Rather, the words fully captured the feelings of the others. Even the Tarot Club members who knew what was going on were unsettled by this despicable act. Azik and Bernadette's expressions changed.
It's like reading a suspenseful and exciting novel, but when all the foreshadowing and secrets are about to be revealed, it falls apart!
This is too much. It would be fine if there was no scene that I intended to discuss this matter, but he had to give a sufficiently attractive beginning and then no follow-up... This method of arousing interest but not satisfying it at all is simply devilish!
Klein took a bite of Dipsy's pie to calm himself.
Everyone stayed here for quite a while, and they were temporarily certain that there were no other issues besides the owner's personality. Even the food in front of them catered to everyone's taste. So many people enjoyed the food on the table while watching the video. Emlyn even had fresh blood in front of him.
Danitz, severely wounded in the chest and abdomen, ran towards German and collapsed to the ground, exhausted. The part where Danitz gave his last words was fast-forwarded. When he finished, German reached out and moved the wound to his arm.
"Why didn't you treat it first?" Danitz asked blankly.
Gehrman said calmly, "Wait until you finish. It 's politeness."
Polite, you son of a bitch! I was really leaving my last words just now!]
Hearing Danitz's inner roar, some people present couldn't help but laugh out loud, with Anderson laughing especially loudly.
Klein reflected: Is my personality really that bad? That shouldn't be the case. I was probably influenced by Gehrman's personality at the time..
Is Mr. World really that naughty? You really can't tell at ordinary times; he always gives people a very reliable feeling.
Audrey blinked her eyes, very curious.
Azik was as gentle as ever, and the smile on his face deepened.
Klein was always polite and well-behaved when facing him. Azik also found it very interesting to be able to understand another side of his student by watching these videos..
Under the deep moonlight, a radio receiver in front of Danitz began to tick, spitting out an illusory white paper: "My name is Arrodes. In exchange, you must answer a question for me." "Arrodes?!" Leonard subconsciously said the name.
Noticing the others' confusion, Leonard began to explain, "This is a sealed artifact of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery. It possesses a living quality. Every time it answers a question, it asks the questioner another one." Leonard's expression grew increasingly strange. "And most of the questions are quite extreme. Failure to answer will result in a punishment, and someone must observe."
The familiar description reminded Fors, Xio, Sharon, and Maric of the symbol they had used before.
"But it should be a mirror, and it has always been controlled by the Church of Steam and Mechanics. How did it become a radio?" This is where Leonard expressed his confusion.
Fors raised her hand slightly. "Mr. World once gave me a symbol, and I used a certain ritual to temporarily attach it to a mirror. The process is basically the same as you described."
Maric spoke for the first time since arriving in this space: "Gehrman also asked me to use that symbol."
"World" Gehrman Sparrow, or Klein? How did he manage to borrow the Sealed Artifacts of the Church of Steam and Mechanicus so easily?
Klein chuckled. "Arrodes truly serves Mr. Fool. As his beloved, he naturally has a way to borrow his abilities." Well, there is nothing wrong with this. Anyway, I am the "fool" and I am also the one who is loved.
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