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"Hermit, your eyes seem different from ordinary people's."
Hearing Lin Ruo's words, Cattleya instantly stiffened, sitting upright as she looked in Lin Ruo's direction. The latter still maintained his gentle expression, as if his words were just a casual remark, but Cattleya seemed not to dare to be negligent, quickly saying:
"My eyes are indeed different from ordinary people's… But, but my Eyes of Mystery Prying is instinctive and cannot be closed, only strengthened. I usually have to rely on a mystical item to Sealed Artifact it."
Cattleya's words implicitly explained that she hadn't intentionally used her Eyes of Mystery Prying to spy on others; it was merely a passive skill triggered by the lack of a mystical item.
Lin Ruo was not surprised by this answer. He looked at the flustered and somewhat guilty Cattleya, feeling helpless yet also like he was helping a daughter look after her mischievous granddaughter.
Lin Ruo had, of course, intentionally pointed out Cattleya's Eyes of Mystery Prying. After all, he had just noticed that, although due to him, Cattleya had significantly reined in her audacious peeping at Mr. Fool compared to the original novel, she still retained her usual death-seeking nature.
Following this trend, Lin Ruo was genuinely unsure if Cattleya would seek death again one day, which would then put Klein in a difficult position—punish her and hurt their feelings, or not punish her and lose prestige.
So Lin Ruo simply spoke up. Anyway, it wouldn't be out of place for him to point this out given his identity. It could be interpreted as a warning and protection for Cattleya, or as upholding the authority of Mr. Fool, preventing new members from inadvertently offending him.
"However, this mischievous child has truly been spoiled by Bernadette. All her curiosity is used for seeking death…" Lin Ruo muttered to himself before saying, "You can ask Mr. Fool to materialize a pair of glasses."
"…Thank you for your reminder, Chariot." Cattleya quickly said, then instinctively looked towards Mr. Fool.
However, having just been admonished by Lin Ruo, Cattleya was clearly not a goldfish with only a 7-second memory. After her instinctive reaction, she immediately lowered her head, looking only at the surface of the bronze long table in front of Mr. Fool, and sincerely requested, "Mr. Fool, please allow me to materialize a pair of glasses to Sealed Artifact my Eyes of Mystery Prying." Her tone, however, was inevitably a little nervous.
This was not surprising. After all, even if the Eyes of Mystery Prying was a passive skill, it couldn't erase the fact that Cattleya had just used it to observe other Tarot Club members. Whether such behavior constituted an offense was basically up to Mr. Fool's discretion.
The only thing that probably made Cattleya feel fortunate and relieved was that, because she had just discovered that Angel of Judgment was also a member of the Tarot Club, she hadn't dared to look at Mr. Fool. Otherwise… Thinking of this, Cattleya felt cold sweat on her back.
So that's how it is. No wonder she seemed startled by Miss Justice just now… Mr. Fool, who had been silently observing this scene, suddenly understood, and with a calm expression, he gently nodded:
"You may."
Cattleya immediately breathed a sigh of relief and began to materialize the glasses.
During this process, Mr. Fool naturally and promptly leveraged a trace of the power of the gray fog, integrating it into the glasses Cattleya materialized.
And so, without surprise, the glasses worked.
The other members of the Tarot Club, observing this, naturally more or less understood what was happening.
So, Hermit was really observing my accessories just now. Hmm, that's fine. Anyway, everyone has pretty much guessed that I'm the daughter of a great noble. The key is Chariot's reaction… Justice Audrey suddenly understood, then looked with interest at Chariot diagonally opposite and Hermit next to him.
She could now almost certainly confirm that Chariot was Hermit's elder, and the former's words just now were less of a warning to Hermit and more of a protective admonition.
After all, for Hermit, who possessed a pair of special eyes, if she wasn't warned beforehand, observing them, the Tarot Club members, would be fine, but if one day she looked at Mr. Fool… Even though Justice Audrey believed Mr. Fool was a benevolent deity, she didn't think the latter would tolerate such things.
"Do not look directly at the Gods" is written in the scriptures of every true God.
And Justice Audrey was not the only one who thought this way.
For example, Cattleya, as the person involved, had clearly already realized it.
Compared to them, The Hanged Man Alger, Moon Emlyn, and Star Leonard, all simultaneously realized one thing—they seemed to have been exposed.
Damn it, Hermit must know I'm from the Church of the Lord of Storms… The Hanged Man Alger couldn't help but curse inwardly, feeling anxious yet also a little helpless.
He didn't want to wear the Church of the Lord of Storms's priest robe, but the Church of the Lord of Storms was very strict about the faith of its members who wandered outside, advocating a system where everyone on a ship would report each other.
Even if The Hanged Man Alger was a captain, he still had to constantly show devotion to the Lord of Storms in his daily life, even if he might not truly believe in him that much.
Never mind, it's nothing if I'm discovered. Mr. Fool wouldn't allow Tarot Club members to fight each other, and I'm not completely ignorant of Hermit's possible identity… The Hanged Man Alger comforted himself, inevitably thinking of Admiral of Stars, whom he had seen at the last pirate gathering.
The latter's characteristics had many overlaps with Hermit's.
Oh, heavens, does this mean my representation of the Goddess might be exposed? Hermit wouldn't tell others, would she? It's all because I've been too busy lately that I forgot to take off my gloves and was still wearing the Nighthawks' iconic black windbreaker…
Star Leonard, who was unusually perceptive for once, was inwardly frantic. Having just noticed that Hermit seemed particularly interested in his Red Gloves, at this moment, he desperately wanted to call his external brain.
Unfortunately, as with every Tarot Club meeting, his external brain was still offline this time.
However, Leonard was still an intelligent person. After a brief moment of panic, he suddenly realized something: His Highness, Sir Blessed, seemed to know Hermit.
Uh, if that's the case, then there shouldn't be any problem, right?
Star Leonard thought, unsure, and couldn't help but secretly glance at Lin Ruo next to him.
The latter noticed his gaze, slightly turned his head, and gave him a gentle smile.
This completely put Leonard at ease.
Compared to their reactions, Moon Emlyn's reaction was the calmest. To summarize simply, he was first surprised—
"What? Was my wearing of the Earth Mother priest's robe discovered?"
Then he belatedly realized—
"Uh, but that doesn't seem to matter much."
One can only exclaim, "It's truly you, Emlyn."
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