Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

After Esther finished lunch and left the restaurant, the people fighting at the door had long disappeared. She also saw two broken teeth on the side of the road. It was not difficult to imagine the tragedy of the scene.

Because she drank all the bottle of Nipos, the blush on Esther's cheeks never faded.

She quickly got into an alley, and Esther didn't wait long before an innocently passing seagull landed nearby.

After being attacked by a ball of light, the seagull spread its wings and flew away happily, spinning several times in mid-air like a ball of light, before soaring away in the direction of the hotel.

Klein also returned to the hotel some time later. He looked at the seagull squatting by the open window, noticed the yellow stripes on its back, and took off his hat at it.

The skylark that was originally squatting on Klein's shoulder flew up happily, jumped straight into the seagull's arms, rubbed it twice before retreating, and jumped happily by the window.

As soon as the light ball on the seagull's body lit up, it reintegrated into the skylark's body. The seagull shook its head blankly, and when it saw a figure walking towards it, its fearful instinct prompted it to scream and fly out of the window.

"Did this lark have any special reaction?"

"No." Klein recalled how Skylark squatted quietly on his top hat from beginning to end. He took a few bites of whale meat strips and then squatted back.

"Quite well-behaved." He added.

Skylark's eyes turned around Klein in confusion: "It seems that you have a lot of affinity for it?"

Klein remained calm: "I don't know."

But he felt a little weak in his heart. Klein knew that there was a special gray mist on his body. The light balls on the gray mist had the same origin as the light spots on Esther's body. It was also consistent for the spirit body driven by these light spots to be close to him. Evidence that "Zoya" herself was suppressed by "The Fool".

This must not be allowed to be known to Esther... Klein has no intention of revealing his vest!

Skylark didn't pay attention to Klein's vague denial. Instead, he fluttered his feathers twice and landed on the soft cushions on the sofa. The birds stepped on it and made a little dent, and then nested in a ball leisurely:

"Have you made an appointment with that big pirate?"

"Yes, we will board the ship at Pier 6 at eight o'clock tonight and head directly to the easternmost part of the Sunia Sea." Klein hung his hat and coat on the coat rack next to the door.

"Can you help me carry my satchel then?" Skylark blinked his pale eyes, looking forward to it.

"Okay." Klein didn't think it was a big deal, "Have you always maintained this parasitic state?"

Esther nodded her head: "The 'Admiral of the Stars' must also be an extraordinary person. That talking bird is not too strange to her. Extraordinary worlds are possible."

Klein thought for a moment and said seriously: "It's best not to reveal your identity."

"I won't tell them. I won't tell them that I am a 'parasite', and I won't introduce myself to them. If you want, you can give me a bird name."

"Bird name." Although such a word game sounded cold, and Klein really wanted to laugh, he still maintained his instinct to act out the character.

Esther snickered a few times, then casually tossed out a name: "Or you can call me Norns."*

Klein felt it sounded familiar, but couldn't remember where he had heard it before: "Well, at least it's better than the name of a bird."

"I don't really want you to call me 'bird name'!" Esther couldn't help but retort.

Klein didn't wait any longer. Esther took out an Intis book from her bag and lent it to him to pass the time.

Skylark squatted on the cushions of the sofa and dozed off. When he raised his head, he always stared at the flames in the fireplace in a daze. Klein couldn't see through the emotions floating in its eyes.

Suddenly, Esther and Klein's inspirations were touched at the same time. Skylark's eyes turned. Because he met Klein's "Don't mess around" gaze, Esther finally just squatted where she was, pretending to be herself. It's an ordinary passing bird.

The shadows of the curtains twisted and swayed, floating and standing up from the ground. Esther instantly thought of the slime monster and developed some kind of inquiring mind.

However, because the food didn't look delicious, and Klein had given him a warning look in advance, Esther quietly watched as the shadow threatened, telling "Gehrman Sparrow" not to interfere with the "King of the Immortal" things.

After the creeping darkness melted into the shadows and everything in the house returned to normal, Esther stared in the direction of the window and smacked her lips enthusiastically: "Are you going to catch that guy?"

She also wanted to try out whether she could use the parasitic Extraordinary's abilities after parasitizing them. This was much less restrictive than simply stealing abilities.

"No, we are about to board the ship. There is no need to get involved in unrelated matters." Klein always felt that Esther seemed to have become more "active".

Esther flapped her wings twice and said nothing more.

Klein has considered reporting this matter to the local God of War Church, but out of consideration for the strength of the local church, Klein does not think they can take any effective action. When pirates are prevalent nearby, the church mainly focuses on garrisoning and preventing attacks, making it difficult to allocate additional strength to fight against the sharks at sea.

This is why as long as there is no big trouble in Nas, pirates will hardly be sanctioned and can sail freely in the nearby waters, earning the nickname "Pirate Paradise".

Before seven o'clock, Klein stood up from his chair: "I'm going to the bathroom."

"Are we leaving soon?"

"Um."

Esther watched the bathroom door close, and she always felt that this situation had some sense of déjà vu. It was probably an illusion.

When Klein came out, Esther was sitting by the window, looking out.

Seeing Klein looking over, Esther nodded at him: "That guy seems to be still nearby. I always feel like I'm being spied on."

Klein counted the bullets on his body for the last time before putting on his cloak: "It doesn't matter, we'll take the taxi to the dock now and don't worry about him."

Soon, after Klein prepared the things he carried with him, the crazy adventurer headed to Pier 6 with Skylark sitting on the top of his top hat.

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The large sailboat shed the gauze of night and slowly emerged from the dock. The faint crimson moonlight illuminated the high-hanging flag, and ten white stars of the same size surrounded the eyes without eyelashes.

This informs those who see it of its identity - "Star Admiral", "Future".

There was a small panic in the dock area. No matter what, this was a pirate general. The coastal defense guns were adjusted, and the black muzzles were aimed at the huge sailboat that did not conceal itself.

The eight o'clock bell rang.

Cattleya, the "Hermit" lady of the Tarot Society and the "Star Admiral" on the sea, stood on the bow of the ship, with many symbolic symbols and magic signs drawn on her black classical robe. A long transparent bridge with bright starlight extended from her feet, and the light continued to fall and condense, leading directly to the pier.

Klein sighed inwardly. He didn't want to be so high-profile, but since the other party had already made such a big splash, he stepped onto this long bridge calmly.

Esther's very slight voice reached his ears: "It's not as good as Magpie Bridge."

Klein tried his best to tell himself to calm down and hold it in. He couldn't laugh or complain. He must maintain the demeanor that Gehrman should have!

On the other side, Cattleya watched the stern man wearing gold-rimmed glasses approach step by step.

She fantasized and speculated on many situations, including various surprises that might occur when meeting "Gehrman Sparrow" - but this definitely did not include a bird.

A skylark squatted on the top hat of the legendary crazy adventurer, tilting its head obediently towards her, its bright light-colored eyes full of human expression.

When Hermann took off his hat and saluted, the skylark flew down in cooperation and landed on his left shoulder. The bird also held its right wing horizontally in front of it, bowed slightly, and saluted Cattleya together with Gehrman.

Cattleya's purple eyes suddenly changed, and the color as deep as a tunnel filled her eyes. She opened her eyes to observe the other party's spirit body.

Then she saw a misty light. If it weren't for the crimson moon hanging in the sky, Cattleya might have thought she saw another sun that had collapsed.

This kind of light is not strong, gentle and cold, but it is constantly changing and changing on Gehrman's left shoulder, showing a twisted and stable contradictory form, which makes the light of the sealed objects on Gehrman's body covered up.

In addition, there is another kind of decayed and cold gray that is suppressed in this light, which is quite inconspicuous.

The unknown light instantly stung Cattleya's eyes. She didn't dare to look anymore, couldn't help but close her eyes, and quickly stopped her observation.

But even just such a flash was enough for Cattleya to see clearly the luxurious equipment of Gehrman Sparrow, not to mention the innocent-eyed skylark, which was the most threatening existence in him!

Demi god? Sequence four or sequence three? Maybe not an angel yet...

What is the origin of this bird and the crazy adventurer? Is he really just a student of "The World", not "The World" himself?

Of course Cattleya would find that light familiar, it looked exactly like the crystal ball hanging in the Temple of the Fool! This further confirms the identity of "The World" as a favored one. What's more, the students of "The World" are also favored ones?

"Good evening, Mr. Sparrow." Cattleya said, without further greetings, she led him directly to the entrance of the cabin.

After all, this is Nas where the official church is stationed, and there are many other pirates nearby. As a member of the pirate general, Cattleya does not want to stay here for a long time, as it will attract too much attention from all parties.

After the two people all walked into the cabin, the long starlight bridge set up by the "Future" disintegrated in the air little by little. It became active again, and the hull crashed into the waves, drawing a white arc.

It wasn't until the sailing ship sailed slowly toward the east along the whaling route that the tense atmosphere in Nas Port completely dissipated.

When the "Future" completely blended into the night, the people at the dock who were keeping an eye on it quickly left the place, clinging to the shadows.

*Norns: The collective name for the three goddesses of fate in Norse mythology, representing the past, present, and future respectively, and controlling the fate of gods and mortals at the same time. Their main responsibility is to take care of the tree of life and weave the web of fate.