Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Monday afternoon, three o'clock sharp.

Above the gray fog, a translucent light ball hangs high, and illusory figures condense out of the crimson starlight and pale light in no particular order.

"The Fool's" sight hidden behind the gray mist fell on the end of the table, where there was a yellow figure that was different from the other crimson figures and had a lighter color.

It wasn't until Miss Justice said hello happily that The Fool looked away.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~"

"Justice" raised her skirt and saluted, and from her voice alone, others could hear her obvious good mood.

Klein has stabilized his emotions and will not let himself show any abnormality in front of the "audience". The Fool smiled and nodded, watching the members of the Tarot Club greet each other - including the "lover" who looked different today than in the past. , her voice sounded very indifferent and gentle, without the vitality of the previous smile.

Because of the difference in the light of the illusory figure, almost everyone diverted some of their attention to the end of the table, but some people moved covertly, while some people just stared at it, but no one asked.

The "Devil's" expression was the calmest. If the shape in the gray mist hadn't been blurry, everyone could have seen his almost raised eyebrows and his eyes full of suspicion.

Esther gave him the feeling that something was not right, because he had been in contact with her for a period of time in reality, and Banabei's spiritual intuition, which was affected by the gray mist, made him feel a sense of disobedience almost instantly.

The second Tarot Club member who realizes this is that he has become accustomed to entering the "audience" state and always pays close attention to the "justice" of others.

Miss "Lover" behaved very coldly today... Although her tone was very gentle, she felt very distant, closer to a closed self, and didn't care much about the isolation from the outside world and others. This was completely different from her previous friendliness. on the contrary.

Did something happen in reality that bothered her? Such a sudden personality change is not normal.

Although "Justice" wanted to suggest that she could help "Lover" solve this psychological problem, this was the other party's private matter after all. "Lover" did not take the initiative to speak, and "Justice" would not directly ask anything.

"The Hanged Man" and "The Hermit" both guessed in their hearts that "The Lover" could not attend the Tarot meeting in a more real form today because she had other tasks, and now she could only use a more hidden spirit. Entering Mr. Fool's hall in a physical state?

The other three, "Sun" and "Moon" were more curious, because the color of "Lover's" spirit body was different from theirs, while "Magician" was considering something a little weirder.

She was more curious about whether there were other colors, so that if everyone sat at the table with different tarot cards and colors, it would look... very fancy.

However, after "The Fool" tapped the table twice, everyone, including "Magician", turned their attention to the head of the table. "Magician" even felt anxious for a moment, secretly praying that his thoughts were not heard by Mr. "Fool".

"The Fool" looked around at the members at the long bronze table: "Amon has recently arrived in Backlund, his clone."

Everyone at the table speculated whether there was a sign of trouble behind this incident, and several people living in Backlund showed varying degrees of worry.

When "Justice" asked if he could inform the church about this matter, "Fool" just shook his head and responded calmly: "Don't worry about him."

The Magician knew that if an angel tried to do something, it would probably cause widespread destruction. It's not like she can really take her friends far away into the wilderness. Xio's abilities are also limited by the region. Both of them have the need to act. Xio occasionally has to take care of her family...

The "Magician" couldn't help but muster up the courage to seek further answers from "The Fool": "Dear Mr. Fool, what exactly does Amon want to do when he sends his clone to Backlund?"

"The Fool" raised his head slightly, turned his gaze to the end of the table, and glanced at "Lovers" and "The World" seemingly casually.

Before Klein spoke, the figure of the "lover" swayed slightly. Because of the gray fog, the others could not see Klein's gloomy eyes from behind, but they subconsciously looked towards the end of the table.

Under the gaze of everyone, "Lover" made a voice that was so gentle that it contained no emotion: "He is looking for followers of The Fool, looking for your clues."

After pausing for a few seconds to give others time to digest this information, the "lover" continued in a calm tone: "Unless you have too much family aura, or you visit here frequently, it will be difficult for you to be aware."

Klein's expression became even more gloomy, but he nodded slightly, letting The Fool acknowledge the Lover's words.

On the other hand, he also heard that this was a warning specially given to him.

Only Klein, who pretends to be "The Fool" and can control the gray mist to enter and exit at will, is the most suitable person for this reminder.

Others didn't know this, and just regarded it as the "lover's" comfort to them, hoping that they would be cautious but not too alarmed.

The hoarse voice of "World" sounded: "Is this what you have been investigating these days?"

The figure of the "lover" was obviously stunned for a few seconds before he lowered his head and said, "Yes."

Miss "Lover" sounded even more indifferent, was she avoiding something... "Justice" observed every move of "Lover", but today's "Lover" was very calm and did not give "Justice" many body parts to explore. language.

To be honest, it's too quiet.

"Zhengyi" remembers that "Lover" does a lot of small things in daily life. Although he expresses respect for other people on the surface, "Lover" is not obviously relaxed when he is bored. After so many Tarot sessions, "Justice" thought he had seen clearly enough.

But now the "lovers" and "justice" are completely invisible.

After a moment of silence, "The Hermit" breathed a long sigh of relief and offered to give Mr. "Fool" three pages of his diary.

Klein took the paper on which the "Hermit" appeared and read it with concentration. In this diary, Russell mentioned "the gathering of the oldest and most secret organization" and "the trend of the times."

Klein felt an inexplicable sense of frustration when he thought that the magic mirror Arrodes had told him, "Everything that is said must be known," which had almost exposed Adam, the "audience" hidden behind the scenes.

He didn't know how to confirm Esther's condition. It was clear that the light ball had escaped from the mysterious space deep in the gray fog and returned to the hall, but he still failed to get in touch with Esther.

When Klein tried to summon the messenger, the strange-looking puppy also rejected his letter.

Klein continued to read Russell's diary, scanning the Great Emperor's secret contamination by the abyss, and then began to think about "the influence of high-ranking people of the same sequence on low-ranking people." Then one day, Russell went to Beimang to visit a weird small town. church.

There, Russell met a gentle and restrained priest wearing a white robe.

The Fool put down the diary, and the papers with rows of grid-like fonts turned into nothingness between his fingers.

He raised his head and looked at the "Hermit": "Tell me your question."

——

The Tarot Club came to an end. After thanking and saying goodbye to the "Fool" at the head of the table, the illusory spirits condensed by the crimson stars disappeared from their respective seats.

Only the gentle light was left, and even the figure of "the world" was deliberately canceled by Klein.

Such a "one-on-one" communication situation caused the shadow that had the same appearance and voice as the "lover" to shake unnaturally, and raised its head to stare at the "Fool".

There was no awe in such a gaze, and Klein felt like he was looking at a mirror, or even his reflection in the mirror.

He didn't think deeply about why he felt this way, but suppressed his nervousness and looked at the figure of his "lover": "You are not her."

Klein spoke Chinese.

"Lover"'s answer was also in Chinese, and her voice was still so gentle: "She is me."

"You are not Li Xing."

In the past ten seconds, "Lover" whispered: "I can be."

Klein originally thought he would feel angry, panicked, or desperate for such an indifferent answer, but he didn't. His reason clearly suppressed the mixed emotions in his heart.

Klein stared quietly at the figure at the end of the table, but the gray fog rolling around the hall became thicker and thicker, gradually approaching the false "lover".

"I can't tell you any truth until you step into the gates of the gods."

When the gray mist surged towards the "lover", the figure suddenly shattered and turned into tiny points of light, flying into the ball of light hanging above the head.

For the first time, before Klein gave instructions, the ball of light floated down from the sky on its own.

It stopped in front of Klein. If anyone else looked at it, this move would almost be called a provocation. But Klein knew that the other party was not malicious from the beginning, including pretending to be a "lover" to participate in the Tarot Club and giving warnings, all to better maintain the image of The Fool.

It's just that he can't accept this kindness with peace of mind. Esther's whereabouts are now unknown, and the light ball has been strangely out of control before. It's hard for Klein not to suspect that there is some connection between them.

Words with a buzzing sound came from the light ball in front of Klein: "Zhou Mingrui, I want to make a deal with you."

Klein's arm that was originally draped in front of him slowly tightened: "Don't call me by that name, we don't know each other that well."

Even though Klein's anger was clearly audible, the voice in the light ball didn't care: "I am willing to help you become the true 'Fool' and the true Lord of the Spiritual World."

What's the cost? Klein sighed inwardly.

"I need you to swear to 'fate' in exchange for my freedom to leave here forever."

"I don't know that there is such a thing as a 'deal' between us. As long as I continue to move to a higher sequence, my control over this place will also deepen, including my suppression of you." Klein tapped the table lightly. , "Then why should I promise you?"

"For your own future, you have no choice."

Klein lowered his gaze: "Yeah, that's a good reason. Since I have no choice, your deal sounds fair..."

The ball of light flickered.

Klein looked at the ball of light in front of him and smiled: "But I refuse."