Chapter 43: “Mentor” Alger

Chapter 43: “Mentor” Alger

After hearing The Moon’s question, the other members of the Tarot Club finally realized that, after this round of discussion, the one who had initiated this punishment instead had almost nothing left to do!

According to the plan just now, he only needed to provide the corresponding name, address, and appearance, then patiently wait for the result. Miss Judgement would handle tracking and investigation, figuring out the target’s movement patterns. Miss Justice and Mr. Star would then choose, based on the feedback, a location suitable for both sides. After that, Mr. Star would, without attracting attention, make that Sanguine lose consciousness, and Miss Justice would seize the opportunity to complete the hypnosis, making the target head to the predetermined location on his own.

Throughout that entire process, there was simply nothing for The Moon to do!

Mm… Justice Audrey weighed her words briefly and said,

“Mr. Moon, what you need to do is ensure that the hypnotized Sanguine does not encounter any accidents on his way to the church, does not struggle free, and is not rescued by anyone…”

At this point, Audrey suddenly discovered a problem with the previous plan and hurriedly added,

“If that Sanguine is extremely resistant to the Earth Mother Church, the effect of hypnosis will be comparatively poor. Therefore, I intend to avoid that point as much as possible during hypnosis and instill in him the thought of catching a certain hated target. Then, while chasing that target, he will unknowingly enter the predetermined church. Mm, how about you take the role of the object he hates? This requires you to have enough self-preservation ability to maintain distance and avoid being caught.”

“…No problem.” Moon Emlyn considered briefly and agreed.

Duke Olmer had already cleared the mental corruption from the Sequence 5 artificial vampire Beyonder characteristic. Under those circumstances, Emlyn only needed to wait for one full moon to become a viscount and stand on the same level as Ernest Boyar. Next week would offer such an opportunity. When that time came, he did not believe that he, wielding the ring bestowed by the Ancestor, would be caught by another viscount!

If it really doesn’t work, I can rent that magic book from Miss Magician again. I remember it has wind-domain abilities… Emlyn was quite confident about this.

Beside him, Star Leonard listened to the conversation between him and Miss Justice and, for some reason, developed a measure of fear toward hypnosis.

To him, no matter how frightening direct combat might be, it could not compare to the terror of doing something against one’s own will without even knowing it.

After calming himself for a moment, he responded to the second question Moon Emlyn had previously raised:

“My remuneration will be the same as Miss Judgement’s. I’ll take a portion of the spoils.”

To Leonard, the entire matter consisted of pulling a predetermined target at a predetermined time and location into a dream by force. After that, he could leave and not need to concern himself with whether things succeeded, whether accidents occurred, or anything else. It was as simple as going to a café and ordering a cup of Desi coffee. The only thing he needed to worry about was not exposing himself. Therefore, he felt too embarrassed to request payment in advance and intended only to receive a share of the final spoils.

In addition, he believed this was a necessary step in integrating into the Tarot Gathering and that there was no need to be too calculating.

Justice Audrey turned her head and glanced at Judgement Xio. Then she withdrew her gaze, smiled faintly, and said,

“My request will be the same as Mr. Star’s and Miss Judgement’s. Mm, each of us can take one fourth of the spoils.”

She actually did not particularly want remuneration, because she felt that that Sanguine had bullied a member of the Tarot Club and had bullied two of her friends. Punishing him was something she should do. The reason she requested spoils was out of consideration for Mr. Moon’s feelings. She feared that if she helped voluntarily, this proud Sanguine to the bone would become awkward, ashamed, or angry.

Also, Mr. Moon does not have much money right now, so the remuneration can only be guided toward spoils… Audrey silently added another sentence inwardly.

Although she had not deliberately calculated it, relying on a Spectator’s grasp and memory of details, she believed that after spending five thousand pounds to purchase the Sequence 5 artificial vampire Beyonder characteristic, Mr. Moon’s finances were no longer very optimistic. This time, he had even refunded the intelligence fee he had earned.

Four participants, each taking one share of the spoils… This is very fair… Moon Emlyn nodded, looked around, and asked,

“Does anyone else have any opinions?”

Magician Fors spoke somewhat incredulously:

“It’s that simple?

“That is a Sanguine equivalent to Sequence 5. Hearing your plan, it sounds like he can be dealt with very easily…”

In her mind, a Sequence 5 was definitely powerful within wild Beyonder circles. Some were even leaders of gatherings. The powerful pirate admirals were only at that Sequence. Yet in the discussion by Mr. Star and the others just now, such a “Sequence 5” seemed as though he could be resolved with ease, without the slightest difficulty!

Hearing her question, Star Leonard thought for a moment and said,

“As long as that Sanguine has no item that counters my abilities, even if he is equivalent to Sequence 5, I can definitely make him ‘faint’ for a period of time. The question is whether Miss Justice can grasp that opportunity.”

“If the location is arranged properly and preparations are made in advance, I will have no problem,” Justice Audrey said with certainty.

Inwardly, she was actually a little uneasy. After all, she had never participated in true combat before. However, her grasp of her own Beyonder powers and of knowledge in the fields of mysticism and psychology gave her confidence to say those words.

After listening to the two answers, Magician Fors suddenly felt a little dazed.

Before she knew it, aside from Mr. World, the other members of the Tarot Club also had the ability to deal with Sequence 5…

That makes sense. Miss Justice has long been a Sequence 6 Hypnotist. With another Beyonder of similar level assisting her, she would indeed have a relatively high chance of hypnotizing a Sequence 5…

Just when Moon Emlyn felt the matter was already settled and there was no need to ask any further, The Hanged Man, Alger, who had been watching from the side, spoke:

“As members of a secret organization, I believe we must think a layer deeper about every matter.”

“Ah?” Moon Emlyn and Star Leonard both looked toward Mr. Hanged Man in slight bewilderment.

Justice Audrey and Judgement Xio were first startled, then vaguely grasped something.

The Hanged Man, Alger, cleared his throat and glanced at Sun Derrick beside him.

“Since the abandoned castle in Delaire Forest was a test, why can the Sanguine standing openly before you not also be a test?”

Exactly… I knew Mr. Hanged Man would take the initiative to remind them… The Fool, Klein, manipulated The World, Gehrman Sparrow, into nodding. Meanwhile, The Hermit Cattleya’s gaze toward The Hanged Man gained a little more appreciation and recognition.

This… Moon Emlyn’s eyes narrowed slightly. He actually could not refute it.

At that instant, he felt that he had still been too careless!

Star Leonard froze for a moment and suddenly felt that he was still too casual. He had participated in the matter without sufficient understanding of the whole situation and without considering whether hidden dangers might exist.

Of course, this style was also partly related to his identity and thinking habits as an official Beyonder.

Mr. Hanged Man really does think carefully and rigorously… Audrey, you still need to accumulate experience! Justice Audrey’s thoughts shifted, and she asked proactively,

“So should we temporarily give up the punishment and wait until the Sanguine can no longer maintain hidden observation before acting?”

The Hanged Man, Alger, gave a low laugh.

“There is no need to give up. Several misleading actions will suffice.”

He immediately looked toward Moon Emlyn and said,

“First, issue the task of investigating that Sanguine directly to Backlund’s bounty hunters, using their existence to conceal Miss Judgement’s actions. Second, when determining the location where you will act, choose somewhere as close as possible to a church of an orthodox god. This can effectively interfere with later divination. Third, before Miss Justice and the others deal with that Sanguine, you must make sufficiently suspicious yet not overly obvious movements, as though you are about to retaliate somewhere else. Use this to draw away the ‘eyes’ secretly monitoring you and create the needed opportunity. This is linked to the first point. Fourth, after that Sanguine has been successfully hypnotized, you can then go over and guide him.”

At this point, Alger paused and said,

“If there can also be demigod-level anti-divination and anti-prophecy, then the entire matter will have no gaps.

“Of course, Miss Justice and Mr. Star, you must disguise yourselves when acting and leave no traces behind.”

Those words left most of the members present momentarily stunned. Sun Derrick in particular could not conceal his respect and admiration.

Although he could not participate in this punishment operation, as a member of the Tarot Club, he could not help caring about and thinking through such a clearly structured matter. Just now, he had not felt at all that there was anything wrong with Mr. Moon’s plan. For that reason, he now sincerely felt that Mr. Hanged Man was truly, truly impressive in such matters!

Moon Emlyn considered for a moment before saying,

“You mean that my apparent punishment should conceal Miss Justice’s and Mr. Star’s hidden actions?

“For example, for example, I make it look as though I plan to act in some corner of the square after the target leaves the café, drawing all attention there, while in reality, Miss Justice and the others will have already completed the hypnosis unnoticed inside the café?”

The Hanged Man, Alger, nodded lightly.

“Exactly.”

I learned something again! Mr. Hanged Man really is an experienced Beyonder! Justice Audrey fully understood, and her heart leaped with joy.

“The current question is: where can we find a demigod-level anti-divination and anti-prophecy item or charm?” Star Leonard also felt he had benefited greatly and therefore asked proactively.

He was not too worried about himself. After all, an angelic grandpa was hiding inside him.

Magician Fors gave an “uh” and said,

“I can lend out Leymano’s Travels. It has Angel’s Embrace in it. I—I will also take one share of the spoils.”

As she spoke, she secretly glanced at The World, Gehrman Sparrow. Seeing that this gentleman showed no particular reaction, she breathed out in relief.

What she did not know was that The Fool, Klein’s thoughts at that moment were very simple:

“Angel’s Embrace”… That sounds much better than “Paper Figurine Angel”…

With this, the punishment operation was finally settled. Justice Audrey did not hesitate. Looking around, she said,

“Last week, I met Hvin Rambis, a member of the Psychology Alchemists’ Review Council.”

What? Hvin Rambis is a member of the Psychology Alchemists’ Review Council? Star Leonard sat up straight in considerable astonishment, feeling an impulse to immediately report this to the archbishop, gather a team, and go arrest him.

This was an occupational disease.