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Chapter Ninety-FourThe Hidden Sage “The Fallen Creator… Fallen…” The Hanged Man, Alger, tasted the Fool’s words as if falling into thought. Yet what echoed in his heart was the other party’s relaxed, natural, wholly unconcerned attitude. It was an attitude of looking levelly, of standing as an equal! If not for his previous experience with the ritual, Alger might have believed the Fool was merely bluffing—raising Himself up in order to intimidate him and Justice. But now, he…-
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Chapter Ninety-ThreeA New Diary Above the gray fog, enormous stone pillars supported a grand and majestic temple. Beside the ancient, mottled bronze long table, two masses of crimson suddenly appeared, stretching in a blur into illusory human figures. “Good afternoon, Mr. Fool.” Audrey, who was covered in an added hazy effect, curtsied and smiled lightly. “What a pity that there is no fine wine here. Otherwise, we could raise a toast to your successful experiment.” She was…
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Chapter Ninety-TwoThe “Psychological Expert” “Mass hysteria?” Sir Deweyville, who had come into contact with quite a few psychiatrists during this period, chewed over the term Klein had given. His butler, bodyguards, and servants, even though curiosity clearly stirred within them, did not make a sound without his permission. Sergeant Gate, on the other hand, looked toward Klein with puzzlement written across his face, as though he had never heard of such a concept. Klein controlled…
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Chapter Ninety-OneResolution The images began to twist, blur, and disappear. Klein broke free from that dreamlike experience. His vision adjusted to the dimness of the bedroom. He knew that with a weekly salary of one pound ten soli—thirty soli—his elder brother Benson had found it quite difficult, by ordinary civilian standards, to support him and Melissa. He had assumed that most workers’ weekly wages could reach twenty soli. He had heard Melissa mention that in Lower Street, on Iron…
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Chapter NinetyWhat Was “Seen” Sir Deweyville’s bedroom was larger than the living room and dining room of Klein’s home combined. It was divided into several areas: bedchamber, sitting area, dressing area, washroom, and a section fitted with bookshelves and a desk. The furnishings were elegant; the details were luxurious. Yet in Klein’s senses, the room felt dim and sunless, and the temperature was at least half again lower than outside. At the same time, by his ear, he seemed to hear…
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Chapter Eighty-NineA Simple Mission Klein nodded. “All right. But I still do not know what my mission is.” “A mission that is not dangerous, at least with no signs of danger for now,” Dunn said, emphasizing the most important point first before continuing. “This is a case transferred from the Golden Indus Borough police station. The famous philanthropist Sir Deweyville has suffered strange harassment for an entire month. But whether his bodyguards, the security personnel he hired, or the…
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Chapter Eighty-EightReport “What is it?” Benson asked casually. Melissa, however, looked at her elder brother seriously, because she felt Klein had behaved rather strangely tonight as well—only a little better than Elizabeth, and later Selena. Klein had already prepared his excuse. He chuckled and said, “There is an error in the wording of a certain document. I already told a colleague that I would submit the corrected version as soon as I arrive at work tomorrow. So either I go by the…
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Chapter Eighty-SevenAdmonitions “It is truly resolved?” Elizabeth still could not quite believe it. Klein nodded with a calm smile. “Yes. “The matter was not difficult.” That last sentence is a lie… He silently added in his heart. Perhaps because Klein had behaved with such composure throughout, or perhaps because he was the only plank of wood left floating on the water, Elizabeth no longer doubted him. She patted her chest and breathed out deeply. “Thank you. You…
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Chapter Eighty-SixPrayer So-called “interruption-style” ritual magic referred to rituals that a Beyonder could, according to the situation, interrupt partway through, first complete some other matter, then return after finishing it and still obtain the intended result. This was a technique derived from over a thousand years of ritual magic development. After all, many higher-level rituals required a great number of steps. They might take one hour, two hours, or even half a day to complete, and…
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Chapter Eighty-FiveUrgency That strange, distorted, indistinct fluctuation vanished in a flash, so quickly that Klein nearly suspected he had hallucinated it. If his command of inspiration had not already become fairly practiced, there was a good chance he would have overlooked the abnormality entirely. Thinking of his sister upstairs, Klein frowned, tightened his grip around his cane, passed the washroom, and turned toward the Wood family’s staircase. He quickly headed upstairs. Following…
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