Chapter 44: Inner Fear

Chapter 44: Inner Fear

Almost instinctively, Leonard looked around and discovered that none of the other Tarot Club members showed surprise or astonishment. All of them were listening carefully.

They already knew? Right. This is only my second time attending this gathering. There are still many things I haven’t come into contact with… There are truly quite a few secrets involved here… Leonard withdrew his gaze and returned to his earlier posture.

After pausing briefly, Justice Audrey glanced at Judgement Xio two seats away. Then she turned her gaze toward Mr. Hanged Man and continued:

“He attempted to give me a psychological suggestion, making me interact more frequently with different nobles in everyday life, understand their true attitudes toward different matters, and then relay that information to him. Fortunately, Mr. Fool had an angel provide a blessing, so I was not actually affected. Mm, what should I do next?”

An angel can even provide a “blessing”? Leonard once again looked around in astonishment, only to find that the other members of the gathering still showed no especially obvious emotional reaction.

Of course, he was not surprised at all that there were angels beneath Mr. Fool’s divine throne. After all, he had heard the title Death Consul and the corresponding name an unknown number of times.

He was simply astonished that members of the Tarot Club seemed able to frequently request assistance at this level. As a result, he now regarded this secret organization even more highly.

At the same time, Judgement Xio keenly grasped several keywords:

“Nobles… Psychology Alchemists…”

Combining that with the blond hair and emerald-green eyes faintly displayed within Miss Justice’s hazy figure, she seemed able to think of one friend:

Audrey Hall!

However, she could not be certain, because among Loen’s noble class, blond hair, black hair, green eyes, and blue eyes were all relatively common, only arranged in different combinations. Moreover, no one knew how many members the Psychology Alchemists had developed within that circle. Therefore, based only on the traits summarized just now, Xio believed she could not directly point to Miss Audrey.

Just as she was trying to observe further, The Hanged Man, Alger, had already spoken proactively:

“There is no need to care too much about this matter. The various orthodox Churches have corresponding protective measures for their own believers of relatively important status, preventing them from being assassinated or hypnotized. This is experience accumulated over a thousand years of history. It will not be so easily destroyed. From another angle, if the Psychology Alchemists could really control and hypnotize nobles so simply, then those ruling this country would not be the royal family and the three major Churches. Clearly, reality contradicts that.

“Mm, just as you said, Hvin Rambis merely suggested that you observe the true attitudes of different nobles toward different events. This shows that he was extremely restrained and did not dare go too far, so as to avoid leaving unnecessary traces. In addition, your actual status within noble circles should still be at the margins. You cannot directly participate in all kinds of political events. Therefore, comparatively speaking, the protection you receive and the scrutiny of your condition will not be so strict. That is also the reason Hvin Rambis targeted you.”

Mr. Hanged Man’s analysis is so detailed… Although he often used to teach Little Sun and the others like this, back then it always carried a certain request, hoping to obtain useful information from their feedback. This time, however, no similar details are present at all. Mm, the suggestions he gave for the punishment operation earlier were also like this… Thinking carefully, this transformation seems to have been going on for quite some time. It simply wasn’t as obvious before, and I overlooked it… Justice Audrey’s professional instincts activated, and she…