Chapter 159: A Strange Little Chapel

Chapter 159: A Strange Little Chapel

The mysterious leader of the Twilight Hermit Order likes sitting there, quietly watching everyone converse. Once He wishes to do something, consensus can be reached very quickly… This really does fit the characteristics of the Spectator pathway… I increasingly feel that He is Amon’s brother, another son of the Creator—Adam… In the emperor’s later years, after learning many secrets from Mr. Door, he should have been able to make a similar judgment…

While comparing the diary’s description against what he knew and what he had guessed, Klein lowered his gaze and read the rest of the page:

“March 11th. The more I think back on what happened yesterday, the more frightening it feels. A half-human, half-god existence had his fate decided in just a few casual sentences. He did not even have a chance to object. And the composition of that ancient hidden organization makes me believe that, apart from dealing with the Churches of the seven orthodox gods, there is nothing they cannot accomplish. Even overthrowing a nation may not be impossible for them.

“I am truly fortunate to have been brought into this organization. Otherwise, perhaps one day I would encounter an inexplicable and irresistible assassination and die without knowing why!

“An organization like this, hidden behind the curtain, secretly judging others and deciding whether a target lives or dies, makes one feel unable to accept it even by merely thinking about it. Even though I am one of its members, I still feel my heart tremble with fear.

“This world is far more dangerous than Earth. Perhaps simply having naturally high spirituality; perhaps merely reading an ancient book; perhaps normally taking a ship to conduct business; perhaps taking a liking to a beautiful young lady; perhaps loving travel and entering certain castles; perhaps being awakened in the middle of the night by a fight next door; perhaps inventing and creating something meaningful—any one of these might cause a person to die inexplicably and miserably!

“And this is one of the driving forces behind my desire to improve, to work hard at advancement, and to control my own fate. I will definitely succeed. I am the protagonist of this era. Laugh.”

“March 12th. I feel it is necessary to actively search for and collect information on the Fourth Epoch, the Third Epoch, and even the Second Epoch. My experience of joining that ancient hidden organization tells me that countless secrets may be hidden there—secrets that can influence the direction of the current era.

“Unfortunately, such information is outrageously scarce. It is either collected by the Churches or has been destroyed miserably. I feel that relying only on my subordinates will make it very difficult to gain any harvest. The best method is still to raise my Sequence, obtain a higher position within the Church, and gain greater authority.”

From this diary page, it can be clearly seen that the emperor established contact with Mr. Door long after joining the Twilight Hermit Order. Perhaps he was already at a high Sequence by then. Otherwise, he would not have been able to withstand Mr. Door’s ravings… Compared with the emperor, my exploration of history is simply much easier. For the Fourth Epoch, I have his diary. For the Second Epoch, there is the City of Silver. From time to time, I even run into evil spirits formed from the remnant souls of Kings of Angels… Mm. Starting around the middle period, the emperor’s chuunibyou seems to have improved quite a bit…

Maintaining a relaxed posture, Klein turned to the second diary page:

“May 18th. During this period, I keep having nightmares. I dream that I am wearing ancient silver-gray armor, sitting at the edge of a cliff. Before me is black fog silently surging, with no bottom in sight. It is filled with corruption and evil. Merely seeing it will cause one to be affected. By the end, the face of me, who was monitoring the Abyss, had grown pitch-black, complicated…