Chapter 40: Walter’s Abnormality

Chapter 40: Walter’s Abnormality

He wants one stone from my bracelet and the right to use Leymano’s Travels for a period of time? How does he know I have these two items? I don’t remember ever mentioning them at the Tarot Club…

After hearing the World Gehrman Sparrow’s reply, Fors felt a rush of astonishment and shock, as if all her secrets had been seen through.

Her mind abruptly tensed, and she quickly reviewed whether she had made any mistake.

“Other than my teacher, Xio, and Mr. Fool, no one knows I have these two items. Especially Leymano’s Travels—I have barely used it… Mr. Fool… Ah, Mr. World’s behavior at the Tarot Club has always been somewhat strange. He has never submitted Emperor Roselle’s diary and does not seem to care about that at all, nor does he worry… He must have some deep connection with Mr. Fool and obtained the relevant information from Him. A believer, or perhaps a Blessed?”

After carefully thinking for a while, Fors vaguely grasped something and was no longer as frightened as before.

Only then did she have the energy to consider whether the World Gehrman Sparrow’s terms were acceptable.

To Fors, this price was simply too cheap. It was even lower and more reasonable than she had imagined!

As a Beyonder who often stayed at home writing and resting, lending Leymano’s Travels out for a period of time would not affect her own safety or usage at all. As for the bracelet that helped her traverse the spirit world, it still had two stones left. Giving one to the World Gehrman Sparrow would likewise not cause her to completely lose her trump card.

The only problem was that Mr. World seemed willing to make only one attempt. If he failed, he would still demand that payment… Mm. Considering the risk he has to bear, that is normal…

I had originally thought I would have to do many things for him, then use the traitor’s head to exchange for a reward from my teacher in order to pay off the debt…

Fors settled herself. After a few seconds, she prayed to Mr. Fool:

“…Please convey to Mr. World that I accept his terms and will do my utmost to cooperate with his operation.”

She originally wanted to remind the World Gehrman Sparrow that using that stone would bring the aftereffect of full-moon ravings. But she immediately realized that such treatment seemed to apply only to Beyonders of the Apprentice pathway.

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Whether this succeeds or fails, with that stone, I’ll be able to quietly leave Backlund and meet up with Mr. Hanged Man to explore that primitive island… At that time, I can use the stone while also using that magic book to record the ability. I won’t have to worry about how to come back unless my luck is truly awful and the recording fails…

Klein let out a silent breath of relief, opened the door, and allowed his personal valet, Richardson, to enter and help him dress.

“Sir, after breakfast, your scheduled itinerary is to visit the royal collection exhibition at the Kingdom Museum.” As Richardson helped his employer put on his coat, he recited the day’s arrangements.

Because Dawn Dantes had progressed extremely quickly in social dancing, his morning etiquette lessons had been reduced from five times a week to three, leaving him extra time for other matters. Exhibitions like this would inevitably become hot topics in upper-class circles. Not personally going to take a look would appear insufficiently proper.

As for going to Saint Samuel Cathedral to listen to Bishop Elektra’s sermons, Klein had also consciously lowered the frequency. This was not because each visit required a donation of dozens of pounds, but because he feared that after the initial freshness wore off, going too frequently would arouse suspicion. Naturalness and reasonableness were the core principles of his current plan.

Aside from Sundays, he intended to choose two random days from the remaining six and rely on a longer period of time to accumulate intelligence and understand the pattern. No haste. No impatience.

“I can hardly…