Chapter 42: Each Fulfilling Their Role

Chapter 42: Each Fulfilling Their Role

A softer method… The Hermit Cattleya, who merely lacked experience involving high-level existences, immediately formed a new idea and tentatively said, “Let Miss Magician participate more often in Backlund’s various Beyonder gatherings and ‘accidentally’ reveal that she has a connection with the Abraham family, drawing the Aurora Order’s attention?”

Seeing that The World Gehrman Sparrow did not deny it, Cattleya thought further and looked toward the other side.

“How to make this matter reasonable, without arousing suspicion; how to design the steps and process of this ‘exposure’; how to lay the groundwork through repeated gatherings—this may require Miss Justice’s help.”

In her view, only a Manipulator who could accurately grasp the various psychologies of gathering participants could make the plan natural, reasonable, and free of any visible flaws.

“Mm.” Justice Audrey nodded solemnly. In her heart, she felt a faint excitement.

She then added, “Although I have not done many similar things before, I will work hard to make everything seem reasonable.”

…Why am I suddenly feeling afraid again? Why does it feel as though everyone is inexperienced, aside from Mr. World, who cannot directly participate? Uh, Madam Hermit may have plenty of experience in other areas, but she probably has not done this kind of hunt either… This is not a game. This is a cruel operation where one careless mistake could get someone killed… Magician Forsi inexplicably trembled as she listened, deeply doubting the “qualifications” of most members present, herself included.

However, when she thought that Miss Justice and Madam Hermit were already Sequence 4 demigods, while she and The Star were also Sequence 5, she felt that perhaps this was not too severe a problem. After all, every powerful person accumulated experience step by step from a state of having none. Besides, they still had The World Gehrman Sparrow—the strongest hunter upon the Five Seas—overseeing things.

Reasonable… planning… manipulation… Listening to Madam Hermit and Miss Justice’s exchange, Klein subconsciously extracted the key words.

They made him think of his experiences using 0-08 and being arranged by 0-08, causing him to sigh inwardly:

No wonder Sequence 1 of the Audience pathway is called Author. This is indeed a very reasonable development—only it shifts from “guiding” to “forcing”…

“There is no need for you to rush the specific arrangements. Go back and think carefully about them. Mm, and you will also need to adjust according to feedback on-site.” The Hermit Cattleya nodded thoughtfully and suddenly gained a new idea. “When Miss Magician participates in Beyonder gatherings, you had best hide in the nearby area as well. Use your control over the sea of collective subconscious to listen to every participant’s inner voice and accurately grasp the feedback.”

Will thirteen Virtual Personas be enough? A Beyonder gathering should have more than thirteen members… Hmm, I can rotate the ‘listening’ and pick out key targets for close attention… Justice Audrey quickly analyzed feasibility, then gave an “Mm.”

“No problem.”

To her, this was both a form of training and a kind of acting—without directly using Beyonder powers to influence the targets, she would instead rely on precise grasp of their mental states, on language, performance, movement, and “script” to “manipulate” the corresponding people.

Seeing that Miss Justice had no problem, The Hermit Cattleya looked toward Magician.

“To guard against a sudden attack and better grasp the situation around you, I need to plant something on you.”

“What is it?” Magician Forsi asked warily.

Cattleya glanced at The World seated at the very bottom of the mottled long table. After receiving this blessed of Mr. Fool’s approval, she raised a hand and pressed it against the center of her brow.

Before her appeared a pair of nearly transparent eyes. They had no eyelashes and were cold and…