Lord of the Mysteries

Phew, I finally got through the round with the medium…

Klein let out a foul breath. He slowly turned around and enjoyed the cool breeze and tranquility of the night while walking closer and closer to the apartment building’s door.

He took out his keys, inserted the correct one in and turned it gently, allowing the crimson-mixed darkness to expand with the creaking sound of the opened door.

Walking on the staircase without a single person in sight and taking in the cold air, Klein had an inexplicable and amazing feeling. It felt like he had a few more hours than others. This caused him to hasten his pace.

In a similar state of mind, he opened the door to his room and before he even stepped inside, he saw a silhouette sitting silently in front of his desk. It had reddish black hair, bright brown eyes, and a delicate, pretty face. Undoubtedly, she was Melissa Moretti!

“Klein, where did you go?” Melissa asked curiously as she relaxed her eyebrows.

Without waiting for Klein’s reply, she added, “Just now, I got up to go to the bathroom and realized you weren’t home.” It was as if she wanted to know everything clearly, from the causes and effects of the matter to the underlying logic.

With great experience at lying to his parents, Klein’s brain took a spin before he gave a bitter smile and calmly replied, “I couldn’t fall asleep again after I woke up. Instead of wasting time, I decided that I should train my body. So I went out to run a few rounds. Look at my sweat!”

He took off his jacket and half-turned his body, pointing to his back.

Melissa stood up, took a glance half-heartedly and deliberated for a few moments before saying, “Honestly speaking, Klein, you don’t have to stress yourself out. I’m sure you can pass the interview to Tingen University. Even if you can’t, er—I mean if —you can still find better ones.”

I haven’t even thought about the interview… Klein nodded his head and said, “I understand.”

He did not mention the “offer” that he had gotten because he had not decided whether he wanted to join them or not.

Staring at Klein intensely, Melissa suddenly turned around and trotted into the interior of the house. She took out an object that resembled a tortoise. It was comprised of items like gears, rusted iron, torsion springs and ordinary springs.

After quickly tightening the torsion spring, Melissa placed the object on the desk.

Ka! Ka! Ka!

Dum! Dum! Dum!

The “tortoise” moved and jumped with a rhythm that could pull anyone’s attention.

“Whenever I feel irritated, I feel much better seeing this tortoise move. I’ve been doing this very often recently and it’s very effective! Klein, give it a try!” invited Melissa as her eyes brightened.

Klein did not turn down his sister’s goodwill. He approached the “tortoise” and waited for it to stop before laughing. He said, “Simplicity and regularity can indeed help relaxation.”

Without waiting for Melissa’s reply, Klein pointed to the “tortoise” and casually asked, “Did you make this yourself? When did you make this? Why wasn’t I aware of it?”

“I made use of unwanted materials from school and things picked up from the streets to make this. It was only finished two days ago,” Melissa said in her usual tone, the side of her lips upturned a few more degrees.

“That’s impressive,” Klein praised sincerely.

As a boy with poor skills in machine assembly, he encountered great difficulties even assembling a four-wheel toy car as a child.

With her chin slightly raised and her eyes slightly bent, Melissa calmly replied, “It was okay.”

“Being overly humble is a bad trait,” Klein smiled slightly and continued, “This is a tortoise, right?”

Instantly, the atmosphere in the room took a great plunge, leaving behind an air of graveness for a while. Then, Melissa faintly replied with a voice that seemed enigmatic like the crimson veil, “It’s a puppet.”

Puppet…

Klein gave an awkward smile, and tried to forcefully explain, “The problem lies in the materials, they’re too rudimentary.”

Following that, he tried to change the topic and said, “Why would you go to the bathroom in the middle of the night? Isn’t there a toilet here? Don’t you always sleep till dawn?”

Melissa was taken aback momentarily.

It was only after a few seconds, before she opened her mouth, prepared to explain.

At that moment, an intense sound of digestion sounded from herthoracoabdominal 1 area.

“I-I’ll go get some more sleep!”

trotted to the interior of the house,

it… Klein shook his head as he smiled, slowly walking towards his desk. He sat down soundlessly, silently pondering Dunn Smith’s invitation as the

civilian staff member had its

a transmigrator, “The Fool”—initiator of the mysterious Gathering—and the multiple secrets I have, it will be risky to be under the noses of the Church of the Evernight Goddess’s

Smith and his team, I would certainly aim to become a Beyonder. I could then cover up

becoming a formal member would entail many restrictions on my freedom, like how a civilian staff has to report his leaving of Tingen. No longer would I be able to go wherever I want or

organization. Once a mission is given, I can only wait

have the risk of losing

…

one, Klein turned to

eighty percent of lucky people. In the future, there is bound to

one of the Beyonders or by joining the Nighthawks can I be equipped with the ability to

The potion formula is not a major problem, but where can I find the corresponding materials? How am

exchange every object with them. This would not only hurt the image of The

unable to produce anything that

trail of my real identity. Then, “online disputes” would effectively be transformed into “offline conflicts,” bringing

This can sufficiently accumulate into a corresponding social circle and can be used as leverage. Only then can I initiate the

by the various Churches such

idea where to look for them. Even if I manage to gain the corresponding information from The Hanged Man, such

civilian staff leaves opportunity for a buffer

the wild; the superior, the crowd. Perhaps the identity as a Nighthawk can be a

become one of the top authorities of the tribunal, who would imagine that I am a heretic, the head of the secret organization who is working

…

first rays of the morning sun shone, the crimson disappeared. Gazing at the golden light on the horizons of the sky,

and become part

this moment, Melissa, who had gotten out of bed again, had pushed open the door to

through some things.”

the pros and cons one by one and compare them. After that,

I did

was relaxed, and she did not add more. Holding a yellowish sheet of paper and her toiletries, she headed

breakfast and his sister’s departure, Klein took a good nap. Based on what he knew, nearly all the pubs

silk hat and handkerchief using a small

he wore a suit of formal clothing, just like he was

miss the “working hours” of the Nighthawk. Therefore, he did

carriages were placed under two categories—without track and with

taking into account the top of the carriage. Only a general route existed, without specific stations. It had flexible operations

First, a rail-like service device was laid on the main street. The horses would move on the inner lane while the wheels ran on the tracks, making it easier and more

that the route and stations

minutes, the sound of the wheels hitting the tracks approached from a distance. A double-decker horse carriage stopped

Street,” Klein said to the carriage

have to transfer at Champagne Street but when you get there, it takes about ten minutes to walk to Besik Street,” explained the carriage driver to Klein,

to Champagne Street then.” Klein nodded in

said a young man with a fair and

was a worker responsible for money

from his pocket and handed it

up to the carriage and found that there were not many passengers. Even on the

pence on me now, so I can only walk when I go back…”

there were a few clothed in their work clothes, leisurely reading newspapers. Almost no one spoke, and it was

oblivious to the coming and going of

finally heard the few

soon reached Besik Street, where he saw the pub with the brownish-yellow

gradually opened, inundating him with a wave of uproarious noises

the pub. Some were temporary workers, looking for opportunities here, waiting to be hired.

the center, there were two large iron cages with

surrounded it, sometimes

inside. One was black and white, similar to the husky found on Earth. The other was wholly black, with shiny fur,

has won eight games in a row!” said a little man wearing a brown beret, as he neared Klein and pointed to the black

first, Klein regained his

“Dog-fighting?”

Khoy University, those aristocratic and wealthy students would always ask him contemptuously and curiously, if the boorish workers and unemployed hooligans enjoyed participating in boxing and

it also include cruel and bloody activities like cock-fighting,