Lord of the Mysteries

“Has it really been resolved?” Elizabeth asked in disbelief.

Klein smiled and nodded casually.

“Yes.”

“It wasn’t too hard.”

That last part was a lie… He added inwardly.

Perhaps it was the fact that Klein had been calm and collected all this time, or perhaps he was her only ray of hope. Either way, Elizabeth didn’t doubt him any more. She patted her chest and heaved a sigh of relief.

“Thank you. You truly are a trustworthy gentleman. I was scared senseless just now.

“How is Selena? Is she fine now?”

“She might remain unconscious for the next few minutes, but she’s completely fine now. Oh, two to three days of weakness is to be expected.” Klein suddenly had a stern expression on his face as he asked, “Who taught her mysticism? Didn’t he tell her about the basic taboos?”

Elizabeth straightened up a little more like a student who had just been scolded by her teacher.

She thought for a moment before saying, “Selena once mentioned that her teacher is Hanass Vincent. She met him a year ago at the Divination Club on Howes Street.”

Hanass Vincent… On the surface, he didn’t seem to teach anything questionable about magic mirror divination, but he secretly been teaching dark divination… If I knew about this earlier, then I would have reported it to Captain and have raided him earlier… Klein felt some regret as he asked in a deep voice, “Was he also the one who taught Selena magic mirror divination?”

Klein was left with a lingering sense of fear because this matter had nearly affected his sister — Melissa!

Elizabeth nodded cautiously.

“Yes, but Selena had tried magic mirror divination a few times without any success. Oh, today she told me that she had a peek at her teacher’s hidden incantations and that there would be no problems.”

She was basically an expert at courting death… Klein massaged his temples to alleviate his headache.

“Do you still remember the incantations she recited?”

Well… Although Hanass Vincent had not voluntarily imparted the dangerous knowledge to Selena, it’s obvious that he had been experimenting with it to extend an invitation to a mysterious, unknown entity. This would become a problem sooner or later. It has to be dealt with quickly before it gets worse and becomes a problem for someone else…

“I remember a part of it…” Elizabeth recalled. “She recited it in Hermes. As you know, I was only exposed to Hermes just recently. All I remember is her using the terms ‘revolve,’ ‘spirit,’ ‘Creator,’ and ‘grace.'”

Creator? The True Creator? Many underground mysticism enthusiasts believe in this ancient entity revered by many secret organizations… Yes, an entity that appeared 1000 years ago during the early stages of the Fifth Epoch! Klein nodded amidst his thought and said, “Remember to ask Selena about the entire incantation after she wakes up, then find an opportunity to tell me.”

“Alright,” Elizabeth replied without any reservations.

she immediately asked, feeling a little confused, “Mr. Moretti, why don’t you

know I enjoy mysticism. Can you

lips, her eyes

Melissa prefers machines to mystery.

front of his chest and bowed

you do know that she’s not someone who can

more accurate description is that she likes

for a moment before saying, “Remember to tell Selena after she wakes up that she

“Remember, be it divinations or trying other mysticism rituals, do not pray to any other entities other than the seven orthodox

turned into a monster or an evil spirit in ten minutes, and everyone here would have been killed, myself

in the mirror, Elizabeth had no doubts about what Klein had just said. She

raised his black cane and walked

darker. He took out a single penny with his right

“Selena is alright now.

“Selena is alright now.”

…

quickly repeated the description, then caught the falling

it was a simplification of dream divination. At that moment, Klein had forced himself into a state of sleep with the aid of Cogitation in

while tails indicated

everything is fine now… Klein twirled the

a simplification only a

…

at Klein’s back and saw the flying coin before he caught

turn to enter the bedroom. She saw Selena asleep on the floor with shattered pieces of the mirror beside

the room as she looked at the fragments of the mirror. She made sure that the ice-cold Selena was no longer present; instead,

ease, Melissa heaved a long

couldn’t move Selena to

get drunk?” Selena asked weakly, the glow in her

tone, “No, Selena, something happened

Elizabeth’s help. She rubbed her temple as she said, “All I remember is when

told a half-truth, “You were a completely different person during the ritual. The you in the mirror was completely different from the you in real life… I was very scared. Using the excuse of giving you a surprise, I brought you

be the Goddess, you’re okay

don’t remember anything…” Selena muttered, her face

emptier her mind became, and

desk and noticed that

faintly remember a man in a black suit and hat. He was not strong or tall, but he had

said that we shouldn’t pray to any entity other than

was scared senseless. She nodded in

never try