Lord of the Mysteries

“A prayer?”

Klein’s mind stirred as he used the same method he used back when he spied on The Hanged Man. He allowed his spirituality to spread outward and touch the crimson blob.

A hazy and contorted image appeared within his sight. He could faintly see a blond teen kneeling on the ground, facing a pure crystal ball.

That teenager was dressed in a tight-fitting black outfit, with a style very different from the contemporary styles of the Loen Kingdom. It was more congruent with the traditional clothing of the Feysac Empire and the Intis Republic that Klein had seen from reading magazines.

The area surrounding the teenager was dark and had old furniture. From time to time, the room would be illuminated, but Klein couldn’t hear the roaring thunder or the pattering of rain.

In the image, the teenager had his hands on his forehead, fingers crossed. He bowed forward, continually praying for something. His thick accent buzzed in Klein’s ears.

Klein listened attentively but discovered an awkward fact.

He couldn’t understand what the other party was saying. It was a language that he had never come across in his life!

…To think that I cannot understand a foreign language even though I am the mysterious ruler of this world above the gray fog… Klein gave a self-deprecating laugh. He indignantly tried listening in once again in a manner more attentive than when he had to do English listening comprehension tests back on Earth.

As he was listening to the prayers, he gradually discovered something.

Even though he had never learned the language the young man was speaking, he found that it had similarities to Ancient Feysac!

Father… Mother… Those are likely the meanings of those two terms, right? It is quite similar to Ancient Feysac, but not without its differences… Klein creased his brows and slipped into deep thought. Ancient Feysac was a common language in the Fourth Epoch. It is also the root language of all the contemporary languages of this era. Furthermore, it is still evolving… I cannot confirm it right now…

He listened to it over and over again, eliminating the possibility of the language being a modern language like Loen, Feysac, or Intis.

Could it be a dialect of Ancient Feysac? Like the language used in the Antigonus family’s diary? Klein tapped his finger on the edge of the bronze table and nodded indiscernibly. There was another possibility. Ancient Feysac didn’t spring into existence out of nothing, it was an evolution of Jotun, the language of the Giants… The Feysac Empire in the north has always claimed that its people possesses the bloodline of the Giants. Perhaps, this is ancient Jotun.

At this point, Klein, who lacked knowledge, could only stop. He retracted his spirituality, without looking or listening in to that scene.

He had no intention of pulling the praying teen up above the fog immediately. He wanted to know what the young man was talking about first.

Of course, before that, he had to observe him frequently and conduct basic ‘tests’.

Phew. Klein exhaled as he leaned back in his chair.

He enveloped himself with his spirituality and simulated the feeling of falling.

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into his formal wear and left for the Divination

he did splurge to support Mrs. Wendy’s business. He spent 1.5 pence on sweet

Street, Klein tossed the empty cup into the trash

the building, he pinched his glabella and

just entered the hall when he felt a faint, lingering

sitting there; her

grief will pass in time,” Klein said with a gentle

abruptly and muttered, clearly confused,

senses and asked, perturbed, “Y-you already

right, I forgot that you’re an exceptional

Klein sighed appropriately.

to divine a very rough outline of what transpired… Just

had a heart attack in his sleep and left this world peacefully.” Angelica cried as she said, “He was so friendly, so polite, a true gentleman. He was the

didn’t console her any further. He

handkerchief and wiped her eyes and nose. She then looked at Klein’s back and asked loudly, “Mr. Moretti, what would

Klein preferred black tea to coffee, even though he found the black tea

ginger beer and sweet iced tea. But as a gentleman, it was not right for him to

was a Monday, there were only five or six members in the meeting room. Using his Spirit Vision, Klein saw that they each had different

nodded slightly. He picked up his cane and found a spot in the

about to deactivate his Spirit Vision when he saw Angelica walk in

is looking for you. Well, it’s the person from last time,” the beautiful lady said with

him?” Klein asked

if he bought the magical medicine as I instructed… I wonder if he still

said, “He was the only person who was willing

up. He walked outside without

sought his services the other day. He also noticed that

being healthy is wonderful indeed.”

aback before he immediately extended both

Moretti, you truly

have fully recovered! The doctors asked me questions over and over again, ran repeated tests on me, but

thing—the apothecary at Lawson’s Folk Herb Store was definitely a

few days was beyond the capability of herbs and medical ability. The only possible explanation was that of a

Glacis, there

that I would suspect you, suspect that miraculous doctor.” Bogda refused to let go of Klein’s hand. He continued on about his shame and gratitude, “…those ten pounds were truly money well spent. It bought my

Ten pounds? You spent ten pounds on the miraculous medicine? And you only gave me eight pence for my