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.

…

changed into his formal wear and left for the Divination

his pay rise, but he did splurge to support Mrs. Wendy’s business. He spent

tossed the empty cup into the trash can and walked up

pinched his glabella

just entered the hall when

there; her

Klein said with a gentle

and muttered, clearly confused, “Mr.

her senses and asked,

that you’re an exceptional

Klein sighed appropriately.

only managed to divine a very rough outline of what transpired… Just what exactly happened

told us that Mr. Vincent 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 spiritual mentor of so many of our members.

up this sad topic.” Klein didn’t console

looked at Klein’s back and asked loudly, “Mr. Moretti, what would you like

tea to coffee, even though he found the black

comparison, he preferred ginger beer and sweet iced tea. But as a gentleman, it was not

Spirit Vision, Klein saw that they

He picked up his cane and found a spot in

his Spirit Vision when he saw Angelica walk in and walk towards

person

still remember him?” Klein asked with a

he bought the magical medicine as

and said, “He was the only person who was willing to wait an

up. He walked outside without saying

person who had sought his services the other day. He also

feeling of being healthy is wonderful indeed.” Klein smiled as he

was first taken aback before he immediately extended both hands. He grabbed Klein’s right

you truly can

questions over and over again, ran repeated tests on me, but they cannot believe that

thing—the apothecary at Lawson’s Folk Herb Store

in the span of a few days was beyond the capability of herbs and medical ability.

incident with Glacis,

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 life

me eight pence for my divination… Just eight pence… eight