Lord of the Mysteries

The sound of running footsteps entered Klein’s ears, calming him down as he stood at the entrance of the guard room.

Leonard arrived first, holding a revolver. He asked in a solemn voice, “What happened?”

Watching Leonard struggle to stop, Klein suddenly thought of something that Rozanne had mentioned in the past. Three years ago, Leonard, who had just become a Sleepless, tried to run down the flight of stairs despite not having adapted to the potion’s power, causing him to fall and roll down.

With a cough, Klein pointed at Chanis Gate and said, “There was a knocking noise from the inside, which then became a loud slamming noise. Then the door was pushed open a little.”

“Chanis Gate was pushed open?” the short Kenley asked in shock.

“Yes, a slit was opened.” Klein continued his description. He saw that Leonard, Kenley, and Royale had stopped approaching the guard room, instead forming an arc formation a few steps away, loosely surrounding Klein.

He paused for a moment before asking, “Are you suspicious of me?”

“No, it isn’t suspicion. This is protocol.” Kenley shook his head.

In this tense atmosphere, Leonard maintained his flippant attitude, laughing as he added, “There have been incidents like this in other churches. The Beyonder guarding Chanis Gate lost control and pulled the bell before killing two teammates who came to help.”

“Alright.” Klein no longer felt angry and aggrieved at being ostracized. Instead, he asked, “Then how should I prove that I haven’t lost control?”

Leonard wiped away his flippant smile and tapped his chest four times. With a hoarse voice, he recited softly, “Lacking clothes and food, they have no shelter in the cold.

“They are drenched by rains, and huddle around the rocks for lack of shelter.

“They are orphans snatched from the breast, hope lost on them; they are the poor that have been forced off the proper path.

“The Evernight did not forsake them, but bestowed them with love.”

…

The holy, yet pitiful prayer reverberated around the basement, making the bodies, hearts, and souls of everyone present feel purified and tranquil.

Seeing Klein not display any abnormal reactions, Leonard stopped his recital and smiled.

“There’s no problem. You are still our trusted partner.”

Madam Royale, who had been quiet all this time, looked at Chanis Gate and asked, “What did you see when the gate was pushed open?”

“I saw a Misfortune Cloth Puppet, the one wearing the black classic regal gown, 3-0625,” Klein replied, still a little fearful. “But three seconds later, a formless power pulled it back and Chanis Gate was closed once again. What’s going on?”

Kenley, and Royale

know the true cause. But since Chanis Gate is closed once again and there’s nothing unusual,

will wait here and guard the gate

shall stay too. Kenley, return to the second floor just in case the police department has

much, he just nodded immediately and

at Klein

game? It’s best to have some sort of entertainment in circumstances like this,

problem.” Klein adjusted his revolver and put it back into his armpit holster. Royale didn’t voice an opinion, but instead

Cloth Puppet, I mean 3-0625, according to its description, isn’t equipped with

forty years, 3-0625 hasn’t displayed any

have an idea?”

hesitated to think about whether he should throw his three deuces, Leonard took a sip of his freshly brewed coffee and said, “Yes, since 3-0625 shouldn’t have any life-like characteristics, then its actions today must have been influenced by some other factor. This factor must also be rather recent; otherwise, we would’ve observed this phenomenon a long time

about

deuces and

thing different; the Antigonus family’s notebook and the Sealed Artifact 2-049 was stored behind Chanis Gate for a

can make the Misfortune Cloth Puppet act abnormally, then something similar should have happened behind Backlund’s

a

likely explanation… Leonard, I never expected you to be this good at

poet and a person with excellent deductive skills was mutually

indifferently. “Two Kings, a straight from

Klein and Leonard

the game, they

‘Evil’

deck, Klein took the opportunity to ask, “Then what power

glanced at him and

think that the defensive mechanisms behind Chanis Gate only consists

reality, when the sun sets fully, the keepers would have already left Chanis Gate and returned to

The power only weakens when the sun rises again. That is also why the Captain asked

other words, the Captain had forgotten to tell me the reason… Klein thought for a bit before asking, “Defensive mechanisms such as

magnified versions of

gate is maintained by the followers that go to these churches every day. Their sincere prayers allow a part of their spirituality to enter the nexus formations, and from small contributions comes

see…” Klein nodded as he saw that he had a

isn’t just one defensive mechanism behind Chanis Gate. Saint Selena’s ashes are buried inside. She was a

Beyonder? Sacred ashes? What use

the Evernight Goddess was being established. She was active during the Third Epoch and her deeds were written in many holy scriptures.

continued, “Rumors suggest that the skeleton or ashes of High-Sequence Beyonders still contain incredible power.

nodded, focusing his attention on the cards in his