Lord of the Mysteries

What? Klein was left dumbfounded when he heard Rozanne’s question. He recalled in his daze, “I previously visited Old Neil’s place just last month. I saw a piano in the living room and he told me that his deceased wife loved music…”

As he spoke, Klein suddenly became alarmed as he began having unpleasant thoughts.

Rozanne knitted her beautiful brows and said with uncertainty, “Perhaps I remembered wrong… No, Mrs. Orianna and I frequented Old Neil’s place during the earlier half of the year. There was no piano in his living room back then. I clearly remember asking him why he chose to remain single. His answer was that he hasn’t met a lady that he wished to marry…”

There was no piano during the earlier half of the year, and he answered the question of why he chose to remain single… Klein tightened up and asked in a deep voice, “Rozanne, how long has it been since you visited Old Neil’s place?”

“Not ever since Kenley became a Nighthawk, and Viola chose to resign as a clerk. I’ve been either burning the midnight oil or catching up on sleep, so how could I have the time to visit him? It’s been… since the beginning of June.” Rozanne became a little lost upon receiving the question, so all she did was answer honestly.

Klein’s heart sank, as if he sensed something was wrong.

He fished out a halfpence from his pocket and held it between his thumb and middle finger.

He took a deep breath and quickly decided on a divination statement.

“There’s something wrong with Old Neil’s current situation.

“There’s something wrong with Old Neil’s current situation.”

…

His pupils quickly darkened as he recited the statement silently and entered Cogitation.

Ding!

He flicked his thumb, pushing the brass coin into the air and allowing it to spin.

Pak! The coin fell right into Klein’s open palm.

This time, the portrait of George III was facing up.

The portrait signified that it was correct, that it was positive.

That meant that there really was something wrong with Old Neil’s current situation!

As Klein clenched the coin, he suddenly remembered the translucent pair of cold and ruthless eyes without any brows that he had seen behind Old Neil when he had just become a Beyonder and was experimenting with his Spirit Vision.

Old Neil had explained that the pair of eyes was a characteristic of ritualistic magic!

That’s right, I also saw an almost formless human figure by the door at the periphery of the light. The color of its aura was identical to the surrounding darkness… Also, after I completely digested the Seer potion, I secretly changed the way I activated my Spirit Vision to the tapping of my left molar. I happened to look at Old Neil and he suddenly coughed violently… Scene after scene appeared in Klein’s mind, turning his expression grim.

and wants to be reimbursed for all of his expenses, he’s still a good

losing control.” Klein consoled Rozanne. He quickly made his way

the sudden intrusion, nearly choking on

Klein,

divination tells me that there’s something

Neil told me that his late wife loved music, but today, Rozanne told me that

eyes looking over everything behind Old Neil. There was

that something was off and, thus, attempted

listening intently, he stood up immediately. As he walked over to to the coat rack, he asked in puzzlement, “Why didn’t you directly divine if Old Neil

to time and noticed that he’s relatively healthy other than his frailty that’s due to his age. Thus, I think that he’s only close to losing control. He could still be

on his black

go pay a visit to Old Neil now, and oh—try not to

ritualistic magic to stabilize his condition to

had an idea

use Sealed

had been thinking about how he could resolve Old Neil’s problem and save him, but he hadn’t arrived at an answer as he had been too flustered, too uneasy, and too worried. He was reminded by Dunn Smith’s words and

“Number: 0611.

“Name: Peaceful Hair Strands.

It can only be applied for operations that

Nighthawk member or

direct contact

A simple decoration formed with many

the living being would lose all their desires and emotions, including, but not limited to: Hunger, Anger, Grief, Pain,

ascertained that living beings under 0611’s influence will even lose the desire to break contact with it. They

is used to break contact between the person and 0611, then the person will gradually recover. But experimental data suggests that the prerequisite to this is that the

two hours, the victim

tested is Sequence

can avoid contact by means such

the capability to live. It doesn’t have

failed advancement. It was something left behind when a Captain of the Nighthawks failed to advance

Dunn nodded

Find Royale in the recreation room. I’ll retrieve

way, no time to waste! Klein didn’t dawdle. He immediately went to the recreation room and shouted for the usually

the mission?” Royale

in a serious tone, “Pay Old Neil a

visit… he?” Royale opened her

confirmed yet.” Klein shook his

speak any further. They slipped into silence, turning the

few minutes passed, and Dunn finally returned from the