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.

petty and stingy, and wants to be reimbursed for all of his

Old Neil is on the brink of losing control.” Klein consoled Rozanne.

sudden

He didn’t blame Klein, his expression instantly

without hiding anything, “Captain, my divination tells me that there’s something wrong

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

Neil. There was also an almost transparent human figure near the door spying on us. He told me that those were characteristics of

was off and, thus,

over to to the coat rack, he asked

month, Old Neil hasn’t acted any differently from ordinary Beyonders. He even worked with me to help Swain deal with a Mandated Punisher who had lost control. I’ve also observed the colors of his aura from time 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 saved,” Klein explained his point of view

put on his black hat and

Old Neil now, and oh—try

control him and use ritualistic magic to stabilize his condition to prevent it from

an idea when he

we use

answer as he had been too flustered, too

“Number: 0611.

“Name: Peaceful Hair Strands.

Grade: 3. Considerably dangerous. It has to be used carefully. It can only be

Official Nighthawk member

direct contact with

simple decoration formed with many strands of

being without any protection, the living being would lose all their desires

under 0611’s influence will even lose the desire to break contact with it.

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 person has not been in contact with the Sealed Artifact for more than

contact lasts for more than two hours, the victim

highest Sequence tested

can avoid contact by means such as wearing

strands of hair aren’t equipped with the capability to live. It doesn’t have

appeared during a failed advancement. It was something left behind when a

grayed-eyed Dunn nodded after he

recreation room. I’ll retrieve the Sealed

to waste! Klein didn’t dawdle. He immediately went

the mission?”

a serious

her eyes wide as she had an ominous

Klein shook his head

any further. They slipped into silence, turning the mood

passed, and Dunn