Lord of the Mysteries

There was a cold breeze blowing from the basement, providing a hint of relief for Klein’s tense emotions.

It’s finally here.

Once I pass this stage, I won’t have to worry about being examined like this for at least half a year…

Once I advance to Sequence 8 and become a so-called “Clown,” I’ll possess actual combat strength. With the aid of divination and my Flaring Sun Charms for backup, I’ll have a chance of surviving even more relatively dangerous situations…

Since I was waiting for the Holy Cathedral’s examination, I haven’t even dared to withdraw the three hundred pounds that Miss Justice transferred to the anonymous account. Just in case they audit my financial situation and find out that I’m in possession of a large sum of money from an unknown source…

…

Just as Klein’s thoughts flashed through his mind uncontrollably, Dunn Smith smoothed his sleeve and said in a low voice, “The person in charge of the examination is one of the nine high-ranking deacons of the Nighthawks, Crestet Cesimir. The Holy Cathedral attaches great importance to you.”

“A high-ranking deacon?” Klein blurted in surprise.

In general terms, the thirteen archbishops and nine high-ranking deacons made up the upper echelons of the church. It was said that there was no lack of High-Sequence Beyonders among them!

The twenty-two ladies and gentlemen were all equal in terms of their rankings. They only followed the orders of the Evernight Goddess, and they were only answerable to the Pope.

Dunn took a whiff of the cold wind from the basement before nodding faintly.

“Yes, he’s a high-ranking deacon. But you don’t have to be nervous. Crestet is only a Sequence 5, and has yet to enter a demigod state. So, you don’t have to be too afraid or reverent.

“Oh, his title in the Beyonder world is the ‘Goddess’s Sword.’ As he possesses a holy item, his combat strength is similar to a newly advanced Sequence 4 Beyonder.

“I just chatted with him. He was very friendly.”

If I read between the lines, Captain is telling me that he only said what was necessary. He doesn’t want me to be nervous and go according to the plan… Klein nodded thoughtfully and asked, “Where should I met the high-ranking deacon?”

“The alchemy room where we concoct potions,” Dunn replied simply, as a hint of gloominess flashed across his face.

The alchemy room where we concoct potions? The laboratory where Old Neil made my Seer potion? Klein slowly let out a breath and returned to the Nighthawks recreation room and took his outerwear from the clothes rack.

He put on the black windbreaker, placed his hands into his pockets, and walked down the winding stairs that connected to the basement. Then, he took a left turn at the cross junction.

Very quickly, Klein saw a secret door under the light of the elegant gas lamps that lined the walls. He saw that the long tables in the room had been moved aside to open up a large space in the center of the room.

There were two classic high back chairs facing each other with less than a meter in-between them.

his thirties wearing a black windbreaker and a white shirt seated on the chair that

cut very short, and his blackish-green eyes were as dark as a forest on a moonless night.

Grace.” Klein

leg crossed over his left as he leisurely leaned back into his chair. He smiled and replied, “Hello, Klein. You may sit

the high back chair

a suitcase made of

with an appropriate length… Klein walked forward and sat at his appointed

right index finger on his upper lip

plan to first examine how well you’ve mastered your potion.

all.” Klein shook his

confident.” Crestet smiled, but maintained his previous posture. All he did was intently watch

light from the surrounding gas lamps vanish, as though they

exhausted, as though his biological clock had struck the time

was extremely tense, making it impossible to relax. It was just like when he was unable to sleep peacefully

from a tap that wasn’t closed properly.

that, he didn’t see anything that he shouldn’t see, nor did he hear any noises that he shouldn’t

voice dispersed the darkness, and the light from the gas lamps inside and outside the alchemy room came into

exhaustion and returned to his previous

capable of? This is the horror of a high-ranking deacon? He recalled what had happened and felt a little

on his knees. He bent down slightly, and his lips were blocked by his

achieved a level beyond outstanding

to make sure that the potion’s remaining

have three minutes to

immediately nodded and said,

took a breath and allowed himself to enter Cogitation to remove

He took out a silver pocket watch from the inner pocket of

attentively watched the second hand

later, Crestet closed his pocket watch and said with a smile,

a

reply, Crestet started humming a lovely

reverberated in the alchemy room and gradually lost its harmony

akin to the scratching of blackboards with nails, the sound of bubble wrap rubbing against each other, electric drills drilling, and various other

more chaotic. They made him want to vent his frustrations

who frequently experienced the mad ravings and terrifying screams, restrained his urges

annoyance, tension, frustration, and insecurity

of a state would

The noises in the alchemy room disappeared and room the was awash with tranquility and