Lord of the Mysteries

Klein backed up from the fork in the path, without touching Zreal’s corpse.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Suddenly, a sound echoed in the distance through the empty sewers.

Klein listened for a few seconds before decisively retreating towards the exit, down the dirty concrete road that ran along both sides of the sewage channel.

There was no need to take risks in matters that didn’t involve him.

Klein closed the iron manhole cover after he climbed out of the sewers. After ensuring that the surrounding area looked normal, he returned to his rented room in the East Borough and changed out of his disguise.

Then, he put on his gold-rimmed glasses, walked to another street, took a rented carriage, and returned to Cherwood Borough in the silence and cold of three in the morning. However, he didn’t return to Minsk Street.

Then, Klein made another huge detour, and only after confirming that no one was following him, did he enter his house. He slept till dawn and was woken up by the doorbell.

He sat up immediately, put on his shirt, buttoned his vest, and hurried down to the first floor to open the door.

And even before that, his premonition ability as a Clown was already capable of naturally forming the image of the visitor in his mind.

The visitor was wearing an old coat, a brown round hat, and a tattered satchel. He had bright red eyes, a delicate face, and a quiet temperament. It was none other than Ian, the teenage boy who had come to entrust him with a job yesterday.

“Good morning, Detective Moriarty,” Ian greeted him and looked around. “Any progress? Yeah… I’m only asking because I happened to pass by.”

Klein nodded seriously and said, “Yes.”

“…” Ian seemed shocked as he didn’t say a word for quite a while.

After a while, he stammered in surprise, “Have you determined Mr. Zreal’s condition?”

“Yes.” Klein paused for a moment, then said seriously, “I found Zreal’s corpse.”

“Corpse…” Ian’s pupils shrank as he repeated it in a low tone.

He wasn’t too surprised, as if he had already expected the worst possible outcome.

Klein watched silently without interjecting.

“Sigh…” Ian exhaled and warily surveyed his surroundings. “Your efficiency is amazing. Can you take me to see Mr. Zreal’s body?”

“No problem. In fact, that’s what I was planning to do.” Klein then thought for a moment before saying, “I hope you won’t mention me when you call the police. Just say that you found the corpse yourself. I believe you know how to make up a reason.”

Ian wasn’t surprised; he knew that not every detective liked to deal with the police. In fact, except for the very famous detectives, who often gave advice to the police with mutual cooperation, the rest were discriminated against, ostracized, and even extorted from.

This was the current situation of the Loen Kingdom.

“Alright,” Ian readily agreed.

Considering that they were entering the sewers, Klein changed into a set of clothes worn by the common working class, put on a deer-hunting cap, and took a lantern with him.

Both of them took the public carriage to the East Borough. They walked for half an hour to reach the remote sewer entrance under the watchful gazes filled with numbness and malicious intent.

as he watched Klein lift the

on the area beneath him and answered casually, “Skillful training which

into the sewers.

seem to have received

He held the already lit lantern and led Ian to the fork in the path where they

his eyes as he approached. More of Zreal’s body was missing now when compared to the previous night. He was missing an

muttered to himself and

the lantern’s light, Ian was able to clearly

vomited yellow-green bile. Klein took out the Quelaag’s Oil he prepared,

up, and he calmed

twenty seconds later, he

slowly and examined the mutilated corpse a few

that this is

replied out of politeness.

Ian nodded indiscernibly as he followed Klein back to

Klein clapped his

end of my mission. As for what should be done after this,

for a

matters. You

want to know where I can

almost without thinking, “Go to Bravehearts Bar at Iron Gate Street in the

two matters in the future. I have a feeling

a look but didn’t

different streets in the East Borough.

suddenly turned around and retraced his steps. He then

or three minutes, he saw Ian return silently as

his gaze in a timely manner, leaned his back against

the manhole cover being removed

discovered that Ian had

Zreal’s body? Indeed, this matter goes deeper than it seems… He

satisfied his curiosity, Klein decided to leave for real and planned to seek out Kaspars, two

…

Viscount Glaint was in his home situated in

was tightly shut, separating the four people inside from the participating guests

you deserve.” Dressed in a pale yellow lace dress, Audrey pushed a

of the money, she could only say sincerely,

untied the thin string around the envelope and

was uniform gray paper money with black stripes. The stack was thick and exuded a special smell

took one note out and checked its face value. Beside her,

least… Observing the thickness, Xio tried to figure out how many notes

couldn’t help but exchange looks with Fors and

obviously a lot more than they

“A total of eight hundred pounds. Decide how you will split the

this matter had

the possible consequences, I would still accept the request… Even if it’s divided evenly, with my savings, it’s enough to buy

wouldn’t pay them any less, but what if she had made a mistake