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.

did you find it?” Ian asked, half-surprised and half-curious, as he watched Klein lift

answered casually, “Skillful training which

the sewers. He nodded

You seem to have received very

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

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

can do… Klein muttered to himself

of the lantern’s light, Ian

Quelaag’s Oil he prepared,

eyes lit up, and he calmed

he

slowly and examined the

confirm that

politeness. “I suggest you call the

indiscernibly as he followed

moment, Klein clapped

the end of my mission. As for what should

fell silent for a few

still owe you three matters. You can tell me

the moment,” Klein answered frankly. “I want to know where I can get a gun and bullets, without needing a full class

in the Backlund

matters in the future. I

gave him a look but didn’t say

split up and headed down different streets in the East Borough. The secluded spot,

for a while, Klein suddenly turned around and retraced his steps. He then hid himself in a secluded corner, peeking at the entrance to

saw Ian return silently as he looked

manner, leaned his

sound of the manhole cover being removed and heard someone

Klein discovered that Ian

clue or something on Zreal’s body? Indeed,

curiosity, Klein decided to leave for real and planned to

…

tea time, Viscount Glaint was in his

shut, separating the four people inside

of you deserve.” Dressed in a pale yellow lace dress, Audrey pushed a bulging envelope across the desk

Feeling the weight of the

she spoke, she untied the thin string around the envelope and

paper money with black stripes. The stack was thick and exuded a special smell of ink, one that left

its face value. Beside her, Fors,

is at least… Observing the thickness, Xio tried to figure out

with Fors and saw the

a lot more than they

and said, “A total of eight hundred pounds. Decide how you will split the money between the

matter

divided evenly, with my savings, it’s enough to buy the potion formula for Sheriff… Xio, who was slightly taller than 150cm, stared blankly at the notes in the envelope, wishing she could pull them all out and

generous and beautiful Miss Audrey wouldn’t pay them any less, but what if she had made a