Lord of the Mysteries

Cherwood Borough. 15 Minsk Street.

A satiated Klein sat in a reclining chair in the living room, beside a fireplace burning with charcoal.

In a warm environment akin to summer, Klein wore a white shirt, a black vest, and thin trousers, while having a newspaper spread open in front of him as he flipped through the section with the most ads.

A new type of transportation vehicle is in urgent need for investments. Details to be discussed in person… Klein read the advertisement twice before picking up a pencil from a small, dark red table to his side and circled the message.

If there were no commissions tomorrow or the day after, he planned on seeing if this so-called new type of transportation vehicle had any investment value—such matters were impossible to divine since there was a lack of sufficient information.

I hope it’s a product similar to a bicycle… Klein mumbled to himself before suddenly hearing an illusory prayer echo in his ears.

Who is it? Miss Justice? Mr. Hanged Man? The Sun? Or some clerk at the Backlund Bank is copying my passcode? Thoughts flashed through Klein’s mind as he put down the newspaper, returned to his bedroom, and locked the door behind him.

Taking four steps counterclockwise, he entered the world above the gray fog. He saw that to the side of The Fool’s seat and by the edge of the ancient mottled bronze table was a clear and bright brilliance that emitted waves of radiance.

The experienced Klein calmly sat down and emanated his spirituality, touching the light ripples of light in response to the prayer.

The scene in front of his eyes suddenly changed. It was a blurry sofa with a petite woman in a knight’s trainee uniform curled up on it.

She’s not copying my passcode… She’s reading a piece of paper… Klein suddenly realized the reason for this.

She should be one of the two Beyonders that Miss Justice mentioned that requires my vetting…

After nearly twenty seconds of silence, Klein didn’t give any form of formal response. He planned on taking the next step deep at night. He would then test her reaction, attitude, and way of handling things to test her personality and abilities.

Of course, he would absolutely not force others to join the Tarot Club.

…

“The Fool that doesn’t belong to this era…” Xio, who had just finished chanting the ancient Hermes sentence, froze for a few seconds. Then, she suddenly straightened her back and sat up straight.

This seems to be the honorary name of a hidden existence! She realized this in horror.

Furthermore, her knowledge in mysticism and the various rumors she had heard told her that once someone recited the full honorary name of a hidden existence, it would often attract the attention of said existence!

The consequences of such attention was mostly misfortune or could even be described as tragic!

Quite a few of those hidden beings were the incarnations of the evil gods and devils!

Furthermore, I recited it in ancient Hermes, completely unprotected… I’m so dumb. Why did I focus so much effort in identifying the sentence and actually read it in my head… Xio looked around in horror, terrified that an indescribable monster would suddenly appear in her house.

The sofa, tea table, cupboard, dining table, chairs, oil painting, and other items were all reflected in her eyes, without any changes.

a minute of heightened vigilance, Xio relaxed a little and comforted herself, “Don’t worry, don’t be afraid. I just said the honorable name and didn’t

is an incomplete ceremony, so it shouldn’t

owner of the paper based on the special symbols left behind by Emperor Roselle.

would still provide a response even if the ceremony is incomplete… I’m so stupid, really…

few more minutes, she slowly exhaled as she puffed out her cheeks when

bathroom with a heavy heart. She turned on the faucet and tried to use the cold water to

Splash!

Xio hunched her back and reached out

she was about to dab the cold water onto her face, she spotted a long, slightly curly brown hair in the

her, she had shoulder-length, unkempt yellow

hair

her hands, she shot backwards,

Pow!

other party to let out a familiar scream before falling

any subsequent actions and looked at her good friend who

twitched without her realizing it as

As she slowly stood up, using the wall as a support, she grumbled, “I j-just got back. Xio, are you nuts!? Why

you come in from?”

As an Apprentice, it’s normal to not bring a key with

back and

the door?

the case, I’ll have to make one big round. That’s too troublesome; I’m used to walking

“However, wasn’t your

choosing between losing her dignity or losing her life, before answering honestly, “It-it’s because

rubbing her belly as

piece of paper in it. Then, she had accidentally

The ceremony wasn’t complete, and who knows if it’s real or fake…” Fors looked

the living room and saw the yellowed sheet of paper, as well as Roselle’s

glance, Fors, the professional researcher in mysticism, nodded and said, “It’s not any of the evil gods, devils, and secret existences that I

till now. That means that everything should

deliberately added maliciously, “Of course, if something were to really happen,

let’s sleep together tonight. Forget it, I’ll just

up her brows and chuckled, “Alright. In fact, you don’t have to worry about it. Think about it, I

study the other three books. If there’s the same piece of paper and the same incantation, it means that it’s very likely to be

Coat of Arms” and the other books and checked them carefully, but they didn’t find anything else out of

back at her, turning

sneak into Saint Samuel Cathedral’s nave tonight?” Xio came up with an inspired

of the Evernight

not Saint Hierländ Cathedral? I don’t think the Evernight Goddess will protect

God of Steam and Machinery, which was located in the St. George Borough, adjacent to many huge factories in