Lord of the Mysteries

Audrey could almost be certain that it had been done by Mr. Fool’s adorer when she heard the description of the familiar scene.

She suddenly felt a strong sense of immersion, participation, and pride.

That was a human trafficker whose hands were stained with blood and evil… The “Judgment” card is the retribution enacted against him in the name of justice. Was the verdict hanging, beheading, or burning at the stake? The Emperor should be a symbol of his identity… Was this the adorer who sneaked into the Royal Museum and stole the Dark Emperor card? Audrey let her imagination run wild for a moment.

She had intended to press for more information and finer details, but from the look on her father’s face, the tone of his voice, and the color of his emotions, she could tell that he still didn’t know what was going on. Therefore, she could only suppress her curiosity and planned on asking her good friend, Kance Leerhsen, from MI9.

Although directly asking Kance about it would suit my image in this aspect, that would still be rather abrupt. It would also conflict with my identity as a noble. Hmm… I’ll get Annie to prepare a few invitations for an afternoon tea party, sending them separately to Glaint, Kance, Murray, Christine, Jane, and the others… Most of them are interested in mysticism, so they would feel interested in someone known as the Hero Bandit Dark Emperor. Under my guidance, they can help me ask a lot of questions that wouldn’t be convenient for me to ask… It’s decided… Audrey retracted her attention and nibbled at her breakfast.

She believed that Mr. Fool’s adorers wouldn’t have dealt with Capim purely for the sake of punishing evil since it wasn’t in line with his identity and status. Of course, if Audrey was still the same Audrey who had just joined the Tarot Club a few months ago, then she definitely would’ve been willing to accept such an explanation; otherwise, she wouldn’t have chosen the Justice card as her symbol.

After experiencing so many gatherings and so many matters, she felt that she had matured a lot and was no longer as innocent. She believed that there had to be more important and essential factors behind this matter, such as an evil god or secret organization which Capim was involved in.

I hope Kance can provide some useful information, Audrey thought with anticipation.

…

15 Minsk Street. Klein was eating white bread with jam and flipping through today’s newspapers.

“What? A safe?” As he read, he almost choked on his own saliva.

It wasn’t me… I didn’t… Don’t spout nonsense… In his mind, Klein immediately rejected the description of his theft of everything in the safe thrice.

The situation had been pressing, and in order to gain clues, all he did was burrow into the safe to see if there were any important documents or evidence despite having found the safe. He didn’t take anything, and he quickly left the safe and went to another room.

Of course, Klein, in his Spirit Body state, had also suffered some damage from the gas explosion, and the total weight of the items he could carry had been greatly reduced. There were only gold bars, jewelry, land deeds, house deeds, antiques, and other items in the safe, which were either not convenient for him to take, or there was no way he could launder them.

Perhaps he has a place reserved especially for cash, but unfortunately, I didn’t find it, nor did I have the time to look for it… Klein muttered silently to himself, confirming that it was the subsequent investigators who had divided up all the contents in the safe.

He looked at the newspaper, took a sip of Sibe black tea, and slowly exhaled. He smiled inwardly.

Hero Bandit Dark Emperor… I like that name…

After breakfast, Klein put on his thick double-breasted frock coat and half top hat, and he held a solid black cane. Opening the door, he left Minsk Street for Broken Axe Lane on the boundary of the East Borough.

was where Daisy

a trip to Broken Axe Lane to seriously look for clues. He knocked on

6, and he believed that there was a higher probability that the investigation would be directed towards the secrets Capim was involved in, supplemented by

took on the case yesterday are extremely low. As long as I’m not suspected, they wouldn’t compare my performance from the previous Lanevus case… Besides, the Nighthawks were the ones who took action previously and were assisted by the military’s special department. Capim’s case happened in Cherwood Borough, so the ones taking on the case would likely be the Mandated Punishers. The communication between the two

put, I have excellent anti-detective abilities… Klein gave a self-deprecating laugh

was going to continue his investigation

all, he was an ordinary private detective who hadn’t been able to confirm that Daisy’s disappearance had anything

…

nine o’clock in the morning, Daisy returned to the shabby rented apartment under the escort of the police officer in charge of the

when they escaped, what they saw when they looked back,

was still in a state of panic and lingering fear, answered

that, no one came

back to East Borough early in the morning, where she was handed over to the fierce police officer she

Daisy didn’t dare to say anything. She trembled in fear, and only when she entered the apartment where she lived did

through the door, and before she could find her mother and sister through the hanging wet clothes,

“Daisy!”

a nimble fawn, darted through the clothes hanging in the air and the random things on the ground. She ran to the door and hugged her

streaming down her cheeks, she sized Daisy

“Are you alright?

so wonderful that you’re

on her clothes and asked, rubbing her

the police officer interrupted, “She was

guys are t-too great!” Liv shed

lightly and said, “That’s our duty… Have you met

in too many matters or get into any

“Be more careful in

and the motley of

looked at her daughter again. She took wide strides over to her side and

that you’re back…” she murmured through her tears, not

Daisy relaxed and sobbed.

out her arms

for a while before letting