Lord of the Mysteries

Dorian Gray’s question didn’t surprise Fors at all. She had been prepared after keeping in contact with him for the past month, and she had even asked the experienced Mr. Hanged Man at the Tarot Club to decide what kind of expression and reaction she should use when faced with the question.

“Are there really such Beyonders?” Fors asked in surprise.

Dorian gently nodded.

“Yes.”

He looked around to make sure that there was no one around, then he walked up to a tree with fallen leaves and pressed his hand on it.

Dorian’s figure suddenly blurred, as if turning into a reflection in the water.

When it was clear, he had already appeared behind the tree, his posture unchanging.

“Oh god! That’s really, really amazing!” Remembering the teachings of Mr. Hanged Man and Miss Justice, her mouth opened in a semicircle as she exclaimed.

Dorian walked back, smiled, and asked, “Do you want to become such a Beyonder?”

Fors fell silent for a moment before she answered him “excitedly”, “… “Yes!”

Now that she was finally going to be a periphery member of the Abraham family, many things would be much easier for her in the future! Her heart was filled with genuine joy.

Dorian laughed before turning his expression grave, asking in all seriousness, “Are you willing to be my student?”

Fors nodded.

“Yes!”

Dorian let out a sigh of relief and then made a self-deprecating comment.

“I’m not a good teacher, I even taught a… Heh, there’s no need to mention the past anymore. In short, don’t hold too high of an expectation.”

After considering it over this period of time, he had decided to learn from his previous experiences and lessons. He didn’t tell Fors the situation regarding the Abraham family and only treated their relationship as one of teacher and student. That way, he didn’t have to worry about the other party coveting his family’s few remaining mystical items.

“No, your explanations of mysticism are excellent, really, Mr. Gray. No, Teacher.” Fors quickly confirmed the relationship between them.

Dorian looked at the tombstone, shook his head, and exhaled.

“I wasn’t planning on taking in any more students, but your noble character infected me.

“If nothing unexpected happens, I can give you the corresponding potion today.”

“Today?” Fors asked, surprised.

a very small suitcase, barely enough for a change of clothes. There was no evidence

own resources and channels in Backlund, ones that belong

to become a Beyonder. This way, she was able to obtain a considerable amount of cash, as well as to avoid the tragic consequence of taking the Apprentice potion again and having

Dorian pointed in the other direction. “Let’s

a turn, they left Grimm Cemetery and returned to the house in

had been leaving early and returning late every day in order to pay off her heavy debts. She had been trying hard to get every bounty she could get, so there was no doubt that she was of the

room?” Dorian

teacher into the activity

the surroundings, and then asked Fors to light a candle mixed with a piece of dark red

the door

candle and took out two bottles of essential

ritual? Shouldn’t there be three candles? Fors curiously watched from the side and didn’t rashly open her mouth,

part of the ritual, Dorian took a step back and, with a serious expression, switched to the language of ancient

“I!

in

Bodies roaming the upper realms, the void creature that loves music, Dorian Gray Abraham’s

Whoosh!

room, and with a sobbing voice, the flickering candle flames

forming a door

objects flew out from the bottom of

milky white. There were no eyes, nose, arms, or legs around it. Only an opening which resembled a

opened his mouth, and began to hum a gentle folk

swayed left and

finished humming,

that I deposited with you the day before

and down as its body

out two Beyonder ingredients which had strange lusters

think that can be done… Fors stared in

potion’s main ingredients, canceled the summoning, and ended the

head and smiled at

point to them. An elder of a sufficiently high Sequence must enter the Spirit World and, after a long period of searching, make a contract with one of

made, making them closely connected to

interesting!” Fors said from

but look

how ordinary Beyonders are being suppressed and constantly facing danger, exploring this wonderful world would be the most delightful thing…

chuckle, “Malmouth’s greatest ability is to swallow many items into its belly without causing them any harm. It’s the equivalent of a mobile, hidden warehouse

it can’t store too much as its stomach has limited space. Also, it doesn’t like people without talent in music. It would reject signing a contract with

play the lyre… Just as Fors breathed a sigh

concoct the potion right there and then, she maintained her expression, but her heart

Apprentice potion again! That would waste a lot of time! If I had known that this would happen, then I would’ve been more honest… It’s too late to tell the truth. Teacher Gray must’ve tried a

a Beyonder,” Dorian said in a flat but very