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.

up Dorian Gray, she noticed that he was carrying only a very small suitcase, barely enough for a change of clothes. There was no

and channels in Backlund, ones

to rely on the inconvenience of the distance between them to sell off the Beyonder ingredients for the Apprentice potion, and then tell him that she had successfully advanced 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 to spend time to digest

the other direction. “Let’s go see

to the house in Cherwood Borough which Fors and

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 a quiet room?” Dorian

Fors led her new teacher into the activity

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

the door and drew the

and took out two bottles of essential oil and some common

candles? Fors curiously watched from the side and didn’t rashly open her

of the ritual, Dorian took a step back and, with

“I!

summon in

void creature that loves music, Dorian Gray

Whoosh!

a sudden gust of wind in the activity room, and with a sobbing voice, the flickering candle flames were tinged with

forming a door

flew out

arms, or legs around it. Only an opening which resembled a mouth cracked open

and began to hum a

and

humming, Dorian extended his

give me the items that I deposited

and down as its body

two Beyonder ingredients which had strange lusters to

be done… Fors

caught the Apprentice potion’s main ingredients,

head

normal circumstances, summoning rituals will not point to them. An elder of a sufficiently high Sequence must enter the Spirit

arrives, a new contract can be made, making

it is… That sounds interesting!” Fors

help but look

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

a chuckle, “Malmouth’s greatest ability is to swallow many items into its belly without causing them any

course, it can’t store too much as its stomach has limited space. Also, it doesn’t like people without talent in music.

as Fors breathed a sigh of relief, Dorian instructed her to

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

the 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 divination attempt, but the outcome suffered interference. Confessing now would mean that

Dorian said in