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.

carrying only a very small suitcase, barely enough for

his own resources and channels in Backlund, ones that belong to the Abraham family?

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

Dorian pointed in the other direction. “Let’s go see

and returned to the house

the past month or so, Xio, who had advanced to Sheriff, 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

room?” Dorian looked around

Fors led her new teacher into the activity room on the first

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

closed the door and drew

candle and took out two bottles of essential oil and

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

step back and, with a serious expression,

“I!

in

realms, the void creature that loves music, Dorian Gray

Whoosh!

with a sobbing voice, the flickering candle flames were

a door that was beyond

of semi-illusory and half-corporeal objects flew out from the

There were no eyes, nose, arms, or legs around it. Only an opening

and began to

and right, appearing

finished humming,

give me the items that I deposited with

“ball” jumped up and down as its body suddenly swelled while it opened its “mouth”

ingredients which had strange lusters

can be

caught the Apprentice potion’s main ingredients, canceled the

head and smiled at

are extremely rare. Under normal circumstances, summoning rituals will not 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 them. That way, it will allow subsequent descendants to complete a summoning

arrives, a new contract can be made, making them closely connected to oneself and

sounds interesting!” Fors said

look forward to

or how ordinary Beyonders are being suppressed and constantly facing danger, exploring this wonderful world would

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

can’t store too much as its stomach has limited space. Also, it doesn’t like people

least I can play the lyre… Just as Fors breathed a sigh

that he was about to concoct the potion right there and then, she maintained her expression, but her heart was frantically praying

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

Beyonder,” Dorian said in a flat but very