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.

he was carrying only a very small suitcase, barely enough for

and channels in Backlund, ones that

original plan was 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

pointed in the other direction.

and returned to the house in

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.

a quiet room?” Dorian

teacher into the activity room

and then asked Fors to light a candle mixed with a piece of

door and drew the

the candle and took out two bottles

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

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

“I!

summon in my

Bodies roaming the upper realms, the void creature

Whoosh!

room, and with a sobbing voice, the flickering candle

out, forming a door that

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

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

opened his mouth, and began to hum a

swayed left and right,

humming, Dorian extended

that I deposited with you the day before

as its body suddenly swelled while it opened its “mouth” extremely

Beyonder ingredients which

that can be done… Fors stared

ingredients, canceled the summoning,

head and

in the spirit world, void creatures like Malmouth are extremely rare. Under normal circumstances, summoning rituals will not point to them. An elder of a sufficiently high Sequence must enter the Spirit

new contract can be made, making them closely connected to oneself and no

interesting!” Fors said

look forward to

curse of the full moon, or how ordinary Beyonders are being suppressed and constantly facing danger, exploring this wonderful world would

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

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

least I can play the lyre… Just as Fors breathed a sigh of relief, Dorian instructed her to get him a black

to concoct the potion right there and then, she maintained her expression, but her heart was frantically praying for an

drink 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 there’s a

you’ll become a Beyonder,” Dorian said