Lord of the Mysteries

Upon hearing the chubby Apothecary’s question, Klein smiled inwardly as he wore a stoic expression.

“From the moment you make the first payment.”

Darkwill didn’t hesitate to take out a huge wad of cash as he counted it while his heart pained for the money.

“Here’s 300 pounds.

“You can carry out your promise.”

Klein received the notes and nodded.

“That wouldn’t be an issue.”

Darkwill immediately felt relieved, as though he was a drowning person who had finally caught onto a float.

Half an hour later, in the Teana Inn, Darkwill watched in a daze as the powerful adventurer, Gehrman Sparrow, said to the reception counter, “Switch us to a luxurious suite.”

With that said, Klein took two steps backward as though giving his spot to the chubby Apothecary.

Darkwill gulped his saliva and asked hesitantly, “I’m paying?”

“During the mission, all expenses are borne by the employer. This is the rule adventurers follow,” Klein said without a change in expression.

I’d be a dumbsss if I believed you! Am I to help you pay if you call for a few Red Theater prostitutes? Darkwill thought as he squeezed out a smile.

“We can use an ordinary room. This will make the protection job easier.”

“Then, you stay by yourself.” Klein acted as Gehrman Sparrow without any effort.

Darkwill laughed and walked to the counter and said without expression, “A luxurious suite.”

When Darkwill finally checked in and entered the smaller bedroom, he opened the window and left an “opening” for the owl, Mr. Harry. He took out the ring box in his pocket and checked the situation of the strange die.

After confirming that the die was the same as before, with four points facing up, Darkwill gradually heaved a sigh of relief.

…

Backlund. Inside an ordinary house.

Ince Zangwill woke up from his slumber, and the first thing he did was check on his body.

This was something he had to repeat every day. This was because he had no idea what kind of story 0-08 would compose after he slept, bringing about unknown accidents.

wore a pair of bright leather boots and

silently sitting on his desk as though

locked in a metal box

grabbed 0-08. He flipped open the

couldn’t recall what he had done last night, but

and found his reflection somewhat unfamiliar, as though his body had given

saw there were obvious abnormalities under his fingernails, but he couldn’t recall what

was still blind in one eye. His classic chiseled face didn’t have a single wrinkle, but there was a smile lingering at the edges of his

his face was a little livid. He had eye bags, and it was matched with the smile he couldn’t understand. He

blocks under his fingernails. It was as though he had spent half the night

Evernight pathway, and he had become a Nightwatcher, Ince Zangwill didn’t lose the Beyonder powers he had from before. He was still a powerful

saw the final passage on

to channel spirits, but sadly he realized that it was to no avail. It was as though a person of a similar profession had wiped out all clues.

his expectations, he

…

morning, outside Amyris Leaf Bar that had its

a secluded alley and

Kent threw the small

money in the true sense of the word. It was money the military had put forth—the former involved the governor-general’s office and the kingdom’s finance ministry. The procedure was complicated and needed at least

suitcase and opened it on the spot. He saw stacks of neatly arranged cash, with most of them

pounds. We didn’t take a cut,” Oz Kent

other adventurer, he would have given 4,000 pounds at most. The rest was the income for the personnel

to a pirate admiral, all he could do was volunteer work thanks to his fear of being executed on the spot by

to fool me with fake notes… Klein grabbed a stack of cash and

pounds… Hiding outside the alley, Darkwill heard Oz Kent’s words and secretly shot a glance at the suitcase. The stacks of pound notes

was seeing so much

him 1,000 pounds and one request. Occasionally, he can find sunken ships and treasure… Why did I become an apothecary instead of an adventurer? If I had known, I

they could make a killing, a third of their income was given to apothecaries, either to treat their injuries and remove any latent injuries, or to

safer being an

the suitcase and said to Oz Kent, “I’ll be leaving Bayam for some time. If I have any intel, how should I inform

Kent

slightly and said,

first enlightened before he felt a baffling sense of

long periods of time, there will ultimately be a day where he causes problems. It’s better to drift out at sea and fight those pirates…

in a black tweed coat, Klein didn’t speak further. With the suitcase in hand, he turned to leave

together with Darkwill and planned to catch the earliest liner to Oravi Island. The owl flew

with anxiety. He was afraid the person who had betrayed his teacher would suddenly rush

cabin that belonged to him. As long as the liner went out into the sea, Beyonders without flight capabilities or their

Darkwill looked out the window as he muttered

moment, the owl had followed and perched on his left shoulder. Klein sat on a chair in the room, prepared for any possible

moment, the sky suddenly turned dark as the wind howled with increasing strength. The air’s