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

0-08 silently sitting on his desk as though it

had been locked in a metal box that

over with a heavy heart and grabbed 0-08. He flipped open the notebook

had done last night, but

into the mirror and found his reflection somewhat unfamiliar, as though

couldn’t recall what he had done the previous night no matter how hard

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

eye bags, and it was matched with

lowered his head, and saw black stain blocks under his fingernails. It was as though he had

he had switched from the Death pathway to the 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

he saw the final passage on the notebook

was to no avail. It was as though a person of a similar profession had wiped out all clues. He was very worried, unaware of what he had

attempted to channel spirits. Within his expectations, he didn’t

…

Amyris Leaf Bar

around to a secluded alley and saw Oz Kent carrying a

Kent threw the small suitcase

wasn’t the bounty 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

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

of 5,400 pounds. We didn’t take a cut,” Oz Kent said as

most. The rest was the income

close to a pirate admiral, all he could do was volunteer work

military is unlikely to fool me with fake notes… Klein grabbed a stack of cash and waved

pounds… Hiding outside the alley, Darkwill heard Oz Kent’s words and secretly shot a glance at

was seeing so much money

pirate earns thousands of pounds. Protecting me nets him 1,000 pounds and one request. Occasionally, he can find sunken ships

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

still safer being an apothecary…

closed the suitcase and said to Oz Kent, “I’ll be leaving Bayam for some time. If I have

Oz Kent asked,

and said, “I received a

first enlightened before he

a day where he causes problems. It’s better to drift out at sea and fight those pirates… Oz Kent immediately said with a smile, “You can directly

didn’t speak further. With the suitcase in hand, he turned to

earliest liner to Oravi Island. The owl flew in between the trees and appeared furtively—they had

the ship, Darkwill reeled with anxiety. He was afraid the person who had betrayed his teacher would suddenly rush over

first-class cabin that belonged to him. As long as the liner went out into the

the ship…” Darkwill looked out

left shoulder. Klein sat on

the wind howled with increasing strength. The air’s humidity