Lord of the Mysteries

In an apartment in Cherwood Borough.

Just as Xio entered, she caught the scent of fried food. She couldn’t help but twitch her nose and looked towards the kitchen.

“Fors?”

“Would there be anyone else?” Fors peeked her head out from the kitchen and asked with a smile.

Xio put down the papers in her hand, half-surprised and half-grumbling, “Do you still remember how long it’s been since you stepped into a kitchen? Eh, making toast in the morning doesn’t count.”

Fors returned to the kitchen, leaving only her voice behind.

“I choose the food outside because they’re better. And now, the surrounding streets don’t have any good fried chicken.

“I suddenly had cravings for it. When it comes to Intis cuisine, I like it the most!”

Xio walked to the kitchen and leaned against the door frame as she watched Fors busily prepare dinner. She deliberated and said, “I received a job. 100 pounds a day. Ranging from three to five days, but I need another helper.

“Weren’t you previously lacking in money. Why don’t we do it together?”

Actually, my financial situation has improved… However, a mission that pays 50 pounds a day isn’t bad. I’ll save up as much as I can. There will be plenty of places that require me to spend money in the future… As Fors watched her oil-filled pot, she asked, “What kind of job is it?”

She had already calculated how much she could receive.

Xio combed her slightly coarse blonde hair and said, “Secretly protect a tycoon named Dwayne Dantès.”

“What did he encounter? Will it be very dangerous?” Fors asked cautiously.

Xio recalled and said, “Apparently there was some kind of business conflict, and his competitor has threatened him.

“This isn’t anything dangerous. As you are aware, the powerful Beyonders in Backlund wouldn’t dare to take any risks, as it’s easy to expose themselves, causing them to be targeted by the Nighthawks and Mandated Punishers.”

“Perhaps the other party is a lunatic? You can’t rule that out.” While retorting, Fors naturally thought of The World Gehrman Sparrow. This gentleman was a lunatic who dared to pull off major upsets in Backlund!

She paused and scooped up the pieces of fried chicken.

“Since you’ve already accepted the mission and I have nothing coming up recently, let’s do it together.

“It’s good too. We will be protecting him in secret, so no one will discover that I’m a bodyguard. Otherwise, I’ll have no way of participating in those literature saloons. Heh heh, actually, I can tell them that I’m experiencing life and gathering material. My next novel will be about a female bodyguard and her male employer!”

Xio was already used to Fors’s penchant for letting her thoughts wander. She scrunched up her nose and said, “Let’s head over after dinner.”

…

set up a ritual in

Walter came—it wouldn’t be convenient for him

random matters, the most important task was to confirm

the seat belonging to The Fool, Klein made the human-skinned glove fly out from the junk

Creeping Hunger was rather

so it’s absolutely not giving up its praise of the True

with it… Klein rapped the corner of the long mottled table and muttered silently, I’ll be writing to

work. Although it will stop the Creeping Hunger from praising the True Creator, it will make it unusable. Hmm… I’ll get a few of the original mutated mushrooms from Frank

and the adventurer’s harmonica through the Door of Sacrifice and Bestowment before returning to

a fountain pen and

Mr. Azik… It’s been a while since I’ve written to you. I wonder how

is no longer effective. Can you give

you heard of creatures known as Spirit World Plunderers? What level are they, and what kinds of characteristics do

future. If I obtain any new information

it twice, Klein folded the letter and

spewed out from the floor, gushing out like a fountain into midair, forming

head to glance at Dwayne Dantès before bending its back, bending its right arm and spreading open

more polite… Klein nodded in satisfaction, handing it the

immediately disintegrated, pouring down like

silently heaved a sigh of relief as he retracted his gaze

mushrooms you provided were pretty good. Do you

previously mentioned viable? If you encounter any difficulties during the research process, you can

the letter, Klein blew

by his side. She still lacked a head as she wore a

Frank Lee?” Klein asked rather confidently. After all, Miss Messenger was unlike ordinary messengers. She was

locate the contractor or the person who held the summoning ritual. As for the latter, there was a limitation. Once the ritual was too far

heads turned in

that…” “Man…” “Who

“…”

Messenger… Back when I replied, she even said that she hoped that he wasn’t dead… Klein nodded

“Yes.”

four heads

“I

turned agape, nearly forgetting

to specially label him… May the Goddess watch over him… Klein

hand it to

pay you the

mouth and bit down on the letter. Then, it directly entered the spirit

dealing with these matters, Klein left the copper whistle and harmonica on him. He went downstairs

into Dwayne Dantès’s ear, “The bodyguards have arrived. It’s that Miss Xio and her friend from before.

friend? Don’t tell me it’s Miss Magician… Klein was momentarily at a loss for words as all he could do was gently nod, acknowledging the new