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.”

…

up a ritual in the master bedroom’s bathroom and headed above the gray

random matters before the bodyguards hired by Butler Walter came—it wouldn’t be convenient for him to

among these random matters, the most important task was

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

the Creeping Hunger was rather stubborn

result of Mr. A’s corruption, so it’s absolutely not giving up its praise of the True Creator? The corners of Klein’s mouth twitched

be engaging in friendly communication with it… Klein rapped the corner of the long mottled table and muttered silently, I’ll be writing to Mr. Azik

Creeping Hunger from praising the True Creator, it will make it unusable.

the adventurer’s harmonica through the Door of Sacrifice and Bestowment before returning to the real world. He packed up the ritual items and wiped away any traces of the

his study desk, taking out a fountain pen and paper as he deliberated over the things to

since I’ve written to you. I wonder how you’ve been

Can you give me the corresponding method? I wish to apply the seal

Spirit World Plunderers? What level are they, and what kinds

future. If I obtain any new information on Death, I’ll

twice, Klein folded the

the floor, gushing out like a fountain into midair, forming a giant skeleton that was nearly four meters

head to glance at Dwayne Dantès before bending its

is becoming more polite… Klein nodded in satisfaction, handing it

and it immediately disintegrated, pouring down

retracted his gaze and

dried mushrooms you provided were pretty good. Do

idea I previously mentioned viable? If you encounter

letter, Klein blew into the

Reinette Tinekerr appear by his side. She still lacked a head as

confidently. After all, Miss Messenger was

person who held the summoning ritual. As for the latter, there was a limitation. Once the ritual was too far away, the messenger wouldn’t be able

heads turned in unison and looked

“It’s that…” “Man…” “Who wants…” “To…”

“…”

did Frank do to leave such a deep impression on Miss Messenger… Back when I replied, she even said

“Yes.”

Tinekerr’s four heads

“Locate…” “I labeled…”

Klein turned agape, nearly forgetting

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

hand it

pay you the

Reinette Tinekerr’s hand opened its mouth and bit down on the letter. Then, it directly

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

that Miss Xio and

was momentarily at a loss for words as all he could do was