Chapter 188: Chapter 188: New Member of the Tarot Club, The Magician
Chapter 188: New Member of the Tarot Club, The Magician
From his personal perspective, he did not want to establish too deep a connection with the organization of the Yellow-robed Monks.
However, now that they had already sent someone to contact him, if he refused, they would still lurk in the shadows. This was not the best choice for him.
It would be better to bring them out into the open, exposing them completely to the sunlight.
"Perhaps this is their overt plot," Hastur thought for a while and concluded that this was the goal the Yellow-robed Monks wanted to achieve.
"Sequence 5 Winner... Does their organization have a Sequence 1? Or only Sequence 2?"
Hastur did not stay long in the Hall of Stars. He quickly left, washed his hands, and then walked out of the washroom.
He planned to hire that Caius, but before doing so, he wanted to have a chat with him, preferably under Will's Auceptin watchful eye.
Otherwise, who knows what unexpected events might occur.
Hastur said to the three people he had previously considered: "You are all equally excellent. I need some time to determine who is the best choice. Tomorrow, I will bring my final decision."
Leaving a deposit of 100 gold pounds, Hastur left the Employment and Service Association.
He also wanted to know if the Yellow-robed Monks would come to find him overnight.
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Monday afternoon, Tarot Club.
Klein sat at the head of the bronze long table, looking at the light spot representing Fors, feeling a headache. In the end, he still summoned her to the meeting above the gray fog.
Recently, this unknown lady often prayed to him in the middle of the night, especially around two or three in the morning, a time suitable for deep sleep.
Each time she prayed, she would change her outfit, her attire becoming more and more shabby, her complexion increasingly pale, and her prayers more and more pitiful.
The more it went on, the harder it was for Klein to listen.
Based on the miserable situation she described and her surrounding living environment, Klein believed it was a great miracle that she had survived until now and was able to pray to him.
For safety's sake, he also used divination to make a judgment.
The result of the divination was that this poor and helpless lady's joining would not be detrimental to him or have any negative impact on the Tarot Club.
For this reason, and to warn her not to pray to him casually, especially not at such ungodly hours, he recently had been woken up in the middle of the night so often that he almost became distracted and sleepy during the day.
If this continued for much longer, his health would surely suffer.
To resolve this matter, he specifically summoned the lady to the gray fog for a discussion and cleverly guided her to choose a more appropriate time for her prayers in the future.
In the end, the lady chose a Magician card as her new identity in the Tarot Club.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool."
"Good afternoon, Mr. Hanged Man."
"Good afternoon, Mr. Sun."
"Good afternoon..."
Audrey habitually greeted the members of the Tarot Club but suddenly widened her eyes, looking at the new member on the same side as her.
The Tarot Club had a new member!
And she didn't know anything about it!
Was she also chosen by Mr. Fool?
Audrey had many questions in her heart, but she managed to suppress these emotions and still smiled as she greeted, "Good afternoon, new Tarot Club partner."
She used the term "partner" to sound more friendly because she noticed that the new member seemed very nervous, cautious, and uneasy.
As one of the earliest members of the Tarot Club, she felt it was necessary to help the new member quickly adapt to life in the Tarot Club.
Alger and Derrick also looked at the new member.
Derrick, being simple-minded, just glanced and then looked away. He thought that if he could attract Mr. Fool's attention and help through prayer, others should be able to do the same.
The light of hope should shine equally on every inch of land.
Alger remained calm on the surface, still with a stern and deep expression, but he quickly took note of the new member and Justice's reactions.
The Little Sun was too simple to recommend someone to join the Tarot Club, and Justice had mentioned introducing new members before.
But now, it seemed that Justice was also puzzled by the new member's appearance, which proved that the new member did not join the Tarot Club through Justice's recommendation.
This was crucial.
Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with Mr. Fool suddenly bringing in a new member, it was acceptable as long as the new member was not from Justice's side.
Fors was also quietly observing the others. Although Mr. Fool had told her that there were three other members in the Tarot Club, she was still nervous when she actually saw them.
She could feel the gazes of the three people just now.
The girl who first greeted her seemed to have a good personality, giving an impression of being cheerful and polite, somewhat like Audrey, always maintaining just the right amount of elegance.
The person directly opposite, who glanced at her and then looked away, was tall and burly, looking tough.
The other one seemed very gloomy, with a somewhat scary gaze, also not easy to get along with, fitting her imagination of a cultist.
"This is the new member, Miss Magician," Klein introduced the new Magician.
Fors stood up and bowed slightly.
"Miss Magician, welcome to our Tarot Club. You can call me Miss Justice," Audrey, always the epitome of politeness and elegance in the Tarot Club, said.
Fors stared at her for a while, increasingly feeling that this girl who called herself Miss Justice was very much like Audrey.
Especially her appearance and tone of voice, they were extremely similar to Audrey.
But how could someone as kind as Audrey join such an evil organization?
Hmm, it must be because she knew too few people, so she subconsciously compared Miss Justice to Audrey.
Then, Alger and Derrick also expressed their welcome.
After the welcome, it was time for Klein to read Roselle's diary.
This time, only the Hanged Man had submitted a page of Roselle's diary.
The always generous Miss Justice had not submitted any pages of Roselle's diary recently.
It seemed that the many and crucial pages of Roselle's diary she had previously submitted might have been influenced by 008.
But could 008, far away in Tingen, really influence Miss Justice in Backlund?
Was there something else hidden that he didn't know?
After the Tingen incident, Klein spent a lot of time thinking through the details and came to many interesting conclusions.
He didn't say anything directly but placed the read page of Roselle's diary on the table, indicating that they could talk freely.
Audrey mentioned the latest situation in Backlund.
After the appearance of someone claiming to be a Star Follower, the entire Backlund seemed to have become much cleaner, with a noticeable decrease in the number of murders, and the security situation had basically returned to what it was before the Star Follower appeared.
Regarding this matter, Klein could confidently say that he knew more about the inside story than anyone present.
If someone asked him about it, he wouldn't be flustered at all.
Fors, having the same thoughts, lowered her voice and said, "The recent Star Follower appearing in Backlund is a fake. He is not protected by the stars. It's a trap."
Everyone's eyes turned to her at these words.
Klein was most curious. Only those involved in the action that night and the church's high-level officials knew about Leonard pretending to be a Star Follower. How did this Miss Magician know?
And wasn't she bedridden and gravely ill?
How could she still be so keenly aware of what was happening outside?
Audrey felt a bit nervous. From the Magician's tone, it seemed she also lived in Backlund.
She hoped the Magician didn't know her, or her real identity might be discovered.
Although there was nothing wrong with her real identity being discovered, she felt it was better to maintain some mystery and then use her judgment to uncover the real identities of other Tarot Club members first.
Alger chuckled, "Daring to impersonate a Star Follower, it seems that person's luck is about to run out. No one can casually deceive such a high-ranking existence."
With Mr. Fool's previous reminder, he had developed a deep reverence for the stars.
Especially since he often sailed on the sea, sometimes relying on the stars' guidance to navigate through stormy areas and return to the normal course when instruments failed.
Not just him, anyone who lived by the sea knew that the stars were not to be easily desecrated.
Fors was very satisfied with his reverence, almost smiling, but she quickly suppressed it and did not comment further on the matter.
Then Alger mentioned the latest situation at sea, most of which was related to the Southern Continent.
With the situation in the Southern Continent becoming tense, some daring pirates had landed there, intending to seize wealth.
Fors thought that this Hanged Man must be a notorious pirate to know so much about these situations.
And the Fool, who provided shelter for such a pirate, was naturally not a benevolent mysterious being.
(End of this chapter)
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