Death Flags galore!!!
"If I continue as an underground singer for another year, I'll save enough for next year's tuition and make significant progress in repaying our debts. With the combined earnings of my mother and brother, we won't be burdened anymore. Soon, she won't have to juggle multiple jobs, and my brother will have the opportunity to learn skills from others!"
Fantasy · Cuttlefish That Loves Diving
The purpose of a title is to point at someone with high precision, but just saying "the past, the present and the future" is really specific enough to refer to Lord of Mysteries. Plus Lumian has a symbol on his chest, which might act similar to the sigil/seal(?) that Arianna gave Klein before to call her without saying a prayer.
"You are the past, the present, and the future;
Fantasy · Cuttlefish That Loves Diving
The writing is as bad as it can get honestly.___________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
so, an under the table transaction is happening right now I guess
"No, it can be a three-way deal, a four-way deal, or even more. Just follow the Under the Table transaction rules." Jebus didn't hold back on sharing his mysticism knowledge. "The transaction may not succeed either. It depends on the task's difficulty and the limitations of the provided traded items. Also, don't assume those mysterious creatures and dangerous entities will honor their promises. There's no lack of con artists among them who can find ways to circumvent Under the Table's restrictions."
Lord of Mysteries 2: Circle of Inevitability
Fantasy · Cuttlefish That Loves Diving