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章 237: Chapter 156: Fallen

Audrey was looking at Chariot dumbly, the man was just leaning back in his chair.

She looked away from the man and looked at her lap, she raised her hands and looked at her palms.

She could see the softness and delicacy of them, the result of multiple creams and massages.

This image was replaced by rough, calloused hands - the hands of a man.

She shook her head. She then looked at the Hanged Man and Chariot with a small smile.

"Gentlemen, I have a question; when am I going to completely digest the Spectator Potion and stop acting? Is there a standard that indicates when I can? I have almost reached the point where I no longer feel frustrated, nor do I hear the constant murmurs."

She wanted to change the topic of conversation as quickly as possible, the sooner she puts this behind her the easier it will be for her to forget the fact that she could have become a man if she have chosen the Hunter...

Alger looked at The Fool in the mist but saw that he had no intention of speaking.

He then turned to look at Chariot but the redhead was just staring at the ceiling.

This made his eyebrow twitch.

He then deliberated before saying.

"If you don't use the acting method, the typical rule of thumb is to wait three years and confirm that you no longer feel restless or suffer from any hearing or visual illusions."

"With regards to the acting method, I too have barely come into contact with it. It feels good, so it shouldn't take three years."

'That didn't help Mr. Hanged Man...Three years...that's too long...' Audrey criticized internally.

She had barely had that thought when the sound of an armrest being tapped rang out.

She turned to look at The Fool with glee.

Alger straightened up and waited for him to speak.

'14...15...'

Adryan kept his attention on the ceiling, counting the crimson stars.

Klein spoke in his normal tone of voice while looking at all the people in front of him.

"For Low-sequence Beyonders, as long as you stick strictly to acting, you should be able to digest the potion in half a year. It's even possible to do it in a month."

He turned to Justice and added.

"And from the digestion signs, you'll know when it comes. There's no need to teach this."

"One month...Great! Thank you very much, Mr. Fool!" Audrey exclaimed with joy.

'Miss Justice, do not think that you are the chosen one. The key point is half a year...' Klein calmly raised his right hand and placed it next to his lips.

"Half a year..." Alger repeated softly.

Audrey sensed the joy, relief, and intense doubt in his tone.

'What are you thinking?' Audrey thought, before she could say anything a familiar laugh rang out.

"He he~ Can I add something Mr. Fool?"

Slowly turning her head she saw how the relaxed figure of Chariot was looking at The Fool.

'What do you want now? Are you going to tell me that Method Acting will turn me into a woman too?' Klein thought exasperatedly, he was still stinging from Chariot's earlier prank.

But swallowing his annoyance, he nodded.

"Go ahead, Mr. Chariot."

In the Tarot Club, there was no one more familiar with the Acting Method than Mr. Chariot, it would be a bad idea not to listen to the advice of the elder.

Adryan looked at the figures in front of him and spoke calmly.

"Contrary to popular belief, there is no minimum time required to digest a potion."

"All that matters is the quality of the acting, stage, and audience."

"If your act is big and spectacular enough, it is possible to digest the potion in only one act."

Audrey was ecstatic about this, completely forgetting what the man had done to her before she asked excitedly.

"Mr. Chariot please tell me the way to do this act! Don't worry about the price!"

Alger was also very interested in what Chariot had said.

He was already considering getting the Sphinx's Brain for free in exchange for this information but on second thought he realized that the money he would turn down would not be enough.

Klein simply rested his cheek on his left palm and watched this calmly.

He was eager to obtain this wonderful method.

But before the surprised eyes of the people present, Adryan shook his head calmly.

"This kind of thing isn't something you can just set up Miss Justice, they are rare and rarely occur unless you are actively looking for them or run into them by chance."

"For this reason, it is common to digest the potion in a month or half a year, because acting opportunities are difficult to find and take advantage of."

"What I want to get at is that one of the difficulties for the Beyonders when it comes to acting is the lack of opportunities..."

"If you are lucky enough to come across this opportunity, what you have to do is make the best of the situation and act to the best of your ability." Adryan finished explaining and returned his attention to the ceiling.

The trio that was there was digesting what Chariot had said.

'There is no minimum time required... Only the act and the audience matter...' Klein took note of everything the man had said and found that this fit with several things he had experienced.

'In the Divination club I am recognized as a Seer I can feel that the potion reacts... Is that the feedback from the audience that Chariot is saying?'

'I can digest the potion in one act...Great! I just have to find a great opportunity to act as a Spectator...Wait...How would I do that? <Great opportunity to Spectate>...How am I supposed to get that!' Audrey had at first been elated by this revelation, but when she gave herself a moment to think she realized a problem.

She was too popular!

Even now the most she could get was a few moments to Spectate before being called upon to join the conversation or dance.

That meant that finding a great opportunity to act as a Spectator would be next to impossible!

At this realization, Audrey couldn't control herself and puffed out her cheeks, annoyed.

The impact hadn't been very strong for Alger, it had just given him several ideas to act on and try to prove what Chariot had said.

Audrey looked at the Hanged Man and Chariot and seeing that no one was speaking she turned to look at The Fool.

"Mr. Fool, have you considered including more members?"

Klein leaned back in his seat casually. He had prepared an answer long ago.

"This started out as an attempt, so I didn't give it much thought about extending our meetings."

"But now, like a regular meeting, we must choose our members carefully. Secrecy is our motto."

Audrey nodded gently and said.

"That is to say that we must follow a process of observation, recommendation, and testing process. Yes, a process."

"You can interpret it that way," Klein stated.

He was thinking about how to get more information about the Secret Order and the Clown Potion.

Thinking of the name of his next sequence made the corners of his mouth twitch.

'Seer, Clown, and Magician... According to Chariot, sequence 6 of the Seer pathway will allow me to disguise myself as a woman... Maybe is it called Shapeshifter? I went from circus work to circus phenomenon!' Klein thought lamentably.

Seeing that Justice didn't say anything else, Alger took the initiative to speak.

"I have heard that a Listener of the Aurora Order is looking for traces of the True Creator, what is the holy residence they advocate."

"Don't you have more information, Mr. Hanged Man?" Audrey asked curiously.

The information she had bought against her will had helped her figure out who the Hanged Man was talking about.

Alger shook his head.

"It's just a rumor. I just found it interesting to mention." he said while looking not so discreetly at The Fool.

'Hey... What do you think you're doing spying on me like that?'

'Do you want to know my review on the True Creator?'

Klein recalled the information he had read along with what Captain Dunn had seen in Hanas Vincent's dream.

'Shadows and hanging...didn't these represent evil connotations?'

An idea popped into his head, so he chuckled and said.

"I'm more inclined to call him, the Fallen Creator."

The corners of Adryan's mouth trembled at this.

'Sometimes I wonder if Klein remembers that everything he had invented in a breath ended up becoming a reality or being a hidden truth...'

Sighing internally and hiding his true thoughts, he laughed in amusement and nodded at Klein's words.

"You are right Mr. Fool, it is much more appropriate to call him Fallen."

'Wait? I am right?' Klein thought taken by surprise.

This had only been his way of joking but it turns out that he had said something correct?

Not only that, but was it something Chariot agreed to?

He lightly pressed the corners of his mouth together to keep them from rising into a smile.

'This will make my mask stronger!'

He didn't say anything, just nodded carelessly.

Alger, who had still been processing what The Fool had said, was surprised at what Chariot had said.

Before he could say anything else, Adryan spoke serious.

"I've managed to get information that the Aurora Order are trying to do something in Tingen City. I still need more information but what I've gathered is related to a ritual of some kind that points to the Fallen Creator."

Klein felt his stomach drop.

'What?'


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章 238: Chapter 157: Unpure Reason

Klein felt his blood run cold and his mind slow down.

'A ritual in Tingen... One that points to an evil God... What am I supposed to do?'

While Klein was falling into a cycle of despair, the other members kept talking.

"What do you mean by ritual, Mr. Chariot? Is it a large-scale sacrifice? Is there anything we can do?" Audrey asked very concerned, unconsciously she put a hand to her heart.

Alger nodded in agreement to Justice's words.

He looked to Chariot and The Fool for answers.

"I haven't gotten much, I need to do more research before I can do anything."

"But I've managed to discover that it has to do with a large-scale sacrifice that should take about a month to be completed..." Adryan said darkly.

"Oh Goddess..." Audrey muttered in fear, she tapped her chest 4 times counterclockwise in a circle.

"I'll be investigating more looking for more clues but I can't promise anything..."

Adryan said heavily.

"Why don't we anonymously notify churches? They should be able to deal with this much more easily." Alger suggested.

"That's right Mr. Hanged Man! Good idea!"

Audrey and Klein immediately agreed, though only Audrey showed it.

But Adryan shook his head.

"There is someone very dangerous behind this ritual, it doesn't matter if we tell the Churches what is happening, the only thing we would achieve would be to reveal that we know what they plan to do and that will be enough for them to discover us."

"This person is capable of diverting the churches' attention long enough to complete the ritual. But it would also make him nervous and end the ritual early, but that doesn't mean there are no consequences." the redhead said mysteriously.

At Chariot's words, Audrey bit the inside of her cheek and turned to look at the Fool for help and answers.

Klein saw the look that the only lady of the Tarot Club was sending him and could only lament internally.

'I have no way of intervening in this Miss Justice! I'm just a little sequence 9!'

But he knew he couldn't keep quiet, it would ruin his image so he quickly made up a true lie.

"My blessed one is in Tingen now, I will entrust him with the investigation of this." he said serenely, he then turned to look at Chariot.

"If you get more information about this remember to pray to me and I will pass it on to him."

His voice carried power and calm as if the ritual towards an Evil God was rubbish for him.

'A blessed? Mister Fool has a blessed?' Alger thought in a daze.

Audrey was also surprised by this, but she already considered The Fool to be a great existence.

That he had a blessed was not what surprised her, but that he sent this blessed to investigate something related to an Evil God.

'This proves that Mr. Fool is a benign existence! He could easily have ignored this because it was none of his business but he didn't!'

'He cares about people's lives!' Audrey was relieved and happy, her image of The Fool had gone up multiple notches in her book.

'By blessed you are not referring to yourself right Klein?' The way Adryan thought of this was not a question but a statement.

His expression was calm, not having been in the least shocked by the revelation of The Fool's 'blessed'.

Klein noticed this but before he could complain, Chariot nodded seriously.

"I'll keep you informed of any progress I make, Mr. Fool."

'That's good, that's good...' Klein inwardly sighed with relief, outwardly he nodded.

"This will not be without reward, Mr. Chariot." He added calmly but didn't say anything else.

Leaving a generous image is important.

'This way Chariot will have more reason to work hard to investigate this... I have to pray that he doesn't ask for anything and decides to accumulate contribution points...' at that thought he sighed internally.

'When the time comes for Chariot to redeem these contribution points what am I supposed to give him? An invitation for iced tea in the afternoon?'

Klein's thoughts were similar to those of Adryan who suppressed a smile.

'What will you give me Klein? A cake with the words <Thank You> written on it? You still are the Poor God!'

He sighed internally and fell silent, turning his attention back to the crimson stars.

'One of these stars is Little Sun...' Adryan let his mind wander.

This move was quite a risky one, he had considered a lot on what to do and finally came to a conclusion.

He would give Klein crumbs so he could defend himself in his first life.

This was the best way to avoid drawing too much attention from 0-08.

One would consider that what he had said before was not a crumb but the whole bread but that was not the case.

It was simply a way to diverse Klein's attention.

He wasn't too worried that the Poor God would die for being curious, Klein was too careful to make a risky move.

More knowing that there is a hand behind all this.

'Make good use of this Klein...'

He had given im the tool, now it remained for Klein to know how to use it...

While the main reason was for Klein to defend himself against the Useless Writer, there was also a second reason.

A reason not so pure.

And that reason was acting in advance...

The Useless Writer's uselessness gave him plenty of room to try to Conspire against him.

It could be considered that this would be a small game of chess with Klein being the Black King and the Nighthawks the black pieces.

The game had already started and Klein was at a huge disadvantage.

But Adryan planned to be the hand that would help him turn the tables.

He didn't plan to play to Checkmate the Useless Writer, but rather to save as many <black pieces> as possible...

Klein looked at the people in front of him and seeing how each one was in their own worlds he decided to end the meeting.

"Let's end the meeting here" he said calmly.

The other members recovered and quickly said their goodbyes.

"By your will" the three said at the same time.

...

He watched as the figures vanished but he remained seated in his chair.

Klein began tapping on his armrest as he sank into thought.

'What Chariot said is a matter of emergency but how can I reveal this to the Captain? I have no way of revealing the source of this information without revealing that there is something wrong with me...'

"A large-scale ritual..." Klein murmured seriously.

'I'll try to investigate for any signs that might indicate Aurora Order activity, so I could use this as an excuse to say that I discovered the ritual by accident!'

'This will not draw too much attention to me and will avoid raising any suspicion as to where this information came from!'

'According to Chariot's words it will take a little over a month for the ritual to be completed…I have that long to try to find any Aurora Order activity and use them as a distraction…'

'But if I fail...' he narrowed his eyes slightly.

His gaze was dazed.

The faces of Benson and Melissa appeared in his mind.

'If I fail to find any information before the end of August I will tell the Captain about this.' he decided.

He would hide from where he had obtained the information along with the existence of the Tarot Club.

That was his most important secret and he had to protect it.

But there was a problem...

'I'm still too weak... I need to digest the Seer potion as quickly as possible and advance to Clown to make it safer to investigate...'

He could try to use Divination to find the place where this ritual would be performed but he immediately rejected that idea.

That was a ritual to an Evil God!

He had no idea what would happen if he saw something he shouldn't in the middle of divination.

The experience with Chariot was a good reminder of what could happen if he was not careful when divining.

Klein remained in his seat and looked up at the crimson stars.

If he wanted to have a chance at saving Tingen he needed to get stronger.

And to achieve that, the most important thing would be to discover what other abilities this mysterious space had.

Looking at the crimson stars, Justice's words echoed in his mind.

After a few moments of silence, Klein began to pray as a form of feedback instead of making a connection to those stars.

In the stillness and silence, he did not receive any feedback from the more than ten crimson stars around him.

'In order to receive feedback, I need to get someone above the gray fog before I can respond?'' Klein nodded slightly.

He did not plan to violate someone else's will by forcibly bringing them into this mysterious space.

Sighing, Klein was ready to leave but he habitually touched a nearby crimson star.

Just then, he felt that there was a faint and insignificant prayer deep within this crimson star!

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The other 2 chapters will be published on Monday afternoon.

Today was a very busy day, I was barely home, sorry about this.

But to make up for that, how about a question?

This may or may not be related to the surprise.

What is the common characteristic between Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, Michelangelo, and Picasso?


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