บท 196: Postponement

"Mr. Fool, I also found two diary pages," Ebner said respectfully as he looked at Klein, who was sitting at the end of the long bronze table.

Tower has taken out the diary again? He really is someone who has many channels and is well-informed… I'm afraid that the Hero Detective is only his superficial identity.

Through the name Ebner had revealed during the "live broadcast" that night, as well as the true strength of the Hero Detective that he had learned from Daly, as well as the part of the matter that Tower had previously entrusted to him, there were many overlaps with the Hero Detective's actions.

Klein had already determined that Mr. Tower was the famous detective who had recently made a name for himself in Backlund.

This was not an intentional inquiry, but a conclusion he came to based on the information he obtained by chance.

However, Klein didn't believe that Tower only had the identity of a detective. There was definitely a powerful organization hidden behind it. Furthermore, from Daly's attitude towards him, it was likely that the organization was official.

As his thoughts raced, Klein "Teleported" the diary pages conjured by Justice and Tower to his side. Then, he temporarily held them down and wasn't in a rush to read them. Instead, he turned his head to look at Tower and calmly asked,

"What kind of payment do you need? Do you want to accumulate 'contributions' like last time?"

Goddess's Blessing, I hope it's not some particularly troublesome request. Otherwise, it can only be that Mr. Fool thinks that your contributions aren't enough and wants you to accumulate them first… However, from the previous few situations, Mr. Tower seems to know his limits, although there are obvious signs of probing…

As Klein thought, he silently prayed to the Goddess for good luck.

Ebner had already planned for this. He first requested Mr. Fool to help him conjure the projection of the Fallen Morning Star before giving a brief introduction of its functions. Finally, he said sincerely,

"The process of this item entering my hands is somewhat odd. I wish to figure out its origins."

Although Bishop Utravsky told him that this item didn't have the layout of the deity, he felt that it was better to confirm it through The Fool… Furthermore, it didn't involve any deities. Klein's divination on Sefirah Castle shouldn't be too dangerous. At most, it would give him a headache.

This mystical item is so powerful. It can actually use the powers of five pathways at the same time, and it can even combine into two mystic techniques! Although the two mystic techniques are only supplementary powers, they're still very powerful. They're even more powerful than all the mystical items I know of in the past! I really want to buy them… Unfortunately, Mr. Tower probably won't sell them easily…

Audrey looked at the necklace made of five gems in the video, her eyes glistening. She wished she could ask for the price on the spot. Even if it was very expensive, her father, Earl Hall, would definitely reimburse her for such an item.

As Alger stared at Fallen Morning Star, he thought of Creeping Hunger wielded by Vice Admiral Hurricane. It was also a powerful item that could use multiple pathways, but the price of using it was much crueler than this Fallen Morning Star.

Derrick only gave it a few envious looks before retracting his gaze. The City of Silver's general education told him that this wasn't something an ordinary person like him could control. Even if he barely used it, the price would be too high for him to bear.

As for Klein, who was sitting at the head of the table, his first reaction was to reject it. He had just made a suicidal divination of the Eternal Blazing Sun yesterday, and he didn't wish to do it a second time. But just as he was thinking of how to phrase it, he heard Tower say,

"I know that the value of these diary pages might not be enough for you to personally investigate them… I remember that you previously mentioned that you have a Blessed by your side… Can I ask your Blessed to help me check them? I can transfer all the 'contributions' of presenting the diary to your Blessed. If it's not enough, I can make some material compensation."

Seeing that Klein was silent and seemed to show signs of rejecting him, Ebner decisively changed his strategy and began enticing him.

Does Tower really think that my Blessed has the strength to investigate the origins of this item, or is he testing me again? Does he want to use this matter to measure the depth of Mr. Fool's Blessed?

Judging from his anxious expression, it didn't seem like he was just testing the waters. Perhaps the former was the main goal, while the latter was just a side effect…

Then should I agree to it or not? Hmm, I won't reject it directly. I'll delay it until next week before giving an answer. I'll have plenty of time to divine if there's any danger in investigating the origins of this item… Of course, I can also take the opportunity to think of how much money I should charge…

With this in mind, the scales in Mr. Fool's heart had already tipped. He deliberately leaned back, crossed his hands, and replied in a relaxed manner,

"Alright, I'll ask if they are willing to accept your request… There should be some feedback from the Tarot Club next week. Heh heh, you aren't in a rush, right?"

"Yes, I have sufficient patience for this matter, Mr. Fool." Ebner resisted the urge to lampoon as he lowered his head and said "respectfully."

Indeed, how could such a mighty existence that resembled a god not have a Blessed serving him? Furthermore, from Mr. Fool's tone, "He" probably has more than one Blessed! While Alger felt apprehensive, his attitude towards The Fool became even more reverent. Since "He" had so many Blessed, it meant that "He" had the ability to interfere with the real world.

"Very good." Seeing that he had temporarily resolved the problem of Tower, Klein nodded in satisfaction. Then, he picked up the diary that Miss Justice handed over and began reading.

But soon, he began to curse inwardly as he read:

"Alright, Countess Files, private gathering. This is very Roselle…

Eh? So some of the Sequences can be interchanged at the high Sequences? This is different from what the Church told the Nighthawks… Yes, Savant and Mystery Pryer, Sleepless, and Corpse Collector can be interchanged. I have to memorize it and verify it with the Tower later… Thank you, Emperor Roselle.

I wonder which pathway can my Seer Sequence switch with? The Apprentice and Marauder mentioned by the Thearch back then?

Upon seeing this, he realized that the two pages of the diary that Justice had transcribed seemed to be connected, but the actual content wasn't coherent. It was a record from two periods of time. Hence, he frowned and held back his depression from being interrupted as he continued reading.

"13th April. I participated in that ancient organization's gathering. I never expected them to be members of this organization. It really makes me tremble with fear.

"So the second Blasphemy Slate is in the hands of this organization. This is the first time I've seen this legendary divine item!

"As expected, it hides an unimaginable secret. Hehe, perhaps one day in the future, I will create a Blasphemy Slate that belongs to me. No, it will be a group. Every piece must contain an ultimate secret!"

Emperor, why don't you tell me the name of that ancient organization! You are making me feel worse than the seal from before! Perhaps, perhaps, Roselle had some ulterior motive. He didn't or didn't dare to write down the name of that organization, even if he was using Chinese… Klein felt itchy and puzzled.

However, from this diary page, he finally confirmed that Emperor Roselle had seen the second Blasphemy Slate. Later on, he created a deck of cards with each card corresponding to a pathway of the divine.

I wonder where those cards are hidden and who will obtain them… As Klein sighed inwardly, he picked up the two pages of the diary that Tower had handed over. However, with just a glance, he began to suspect if he was suffering from dyslexia. This was because it was filled with the following words:

"The sun is really close…"

However, Klein quickly understood what was going on and had the urge to curse the fake.

Thankfully, I didn't directly agree to Tower's request. Otherwise, it would've been too much of a loss if I had to use this random page to divine something of unknown origin.

He took a deep breath and picked up the second page. Fortunately, it was something more "serious" this time.

After reading it, Klein tapped the edge of the long bronze table with his finger and thought.

Cullen? This should be the second time I've seen him appear in Roselle's diary… I remember that in the diary entry the last time, Roselle complained about why the Sanguine didn't send him a beauty…

Besides, in the diary I previously obtained, I mentioned Roselle's expedition to the Fog Sea… It should be a month after the diary page that Tower took out, Roselle obtained the Black Throne's ghost ship.

They soon discovered an island that wasn't on the sea route. Then, Grimm, one of the so-called Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, became odd, as though he was infected by something…

Then, what about Roselle, who was at the same level as Grimm back then… Could he have been infected by something on that island?

"Is this the reason why Cullen isn't willing to follow and is even determined to stop Roselle's voyage? Is it divination or a prophecy? But why didn't he say it out loud… Was the symbol he received not accurate enough?"

Klein's thoughts raced as he thought of many things.

But he quickly reined in his thoughts and moved his gaze away from the diary. He looked at The Hanged Man, Justice, Tower, and The Sun and smiled.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Now we can start our free discussion."

Just as he said that Alger looked at Tower and said directly, "I've already gathered enough money. You can now tell me the formula for Wind-blessed."

"So soon?"

Even if it was slightly deducted, it still required 1,800 gold pounds. That was a huge sum of money. As Ebner thought this, he requested Mr. Fool to conjure a pen and paper and began writing down the formula.

"Heh heh, I received a commendation for Admiral Hell's matter, so I barely managed to gather all of it." Alger didn't choose to hide it. Instead, he said it openly. After all, even within the Church, the number of people who knew that he was the one who had reported him could be counted on one hand. Furthermore, they were all upper echelons. It was impossible for outsiders to discover his identity.

"Admiral Hell?" Miss Justice, who was sitting opposite the long bronze table, immediately perked up.

Ludwell's Black Tulip had been sunk by the Pritz ironclad warship, and it was currently the most important matter in the kingdom. How could Audrey not know the headlines of every newspaper?

However, could it be that our Tarot Club is interfering in this matter?

With this in mind, Audrey became even more excited, completely escaping her Spectator state.