章節 181: Chapter 100:Surprise Visit to a Friend

Adjusting his leather jacket and moving his right arm in circles, the redhead moved through the dark sewer with silent steps.

Half an hour had passed since he tricked Flora and he was now looking for a way out of the sewers.

After taking a turn, he saw at the end of the tunnel some ladders going up, this made him smile, and lowering his arm he walked quickly towards it.

'Finally, I already thought that I would have to go back the way I came in' the redhead thought, cheering as he reached the ladder.

Putting his foot on the first bar he began to climb them quickly.

Reaching the top he found the familiar manhole cover but he didn't move it yet, he first focused on his senses and listened outside of it.

The rather distant sound of heavy booted footsteps reached their ears and so did the tinkle of the lamps they held.

'They're quite far....' the redhead concluded, so now ready he placed his hands on the manhole cover and pushed.

The first thing that Adryan noticed was that he could see the crimson moon, it was no longer at the highest point in the sky but it was already falling, in a few hours it would be lost on the horizon and the sun would rise but meanwhile so much so the city was still being softly illuminated by its crimson light.

Lowering his gaze and looking around, he saw that the street was very clean and well-maintained, he also saw the people in the background that he had heard before, they were moving around with lamps in their hands and they were dressed in police uniforms.

Also, the houses were very big and fine looking, the smell of this area was good...

He saw all this in 5 seconds, and not wanting to spend more time in the middle of the street, he ran towards the darkest area he saw, which was an alley.

Adryan's expression was a worried and annoyed one. 'Shit shit shit!! why here of all places!'

Arriving at the alley, he used the walls and jumped several times, and used several of the pipes that were there to reach the ceiling.

He didn't stay still and he started running for it and reaching the end he took a big jump reaching another building.

He kept running and repeated the same process several times without stopping.

Flora seeing this frowned.

It seemed that the redhead wanted to leave this area as quickly as possible.

"Adryan what's wrong with you?"

Hearing the question, he just clicked his tongue but he didn't slow down but increased his speed and only gave a short answer.

"We're in the West Borough"

The short answer only annoyed and confused Flora who snorted.

"And what does that have to do with you being so weird?"

'We're just near a place where a very annoying three-flavored soup is sealed,' Adryan thought annoyed but didn't answer Flora's question.

Having been ignored again Flora growled and fell silent.

Adryan appreciated that and just kept running at top speed to leave West Borough as quickly as possible.

....

The crimson moon was already halfway down the horizon and the sun was slowly rising.

Letting out a breath he wiped the sweat from his brow and looked at the rising sun.

An exasperated sigh in his ear caused a smile to form on his face.

"What's up Flora? Tired from the trip?"

"You already left West Borough half an hour ago so why keep running? Is this a morning jog?"

The insult only made Adryan laugh.

But that was true, he had left West Borough a while ago but kept running.

Although it is mainly to get further away from the soup area there is also something else.

"It's quite simple now I'm going to Hillston Borough" he said calmly as he did some stretching.

There was still a good distance to run and he wasn't planning to stop again so he better prepares his body.

"Why?" she asked with small curiosity while looking at the redhead.

"I'm going to visit a friend" with that said he stopped stretching and started running again.

He was like a blur from the speed at which he moved.

....

.....

knock knock

"Master Staton, it's already 7:20 a.m." After a soft knock on a door and a man's voice sounded, waking up a lying figure.

Opening his eyes and rising slightly, Isengard responded.

"I'm awake, thank you" Isengard replied.

"It's my job master, I'll be downstairs preparing your breakfast" the man said and Isengard listened as he walked away.

Scratching his eyes for a few moments, he removed the blanket that covered him and went to his bathroom.

Drying his hands and face Isengard left the bath but looking up he froze in place.

Leaning against the wall was someone he was very familiar with.

"Adryan what are you doing here?" he asked curiously, recovering from his surprise and Adryan raised his right hand.

"I'm sorry to bother you so early Teacher Isengard but something happened last night"

"I was attacked at home by a Beyonder duo, a Sequence 5 Wraith, and a Sequence 9 Prisoner, I was forced to blow up my house to escape" the redhead explained and Isengard widened his eyes in surprise.

'Sequence 5?! And Adryan managed to escape?!' The man thought in shock but then he frowned and looked the redhead up and down, scanning for injuries.

He noticed how there was a palm mark on his neck, a sign of the force with which it was squeezed, there were also fingernail marks on it,

He could also see how the redhead had some discomfort in his right shoulder.

"Are you okay? Any serious injuries? I have some potions that treat various ailments in case you need them" Isengard said seriously but Adryan shook his head.

"I'm fine, just a few injuries but my body can take care of them, what I need is your help with something else"

Isengard only nodded, accepting the redhead's words.

"What do you need, Adryan?"

"The Beyonders that attacked me are dangerous, especially the Wraith, I know them quite well and they will receive reinforcements soon, I don't know when exactly but when they arrive it shouldn't be difficult for them to track me down"

"So our classes will have to stop for your sake, Teacher Isengard" he said seriously and Isengard's frown deepened.

"Are you sure about this, Adryan? If those reinforcements haven't arrived yet I can contact the Church and it won't be a problem to send you to Lenburg where you'll be safe."

Isengard's words made Adryan smile and he felt warm inside.

'That would be the best but I still have too many things to do here, I still have to get the potion formula sequence 6 Conspirator, the meeting of the Hermits of Fate, and Will's mission, I still can't leave Backlund' Adryan thought before sighing as he shakes his head.

"Thank you for that Teacher Isengard but I refuse, I have many issues to solve in Backlund so leaving is impossible"

At the redhead's words, Isengard approached Adryan.

When he got in front of the redhead he held his shoulders and spoke.

"Adryan, are you sure about that? Although I'm not familiar with a Wraith, I am familiar with Beyondera of Sequence 5 and their power is something you should not underestimate" Isengard said with absolute seriousness and Adryan smiled.

"You don't have to worry about that, Teacher Isengard, I also know the power of sequence 5 even better than you" he said as he separated the Detective's hands from his shoulders as he did so he continued talking.

"I know how to hide from them so I'll be fine" he said confidently and Isengard stared into his student's face.

After a few moments in silence, the man just sighed while nodding.

"If you're sure of that it's fine, but if you feel like you can't do it just come back here and I'll make sure you get to Lenburg safely"

"Thank you Teacher" the redhead said with a soft smile to Isengard who nodded again.

"You said you needed something, what was it?"

The redhead let out an awkward laugh while scratching his head.

"I was wondering if you were willing to give me the books on Ancient Hermes, Jotun, and Dragonese so I could study because we won't be able to have classes anymore" Adryan said with slight embarrassment and this surprised Isengard again who looked at his student in astonishment.

'Despite being in such a dangerous situation, is he still thinking about learning?' with that thought Isengard smiled proudly as he nodded.

"I have no problem Adryan after all I don't need them I just like to read them from time to time wait here while I go for them"

Adryan just nodded and watched as Isengard left the room for a few moments before returning with a bag in hand.

"Here, there is also something I was planning to teach you when you mastered Elvish" Isengard said proudly and Adryan took the bag with a raised eyebrow.

Opening it, he saw how the books he requested from Ancient Hermes, Jotun, Dragonese, and even one from Elvish were, but there was also another one with a purple cover that caught his attention.

The cover of the book had a phrase written in Hermes.

Eyes widening in surprise, he looked up at Isengard who was looking at him with a smile.

"It is a good book and quite extensive, I am sure that you will be able to master everything written in it"

"I...thank you Teacher" the redhead said extremely grateful, he approached the older man and gave him a big hug.

Isengard was taken aback for a moment before handing it back.

Not wanting to make the Detective feel uncomfortable,Adryan pulled away after a few moments.

"Take care Teacher"

"You too" said the man with a sad smile.

Adryan just nodded and took a damaged black band from his pocket and placed it on his left arm.

The redhead approached the shadow of the wall before Isengard's eyes, he turned around and smiled at the detective.

"Thank you for everything Isengard."

"I'll be writing you letters to let you know how I'm doing" Adryan said in perfect Elvish and this surprised Isengard but before he could say anything the shadows enveloped the redhead who disappeared from the room.

Looking where Adryan had been before with wide eyes Isengard froze for a few moments but recovered with a sigh as he shook his head.

"What a curious student" the detective said with a sad smile as he left his room and went to have breakfast.

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章節 182: Chapter 101:Second Tarot Club

In an old and small room, an old man and a man was talking.

"The bathroom is on the first floor, in the back" explained an old and almost bald man to a man with a workman's hat and dirt on his face.

The worker was dressed in the clothes of any other worker and had a bag on his shoulder, he was also quite stooped but the most curious thing was his red eyes.

"Understood"

Hearing the rough and tired voice, the old man just shook his head.

He handed the red-eyed worker a key and he grabbed it with his hands wrapped in dirty bandages.

"The payment will be every 15th of the month if you can't pay I'll kick you out and your things will be the payment so you better be up to date" the old man growled as he left the room and slammed the door.

Listening as the footsteps were moving away, the worker just sighed as he straightened up and took off his hat, showing his beautiful red hair.

"What a fucking room." Adryan said in disgust.

The bed was old and the sheets were yellow, he could smell several strange odors in it that made his disgust increase.

The odors varied in origin, but they were all products of the human body.

The floor was very dusty and the only furniture in the room was a small table and an old chair, also a small wardrobe that was broken in several parts.

Seeing this he just sighed as he placed the bag on the table and took out a broom brush along with a rag.

The first thing he did was toss the dirty pillows to one side and remove those filthy sheets and this allowed him to see the multiple holes in the thin mattress through which the stuffing was coming out.

"At least it doesn't have springs..." the redhead murmured as he went to the bag and took out a clean and thick sheet along with a small pillow.

He wrapped the mattress in this sheet and placed the pillow on top of the bed.

Now the room looked much better and all he had done was change the sheets and pillows.

While he was cleaning he heard Flora's amused laugh.

"It's so much fun watching you act like a servant!!" Flora said between laughs and Adryan just sighed as he used the rag to clean the wardrobe.

He would now live in a hotel in the East Borough, he first thought of using a hotel in a better area but decided to use this one because he did not have to worry about implicating innocent people if he were attacked again.

This hotel was one known in the East Borough because it was one controlled by various gangs and even that old man was a member of one.

This hotel was a 'good' one but only gang members could afford the price of living in it.

Thanks to that he did not have to worry about harming innocent people because there were no innocent people here.

'I could even set this building on fire and if everyone in this burns I won't feel bad' the redhead thought darkly.

Although of course, that would be after robbing them.

With the furniture clean he grabbed the broom brush and began to clean the floor.

'Tomorrow I'll go check how Xio is doing concerning what I asked her, I'll also take advantage and write her a letter to let her know that the meeting place has changed, also maybe I can tell Maric about Steve' the man thought seriously.

After a while, the room was finally clean and Adryan nodded satisfied with that.

Now with a more 'livable' room, he sat on the bed while he took out a handkerchief and wiped his face with it.

With his clean face, he lay back on the bed, he reached into his pocket and took out a beautiful pocket watch and opened it.

The hands of clock marked 2:40 p.m.

Seeing that the Tarot Club was still a little far away, he closed the pocket watch and put it away.

Closing his eyes he let his mind wander.

'Now I can take advantage of the fact that I'm in the East Borough and investigate the whereabouts of those policemen, if I'm lucky I might get something by the end of this week'

'It's also been a while since I notified the churches so Joseph should be dead by now, that means their activity here should be much less and the chances of running into them are low.'

That thought caused a sharp smile to form on his face.

'That means I can go out as Mr. Holmes again so digesting what's left of my potions shouldn't be hard thanks to that.'

'I have just under 700 pounds left but that's no problem after all, the gangs here have plenty of money I can steal~'

'But now I better go back to the matter of Steve, why did he attack me? It can't be just because of those documents, right? He must want something more but what? I don't remember having something that interests you? Maybe it's the characteristics of the Beyonder that I killed?'

When that thought passed through his head he kept thinking but then he shook his head.

'I can't be sure of that, the only thing I can be sure of is that he wanted me dead because he went for the kill from the first moment although it makes sense, in this world the dead speak and whatever he needed he would get it with my death '

A possibility hit his head causing him to open his eyes.

'He doesn't think I know where Maric and Sharron are, right? He doesn't have any evidence on that so he shouldn't have that possibility in mind' another thought came to his head that made him frown.

'Maybe....if I put myself in Steve's shoes this would be what I know.....

An unknown person murdered one of my men and not only that but also took some documents that were encrypted, why?

If they are encrypted, why take them if they don't work for you?

Unless he knows how to do it but that's impossible

According to the survivor, he was low sequence so how would he know how to decrypt it?

Unless he knew someone who knew how.'

The memory of Maric quickly deciphering the documents came to his head and this made him raise a hand to his face.

'The fact that Maric decrypted them so quickly should have caught my attention....'

'Is very possible that it's a Rose School of Thought method'

'The fact that the documents weren't in my house should have bolstered the idea that I gave them to someone...

He wants to kill me to find out who that someone is and he has very good reasons to believe that it is who he is looking for'

Now he raised both hands to his head as he sighed.

'He wants to use me to find out where Maric and Sharron are....'

As soon as that thought crossed his mind he just opened his mouth.

"I'm an unlucky bastard" Adryan said defeated as he covered his face with his hands.

Flora listening to the redhead's words huffed but said nothing.

She was the real unlucky bastard!!

He was already worried by the time Jason and Tyre arrived in Backlund but now he had to worry even more since he would be the main target.

'It's a good thing I got away from Isengard before they arrived' the redhead thought with relief.

Sensing that the time had come, he put his hand in his pocket and brought out Hangover Time again.

Opening it, he saw that it was a minute before 3:00 p.m.

"Flora, I'm going to take a short nap, don't bother me" he said as he laid his head on the pillow and closed his eyes, and began counting in his mind.

"Good for me, I'll have time for myself" answered Flora without haste.

'56...57...58...59...

60' As soon as he counted the number sixty, a crimson light enveloped him.

...

Opening his eyes and looking around, Adryan found himself back in his high-back seat at the long, tall bronze table.

Looking to his side he saw where the figures of Audrey and Alger were sitting.

And the most important one was sitting on the Seat of Honor covered in the thick gray mist, one hand was flat touching the table while the other was scratching his chin.

"Good afternoon Mr. Fool~" Audrey shouted with a cheery voice.

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