Mystery: Start with the Reader

Three o'clock sharp.

In the ancient palace above the gray fog.

As the illusory crimson light rose, Audrey Hall appeared in her seat next to the long table.

She looked around and immediately noticed that Mr. "Tower", who had been absent for three weeks, had finally returned to the party.

After hearing the news that Duke Negan had been assassinated, she let Susie overhear some important news from her father, Earl Hall... For example, the inexplicable disappearance of Baron Larry; for example, the person who intercepted the "Apostle of Desire" was a A high-sequence powerhouse controlled a giant dragon and left a "Tower" card in front of the Nighthawks...

Last night, she confirmed the news from the "Psychological Alchemy Society".

Based on this, she came to a similar speculation as "The Hanged Man" Alger, that is, during the three weeks that Mr. "Tower" was away, he should have completed the ceremony to become a demigod!

And she was also somewhat confused about Mr. "Tower"'s motive for intercepting the "Apostle of Desire", but she did not think that he would be the mastermind behind the assassination of the Duke.

As her thoughts were spinning, "Justice" Audrey stood up as usual, cast her gaze at the top of the long bronze table, raised her skirt, and led the members on both sides to salute:

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~"

Klein, who had just been promoted to "Faceless Man" and was in a good mood, nodded gently and responded to the greetings from the Tarot Club members.

After sitting down again, Audrey said hello to the other members one by one, relying on her ability to take into account everyone's expressions and behaviors:

Mr. "The Hanged Man" quietly looked at Mr. "The Fool" with a vague curiosity. Then, he looked at Mr. "Tower", his emotions seemed a bit envious and complicated... In other words, as a member of the Church of Storms, As a member, he knows the details of Duke Negan's assassination, and he also has some guesses about the current sequence of Mr. "Tower"? Moreover, he should have a considerable desire to explore the truth behind this matter...

The feeling Mr. "Tower" gives me is getting more and more mysterious... He seems to be naturally carrying "Dragon Power", but if you look closely, you can't detect anything... Is it my imagination? Or are demigods so terrifying to begin with?

Besides, he was still in a good mood.

"Sun"'s mood is very stable and somewhat relaxed, which shows that he believes that Silver City's monitoring of him has been lifted...

Mr. "World"'s emotions are still unclear, just like Miss "Temperance"... Maybe I need to get the middle order to grasp their inner thoughts.

Forsi was a little depressed while relaxing... Was she forced to accept some things that were not good for her after becoming an apprentice of the Abraham family?

Miss "Judgement" is more majestic than before...but why has her figure changed compared to before? Is this something padded under the clothes?

No, what came above the gray mist was just the astral body, and the image was mostly her perception of herself... No need to bother.

Huh? Mr. "Tower" also seems to have noticed the slight change in Miss "Judgment"'s image... His emotions seem to have become a little complicated... But he is still mostly "happy"...

Well, "The Fool" is still so mysterious, powerful, and impossible to guess.

A series of thoughts passed through "Justice" Audrey's mind. She looked at the figure shrouded in gray mist and said:

"Dear Mr. Fool, I got four new pages of Russell's diary."

This is the transcript she requested from the "Psychological Alchemy Society". Because she only mentioned it last night, time was tight. Esilante only had time to give her three pages, and the other page was this morning to introduce her to the society. 1 Sent by Mr. Hilbert Alucard.

"What reward do you want?" Klein asked with a smile.

Audrey thought for a while and asked carefully:

"I have a question...During the assassination of Duke Negan, was the person who intercepted the 'Apostle of Desire' your favorite? If so, I want to know the reason behind this."

When she said this, she glanced at the "tower" diagonally opposite.

Miss "Justice"... no, it's Miss Audrey Hall... What is she looking at Mr. "Tower" for? Is it possible that Mr. "Tower" killed Duke Negan? But didn't the newspaper say it was a serial killer disguised as a banker?

Well, Hugh has been busy lately and won't be able to go home until tonight. I'll have to ask for information on this matter then.

In addition, I wrote a letter to the teacher when I got back and asked him if he had Russell's diary there, no, to the outside world, the notes... "Magician" Forsi suddenly felt eager and motivated.

"The Hanged Man" Alger also cast his gaze over at this time, looking very concerned.

reason? The reason is most likely that Mr. "Tower" is helping his teacher eliminate future troubles... It's really not that complicated...

With this thought in his mind, Klein shook his head indifferently and said with a smile:

"You have to ask Mr. Tower about this.

"If he agrees, you can transfer the payment for the diary to him."

really! "Justice" and "The Hanged Man" both said secretly in their hearts.

After Mr. Fool's personal confirmation, their previous guesses were undoubtedly confirmed.

"Justice" Audrey leaned forward, looked at the "Tower" expectantly, and asked: "Is it okay?"

As she asked, the others also focused their attention.

"Okay." Abner also smiled nonchalantly, and then showed two pages of the diary, looked at Mr. Fool above him, and said respectfully, "Add the two pages I have here, please. Count them together as my 'contribution'."

Ever since he analyzed through "prophecy" that he might invite "The World" to explore "Grossell's Travels" with Edwina in the near future, he had the idea of ​​​​accumulating "contributions" that Klein would not be able to refuse.

After all, since the "prediction" has reached this result, it means that this exploration may not be possible without the "world".

As for Russell's diary? This was what he bought from "Lion" Leon when he was in Bayam. It was the content that he had seen with his own eyes when he followed the emperor. There were 20 pages in total.

Except for the duplicates of the diary he had given to Klein, he also gave a few pages to Xio before the first two Tarot meetings that he did not participate in. Currently, there are still 6 pages left in his hand...

Abner plans to hand it in several times. After all, he doesn’t know if the emperor did it intentionally. Almost all the contents of the 20 pages of diary that “Lion” Leon has seen are some improper things...

Of course, it could also be that the emperor didn't avoid the lion when writing his diary after doing something inappropriate.

While thinking about the shocking contents in the diary, Abner saw Mr. Fool nodding in approval, then looked at Audrey "Justice" and asked:

"Do you need to communicate alone?"

After hearing this, Audrey looked around the long table and said with a smile: "No, please just say it."

Abner organized his words and said in an unhurried tone:

"The mastermind behind the assassination of Duke Negan is still the organization I mentioned to you before...the organization that 'everything is said, must be known'!

"This time they still used a blasphemy card as a reward to lure the 'Apostles of Desire' from the 'Blood Worship Cult' to assassinate Duke Negan."

"That mysterious organization that says 'whatever is said must be known'? Isn't it Intis and the Secret Order?" Audrey was surprised when she heard this.

She had actually thought about this organization before. After all, Mr. "Tower" speculated that the last time Chillinges went to assassinate the Duke, they were probably behind it.

But Baron Larry's involvement and the reasonable speculations of various churches and the military allowed her to shift the target of suspicion.

After all, she knew nothing about that organization, not even its name.

The "Hanged Man" Alger is similar.

"Baron Larry was just a tool pushed out to blame Intis. He may not have been sober at the time." Abner shook his head and explained.

If it was a few days ago, he wouldn't have understood Larry's role in this incident that much... But after meeting with him yesterday, Xio told him the veiled words of Her Highness Vera, which made him Understand, behind this matter, there might be an internal game within the "Twilight Hermit Society"...

And that Her Majesty Vera also took advantage of this to have a hand in it!

After Crossfia helped him apply for the false identity, she mentioned that it seemed that "arrogance" had suffered a loss at the hands of that highness, and Larry was also taken away by the other party.

"Placing the blame? Who is blaming it? Is there a third-party organization planning it? Or is that organization that says 'whatever you say must be known' wants to provoke a war between Intis and Loen?"

Audrey feels that this organization is too scary because it is impossible to predict what they want to do... and they are capable of accomplishing many things.

"Maybe..." Abner thought for a moment and gave a vague answer.

After all, the "Twilight Hermits" are indeed intensifying conflicts and causing wars... but the war they want is much larger in scale.

"But why do they do this?" Such a mysterious organization can't be like the "Aurora Society", they are all madmen who cause destruction, right?

Audrey asked everyone's thoughts.

Of course, she didn't expect Mr. "Tower" to be able to answer. After all, he was not sure about the previous questions, and this question was probably worth more than four pages of diary...

If you really want to make it clear, might you expose Adam’s true identity? Abner cursed, and was just about to find something to reveal to enlighten everyone, when he heard a "knock-knock-knock" knock on the table.

Everyone's spirits suddenly lifted and they all looked towards the top.

"The Fool" Klein then raised his finger and said casually:

“Their theme is resurrection, or the awakening of the true Creator.

“They interfere with the progress of history and make it suit their own needs to achieve their goals at a certain node.

“If the trend of the times does not go as they predict, they will try their best to reverse it.

"Other than that, they just watch quietly and indifferently. Maybe there will be no action or commission for decades or hundreds of years..."

This is what is interrogated from the spirit of the “Apostle of Desire”.

For the sake of the so-called historical process, did you choose to find someone to assassinate Duke Negan? This...this is a bit ridiculous...but this is what Mr. Fool said, and it is definitely not wrong...

Maybe Duke Negan, no, or maybe the Conservatives are getting in the way of their imagined history?

Sure enough, this organization is too dangerous... I think they are even more incomprehensible than the "Aurora Society"! After all, no one knows what the historical process they imagine looks like...

Audrey, Alger, Hugh, even Derrick and Sharon, who had just joined the club for a few weeks, thought about a lot at once...

Only Fowles seemed a little confused. The "Apostle of Desire", Baron Larry, the "Everything is said, must be known" organization, and the historical process were all completely different from what she learned from the newspapers. .

Seeing that Mr. Fool stopped talking after saying that, Audrey felt regretful and stood up and saluted: "Thank you for your answer, Mr. Fool."

After saying that, she turned to Abner and said, "Thank you for your answer, Mr. Tower."

After doing this, Audrey passed the four-page yellow-brown diary to Mr. Fool.

Abner returned the gift and did the same thing.

Klein took over a total of five pages of the diary, and first picked up the first page submitted by Miss Justice, and saw that it read:

“On October 16, through another exchange with Mr. Door, I learned something that had puzzled me for a long time.

“In other words, why did Rhine Carenldia, as a blood duke, choose to support the ‘Black Emperor’ and become a noble of Solomon.

"Mr. Men told me that there are many reasons for this... For example, Rhine is favored by Master Lilith more than other vampires, which makes senior vampires including 'Blood Moon Queen' Ornia extremely dissatisfied with this, and even faintly Exclusion... After all, Rhine was not born a vampire. He was originally ostracized among the vampires.

"Another example is that Rhine seems to have a grudge against the 'Eternal Sun' and is unwilling to serve under the 'Night Emperor' who is supported by the Six Gods.

"The most important thing is because Trunsoest killed the 'Hand of Order' of the Tamara family and took away her characteristics... In the end, Rhine only had time to snatch away the evil spirit that she fell into madness and depravity. .

"And she is Rhine's best friend."