Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

"I have, of course I have. These stories..." Esther smiled with a look of reminiscence, "We are familiar with them, and they are all imaginations given to children by adults."

"The sentence you said doesn't seem to be a word in Loen language, it seems to be put together." The expression of the lady on the opposite side moved slightly, and she silently recited "familiar" again, confirming that it was very blunt and difficult to understand if.

Esther's smile froze: "Huh? Didn't the Emperor say this word? I thought he might have said it..."

The brown-haired lady, who naturally revealed the dignity of a high-ranking person, and spoke with a very elegant and gentle tone, stared at Esther with deeper eyes: "He didn't say, or he didn't use you to be so blunt." way of expression. Do you know him well?"

The other party's tone of talking about "Rosell" was too deliberate, which caused some doubts in Esther's heart. Could it be that she really knew Emperor Roselle?
Esther smiled very politely: "Miss, I have never seen Emperor Roselle, he has disappeared from this world for so many years. Even if I really want to get to know him, I am not the same as him. A generation of people."

Seeing that the other party did not speak, Esther pointed to the strange-looking pumpkin carriage: "I think you should know him better, after all, he is willing to share these childish things with you."

She deliberately left a small trap in her language, trying to test whether the other party was really related to Emperor Roselle himself.

The lady in the carriage was silent for a long time, then shook her head: "I dare not say that I understand him, maybe I have never understood him."

"But he told you these fairy tales?" Esther's guess was confirmed.

"If you really know something special about him, there's nothing to hide," the lady smiled. "You may call me the 'Queen of Mysteries,' Miss Hamel Brooke."

Esther's pupils dilated for a moment, and she remembered the name, one of the four famous pirate kings, the owner of the "Dawn", "Queen of Mysteries"!
The "Queen of Mysteries" noticed her nervousness, and her expression softened a bit: "I know your identity, but the person I followed at first was not you, but 'Grand Thief Dark Emperor'."

Esther smiled and shook her head: "I'm not sure who you're referring to, ma'am, but it looks like Captain Aaron has already told you my name."

"No, it's not Aaron. On the night of the accident in Capin's Mansion, it was written in the report that there was also a "Glamourous Female Thief" who acted together with the 'Dark Thief'. Unlike the 'Dark Emperor', her There were many eyewitnesses but little documentation, and soon no one remembered."

Before Esther interrupted, the "Queen of Mysteries" sped up her speech and quickly said the following statement:

"But that night, when there were two changes in the East District, I received a 'special reminder'."

She raised her hand, and between her flexed index finger and thumb was a card that looked like poker.

After the card shimmered, it showed a disc surrounded by four kinds of beasts, jackals and snakes. The one above the disc was not a regular Sphinx, but a white sphinx. Emperor Roselle in classical robes, holding his sword cross-legged and with an indifferent face.

A bright star appeared in the upper left corner of the card, condensing into a line of text in ancient Feysac:
"Sequence Zero: Wheel of Fortune!"

There was a buzzing sound in Esther's hair, and the Tarot card with a design similar to the "Wheel of Fortune" also vibrated at the same time, emitting a strange buzzing sound of the same frequency.

Esther's breathing became short, and she stared at the tarot card in the opponent's hand: "What do you want?"

"This card was originally made by him, and my request is also related to him. I hope you can help me find the whereabouts of Russell Gustav."

"The reward is—"

The "Queen of Mysteries" smiled and withdrew her hand, making the Tarot card disappear from Esther's vision: "This 'card of blasphemy'."

Esther was too excited, the so-called "blasphemy card" could touch the "Zoya" in her mind, enough for her to use a more powerful power than "thief"!What's more, that card was too familiar to Esther. On Mister Fool's long bronze table, there was another card with a similar appearance when it was not activated.

Esther had an inexplicable premonition that these two cards were "blasphemy cards"!
But when she was heartbroken, Esther had no idea about this request: "I don't understand, why are you so sure that I can help you?"

"I conducted a divination this morning. The divination was not your threat to the 'Clover', but the possible impact on me. And he... Russell Gustav appeared here In the second divination result."

"So I told you too, I don't even know if he is still alive."

"Queen of Mysteries" nodded: "But the result of this divination is very clear, and after seeing you, I realized that you might really have some kind of special connection with him."

Esther choked.

This is because she showed her understanding of these fairy tales before, so the other party caught her abnormality. Otherwise, when seeing a pumpkin carriage, how could a normal person suddenly mention the irrelevant word "Cinderella"?

Only those who know the content of the fairy tale itself would come up with such a title.

Traveler pit Traveler, Roselle, I remember you...

Of course, when facing the "Queen of Mysteries", Esther maintained superficial respect: "If one day I really find him, I will do my best to help you rescue him, although I think you are far away from him." With a sequence higher than mine, what I can do should be limited."

The eyes of the "Queen of Mysteries" widened slightly: "This seems to be beyond... the scope of our conversation. Is this your special prophecy ability?"

Esther was also taken aback, wondering where her confidence in this matter came from, was it the hint from "Zoya"?She pressed her forehead helplessly and smiled wryly: "If I say that I don't know why I say that, do you believe it?"

A moment of silence.

The "Queen of Mysteries" sighed and lowered her eyes: "No matter what, I am very much looking forward to that day. Listen to you, you urgently need to upgrade the sequence?"

"Well, if you know where to find the extraordinary characteristics of 'Parasite', it will be of great help to me." Of course Esther will not be very polite.

The "Queen of Mysteries" showed a gentle smile: "If you follow Aaron and the others to explore the small Quaternary ruins, I might consider helping you."

Sure enough, there is no good thing in the sky, so why are there few people I meet who are easy to fool?Esther sighed a few words in her heart, weighed the danger, and rubbed the center of her right eyebrow:

"I need to think about it. If I have other things, I can't necessarily make time to help them."

"They won't return to Intis until February [-]th, and head to the small town on the edge of the Hornages Mountain Range. You have enough time to consider whether to act with them."

"I see. Will Aaron contact you then?"

"Queen of Mysteries" nodded slightly: "He will convey your decision or your whereabouts to me. If you want to leave, let him share the incantation of summoning the messenger with you."

Esther is a little confused, she really has to go to Intis if this goes on, she doesn't care personally, but when she thinks that there will be footprints of the Great Emperor everywhere in this country, she feels a headache.If the Great Emperor is really alive...

Thinking of this, Esther asked one more question: "If I leave the 'Clover' or lose contact with Aaron, will our deal still be maintained?"

The "Queen of Mystery" looked very quiet, and she gave the answer with a smile: "Of course I keep it, I won't give up any hope, and I believe you too."

She raised her hand again and shook the "blasphemy card".

There were faint light spots floating between Esther's hair. This scene made the "Queen of Mysteries" vigilant, but before she could take any action, Esther pressed her right hand to her forehead, forcing those light spots to calm down.

"Sorry, they're a little out of control, that card is working too hard on me."

The eyes of the "Queen of Mysteries" showed some thought: "You are possessed by some kind of power? But it seems that you have not been obviously affected, and there is no sign of turning into a monster."

Esther shook her head: "It can also be said to be some kind of god. You have also seen the scene just now, so I don't understand why you would want me to follow Aaron and the others to explore the ruins. You are not afraid that I will treat them Do you want to do it?"

"Because your desire for the 'card of blasphemy' is so strong, it's written all over your face, Miss Hamel. Has anyone ever told you that your expression is quite frank in revealing your inner thoughts? "

Esther rubbed her face subconsciously: "Well, I admit that I was a little too excited at the time. It's not in my interest at all to attack Aaron and the others, and it's hard for me to meet someone better than the one in your hand. Cards are more valuable, you mean that, don't you?"

"I am very pleased that our conversation has achieved such a good result. You are a partner who is good at judging the situation, Miss Hamel."

The "Queen of Mystery" raised her hand again, and a frog was sitting on her palm, looking at Esther and making a "croaking" sound.

"This is our contract. Once you accept its golden ball, it means that our agreement today will not be violated."

Esther raised her hand, and the frog leaped vigorously into her palm: "Otherwise, will I suffer the curse of becoming a frog?"

"Who knows?" "Queen of Mysteries" didn't deny it.

The frog opened its mouth and stuck out its tongue. A golden ball the size of a quail egg was wrapped around it. After Esther took it off, the frog jumped into the clouds below and disappeared.

Esther watched as the golden ball melted in her palm, leaving a circular imprint that disappeared. She saluted the "Queen of Mysteries":
"Thank you, then if you don't mind, I need to go back to the ship and sort out the news I got today."

"Of course, nice to meet you."

Esther's smile was a bit forced: "I'm also honored to meet you, 'Queen of Mysteries'."

Stepping on the ever-extending pea vines, Esther descended from the sky again. This time, there were no layers of vines around her. She could clearly see the round Nahuatl Island and the raised island. The brown-red volcano with a quiet crater.

The outline of the "Clover" below gradually enlarged until Esther could firmly step on the deck.

To Esther's surprise, Aaron was there.

But before Aaron approached, the pea vines quickly shrank and rolled up into the sky, and they didn't intend to let him climb up to see it.

Aaron sighed: "Oh, it seems that you have finished meeting my teacher, is she okay?"

Esther raised her head and looked at the pea vines that were taken back without mercy: "Since she is your teacher, why doesn't she want to see you?"

"Maybe it's because of disgust." Aaron said helplessly.