Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

"Yeah, you won't tell me."

Esther turned her head away thoughtfully, no longer looking at Amon, but glancing at Klein, who had let down his guard and was breathing more and more gently. He acted so trusting of her that it made Esther feel even more guilty.

A large part of this guilt stems from her compromise with Amon. This subtle sense of struggle hangs more and more tightly in her heart, making her suffer for it - but it can help her turn around from her indifferent attitude of bystander.

The self and divinity, which were in pain because of "Esther", pulled at each other and maintained the balance.

This is definitely not part of "fate", but the most unexpected result. Even Dazhibog probably didn't know that things would turn out like this... Or is this the result that he and He wanted, to make the end of division and aggregation stagnate in a balance that complements each other?

I am just another pre-prepared test subject. Does this success have anything to do with luck?

Esther thought so and poked the fire with the dagger in her hand out of boredom. Amon watched her little action to kill time and did not speak for a while.

Feeling the strong protest emanating from this special dagger, Esther's tightly-packed lips curled up. Such a prank was of course meaningless, she was just trying to divert her attention.

If it weren't for the extraordinary power attached to the dagger, Esther even considered changing its shape at any time. It would definitely be more appropriate to turn the dagger directly into a fire fork.

I don’t know how long it took, but in the long darkness, the light of this fire was reassuring and never dimmed - its due "consumption" was also stolen.

Amon couldn't help it. After Esther sat on a stone block, He moved another stone block from somewhere and sat next to her, frowning slightly:

"In fact, you can ask me why, and ask me what I know. You look like you have completely given up, which makes me more curious about your plans."

Esther rolled her eyes in the firelight: "Can't you sense my mood changes?"

"That doesn't mean I can figure out your thoughts. You always think about things illogically. But if I were to ask you, 'fate's guidance' has also deceived you. You know that very well."

"Yes," Esther responded calmly, completely ignoring Amon's implicit provocation, "but I'm still lucky..."

Amon laughed and winked at Esther in a childish way: "If you say these words to deceive yourself, then I can only expose you ruthlessly."

This time, Esther did not roll her eyes. Instead, she looked at Amon with a straight face and said seriously, "Don't talk as if you are very familiar with me."

"But I am indeed very familiar with you. I am sure that no one knows you better than me."

When Esther heard Amon say this in a threatening tone, she felt her arms tremble. She hugged the trembling Norns tighter and patted the pocket of her clothes gently to comfort the frightened little bird.

"We are not talking about the same thing. You have already gained a huge benefit. I don't know what else you are looking for from me."

"Origin Castle."

Esther didn't react and nodded her forehead indifferently: "That's not something I can decide anymore. Now I am also a member of the group threatened by 'fate'. Should we talk about something else?"

So Amon thought seriously for a moment, and tilted his head in the direction of the "Fortune Teller". His meaning was obvious - He was very curious about Klein Moretti's "hidden secrets". However, Esther had no idea either. Apart from being a candidate for the "Lord of Mysteries", most of her knowledge of Klein was from past memories, from being a companion of the "Nighthawks" to when he was still an ordinary person. It was like...

Like Li Xing.

Thinking of her "past", Esther sighed softly:
"I...you should be quiet. Klein is still resting."

Amon curled his lips, but really kept quiet. He could sense Esther's overly complicated emotions at the moment, which made Amon feel uncomfortable as well. So there were no more extra words between the two of them.

Returning to silence is more suitable for the environment of the God-forsaken Land. The range that the fire can illuminate is always limited. Many monsters are still lurking in the shadows, wandering outside this strange trio.

Klein, who had been using the Joker to control his facial expressions and quietly listening to the conversation between the two, finally felt relieved. He couldn't say that he was eavesdropping on purpose, but in such a quiet environment, he quickly woke up at the slightest noise. The moment he noticed that it was Esther and Amon who were talking, he deliberately relaxed his body so that the two would not notice that he had woken up.

The atmosphere during the conversation was not friendly. It was inconsistent with what Amon had deliberately shown before. Klein even faintly smelled the smell of gunpowder of tit-for-tat. He also vaguely understood Esther's current situation. Although she was caught by Amon, she didn't seem to be afraid...

On the contrary, Amon was quite cautious towards Esther. Did he know that Esther and Zoya were related to the other trapped being on Sefirah Castle?

Klein's thoughts gradually drifted away, and he fell into unconscious sleep again. Amon's eyes moved under his monocle. He knew that someone was awake just now, but he didn't react to it.

After all, it was only Esther who was being kept in the dark, and Amon did not feel that he had any obligation to remind her. Making this "fortune teller" more suspicious of Esther was exactly what He wanted.

Esther didn't even need to express her opinion clearly; it was enough for her to hesitate.

When Klein opened his eyes, he did not yawn intentionally. He just glanced around calmly, and his spiritual intuition did not give any warning.

Klein looked at the other two people sitting on the stone pier, ignored Amon's smiling nod, and did not pursue the worry in Esther's eyes: "Shall we continue?"

The one who responded was the "thief" who was deliberately ignored. He looked quite interested, and it was completely unclear what he was happy about: "Yes, let's continue - but if you ask me, it's a waste of time and boring to keep going like this, isn't it?"

"What do you want to do? Want to find a way to cheat?"

Esther said what Klein was about to say first, so he had no choice but to close his mouth again.

Amon nodded carefully, as if he was thinking carefully: "I don't think this is fair now-"

Esther couldn't help but laugh, "It's even more terrifying to hear it coming from you."

"Let's play a game and make a bet, what do you think?"

Esther and Klein looked at each other. This time, it was Klein who spoke: "The bet is our freedom?"

Amon's smile was more sincere: "No, it's just your freedom, not including her." (End of this chapter)