Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 743: Honorable Name?

Seeing the cross-dressing emperor posing in a coquettish manner again, Angel couldn't help but laugh.

Be serious. Klein doesn't know he is a time traveler and will think he is one of the legendary figures in history... Angel tried to convince himself, suppressed the corners of his mouth, and looked at Klein who was also laughing. Only then did he realize that he was also amused by the shape drawn by Roselle to deliberately cater to the meaning and path of the "Card of Blasphemy".

"Well, wasn't this 'Witch' card offered to Mr. Fool for safekeeping? Why is it in your hand?"

She quickly found a topic to break the awkward atmosphere.

"This is related to our next plan to explore Calderon City," Klein asked Enzo to bring another chair and sat next to Angel. "It is a city hidden deep in the spirit world, and we don't have the ability to stay in the spirit world for a long time like Mr. Azik. Even if we 'travel', we can only travel through the mysterious and strange spirit world for a short time. Therefore, I plan to use these cards made by Emperor Roselle to assist us."

"You mean... like the 'Black Emperor'?"

Angel immediately thought of the spirit of the "Black Emperor" that Klein occasionally transformed into when he was "Sherlock Moriarty". Not only did it give him certain qualities of a resentful spirit, enabling him to pass through obstacles, possess enemies, and avoid most ordinary damage, but he also gained additional abilities such as "Scream", improving his own status, and resisting divination and prophecy.

At that time, I wanted to ask, why was Klein able to repeatedly borrow the "Black Emperor" card from Mr. Fool? Did he make a great contribution in the process of obtaining this "blasphemous card"?
This question popped up in Angel's mind at this moment, but the next second Klein took the initiative to give an explanation.

"Yes, it is the 'Black Emperor'. I used some tricks to obtain it and sacrificed it to Mr. Fool for safekeeping, so I can use it at any time... But this time, I plan to use another one."

As he spoke, he also took out a similar small metal box, removed the spiritual wall, and took out a "blasphemous card" that Angel was somewhat familiar with. It depicted Emperor Roselle wearing a triple crown, raising his hands, summoning lightning, strong winds, and waves, but it did not reveal any other special features.

That was the "Tyrant" card, which was obtained by Angel, Klein, and "The Hanged Man" Alger during an exploration of an unknown island, and was sacrificed to Mr. Fool.

"Why is it the Tyrant? The Black Emperor is very strong and handsome..." Angel muttered, and suddenly thought of something, "The Tyrant belongs to the Storm Path. Will it be discovered by the High-Sequence Beyonders of the Storm Church in the southern continent? They can fly very fast, even if they can't compare to Travel, they can get here quickly..."

"After being sealed by the spiritual wall, it won't happen in a short period of time. But if you stay in the real world for too long, you may naturally run into a high-level "Manufactured Punisher" due to the aggregation effect of Beyonder characteristics, and then be captured and interrogated."

Klein was well prepared when he made the plan, so he answered without hesitation.

That's good. I'm worried that if I go out with the "Witch" card, I'll run into some saint. If it's a Sequence 3, I can barely deal with it. For a Sequence 2, I can only hope for the special "resurrection"... Angel muttered, holding the Blasphemy Card vertically in front of him, looking at Roselle in women's clothing, and continued to ask:
"So you're going to teach me how to use it?"

Phew, we have finally reached the most critical step... Klein breathed a sigh of relief and pondered for a moment. He spoke slowly, as if he had just arrived at the sea and was teaching Angel the history of the Fourth Epoch:
"First, you need to use the methods of 'artificial sleepwalking' and 'secret ceremony'..."

Unlike the average mid-sequence Beyonders, Klein, as a mysterious "Fool", has been studying the special features of the gray fog since Sequence 9, thinking about how to use his own power to help himself. Therefore, he is very proficient in various rituals related to "granting" and "sacrifice". He has also developed many special rituals to leverage powers far higher than his own sequence based on the internal information of the Nighthawks, the diary of Emperor Roselle, and mystical books such as "The Book of Secrets".

And unlike himself placing the "Card of Blasphemy" directly above the gray fog, in the real world, to use this card of extremely high status and special power, Angel must first "pray to himself".

"...This is very simple. When I make advanced spells, I pray to myself and borrow the power of my 'specialness'...This is what Will Auceptin, the 'Snake of Fate', taught me."

Hearing this, Angel interrupted Klein's increasingly effective teaching and took out a "disaster" spell that he had just added yesterday and said.

"Then, let's move on to the next step." Klein realized at this moment that his inherent stereotype had made him look down on Angel. He quickly skipped over the topic while repenting in his heart. "This is also different from making a spell. After all, a spell only needs to transmit power, while accommodating the 'blasphemous card' requires the coordination of the spirit and the body."

"Enter the 'artificial sleepwalking' state. After the spirit leaves the body, your body must continue the 'secret ceremony' to sacrifice the blasphemous card in your hand. This also needs to be directed to yourself. In addition, the 'secret ceremony' must use a 'honorable name', which you need to design yourself and make sure it points to yourself, rather than a mysterious or even evil existence."

“Honorable name, isn’t that something only a Sequence 3 Saint can possess? And the response range is limited…”

Angel asked in confusion.

She initially thought that this was unique to gods, such as the goddess and Mr. Fool. It was not until she learned more information from the Mysterious Queen that she realized that this range could actually be extended to Sequence 3. But could a Sequence 4 who had just been promoted to a demigod and possessed a trace of divinity also have an honorific name?

"Heh, that's just reaching the level of being able to respond to other people's prayers, not the level of 'having' an honorific name. If they want, a Sequence 9 can also design their own honorific name, but even if they recite it and pray to themselves, they won't get any response. As for demigods, it's the minimum requirement to gain their own power in a closed-loop ritual."

Klein explained, his tone unconsciously taking on the tone of The Fool explaining questions at Tarot Clubs, but he immediately reacted and regained his "self," adding, "First, for Sequence 4, the honorific name is best to have five paragraphs, and the last paragraph should directly point to the name. It can be a pseudonym, such as Eileen Watson, or Angelica, but I suggest Angelica Thatch. After all, she is the most famous. You can include many legends on the sea as limiting paragraphs to avoid pointing to other people...

"But don't worry too much. After all, the secret ceremony is quite special. Even if the honorific name is invalid, the probability of success is not low."

After he explained a few words, he saw that Angel was thoughtful, so he simply did not continue to disturb her. Instead, he prepared to return to his room and use the gray fog to contain the "Tyrant" first, so as to prevent Angel from discovering that he was not using this method at all.

But before he left, Angel looked up at him as if he had realized what was happening and asked:
"What about you? What's your 'honorable name'... Well, I'm just using it for reference."

As expected, he asked... Klein was glad that he had already found an excuse. He turned around and said with an unchanged expression:

"Because I'm not a demigod yet, I borrowed the power of Mr. Fool, but I've already thought of some of them, such as 'The Great Gehrman Sparrow'..."

As expected, his teasing tone caused Angel to roll his eyes, and he was able to leave safely.

"Borrowing the power of Mr. Fool... His relationship with that being is really strange. He is superior to us Tarot Club members, but he doesn't look like a true follower. Is it because of his 'specialness'..."

Looking at Klein's back, Angel muttered a few words, returned to the other bedroom, set up the spiritual wall, prepared to experience this novel ritual, and tried to use the "Witch" card.

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Outside the city of Tetnik, in an ancient forest where few people go.

Bang—a tall body fell into the mud, with its face buried in dead leaves and mud. No expression could be seen, but the rest of the exposed skin had already dried and turned black, like a mummy that had been left for many days.

His extraordinary characteristics gathered and precipitated at an incredible speed, and soon gathered in his eyeballs.

A foot wearing a leather shoe reached out and kicked the corpse, causing it to turn half a circle. His muddy face was tilted upwards, and his left eye emitted a strange deep red.

The owner of the foot was none other than Ince Zangwill, who was wearing a double-breasted frock coat and stepped into the mud without getting a speck of dirt on him. The blood vessels on his left blind eye were bulging, and he stared at the corpse under his feet with ferocious eyes. After a moment, he stretched out his hand to grab the eyeball that was emitting a deep red light, dug it out, raised his hand dripping with blood to his mouth, and swallowed it in one gulp.

He directly ate the eyeball that was combined with extraordinary characteristics!

The sound of wind in the forest blew the notebook in his other hand and turned to the latest page:
"...Before launching the real action, Ince Zangwill must satisfy Soren Einhorn Medici's desire and provide him with the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Hunter' path to restore his strength...

"...After satisfying this evil spirit, Ince Zangwill will go to Gurain and meet up with the Pale Hand to help him get rid of the evil spirit's possession. This is in line with his current state, which is consistent with his situation of being awake and possessed at times...

"But is that really the case?"

After the raw swallowing property was activated, the blood vessels on Ince Zangwill's face gradually disappeared, and his left eye became blind again, as if he had woken up from his stupor.

He looked at the blood on his hands with some fear, feeling that the extraordinary characteristics he had swallowed into his body had not been absorbed by him. His expression changed, he put the notebook into his dress, turned around and left the woods.

Behind him, the corpse of the Reaper was surrounded by ghosts and quickly turned into a pile of bones.

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"Honorable name... What honorable name should I use?"

After setting up the venue for "artificial sleepwalking" and "secret ceremony", Angel fell into deep thought while looking at the lit candles and smelling the tranquil aroma of essential oils.

(End of this chapter)