Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 774: New Member's Thoughts

As soon as he appeared beside the familiar bronze table, Angel noticed something was wrong:

The gray fog lingering around the bronze table, the Tarot Club members, and the temple that looked like a giant's residence gave her a different feeling than before.

Before, the gray fog was gray fog, and the temple was the temple, and Mr. Fool seemed to be the "connection" between the two. But now, His relationship with the entire gray fog is more harmonious, as if He has merged into it, making it difficult to understand. It is only felt that His aura is everywhere.

If this mysterious being is a god from ancient times who is now trying to return to the human world, then his strength has undoubtedly recovered a lot!
Thinking of the ancient gods, Angel's mind flashed with the "source materials" with strange names, and he thought of his mysterious connection with the "City of Disaster".

After I advance to Sequence 3, perhaps my relationship with that "Source Essence" will change. At first, I didn't even know what happened when I was resurrected, but then I got the memory of entering that city, and recently I can continue to explore... Angel felt a sense of longing in his heart, and seemed to have realized something.

She suspected that this mysterious gray foggy space was also a manifestation of some kind of "source", which was in line with Mr. Fool, the ancient god who was trying to regain his power.

She couldn't think about it anymore, it was blasphemy... She collected her thoughts, her eyes wandered, and she made a new discovery.

There were more people at the party this time, and there were two more people at once!
She looked unconcealedly at the two "newcomers" sitting at the end of the male and female queues respectively, not worrying that her behavior was too abrupt because everyone did the same.

The man was probably quite young, taller than the Hanged Man, almost as tall as Mr. Sun… black hair and green eyes, sitting in a somewhat casual position, well, he noticed, and adjusted to a sitting position that he was not so used to…

Angel first looked at the new member of the men's queue, and soon felt a sense of familiarity with the face hidden by the gray mist.

In light of the battle and encounter that took place in West Balam last Tuesday, and the fact that Mr. Fool seemed to have provided some help at the time, Angel quickly determined the other party's true identity:

Leonard Mitchell!

Feeling her gaze, Leonard quickly scanned all the members' eyes and turned them over here, then froze.

Oops, he recognized me too. The gray fog here can only hide my features, but my hair, eye color, body shape and other features are not a secret at all in his eyes as he just met me... Angel looked away awkwardly and looked at the new female member on the same side as him.

The Tarot Club has started recruiting underage girls?
Seeing the figure that was only at chest height and almost hidden under the bronze table, the first thought that popped into Angel's mind was a bit absurd. Then, the image of a woman with the same features in her memory overlapped with the other person.

Then, she noticed that the "girl" was looking at the "magician" next to her from time to time, and it was obvious that she knew this member who was already considered an "old man" of the Tarot Club.

Now, without even thinking, she recognized the other person's identity: Hugh Dilcher.

She and Fors are friends. Perhaps it was the latter who recommended this bounty hunter to Mr. Fool?

Angel thought to himself as Audrey took the initiative to stand up and greet everyone, followed by the routine greetings.

At this moment, she noticed that the short bounty hunter stood up naturally with everyone else to salute the Fool, just a little later than the Magician next to him. Leonard sat there in a daze until everyone was facing the head of the long table. He then stood up hastily, his calves pushing the high-backed chair under him backwards, making a harsh metal friction sound.

Including Mr. Fool, everyone's eyes were focused on Leonard, causing him to lower his head in embarrassment.

Oh, this gentleman did not exist in Fors’ introduction, which meant that he was also a “newcomer”. However, Fors gave me a detailed introduction to the Tarot Club, including the need to show absolute respect to Mr. Fool, as well as to the members who have prominent identities in reality, such as the Queen and the World. Most importantly, one must stand up and salute at the beginning of the meeting!

Hugh Dilcha, who was sitting opposite him, muttered to himself, feeling his first sense of superiority after arriving at this strange place.

No wonder Fors said that one should talk less, do less, and watch more, so as not to show weakness... She immediately understood her friend's advice better and respectfully bowed to the god at the head of the long table who had saved her life a few days ago.

"Good afternoon, everyone. These two are 'Star' and 'Judgement'. Please introduce yourselves."

The Fool Klein said calmly, his eyes fixed on Leonard the Star.

He had been trying so hard to hold back his laughter that his stomach started to hurt!
Leonard, feeling a little uneasy about being the center of attention, frowned. He felt that Mr. Fool had some special attention on him.

Maybe the code name "Star" is a bit feminine. Actually, I wanted to choose "Tank"... He muttered, and while everyone was introducing themselves, he secretly observed the other members and gave them more recognizable labels.

The Queen, haha, she is indeed Angel. I also found that Miss Judgment, who looked only fourteen or fifteen years old, and I were both sitting at the end of the line. This meant that she, who was closest to Mr. Fool, was one of the original members of this party. No wonder she was able to trick Klein into coming here...

The Hanged Man looked to be in his thirties, and the color of his hair reminded me of some of the Mandated Punishers I was familiar with. Perhaps he was also from the Sailor path.

"Justice" is like a carefree aristocratic girl with tasteful clothes, but this might be a disguise. I also deliberately didn't wear that highly recognizable windbreaker...

Leonard looked at them one by one, and finally his sight stopped at the "World" whose voice was low and hoarse, and only read out his code name and said nothing else.

Klein... Why is he sitting alone at the end of the long table, as if he is isolated? Is this because of his special identity? Because he has close ties with Dwayne Dantès, the Archon of Death, and other Fools, and is equivalent to an agent for these "non-staff members"? Thoughts emerged in his mind, and Leonard slowly retracted his gaze until the "Hermit" lady opposite him spoke:

“Dear Mr. Fool, I did not receive any new diary of Emperor Roselle this week.”

Russell's diary? That Russell Gustave? Those illegible notes of his, whose contents even the old man couldn't understand, were diaries?

Leonard suddenly reacted and secretly looked at the others, and found that they had no special reaction to this. The "Queen" even echoed with an apology, saying that she had not found the new diary either.

Roselle’s diary was the currency of this gathering, or a special offering to Mr. Fool… He immediately put a new “label” on it and kept it firmly in mind.

He remembered that in the database of St. Samuel's Church, there were more than ten pages of rubbings of Roselle's diary!

With his authority, it was not difficult for him to read and forcibly memorize those mysterious symbols.

Klein smiled with satisfaction when he noticed that Star was smiling mysteriously behind the gray fog. He had deliberately left this period of silence in order to guide the two new members to discover the new Roselle diary around them.

It seems that Leonard has already thought of it. Miss Xiu's expression did not change. The "magician" should have told her these things in advance. Since their social circles are relatively overlapping, there may not be any new gains... He thought about it and lowered his voice to order:

"You guys go ahead."

Continue? Is it a transaction or an exchange of information? Leonard, who still remembered Mr. Fool's introduction, had a new question in his mind. He lowered his body slightly, wanting to take a look at the situation first.

Unfortunately, it seemed that no one in this week’s Tarot Club wanted to buy or sell anything. Everyone’s eyes kept crossing, and finally quietly gathered on the two new members.

Feeling a strange atmosphere spreading towards Leonard, Angel coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention, and said softly:

"Does anyone have any clues about the 'Fountain of Youth'?"

This gentle and pleasant voice eased the awkwardness at the bronze table. Everyone was silent for a moment. Cattleya, the Hermit, was the first to answer:
"This is one of the most popular legends about treasures at sea, but most people think it's just a legend... You should remember what the Undying King did."

She was hinting to me that it was just a trap set by Agaritu... Angel said carefully:

"The news he spread was false, but it does not mean that the Fountain of Youth does not exist in the world... It is one of the ingredients for the potion I need."

Since the potion formula requires it, it must exist in the world - this is the hidden meaning of Angel's answer.

However, "The Hermit", "The Hanged Man" and "Justice" read more information from it:

Miss "Queen", who has been promoted to demigod less than three months ago, is already looking for materials for Sequence 3 potions!

When I first met her, she was still selling the "Assassin" potion and asked Mr. "The Hanged Man" to provide a channel for making a fake identity. At most, she was just a low-sequence Beyonder. It's only been a year, and she's about to become a Sequence 3 Beyonder?

Audrey's heart was like a raging storm, and even her "audience" manners could not stop her from secretly glancing at the seemingly weak woman next to her.

The only Sequence 3 Beyonder she had ever seen was Archbishop Saint Anthony of Saint Samuel Church, who had already been managing the Backlund Diocese when she was born.

Your peers have all become demigods, and you are only a Sequence 6. You must keep working hard, Audrey. Otherwise, even Susie will catch up with you… She quietly clenched her fists under the table to encourage herself. She watched the "Hanged Man" and "Hermit", who both had rich sailing experience, discuss for a few sentences. After that, they each accepted the commission from the "Queen" and agreed to go back and look for clues to the "Fountain of Youth" through their own channels.

I see. This session is an opportunity for everyone to issue commissions to each other... But Angel is actually seeking promotion again. Is she going to be promoted from "immortal" to Sequence 2 and become a true angel?

Leonard took a deep breath and looked at the figure sitting next to the Fool, as if he had just met her for the first time.

But he soon realized that this meant that the level of Tarot Club transactions was quite high, and that many of his needs might not need to be met through accumulating contributions within the church, but could be met here.

Thinking of this, he looked around and took the initiative to speak:

"I need to purchase a magical item."

For the third time, everyone's attention was focused on him again.

(End of this chapter)