Mystery: Lucky One

After hearing this, Magician Fors had to give up his previous idea. Then the Tarot Club members confirmed some things with each other, and then The World proposed another commission:
"I want to find someone."

After attracting everyone's attention, The World pretended to ask the Fool for help, manifested the appearance of Ince Zangwill, and then said:

"His name is Ince Zangwill. He was once the Archbishop of the Church of Evernight. He was originally a Gatekeeper of Sequence 5 of the Death Path. After failing to be promoted, he defected and stole the remains of a saint of the Church of Evernight in an attempt to be promoted.

"He is currently a demigod of the 'Night' path, holding a '0' level seal.

"Provide the specific location, 1000 pounds, and the reward will depend on the effectiveness of the clue."

It is not that there has never been a precedent of missing person commissions in the Tarot Club. Alice has let go of similar commissions more than once. In addition, "The Hanged Man" Alger has also left a missing person commission, but there has been no response to the "Hanged Man" commission so far. Alice has run into the objects of her commissions herself.

However, the commission from the "world" still attracted the attention of the Tarot Club members, and the "magician" Fors even blurted out:

"Mr. 'World', is he your next target?"

Regarding this speculation, "The Hermit" Cattleya and "The Hanged Man" Alger, who knew more about the gap between Sequence 5 and demigod beings, objected. But to be honest, this was indeed their first reaction.

——Is “The World” finally going to take action against the demigods?

"Yes," Alice answered for the World, "he chose it after careful selection."

The Magician Fors took a deep breath. On the other side, the Hermit Cattleya and the Hanged Man Alger began to look at the World with horror, trying to see something from him.

Even "Justice" Audrey couldn't control her abnormality and couldn't help but observe the "world".

...Miss Destiny must be talking nonsense again? !

As for Emlyn the Moon... his mood was similar to that of Fors the Magician. He was both respectful and fearful of The World. In the entire Tarot Club, only Derrick the Sun was in a normal mood. He looked at The World with admiration.

You are worthy of being Mr. World... I have to work hard too!

Amid the admiring, suspicious, and awed looks of the crowd, “The World” nodded calmly and said:
"Yes."

No...right?
The Hermit Cattleya and the Hanged Man Alger remained silent. Audrey the Justice swallowed her saliva and felt that she understood the fear of the Magician Fors. Emlyn the Moon began to think about how he had offended the World. Derrick the Sun continued to look at the World with admiration.

Alice looked at them and asked in confusion:

"Why don't you talk?"

Hearing her voice, Alger the Hanged Man turned around. He recalled the rumors about the World and Miss Fate at sea, and the fact that the bishop of the Church of Evernight possessed a Level 0 Sealed Artifact. He calmly confirmed with Alice:

"Miss Destiny, will you help?"

After being stunned for a moment, Cattleya and the others also looked at Alice. After all, in their opinion, it was normal if Miss Fate intervened.

But Alice denies this:
"Won't.

"This is his own business."

This was a rare moment of indifference from Alice towards Klein. After all, in their past impressions, Miss Fate did not seem to intend to let the "world" encounter any enemies beyond its scope. A demigod was obviously one of them. At one point, Alger, the "Hanged Man", even suspected that she had fallen out with the "world".

But Miss Destiny's attitude towards the "world" remained the same as usual, and Alger, the "Hanged Man", was unable to infer more from it. After hesitating for two seconds, he suddenly had a guess.

He already knew that starting from Sequence 5, the advancement of Beyonders not only required taking potions, but also undergoing rituals. The World had clearly been collecting potion materials for demigods, so he couldn't help but speculate on the possibility that this was a ritual for the demigods of The World.

...No, this is too difficult.

The Hanged Man Alger frowned. Even though this was the most likely guess at the moment, he did not dare to believe it. He could not imagine which path of advancement required hunting down a demigod. No one would be willing to take such a path.

...Or are all demigod rituals of this difficulty?

The Hanged Man Alger looked at Cattleya, the Hermit. It was no secret that the pirate general had been in Sequence 5 for many years. He should have reached the stage of preparing for the ceremony. If we refer to the difficulty standard of hunting demigods...

Alger, the "Hanged Man," remembered the drop of blood from the mythical creature.

Obviously, this was not a simple request either. Alger, the "Hanged Man", frowned and began to worry about his own demigod ritual.

If I could become a demigod...

He closed his eyes, then opened them again, and his expression returned to calm.

The Hermit Cattleya withdrew her gaze from him. She made a similar guess, but she thought in her heart that the description of the ritual was definitely not as direct as hunting down a demigod. There might be other contents that could reduce the difficulty.

However, that is also very difficult...

The Hermit Cattleya exhaled and asked the World:
"Mr. World, you said that Ince Zangwill possesses a Level 0 Sealed Artifact. Can you tell me about the ability of that Sealed Artifact?"

The World didn't say anything. He looked at Alice. After receiving his gaze, Alice answered for him:

"At your level, not knowing the information about those sealed objects is the best protection for you.

“If I must say anything, you only need to pay attention to one thing - when a large number of coincidences appear in your life, please pray to Mr. Fool immediately and find a way to leave the city you are in.

"Beyond that, don't listen, don't ask, don't think, don't understand.

"That seal... once caused the death of an angel."

The last sentence was what Alice saw in the church documents. Alice didn't know which angel it was or how he died, as she hadn't read more detailed information.

Of course, as a warning, this was enough, and most of the Tarot Club members became more vigilant. Audrey, the "Justice", also thought of the secret organization and Adam, the Son of God, from Alice's description. She looked at Alice and wanted to ask something, but then she remembered what Alice said, that knowing nothing is the best protection, so she gave up asking.

——As she gradually got deeper into the extraordinary world, she had learned to restrain her curiosity.

Looking back at the "world", "Justice" Audrey promised:
"If I find anything, I'll let you know immediately."

Others followed suit and expressed their opinions. The "world" nodded. The transaction ended here. It was time for free discussion. The first person to speak was the "world" again:
"I have conducted a preliminary investigation into the suicide case of Caron in Backlund."

Alice looked over in confusion. She had read about this incident in the newspaper, but the newspaper did not mention those strange aspects. Alice herself was not interested in it. She just glanced at it. Just now, she realized that there was another hidden story behind all this.

The first person to ask was Magician Fors. She asked a second or two after the World finished speaking:

"What's the truth?"

Klein had already rehearsed how to describe it in his mind, and without any hesitation, he let the dummy "world" say:

"The manipulator behind the scenes is most likely the royal advisor, Hvin Rambis. He most likely has another identity, a member of the Psychological Alchemist Association's Council."

Alice tried to recall the name in her mind, but she found that she had no impression of it at all. So she looked at the only noble lady present, Miss Justice, and asked her:

"Ms. Justice, have you ever heard of this man? Or do you know him?"

Audrey opened her mouth, closed it, and opened it again, repeating this several times before answering dryly:
"Mr. Herwin Rambis was born into an aristocratic family and graduated from the University of Perth. He possesses extensive knowledge and outstanding insights. He has served as a royal advisor for more than ten years and is a recognized scholar, a good man, and a gentleman..."

After hearing this, everyone in the Tarot Club fell silent. Compared to "Justice" Audrey who was still lamenting the darkness of politics, "Hermit" Cattleya and "Hanged Man" Alger keenly smelled Backlund's gunpowder and had a premonition that something big was going to happen.

The Hanged Man Alger was shaking with excitement. This was his lifelong dream. If Mr. Fool could win this fight, he might be able to dream of the throne of angels.

It was difficult for Magician Fors to have much understanding of this. She did not know Mr. Hvin Rambis. She just lamented the horror of the high-sequence Audience Path while quickly conceiving the outline of a novel in her mind.

...For my next book, I’m going to write a story about a sick female protagonist who falls in love with a gentleman and uses hypnosis to make him fall in love with her too, but at the end she finds out that the gentleman is actually a master hypnotist!

Alice touched her chin, feeling that adults were too complicated. She shook her head and asked Justice Audrey:

"The royal advisor is a member of the Psychological Alchemist Association's review panel... So is the current situation in Loen, or the laws and regulations in the past ten years, all at the behest of the Psychological Alchemist Association?"

"I don't know." Audrey "Justice" said dejectedly.

Alice frowned and whispered, "Psychological Alchemy Society...audience...Adam..."

As the high-sequence who influences the low-sequence ones, Ellie has no doubt about the connection between Adam and the Psychological Alchemy Society. The only difference is whether the members of the Psychological Alchemy Society know about it.

She guessed that Adam's goal was to cause a world war, and the appearance of Hvin Rambis proved this to a certain extent. She realized that the king of Loen seemed to be just a puppet, a tool to start a world war.

Alice's expression was strange for a moment. Some people looked at her because of what she said, but the "world" did not give them a chance to ask questions. Instead, it spoke out:
"One more thing. Help me keep an eye on Qonas Kilger. He is the deputy director of the military intelligence department. On the surface, he is only Sequence 5, but in fact he is a demigod of the Black Emperor path. He has a very strong sense of inspiration and is very sensitive to other people's attention."

Everyone's attention was about to be attracted by this name. They recalled the information about this name in their minds and realized that the information they knew was not enough to answer the question of "the world". They decided to pay attention to it the next time they saw it.

Seeing that no one else spoke up, "Sun" Derrick took the initiative to talk about his own experience:
"I've made a new friend."

He paused for a moment before getting to the point:

"The area he patrolled included the mausoleum of the former chief. He told me that the 'Six-member Council' had not yet opened the gate to the underground. However, in the cracks of the stone on the outer layer of the mausoleum, dense and strange plants grew, which looked a lot like human hair."

"Can I eat it?" Alice asked subconsciously.

The Sun Derrick paused for a moment. Alger, who was about to ask, decided to keep quiet for the time being. After considering his words, Derrick replied:

"…We still have some dry food with us, so we haven't made any such attempts yet."

The corner of the World's mouth twitched, and it gave Alice a suggestion:
"Miss Destiny, maybe you can try it yourself."

Alice nodded seriously, then shook her head and said:
“No, I just…

"You know, his description reminds me of someone..."

In the gray fog, Klein paused for a moment. He realized that Alice was probably referring to Frank Lee. After a moment of silence, he controlled the "world" to look at the "hermit" Cattleya.

The Hermit Cattleya also fell silent. She quickly realized who they were thinking of and could only remain silent.

The Hanged Man Alger did not quite understand this secret exchange. He looked around suspiciously and finally asked Derrick the Sun:

“Besides these, are there any other abnormalities?
"Is it the 'Shepherd' Elder Lovia who is responsible for opening the mausoleum?"

"Not only her, the Chief is here too, as are the other two elders." Derrick the Sun answered seriously, "There's nothing unusual about the others for now."

Alger nodded!

"Very good. Maintain the current status, establish connections with more people, and pay close attention to the changes in the mausoleum."

Derrick nodded quickly after receiving the praise.

Alice glanced at Derrick, then at Alger, and seriously considered whether she could add the stories of these two people to the holy books of the Church of Fools in the future.

After discussing some other things, the members of the Tarot Club began to learn from each other. When the time was almost up, Klein spoke up:
"Let's stop here." (End of this chapter)