Emlyn blinked as he leaned back in his chair. He spoke unhurriedly and with a hint of a smile, he answered Miss Justiceâs question, âWhat I need to do is very simple. My role is to ensure that both parties can complete the collaboration successfully.â
That means you donât need to participate in the battle, right? Audrey had originally wanted to press with such questions, but after sizing up The Moon, she reflected on the words said and said with a faint smile, âSince thatâs the case, thereâs only one thing you need to do to ensure your own safety.â
Makes sense. I canât affect myself because of this matter. Anyway, thereâs nothing that needs my assistance⌠Iâm not in charge of the risky parts of the operation. Iâll later rent Leymanoâs Travels and spend money to get The World to record a few pages of Teleport. My safety will basically be guaranteed⌠Emlyn thought for a few seconds and said with a nod, âExcellent suggestion.â
As there were no other members of the Tarot Club participating in the Sanguineâs hunting operation and wasnât under their control, the private min-gathering quickly ended and the participants returned to the real world.
Klein wasnât in a rush to leave. After his figure disappeared, he appeared in The Foolâs chair again and beckoned for the Unshadowed Crucifix and the Marauder pathway mystical item, Broken Finger.
At that moment, the surface of the two grayish-white âtweezersâ that resembled the polishing of finger bones had produced a piece of gravel that sucked all the light around it, making it look pitch-black. It slowly swirled and gathered as though it was trying to form a new shape.
As for Broken Finger, the grayish-white color had turned transparent as it reflected some light, producing tiny holes.
The Unshadowed Crucifix can actually slowly purge the Beyonder characteristics from mystical items and Sealed Artifacts and let them combine together. Of course, the premise is that thereâs a power similar to the mysterious space above the gray fog to suppress it, allowing it to willingly âmake contactâ with items with Beyonder characteristics⌠Klein nodded in satisfaction.
At this moment, the grayish-white Broken Finger suddenly began to belt out in a fervent voice:
âOh, my Sun!
âPraise you!
âPraise the Sun!
As the tweezer-like object sang, a cracking sound emitted from it as though it would shatter into pieces at any moment.
But this did not affect its praise of the Sun.
ââŚâ Klein gaped at the scene, momentarily at a loss for what expression to show.
After a few seconds, he sighed. He separated the Unshadowed Crucifix and Broken Finger and threw them to the corner of the junk pile in different spots. He then suppressed the former using the powers of the gray fog.
Then, he prepared to leave and return to the real world.
At this moment, the point of light, which represented The Foolâs only believer, emitted ripples of light as the sounds of stacked prayers were heard.
Klein reined in his thoughts and extended his spirituality over. Immediately, the scene of Danitz praying in his room surfaced before his eyes as a corresponding voice echoed in his ears:
âHonorable Mr. Fool, your faithful servant wishes you to pass the following words to Gehrman Sparrow:
âAccording to my captain, there are many items at sea thatâs rumored to belong to Vice Admiral Ailment, but without any exception, theyâre all fake. And ever since she was injured after that assault, this pirate admiral has placed great care in the secrecy of her course and seldom plunders. The last time her ship appeared was two months ago at Theros Island west of the Berserk Sea. Later, it cruised into the massive ocean, her whereabouts unknown.
âThe foreign object in Andersonâs stomach is now controlled to some degree and is separated from his body to a certain extent. It wonât be able to penetrate his flesh for a very long period of time.
âThere are two ways to completely resolve this latent problem. One is to seek the help of the Sun pathwayâs Sequence 4 Unshadowed. However, this has quite a high possibility of cleansing most of his Beyonder characteristics. The second is to find the Hunter pathwayâs Sequence 4 Iron-blooded Knight potion formula. Through the help of the ritual and ingredients, he can directly absorb the foreign object.
âAnderson is inclined toward the latter choice. Heâs happy to take the risk.â
Itâs obvious that Danitz is forwarding me Vice Admiral Icebergâs answer by imitating her style. This isnât his usual style of speech⌠However, some of his terms arenât precise enough. Could it be that Danitz had secretly modified it to use terms he understands better? I-is he worried that Gehrman Sparrow wouldnât be able to understand? Klein pricked up his brows and cast his attention back onto the content itself.
Vice Admiral Ailment adhered to the advice from the Demoness Sect and has hidden in this relatively critical period? If thatâs the case, itâs basically impossible to capture her in a short span of time. In one or two monthsâ time, perhaps the matter will completely blow up and I wouldnât have a need to seek her outâŚ
Iâll first send Danitz to look for her and keep some hope⌠My focus will be on finding Demoness Trissy. I have a way to contact her and can consider using the excuse of working together to deal with Saintess of White Katarina to make her meet with Gehrman Sparrow. Iâll see if I can control her and use her to fish out KatarinaâŚ
The elimination of Andersonâs latent problem has two solutions, both of which I can help with. Since heâs inclined toward taking risks by advancing to absorb the foreign object, I donât have to worry about using Danitz to promote the option of leasing the Unshadowed Crucifix to him⌠Thatâs good. At least I donât have to worry about the crucifix given by Adam creating some nasty chemical reaction with the foreign object Adam left in himâŚ
As for the potion formula for Iron-blooded Knight, with how Anderson had played an important role in luring Ince Zangwill, itâs not like I canât give it to him. The foreign object in his stomach is Adamâs payment⌠Hmm, I canât directly bestow it to him since he isnât a believer of The Fool⌠Gehrman Sparrow has no reason to give him something at such a high levelâŚ
Amidst his thoughts, Klein quickly made a decision. He conjured The World Gehrman Sparrow and made him take on a prayer stance.
In the Fog Sea, on the Golden Dream.
Bang!
The wooden door was pushed open and slammed heavily into the wall.
Amidst this loud commotion, Anderson, who had been flipping the pages of a book, looked at Danitz, who was standing by the door, with his usual expression.
âThereâs a very good mission for you.â With a cloak draped over his shoulders, Danitz raised his chin and chuckled.
Anderson sized up the pirate opposite him and tsked.
âYou seem to be very smugâŚ
âWhatâs the mission?â
Danitz glanced at Anderson and said, âAccompany me to Theros Island and help me seek out Vice Admiral Ailmentâs whereabouts.
âIn addition, help me gather the Beyonder ingredients needed for Conspirer. Heh, youâll have to pay for it.â
Anderson nodded in thought.
âThen, what is the reward?â
The corners of Danitzâs mouth widened as he said in a condescending manner, âThe Iron-blooded Knightâs supplementary ingredient list and the advancement ritual.â
Anderson didnât respond. He didnât say a word as he focused his gaze on Danitz for nearly ten seconds.
Then, as though he was burning with impatience, he threw away the book in his hand and stood up. He said with a bright smile, âWhen do we set off?â
Backlund, East Borough, in a rental apartment that had its curtains drawn.
Trissy, who was dressed in a black dress, packed her luggage, preparing to head to her next hideout.
Her slightly round face was a little slimmer than before. Apart from her sweet smile, she had an indescribable, elegant, and beautiful look. Even though she was in the dirty and chaotic East Borough, she seemed to be untainted by any dirt.
Trissy didnât immediately pick up her black suitcase. After looking around, she walked to the desk and unfolded a piece of paper. She picked up a pen and wrote:
âMr. Gehrman Sparrow, Iâve obtained the information I need from that captain of the royal guards: He is truly loyal to King George III.
âYou should understand what this means.
âNext, my goal is to figure out what this king wants. For that, I plan to oppose the Demoness Sectâs Saintess of White Katarina. She definitely knows the corresponding secrets.
âSheâs a Sequence 3, a Demoness of Unaging. Sheâs very difficult to kill, and itâs very difficult to capture her.
âI have to admit that just my strength alone isnât enough to deal with her. If youâre interested and confident, we can try cooperating
âYou know how to contact me.
âTrissy.â
Putting down the pen, Trissy folded the letter and began setting up the ritual to summon Gehrman Sparrowâs messenger.
She had only written to the crazy adventurer now because she was worried that he would lock onto her hiding spot with the help of his messenger, and then Teleport over, bringing help to launch an assault. Therefore, she waited until she was about to move before making the attempt.
Although Trissy wasnât sure what Gehrman Sparrowâs motives were and couldnât determine if he would launch a surprise attack on her, out of habit, she chose the most reliable method for her, just to be safe.
After handing the letter to the messenger, Iâll leave and wait for Gehrman Sparrow to contact me. Iâll try not to meet him until we begin taking action⌠I wonder what faction is hiding behind him. I have to focus on mobilizing and using him, and not to trust him too much⌠This is indeed troublesome, but itâs sufficiently safe⌠As Trissy thought, she ended what she was busy with and took two steps back. Looking at the candlelight, she chanted in ancient Hermes:
âI summon in my name:
âThe spirit that wanders about the unfounded, the friendly creature that can be subordinated, the messenger that belongs to Gehrman Sparrow.â
Just as she finished speaking, the candlelight burgeoned and turned abnormally pale.
Following that, a figure stepped out of the candlelight and wore a dark and complicated robe, holding four blonde, red-eyed heads.
The four heads had eight bloodshot eyes that darted around simultaneously as they cast their gaze at Trissy.
Trissyâs pupils dilated as though she saw something extremely terrifying.