Gehrman Sparrow was missing... Bernadette had a premonition when the extremely scary messenger returned, and had a rough idea of ​​what had happened. So, after hearing the other party's feedback, her expression only sank slightly, without any obvious reaction.

The "mysterious queen's" eyes, as blue as the condensed ocean, suddenly became deeper and briefly lost focus, as if she was spying on the torrent of fate through Renette Tinicole.

After two or three seconds, Bernadette suddenly closed her eyes, as if a bright light that was difficult to look at appeared in front of her.

Blood was faintly flowing from the corners of her eyes, making her face look somewhat pale.

The "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette closed her eyes and spoke in a slightly ethereal voice:

"Gehrman Sparrow is in great danger. The darkness is swallowing up the light, leaving only a ray of hope."

This is a prophecy.

Sequence 3 of the "Mysterious Peeper" pathway is "Master of Prophecy".

The four blond, red-eyed heads held by Reinette Tinicole spoke one by one:

“That…” “Darkness…” “Symbols…” “What…”

Bernadette maintained the same posture as before and said:

"Desolate, distorted, doomsday, negative, wrong."

Renette Tinicole, who was wearing a gloomy and complicated long dress, stopped talking with her head in her hands. She threw down Bernadette's letter and gold coins, turned around and walked into the void, disappearing in the room.

"The Mysterious Queen" Bernadette stood there, not making any movement for several seconds.

Finally, she opened her eyes again. Her blue pupils were hazy and lifeless, and it seemed that it would take a longer time for her vision to recover.

Bernadette thought about it, stretched out her right hand, and patted it lightly.

The tablecloth folded up on its own and then unfolded again, replacing the objects it held from ritual objects with pens, paper, and inkwells.

The pen suddenly jumped up, as if held by an invisible spirit, and quickly wrote down the disappearance of Gehrman Sparrow on the paper.

Sonia Sea, inside the captain's cabin of the "Future".

"Admiral of the Stars" Cattleya looked at the fried mushrooms on the plate, smelled the fat aroma, and did not pick up the knife and fork for a long time.

Suddenly, she was inspired and turned her head to look at the place where the brass sextant was placed, and found that a letter had appeared there at some point.

Cattleya immediately smiled, reached out, picked up the letter, and began to read it eagerly.

Gradually, her brows furrowed.

"German Sparrow is missing..." Cattleya whispered and repeated the key points of the letter, keenly feeling that the matter was a bit serious.

She easily understood the meaning of the Queen's letter to her. Without hesitation, she lowered her head, clasped her hands, and recited a honorific name in ancient Hermetic language:

"A fool who does not belong to this era..."

Above the gray fog, the deep red star representing the “Hermit” came to life, expanding and contracting noticeably, opening up a circle of light containing the sound of prayer.

They intertwined with the ripples created by the two crimson stars corresponding to "The Magician" and "The Sun", and surged towards the ancient and majestic palace like a tide.

…………

"Someone is praying to Mr. Fool again... The echo is stronger, and the noise in my ears is more obvious... Well, I can hear it a little more clearly, and the picture is clearer... This time it seems that the one praying is Ms. Hermit, and she is the only one who likes to wear ancient wizard robes...

“Did the ‘Mysterious Queen’ discover that something was wrong with Gehrman Sparrow? Although I was worried that he would die this time and would need some time to be resurrected, I hinted in advance that the Tarot Club members might cancel next week’s gathering, but that was just a hint. There was no official notice, and it wasn’t clear enough. By Monday, there was still no response. They would definitely panic, pray, and contact each other. They would find out that Mr. ‘The Fool’ was also missing. No, he ran away with ‘The World’.” Klein used self-mockery to ease his inner feelings.

He glanced at Amon who was walking beside him, raised the leather lantern in his hand and said, "

“It should have been extinguished long ago.”

Amon, who was wearing a pointed hat and a black wizard robe, nodded slightly and said:

"I put it in a magical state where it can keep glowing for a week without any fuel."

Klein thought for a moment and said:

"Is this a 'fraud' of the laws of nature?"

Amon turned his head and looked at Klein with his right eye wearing a monocle for a second, then said with a smile:

"clever.

"Sequence 3 of the 'Error' path is a further development of the 'Swindler', called the 'Deceiving Mentor'."

It's pretty much what I guessed... However, it's not just the "wrong" way to do something like this. The "Black Emperor" can accomplish it by "distorting" the rules and "using" the rules... Klein compared the differences between the "thief" and "lawyer" ways in his mind.

At this time, Amon touched his chin and asked with interest:

“There are less than three days left. If you don’t find a way to escape, it will be too late.

"Are you going to try something new today or tomorrow?"

“…Guess.” Klein put on a smile and responded to His question using the method that He was good at.

Frankly speaking, when it comes to escaping, Klein doesn't think the more times he tries, the better the results will be.

On the one hand, frequent attempts can indeed test the limits of Amon's abilities, consume the "things" that He had stolen before, and lay a good foundation for the final battle. But on the other hand, it will also expose Klein's own cards. After all, he is in a passive state and has no chance to prepare. If he wants to force Amon to show more means, he can only play a few good cards.

If Amon had fully figured out his response through repeated attempts, Klein couldn't think of any chance of escape.

Escape attempts are a double-edged sword, and you can end up cutting yourself if you're not careful!

Because of this, Klein did not act blindly, but carefully planned in his mind.

As they were talking, he and Amon walked out of the city-state that originally worshipped the alien queen and later believed in the ancient sun god. Here, only bones and severely weathered stone buildings were left to show the bustle that this place once had.

Outside the city-state was a desolate wilderness whose boundaries could not be seen even under the illumination of lightning.

…………

At 7 Pinster Street, Leonard sat on the sofa, resting his feet on the coffee table, leisurely flipping through today's newspaper.

The death of George III yesterday had brought extreme busyness, and he, who had been on duty all night, had been given a five-hour holiday today.

After sleeping for two hours, Leonard got up energetically and tried to understand the current situation from regular reports.

In fact, as a captain of the "Red Gloves", he knew more than the reporters in some aspects. For example, the place where the "Tudor" ruins were located outside Backlund collapsed into a large lake, which almost affected Dwayne Dantès's Meige Manor. For example, George III who died by self-explosion in Memorial Day Square was not a real person, and the collected remains disappeared out of thin air that night.

Of course, Leonard was extremely certain that George III was dead and that the eldest prince was about to inherit the Balam Crown and the Loen Crown.

At that time, there was an unusual movement in Sefirah Castle. This incident must have a lot to do with Mr. Fool... Klein had already warned George III that there would be problems... The reactions of the three major churches were strange. Even the Storm Church, which was most easily dominated by impulse, was not too angry... Leonard flipped through the newspaper while casually letting his thoughts wander.

At this moment, the slightly old voice of Pallez Zoroast sounded in his mind:

"Gehrman Sparrow's messenger has arrived."

Leonard looked up suddenly and saw that the angel-level messenger in a gloomy and complicated long dress had appeared in front of him at some point.

The four blond, red-eyed heads held by Reinette Tinicole spoke one after another:

“German…” “Sparrow…” “Encountered…” “Great…”

"Of..." "Crisis..." "Now..." "Missing..."

Klein was in danger and disappeared? Leonard retracted his legs and stood up.

Without waiting for Pales Zoroast to give any hint, he suddenly got inspired and blurted out:

"In connection with the death of George III?"

"Yes..." "He..." "destroyed..." "George..." "The Third..." "of..." "becoming a god..." "ritual..." The eight red eyes of the four heads of Renette Tinicole looked at Leonard at the same time.

Ceremony of becoming a god? Although Leonard was very anxious, he was still shocked by this phrase.

Anyone who can hold a deification ceremony is at least a Sequence 1 angel. Klein can actually directly participate in such a matter... Mr. Fool's plan? Leonard's green eyes gleamed slightly, and relying on his rich experience, he asked directly, getting to the point:

"What condition was Crane in when you last saw him?"

The four blond, red-eyed heads of Reinette Tinicole shook up and down and said:

“Maybe…” “Being…” “Zaratul…” “Hunted…”

As Gehrman Sparrow's messenger, this "ancient evil" was able to sense that his employer had also left the Tudor Ruins after escaping.

The one who knows the methods of an "ancient scholar" best is undoubtedly a higher-order person on the same path, so Zaratul will definitely intercept and hunt him down.

Zaratul? The leader of the Secret Order, the Sequence 1 angel Zaratul? Leonard was worried about Klein, and at the same time, he was terrified and shocked by the "colorful" life of his former colleague.

At this moment, in his mind, Pales Zoroast spoke in a low voice:

"Ask Him if He has any other clues."

Leonard immediately complied and raised the question.

Renette Tinicole seemed to have known that Leonard was not a simple person, and repeated the prophecy of the "Mysterious Queen" word by word in her head.

After hearing this, Pales Zoroast was silent for a long time, then he sighed and said:

"mistake……

"I roughly know the current situation of your former colleague."

Leonard subconsciously wanted to ask more questions, but because of the presence of outsiders, he finally resisted the urge.

Pales paused and continued:

"The changes in Sefirah Castle attracted Zaratul. How could Amon not have noticed it?

"This should involve the battle for Sefirah Castle."

"Source Castle"... Leonard took a slow breath and said to Renette Tinicole:

"He may have fallen into Amon's hands."

When the messenger lady nodded her head and turned to leave, Leonard immediately sat down, clasped his hands, closed his eyes, and prayed:

"A fool who does not belong to this era..."

PS: The latest version has fixed the bug of whether the Tarot Club should be held. Haha, it’s normal that I didn’t find it when I was writing, and it’s too bad that I didn’t find it when I checked. Well... my brain must have been stolen by Amon.