Chapter 199: Side Answer



Derrick, the Sun, who was in the spotlight, was not embarrassed and said impatiently:

“During this time, I followed the exploration team led by ‘Chief’ to Afternoon Town.

"This is the only way to the Giant King's Court. This is the gate that separates myth and reality."

His introduction aroused the interest of all the members of the Tarot Club, and they waited for the next words in different postures.

Derrick omitted the less important experiences along the way and started directly from the time he arrived in Afternoon Town. He first described the gray and dead silence there, then talked about how the three-person team found the basement altar, how he identified the names of Ouroboros, Medici, and Sasriel, and unknowingly entered the other side of the town and saw titles such as "Dark Angel" and the phrase "Redemption Rose".

At this point, he thanked Mr. Fool again for helping him out of trouble.

Then, Derrick briefly introduced the monster that his own shadow had transformed into, focusing on the clergyman who was constantly confessing in the half-collapsed church.

He repeated those sentences in his own words and mentioned that when the clergyman was about to say the name of the fourth angel king, he suddenly destroyed himself and was burned to ashes by transparent flames.

I know another angel king! And the atmosphere in the town was really gloomy and scary in the afternoon. The confession of the clergy had a very, well, doomsaying feel... Audrey listened with great interest, and was very curious about the two names that were left blank and could not be spoken.

At this moment, "Sun" Derrick turned sideways, looked at the top of the bronze table, and asked devoutly:

"Mr. Fool, who killed the Dark Angel Sasriel? Who does the fourth name represent? Why can't you say it out loud?"

Here it comes...Klein's smile almost froze behind the gray fog.

He hurriedly threw the little "sun" back to the real world because he was afraid that he would ask similar questions!

At that time, he was worried about the little "Sun" asking the "Dark Angel" Sasriel, but now he was facing a question that he had no idea of ​​the answer to.

Fortunately, magicians don't perform without preparation. After that day, Klein undoubtedly seriously considered how to answer similar questions. At this time, he had a plan in mind. He placed his right palm lightly on the armrest, and said with a meaningful smile in his eyes:

“Because it’s secret.”

He used his eyes and body movements to hint to the members of the Tarot Club that this "secret" was not a secret in the normal sense of the word, but had a deeper and more specific reference, but what it was, you had to figure it out for yourselves, the gods had hidden a deep meaning.

After completing this series of actions, Klein couldn't help but repent in his heart, thinking that he was becoming more and more like a charlatan. At the same time, he also felt that the Hermit's peeping was sometimes attributed to his own induction, because Mr. Fool would use his eyes and body movements to give additional hints, and all members would subconsciously observe His attitude.

There's nothing I can do about it. Without these, how can I keep pretending... I'm not the real evil god! Klein sighed inwardly.

Secret? The name itself is a secret? Is this what Mr. Fool wants to hint at? Um, what names are secrets themselves... A true God at the level of Sequence 0? Alger, the Hanged Man, thought of many things in an instant, and combined with some of the things Little Sun had said before, he had some guesses.

When the name itself becomes a secret, it means that this matter involves the true God, and it is very likely that the "Goddess of Night" is involved, because she is the "Mother of Secrets"! The extremely dangerous dark side of the "God-forsaken Land" confirms this... "Hermit" Cattleya made an uncertain inference based on the knowledge she possessed and the hint of Mr. "Fool".

At the same time, she was almost certain that the great disaster the clergyman was referring to was the "Great Cataclysm" that ended the Third Age.

The raped Angel King, the corrupted Afternoon Town residents, the city-state that was corroded bit by bit, a black "flower of disaster" blossomed, which buried an era and created a "God-forsaken land"... Such a heavy sense of history... Cattleya couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

While the Tarot Club members were thinking, Klein the Fool was also analyzing why the name was blank and why it couldn't be spoken:

"Could it be the true name of the gods? The one with the Dark Angel Sasriel is the true God, and the Angel King represented by the fourth name also became a true God later?

"But it's not like I haven't mentioned the true name of the gods. The 'Original Witch' Chike is recognized as being on the same level as the Seven Gods, but in the end, nothing happened...

"Maybe it has something to do with the language used? Loen, Intis, Feysac, and even Ancient Feysac are all languages ​​that cannot leverage the power of nature, but the Giant language commonly used in Silver City can. The clergyman should be using this kind of language.

"Try to pronounce Chike in Giant language later? Then, he died on the spot, and succeeded in committing suicide... Never mind, and one name is blank and the other name cannot be said, and the performance is different... I don't know why."

At this time, seeing that the little Sun was confused and unable to understand Mr. Fool’s meaningful hint, Alger took the initiative to explain:

“Those two names may represent two gods, so they cannot be explained.

"Perhaps it was the 'True Creator' who killed the 'Dark Angel' Sasriel, which led to the fall of several Angel Kings and the residents of Afternoon Town, bringing about a huge disaster. Therefore, only He has temples and statues in your 'God-forsaken Land'.

"The angel king corresponding to the fourth name may have gained great benefits from the disaster and successfully ascended to become a true god."

This is similar to my guess, but it is something that cannot be confirmed... "Hermit" Cattleya did not add anything. She did not think that her and the "Hanged Man"'s guess was the truth of the matter.

Audrey "Justice", Fors "Magician", and Emlyn "Moon" listened very carefully, and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that when discussing similar things, the Tarot Club always seemed very high-end. The King of Angels, the Evil God, the True God, and the Ancient Secrets were all just nouns.

“I see… I see.” Derrick the Sun understood and once again sincerely thanked Mr. Fool.

He was about to turn around when he suddenly remembered something and asked with some concern:

"Mr. Fool, is the key to leaving the God-Forsaken Land really in the Giant King's Court?"

After so much time had passed, he had already accepted Mr. "The Hanged Man"'s statement that the area where Silver City was located was a "land forsaken by the gods."

I think so, but the problem is that I can't be sure... Not looking for the seaside, but exploring the "Giant King's Court" instead should be the suggestion of "Shepherd" Lovia. This can prove my judgment from the side, but it does not rule out a conspiracy... "The Fool" Klein's smile was almost stiff again.

His thoughts raced, and he quickly came up with a way that would neither require a direct answer nor lower Mr. Fool's status.

He immediately laughed in a relaxed manner and turned his head to look at the Hermit Cattleya:

"Speaking of which, hey, Bernadette already knows how to enter the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods'."

Cattleya immediately recalled the vague scene in her dream, and subconsciously looked at the top of the bronze table and said:

"Is that the projection?"

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly realized that she was looking at Mr. Fool again, and quickly closed her eyes and said:

"My 'Eye of Prying Eyes' is an instinct. It can only be strengthened, not closed. It must be sealed with magical items..."

Not here.

I see... Klein nodded slightly and said:

"You can manifest a pair of glasses."

“Yes, Mr. Fool.” Cattleya followed the instructions and materialized the glasses.

During this process, Klein slightly leveraged the power above the gray fog and integrated it into the pair of glasses.

When Cattleya put it on, she found, as expected, that the "Eye of Peering into Mysteries" was sealed.

It was not until this time that the "Magician" Fors and others realized that the "Hermit" lady's eyes were very special and related to "peek into the secrets". They could be used without opening them!

No wonder we didn’t notice anything. Ms. Hermit suffered serious trauma from spying on Mr. Fool… Audrey “Justice” moved her lips in realization, solving a previous mystery.

Thinking of the Hermit sizing him up before, and the clergy uniform he was wearing here, the Hanged Man's face almost turned black.

The Fool Klein did not wait for the other members to calm down. He responded to the Hermit Cattleya's question with a low laugh:

“It’s that projection.

"Projection of the 'Giant King's Court'."

"So that was the projection of the 'Giant King's Court'..." Cattleya whispered in surprise.

Immediately, she thought in a trance:

She should also know the answer...

It took Sun Derrick a few seconds to digest the conversation between Mr. Fool and Ms. Hermit, and he vaguely understood a fact: the key to enter the God-Forsaken Land was related to the projection of the Giant King's Court!

So, the key to leaving the "Forsaken Land of Gods" is really in the "Giant King's Court"? "Sun" Derrick trembled inwardly, lowered his head a little excitedly and said:

"Thank you for your answer, Mr. Fool."

Huh... Klein breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that such a scene was simply too brain-consuming.

Alger, the Hanged Man, suppressed his emotions, glanced around, and said to the Hermit:

"Where is the projection of 'Giant King's Court'?"

He didn’t dare to ask Mr. Fool about this because he had been rejected before on the issue of the God-Forsaken Land.

Cattleya answered calmly:

"In the easternmost part of the Sonia Sea, in dreams at night.

"I was just about to share with you some of the things I saw during my trip there."

Audrey the Justice and Fors the Magician slowed down their breathing at the same time, waiting with great interest for the Hermit to tell them what she had seen and heard.

PS: I recommend a novel written by a book friend, "Time and Space Cards", which is a story about drawing various items.


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