Chapter 34: Speculations about the "Hanged Man"



In addition to being shocked, another question came to the mind of "The Hanged Man" Alger:

Since Mr. Fool had foreseen this, why did He point out that the events in Bansy Harbor were related to the Rose of Redemption and the Angel King Medici?

Did He tell us on purpose?

Do you hope to spread the word through us?

The target is directly aimed at the "Angel King" Medici? No, it is more likely to be the "True Creator"!

Mr. Fool has repeatedly sabotaged the plans of the True Creator before, and this time should be no exception... The term "Redemption Rose" appeared in the abandoned temple of the True Creator. It was founded by the "Angel King" Medici and Ouroboros, and it is obviously deeply connected to the True Creator...

We are the only ones in Bansy Harbor, the Church of Storms. Is it me that Mr. Fool is really telling this to?

"The Hanged Man" Alger vaguely understood something.

Immediately, he keenly noticed a problem:

The last time the “world” mentioned that there would be a big event in Backlund, it was immediately confirmed by Mr. “Fool”, and then involved the awakening of the “Original Witch” and the coming of the “True Creator”. This time, the changes in Bansi Port that he mentioned also received a response from Mr. “Fool”, revealing the hidden secrets of ancient Bansi, and allowing the “Redemption Rose” and the “Angel King” Medici to appear in front of the members of the Tarot Club... Isn’t this too much of a coincidence?

Well, the news that the World had mentioned before was all related to Backlund. This was the first time it involved something at sea, and Mr. Fool mentioned last week that his followers had to leave Backlund because of the great smog tragedy. The two things matched.

So, the World is actually Mr. Fool's follower? No, it should be the representative of all his followers in the Tarot Club, completing some things for Mr. Fool that he is not convenient to do directly. Of course, his followers will also trade items and knowledge through this gathering to achieve their own goals. This can be regarded as Mr. Fool's training of him.

If you think about it carefully, this guess is very likely correct. At least the World has never collected Roselle's diary to exchange for knowledge or intelligence from Mr. Fool... As a follower, this is his duty and he has already submitted it privately!

Based on this conclusion, some of the deliberate problems and contradictions of "The World" are intended to conceal his identity as a follower, which is consistent with his experienced, sophisticated and cunning characteristics.

Mr. Fool organizes Tarot gatherings. In addition to hiding his intention to revive secretly and unlock the seal step by step, he also intends to use us to interfere in certain events. This can be seen from the composition of the members: upper-class nobles, bishop-level extraordinary people of the church, survivors of the God-forsaken Land, students of the Abraham family, and adult vampires. Each of them represents a force or a circle, or a channel.

Many thoughts flashed through his mind, and Alger, the Hanged Man, was not depressed by his own speculations. Instead, he felt a little excited. To him, the unknown purpose of Mr. Fool was the most terrifying thing. If he could initially understand what He wanted to do, he could effectively avoid risks and improve himself.

As long as The Fool wants to use us to do something, he will definitely give us certain benefits, which is exactly what I expect... Otherwise, I don’t know when I can see the hope of becoming a demigod... Ha, "World", you would never have thought that I have seen through your disguise... Alger's fear eased, and he began to think about how to use the information from Bansy Port.

He couldn't just report the news directly as that would arouse suspicion. He had to wait patiently for an opportunity that would allow him to be appreciated and rewarded by higher-ups without being monitored.

"Justice" Audrey could see that Mr. "The Hanged Man" had gone through some psychological processes, but she didn't expect that he could come up with so many thoughts and speculations in such a short period of time.

From Mr. Fool’s words, she was delighted to learn that the Redemption Rose was a secret organization founded by some Angel Kings and had a certain relationship with the True Creator.

At the same time, she also vaguely sensed the weirdness of the "world", and discovered that this member of the organization whose emotions were the most difficult to read was always involved in major events, always able to find out very important intelligence, and constantly providing formulas, materials and characteristics. It seemed that he could hunt down an extraordinary person in a week or two!

Did he leave Backlund and go to the sea? Or was it a rumor heard in Backlund? Should I tell the church about this information? Well, Mr. "The Hanged Man" has a close relationship with the Storm Church. If he does it, the effect will be better and there will be no problems... Audrey suppressed the idea of ​​spying and asked curiously:

“Dear Mr. Fool, what is the title of ‘Angel King’ Medici? Or, in other words, which path does he belong to?”

Klein leaned back in his chair and laughed softly:

"Red Priest."

Red Priest? Which path is this? It sounds very similar to "Black Emperor". Is it another Sequence 0 title? "Justice" Audrey thought excitedly and happily.

Red Priest... "Sun" Derrick muttered the term silently and found that there was no corresponding record in the history of Silver City.

It may also be that I haven’t read enough materials and only received a general education… He thought with a little regret.

Magician Fors and Moon Emlyn listened to it as if it were a story, and were equally interested in similar information.

The only problem is that I can’t brag about it to others, and I can’t write it into my novel! Fors felt a little regretful.

Mr. The Hanged Man should report this to his superiors. I hope he won’t delay it for too long… With his shrewdness, he may have seen some problems with The World and grasped the relationship between “him” and The Fool. Fortunately, I deliberately overlapped The World’s personality with Sherlock Moriarty from a long time ago and gave him the identity of a follower. Mr. The Hanged Man can only perceive this layer at most and cannot imagine that The World is actually a fake person… Klein the Fool raised his hand and touched his chin, saying with a smile:

"You guys continue."

Seeing that Mr. Fool no longer mentioned the previous topic, Emlyn, who had broken free from his savior mood, began to face the reality.

That means lack of money!

Regardless, he never considered selling the dolls, but told himself that he would have to save money in the future, and that he would have to spend half a year, or even a year, to reward himself with a new doll, or buy a new set of clothes for the ones he already had.

Apart from that, the only way he could think of to make money was to sell some potions with magical effects, but this could easily bring hidden dangers to the tribe hiding in Backlund.

This is the arrangement of the First Ancestor. Logically speaking, Lord Nibais should provide the corresponding help, but Mr. Fool asked me to keep it secret and be the savior who carries the burden forward in the darkness. I cannot actively reveal it... After thinking for a few seconds, Emlyn hummed twice, cleared his throat and said:

"Everyone, I have a question.

"Here's the thing. Suppose a powerful person arranges you to investigate something. Although you have successfully obtained the intelligence, you are unable to report to that powerful person for some reason. Then, how can you continue to get support from that powerful person?"

After saying this, Emlyn suddenly felt that this behavior was somewhat shameful.

This, this is very much like being a traitor and a spy... No, I did this for the continuation of the entire blood clan. For this, I must give up my reputation and bear the misunderstanding. When things are over and the truth is revealed, they will be moved by me... "Moon" Emlyn quickly eased the feeling just now.

At this time, Audrey "Justice", Fors "Magician", Derrick "Sun" and others all turned their attention to Alger. In their minds, Mr. "The Hanged Man" had rich experience in this area and was the best teacher.

Klein the Fool also thought so.

The Hanged Man Alger glanced at the Moon and said, “Hey.”

“It’s simple, but you have to take some risks.”

Emlyn subconsciously denied it:

"It's not me!"

The Hanged Man chuckled and responded:

"Suppose it was you."

He went on to describe:

"You gradually showed some abnormalities in your daily life, so that the strong man would notice that something was wrong with you.

“He will have two choices, one is to torture you directly, but this can easily cut off the clues, the other is to inadvertently provide you with help, allowing you to conduct a more in-depth investigation, and then send someone to monitor you.

"I think the second possibility is the most likely. The risk you need to take is how to avoid exposing the intelligence you want to hide under surveillance."

Is it still possible? Actually, it won't be exposed. Every time there is a Tarot meeting, I rest in the Harvest Church. There is nothing unusual on the outside. The sacrificial objects and the ceremony of receiving the gift are things that can be shown to Lord Nibais and others. They can guess that I have established a certain connection with Mr. Fool, but they can't imagine that I have joined a secret party... Very good, I will take the initiative to ask Baron Weimandi about the Silver City when I study history! Emlyn's eyes lit up and he had an idea.

He immediately remembered something and turned to the Hanged Man and said:

"Didn't you ask last week how to make everyone on a ship fall asleep at the same time?

"It's very simple. I can provide a magical anesthetic gas that can spread effectively and has no pungent smell. Even on the deck, smelling it directly will cause coma. Of course, you'd better choose a night with no wind. Also, the target cannot have a premonition of danger and cannot be too strong. The Beyonders in Sequence 9 who are famous for their physique are the limit.

"It can produce deep sleep for more than three hours, after which the effect decreases.

"100 pounds a can, plus an extra 30 pounds for me."

The Hanged Man thought about the situation of the sailors on the ghost ship and did not bargain:

"good."

He had to establish a certain image in front of the "Moon" to prepare for the subsequent big deal - he had considered using a sleeping spell, but that would require reciting an opening spell, which would make the sailors realize that something was wrong and become suspicious afterwards.

As the exchange session came to an end, Klein tapped the mottled surface of the long table with his fingers and said with a leisurely smile:

“I can already foresee that next week you will have a new look.

"This party ends here."

"Thank you for your blessing." "Justice" Audrey stood up first and said goodbye and thanked him.

With Mr. Fool's words, she felt more confident about taking the Psychologist potion.

As the "Magician" and others repeated the same words, figures disappeared in the palace, and the eternal silence returned above the gray fog.

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