In response to Leonard's "demonstration", the demigods and extraordinary people present nodded one after another, indicating that they fully understood what the "Red Glove" captain wanted to express.
One of the Mandated Punishers raised his arm and took the opportunity to ask a question:
"In other words, who are the members who carried out the mission represented by the tarot cards left at the scene?"
"That should be the case." Leonard did not give a very definite answer.
The "Punisher" just now continued to ask:
"Then what do the tarot cards scattered all over Lanevus' body when he died mean? There is no specific direction."
Leonard immediately picked up a piece of white chalk and wrote the name Lanevus on the blackboard behind him, then drew a circle:
"As I said just now, in the past two or three years, the Tarot card scandal really came into our attention because of the Lanevus case. This is probably the beginning of everything.
"So, without a specific direction, the randomly scattered tarot cards may represent the whole. This means that the organization named after the tarot cards has officially entered the stage of history. Haha, please forgive me for using poetic language."
"That makes sense." Several "Substitute Punishers" were convinced by Leonard.
Leonard looked around and continued:
"Let me make an analogy with the Aurora Society that everyone is familiar with. We all know that the Aurora Society has 22 divine messengers, each responsible for the affairs of a region. The organization codenamed after the tarot cards is likely to be the same. Members such as 'Judge', 'Emperor', and 'Hermit' should all have their own forces and exert influence in a certain area."
Hearing this, a member of the Mechanical Heart thought for a moment and said:
"But three members with tarot cards, namely 'Judgement', 'Emperor', and 'Hermit', have appeared in Backlund in succession. According to what you said, does this mean that the organization codenamed after tarot cards is not actually very large, and its members are concentrated in Loen or even Backlund? You know, there is only one envoy of the Aurora Society in charge of Backlund's affairs. As for the 'Dark Saint', he is targeting the entire Loen."
Leonard nodded slowly, indicating that he understood what the other party meant.
He organized his words:
“This possibility cannot be ruled out, after all, this is an organization that has only been around for two or three years.
"Of course, there may be another reason, which is that this organization does not divide its scope by region, but determines whether it should handle it by matter or field, and joins forces when there are overlapping situations, such as the Kapin case."
Seeing that the Beyonders from the three major churches and MI9 did not raise any other questions, Leonard pondered for a few seconds and said:
“The above are all my personal speculations, and there are some problems. This may be the direction of future investigations.
“The first question is, what is the purpose of this organization?
"If they are like the Aurora Society, and their purpose is to spread the faith in the evil god, then why have we never found anyone who believes in The Fool? Even if there are, they are all scammers who use The Fool's name to defraud people.
"The second question is, what is the commonality between these actions? I haven't found it yet.
"The third question is, the high-level members who use tarot cards as their code names are not too low in sequence level and have their own power, but they are not famous in the extraordinary world. This is very abnormal. You know, the 22 God Envoys of the Aurora Society, although they all hide their identities, have always had more or less confrontations with us. They were "witnessed" by us, step by step from low sequence to middle sequence, and finally took over the position of God Envoy after the death or promotion of the predecessor. They have long been on our list."
At this point, Leonard paused and said:
"If the organization codenamed after Tarot cards is really an organization that believes in The Fool, then there is someone who can answer my third question.
"He is the crazy adventurer Gehrman Sparrow. It is rumored that he believes in The Fool."
This name caused all the extraordinary people from the three major churches and MI9 to fall silent, as if they were quickly recalling relevant information.
They had long heard that Gehrman Sparrow had a mysterious origin, believed in The Fool, and had a lot of information about him, but they had not made the connection like Leonard did and put the whole thing together.
"...Gehrman Sparrow is suspected to be in close contact with Balam's former 'Archon of Death', an angel still active on earth." After a few seconds, Saint Anthony, Archbishop of the Church of Evernight Backlund, spoke in a low voice.
This startled several extraordinary people other than demigods at the same time, and they sat up straight instinctively.
They all knew about the "Admiral of Hell", but due to the level of secrecy, they were not aware that the "Archon of Death" actually represented an angel on earth.
"...That 'Death Archon' doesn't seem to belong to any faction of the Spiritual Cult." An extraordinary person from MI9 said hesitantly.
Leonard nodded seriously:
“Perhaps He is a member of the secret organization that uses Tarot cards as its code name.
"'Death' card!"
There was silence again, and demigods such as Celt and Radar had to admit that this was a possibility.
The status of the secret organization codenamed after Tarot cards suddenly rose to a level that was comparable to the Aurora Society.
"In short, Gehrman Sparrow is a clue." Leonard took a breath quietly and exhaled slowly, "Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I have finished."
Saint Anthony nodded slightly, stood up, looked around and said:
“So far, this secret organization codenamed after Tarot cards has not targeted us and has shown a certain degree of friendliness. However, the war situation is tense now and we are seriously short of manpower, making it difficult to take major actions. Therefore, I suggest that we try to avoid conflicts with them and not try to eliminate them for the time being.
"Of course, we must do the necessary investigation. Such a secret organization with angels on earth is dangerous in itself. If we don't understand it and don't have enough intelligence, we won't be able to respond in time in the future and stop possible conspiracies."
Horamick and other demigods thought about it and nodded in agreement.
Anthony Stevenson then looked around and stopped his gaze on Leonard's face:
"You will lead this investigation and coordinate well."
...Leonard solemnly agreed.
At this time, the "Deep Blue High Priest" Raydar Valentine said to Leonard with a little impatience:
“Let’s give them a name. We can’t always say that they are a secret organization named after tarot cards. That’s too troublesome.
"What do you think?"
Leonard thought about it seriously and said:
"Tarot Club?"
"Okay." Raydar stood up and said in a thunderous voice, "Let's call it 'Tarot Club'!"
…………
Late at night, in the Hall family villa in Queens.
The exclusive dessert chef Tim suddenly woke up from his dream and stared at the ceiling in the dark.
He just dreamed that he was enjoying an ice cream, and he woke up suddenly just as he started to eat it.
The more Tim thought about it, the more eager he became. Finally, he overcame his fear of trouble, got out of bed, put on a thick robe, walked out of the room, and came to the small kitchen not far away.
As a well-known pastry chef in the aristocratic circle, Tim was granted some privileges by Earl Hall. That is, he could enter the small kitchen at any time, use the ingredients here, and try out his new ideas.
Tim repaid Earl Hall's trust with one new high-quality dessert after another.
Of course, he often came here in the middle of the night to deal with sudden cravings, like now.
After some careful and hard work, Tim used the leftovers and ready-made preparations to make several cups of ice cream and ate half of it with enjoyment.
Then he touched his stomach, washed the dishes, and left the kitchenette with satisfaction.
He left the remaining cups of ice cream in the corner, seemingly completely forgotten.
…………
In the Cherwood area, on the Tussock River, an uninhabited shallow beach.
Audrey, wearing a dark cloak, first arrived nearby with the help of "Dream Travel" and then walked here on foot.
She skillfully arranged the ceremony and prayed to Mr. Fool for a blessing.
Soon, a silver-black "jewelry box" inlaid with many gemstones passed through the illusory door and landed in front of Audrey.
Audrey tucked a strand of her blonde hair behind her ear and without delay picked up the "Box of the Old Days" numbered "0-61", pointed it at the area where there were only a few stones, and opened the lid of the first layer.
Silently, a number of long tables and chairs arranged in a disorderly manner appeared in that area, and several Beyonders who covered their faces in various ways appeared, including Fors who was wearing a hood.
The condition of their skin quickly changed from being close to toys to being like humans, and their eyeballs began to move.
Fors, who had the highest sequence, recovered the fastest. He looked around and was extremely surprised to find that he had unknowingly come to the riverside shallows from the interior of the apartment.
Moreover, it was only the overall environment that changed; the situation around her was no different from before.
Where am I... What happened... Fors looked at the altar without "people" and thought for a second. Then, as if he understood something, he asked in surprise:
"Is it over?"
"Yes." Audrey answered using "psychological invisibility".
It’s over… It’s over now… Fors asked again in astonishment and confusion:
"How's the target?"
"Dead." Audrey was distracted by "manipulating" the other five or six Beyonders, and her answer was very concise.
Dead... "Secret Saint" Butis is dead... I haven't participated in the battle yet, and I haven't summoned Gehrman Sparrow's historical pore image yet... Fors opened his mouth slightly, feeling as if he was dreaming.
She felt like she was just frightened for a second and was in a trance for a moment, and then the mission was successfully completed.
At this moment, she saw the extraordinary people around her "coming alive", but they were not at all surprised by the change in the environment, as if the original gathering place was here.
They skillfully destroyed the chairs and long tables and threw them into the Tussock River. Then, they left the shallows one after another, returned to the place where the street lights were shining, and went home.
...This is the "manipulator"...How scary...Fors was startled and completely awake.
"You go back first." Audrey didn't have time to explain. She turned around and used the altar to sacrifice the "Box of the Old Ones" above the gray fog.
Fors took a quick look and said nothing, then turned her body into a transparent state and disappeared from the spot.
PS: I originally wanted to title this chapter “Official Debut”, but it’s too frivolous.
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