Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 36 How to Tell Luo Lin the Fool's Name

This is also the script planned by Rowling - because he is worried about his friend's situation, he cares more about the Fool, and asks about the Fool everywhere. Doesn't this fit the character of Jack Jones?

Justice Audrey would presumably report today's events truthfully to the Fool. Given Klein's personality, even if he didn't want to drag him into the gray fog, he would most likely choose to let Justice Audrey tell him his honorific name.

Of course, even if Mr. Fool didn't do this, Rowling still had a follow-up script.

What Mr. Jack said should be true. I wonder who his friend is. Could he be Mr. Fool’s follower in reality?
Justice Audrey judged Luo Lin's emotions and made a plan in her heart. After thinking for a while, she spoke to comfort him, "Mr. Fool may not be an evil god. Your friend may be fine..."

"I know, but this is after all related to a secret existence, so..." Luo Lin smiled bitterly, sighed, and said, "Ah, if only I could know the name of that fool, then at least I would have some judgment in my mind."

“I’m sorry, Mr. Jack. Without Mr. Fool’s permission, I cannot tell you His honorable name… Justice Audrey said this in her heart with a hint of apology. She took the opportunity to observe the expressions of Xio and Fors beside her. Seeing that they were not surprised, she knew that they probably knew about this as well.

And Fors seemed to be very concerned about Mr. Fool's affairs. Why?

Justice Audrey was a little confused, but she didn't show it, planning to ask questions later.

The few of them soon stopped discussing this topic and continued to concentrate on attending the Beyonder gathering. After the party ended, Audrey returned to her villa and found an excuse to go back to her room alone, and began to pray to the Fool in a low voice.

Klein, who was far away in Tingen, naturally found an excuse to go to the bathroom after hearing the faint prayer sounds. In the bathroom, he ascended the gray fog and received the prayer from Justice Audrey.

"Mr. Jack, born into an ancient family, a fortune teller, his ancestors are suspected to be related to the Fool, and he also has a friend who is connected to the Fool..." Klein's expression became subtle. Thinking of Rowling who said a few days ago that he would return to Backlund, he couldn't help but raise his hand and rub his brow.
"In a sense, Jack is lucky that he hasn't been apprehended by official professionals yet, nor has he been involved in any danger of being involved in any secret organization."

While feeling both amused and annoyed, Klein was actually somewhat touched deep down in his heart. He knew that the reason Rowling was so keen on inquiring about the Fool was because of him.

"Forget it. Rather than letting him continue to make random inquiries, I might as well take the initiative to reveal some information to him. Although this may disrupt Jack's investigation, but..." Klein thought about the information he had learned about the Antigonus family during this period, the dangerous secret society, and Rowling's reckless personality, and shook his head.

He really wanted to gather more information about the Fool of the Antigonus family, but Klein was also worried that if Rowling continued investigating like this, he would be in danger. He hadn't known how Rowling was finding out before, and he had thought that he was mainly looking through ancient books. Now that he knew, Klein naturally wasn't going to let it go any further.

"When Jack returns from Backlund this time, let him finish his investigation into the Antigonus family..." Klein thought of this and decided to ask Justice Audrey to find a way to reveal the Fool's name to Rowling.

"But forget about the Tarot Club. Let's not pull him up yet, otherwise..." Thinking of Russell's diary and Zoroaster's diary, Klein's expression became a little strange.

Although it's not socially fatal, it's still awkward for Mr. Fool to read someone else's diary in front of people who understand Chinese.

……

"...Mr. Fool, are you planning to recruit Mr. Jack as a new member of the Tarot Club?" After receiving Mr. Fool's reply, Justice Audrey, having received her new mission, muttered with a hint of excitement. As one of the founders of the Tarot Club, Justice Audrey arguably felt the strongest sense of belonging to it, and naturally hoped for as many members as possible.

And Rowling obviously left a very good impression on Justice Audrey during today's contact.

"But why? Is it because of Mr. Jack's friend? Oh, right, Mr. Jack said that one of his ancestors was related to Mr. Fool. Could it be that his ancestor was actually a follower of Mr. Fool? Is the family Mr. Jack was born into actually the family that once followed Mr. Fool?"

Justice Audrey couldn't help but get excited when she thought of this, feeling that she had finally touched upon a corner of Mr. Fool's power in the real world.

But Audrey was an audience member after all. After a brief excitement, she quickly calmed down and began to think about how to complete Mr. Fool's task.

“Although I could directly tell Mr. Fool’s honorific name to Mr. Jack, that would undoubtedly expose my connection with Mr. Fool…” Justice Audrey pondered, her eyes suddenly lighting up, and she said:
"Oh, I remember the Grellant family also has a lot of ancient books. I can have Grellant invite Mr. Jack, Ms. Fors, and the others to read the books, and then write Mr. Fool's name in a book they will read..."

"Although I might be exposed later, at least for a while, they shouldn't be able to link me to it. Once Mr. Jack joins the Tarot Club, even if I'm exposed, it won't be a big deal."

Justice Audrey had a preliminary idea in her mind, and then she conceived more details in her mind.

……

"Audrey should have reported my case to the Fool. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll be able to obtain the honorific title of Mr. Fool naturally."

Elsewhere, after bidding farewell to Fors and Xio, Luo Lin stretched, boarded a trackless carriage, and arrived at a certain street.

Recalling the description of the underground building where Medici was located in the original book, Rowling quickly locked on his target and came to a mansion that was obviously uninhabited for a long time.

For Rowling, it was naturally not difficult to sneak into the mansion. He quickly walked through the messy living room and came to the basement of the mansion. After a search, he successfully found the secret door leading to the underground building where Medici was located.

"I hope this operation will go smoothly! Of course, it doesn't seem to matter if it doesn't go smoothly?" Luo Lin smiled, then opened the secret door and stepped into the secret passage. After walking through a long secret passage, he came to a stone gate.

Luo Lin did not rush to open the stone door, but raised his hand and grabbed the air. A figure emerged from the air and then merged with Luo Lin.

Luo Lin then pushed open the stone door and saw countless poisonous snakes lurking in the empty hall. After Luo Lin pushed the door open, the poisonous snakes seemed to sense the danger and fled in all directions. Soon the floor of the hall became much "cleaner".

(End of this chapter)