Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 49 Purchasing Information
"The 'Noisy One' potion has been completely digested..."

Roger was in a good mood as he walked along the streets of Tingen.

Although the "True Creator" didn't say anything just now, and just passively "listened" to the "noise" coming from Roger for a few seconds, this was enough.

"As expected, getting something for free from anyone is worse than getting something for free from a mythical creature... The 'True Creator' probably never dreamed that one day he would have to be a 'Listener' himself."

There was no other way. Since this Sequence 0 god was plotting his own power, he had to make some investment.

It’s just that the investment process is a little bit torturous...

Although it was July, the nights in Loen were not hot at all due to the climate.

Because it rained during the day, Roger could feel a little cold even though he was wearing a formal coat.

He put one hand in his pocket and raised the other to stop a horse-drawn carriage on the side of the road.

This kind of public transportation, similar to taxis in previous lives, is not affordable for everyone in this era. But considering that public carriages are hard to find at this point, Roger decided to bear the pain and splurge.

"Sir, where are you going?"

The coachman got out of the carriage quickly and opened the door for Roger respectfully.

"Um... go to the university district, Maxwell Road."

Roger did not choose the location in front of the "Family Bar", but across the street, for the safety of the coachman.

After all, it's full of Amon.

I have to say that compared to public carriages that had to get passengers on and off at every stop, private horse-drawn carriages were indeed much faster.

Roger just took a short nap and the car stopped.

"We're here, sir," the coachman said respectfully.

"Don't leave here, don't go anywhere else, just wait here for me to come back, it won't be long.

Roger jumped off the carriage, made sure the surroundings were safe, and then gave serious instructions to the coachman.

"Yes, sir, you may go ahead."

When the coachman heard that Roger was going to return, he immediately realized that he was a wealthy customer and answered respectfully.

Roger walked past the post office, nodded to Amon in uniform who was about to close the shop, and then came to the "Family Bar".

There was no sound of violin here today, but instead there was a melodious singing voice, as if someone was singing inside.

Roger's mind moved, and he thought of the name of the Sequence 7 potion of the "Judgment Star" pathway.

"singer".

"By the way, Klein should be almost ready to be promoted to 'Joker', right?"

Roger smiled to himself and opened the door.

There were not as many people in the "Family Bar" today as last time, but there was a man named Amon dressed as a singer who was singing a melodious but somewhat sad song.

"Islands of the Celestial Ocean,

“Suspended in the atmospheric mist that supports everything.

"But at this moment, the divine universe is still a source of chaos and disaster.

"Because you have not yet been born, there is only the violence of evil creating evil..." (Note)
A song that fits the apocalyptic vibe very well…Who are you referring to by “you”?
Roger began to think.

Unlike the last time he came, all the Amons did not have any special reaction this time. They just continued to drink or enjoy the music, as if they had accepted his unique guest.

Behind the bar, the previous bartender Amon was still standing.

At this moment, He was skillfully garnishing a cocktail with the final lemon, and then pushing it to an empty seat.

That was the one Roger liked to drink last time.

Roger understood and walked over without hesitation, sat down and picked up the wine glass.

"What brings you here today?"

Although Amon obviously knew that Roger was coming, he still asked knowingly.

"There are some things I want to know."

"That glass of wine is not free." Amon suddenly said after hearing this.

"How much?" Roger was thankful he hadn't had time to drink yet. "One gold pound. Our prices never change." The bartender, Amon, raised his lips.

"..."

Roger coughed lightly, took out a one-pound note from his pocket and handed it to Amon.

Just think of it as paying for information...

After all, the person in front of me is the top "decryption scholar", so it's not a bad idea to think so.

He took a sip of the wine in his hand, feeling the special aroma inside, and then asked:
"You know I was shot, right?"

"I know. I was at the banquet at that time." Amon smiled. He seemed to enjoy Roger's expression.

"...I want to know where those three gunmen came from. Of course, it's not what it seems."

Roger swallowed and continued asking.

"That needs to be discussed separately."

Amon wiped the cup and said:
"On the surface, the two groups of gunmen seemed unrelated, but in fact, they were closely linked. This relationship was not simply one of opposition or unity, but a combination of both."

"Both..."

Roger carefully savored the meaning of these words. He seemed to understand something and continued to ask:
"You go on."

"Sanlian Company is being used. Someone wants to test you—although there is more than one person who wants to test you now, but he is indeed the one who overestimates his own abilities.

"Even so, you have to be careful with him, because that man has cards in his hand that you can't imagine."

This reminds me of Ince Zangwill's existence... So, are all the Gou San family members so reserved and revealing when they speak?

Roger nodded: "What about the first gunman? Who bribed him?"

"The Psychological Alchemist Society, their original target wasn't you, but someone else. I just noticed it first and replaced the attacker and the victim."

Amon did not hide it this time and admitted it generously.

Then He added:
"By the way, let me correct you. That's not bribery, it's hypnosis."

"Hypnotist?"

Roger immediately thought of the name of the Sequence 6 potion from the Audience pathway, and something dawned on him.

"Psychological suggestion" + "psychological invisibility"!
This would indeed explain why the gambler couldn't remember the image of his client at all... No, it's possible that he had been hinted at earlier.

In other words, the "commission" happened earlier, but in the gambler's memory, someone invited him to drink first, and then he heard the commission. The actual situation may be completely the opposite.

"Thank you. But are you reminding me?"

Roger was very surprised. If Amon really wanted to remind him, there was no need to do it in this way. He could just tell him directly.

“That’s only one aspect.

"It sounds unlikely, but sometimes I do stupid things."

Amon's monocle reflected the light of the gas lamp. He sighed slightly, which was rare, and was unwilling to say more.

Roger was slightly stunned when he saw Amon's reaction.

Indeed, the shooting of the gambler gunman did serve to remind Roger, but if that was all, he still felt that something was missing.

This can only explain the "confrontation" between the two groups of killers, but not the "unity".

"and many more."

He suddenly realized something key.

If the 0-08 layout was the root cause of Sanlian's attack on him, then Amon's actions were most likely not entirely autonomous.

In this way, the apparent opposition becomes unified at a deeper level, because this is not simply 0-08 wanting to kill Ince Zangwill by reversing the plot, but the result of the joint action of two "writer" forces.

"Could it be that Adam is involved in this as well?"

Roger suddenly had an idea and asked again:

"Can you tell me who the Psychological Alchemist Society originally wanted to kill?"

(Note: Shelley's "Ode to Liberty.")
　There will be another update later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)