Secrets: Priestess

Chapter 46: Tarot Club Reunion

In the Nighthawks' common office, Klein was organizing reports on various recent incidents and typing out a report on Neil's loss of control incident, removing the key word "pollution absorption."

During this incident, Old Neil was hospitalized and "retired," Frye accompanied him to monitor him, Leonard was seriously injured, and Claire was under observation after absorbing the contamination...

This put a sudden increase in the pressure on the Tingen Nighthawks team, which was already short of manpower.

"I am also a wounded soldier..."

Klein tugged at his collar, looking at the wound that had healed, leaving only a shallow mark, and marveled at the amazing efficacy of the extraordinary potion.

After simply binding the printed report on Neil's loss of control, Klein began to sort out the connections between several recent events as Dunn requested.

This type of sorting is very energy-consuming and requires a lot of ability. Klein, who has only been on the team for two weeks, is not very proficient in it yet, but he is patient and completes it carefully bit by bit.

"My seniors all say that Claire is particularly good at this kind of work. She's always quick and thorough in sorting out cases, especially those involving multiple related ones. She's meticulous and thoughtful, and it's like she has a photographic memory, without even having to look back up everything."

Thinking of Claire Meazza, Klein sighed with some melancholy.

Of course, this wasn't the kind of melancholy that came from love. Although his family and colleagues were all very kind, Klein still wanted to find a way to return to his original world.

Therefore, when interacting with others, especially women, Klein deliberately kept a distance between them and did not develop a deeper connection.

What made Klein feel melancholy was that such an outstanding senior Nighthawk was actually the "priestess" who participated in the secret gathering with him.

The more meticulous Priestess Claire's thoughts were, the greater the possibility that his identity as the "fool" disguised as a strong man would be exposed.

"Ah..." Klein sighed deeply.

At least now, the identity of "The Fool" can give him another way to obtain Russell's diary. Klein, who now uses the Emperor's diary as a reference guide, does not want to be forced to abandon his identity as "The Fool".

"Today is Monday, and it's time for another party. So... let's stick to our previous plan and not bring the 'priestess' to the party anymore."

Reconfirming this idea, Klein sorted out the connections in recent cases, focusing on the secret organizations that connected the various events.

In the Antigonus family notes case, the most dangerous ones at present are the "Secret Order" that once sent assassins to hunt him down, and Riel Biber, who is suspected to be a descendant of Antigonus.

Although Old Neil reassured him that the Secret Order would focus their attention on Riel Bieber who took the notes, it would have little to do with him, a passerby who was accidentally involved.

But Klein always felt uneasy in his heart.

The "Ermo and Jeshi Incident" mainly blamed on Xijia and Claire is related to the notorious Gnosis Society and even points to the legendary "Witch Sect".

Even in the incident where Neil lost control, the identity of the boy who was suspected of causing old Neil to lose control has been investigated. It was Tris from the Gnosis Society.

Klein held Tris's portrait. He couldn't imagine that the shy boy with a round face in the portrait was actually involved in a tragedy that had just occurred at sea.

The Clover Tragedy.

A passenger ship was involved in a fierce internal conflict at sea. The bloody infighting between passengers and crew caused a large number of casualties on board, and only one-third of the sailors were left.

The Mechanical Heart has clearly determined that the perpetrator of this massacre is Tris, who was disguised as a resistance hero on the ship.

Tris, the "Instigator".

While sorting through the case materials, Klein felt sick to his stomach when he saw the photos of the Alfalfa incident.

After inducing Old Neil to lose control, the "instigator" Tris took advantage of the chaos to escape. Xiga and Koenli both cooperated with the Mechanical Heart to hunt down Tris, but there has been no news so far.

Klein memorized Tris's portrait deeply, intending to join the hunt if he had the energy to do so.

"But the case of Rui Er Biber is enough to give me a headache. There are only so many dangerous Beyonders active in Tingen, and being a Night Watchman is really hard and dangerous..."

"Luckily, Old Neil is fine this time." Klein finished his work as a Night Watchman, picked up the silver pocket watch with vine patterns, opened it, and saw that the time was just past 2:40.

After a moment's consideration, Klein locked the door to the guard room, intending to explore the secrets above the gray fog. After becoming a "diviner," Klein had a distinct feeling that the secrets above the gray fog were gradually revealing themselves to him.

"The combination of gray fog and crimson stars can pull people into space regardless of distance. That's how I pulled 'Justice,' 'The Priestess,' and 'The Hanged Man' above the gray fog."

"Then, can I use the gray fog to further connect with these people I've pulled into this space? For example, can I send and receive messages?"

Klein thought about gods and the way of prayer.

"Perhaps they are holding a ceremony in a foreign country, and I can obtain the corresponding information!"

The more he thought about it, the more excited Klein became. He continued to analyze the feasibility of the idea, choosing and thinking among various different conjectures, and finally decided that he could try using a prayer spell.

"Let others recite the prayer spell. Perhaps I can hear their prayers through the gray fog world..."

"Then what description can accurately point to me, to that gray foggy world?"

"I absolutely cannot use the four-line spell 'Fu Sheng Xuan Huang Tianzun'. I suspect this will cause me to lose control over the gray fog and my dominant position." Klein thought vigilantly.

After careful consideration, the three descriptive mantras gradually became clear:

"A fool who does not belong to this era." This sentence is further adapted from "The fool from another world".

"The mysterious ruler above the gray fog." This is a supplement to the first description.

"The yellow and black king who controls good luck." The last sentence is an approximate translation of "Fushengxuanhuangshangdi".

After finalizing the three descriptions for the ritual magic, Klein wasn't sure if they would be effective, but he was certain they wouldn't point to other beings and posed no danger.

Look at the pocket watch again.

Two fifty-six.

Klein entered into meditation, chanting four spells and taking four steps backwards. With a severe headache, he entered the gray fog.

In the towering palace, Klein sat at the head of a long bronze table with twenty-two high-backed chairs.

In the gray fog, three familiar crimson stars shone brighter than the rest.

"Justice", "The Priestess", "The Hanged Man".

In addition, Klein felt that he could now connect to a new crimson star.

"While rejecting the Priestess, bringing in a new person might help Justice and the Hanged Man stop dwelling on the Priestess's absence."

Klein extended his right hand, connecting the two crimson stars of Justice and The Hanged Man while lighting up a new star that was vaguely connected to them.

In Klein's eyes with spiritual awareness.

The figure of the "Hanged Man" appears on the seat of his chair with the "Storm" symbol on the back.

When the figure of "Justice" appeared, the bright stars behind the "Justice" chair moved rapidly, forming a symbolic symbol in mysticism, "Dragon"!
Does this mean that Miss Justice has become a Beyonder?
The "audience" path, the "dragon"...

As he pondered, Klein turned his gaze to the newcomer he had brought in.

The new figure, judging by its outline, is a female.

She sat next to the lower seat, opposite the "priestess".

On the back of the chair, the stars also moved, forming a mysterious symbol.

That is another symbol in mysticism, the "witch".

　Happy New Year~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)