Mystery: A Spark

"So, the real reason you suspect this shepherd elder is because the sequence he belongs to is strange and terrifying. But extraordinary paths are strange and terrifying in themselves."

“Aside from the Abyss Path, which can alter the nature of an extraordinary being, other extraordinary paths don’t actually cause a significant shift in a person’s personality. The Shepherd may seem terrifying, but he’s no exception,” Arthur said calmly.

In fact, Derrick's experience was still limited.

If he gains more experience, he will likely learn the saying that one's values ​​and beliefs are influenced by one's physical appearance.

Judging from the description in the original work, Lovia, or rather all the shepherds, are very good-looking.

With such good looks, it's really not a big deal that one's expression changes constantly.

Even some perverts with broad interests might comment, "So cute~".

For example, in Arthur's previous life, people's desires could be said to have no limits.

Regardless of gender, age, height, weight, or even species, none of these factors will hinder human sexuality in any way.

For example, in the Middle Ages, some people, when extremely hungry and thirsty, would even prey on their own sheep.

Of course, it doesn't necessarily have to be a sheep raised at home; it could also be a sheep belonging to someone else.

In short, it's about sheep.

If others discover this, they will argue that the sheep is a demon in disguise, and that they were tempted by the demon.

Therefore, in Western culture, the image of the devil widely features elements such as horns and hooves.

In modern times, with the large-scale development of the entertainment industry, it has become a widespread phenomenon that values ​​follow physical appearance.

For example, in a certain work, there is a female pope who has become extremely crazy because of some kind of trauma, and there is really nothing to excuse about what she did.

However, after the anime adaptation of this work was released, the number of people who helped this female pope wash coal briquettes was countless.

Even in the mysterious world, Roselle is not the only one who disregards a witch's original gender and actions because of her stunning beauty.

If Lovia were to come to the outside world, she certainly wouldn't be treated differently because of her unusual behavior of changing her expression.

However, since Silver City is located in a land forsaken by the gods, the people there live in extremely harsh conditions year-round, so they naturally don't have the same relaxed mindset as Arthur in his previous life.

Therefore, it is understandable that Derrick would treat Lovia differently because of her unusual behavior.

That makes sense. Arthur's point is that power itself is neither good nor evil; it all depends on the nature of the person using that power... Klein nodded silently.

Of course, due to the special nature of this extraordinary path, there is an additional prerequisite: that the extraordinary individual must remain rational and not lose control.

Furthermore, those in high positions through extraordinary means can also influence those in lower positions.

Furthermore, the demonic path, which makes people cold-blooded, increasingly immoral, and inhuman, must also be excluded.

“I…I understand. Thank you, Mr. Chariot.” Derrick stood up and bowed.

Arthur smiled and said:

"In fact, in the outside world, any Mystic who has gone through the Listener stage can be considered an absolute madman. Because they are constantly enduring the ramblings of the true Creator who has gone mad."

"But from your description, it seems that the people of the Forsaken Land don't hear anything of concrete significance during the listening phase, is that right?"

“Yes, as far as I know, they only hear some chaotic noises and are not affected by them. That’s what the chief told me,” Derrick replied.

Arthur had always been curious about the fact that the people of the Forsaken Land were not as crazy as those outside.

His initial guess was that after the Feast of Betrayal, the land of the Forsaken Gods was filled with chaotic divine power, which greatly interfered with the rap broadcast by the true creator.

Just like the perpetual darkness and omnipresent thunder here, various chaotic divine forces would interfere with rap, which Arthur considered a fairly plausible guess.

In the original story, Lovia only came into contact with the mad god True Creator after entering the Temple of True Creator.

Even after becoming a believer in the true Creator, Lovia remained rational and calm, and was not greatly influenced by the true Creator.

Because from beginning to end, she did not engage in any missionary activities in Silver City, which is irrefutable proof that she did not have a devout faith in the true creation.

Just by looking at the Aurora Society members outside, one can see what kind of people the true fanatics are.

Protestantism is a minor matter; what's most disgusting is their penchant for carrying out terrorist attacks and their constant talk of a divine descent from a real creator.

In the original story alone, Little K had already dealt with these people countless times during his growth.

Arthur himself, directly or indirectly, thwarted Zhenzao's plans on two separate occasions.

Therefore, according to Arthur's guess, Lovia probably only saw the True Creation as a way out for Silver City, and used it more as a means than a faith.

Her faith in the true creation is probably not as strong as Little Sun's faith in the Fool.

Tragedy, true tragedy.

After Arthur and Little Sun completed their information exchange, several members of the Tarot Club shared their observations and news.

Klein ended the tarot session before feeling his spiritual energy completely depleted.

……

Inside a room in the Silver City.

Derrick sat quietly on the edge of the bed, frowning as he recalled Mr. Chariot's words.

I do seem to have a great prejudice against Elder Lovia. Now that I think about it, many of my suspicions about her are actually unfounded... Mr. Chariot is right. I shouldn't have suspected someone based on such superficial reasons... Derrick let out a soft sigh.

He stood up and asked Mr. Fool to recall the information about the true Creator and the Seven Gods that he had obtained from trading with others at the Tarot meeting.

Then, Derrick left his house and went straight to the Round Tower.

Soon, he was led to a room by the guards of the round tower.

This isn't the Chief's room... Derrick thought with some surprise.

Pushing open the door, he saw not the white-haired Chief Colin, but Elder Wait Hillmon, who had a shiny bald head and exuded an aura of power.

“Derrick Berg, is there something you want to say?” Waiter asked as Derrick entered.

“Uh, uh…” Derrick didn’t know how to answer for a moment.

“The Chief is not in Silver City for some matters. He told me about your situation before he left. You can tell me what's wrong,” Waiter explained, noticing Derrick's hesitation.

“Oh, it’s like this. The Chief previously asked me to gather information related to the True Creator, and I have now gathered some of it, so I wanted to come and report.” Derrick did not hesitate any longer and truthfully stated his purpose.

Then he told Elder Waite all the information he had obtained about the true Creator.

As Wright Hillmont listened to Derrick's report, he diligently took notes on the parchment.

After recording the information Derrick provided, Wheat Hillmont looked at the parchment in his hand, his brow furrowed.

After pondering for a while, the Silver City elder, who had a very high critical hit rate, said:

"Regarding the exploration of that abandoned temple, I led the initial clearing. After eliminating the monsters in the city-state ruins, I did not go any further."

“I found some strange characters on the remaining murals there. The characters evolved from the language of giants. After deciphering them, we believe that they mean ‘redemption of the rose.’”

He looked at Derrick and said:

"You can use this as a clue to continue searching for relevant intelligence."

“Yes,” Derrick replied seriously.

Chapter 149 "Candlelight Dinner"

Tuesday morning.

Klein prepared the butter, toasted two slices of bread, and then didn't rush to eat.

Yesterday, during a private information exchange at the Tarot meeting, he overheard that the Magician seemed to have some needs regarding the apprenticeship path.

So, after the tarot session ended, Klein boldly performed a divination, seemingly about a universal key related to the doorway.

The result was that this was a legacy of a member of the Abraham family going out of control.

After deducing that the unfortunate Abraham might have recently run into trouble, Klein decided to visit Bishop Utravsky to inquire about the origin of the master key.

However, to his surprise, he encountered the original owner of the universal key there, an unlucky vampire who had gotten lost in the Earth Church and was then imprisoned underground by Bishop Utravsky.

After learning about the tragic fate of the vampire named Emlyn White because of the Master Key, Klein couldn't help but wonder if he should place the Master Key on the Gray Mist.

But after some deliberation, Klein ultimately abandoned this overly conservative idea because of the convenience of the master key.

Klein felt that, no matter what, he was the King of Yellow and Black who controlled good fortune, and he also had the ability to predict the future, so he shouldn't be as unlucky as Emlyn White.

Simply put, he felt he had a significant advantage and was unlikely to suffer any losses due to the Master Key's ability to get lost.

Klein opened the door and took today's newspaper from the mailbox.

Hey, there's a letter... He pulled the letter out of the newspaper and glanced at its cover as he returned to the restaurant.

“Sent by Stuart… It seems he has completed his preliminary investigation.” Klein nodded slightly, tore open the envelope, shook out the papers, and sat down at the dining table while reading.

He had previously asked Stuart to help investigate the current situation of the suspects in two serial murders that occurred before Backlund, in order to determine their status.

However, in this reply, Stuart stated that the two suspects did not exhibit any unusual behavior or show signs of irritability or anger, and were simply living their lives honestly.

At the end of the letter, Stuart also lamented the dire conditions in the East End and vowed to save enough money so that he would not end up there in his old age.

"Thank you for your help. I will share any further leads with you."

Seeing that the other party had not found any useful clues, Klein simply replied with a letter to avoid getting Stuart more deeply involved in the case.

Although the other party is a detective, he is actually just an ordinary person. Once the demon senses the danger, he will definitely be killed.

After setting down his paper and pen, Klein picked up a slice of bread with butter already seeping into it and leisurely spent his breakfast time with some black tea and a newspaper.

One thing he regretted during this process was that there was still no sign of the extraordinary gathering of the "Eye of Wisdom" gentleman taking place.

“Sigh, the existence of that ‘demon’ has seriously affected the lives of the Extraordinary in Backlund. I hope Mr. Isengard Stanton will notice my hint and learn something from it. Hmm, he should be an officially ‘certified’ Extraordinary…” Klein put down the newspaper, picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth, and tidied up to leave.

He plans to visit the "Rossel Memorial Exhibition" at the Kingdom Museum, a plan he made last week.

He had heard that the memorial exhibition would feature the original manuscripts of Emperor Roselle's inventions and various relics, and he wanted to see if he could find anything useful from it.

After a long carriage ride, Klein arrived at the Kingdom Museum located at 2 Kings Road in the West End.

Although it wasn't the weekend, a long queue had already formed at the entrance when he arrived.

At nine o'clock sharp, Klein, dressed in a half-height silk tuxedo, carrying a black cane, and wearing a double-breasted woolen tuxedo, looked like an elegant gentleman as he followed the tour guide through the exhibition halls.

Here, he saw the velvet quilt that his fellow villager had once used, the gold-plated glassware he used to drink wine, and the first modern flush toilet he had ever used.

In addition, there are Russell's notes, which the tour guide raved about but which actually contained the words "I'm about to be constipated," Russell's plagiarism of Yeats's love letters, and pirated Lego bricks.

As he looked around, Klein's gaze suddenly stopped.