Mystery: A Spark

“But, but we clearly saw your body back then, and I confirmed it was definitely you,” Melissa said, stepping forward with slightly red eyes.

She already believed it in her heart, because even though the person in front of her had a big beard and had changed his clothes, she still recognized him at a glance.

It was an intuition; it told Melissa that the person in front of her was Klein.

“This was done through extraordinary abilities; the corpse was actually fake,” Klein lied.

He wasn't worried that the lie would be exposed, because extraordinary abilities come in many forms, and perhaps one of them could do just that.

Moreover, Benson and Melissa currently know absolutely nothing about the Extraordinary World, so naturally they believe whatever Klein says.

“Extraordinary abilities? What are those?” Benson sat down on the sofa opposite Melissa, who was starting to wipe away her tears.

After observing for a while, he gradually came to believe that Klein had faked his death.

Those unconscious movements and that familiar gaze confirmed to Benson that this was his younger brother.

"There are people in this world with special abilities. They are called extraordinary beings. The seven major churches of the true gods are the largest forces of extraordinary beings. They maintain the stability of the world and protect ordinary people from various extraordinary events."

Klein briefly mentioned the extraordinary matters, without going into too much detail.

Melissa had tears in her eyes, but a happy smile on her face.

She wiped away her tears and said, somewhat bewildered:

"I see. So, all your colleagues are, uh, extraordinary beings? What you did before was deal with various dangerous incidents and fight against extraordinary beings who did bad things?"

“Yes, that’s one way to understand it,” Klein nodded.

“And Mr. Anduin? Are you one too?” Melissa asked Arthur.

“Ahem, let me reintroduce myself. My name is Arthur Heller, and I’m from the Steam Church,” Arthur said with a smile.

How did this guy become a member of the Steam Church again? Wasn't he from the Earth Church...? Klein glanced at Arthur with some surprise.

At this moment, Benson spoke up:

"Klein, you just said you faked your death to escape the sight of a dangerous criminal. Now that you've reappeared, does that mean the criminal has been arrested? Could he be the latest serial killer?"

“No, that person is still alive, so I have to continue living under an assumed name. Right now, the only people who know I'm still alive are Arthur and the two of you,” Klein said, shaking his head.

Benson became serious and said:

“In that case, Melissa and I will have to continue living as before, so as not to expose that you are still alive.”

Melissa nodded. Knowing that her brother was still alive made her incredibly happy, and it was no big deal for her to act out the occasion.

She thought for a moment and asked:

"So, Klein, what are you doing now? Are you still doing the same job as before?"

She was somewhat worried that although Klein had successfully faked his death before, if things continued as before, he would inevitably face another crisis.

Although she knew that Klein was doing the right thing, protecting others from danger, as Klein's family, she didn't want her brother to do anything that would put him in danger; she just wanted him to be safe and sound.

"Don't worry, I'm no longer an extraordinary being of the church. I'm a detective now, and I've already made a name for myself," Klein said with a smile.

"So that's it..."

That evening, Klein talked with his family for a long time, as if they had endless things to say.

Arthur didn't linger there and interfere with the family reunion; he quickly made up an excuse and left.

……

The tarot reading session will be held as scheduled on Monday afternoon.

Upon reaching the top of the gray fog, Audrey glanced around but didn't see any new members. She then looked up and bowed to the convener, who was shrouded in the thick gray fog:

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~"

As she spoke, she suddenly noticed a card with an intricate and ornate design on the back of the table to the right of "The Fool".

It was placed there quietly, casually, like an ordinary object.

This... this is the "blasphemous card"? The "blasphemous card" that hides a divine path! Audrey instantly realized, and after the "Fool" nodded in response, she subconsciously glanced at the other members and found that they had also noticed the card that had not been there before.

The Hanged Man, the Magician, and the Sun looked on with a mixture of doubt and surprise, which was a normal reaction, since anything Mr. Fool had placed beside him was certainly no ordinary item... Mr. World didn't react at all; he didn't even look in that direction. Tsk, his ability to hide his emotions was quite impressive... And then there was Mr. Chariot, whose behavior was also somewhat unusual... Audrey's gaze subtly shifted to Arthur opposite her.

She noticed that Mr. Chariot across from her showed neither doubt nor surprise upon seeing the card; rather, he seemed to have expected it.

Why is this happening? Could it be that Mr. Chariot has already guessed that it is the blasphemous sign? This gentleman is truly unfathomable... Audrey thought to herself.

After thinking for a few seconds without reaching a conclusion, Audrey raised her hand and said:

“Dear Mr. Fool, I have something I would like to report to you privately.”

After several attempts, she successfully made contact with members of the Psychological Alchemy Society through Mrs. Norma.

But the next problem was that she wasn't entirely confident she could fool the Psychological Alchemy Society's scrutiny.

After all, it's easy to imagine that the membership process for such a secretive organization, mainly composed of audience members, would not be so simple.

As a mind reader, Audrey knew all too well how difficult the audience approach could be, so she naturally had to prepare in advance, just in case.

She guessed that if she wanted to join the Psychological Alchemy Society, she would most likely be examined by viewers of a higher order.

Therefore, Audrey wanted to report to Mr. Fool separately and see what his attitude was, hoping to get some help if possible.

A separate report? Alger, the "Hanged Man," frowned slightly, subconsciously trying to guess the content, but he had no clue what it was about.

"The Sun" Derrick and others were also curious, but not too concerned.

Klein nodded slightly and said:

"can."

To be honest, he didn't know what "Miss Justice" wanted to report either.

After waiting for two seconds, he blocked the senses of the other members and prompted "Justice".

Audrey expressed her thoughts succinctly, revealing her desire to join the Psychological Alchemy Society and become an informant for the Tarot Society within this secretive organization.

This left Klein somewhat amused and exasperated. He hadn't expected that this Miss Justice, before even joining the Psychological Alchemy Society, had already decided to become a traitor.

However, he was actually happy to see this happen, because the more channels the members of the Tarot Club could have, the greater the benefit for him as the leader of the Tarot Club.

Therefore, Klein specifically reminded Miss Justice:

"Within the Psychological Alchemy Society, there are people planted by the church, such as informants for the Punishers and informants for the Night Watchers. You must know how to hide and conceal yourself."

For example, during his time in Tingen, he personally developed an informant within the Psychological Alchemy Society, namely Dr. Duster.

Of course, he had already reported this matter to Captain Dunn, so there was no need to worry that this informant would become a kite with a broken string because of the death of his superior.

Chapter 159 Time in Silver City

Above the gray mist, as magnificent as a giant's palace.

After reporting on the Psychological Alchemy Society, Audrey did not end the private conversation, but instead submitted two pages of Russell's diary.

These two pages of her diary were written at the Russell memorial exhibition; she wanted to find out which way Mr. Fool's blasphemous card came from.

Klein naturally had no objection to Miss Justice's attitude of treating money like dirt, after all, he had seen those two pages of the diary at the memorial exhibition.

This simple answer is all it takes to get by, which is perfect for Klein.

After the private conversation ended, Klein, controlling "the world," glanced around at the other members and said in a hoarse and extremely concise voice:

"Anyone interested in the Astrologer's potion recipe?"

He obtained this information from the unfortunate vampire at the Earth Cathedral, then went to the birthplace of the Master Key and used his psychic abilities to find it.

Also included are the Apprentice Recipe and the Master Trickster Recipe, but these two recipes are not very useful for now.

Klein knew that Arthur's little dog was also a magician, so the recipe was actually sold to Arthur and Fors.

However, to Klein's surprise, Miss "Magician" didn't express her needs, and as for Arthur...

"Can we buy just a portion?" Arthur asked.

"What do you mean by 'a part'?" Mr. World asked, somewhat confused.

Arthur clenched his fist, pressed it to his lips, and said:

"Well, that means we're only selling the auxiliary materials."

So Arthur knew the main ingredients of the astrologer's recipe, but I don't know if he had collected them. If he had any extra, I could buy them from him... Fors suddenly realized.

“In that case, five hundred pounds. After all, once you know the auxiliary materials, the main material can be replaced with extraordinary properties.” Klein didn’t stand on ceremony with Arthur.

"Hmm...okay, this price it is." Arthur nodded, having no objections.

After the deal was struck, Klein took control of the world and began writing down part of the astrologer's formula. Once finished, he handed the parchment to Arthur.

Arthur took it, glanced at it, and memorized the contents.

The tarot reading will continue.

Alger, the "Hanged Man," looked around and said, as if he had already prepared his speech:

"I recently took on an investigation assignment, and I wonder if you have any relevant leads."

"In the past two or three years, many indigenous tribes in the Southern Continent have been plundered and everyone has been kidnapped. In various plantations and islands at sea, some slaves have also strangely escaped."

"Since the Northern Continent countries abolished the slave trade, such things haven't happened for a long time. Have you heard any rumors about it?"

His gaze swept over "World", "Justice" and "Magician", and then landed on "Chariot".

He felt that among the people present, the one most likely to provide useful information on this matter was this "Chariot," who seemed to have an unusual position in the Church of God and also possessed outstanding wisdom.

As expected, the others shook their heads, indicating that they had not heard of such news.

After a brief moment of contemplation, the chariot asked:

"Could you be more specific? Approximately what is the order of magnitude of these missing persons?"

"It should have reached the level of tens of thousands, but I can't find any more specific figures," Alger replied.

After all, it's impossible to conduct a census for either indigenous tribes or slaves on plantations.

Therefore, all we can get is a rough estimate.

"I see. Have you considered the possibility of it being part of a ritual?" Arthur said, pretending to think for a moment.

“A ritual? That’s one idea, but there are so many extraordinary sequences, it would be hard to know which one it is,” Alger said, frowning.