Lord of Mysteries: The Color of the Stars

Chapter 87: Honesty with Mr. "Fool" (Thanks to FitMirrorMoon for the donation)

"What the hell?"

Klein felt a chill run down his spine; it was the first time he had ever seen a talking animal.

An animal that can talk!

Julian's lips twitched as well, and after a moment he asked, "When did you—learn to speak?"

"I don't know either."

Ethan shook his head: "It seems like I just suddenly learned it. It just so happened that you said I was an owl, so I corrected you."

"You do look a lot like your mother, Grace."

Julian shook his head: "So how much of your potion did you digest?"

"Perhaps—around forty percent?"

Ethan shook his head uncertainly, then said, "By the way, when are you going to get me some rats to eat? I've been meaning to tell you that I'm tired of eating those bugs, but I haven't had the chance."

"Okay, okay, I'll arrange it for you tomorrow."

Julian waved his hand helplessly: "You've barely learned to talk and you're already asking me for food? Can't you have any shame?"

Ethan thought for a moment: "Okay, let's talk about something else then."

"Actually, I wanted to tell you that day that you really look ———— in girly clothes."

"Alright, stop."

Julian stopped the owl—no, the snowy owl—from continuing to mock him, then looked at Klein: "So you came to see me today simply to visit me?"

"Not exactly."

Klein shook his head, took out a check for over 440 pounds and handed it to Julian: "The captain asked me to bring your bonus check. Mrs. Oriana has already withheld the taxes for you, so you can use it."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Julian beamed with joy at the prospect of money being delivered to his door. He accepted the check and carefully placed it in his drawer.

Turning around, he asked again, "How's your 'fortune teller' role going?"

"It's all digested—I just happened to get the Seer's Path Sequence 8 'Clown' potion recipe from Sirius Arepis, and the Sanctuary has approved my advancement."

Klein did not hide this matter.

So fast?

Julian was quite surprised to hear this, and then he heard Klein ask again, "By the way, I've always wanted to ask you, what exactly did you do in the deaths of Mr. Z of the 'Aurora Society' and Mrs. Sharon of the 'Witch Cult'?"

This is also a question that Klein has always been curious about.

After the previous mission ended, Klein went to "Above the Gray Fog" to perform a divination for Julian, but as before, the divination was interfered with.

Furthermore, since the captain seemed to be deliberately avoiding the topic, Klein finally decided to ask Julian in person.

If we could get the truth out of him, it would be a way to resolve the long-standing confusion in Klein's mind.

"It's a long story."

Julian leaned back in his chair: "But I can elaborate a little—because I know you probably have a lot of questions about me."

"You must swear that after you hear this, you will not reveal this information to anyone."

In fact, he originally didn't want to tell Klein so much, but Julian also knew that Klein's doubts about him had accumulated to a very high level.

Considering his relationship with Klein as colleagues and superiors/subordinates within the "Tarot Club," he felt it necessary to explain, at least to partially dispel Klein's doubts and prevent him from viewing him as a potential threat.

"How do you swear an oath?"

"Klein asked."

"Just swear an oath to the goddess."

Julian laughed.

Because the bottom shelf of the living room cabinet contains the sacred relic of the "Goddess of Night," from a mystical perspective, the vows Klein made in his home would be witnessed by the "Goddess of Night."

Klein nodded and agreed.

He drew a black emblem of the night on his chest, then solemnly declared, "By the Goddess, I, Klein Moretti, solemnly swear that, without violating the professional ethics of a Night Watchman, social safety, or my faith in the Goddess, I will not reveal to any third party what Julian Albrecht is about to tell me."

After seeing Klein finish swearing, Julian quickly glanced at the silver nameplate on his chest and then silently uttered the word "Mystic Puppet".

As the neon light of the "Starry Night" spread out, he continued, "As you know, I come from Azshara in Remnburg, and was once a member of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom."

Klein nodded; he had heard about these things before.

"But nobody told you why I'm being hunted down by the Church of Knowledge, right?"

Julian asked again.

"Yes."

Klein nodded slightly; this was indeed one of the things that puzzled him as well.

"Simply put, I came across some forbidden knowledge, which caused a change in my extraordinary powers."

Therefore, the Church of the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" regarded me as a heretic, and because my family background was too sensitive, I was hunted down.

"Perhaps for political reasons, or perhaps to study me, the Church of the Night agreed to provide me with asylum, which is why I joined the 'Night Watchers.'"

While Julian's words provided some information, they were largely supplementary to the information Klein already possessed, without touching upon information related to "Starry Night" or his status as a follower of "Goddess of the Night" Amanisis.

"Forbidden knowledge?"

Klein frowned. "Is it that I can't hear information about this?"

"Yes, that's right, it's dangerous."

Julian nodded slightly and continued in a very vague way: "However, I can tell you that after mastering this forbidden knowledge, my extraordinary abilities have changed a lot. In addition, with the series of sealed artifacts I have, I can do things that other extraordinary beings of the same sequence cannot do."

"As you expected, I was involved in the night Mr. Z fought with Mrs. Sharon, and indirectly contributed to their mutual destruction."

"You were the one who told the captain about the 'Aurora Society' and Mrs. Sharon, weren't you?"

Klein was secretly alarmed, but he continued to ask.

"That's right."

Julian nodded slightly: "Two Sequence 6 Extraordinaries are enough to deal a devastating blow to the Night Watchers—you understand that."

"Actually, I know you've been suspicious of my relationship with Haynes Vancent ever since the Selena Wood incident, but now you should understand, right?"

"Yes, that's right."

Klein took a deep breath.

After listening to Julian's words, he finally understood that this external expert consultant, the "Night Watchman," had been exceeding his responsibilities.

His contact with Hynas Vancent was likely also aimed at obtaining information related to the "Aurora Society".

After understanding everything, he asked again, "Thank you for telling me so much—I have one last question."

"Could you tell me which sequence of extraordinary being you?"