Secret: The years I served as a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

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"This is not what I expected..."

"This is so wrong, what is going on?"

Edward recalled over and over again the series of events that had just happened, and felt that his brain was beginning to be unable to understand the changes in things.

With a temporary ally of a god of knowledge and information, and his authority over "destiny change", it was not difficult for Edward to learn about the development of this melee. At first, the God of Thunder just wanted to take back the colony to ease domestic conflicts and economic pressure, but he didn't expect the war to escalate. If Klein hadn't chosen to stand aside, he would have foreseen the escalation of the war, but the current situation has obviously changed to a great extent. What happened in just a few minutes?
Amon escaped from Sefirah Castle? Klein regained power?
Antigonus' body was mystified, but his spirit was still alive and sending messages to Bethel through other means?
...What happened to these people of the three mysterious pathways?
No, it should be said that what happened is already very obvious. No matter what happened, it cannot avoid the influence of the Lord of Mysteries!
So in whose body did the Lord of Mysteries awaken? Judging from their reactions, none of them seemed to have transformed into Mysteries, but the Faceless Man of the Old Days certainly wouldn't let people see the difference directly... But why hasn't God reacted yet? Shouldn't He immediately open up the East Continent and attack people, or rain fire from the sun in the sky? Why hasn't He reacted yet?
Doesn't God think this is a mysterious awakening?

But if a thing is exactly the same as the Lord of Mysteries in terms of destiny, symbolism and authority, and the name can also point to the other, then this thing must be the Lord of Mysteries no matter how you look at it, right?
At this moment, Antigonus's spirit was missing, Klein seemed to have entered Sefirah Castle, and Bethel was still in the material world, so it was clear in whose body the Lord of Mysteries had awakened. Although he didn't want to say something strange, Edward, who had always regarded God as the "last emergency brake for the Lord of Mysteries", always felt that the loss of "omniscience" seemed to have some impact on God.

"The fate of the God of Death is different from what I thought. Although I hope that He will go all out and have been guiding Him in this direction, I always feel that there are still developments that I did not expect... However, at present, the Lord of Mysteries should not be able to affect the God of Death. After all, the battles in the three paths corresponding to the River of Eternal Darkness have ended, but the only winner does not seem to live long."

"What the hell is going on... I feel like I should take advantage of the chaos to touch the River of Eternal Darkness... But the God of Death has touched the source with his special properties, and he hasn't come out of his silent state yet. Did he sink? It might be dangerous to touch it, and I can't use it right now."

Edward now has a strange feeling. Although the whole world is in chaos, it seems that all the troubles have nothing to do with him.

"How about helping the Demon of Knowledge fight the God of Thunder?"

Edward thought about it and finally rejected the idea.

"Forget it. I really want to see the scene in the prophecy, where the entire northern continent trembles under the power and majesty of the tyrant... But given the current situation, it seems unlikely to happen."

Before Klein made his choice, there were two possible courses of action for the world.

If Klein chose not to help the Highlands, whether because he was indifferent, because he ignored the help of the Thunder God, or because he retreated because of his own lack of ability, then the Demon of Knowledge would not seize this opportunity to extend an olive branch to Klein, and the Highlands would inevitably be destroyed. By then, all the countries and lands in the north of the Southern Continent would be cleared, and Richard and others would certainly die.

Maybe Death will help, or maybe he won't.

But his own ability is insufficient, so whether he helps or not, he cannot change the outcome. The God of Thunder will eventually get the vast colonies and plains in the north of the Southern Continent, as well as the ancient forest. So, after the fall of the northern part of the Southern Continent, will Balam in the south be spared?

Eventually, the Thunder God will occupy the entire world, he will be infinitely close to God, and then he will completely become God when the entire northern continent is occupied by him. But it doesn't matter, they will all die in the end, and he will start to act after confirming Richard's death. If God doesn't mind what his new flock of believers in the Thunder God say, he may lift the southern continent and smash it on the northern continent, then eat the northern continent, and finally leave with part of the eastern continent... The current situation is really weird and boring.

……

Fors lit the fireplace, and the warm firelight illuminated her face.

After being frightened by the sudden return of “Mr. Fool”, she could no longer fall asleep even though she was drowsy in her warm bed.

However, she was looking forward to the start of the Tarot Club, and even hoped that Mr. Fool would finish his work as soon as possible and resume the meeting next Monday, because a lot of things had happened to her during this period, and she wanted to share them with friends she hadn't seen for a long time.

Most importantly, she wanted to know what had happened to her friend, and Hugh's abnormality made her very uneasy.

The kettle on the fireplace began to emit some white steam, and the room gradually became warmer. Fors secretly raised her eyes to look at her roommate. Xiu was sitting quietly on the chair on the other side of the fireplace, looking at the flickering firelight and thinking about something. Xiu was also awakened by Mr. Fool. They were all very curious about what happened to this god, but they didn't know what happened.

This is fine... As if nothing had happened, Fors relaxed a little, but then subconsciously became nervous: No, no, I can't think like that, I must solve Xio's abnormality...

After a few minutes, Xio suddenly spoke.

"Fors."

Fors, who was staring at the smoking kettle in a daze, looked over at her and asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

The water will be boiled in a few minutes, Fors doesn't plan to drink coffee, but only plans to drink some warm water or milk, and go to bed later.

When she looked at Xiou, she suddenly found that Xiou's face showed a not-so-obvious "anxiety" and "uneasiness".

Xiou was a calm person, and the changes in her expression were very subtle. Moreover, she was still sitting in the chair without changing her posture. However, Fors still noticed Xiou's changes based on her familiarity and observation over the years. Her eyebrows were slightly frowned, leaving an inconspicuous shadow, and her lips were slightly pursed, as if she was worried about something. Fors would only see this expression when Xiou did not receive any commissions or work for a long time.

At that time, she would worry about money, but as her sequence improved and she was gradually absorbed by MI9, she had obtained a stable job and opportunities for promotion, so she shouldn't have such worries.

Fors was a little nervous. She was waiting for her friend's next words. For a moment, she couldn't even feel the heat of the burning fire.

In the few seconds of silence, Xio seemed to have gone through some complicated thinking, and then she asked slowly:

“…Do you think that the current Mr. Fool is the real Mr. Fool?”

What kind of question is this... Forsi was also taken aback by the question.

Her sequence was too low, and unlike Leonard, she did not carry a friendly sequence one of the "Thief" path. Fors understood the sudden departure of the Fool and the warning of "Don't pray to me" as just that Mr. Fool had encountered some difficulties, or that Mr. Fool's enemies had come to visit. As for replacement... she had never thought about it.

“Uh.” But Fors was not stupid. She paused for a few seconds, then asked, “You mean, the Mr. Fool who invited us might not be the real Mr. Fool? Then, who could it be? Who else can completely imitate His appearance?”

"Besides, if it wasn't Him, why would He summon us?"

Fors had a clear idea of ​​her position. She was just a Sequence 6 who hadn't even digested the potion yet. She wasn't particularly outstanding among the collateral students of the Abraham family. How could she have attracted the attention of such a great being? If it wasn't Mr. Fool who was kind and helped her escape from the fatal "Full Moon Whisper", what would be the point of summoning her?
Xio seemed to be also confused by these two questions. She was also confused about the current situation, but there was a voice in her ear urging her to get the information quickly and then act according to the orders of the "Emperor" as soon as possible.

Seeing her in distress, Fors suddenly had a bold idea - could the sudden thought of this matter be related to her abnormality? For the comfort of her friend, Fors mustered up the courage and pretended to be normal and asked:

"Xiu, why do you have such a guess? I haven't thought of it yet."

"Could it be that a previous arrest involved the extraordinary ability of 'replacement'?"

Xio subconsciously wanted to refute, because she had never encountered similar things in her memory—it was not surprising, unless it was a relatively simple disguise and change of physical characteristics, which involved at least "replacement" and "disguise and deception". She is also a "faceless person", or a witch who has just become a "witch", is not what she was before, that little "arbitrator" can handle it, and it is inevitable to be involved in it.

But her objection was suppressed by the "Emperor", who said in a steady voice:

“I just thought of this possibility.”

"After all, this is very dangerous for us... When we participated in the party, we all went there in the form of spirit bodies."

Fors did not feel relieved. Instead, she felt that Xio's behavior was even weirder. She smiled indifferently and said again:
"You're right, Xio. We are just two mid-sequence Beyonders, and we don't even have our own power like Ms. Hermit. We are nothing to those big shots."

"Moreover, when we were all Sequence 9, Mr. Fool had already brought us up there. Even if we felt it was dangerous, what could we do? Our fate is in His hands. We cannot resist the will of this great being."

Fors looked into Xio's eyes, implying:
There is no point in resisting or being vigilant. If He really thinks we are a nuisance, He can turn us into ashes at any time.

Xio had already figured this out, so why was he bringing it up now?
Fors frowned slightly. She looked at Xio's expression and suddenly had a very strange and absurd guess. Generally speaking, vigilance is to prevent people with similar strength to oneself from doing harm to oneself, just like the Mid-Sequence Beyonders can be vigilant against each other, but ordinary people and Low-Sequence Beyonders have no need to be vigilant against a demigod because they cannot resist the power of a demigod at all.

In other words... No way...

If Xio starts to be wary of Mr. Fool, doesn't that prove that Xio feels that he needs to be wary of him in some sense, rather than thinking that his life can be left to him and therefore doesn't take it seriously...

Fors' heart beat violently for a few times, and she wiped the cold sweat from her forehead with a very ordinary action of tidying her hair. She looked at Xio's expression with some uneasiness, but found that he was still frowning, as if he was dissatisfied with her views and remarks.

This is impossible...Xiu is clearly only Sequence 6...How is this possible...

Fors was a little scared. She really felt the fear at this moment. She even wanted to open the door and run away regardless of everything. If the other party really had the power to fight against Mr. Fool and was wary of Mr. Fool, then she, no, then it was definitely not Xio! Where did her friend go? When did this terrifying creature replace Xio's identity and appear beside her?

The last bit of her rationality allowed her to maintain her shaky appearance. She propped herself up with her weak arms and stood up as if nothing had happened:

"I am a little sleepy."

Fors yawned, wiped away the two tears from the corners of her eyes, reached out for the boiled water, and muttered:

"Xiu, aren't you going to bed yet? I'm very sleepy. I'll drink a sip of hot water to moisten my throat and then go to bed. Good night."

Then, she suppressed the urge to flee, tried hard to hold back her trembling hands, and walked towards her room step by step with her legs swinging, and each step seemed to be stepping on cotton.

Fortunately, until she returned to the room with the kettle, Xio didn't say anything, but was still thinking about something.

The moment Fors closed the door, she suddenly heard the other party speak in a normal tone:
"you're right."

"I think too much."

……

In the source castle.

Antigonus had already reached a cooperation with Bethel, and turned the offensive, forcing the God of War into danger. Klein, the waiter, had nothing to do, so he began to lose focus.
At this moment, he suddenly noticed that a crimson star on the Source Castle had an abnormality. Klein immediately blocked Antigonus's perception of it and watched as a vague figure emerged from it. Then, the figure instantly occupied the entire crimson star representing "Judgment", causing Klein to temporarily lose his sense of Hugh.

Klein's eyes suddenly widened, and a thought subconsciously flashed through his mind:
——I haven’t even bothered you yet, but you come to me first!
Just as Klein had that thought, the golden figure's gaze pierced through the crimson stars representing "Judgment" and headed for the ancient palace above the gray fog.

Then, the voice of the blurry figure "him" echoed in an unusually magnificent voice:

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Long time no see? Long time no see! He knew the former owner of Sefirah Castle, the "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun"? Oh, it's definitely not George III. Who is this... Is it an Outer God? Or some other hidden existence, the incarnation of Sefirah? That must be "Him"... He can actually use the connection of Madam Judgment to talk to me directly... Klein's thoughts raced in an instant, and his spirit suddenly tensed up.

Based on his years of experience and relying on his ability as a "clown", he suddenly relaxed his body and leisurely assumed the posture of a waiter.

Immediately afterwards, Klein opened his mouth and responded:

"Ah."

He did not give an affirmative answer, nor did he argue that he was fake. He just showed a contemptuous, natural, and condescending attitude.

The distorted and blurry golden figure snorted:
"You are actually weak to such an extent, no wonder I haven't heard your honorable name passed down for thousands of years."

Honorable name... Weak... "He" really knew the former owner of "Source Castle"... Maybe he was really active in the First Epoch? As his thoughts ran wild, Klein smiled and said:

"What you see may not be the truth."

"Haha." The distorted and blurry golden figure laughed twice and said, "You still like to cheat, but the state of the 'Source Castle' can't deceive me. Under normal circumstances, I can't penetrate the outer layer of protection and talk to you like this."

"How do you know I didn't do this on purpose?" Klein asked in a relaxed manner.

"There is no point in you deceiving me." The distorted and blurry golden "genie" responded immediately.

...Why do I feel like a fraud victim telling me that I have nothing left and even sold my kidneys... What on earth did the former owner of Sefirah Castle, the one suspected to be "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun", do to this guy... Klein used complaints to relieve his inner pressure, and then laughed:

“It’s not up to you to define whether it’s meaningful or not.”

The golden blurry figure of the "Djinn" swayed slightly:
"Judging from the current state of Sefirah Castle, you seem to need some help."

He did not dwell on the previous topic anymore, but instead pointed out the situation he had observed.

...This guy could actually see this...His status is really high...What exactly is He? Talking about the Lord of Mysteries in this tone, he is most likely an incarnation of the source...Klein's eyes narrowed slightly, and he almost lost his composure.

He immediately controlled his movements and expressions, and responded with a smile:

"If you think it is, then it is."

TBC
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Zaratul: Can I be resurrected now?

God: Klein, I have high hopes for you. Please become my believer and spread my glory.

Zaratul: Can I be resurrected now?

Bethel: I'm back, let me see what the world has become.

Zaratul: Can I revive now?

Antigonus: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Badhair, you die, ahhhhhhhhhh!

Zaratul: Gan (end of this chapter)