Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 422 "The Hand of Order" and "Ancient Scholars"

"plum."

Roger looked at Medici and asked in a low voice:
Do you know what happened?

"I do not know either."

Medici was equally bewildered:
I'm not quite sure either.

"However, judging from the timeline, this should correspond to the later period of the Tudor-Trensost United Empire."

"At that time, Solomon was about to be resurrected, and a large-scale battle took place between the forces representing Him and the forces supporting the 'two kings'."

“I also participated in this battle, but based on what I saw with my own eyes, Urelius was not present to fight Trensus personally, and the angels of the six gods were not gathered together like that, but fought separately on a relatively large battlefield.”

"Fighting each other alone?"

Roger, after hearing Medici's words, quickly realized that the history here must have changed according to the unique rules of the "Ghost Empire".

Just like the "Battle of the Four Emperors," this protracted war was condensed into a single scene by the will of the "Night Emperor" Ternsost.

As with previous scenarios, Roger needs to figure out what Trensost's main regret was in this battle.

After a moment's thought, he asked again:
"So in this war, only the angels representing the 'True Creator' and the Solomon Empire united against the six gods?"

Roger's implication was that although the combined power of the two gods was immense, Solomon's side was clearly at a disadvantage considering the disparity in the number of angels.

"Do not."

Medici shook his head:
"It seems that the history of the Abraham family has also been altered to some extent. In fact, the Solomon Empire was not the dominant force in this battle. The real dominant force was the 'True Creator'."

"At that time, the Demon Family and the 'Witch Cult' were also part of the Solomon Empire's camp."

"They were regarded as the general 'fallen faction' at the time—of course, this was the propaganda of the saints. After the 'War of the Four Emperors,' the 'True Creator' was sealed away by those Sequence 0 gods."

Roger nodded slightly upon hearing this, then suddenly realized:
"If we understand it this way, is it possible that the real battlefield isn't here?"

"What do you mean?"

Medici was a little confused.

"Don't forget that during the 'Dual Kings' era, the 'Night Emperor' and the 'Blood Emperor' briefly occupied the 'Prince of Killing' extraordinary trait that originally belonged to the 'Black Emperor' Solomon."

Roger analyzed as he spoke:
"I don't know how much you know about Sequence 0 of the 'Black Emperor' pathway, but as far as I know, when Sequence 0 of the 'Black Emperor' pathway is resurrected, it will forcibly summon three copies of the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Prince Killer' and the uniqueness of the 'Black Emperor' pathway."

"When these three extraordinary characteristics and uniqueness are forcibly combined, the resurrection of the 'Black Emperor' will occur."

"And it is precisely because of this that Trensust and Tudor had to engage in a battle with Solomon's side."

"Because there is a certain pattern to the aggregation of extraordinary characteristics, considering that the Night Emperor and the Blood Emperor possessed the extraordinary characteristic of the Prince of Killing Order, and that they had the support of several gods and angel kings, the safest approach for Solomon to resurrect would be to first severely injure one of them, disrupt the stability of their state, and then use the uniqueness of the Black Emperor's path as a basis to trigger the entire resurrection process."

Roger's eyes flickered:

"In fact, I have been thinking about whether the Blood Emperor had any other considerations besides the well-known reasons for choosing to forcibly transform from the 'Prince Killer' of Sequence 1 into the 'Red Priest'. Now it seems that He may have been forced to choose this outcome under some kind of pressure."

"And the 'Imaginary Angel' and Amon's assistance to Him back then must have been partly due to this reason..."

Roger paused here, because he saw Medici's expression begin to darken.

Because if we continue, we'll reach the part where Medici, Sauron, and Einhorn, the three Sequence 1 "Conquerors," are all wiped out.

Medici took a while to recover, and then he looked at Roger:
"Go on."

"it is good."

Roger nodded:

"So if you were the 'Blood Emperor,' what would you choose?"

"It should also be a forced jump to a non-adjacent path to stabilize its own position and prevent the position from falling or even going out of control after the extraordinary characteristic of 'Killing Prince' is taken away."

"So what do you mean?"

"Red Angel" Medici paused for a moment, then asked again.

“I think we should find Tudor, because in this situation, He is likely the biggest breakthrough point.”

Roger began his analysis.

However, just as he finished speaking, the illusionary area rapidly expanded, and in an instant, the area of ​​the scene multiplied several times.

At the same time, the movements of the angels of the "six gods" who were originally fighting against Urolius and the others began to slow down, the original scene began to fade and become dark, while the newly expanded area remained bright and vivid.

The only one whose hair hadn't faded was the "Night Emperor" Terence, with his short, brass-colored hair. He turned his head, looking at Roger and the others with a hint of regret on his face, before gazing into the distance.

“Let’s go, the ‘Night Emperor’ has already shown us the way.”

Roger turned around and began to fly into the distance using "anti-gravity".

The group quickly followed, and at this moment, Nast, the "King of the Five Seas," asked with some confusion:
"Roger, so we're going to find the 'Blood Emperor' now?"

Although Roger and Medici spoke very softly, he still managed to catch some snippets of their conversation.

"Correct."

Roger closed his eyes for a moment, as if thinking about something, then opened them and continued:
"We need to go and beat up the 'Blood Emperor,' preferably to make him fall or to unleash the extraordinary trait of the 'Prince Killer.'"

"If I'm not mistaken, the 'Blood Emperor' forced his way to the 'Hunter' path in a very hasty manner, which rendered many of the 'Night Emperor's' backup plans ineffective."

"This may have triggered a snowball effect, allowing His adversaries to seize the opportunity, further expand their advantage, and ultimately indirectly lead to the 'Night Emperor's' demise in the 'Battle of the Four Emperors'."

After hearing Roger's words, everyone understood.

Then Roger spoke again:

"Actually, if it weren't for the fact that we can't win in this scene, just by looking at the strength levels of the two sides in this scene, we could guess that we should get a very rich spoils."

"for example?"

Nast frowned, as if he had realized something, and asked.

"For example, the extraordinary property of 'Duke of Entropy', or the Sequence 2 extraordinary property of the 'Assassin' or 'Criminal' pathways."

Roger shook his head after saying this:

"In short, it is indeed a bit of a pity."

Everyone shared the same feeling, but considering that Roger was currently leading the group, they didn't ask any more questions and simply followed Roger on his journey.

Soon, the group saw a palace area where various colors of light intertwined.

Judging from the intensity of the battle, Roger deduced that there must also be angels fighting there.

Roger made a gesture and then descended first, while the other teammates also lowered their altitude.

The group fell into the dust on the outskirts of the battlefield. Then Roger activated his "Dark Annihilation" vision, penetrated through layers of barriers, and looked into the distance.

"found it."

Roger spoke in a low voice:

"The 'Blood Emperor' is being besieged by two 'Witch' pathway Sequence 2 angels, and there is another angel, who is suspected to be a 'Singer' pathway angel, fighting against a 'Blood Duke'."

"Considering that the current 'Blood Emperor' is a Sequence 1 Archangel, he can still hold his own against two Sequence 2 Angels, but if we join the battle, we should be able to finish it quickly."

"It sounds...like it's very simple?"

Benedict asked with some confusion.

After saying that, he was suddenly slapped across the face by an invisible force.

The slap sent him flying far away, and it took the fat man a while to get up.

He quickly made a praying gesture, hoping to gain the forgiveness of "Night King" Terence.

He inadvertently violated the prohibition against disrespect.

After all, at this critical juncture, Tudor is still an ally of Trensost. Benedict, a mid-sequence extraordinary being, dared to claim that killing Tudor was easy. This slap in the face was already a leniency from Trensost.

At this moment, he finally came to his senses and realized that he, a mere Sequence 5 Karami, had indeed become a little arrogant.

When did it become so easy to kill an angel?
However, he wasn't wrong. Considering that Roger's side had a true Sequence 2 angel and two combatants with angel-level sealed artifacts and combat power infinitely close to the angel level, it didn't seem difficult to kill Arista Tudor in a surprise attack.

"We still need to go all out; after all, it is a true mythical creature."

Nast looked at Benedict with pity, and then said:

"However, the biggest challenge in this scene may not be the fighting, but rather uncovering the truth."

“If we had rashly helped the ‘Black Emperor’s’ side attack the ‘Night Emperor’ just now, the biggest secret line of Tudor would have been further hidden, and no matter which side wins in the main battle, the ‘Night Emperor’ will win this round.”

Nast's words were not mere speculation or conjecture. In fact, the regretful expression on "Night Emperor" Ternsost's face just now was enough to explain a lot.

"This should be."

Roger nodded slightly, confirming Nast's guess.

"Nast, you protect Benedict and Lindsay later. May and I will go and complete the mission."

Having said that, Roger looked at Medici, the "Red Angel," who was gritting her teeth and suppressing her anger:

"You said earlier that it would be worth it to beat up the 'Blood Emperor', and now I've made your wish come true in no time, hahaha."

In a sense, Trensoust can truly be considered Medici's "dream-fulfilling master".

Medici had no time to pay attention to Roger's nonchalant behavior. His red eyes suddenly turned iron black, reflecting the figure of "Blood Emperor" Tudor fighting two opponents.

"Let's go."

Roger took a deep breath and then winked at Medici.

Medici understood, and immediately transformed into a purple shooting star, flying towards Tudor's direction.

Roger, on the other hand, entered a state of "psychological invisibility" and used "teleportation" to appear in the shadows of the building behind Tudor.

The "psychological invisibility" and the "hermit" ability at Sequence 4 interacted, and with the help of the power of the "Chaos Sea" tributary, Roger was not detected by even the angel Thudor at this moment.

Tudor's eyes widened in surprise at Medici's sudden attack.

After He saw Medici clearly, He immediately spoke:
"Medici!"

"Medici..."

Nast, who was watching from a short distance away, was struck dumb upon hearing this.

There is only one Medici whom the "Blood Emperor" Tudor would call "Medic"—the ancestor of the Medici family, the "Red Angel" who is said to have once followed the "Ancient Sun God"!
Nast finally realized that he had been terribly wrong.

If it weren't for Tudor's words, he would still have thought that "Mei" was a living angel of the Medici family. Now he finally understood how deep the water was.

He was incredibly grateful that he had a good relationship with Roger. Heaven knows what kind of person this "King of the Galaxy" was, that he could actually get "Red Angel" Medici to help him.
As Nast was pondering this, he heard Medici roar:
"I'll f*** you, Tudor!"

This statement contained anger that had been suppressed for thousands of years. Since becoming an evil spirit, Medici had been resentful about being turned into hot pot broth. In fact, this was not just a manifestation of his will, but also the hatred between Sauron and Einhorn.

Before their union, the three angels might have disagreed on everything, but they were remarkably united in their hatred of Thudor.

This is understandable, after all, the three of them were originally alive and well, and were even archangels of Sequence 1. If it weren't for Thodol, they wouldn't have ended up in that inhuman, ghostly state.

Medici activated "Weakness Detection," his entire body turning into steel, and his fists instantly broke the sound barrier, raining down on Tudor like a barrage of blows.

So much so that He completely disregarded the punishment brought about by the decree of "Night Emperor" Terensost that "forbids the discussion of the names of gods," and even though He had many wounds on His body, He did not back down at all.

The attack seemed entirely like an act of venting anger, so much so that the two Sequence 2 witches behind Medici began to look at each other in bewilderment.

They were prepared to pay a heavy price to take down Tudor, but heaven knows why an angel from the "Red Priest" path suddenly appeared and began attacking Tudor relentlessly, as if seeking revenge for the murder of his father.

Seeing Medici like this, Tudor couldn't understand what had gotten into the guy.

Because the current point in time has not yet reached the point where He, together with the "Imaginary Angel" Adam and the "Time Angel" Amun, would have killed the three archangels Sauron, Einhorn, and Medici. In other words, in Tudor's current self-perception, He is not yet Medici's enemy.

However, at this moment, Medici's every strike was aimed at killing him, so Tudor dared not be careless.

A black glint flashed in his eyes, and Medici's high-frequency attacks, which were like raindrops, suddenly reversed their trajectory.

He punched himself from an incredibly unbelievable angle!
"Dog Tudor!"

Enraged, Medici uttered these words, and what had previously been a mere punishment for him was now a death sentence!
The attack, deflected by the "murder of the Prince," coupled with the pressure of the "death penalty," caused even the fearless Medici to show a hint of seriousness on his face.

"The sentencing here has been delayed!"

Just then, Nast Solomon's voice suddenly rang out.

The voice was different from before; it carried an undeniable majesty and a power capable of influencing reality!
Roger turned around in surprise, only to find that Nast, the "King of the Five Seas," had somehow broken free from the protection of the "Bronze Scepter," donned the "Crown of Wisdom" once more, and separated himself into his own identity.

Using this identity, he employed the "Balancer Helmet" and issued a decree that contradicted the "night emperor" Ternsost's "death penalty"!

Fortunately, the latter's decree is currently at a level slightly higher than Sequence 1, not Sequence 0. Although it is still higher than the level of the "Balancer," the "Balancer" is good at balancing forces, and both are at the level of angels. Even if there is a difference of one sequence, a "balance" can still be achieved.

Most importantly, Nast, as an experienced "Black Emperor" extraordinary individual, wisely chose not to directly erase the "Night Emperor's" ban, but instead opted for "delaying the verdict."

In this way, the laws of both sides are not contradictory, and he gave "Red Angel" Medici a chance to breathe in this way.

"Red Angel" Medici suddenly exploded into a ball of purple flame, thus dodging the incredible punch originating from his own angle.

As soon as He reformed into human form, He immediately turned and looked at Nast with an approving gaze.

"Nast has really broadened his path..."

Roger chuckled inwardly, and just as he was about to unleash his breakthrough attack, he suddenly felt an invisible pressure in front of him.

This feeling was quite familiar to Roger, and he subconsciously stopped in his tracks. Soon, a figure that felt extremely familiar appeared in front of him.

The man had a warm smile on his face, a simple and gentle demeanor, and wore a rather plain white robe. He had a thick, light golden beard that covered the lower half of his face, and golden eyes as clear and innocent as a baby's. A silver cross pendant hung on his chest, making him look like the most ordinary priest.

"...Adam?"

Roger's pupils contracted as he suddenly realized something.

When Arista Tudor was able to ascend to the position of "Blood Emperor," the greatest help came from "Imaginary Angel" Adam and "Time Angel" Amon, a fact that Terensus should have known.

Therefore, it seems reasonable that Adam's phantom would appear here to help Thudor at this moment.

However, things didn't go as Roger expected. Adam didn't attack him; instead, he smiled.
"Don't worry."

"……It's you?"

Roger was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening.

"Yes."

Adam nodded:

"This was originally a scene about me that Terensus recorded using his 'evidence gathering' ability, which is one of the core abilities of the 'Judge'."

"This ability can 'store' some key people and scenes, and with the help of the power of the 'Judge's' divine kingdom, this 'storage' will achieve a considerable degree of realism."

“But for the ‘dreamer,’ even if my abilities are revealed, I can still perceive them and bring my will here.”

"sharp."

Roger gave a thumbs-up and exclaimed in genuine admiration.

But what he was thinking in his heart was:

"If the audience doesn't laugh, how can they play?"

Before Roger could say it aloud, Adam suddenly laughed as he considered what else to say:
"Goodbye."

"Again... huh?"

Roger looked up, only to find that Adam had vanished.

Roger then realized that Adam was indirectly helping him.

He deliberately withdrew this part of himself and erased himself, so that Roger would not have to waste time on him.

Roger silently thanked Adam, then turned to look at Aristotle.

He took a deep breath and took out the "Old Box".

Roger did not intend to linger in the fight against the angels of Sequence 1. In fact, he had a fairly simple way to solve the problem in this illusion.

That would be to simply throw Alistair Tuldor into the "Box of the Old Days," causing him to vanish completely, leaving no trace either inside the Box of the Old Days or in this illusion. Adam's words had given him a great inspiration: since Tuldor was now some kind of "evidence," why not just destroy the evidence?

Without the "archive cabinet" of the "Ghost Empire," Thudor would lose its basis for existence.

With that thought in mind, Roger immediately opened the portal of the "Old Box" and enveloped Aristotle with lightning speed.

Tudor immediately sensed the anomaly and tried to use his abilities to deflect the "door" of Roger's "Old Box," but was struck by three different angelic forces.

The power originated from Medici and two Sequence 2 angels from the "Witch Cult." The latter two also came to their senses and realized that Medici and Roger had come to help them, so they attacked at the same time as Medici.

The intervention of the three Sequence 2 level angels greatly interfered with and delayed Arista Tudor's actions. In that moment of distraction, he was swallowed by the light gate of the "Box of the Old Days".

"Crack."

The familiar cracking sound came again, and moments later, the illusion shattered once more.

"It looks like it's been resolved."

Roger looked up and around.

It is evident that the surrounding environment matches the spatial relationship of the ruins in the previous illusion. In terms of furnishings, there are tiered circular seating areas around the audience, and the flag of the Tudor-Trensost United Empire hangs high above a podium directly in front of them.

Roger had seen this style of furnishing before at the Quaternary ruins on Williams Street in Backlund, so he recognized it immediately.

"This is……"

Medici paused for a moment, then said:

"The Senate of the Tudor-Trensost Empire?"

"senate?"

Apart from Roger, the others all subconsciously asked in return.

"Correct."

Medici nodded:
“Back when the ‘Twin Kings’ were in power, the Senate was the highest administrative body of the Tudor-Trensost United Empire. The Senate’s top officials were mainly representatives of the Angelic Families, and there were also some influential saints who could speak for the empire.”

Having said that, He looked at Roger:

“Your family’s ancestor was one of the high-ranking members of the Senate at that time. He once tried to help the ‘Blood Emperor’ build a portal in the mausoleum and help him ascend to the status of a true god, but he failed with the resurrection of the ‘Black Emperor’ Solomon.”

“I’ve heard about this.”

Roger nodded slightly. In fact, not only the Abraham family, but also the Augustus family, the Castile family, and several other angelic families such as Einhorn during the Tudor-Trensost United Empire era had sworn allegiance to the "Two Kings" and recognized the legitimacy of the United Empire.

"The scene we just experienced should be the final battle before the collapse of the United Empire."

At this moment, although there were no exiled spirits in the previous rooms of the Senate, Roger knew that the ghosts who still existed in those "minor" scenes and "lived" in the relevant history of the Tudor-Trensost United Empire must have now recognized "reality" and gone to the spirit world.

On the other hand, Roger could feel that the faint presence of "Night King" Terence was much weaker.

It is unclear whether this was due to the delaying effect of the "Balancer Helmet," or the fact that Tudor's image was erased and the corresponding scene was shattered, but even Medici, who had previously "blasphemed," did not receive the "death sentence" that should have come.

Roger was initially somewhat uneasy, but after the astrological assistance of the "Primal Core," he finally confirmed that the "death sentence" seemed unlikely to come again.

"Let's go, to the last scene."

Roger took a deep breath and began to speak.

Although the journey has been full of twists and turns, at this moment, they are finally close to the end of their journey.

Roger picked up the "brass scepter" again and then led everyone through the tunnels once more.

Unlike before, most of the scenes that originally connected and depicted the era of Trenshorst have now disappeared. It seems that due to the failure of the "United Empire" scene, an important axis of these scenes has also disappeared, so that those vivid scenes have turned into one piece of nothingness after another.

Because of this, Roger was able to see that last scene.

Rather than one scene, it's more accurate to describe them as two different scenes.

All the scenes they had passed through before were like a circle, and this last scene was the intersection of the beginning and the end.

They are what hold together the inner illusion of the entire "Ghost Empire," which represents both the beginning and the end of Trensault's life.

As everyone entered that scene, two images simultaneously appeared in their minds.

The feeling was wonderful, like the "dual narrative" that sometimes appears in dreams.

Roger was able to witness the moment when "Night King" Terencest was born, surrounded by his parents and relatives, marking the beginning of his life as an ordinary person.

Another instance was when Trensus was on the verge of death. Severely wounded, he stared blankly at the blood moon in the sky, as if he were mourning something in this way.

"Now that you're here, I wonder if you have any feelings?"

Just then, Roger suddenly heard a voice.

He turned around at the sound, only to find that the young and middle-aged Trensust had appeared behind him at some point.

He smiled, radiant and full of energy, as if he had returned to a thousand years ago and become that spirited young man once again.

There was not much sorrow or resentment, nor worry or hesitation, only the impulse to forge ahead and the yearning for glory.

At this moment, everyone except Roger, including Medici, seemed to be frozen in another time and space, temporarily unable to participate in the conversation between Terence and Roger.

"Well, there is."

Roger looked at the two scenes of Trensault's birth and death:

"This is the 'Ghost Empire'."

"Yes."

Trenshorst nodded:
"Everyone is born to die, but when they die, they want to live again."

"This is the last set of laws I established as the 'Judge,' which is united with my divine kingdom and plunges the souls of those who originally belonged to this kingdom and believed in my laws into the cycle of 'living again.'"

"This is also the cornerstone of the 'Ghost Empire,' and the foundation of my existence."

"So, I won?"

Roger paused for a moment, then asked this question.

"Ah."

Terence nodded slightly:
"Just as you guessed, this is not my time, and my resurrection is meaningless."

"I can give you my last 'Hand of Order' extraordinary ability, but you need to promise me one thing."

"Please say."

Roger nodded slightly; he was eager to hear what Terencer's final request was.

Roger Abraham.

"Night Emperor" Ternsorst smiled:
"You are special."

He didn't offer much explanation, but instead spoke to himself:

“I can sense that you have the potential to create, which is the most fundamental driving force, surpassing my laws and forming the cornerstone of the world.”

“I hope you will remember what you saw and heard in the ‘Ghost Empire’, and if possible in the future, I hope you will give it a place in the ‘New World’.”

"New world?"

Roger was momentarily confused about what Trenshorst was talking about, and he frowned as he said:
“I don’t understand what you’re saying, and I can’t promise you anything.”

"I understand."

Trenshorst nodded:
"You don't need to worry. You just need to remember this and fulfill your promise when you are able to."

"You may worry that it is unsafe, but you need not worry, because after today, the soul of Trensost will be completely destroyed."

"Ok."

Roger nodded, then asked with a puzzled look:

"May I ask you, what exactly is your purpose?"

Trensoust laughed upon hearing this:

"People die, and so do gods. Even after countless years, all that is 'immortal' except for the 'first' will perish."

"I hope someone remembers all of this, that's all."

After saying this, Trenshorst nodded slightly to Roger:

"Farewell, descendants of Bethel."

After saying these words, He transformed into a ray of light.

The light flew towards Roger, and the instant it touched him, he felt a strong wave of dizziness and lost consciousness.

After an unknown amount of time, Roger slowly woke up.

He was surrounded by Nast, Lindsay, Benedict, and Medici; all his teammates were still there. The only thing missing was the massive bronze ship, the "Ghost Empire."

At this moment, Roger and Nast were sitting in the lifeboat they had brought, floating on the surface of the "Misty Sea".

"correct……"

Roger looked down at the brass scepter in his hand.

He could sense an indescribable aura of majesty emanating from the scepter, as if all the underlying rules of the world originated from it.

"'The Hand of Order'..."

Roger muttered to himself.

It seems that Trensault had already given Roger this extraordinary property at the start of the game, but had not fully delegated its control to Roger.

In this way, He also followed the group and watched Roger and others fight and change the "Ghost Empire" in its entirety.

This was Roger's first truly significant Sequence 1 Extraordinary item, something countless Extraordinary beings dreamed of, and essential for becoming a god or even an Old One.

Roger glanced at the "Brass Scepter" a couple more times, then put it into the "Primal Core" to temporarily contain it, and would use the reverse secret ritual at the appropriate time to find out its function, side effects and sealing conditions.

"Wake up, everyone."

After that, Roger woke up everyone who was asleep one by one.

"Captain... is it over?"

Lindsay opened her eyes groggily and asked.

"Yeah, done."

Roger nodded slightly.

This exploration yielded what everyone wanted, making it an opportunity for each individual.

Even Medici fulfilled his dream of beating up "Blood Emperor" Tudor, so it can be said that the trip was worthwhile.

"The real challenge is yet to come."

Roger frowned and looked around at the boundless fog:
"We need to find our way home."

……

Three days later, on the night of the same day.

Roger, returning from the Sea of ​​Mist, carrying a bag of ice cream from the Sandsbury Ice Cream shop, once again encountered Will Onsett, the "baby angel," who was observing ants, at Dr. Alan Chris's doorstep.

"You're quite childlike."

Roger smiled and squatted down next to Will:

"It's quite surprising that a Sequence 1 Archangel like you would enjoy observing ants."

"What do you know."

Will Unsett pursed his lips:

“Every stage of destiny has its own objective laws, and for me now, I should be curious about everything.”

"Those who do not respect fate will not be able to find the right opportunity within it."

"Ok."

Roger nodded, then placed the ice cream on the steps:

"Give the ants some ice cream too? That would be even more fun."

Will rolled his eyes at Roger, then stood up and eagerly pulled out his ice cream cone to eat.

"Have you prepared the blood I need?"

Roger licked his ice cream and asked.

"Okay, ready."

As Will spoke, he pulled a small glass bottle from his person.

The glass bottle clearly bore the label "Chris Clinic," and it appeared to be the bottle used by Will's current father, Dr. Alan Chris, to collect blood samples.

These bottles are made of sterile glass, making them truly clean and hygienic.

"You're quite the expert."

Roger looked at the blood inside with satisfaction, which emitted a faint silvery glow, and then put it away.

Will ignored Roger and continued eating his ice cream cone.

After finishing one ice cream cone, while searching for other ice cream, Will suddenly spoke up:
"It seems you've had a very fruitful trip."

"really."

Roger nodded:

"We gained a lot, but we almost got lost on the foggy sea and couldn't get back."

"Forget it, if it were you, you could come back no matter what."

Will curled his lip:

"By the way, Klein Moretti came to me and asked me to tell you that he has been promoted to Sequence 3."

"Oh?"

Roger was somewhat surprised. Although he knew that Klein's advancement was rapid, he did not expect that he would become an "Ancient Scholar" in such a short time since he left.

"Ah."

Will nodded and opened an ice cream lid:

“At the time, someone was chasing him. He seemed to be afraid of causing trouble for me and you, so he only appeared in spirit form for a very short time.”

Did he say who was hunting him down?

Roger thought for a moment and realized that Klein must have used the special properties of the "Source Castle" to enter a spirit form and use this method to tell Will about his current situation.

"He only mentioned that he was a 'mysterious waiter'."

Will thought for a moment:
“He was cautious, but I knew who he was talking about… After all, the archangels of the 'Fool' pathway Sequence 1 are either Antigonus or Zarathustra, and there is no one else.”

"Considering that Antigonus hasn't appeared for a long time, it's most likely Zarathustra."

"Um……"

Roger nodded.

In fact, in his view, the matter was more complicated than it appeared on the surface.

At the "Tarot Meeting," Roger had reminded Klein to tell himself when he met Zarathustra, but he didn't do so. Putting aside the least likely possibility of being exposed, there are two more prominent possibilities.

One possibility is that Klein believes he doesn't need Roger's help at the moment; another is that he has encountered other troubles besides Zarathustra.

That is most likely Amon. With Klein becoming an "Ancient Scholar", the game between the two sides has entered a white-hot state!
(End of this chapter)