Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 286 Duel before God (?)

He... no, He didn't directly manipulate me? Was it because of Mr. Demon and Mr. Fool?
Hmph, our Tarot Club is really amazing.

Even an angel wouldn't dare to be too forceful in the face of us.

Audrey increasingly felt as if a toad wearing a red mask and shrouded in gray mist were standing on her left and right shoulders, respectively.

It's a pity she didn't know what the two great beings truly looked like, otherwise she could have imagined their faces being smeared on a toad.

and many more.

Why does it have to be a toad?
As Audrey's thoughts flickered, the mind dragon spoke again: "I'm pretty sure you mean no harm right now. So I'm communicating with you normally."

He didn't say the second half of the sentence.

Otherwise I should beg for mercy...

Audrey paused for two seconds, then looked up and asked, "Aren't you worried it's a trap?" She was subtly guided to chase the mind dragon, her thoughts being changed without her realizing it. The mind dragon discovered that the "Potion of Fate" had lured it there.

Even if you're on the side that's being arranged, even if you've seen truly great beings.

Audrey couldn't help but feel awe at this. It must be said that to achieve such an effect, one must have an extremely high level of insight into people's hearts and a grasp of different people's different reactions, a level that would make people feel fear from the bottom of their hearts just by thinking about it.

It's important to know that Audrey, a dual-sequence 7 with the power of magical girl purification, felt that things were developing as she expected and completely fulfilled her hopes, without the slightest bit of vigilance.

Even Mr. Fool has never demonstrated such an ability.

Hmm, it must be because Mr. Fool is too easygoing.

Mr. Devil has exhibited similar behavior before.

It created a world that is almost entirely real, where everyone has thoughts and everyone has a self.

Hmm... but it's said to have been stolen...

But so what? It's already quite an achievement to be able to steal it.

This is what Audrey, with her Tarot Club heavily filtered, thought.

The dragon of the mind spread its wings, then retracted them.

He looked down at Audrey, who was wearing a magical girl outfit.

This is a prop made with extraordinary properties that I have never seen before.

It shares some commonalities with diviners, audiences, and the solar pathway. However, its essence is completely different.

He composed himself and said, “This is a dream labyrinth pieced together by many minds. Even if the one who set the trap were to descend in person, it would take him some time to find this room, and I will not stay for long.”

A maze? What maze?
A trap? What trap? Where did this trap come from?
Audrey was a little confused.

Mr. Devil wouldn't do such a thing.

“Another human. An insightful one,” Erihog explained.

Audrey nodded, bewildered.

Is there actually another Sequence 2 present?
She was completely unaware.

"What do you want to know?" Audrey asked, not paying much attention to Sequence Two.

This kind of thing can be left to Mr. Fool to handle.

"How did you obtain this Destiny Potion?" Knowing that the other party had connections to the past, Erihog had basically guessed it.

But I still want to confirm.

Since we're already being watched, we might as well maximize our profits.

Just as Audrey was about to shake her head, she suddenly heard Mr. Devil's voice.

“We can tell it.” Mr. Devil! Audrey’s eyes lit up.

Mr. Devil actually used "it," which refers to an animal?
Audrey recounted the story of the Tarot Club.

Erihog listened very carefully.

Finally, after Audrey finished her story, Erihog gave a rambling self-introduction:
"My name is Eredhogg, one of the three remaining ancient dragons."

Does he mean he's one of the three dragons that survived from the Second Age? And that the dragons that are now rare are simply descendants of the dragons from the Old Gods era?
Audrey nodded slightly, without interrupting the other person.

But why did he tell me?
Yes, it was said for Mr. Fool's ears.

They emphasized that they were the last three...

Is it telling Mr. Fool that he shouldn't bully endangered species?
But there was no Extraordinary Creatures Conservation Association here. Audrey suddenly found it a little funny.

But just then, behind her, in the wilderness overgrown with dark green weeds, a wooden door stood there without any support, looking extremely strange.

Erihog wasted no time either, introducing himself briefly before asking:
"Please describe the venue of the 'Tarot Club' in detail."

With Mr. Devil's permission, Audrey described the Tarot Society's grand palace, the gray fog, the giant dome, and the huge stone pillars standing around it.

After Audrey finished speaking, she suddenly noticed that Erihog was standing on top of one of the giant stone pillars of the Tarot Society.

And here, it has transformed into the Tarot Society's stronghold above the gray fog, into the ancient palace that resembles the dwelling place of giants.

Amidst the towering structures standing around, Erihog stood not far from the "Fool" seat at the head.

Yes, the pillar that still holds the Dog of Imagination is right behind Mr. Fool.

At that moment, she vaguely sensed that Erihog had undergone some subtle changes.

As her emerald eyes shifted slightly, the sound of a metal handle being turned suddenly came from behind her.

This… Daisy resisted the urge to suddenly turn around, and cautiously turned her body to the side, letting her gaze drift away.

The lonely wooden door, stripped of all external support, slowly slid open, revealing the visitor:

A huge, white rabbit with twitching ears that walks upright.

He walked into the site, into this imagined, ancient palace.

The rabbit and Erihog stared at each other from afar.

At this moment, "Mr. Fool," who was serving as a background figure, quietly opened his calm eyes.

Wait a minute, why is there a Mr. Fool?
Audrey looked around and realized that only she and Mr. Fool were present at the "Tarot Meeting".

Did she subconsciously portray Mr. Fool as a background figure?

Hmm? What is that mirror next to Mr. Fool?
I've never seen this before...

In the real Source Castle, in the enormous palace shrouded in gray-white mist, Klein, seated at the head of the mottled long table in the "Fool's" position, quietly gazed at the deep red star that represented "Justice".

Looking down at the fake "Source Castle".

Just now, he sensed that some force was trying to invade the Source Castle, but it was blocked by the gray mist.

It seems that this mental dragon is still quite different from Amon. At least it can easily withstand the attack without Amon's intervention, relying solely on the gray mist's own defense.

What he was more curious about now was what Serres wanted to do by luring those two "Insightful Ones" into the fake Source Castle.

Upon seeing "Mr. Fool" below open his eyes and see Arodes beside "Mr. Fool," and recalling "Mr. Fool" whom he had met in the simulated universe a few days ago, Klein's expression became somewhat strange.

No way?
Seeing that "Mr. Fool" had opened his eyes, Klein was certain of his guess.

So, could this be considered a duel before the gods?
(End of this chapter)