Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 482 A Gathering of the Remnants of the Past

Guided by Bonova, Serres and Klein quickly entered the palace.

The interior is quite different from the solemn, profound, and distorted feeling of the palace's exterior. The feeling changes dramatically the moment you step through the gate.

The heavy feeling vanished, replaced by a relaxing and familiar decorating style.

Aside from being quite enormous, it looks like a modern hotel lobby.

Tile floors, floor-to-ceiling windows, crystal chandeliers, large sofas, large-screen TVs...

This made Klein feel like he was coming home.

"Ah, it's suddenly turned from a BOSS room into a team lobby," Klein commented.

Rosell had been a member of the Tarot Club for some time now. Having already become quite familiar with them, Klein hadn't paid much attention to his words.

“This was arranged by my father on purpose, so that the guests wouldn’t feel uncomfortable,” Bonova explained.

"Please come this way." Bonova, dressed in a maid outfit, led the way, guiding Serres and his companion onto the elevator and pressing the button for the 99th floor.

so tall?
Klein sighed inwardly.

The elevator doors slowly closed.

Ding.

The moment the elevator doors closed, a "ding" sound came from inside the elevator.

The elevator's "floor display" suddenly changed from the 1st floor to the 99th floor.

The distance in between was completely distorted.

The elevator doors opened, revealing a thin layer of white mist. It spread out on the ground, swirling slightly, giving those standing on it the feeling of standing on clouds.

These 99 floors seem to be the "rooftop," giving the feeling of being on top of a city wall, while the white mist below adds to the ambiance. It immediately evokes the Heavenly Court from the 82 TV series "Journey to the West."

"This Roselle certainly knows how to enjoy himself," Serres commented.

“Father will be very happy to hear this,” Bonova nodded gently.

Men, all they care about is hearing "You're awesome."

Soon, led by Bonova, the two arrived near their destination.

“It’s over there,” Bonova gestured.

It was a pavilion that looked very Chinese.

"Oh, it's suddenly transformed from a Western-style castle boss to a small-scale Eastern classical style," commented Serres.

Klein envisioned a scene: a colossal black dragon coiled atop a pitch-black castle almost as large as himself, its wingspan capable of blotting out the sun, its breath surging with dragonfire surpassing even a volcanic eruption. In his leisure time, he reached out a claw to poke at the lotus flowers in a pond no bigger than his fingernail.

Thinking about it this way, it does give off a bit of a "Roselle the little bird clinging to someone" vibe.

That's so cool!

Upon arriving at the pavilion, Klein noticed that quite a few people had already gathered.

The pavilion is quite large, with a round table and several high-backed chairs inside.

Seated in the main seat was Russell Gustave, dressed in casual clothes, with slightly curly hair and a mustache.

Seeing Bonova enter with Serres and Klein, Roselle immediately raised his hand and beckoned the three of them to sit down. Then he whispered to Bernadette beside him, "Look, those are your Uncle Chen and Uncle Zhou. Remember to say hello."

Bernadette's hands, which were neatly placed on her lap, moved slightly awkwardly, but she still nodded.

Serres didn't stand on ceremony at all, casually finding an empty seat and sitting down. Halfway down, a high-backed chair appeared out of nowhere and caught him. Klein observed for a moment, then followed suit and sat down next to Serres.

"Let me introduce you. The Fool, Klein Moretti, is from our time. Serris Bruce, is a true Outer God."

Bernadette stood up from her seat and bowed slightly: "Hello, uncles."

“Okay,” Klein replied with a smile.

Serres waved his hand without any hesitation: "Hey, hello niece."

Then, Russell introduced them one by one in order.

First, there is a woman with a semi-transparent, thin black veil covering her face, wearing a layered long dress adorned with stardust, and having six arms.

"Goddess of the Night, Mother of Mysteries, Amanises."

"Long time no see," the Goddess of Night said softly before Klein could speak.

This was said to Klein, because Serres could come to the Astral Plane to meet them whenever he wanted.

His voice was very soft, like a lullaby at night.

Klein thought for a moment, then asked directly, "Is this addressed to the former 'Lord of Mysteries,' or to me, who is suspended above the 'Source Castle'?"

He wasn't worried about the others overhearing things they shouldn't. Being able to dine together meant they were allies, at least for now. And if there was anything that couldn't be heard, he trusted the Goddess of Night would keep it a secret.

Amanisis said with a slight smile, "I'm not sure where you were suspended above that portal of light. I haven't been back since I left there."

Klein nodded.

He didn't know either.

“The three cocoons that broke open were right next to each other,” Serres interjected. “The three of you are like bunk beds next to each other.”

“I see.” Amanisis nodded, indicating that he understood.

Russell continued his presentation.

Beside the goddess of night was a beautiful woman, plump and graceful, radiating maternal glow, who held a delicate, adorable, illusory infant in her arms.

"The Mother Goddess of the Earth, the ancestor of the blood race, Lilith."

Lilith? Not Omibella? Klein pondered.

Lilith smiled and nodded at Klein without saying anything more.

After all, they had virtually no interaction, and Klein returned a polite smile.

He recalled the red moon he had seen when passing through the Earth Mother Goddess's kingdom, and considering the vampires' worship of the moon, he roughly figured out what the problem was.

It's likely that the two gods teamed up to trick the God of War.

Next came a blond priest with a cross around his neck, wearing a white robe, and with eyes as pure as a baby's.

"This is Adam, the newly promoted visionary."

Adam, with clear eyes and a gentle expression, said, "Mr. Klein, I am willing to help you become the 'Spirit Realm Ruler' in the time to come. However, I hope that once you truly become that being, you will not kill Amon."

Klein paused for a moment, then nodded: "Sure."

There is currently no conflict between him and Ammon, nor is there any need to eliminate him completely.

Rather, it would be more accurate to say that he got along fairly well with Huan Yu A Meng.

Although Joyful Amon probably wouldn't mind finding a way to kill the original body.

Adam's expression didn't change, but Klein inexplicably felt that His smile seemed more genuine: "We have so much in common. In a sense, we're old friends who've met more than once, and it's not even our first time working together." At this point, He smiled slightly and said, "We meet again, mysterious."

Klein remembered the "Lord of Mysteries" Klein from back then and suddenly realized.

It turns out that the appearance of "Lord of Mysteries" Klein was made possible by the help of this half-thinker at the time.

Sitting beside Him was a handsome man dressed in a black robe who bore a resemblance to Adam.

“The true creator, Grisha.”

The name really surprised Klein.

Whether it was Tingen or Backlund, he had indeed prevented them from arriving more than once.

But Grisha smiled without any concern: "It's alright. My condition was indeed unstable back then. What you did is understandable, and everyone can comprehend it."

Seeing that the true creator seemed to have truly escaped madness, Klein stopped thinking about it and maintained his smile.

"Hey, let's not be so somber," Serres clapped his hands.

“Okay, let’s eat first. We can chat while we eat.” Russell nodded and snapped his fingers.

Snapped.

Plates appeared out of thin air and landed on the table from top to bottom. But perhaps because they were all positioned perfectly, not a single piece of food or soup spilled.

However, as more and more plates appeared, the table, which clearly shouldn't have been able to hold them all, showed no sign of being filled.

These foods completely disregard normal rules; despite the increasing quantity, they don't appear crowded at all, but rather neat and orderly.

This is a phenomenon that cannot be understood by normal human senses. If an ordinary person were here, they would feel that these plates are both neat and undisturbed by each other, yet stacked on top of each other.

This is a case of the rules being distorted.

As dish after dish appeared, Klein's gaze gradually became fixed, his eyes darting up and down with each plate.

Bernadette was in a similar situation to him. However, she was much more reserved, only constantly moving her eyes to follow each dish as it appeared.

"Not bad, that's the level." Klein's eyes followed the plate as it rose and fell, and he murmured in admiration.

“I’m nowhere near that level,” Rosell said with a laugh, waving his hand. “I’ve never even eaten these things before, I don’t even know what they taste like. These were all made by Serres.”

Serres proudly raised his chin.

Yes, that's me.

I directly copied the memories of similar dishes from Xianzhou.

Vessels filled with various dishes appeared, including steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, and roast duck...

In the Star Realm, life is simple and unpretentious. Let's enjoy a feast!
…………

The Kingdom of Loen, East Chestershire, within Audrey's territory.

Inside the underground wine cellar, which was specifically used to store wine barrels, Audrey stood in front of a red ceremonial altar, comparing the blueprints in her hand to see if there were any differences.

Audrey has already visited the Church of St. Clyne and learned the rules of the Holy Grail War.

Although she didn't have any particular wish to fulfill, since Mr. Fool had bestowed such an important thing as the Command Seals upon her, she definitely had to give it a try.

However, if one summons a Heroic Spirit at home, it is very easy for the official Extraordinary Protectors who are protecting the Hall family to detect it.

Although it wasn't something shameful, she still felt that keeping it a secret would be more interesting.

"The ritual array is complete. Next, it's time for the relic." Audrey circled the red circular array once. "Hmm... what should I use..."

If you were to ask who she admires most in this world, it used to be Russell, and now it's Mr. Fool.

But both of them are still alive, and Audrey believes that they definitely cannot be summoned.

Therefore, it's necessary to choose an ancient figure that one doesn't particularly admire...

"Um……"

Audrey shook her head, feeling that this precious opportunity shouldn't be wasted on something like this.

Then, a thought struck her. She took out a small cloth bag from her pocket and opened it. Inside was a small personal space, about the size of a hiking backpack.

She remembered that the princess had given her quite a few things during their transaction.

She intends to use these as "relics" for summoning.

She felt that summoning people from other planets would be more exciting and have a more "blind box" feel to it.

She wasn't worried about summoning any vicious beings. Firstly, because Father Amon had told her that Command Seals could command Servants. Secondly, when summoning with multiple Relics or without any Relics, the Servant with better compatibility with the Master would be summoned first.

After tidying it up, Audrey placed the small storage bag into the red ritual array; the bag was full of "alien items."

"Okay, here it comes." She raised her hands, clenched her fists, and gave herself a pep talk.

Then she straightened up and transformed into a magical girl.

Extending out another hand, he cleared his throat, took a deep breath, and recited in a deep voice in ancient Hermetic:

"Pure silver and iron."

"The Duke who made a covenant with the Cornerstone."

"The surging wind was blocked by the four walls."

"Close the four gates, release yourself from the crown, and wander at the crossroads leading to the kingdom."

"Be full, be full, be full, be full, be full."

"The cycle repeats itself, and the next is five; but when it is full, it is the time to discard it."

"Declaration."

"Your body is under my command, and my fate rests on your sword."

"If you wish to follow the call of the Holy Grail, obey this will and follow this principle, then you should respond."

"I swear to this."

"I am the one who accomplishes all the good deeds in the world, and I am the one who spreads all the evil in the world."

"You are the guardian of the scales, bound by the three great incantations for seven days, originating from the Wheel of Restraint..."

The red light on the altar gradually brightened.

Okay, it worked!
Audrey's heart leaped with joy.

Soon, the increasingly intense light obscured Audrey's vision, causing her to squint.

But she couldn't help but try to open her eyes to see what kind of being she had found.

Hmm, at least you can tell it's humanoid. It's not some non-human creature.

(End of this chapter)