Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 483 Audrey's Spirit
As the light faded, Audrey saw a lovely-looking girl.

She was wearing a style of clothing that Audrey had never seen before, her short pink hair was tied in several knots that served as ornaments, and she held a "staff" that shimmered with metallic luster in her right hand.

“Sevent Caster has come at your summons. Hmm… I guess I should say that? Anyway, hello, it’s nice to meet you.” The girl extended her hand and shook hands with Audrey.

“Hello, my name is Audrey Hall,” Audrey said with a smile.

She didn't feel the need to maintain an air of mystery in front of the alien. First, she couldn't possibly stay a "magical girl" for the next few days. Second, the girl before her would have to go back after the Holy Grail War ended. Finally, she didn't think someone "most compatible with her" would harm her.

“Hmm… if I reveal my real name, it seems easy for me to be targeted in the Holy Grail War.” The girl thought for a moment, “But people who know me should be able to recognize me at a glance. There’s no need to hide it from people who don’t know me.”

"Besides, I'm not actually good at fighting, so it's okay if I'm targeted. In fact, I might even have to rely on your protection. So it shouldn't be a problem to just say it directly."

As she spoke, the girl opened a small white "wallet" that she always carried with her and glanced inside: "Safe, that's great, I brought all my self-defense items with me."

Then, the girl smiled, took out something that looked like a "car key," and reintroduced herself.

"Let me reintroduce myself. Hello, my name is Estádio."

She handed the "car keys" in her hand to Audrey.

"I am truly grateful to you for showing me the sights of this new world, so please accept this Star Destroyer."

"what?"

The rich woman remained silent, only continuing to pull out the Star Destroyer.

…………

At the gathering of the stars.

The mealtime quickly came to an end.

Although none of the people present adhered to any rules like "one should not speak while eating or sleeping," Adam, Lilith, and Amanisis all lacked a certain humanity and had no intention of chatting while eating.

In contrast, the true creator Grisha is in a much better situation.

Being entirely composed of human nature, He did indeed display a certain sense of humor after gaining sufficient anchor and escaping madness.

At least he could chat with Rosell about Soviet jokes.

As for Roselle, He is Sequence Two of the Intellectual Path, while the Fate Potion emphasizes following one's own path and is more inclined towards the continuation of the self, which can help Him effectively counter the divinity within Him.

As Lilith ate, she swallowed a piece of meat and looked at Serres.

"The Mother Tree of Desire is dead. Do you know why?"

Previously, all information regarding this matter had been suppressed by the Goddess of Night and the God of War using their respective powers and symbols. Therefore, He only recently learned of this matter.

“Such a monstrous creature, and He even touched abundance. Death is practically an inevitable outcome for Him.” Serres looked up at the barrier on the Earth’s surface.

“I remember you said that the definition of abundance is selflessness and altruism. I think He probably can’t embark on this path,” Lilith pressed.

"He saw the Medicine Master and asked Him for a blessing. Hmm... just like Medici. Only Medici knew better how to restrain himself, so Medici survived, but He did not."

Lilith's expression remained unchanged, still bearing a warm smile, but Klein inexplicably felt that she seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief.

Klein immediately understood the reason.

Lilith, the Earth Mother Goddess, holds the power and symbol of harvest and nature. If one had to define it, she herself represents the "abundance" of the earth.

Furthermore, since the gods currently appear to be benevolent, they are completely unlikely to fit the definition of an evil being. Therefore, embarking on the path of abundance is practically a foregone conclusion.

Klein guessed that the seven gods had probably all embarked on their destiny to some extent. After all, the symbol was there, and as long as they didn't deliberately do things contrary to the symbol, they could basically fit the definition of a certain destiny.

Angels are probably similar.

So, is the Earth Mother Goddess afraid that she will suffer the same fate as that evil god? Klein wondered to himself.

Serres also noticed this and comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, don't worry, as long as you don't go out and do anything like expansion or cannibalism, Lan won't bother with you."

"I've noticed that you seem to have a habit of calling the Star God by his real name. Won't that have any negative consequences?" the Goddess of Night asked at this moment.

He removed the veil from his face while eating, but strangely, even the true God could not remember his appearance.

“It’s alright, they won’t care at all,” Serres explained. “Calling someone by their real name isn’t disrespectful, and they don’t care about respect. If you call Nanuk an arrogant fool, he might even bless you. At least that proves you dare to unleash your wrath on the God of Destruction.”

Serres changed the subject and started chatting about everyday things: "So concerned about the Star God? You must have embarked on your destiny journey too, right?"

Amanisis nodded: "Hmm, mysterious."

"Mysterious? That's certainly a good destiny," Serres said thoughtfully.

This was indeed somewhat unexpected. But what he hadn't anticipated was that the Goddess of Night could embark on a [mysterious] destiny, but rather that this world could actually possess a [mysterious] destiny. Theoretically, without the arrival of the Star God, this world should not have had the possibility of establishing a destiny.

After all, their worldviews are completely different. This is just a world where pure technology can only reach Sequence One at most, let alone any kind of idealistic power.

So when did this misconception come about? Hmm, could it have come from me back then?
The more Serres thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

Bernadette, who was listening in, could feel her power increasing. As a Sequence Three Saint of the Seeker Path, she had already begun to grasp the abilities of "knowledge and power."
But she said nothing and did nothing, just kept eating. After all, she was neither an old immigrant nor Sequence Zero.

While Serres was talking to Amanisis, Adam also approached Klein.

"Mr. Fool, how long can that barrier outside Earth hold out?" Adam asked calmly.

“Well, please don’t call me Fool. Just call me Klein.” Klein first corrected the form of address with a slight embarrassment, then explained, “I’m not too sure about the specifics, but Serres said it can last for another ten years or so.”

“A decade or so isn’t a long time for us, but it’s certainly a long time for the end times,” Adam said. “But they will probably still choose to try to break through the barrier. The actions of the Mother Tree of Desire are a typical example. However, due to the lack of some important information, it did not consider the consequences and costs.”

"Why?" Klein asked curiously. "Ten years shouldn't be a long time for them, right?"

"Because they cannot bear the birth of a mysterious lord." Adam maintained a warm smile, answering Klein's questions like a true priest.

Adam suddenly spoke, in a prophetic, chanting tone: "You will easily overcome thorns and obstacles, ascend to the Lord of Mysteries, and successfully defeat the consciousness of that Celestial Venerable."

The things He imagines will surely manifest; the kingdom He envisions will surely descend upon the material world; the future He proclaims will surely unfold and become reality.

That's what a dreamer is.

This is especially true for a dreamer who has embarked on a journey of memory.

“So, our Earth’s fighting strength is still not enough.” Rosell shook his head. “There’s also a pillar outside. If it’s just a Lord of Mysteries, there’s no way to keep up with those guys outside.”

He spoke of the Outer Gods without any hesitation, and was not at all worried that his daughter would be corrupted by learning this knowledge.

He had already "distorted" this message. As long as He was alive, Bernadette could not possibly be in danger.

“Sometimes we should think more about how high this sequence needs to be to be considered high,” Roselle sighed. “If only our Earth could produce one or even a few more Old Ones.”

"Even if it's not good enough, there should at least be a few more true gods."

“I think so too. Earth could have a few more true gods. What do you all think?” Grisha chimed in. “I recommend Medici as the high priest. He served time in prison for Earth and has done good for it,” Serres immediately replied.

"He was just an evil spirit for a few years, right? People who didn't know better would think he was the ruler of the spirit world," Russell said.

Klein's ears twitched.

Huh? Why is it about me?
“The war has just ended. How can we so easily start another war that will sweep the whole world?” Rosell continued, “I recommend killing the Hidden Sage first to make way for our Bebe.”

"Adam, do you support Medici becoming a red priest?" Serres began pulling people in.

Unfortunately, Adam did not respond: "He has your support, He doesn't need me."

"I already have ideas for a war that will sweep the world. It's just that the initiator won't be Medici, but me. I don't know if that meets the standards for the ceremony."

“You can have Medici fire the first shot, that fits,” Grisha said. “But actually, it doesn’t conflict with that. We can take out the Hidden Sage in this war.”

Bonova then raised her hand: "If my sister is to become an Outer God, what will happen to the God of Steam and Machinery?"

Russell's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly, then quickly smoothed out.

“He will retain a portion of the extraordinary characteristics of a Sequence One Enlightener,” Russell said.

“I understand.” Bonova lowered his head and continued eating.

The other three true gods did not express a clear opinion, but Amanises kept this information secret, and his attitude was still self-evident.

Klein watched, feeling both that it was expected and that it somewhat shocked him.

In just the time it takes to eat a meal, the matter of three sequence zeros and one sequence one was settled.

This is much more high-end than their tarot club.

Well, they now have more than one true god, so they're not bad either.

Of course, this is a gathering, not just a drinking party; it's impossible to just eat and talk about serious matters.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Russell snapped his fingers, and the environment of the pavilion immediately changed.

The space was distorted and magnified, and different items appeared one after another.

Bookshelves, television, game console, computer, mahjong table, smoking room...

There were also all sorts of miscellaneous things, all neatly arranged.

Some of these came from Russell himself, and some from funding from Cyrus.

Seeing that everyone at the table had dispersed and gone off in twos and threes to do what they wanted, Klein breathed a sigh of relief, went to the corner, and picked up a game console.

Being surrounded by several sequence zeros can be quite stressful.

Amanisis, along with Lilith and Adam, each grabbed one of six sweet snacks with their six hands, found a card table, and started playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game). Serres grabbed Klein, who was sitting in the corner, and dragged Grisha to play games.

Russell pulled Bonova to the bookshelf and tossed a book to his son, who was dressed as a maid.

Bonova looked down and saw that it was a pornographic book.

Although He didn't understand or find it interesting, He still obediently started flipping through it.

Seeing this, Rosell nodded in satisfaction and joined the team of Serres, Klein, and Grisha in playing the game.
The contents of the book completely failed to interest Him; after all, for this mythical creature, reading such a book was no different from watching an animal documentary.

Yet He still quickly finished reading the entire book and memorized all the contents and details.

Then He reached back to the bookshelf and took other similar books nearby.

He happened to get a comic book with two male protagonists.

Snapped!
Bernadette, who had appeared beside Him at some unknown time, slammed her hand to the ground.

Then, Bernadette immediately stuffed a normal erotic book about men and women into his arms.

He then realized that his wearing a maid's outfit had given his father and sister quite a fright, causing them to misunderstand.

But He had no intention of explaining; He simply obeyed and did as He was told.

Bernadette picked up the book she had just slapped on the ground and placed it in the corner of the bookshelf, then supervised Bonova as he read the book in his hands, page by page.

Bernadette was quite taken aback when she discovered Bonois suddenly dressed as a woman. Her brother Charles was dead, and it was uncertain whether any of their descendants were still alive. She also had no intention of getting married.

Therefore, if they did not want the Gustav family line to end, then all the heavy responsibility fell on the shoulders of this Benoît.

She suddenly discovered that her younger brother might be a gay man who dresses as a woman, which made her scold him on the spot and seriously declare that he was not allowed to play with the God of Steam and Machinery in the future.

Although Rosell had suggested that he was actually quite vigorous for his age and had many female fans of his Intis, he still awkwardly refrained from continuing under his daughter's death stare.

Bernadette also successfully suppressed two mythical creatures single-handedly, as a Sequence Three Saint.

This is the mysterious queen, she's amazing.

…………

In the basement of a house in South Wales.

The few remaining Sequence 7 Extraordinary members of the Abraham family have gathered here at Verdu's summons.

“That’s how it is.” Verdu Abraham held out his right hand to everyone else. “I will join the Holy Grail War, even if it costs me my life.”

“What if this is actually a hoax? What if there is no Holy Grail War at all, or even if there is, what if you are unable to win?” asked one of Abraham’s members.

The other Abrahams also cast distrustful glances at him.

They secretly hoped that Verdu would succeed, but felt it was almost impossible.

“This is because of the promises made by the clergy in the church of the true God, under the holy emblem, and in the name of God. There is no way it could be false,” Verdu said emphatically.

"Even if I really lose this Holy Grail War, it doesn't matter."

"Because as long as we can summon the Ancestor, even if we lose this war and don't get the chance to make a wish, the Ancestor's power alone will be enough to break the curse of the full moon."

Because Abraham sighed and said, “We will support you, but hopefully this is not another abyss.”

"So, which of you has any relics of the progenitor?" Verdu stood up and stared intently at the Abrahams present.

“I have it,” said one of the Abrahams, raising his hand.

"Then hurry up and bring it over... no, I'll come to your house right now," Verdu said, his voice slightly excited.

(End of this chapter)