Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 549 Dawn's Arrival, Bai E's Justice
Backland, Leonard's home.

"Hey!"

Leonard had just opened his eyes when he suddenly jumped up.

"Waaaaaah!"

Leonard, who had just jumped up, suddenly felt as if he had been slapped on the head and fell back into his chair.

"What's wrong with you!" Paleus's voice rang in Leonard's mind.

Leonard, disregarding the fact that Pareto had hit him, quickly began to describe to Pareto what he had heard at the Tarot meeting.

"Old man! Klein said that Mr. Fool is going to be revived inside him!" Leonard couldn't suppress his voice for a moment.

“Recovery?” Pales repeated.

"That's it..."

As an angel of the Gui San family, and a "deciphering scholar" at the second level of the sequence, He had also sensed the previous anomalies in the Source Castle. He clearly felt the moment the Celestial Venerable returned and the moment he fell again.

"Um……"

The aged voice seemed to be in deep thought.

This made Leonard nervous as well.

Pales's voice changed, becoming lower and deeper.

"If your former colleague is lucky, he might be able to retain his Sequence One rank and barely survive. After all, the Lord of Mysteries still needs Mysterious Attendants."

"But if he has been corrupted, become paranoid, and only want the Fool to be revived in his body."

"Then his death is only a matter of time."

"What?" Leonard's hand loosened and tightened, tightened and loosened again, and finally fell limply.

"Perhaps... I can ask the goddess..."

"Ugh……"

Leonard looked down at the envelope he had been clutching in his hand.

That was Mr. Fool's invitation to the Goddess of Night.

Leonard pursed his lips and stood up somewhat silently.

I walked to the coat rack, grabbed my trench coat and top hat, tidied myself up briefly, and then went out the door.

What he didn't know was that the old Time Worm, Pales Zoroaster, who was parasitizing his body, had a slightly strange expression.
Without exchanging a word, Palles and Klein tacitly chose to deceive Leonard.

This is probably an influence from a higher position in some sense.

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Intis.

As the edge of the sea gradually darkened, a golden sun slowly sank below the horizon. The streets of Utopia, the "City of Hope," remained brightly lit.

Skyscrapers, speeding cars, and all sorts of robots...

Xing opened her eyes and stretched in the "World's End Tavern" in the city center.

She had just finished the tarot session a few hours ago, and since she had her eyes closed, she simply took a nap and didn't get up until now.

After some thought, Bai E attempted to recreate the weapon based on the photo of "Qin Chen" that he had seen on his Star Phone.

Sure enough, no matter which Bai E it is, their aesthetic sense is the same.

Soon, a long, heavy sword, about two meters long, with a blue and white gradient blade and a gold and black hilt, appeared in his hand. The gold guard gave it a "sun" feel. Usually, swords with guards should be lightweight and sharp, but this sword was unusually heavy.

Looking at the sword in his hand, Bai E's blue eyes gleamed.

"It would look even better if it were yellow and purple..." Bai E muttered to himself.

But after thinking about it, he decided not to do so and chose to preserve the original flavor of "Qinchen".

"Thank you, partner." Bai E placed one hand on his chest and thanked him sincerely. "If you can, please also thank that ancient sun god for me."

He then looked at the sword in his hand.

"Hmm... I also want to thank that Eternal Sun."

After speaking, he paused for a few seconds, then looked at the sword and continued.

"I don't know why, but I have a feeling that I can sense the emotions of this sword in some way."

"How should I put it? I felt his passion, his purity, and the justice in his heart."

Xing nodded in explanation.

"After all, it's a weapon with the blood of the Eternal Sun as its core, so it's normal for it to have residual consciousness."

Looking at the sword, Bai E pondered for a long time, then suddenly spoke, seemingly to no one in particular, as if making a promise:
"If fate cannot be changed, everyone I know will die, and the world I tried to save will fall apart..."

"But there are still heroes among the people I know. Even if I am no longer a hero, I will..."

He paused for a moment as he spoke.

"This body never stands to save the world; it only burns to bear the world's burdens."

The sword gradually became bright and hot.

"There is no need to consider one's own conscience, nor to crave victory."

Bai E closed his eyes, and a tide of pure golden light surged from the sword, condensing into a layer of light armor that covered his body and then merged into it.

He continued speaking.

"If I was born to be a vessel of evil, then I will roar at evil."

"If I was born to be the sun of destruction, then I will pave the way for the dawn of future generations."

Centered on Bai E, beams of pure and clear light burst forth, illuminating every corner around, turning the room into a dark realm where there was not a trace of darkness, no shadows, and nothing could be hidden.

The light was incredibly bright yet not dazzling; it made one feel as if they were bathed in sunlight, and all the gloom and negativity in their heart vanished at once.

The "Darkness-Free Realm" of the "Light Chaser" rank arises spontaneously, presenting a rudimentary form of a divine kingdom in a certain sense.

Bai E reopened his eyes, a golden light shining from them.

His lips curled up, revealing a smile devoid of any gloom.

"This is my justice, and it seems you agree."

“Since that’s the case, then this is our pact.” Bai’e said to the sword in his hand, “I will remain steadfast in my heart and never waver. Please bear witness for me.”

The nascent divine kingdom rapidly shrank until it covered Bai E, leaving only a thin layer that looked as if Bai E was emitting a bright but not dazzling golden light.

Behind Bai E, a pair of golden wings unfolded, each feather on the wings distinct and lifelike, yet all formed from condensed golden sunlight.

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(End of this chapter)