Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 595 (Extra Chapter) [Pioneering]'s Fate: The Magic Potion

Serres's voice suddenly came over.

Since Celes left before the last Tarot meeting ended, he had been missing for three months. Now he suddenly appeared, emerging from thin air and returning to the "St. Clyne Church".

“Yes,” Serres said.

His body gradually and suddenly appeared in another position on the row of seats, with his legs crossed and holding an ice cream cone with three scoops of ice cream in his hand.

Serres raised the ice cream cone in his hand as a gesture, as if to say hello.

Klein was already used to Serres's elusive nature, and although he hadn't been able to contact him for months, he still waved and greeted him without any surprise. The ancient sun god also nodded in acknowledgment.

“Yes.” Serres snapped his fingers and repeated, “Although the Fallen Mother Goddess has indeed become a real ‘madwoman’ now, planning to go to extremes, there are ways to deal with her.”

As Serres snapped his fingers, the ancient sun god was the first to notice the anomaly.

The next moment, a certain symbol of the astral plane suddenly expanded, layer upon layer, circle upon circle, turning into a door with interlocking rings.

That was the "reward" He received from Ahab, that colorful sun.

Now, it has become a colorful, layered "door".

The ancient sun god, as an omniscient and omnipotent being and the ruler of the celestial realm, discovered that he could not directly see the other side through this "gate" that existed in the celestial realm.

This surprised the ancient sun god.

He is already one of the most powerful "pillars" in the entire universe, and has even embarked on his destiny.

Now, they can't even see what's behind the extra "doors" on their own territory.

"Ah, it seems you've accomplished something remarkable in these past three months," the ancient sun god said to Serres.

"Huh? That? Oh, I didn't do that. I don't have that kind of ability. I just helped open the door." Serres didn't accept the praise. Instead, he rummaged in his palm-sized portable storage bin [Prison Barrel Boy]. "I've been researching this for the past three months."

As he spoke, he pulled out a glass bottle.

The contents inside looked like clusters of solidified light, in many colors, interspersed with swirling winds.

This appears to be a magic potion.

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星界
As the colorful sun transformed into a door, the star core, which had been imprisoned within it, seemed to have discovered an opportunity to escape, tumbling and rolling towards the depths of the astral plane.

Suddenly, it seemed to hear a "clanging" sound, and for some reason, it had a feeling of encountering a natural enemy.

The "door" from Ahab expanded once more, expanding to the point that it seemed a villa could burst out of it.

As is well known, Aha has many identities, some of which are quite special.

Just like...

"The worst anonymous visitor".

call!
A train burst out and quickly arrived in the "Astral Plane" of this world.

The train is so "three-dimensional" that it looks a bit odd in a star realm composed entirely of "symbols".

It first sped past the star core, then made a sharp turn and circled back, its front facing the star core, stopping abruptly in a way that defied all the laws of physics.

[Hey, is it possible to reconcile?]
Obviously not.

The car door opened, and a gravitational wave resembling a black hole was generated.

The star core was sucked in without any chance of resistance.

click!
The doors closed, the train circled once, and then rushed forward again.

A gleam appeared on its body and then spread outwards.

Like a soap bubble bursting forth, the train suddenly shot out of the star realm and stretched across the sky.

"...What is this?" Klein's neck suddenly stretched out as he peered at the glass bottle in Serres's hand. "This looks like a potion. You've created a new 'Destiny Potion'?"

“Yeah, right.” Serres proudly shook the bottle in his hand. “I really am a genius.”

He tossed the bottle to Klein, who caught it.

"Hey, what are you doing? Are you trying to murder me, you scoundrel?" Klein pulled his neck back and joked.

Taking multiple potions at the same time can lead to loss of control. As Serres has also said, while Fate Potions can coexist with Extraordinary Potions, they cannot be taken at the same time.

“No, no, no,” Serres wagged his index finger. “While it’s true that you can’t take multiple Fate Potions at the same time, it’s because the abilities that are forcibly pushed up are mutually exclusive.”

“But all of that will no longer matter after you advance to Sequence Four, because after Sequence Four, you will truly embark on your destiny, instead of forcibly piling up potions,” Serres explained.

"I see." Klein stroked his chin. "So, it's time for me to be your guinea pig again?"

"What do you mean by 'guinea pig'?" Serres was displeased and reached out his hand. "If you don't want it, give it back to me."

"Haha, no way." Klein chuckled, weighing the bottle in his hand. "So what kind of potion is this?"

“Sequence Nine [Explorer],” Serres asked with a smile. “Guess which destiny that is?”

“【Pioneering】.” Klein immediately guessed the answer, his tone quite certain.

"Tch, boring." Serres shook his head listlessly. "You should guess [Intelligence] first, then [Preservation], and then I'll tell you [Exploration] after you've guessed them all."

"Do I need to guess again?" Klein looked closely at the potion in his hand under the light above his head.

"Forget it." Serres leaned back in his chair, his body slumped.

Klein stared at the bottle for a few seconds before speaking again: "You don't just have a Sequence 9 bottle, do you?"

"Hmm." Serres nodded. "Sequence nine to sequence five, as for sequence four, that's your destiny. I'm not sure if you can handle it, you'll have to see how it goes."

"Are you so sure I've completed the Sequence Five ritual?" Klein asked, looking at Serres.

“I’m not sure,” Serres shrugged. “But you’re the Lord of Mysteries now, you can just exploit a bug and that’s it.”

Klein nodded: "That makes sense."

The cap of the glass bottle popped off on its own, and Klein tilted his head back and drank the potion directly.

Without hesitation, Klein placed his full trust in Serres.

Anyway, it's always been like this from the very beginning. If he dares to give something to Seraphis, Klein dares to use it.

Klein felt no discomfort after taking the potion.

It felt like a gentle breeze was blowing across my skin, the touch was barely perceptible, more like a light veil. It gave me the feeling of standing on a balcony, feeling the breeze.

Klein's eyes turned pitch black, and from the darkness emerged several twelve-segmented worms connected end to end, resembling a round clock.

Using his [Deciphering Scholar] abilities, he quickly obtained the names of the five potions.

Sequence Nine: Explorer;
Sequence Eight: The Unbound Wanderer;

Sequence Seven: The Night Walker;

Sequence Six: Messenger from Across the World;

Sequence Five: The Child Who Chases the Light.

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P.S.: I've recently been writing "Destiny's Potion," which is still listed at the very beginning of all chapters under the "Related Works" section. I just added "Destruction" and "Hunting," so feel free to check them out if you're interested.

And it's almost the end of the month, time for monthly tickets!

(End of this chapter)