Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 225 Searching for the Fool

Based on the information provided by Klein, Luzer was now certain that the queen was Roselle's daughter. Roselle's eldest daughter's name was Bernadette Gustav, and like him, she belonged to the Specter Path, with a mad god at the top of the sequence.

However, the Queen seemed very stable and did not appear to be affected. Well, with an emperor as her father, she should be well protected, which explains why she has so many extraordinary items.

Lu Ze couldn't help but sigh, both of them were influenced by the evil god, but the difference between them was too great.

"Luzer, why did you suddenly ask about Rosell's children?"

Klein asked curiously.

"Yes, I recently encountered a powerful individual, and her actions seem to prove that she is connected to Roselle."

Luzer told Klein about the matters related to the Queen, excluding the human trafficking and MI9 aspects.

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Rosell's eldest daughter, Bernadette, has indeed become a big shot in the mysterious world, and she's currently in Backlund!

Klein was startled, after all, he was currently planning to infiltrate Roselle's memorial exhibition to steal something. Encountering her there would be disastrous. Fortunately, according to Luze, she would be leaving tomorrow. He could act tomorrow night; then, he would only need to deal with the Steam Church officials.

As Klein was thinking this, he noticed that Luzer was looking him up and down.

"Congratulations, it seems you have successfully been promoted."

Luze could sense that Klein's spirituality had become stronger than before.

"Yes, it took a lot of effort."

Klein replied with a wry smile.

Although he had obtained the recipes for Sequences 7 through 5 from Rosago, he had spent a considerable amount of money to buy the materials. Fortunately, thanks to the Tarot Club platform and the bounty money Luze gave him, he was able to maintain a balance between income and expenditure and currently had a surplus.

"Have you started acting yet?"

"I'm trying, and I'm starting to get a feel for it."

Klein suddenly realized that Luze had jumped directly from Sequence 8 to Sequence 5. Logically speaking, in this situation, most extraordinary individuals would be affected by the potion and lose control, but Luze was only half-mad, and even had long periods of lucidity. Considering his previous abnormalities, it was clear that he also had something special about him.

The two walked side by side, sharing recent information as they searched for a carriage at the street corner, preparing to leave.

"So you haven't noticed Laneus recently either!"

As Lu Ze was speaking, a sinister and frantic murmur suddenly rang in his ears, piercing his eardrums and echoing violently in his mind. A sharp pain followed, and he involuntarily bent over.

It was the murmur of the true Creator, a deep and resonant voice that seemed to fill his spiritual world, and it appeared to contain some kind of information.

It's howling again!
"Lu Ze, what's wrong?"

Klein exclaimed in surprise.

"I'm fine"

Lu Ze waved his hand, actively summoning the tide to block the pollution in the murmured voice, and then tried to receive the information inside.

"Snapped."

With a sharp crack, he ripped off his index finger again. The severed end of the finger was bright red, as if all the blood had gathered on the surface, but not a single drop of blood flowed out.

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Klein's eyebrows twitched. He still couldn't get used to Luzer's tendency to harm himself at the drop of a hat. Especially afterward, Luzer's treatment of that finger made Klein's eyes widen in disbelief.
"Crunch, crunch." Lu Ze felt the information contained within the flesh and blood. His body trembled and swayed as he slowly squatted down. Then, his severed right finger involuntarily extended, as if it had been pressed onto the cold, rough ground.

"hiss"

Seeing this, Klein couldn't help but gasp, as if his own fingers were also throbbing with a phantom pain. He watched as Luze used blood as paint to begin drawing patterns on the ground. With the help of the rich information in his ramblings, Luze drew rapidly.

The crimson moonlight spread across the ground, and a pattern was quickly sketched out.

It was a slightly complex symbol, composed of half a "pupilless eye" symbolizing secrecy and half a "twisted line" symbolizing change. Under the moonlight, this blood-stained pattern appeared both eerie and mysterious.

After drawing the symbol, Luze didn't stop. Instead, he moved back to make room on the floor and began writing words beneath it. These words weren't the language of giants or dragons that could manipulate the forces of nature, nor were they the Hermes used in rituals, but rather the most common and ordinary Rune script.

These words form the following sentence:

"turn up:
'A fool who does not belong to this era;'
The mysterious ruler above the gray fog;
The king of yellow and black, who holds the key to good fortune.

"The faithful and believers are in Backlund."

After writing this, Lu Ze finally stopped trembling. His wound was wriggling, and a brand new finger was growing out, looking exactly the same as before.

Only then did he have a moment to look down and examine the patterns and words.

"The Fool?"

He read the description and text with curiosity, "and it's a three-part title, which usually points to a deity or something similar."

When it comes to praying to evil gods, Luze can be considered an expert. But he had never heard of this being called "The Fool" before.

No, that's not right either. At least this card is in the tarot deck that Russell "invented." Luze thought half-jokingly, without turning around, staring at the line of text, and casually asked, "Klein, have you heard of this 'Fool'?"

Unbeknownst to him, Klein was staring at the contents of the bloodstains behind him, his expression one of utter shock.

Isn't this my symbol and description?
"Klein?"

Lu Ze didn't hear a reply. He turned around and saw his former colleague staring at the bloodstain with a strange expression.

"Klein, what's wrong?"

"Lu Ze, what's wrong with you?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I startled you."

Lu Ze said, “This is the method of the true Creator, passing down his commands through rambling. Like a loudspeaker, we extraordinary beings in the sequence will receive it. For believers, this is divine revelation; for me, it is stealing information.”

In other words, the true Creator is looking for me!

He has found the Fool!

After listening to Luzer's explanation, Klein quickly understood the situation.

Was it because the Sun held a sacrificial ceremony before His followers, and there should have been corresponding symbols of the Fool and scenes above the gray fog? Through these, He confirmed that I was the one who had previously spied on Him?

When he first arrived in Backlund, he became involved in Ambassador Intis's case. To protect himself, he used a purchased "ear" to peer into the gray fog and observe the true creator. Although dangerous, this also granted him a powerful tool to counter Rosago.
In short, through these things, the true Creator should have already determined that I, or my chosen ones, are in Backlund, and has sent his minions to capture me!
Klein's mind was churning with a mix of emotions and thoughts.

(End of this chapter)