Lord of Mysteries: Taiyi

"On March 9th, I met a waiter at a party who said he could make me extraordinary."

The Emperor wrote his diary before he became an Extraordinary Being, right after he transmigrated... Klein silently guessed as he continued reading.

"I'm very interested in this, although I've already found a way to become an Extraordinary. By the way, this waiter's name is Lanes."

"The potion he offered was called 'Assassin,' and to be honest, I was tempted at the time, but I ultimately refused because it wouldn't serve my plans at all."

Assassin? What's the connection? Klein noted down the name of the potion; once he became a full-fledged Night Watchman, he could access information about similar things.

"March 18th, you son of a bitch, Lyons became Lyles!! That damned 'Assassin' pathway's Sequence Seven is called 'Witch,' oh my god, I almost became a woman! That bitch Lyles even tried to seduce me, thankfully I was already secretly protected by the Church of the God of Craftsmen. 'Witches' are good at curses, interfering with divination, can become invisible, and can even use substitutes, it does sound really cool, but drinking the 'Witch' potion really does turn you into a woman, a genuine woman!"

"The higher-ups at the Church of the God of Craftsmen also explained to me that their Sequence Six is ​​called 'Pleasure,' and is generally referred to as the 'Pleasure Witch.'"

"What happened today has completely shattered my worldview. I actually got aroused by a man who turned into a woman!! I swear I'll never touch a woman again, not even for the rest of my life, and I'll never be interested in a 'witch'!!!"

"I learned from the church that those perverted transvestites came from an evil organization called the 'Witch Cult'..."

Klein's pupils dilated slightly. There were actually potions that could change gender? He recalled that at the last Tarot gathering, when Mr. "The Hanged Man" was explaining this evil organization to Ms. "Justice," he had mentioned it.

The Witch Cult was also known as the Witch Family in the Fourth Age. At that time, they had few members and relied on bloodline reproduction to survive. They would kill the fathers of their children and abandon male infants. All of their members were women.

No wonder their top management are all women!

From assassin to witch, what a mess! Thank goodness the Emperor wasn't bewitched, or he'd be called Queen Roselle… Klein suppressed a smile, silently noting down this information. He'd have to constantly remind himself to be wary of those beautiful girls! They might have been men before! And their abilities seemed somewhat effective against diviners…

Klein then looked at the next parchment.

"On October 3rd, I had relations with Viscount Corvor and his wife, Miss Dumel, in front of him. Corvor seemed very excited."

"On October 4th, Lord Randy's daughter, Maddie, tried to seduce me at a party. When I went to the room with her, I found another man there! I felt cheated! I can't accept two men and one woman."

"On October 11th, I successfully got my revenge. Lady Landil tasted wonderful!"

"October 18th, I love Trier!"

"October 19th, I can't keep going down this path of decadence, this isn't my true self, I need to focus on inventing!"

"On October 21st, the Count of Geneva's youngest daughter is my type."

Klein almost lost his composure. He felt a slight unease, thinking that this page was all about the Emperor's downfall, and wanted to turn to the next page, but the content that followed caught his attention again.

"On October 30th, a woman, while I was drunk, actually tricked me into reciting the name of a hidden being! Bullshit, I've forgotten what that woman looked like, otherwise the church would definitely have her burned at the stake!"

"This is a painful lesson, and I've decided to quit drinking from now on!! But I must say, as the protagonist of this era, I'm so lucky that the hidden being is completely unfriendly to me, and I can even consistently receive blessings and help from him. Here are His prayers."

"Variables outside the boundary of a constant,"

"Those who return home against the tide of change."

"You are the reflection of the law, the crack of truth."

"His existence allows me to create many exceptionally powerful talismans. The method for creating these talismans is as follows:"

Klein stared at the slightly crooked colon, turned to the next page, and found it was completely different content! "The method, Your Majesty, why are you only telling me halfway through?! Tell me, where's the method?!"

Klein refrained from flipping back to the previous page and continued reading until he reached the last page.

"Sydney, I'm taking the day off, my company pays the bill..."

It's a forgery, but there's nothing we can do about it. Roselle's diary has been circulating for so long, there are bound to be many fakes. After all, the members of the Tarot Club don't understand Chinese and can't distinguish the real from the fake…

As for whether there were other transmigrators, Klein had also considered it. After all, the Emperor and he were both transmigrators, so it wouldn't be surprising if a third one appeared.

But no one would be so idle as to forge Emperor Roselle's diary, since the local inhabitants couldn't understand it, and there were few people buying it on the market...

The contents of a diary shouldn't be taken at face value. They must be considered in practice. For example, that passage about honorific names—Russell might have been fine reciting it, but I might have encountered problems…

Thinking of this, "The Fool" Klein put down the six pages of his diary, smiled, and said:

"Sorry, I got so engrossed in it."

Audrey suppressed her envy and smiled calmly:

"I understand, and I look forward to the day when I can exchange the contents of Emperor Roselle's Diary with you."

Then you probably wouldn't call him the Emperor anymore... Klein thought to himself, but on the surface he smiled calmly:

"That comes at a price."

Then Audrey glanced at the "Hanged Man" and the "Lovers" opposite her, clasped her hands in front of her chest, and said:

"Mr. Fool, Mr. Hanged Man, Mr. Lovers, I have two questions for you. If you think the answers are of great value, tell me what you want, and I will try my best to find them later."

"No problem." That was Mr. Hanged Man's reply.

"Ask away," Kurt said.

"The Fool" Klein leaned back slightly to make himself more comfortable.

After thinking for a few seconds, Audrey asked:

"My first question is, what exactly does 'playing the role' mean? I've noticed that the residual spirit from the potion has very little effect on me. Is it because I've been playing the role of an audience member all this time?"

Alger remained silent, turning his gaze to the Fool, seemingly also awaiting an answer.

To give the "Fool" a chance to pretend, Kurt also cast an inquiring gaze at the Fool, who was shrouded in gray fog.

Klein then used metaphors such as guards and castles to explain, and pointed out that the name of the potion was key, which was consistent with the original plot.

After hearing "Justice," Audrey felt she had completely grasped the meaning of "playing the role."

She immediately withdrew from being a "spectator" after getting a little emotional and praised the Fool with delight.

Finally, Klein proposed the cost of knowledge.

"More of Russell's diary, or..." Klein paused.

He had originally intended to ask any questions about the "Diviner" sequence, but such questions seemed to damage his image as the "Fool," so he temporarily abandoned the idea and planned to ask them later without leaving a trace.

He comforted himself by saying he hadn't fully digested it yet, and added calmly:

"Or anything about the Antigonus family, even the parts I already knew about."

Alger glanced at his "lover" beside him, noticing he seemed unwilling to answer, frowned slightly, then looked cautiously at the head of the bronze table before speaking slowly:

"Mr. Fool...then I can now pay you for your answer."

P.S.: I won't present all the contents of Russell's Diary and Tarot Club, but will only give a general overview and try not to fill in any gaps.

Also, the original work has a very rigorous logic, so given my abilities, there will inevitably be logical loopholes in the later parts. This is unavoidable. If there are any out-of-character (OOC) or setting issues, please point them out in time, and I will make corrections.