Mystery: I, the Hermit, am too eager to improve

Chapter 108 Mr. Fool, an ominous sign!

Rosago!

Roy wasn't too surprised, but he was also very surprised—

He was surprised that Rosago acted like a normal puppet master!

"Was that the thread you used before?"

"Not bad, hahaha, you're really good, you actually discovered my infiltration."

Rosago laughed loudly, "That's perfect. Why didn't I think of that before? Actually, according to my original plan, I would have killed you directly and then controlled you to kill that guy."

Klein's face was grim, and he remained silent.

Roy continued, "And then?"

"And then? I did a divination beforehand, and when I arrived, I found that something was wrong. He seemed to have hired powerful bodyguards, but you are only Sequence 7. Then my puppet encountered the Indulgence Faction."

Rosago chuckled, "After some divination, I've roughly determined that guiding them to kill you would be to my advantage. I think that ability is probably from vengeful spirits?"

Klein remained silent.

Sharon followed him, so in a way, he harmed Roy.

otherwise……

The Rose School members will not attack Roy tonight.

At this moment, he felt deep remorse and regret.

I'm too weak!

I always thought about Mr. Azik...

If he is strong enough, he won't need to trouble others or feel the same despair as last time.

Klein clenched his fists, desperately searching for a way out of the impasse—

Because of Roy and Azik's presence, he did not purchase the remaining extraordinary items.

He was acutely aware of his own laxity.

Roy didn't have time to think about those things.

skillful!

familiar!

This tastes absolutely authentic!

Why?

Roy's heart sank, and his mind flashed through the people he had met before, finally settling on one person.

Sherman.

His face grew increasingly grim, which only made Rosago even happier.

Rosago laughed gleefully, "Hahaha, well, actually I could have just killed you all, but this strange process seems quite enjoyable."

"While your poison is effective, it's not very useful to me. Now it's time for you to get going!"

Rosago flicked his finger.

A spiritual thread flew to the side, simultaneously controlling Roy and Klein, and then he picked up the Crimson Moon Crown, activating its effects.

Sharon, who was secretly activating the magical item, suddenly fell into weakness and was also manipulated by the spiritual threads.

A ring rolled off Roy's body.

Rosago picked it up.

"You have quite a few extraordinary items. What are their effects? Never mind, as long as I don't wear them, I won't be affected."

He smiled slightly, then paused for a moment, flicked his finger, and a spiritual thread connected Roy and Klein.

The next moment, Rosago's expression suddenly changed drastically.

He heard intense delirium!

This is the negative effect of "Filthy Ears," requiring you to listen to the babbling for a sufficient amount of time after each use.

Roy had previously used the Mysterious Temple to block its effects.

but.

Just now, however, he broke through this barrier, enduring the backlash and interference from the delirium, and used the "Twisting" effect of the Twisting Ring.

Roy twisted the "connection" of the spirit threads, simultaneously transmitting the murmurs he heard to Rosago.

The sudden babble made him slightly dazed.

His manipulation of the spirit threads has completely weakened!

At that moment, Klein broke free of his restraints, and three or four playing cards flew towards him, all while Rosago manipulated the threads...

Roy pulled out his pistol.

Bang!

The Demon Hunter pistol struck Rosago precisely in the wrist, while three or four playing cards simultaneously severed his wrist and ankle.

Rosago winced in pain, and the crimson moon crown fell off.

He was about to go and get it.

An invisible hand pushed from the opposite direction, sending the crimson moon crown hurtling towards Sharon.

Force Field Hand!

The scattered dust turns into ordinary sand and settles into the dust.

Sharon immediately caught the crimson corona.

The moment she received it, the influence of the crimson full moon on the corona vanished—

This extraordinary item grants its owner immunity to its "full moon" effect!

Sharon's spirituality suddenly increased.

Immediately afterwards, she raised her hand.

The bronze gate reappeared, and countless hands reached out to drag Rosago inside. At this moment, Nina, who had been hiding, appeared.

She opened her mouth, and a ring appeared inside, filling the surroundings with an aura of death.

Suddenly—

The power of the bronze gate suddenly surged, and countless hands reached out wildly, grabbing everything in their path and dragging it inside.

A terrifying aura of resentment emanated from within.

Sharon was startled and didn't understand what was going on, but Roy knew what was happening.

This is a negative effect of the extraordinary item within Nina's body.

Roy picked up the pistol.

Bang!

A bullet struck him squarely between the eyebrows.

Rosago's body twisted, his hands and legs were torn and pulled into the giant gate.

Sharon instantly withdrew her spirituality, and the bronze gate slowly closed, disappearing from the real world.

The remaining part of Rosago fell to the ground.

Roy slumped to the ground.

This battle...

That was really dangerous.

He didn't know what had happened on Azik's side.

but.

Before flying off to support Klein and his men, Roy silently recited Bernadette's name.

however.

Bernadette didn't come either.

Roy took a deep breath, cutting off his thoughts in that direction—

Thinking about those things will bring out hidden memories.

This will have adverse consequences.

Just as he shifted his attention, a magical radiance descended and enveloped him.

Then Roy saw a forest, and a pea vine stretched down and landed in front of him.

Bernadette has arrived.

Madam, if there weren't two evil gods and a vengeful spirit present, you would only be able to collect my corpse if you came here now.

Roy harbored resentment.

He managed to stand up and looked at Bernadette.

Bernadette looked at him, then at the surroundings, and after a long silence, said, "I had some trouble, but thankfully you're alright."

"Miss……"

Roy was at a loss for words.

complain?

Inappropriate.

Bernadette came from elsewhere, so she couldn't have arrived instantly.

"I wasn't careful enough."

"No, it's not a matter of you not being careful enough."

Bernadette shook her head.

Then, after a few seconds of silence, she said, "Your fate is strange. What have you been involved with recently?"

Does a man who longs to be a woman count?

Roy gave a wry smile.

Bernadette pondered for a moment, then said, "A witch?"

She thought for a moment and said, "Stay away from witches. In Backlund now, anything related to them becomes strange."

"I've got it."

Roy nodded.

He guessed...

That thing might have fallen into the hands of some witch.

The thought of the dragon spirit sent a chill down his spine. He then asked, "Madam, are you planning to take action against Lanluus? I found out he's near the docks."

"We'll take action soon."

Bernadette's gaze fell on him, then she glanced into the distance. "Since you're alright, I'll be going now."

"it is good."

Roy nodded.

Bernadette's magic disappeared.

Roy snapped back to reality and saw Sharon looking at him cautiously, asking, "Who was that just now?"

"I called her name when I left, but she didn't arrive until we were finished."

Roy looked at Klein.

Klein lay on the ground, seemingly unconscious, but he knew the other was seizing the opportunity to communicate with Rosago's spirit.

Sharon looked at the corpses scattered on the ground and asked, "How should the spoils be distributed?"

"Take the important bodies away first. Leave the rest for the police to handle. We can't handle that many."

As Roy spoke, he walked toward Steve, then toward Tyrell and the corpses.

These are the dead wanderers.

He had seen some of them before, but didn't know their names; while he had seen others and knew their names, such as...

Valudo.

He remembered the name, he remembered the face.

The other person leaned against the stone wall of the sewer and told his story, saying that after recovering, he would try to work and become a normal person.

Fortunately, he had no wounds.

Roy believed that he may have died in his sleep without experiencing any pain.

He stood in front of the corpse for a long time.

Klein returned from the gray fog.

He ended the psychic session and obtained all the potion recipes and rituals from the remaining spirit of Rosago, from Sequence 7 to Sequence 5.

Klein pretended to have just woken up.

He looked around.

Roy was standing in front of the corpse.

"Do you know him?"

Klein sensed something was wrong.

"In order to play a wizard, I once saved all the homeless people around me. Some of them went back to work, and some disappeared on the streets. He is one of the few whose name I know."

Roy answered.

He looked up and laughed, "Sherlock, healing magic can heal the body and the soul, but it can't heal poverty and hunger. How ironic."

"..."

Klein looked down and finally understood why Roy was looking at the corpses—

Some of them were once homeless themselves and had met Roy before.

Such a reunion is bound to be heavy.

He remained silent, only patting Roy on the shoulder before walking over to Tyre and picking up the extraordinary properties extracted from him.

Werewolf, Wraith, Master of the Puppet.

Three extraordinary traits, plus some personal items.

They returned to Roy's house.

Faced with these items, they need to discuss how to distribute them.

"The vengeful spirits, werewolves, and the Crimson Moon Crown are mine. I can buy any extras with money. If I don't have enough money, I have a 'Book of Secrets' in exchange. Those who seek secrets should be very interested in it."

Sharon said.

As she spoke, she took out a book, which was "The Book of Secrets," clearly indicating that she had originally intended to use it as a bargaining chip—

If Klein and the people behind him are trustworthy.

Klein looked at Roy.

Roy nodded slightly: "Okay, these three items are yours, but you need to pay me for the 'Book of Secrets,' the Puppet Master trait goes to Sherlock, and everything else is mine. How about that?"

Klein looked hesitant.

This extraordinary quality was very important to him, and it was also very expensive. He knew very well that his efforts were not enough to acquire it.

He thought for a moment and said, "Green, I didn't contribute that much..."

"No need, everyone's contribution is equal, everyone is risking their own lives."

Roy shook his head.

The Book of Secrets.

This is the most valuable thing besides its extraordinary characteristics, followed by Rosago's notarized document, which possesses the capabilities of a notary.

These two items, along with the other miscellaneous items, are roughly equivalent to the value of a Sequence 5 Extraordinary item, and may even exceed it.

Those miscellaneous materials were of great help to his study of witchcraft, and the knowledge in the Book of Secrets was even more precious.

Who makes money...

It's really hard to say.

Perhaps in the future, when Klein becomes wealthy, he will have to spend money to buy it from himself.

Roy put away the books and materials.

Then, he sensed a fluctuation, and immediately afterward, Nina appeared.

She floated in the air, looked around, and then fixed her gaze on Sharon.

Sharon rose and gave a slight bow.

"I'm going outside."

"it is good."

Roy nodded.

After she left, Nina said, "Mr. Azik has run into a little trouble."

"What's going on?"

Klein hurriedly pressed for more information.

He knew something was wrong when Azik didn't arrive; otherwise, given Azik's personality, he would have already traveled to the spirit world to get there.

Nina explained, "He seems to have been mistaken for Death by the Cult of Spirits, which caused Mr. Azik to regain some of his memories and become somewhat unstable, to the point that Mr. Dunn also went crazy and out of control."

Klein paused, then asked anxiously, "Are they alright?"

"He's recovered now; it seems your letter saved him."

Nina said, "He came before, but when he saw that you were all alright, he went back to look for Mr. Dunn."

Klein was deeply moved.

He could imagine that Mr. Azik must have been in great danger at that moment, perhaps on the verge of reverting to his past.

but.

Upon seeing his letter, Mr. Azik quickly regained consciousness and recovered.

This proves they are also important to Azik, it's just that the captain's current situation is unknown.

He sighed softly.

Roy remained silent.

Did Azik encounter the Spirit Cult?

That's really weird!

It seems.

Since I am not the center, the Sherman I had previously suspected may have only come into view slightly, and it is unlikely to cause a huge "feedback".

After all, Sherman wasn't important, so there was no need to go this far.

He looked at Klein.

Fools are doomed!

He vaguely understood, so the idea of temporarily getting away from Klein arose in his mind.

After thinking for a moment, Roy said, "Sherlock, I may have to leave Backlund for a while."

"what?"

Klein looked bewildered, then paused for a moment before giving a bitter smile. "We should leave; it's too dangerous here."

He didn't say it directly, but they both understood—

This is very strange.

There might be something controlling that thing.

"And you?"

Roy looked at Klein.

Klein took a deep breath and said, "I will not leave. I will kill Lanluus, then get that thing and reseal it."

"It can't hurt people anymore."

Klein's tone was firm.

The quill pen is like a script, guiding everything in its direction, which leads to tragedy after tragedy.

He did not want that to happen again.

Roy was silent for a moment, then exhaled: "I will also participate in killing Lanluus. As for the latter, good luck."

"Yes, you too."

Klein nodded.

He knew Roy's predicament and understood that there might be other reasons for Roy's departure, but now was clearly not the time to pry.

Moreover.

Even after we parted ways, we still managed to meet up every week at the Tarot Club.

Having acquired the "Master of Puppetry" extraordinary ability, there's one operation he can finally try, and he's likely to succeed.

That is……

Clone.

The Puppet Master's ability allows Klein to create a clone centered around it, deceiving the rest of the Tarot gathering.

Furthermore, Klein has no intention of hiding it from Roy; he will find an opportunity to reveal the identity of his "avatar."

After several collaborations and exchanges, Klein became certain that Roy was a partner he could fight alongside and entrust with his backing.

Just like the captain and Leonard.

Klein thought of Dunn, who had disappeared without a trace, and his heart, which had been soaring, sank back into silence.

Now is not the time to be happy.

Besides the captain and his team, there was also an "ambassador" looming over them.

Rosago was only a short-term enemy; the person who truly wanted him dead was Ambassador Intis.

"I'm gone."

Having dealt with the immediate threat, Klein knew he wouldn't face any immediate danger and could leave with relative peace of mind.

not to mention.

Sharon was also with him.

Roy nodded, making no attempt to persuade him to stay.

If we don't try to stop him, Klein might just turn the tables on Rosago...

of course.

Based on Klein's situation, it seems he didn't purchase the item from the true creator, so it's possible there are other possibilities.

Fate is unpredictable.

Roy sighed, then ascended to the mysterious hall to examine his own abnormality.

Unsurprisingly.

He sat down and then took out the Book of Secrets.

The opening is familiar.

"We worship the moon, not the goddess of the night."

Roy looked down.

He could find the corresponding information for most of the secrets recorded above in his memory, but the esoteric knowledge about rituals, astrology, and other related matters was particularly useful to him.

After reading the entire book, he selectively sealed away some of his memories.

Those memories are too dangerous!

They might affect Roy himself.

After skimming through "The Book of Secrets," Roy began organizing the materials he had obtained, some of which were werewolf hair.

They also possess certain extraordinary effects and can be used as materials for casting spells, but whether they can be used for spells... remains to be seen.

Roy doesn't know for now.

He hadn't yet come up with a matching spell.

As for "Wraith" Steve, he left behind many valuable items, and there's not much to steal from him.

The same applies to Rosago.

of course.

Master Rosago fared even worse; his limbs were torn into the bronze gate. If Sharon hadn't intervened quickly, Rosago's body might not have been preserved, and Klein would have lost an extraordinary ability as a result.

He recalled the battle of the night and finally came to a conclusion—

Derun!

He can't continue to appear around Klein, otherwise he will continue to be in danger.

In addition, there is a very good way to verify whether the danger comes from Klein.

See you again, Sherman.

Roy recalled Sherman's expression last week and was certain that the man would visit the Mystery Club and him again.

By comparing the two, we can see where the problem lies.

"However, Klein has obtained the formula and should be able to advance to Sequence 7 soon."

"I hope he gets promoted soon."

Compared to Amon, Roy also hoped that Klein could take over.

Amon's personality...

It simply couldn't withstand the erosion of the "Celestial Venerable".