"The Hermit"
But after thinking it over carefully, she realized that at that level of conflict, it was hardly surprising for anything to be involved.
For a brief moment, she wished Her Majesty would stop investigating this matter, but ultimately she suppressed the thought, because she felt that if she were in the Queen's position, she would probably make a similar choice.
Various thoughts flashed through her mind, and "The Hermit" Cattleya bowed toward the uppermost seat of the mottled long table: "Thank you for your answer. I have no more questions today."
"The Fool" Klein nodded slightly and looked around the table: "You may begin."
No sooner had he spoken than "The Magician" Fors, who had been mustering her courage this whole time, blurted out with the kind of resolute determination of someone shutting their eyes and charging toward death: "Mr. World, I have a matter I'd like to commission you for."
Seeing "The World" Gehrman Sparrow's gaze turn toward her, she hurriedly explained further: "What you need to do isn't much — every so often, just toss me into an unfamiliar place, and come pick me up after a few days. If you're truly busy, you could also do it all at one time — demonstrate 'travel' several times in a row so I can 'record' it."
Hearing "The Magician" lady's words, the first thought that surfaced in Klein's mind was: "Wilderness survival?"
I have far too many suitable locations for that — the God-war ruins at the far eastern end of the Sonia Sea, the city of Calderon in the Spirit World, the "City of Miracles" Livhesed from the "Journey of Grosel," any of which are ten times, a hundred times, even a thousand times more dangerous than the wilderness. The worry is that "The Magician" lady might not be able to handle it... Klein didn't have "The World" Gehrman Sparrow respond immediately, instead manipulating the puppet to continue gazing at "The Magician" lady with an oppressive stare.
Fors drew a silent breath, steadied her emotions, and supplemented in greater detail: "The thing is, I'm currently a Sequence 6 'Recorder' on the 'Apprentice' Pathway. To digest the potion, besides 'recording' various Beyonder powers, I also need to 'record' the local customs and folklore of different places. I hope — I hope to become a 'Traveler' as soon as possible. Only then can I avoid the vast majority of dangers during the war.
"Mr. World, I've only 'recorded' a single 'travel' so far. Once I go somewhere else, I have no way to get back, so I have no choice but to ask for your help. I was wondering if you'd be interested, and what kind of reward you'd want?"
So that's what it was... "Justice" Audrey finally understood, and she thought Fors's method was truly brilliant.
Especially since Fors was a bestselling novelist — taking the scenery and customs she had "recorded" and writing them into books for publication would surely be a tremendous help in digesting the potion... Audrey nodded to herself inwardly, genuinely delighted for her friend.
However, as a seasoned "Spectator," how could she fail to notice the fear and apprehension Fors felt toward Mr. World? She found herself rather curious about what would happen when the two of them actually met.
Audrey, that kind of mentality isn't good! But... this is exactly the mentality of a "Spectator"... Fors would never guess that the deranged adventurer she feared was merely a mask, hiding a gentle and kind heart beneath... I also need to work hard to digest the "Dreamwalker" potion, and try to visit the surrounding dreams every night... "Justice" Audrey let no change show in her expression or gaze, maintaining a posture of detached observation.
"The Hanged Man" Alger, after hearing "The Magician" words, felt a wave of bitter emotion — even this "Apprentice" had begun to challenge Sequence 5, while he himself remained stuck at this level.
"The World" and "The Hermit" were already Sequence 4, and "Justice," "The Sun," "The Moon," and "The Star" were all Sequence 5. Apart from "The Magician," only the newly joined "Judgment" had a lower Sequence than his... As these thoughts churned, Alger felt a knot of Qi lodged in his chest that was impossible to dispel. He longed to find an opportunity immediately, to establish some merit, and become the demigod "Disaster Priest."
He craved high standing, craved the wielding of power, craved being recognized, respected, and obeyed — he did not want to fall further and further behind even within the
I see... While Klein was basically grasping what "The Magician" was thinking, he suddenly recalled something.
It was the other party's self-introduction that had been mentioned before "Mr. Fool" during one of the full moon gatherings: A former surgeon, now a novelist!
Uh, turning the terrifying legends I created into written words and spreading them out — would that help me further digest the "Faceless" potion? Hmm, the more horrifying and terrifying and unsolvable the descriptions in the novel are, the better the effect should be... Klein suddenly had inspiration and manipulated "The World" Gehrman Sparrow to say: "This commission is simple, but the payment I require is rather special."
Hearing that "Mr. World" was inclined to agree, "The Magician" Fors was both delighted and nervous as she asked: "What kind of payment?"
"The World" Gehrman Sparrow pondered for a moment and said: