The silver-white giant snake looked down at Audrey, opened its blood-red mouth, and said:
"The chief of the
"Similarly, the ancestor of the
"The third 'Miracle Invoker' Beyonder characteristic combined with a mysteriously-sourced characteristic, becoming the sealed artifact '0—05', also called the 'Wish-Fulfilling Lamp'... Once, a True God tried to destroy this item to separate the characteristics and let them gather again, but failed;"
"The fourth and fifth 'Miracle Invoker' Beyonder characteristics exist as Grade 0 sealed artifacts in the Churches of the '
"The sixth 'Miracle Invoker' Beyonder characteristic is perhaps in the
Audrey listened very attentively, thought for a moment, and said:
"You mean that with a full roster of 'Servants of the Mysteries', there can only be six 'Miracle Invokers'. But now, the Sequence 1 'Servants of the Mysteries' you mentioned only include the chief of the Aurora Order, Zaratul, and the ancestor of the Antigonus family. The roster doesn't seem full."
"Under these circumstances, there might be an extra 'Miracle Invoker' Beyonder characteristic."
This wasn't something 'The World' Gehrman Sparrow had warned her about in advance. Instead, it was a question Audrey came up with herself, starting from the details of her interlocutor's answers and combining it with her own mystical knowledge.
The silver-white giant snake's scarlet eyes flickered slightly as it said:
"Indeed, there should be three 'Servants of the Mysteries' in a full roster."
"But in the Second Epoch, during the era when the Ancient God
Audrey nodded slightly and said:
"I understand. I will relay this to Mr. Dwayne Dantès."
"Mm... He also asked me to ask you if there is anything he can help with?"
The silver-white giant snake swam up in a circle and raised a third of its body upright:
"No."
"It's just a small matter."
"Mhm, I have a Blessed. He is an outstanding foodie. He has a wish to taste the ice cream from various noble families and determine the most delicious one."
... This request... Mr. Snake, uh, or perhaps Ms. Snake, treats their Blessed so well... His tone sounds like He himself can't wait... Mm... This is too simple. I can agree on behalf of Mr. 'The World' and do it myself, counting it towards accumulating the contribution needed for the potion formula...
Audrey spoke thoughtfully:
"No problem."
"But how do I give him the ice cream?"
The silver-white giant snake slowly coiled as it said:
"Sacrifice it to him. He is already a Saint of Sequence 3 and can accept sacrifices from the same city."
"His honorary name is: The Embodiment of Luck, The Monster that Predicts the Future, The Calamity that Spreads Misfortune, The Witness of All Fates in
This honorary name is somewhat different from a normal Sequence 3's honorary name. It actually doesn't have a name at the end... Audrey's eyes shifted, but she didn't say much and nodded in agreement.
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"Guardian of Chaos and Madness"... Will's last part of the honorary name is quite interesting... This probably isn't the honorary name of the 'Serpent of Fate', but one He used at Sequence 3, later improved somewhat... The 'Monster' pathway guards against chaos and madness? Or perhaps, in this world, even fate has chaos and madness at its foundation, and the 'Monsters' are struggling against these to make everything appear normal?
Klein listened to Miss 'Justice's report. He wasn't surprised at all by
Heh, having a Blessed is almost like having a friend... Did Will learn this from me? No, I have real Blessed, Danitz! I must make this guy sacrifice some food for me later. I can't really eat those mutated monsters, or summon projections from historical rifts, can I? Mm, if I get a chance, I should invite Little 'Sun' to taste them too. Can't let him get addicted to
Klein materialized 'The World' Gehrman Sparrow, letting him reply to Miss 'Justice', indicating that the ice cream matter was worth a lot of contribution points.
Having accomplished this, he lightly tapped the edge of the mottled long table with his fingers and seriously pondered the question of the main ingredients for the 'Miracle Invoker' potion:
"I don't need to think about the 'Miracle Invoker' Beyonder characteristic from Zaratul. He won't split it for me. He only wants to turn me into his marionette..."
"The two with Antigonus aren't without hope, but it would mean asking the Goddess again. I don't have anything of equivalent value... Scary... Besides, the Goddess might not be able to get them. The reason She sealed that out-of-control half 'The Fool' is probably because She couldn't kill him. If killed, he could escape his current predicament and be reborn somewhere else, just like I escaped
"I can't think about '0—05' either, which even a True God couldn't destroy. Even if I got it, I couldn't use it... This sealed artifact's origin is truly mysterious and problematic..."
"The '0—13' of the Eternal Blazing Sun Church is called 'The Last Feast', originating from the Creator of the
"Mhm, so far, They haven't shown any goodwill. I can't find a suitable way or a suitable person to make contact. I can't use divination to spy on the 'Eternal Blazing Sun' again and communicate with Him from afar, can I? If I do, wouldn't He just directly invade the 'Sefirah Castle' and take this place into His own hands?"