In the Queen's District, at
Per custom, Audrey was doing pre-meal prayers with her father, mother, and brother.
"Praise the Lady!" She traced four points clockwise on her chest, concluding with those words.
But before she finished speaking, within her vision, blocked by her eyelids, dense gray fog permeated, and a figure looking down upon all beings and things spoke aloofly and majestically: "That is a 'Blasphemy Card' made by Roselle."
Mr. Fool... "Blasphemy Card"? Finally getting a response, Audrey was first delighted, then slightly puzzled, not understanding what the so-called "Blasphemy Card" was.
However, she soon had a guess; she had always known that Emperor Roselle had created a secret deck of cards symbolizing certain unknown powers, a deck of twenty-two cards, believed to be the model for Tarot cards.
And she had also heard from "The Hanged Man" that the secret hidden in those cards was the pathway of godhood, the path to becoming a god!
So it was called "Blasphemy Card"! Corresponding to "Blasphemy Slate"... This is definitely the highest treasure in the mystical world!
Pathway of godhood!
No wonder Mr. Fool's Blessed needed to ask for help, to make sure it was really that card before acting, to avoid mistakes, not getting the right target and instead making the Church of Steam realize that a certain bookmark hid the "Blasphemy Card"...
I wonder if he succeeded...
The Beyonders from the Church of Steam hadn't come for routine questioning; maybe he was still planning...
As her body trembled slightly, Audrey saw a praying figure in the dense gray fog, a figure blurred to the extreme.
He spoke respectfully: "Great Fool, please convey my thanks to the Verifier, this made my operation very smooth."
"For this, I am willing to raise the reward to 3,000 pounds, deducted from the unpaid 5,000 pounds, as the share that party deserves."
Success? It succeeded just like that? But when I looked at the headlines of those newspapers, there was no news of an exhibit stolen; it was all about the appearance of the 12th victim of the serial killings... Raising the reward to 3,000 pounds shows that Mr. Fool's Blessed's operation really succeeded; he took that bookmark containing the "Blasphemy Card" without anyone noticing! How cool is that! Although this word invented by Emperor Roselle isn't elegant, reserved, or befitting a noble's status, it's the only feeling I have right now!
Our
It should be complete, right?
I wonder which one it is?
But regardless, this symbolizes the path to godhood!
Under the brilliance of Mr. Fool, we will one day become the topmost, most powerful secret organization!
I wonder if other bookmarks also hide "
Audrey controlled her excitement, feeling both longing and pride as she let the dining maid help her lay out the napkin.
She shifted her gaze to Earl Hall, who had the habit of reading the newspaper while having breakfast: "Daddy, is there any news worth paying attention to today?"
Earl Hall sighed: "That demon has killed another innocent; it's the 12th. This time it's a fashion designer who had just become famous not long ago, who had done some streetwalking a few times when she was struggling with poverty. She met such a terrible fate."
"Fortunately, this time there was a witness; someone saw the scene of the demon committing the bloody crime. Heh, he was terrified, constantly shouting 'Murder!' 'Help!' on the street. Heh heh, I must say, his shouting and his pleas for help had a very good effect; the demon didn't chase after him."
"The police locked onto the suspect through this and are in a tense search."
Audrey drew a crimson moon on her chest again: "May their operation succeed."
"Daddy, from your description, it sounds both scary and funny."
"I hope that witness doesn't have nightmares because of it."
And on that same night, Mr. Fool's Blessed had taken the "Blasphemy Card" from the heavily protected museum without startling anyone... Audrey added wistfully in her mind, filling in some details herself.
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