Upon hearing Klein's question, the beautiful lady with elegantly coiled brown hair showed no sign of impatience and spoke with a polite smile:
"Our members can freely perform divination for people in the club and set their own prices. We only take a very low commission. If you wish to have a divination, you can take a look at this booklet, which has introductions and prices of members willing to do divinations."
"However, it's Monday afternoon, and most of our members are at work, busy. There are only less than five members here..."
As she spoke, she invited Klein to sit on the sofa by the window in the reception hall, then opened the booklet on the opposite side, pointing out the members currently in the club:
"Hynas Vansent, a well-known diviner in Tingen, a resident mentor at the club, skilled in various methods of divination. He charges 4 Soles per session."
*So expensive... For this, Benson, Melissa, and I could have two hearty dinners...* Klein clicked his tongue inwardly but didn't respond.
Seeing this, the lady with the brown bun continued flipping through the pages, introducing one by one:
"...And the last one, Glaucis, a member who joined the club just this year. He has mastered Tarot divination and charges 2 pence per session."
"Sir, which one would you like to choose?"
Klein answered without any hesitation:
"Mr. Glaucis."
"..." The reception lady paused for a couple of seconds and said, "Sir, I must warn you in advance, Mr. Glaucis can only be considered a beginner."
"I understand. I'll take responsibility for my decision." Klein nodded with a smile.
"...Then please follow me." The lady stood up and led Klein to the door next to the reception hall.
There was a corridor not too long, with an open meeting room at the end. Inside, the sunlight was abundant, with tables and chairs, newspapers, magazines, playing cards, and other items. The faint aroma of coffee wafted out.
When they were two rooms away from the meeting room, the reception lady signaled Klein to stop, quickened her pace, walked to the end, and called out softly:
"Mr. Glaucis, someone is here to see you for a divination."
"Me?" A voice full of surprise and doubt immediately answered, accompanied by the sound of a chair moving.
"Yes. Which divination room would you like to use?" The lady asked in a neutral tone.
"The citrine room. I like citrine." Glaucis appeared at the door of the meeting room, looking curiously at Klein waiting nearby.
He was a man in his thirties, with a darker complexion, dark green eyes, light yellow and soft hair. He wore a white shirt and black vest, with a monocle hanging on his chest. His disposition was quite good.
The reception lady didn't say much and opened the "Citrine" room adjacent to the meeting room.
Inside, the curtains were drawn tightly, making the room dim, as if only then could one receive revelations from gods and spirits and obtain accurate divination results.
"Hello, I'm Glaucis. I didn't expect you to choose me for your divination." Glaucis bowed in a gentlemanly manner, quickly entered the room, and sat behind the long table. "To be honest, I'm just trying my hand at divination. I don't have much experience yet. For now, I'm not a good diviner. You still have a chance to back out."
After returning the salute, Klein followed him in and closed the door behind him.
He smiled through the light filtering through the curtains and said:
"You are truly an honest gentleman, but I am a person who is very persistent in my own choices."
"Please, sit down." Glaucis pointed to the seat opposite him, thought for a few seconds, and said, "Divination is just my hobby, heh. In life, people often receive guidance from the gods, but ordinary people cannot accurately interpret the Lord's will. That is the meaning of divination and the reason I joined this club. I don't have enough confidence in myself in this regard. Let's treat the upcoming divination as an exchange, a free exchange. How about that? I'll cover the fee to the club myself. It's only a quarter penny."
Klein neither agreed nor shook his head, but instead smiled and said:
"I can tell you have a decent and respectable job."
As he spoke, he leaned forward slightly, clenched his right fist against his forehead, and tapped it twice.
"But that doesn't improve my accuracy in divination." Glaucis replied humorously, then pondered and asked, "Do you have a headache? Want to divine about health issues?"
"A little, but I hope to divine the whereabouts of an item." Klein had already thought of a pretext and slowly leaned back.
In his eyes, Glaucis's body aura was clearly presented, with the orange-red in his lungs dim and thin, affecting the overall brightness.
*It doesn't seem like a sign of fatigue...* Klein nodded almost imperceptibly.
"Looking for a lost item?" Glaucis thought for a few seconds and said, "Then let's first do a simple judgment."
He pushed the neatly stacked Tarot cards on the black table toward Klein:
"Calm down, think about the item in your mind, silently recite the question 'Will I find it again?', and at the same time, shuffle and cut the cards."
"Okay." Klein didn't actually remember the appearance of that ancient notebook, so he expanded the question he needed to silently recite: *Will I find the notebook of the Antigonus family?*
While repeating, he skillfully shuffled and cut the cards.
Glaucis picked up the top card and pushed it sideways toward Klein:
"Turn it clockwise to a vertical position, then reveal it. If it's reversed, meaning the pattern on the card is upside down towards you, it means the item cannot be found. If it's upright, then we continue with further divination to find its specific location."
Klein followed the instructions and turned the horizontal card clockwise to a vertical position.
He held the edge of the Tarot card and flipped it over.
It was a card with a pattern placed upside down, a reversed card.
"Unfortunately." Glaucis sighed.
Klein didn't respond because his attention was focused on the Tarot card in front of him.