What was brewing in Backlund again? A continuation of the last Great Smog? The Hanged Man Alger and The Hermit Cattleya speculated, taking the case of Baron Syndras's false accusation and the assault on Member of Parliament Macht seriously, each preparing to gather more detailed information through their respective channels to see if they could find anything abnormal.
They weren't in a hurry, and didn't plan to directly ask The World Gehrman Sparrow what his intentions were or what exactly he was plotting, feeling that he wouldn't answer in detail, at most giving a perfunctory reply. So, they planned to first gather intelligence, conduct an external investigation, and then decide on subsequent actions based on the specific situation.
At the same time, they suddenly realized that revealing the identity of Dwayne Dantès at the Tarot Club was an excellent move. From now on, by simply keeping an eye on the news about this wealthy businessman, they could gain a preliminary grasp of some of Mr. Fool's Blessed's actions, allowing them to tacitly cooperate or provide help. Moreover, since this was a fake identity, it could be discarded immediately if any problems arose.
Similarly, they could indirectly "corroborate" this identity, making Dwayne Dantès more real. The simplest example was: if this wealthy merchant had a maritime background, The Hermit Cattleya could implant corresponding information into her crew, friends, and business partners, making them genuinely believe such a person existed. By the time official organizations tried to investigate Dwayne Dantès's background, they would find that the person indeed existed, and the facts were indeed true!
In the brief silence, Justice Audrey was about to respond to The World's previous words when she saw The Moon sit up straight, look towards the far end of the long bronze table, and take the initiative to ask:
"What is this public identity used for?"
"Miss Justice mentioned that case of a baron's false accusation and the assault on a member of parliament earlier. Is there something deeper to them?"
As a resident of Backlund, The Moon Emlyn was quite concerned about his living environment.
'You're asking so many questions, why don't you go investigate yourself? I've already jumped out to avoid the vortex...' Klein grumbled inwardly about Emlyn White, making the puppet The World let out a low laugh.
"Of course."
"Awaiting investigation."
Translated into detailed language, his succinct answers meant: Those two cases certainly have deeper problems, but that's a secret, and I don't plan to tell you. Similarly, don't ask about the purpose of the public identity 'Dwayne Dantès'!
Although The Moon Emlyn was sometimes rather low in emotional intelligence, he could still catch The World's underlying meaning. He let out a dry laugh, leaned back in his chair, pretending to be very satisfied with the answer.
Seeing this, Justice Audrey took a second to suppress the smile that almost curled on her lips, then said to The World Gehrman Sparrow:
"Alright, I understand. Thank you for telling me."
At this moment, the more she thought about it, the more she felt joining the "Loen Charitable Education Fund" was a good thing. In the future, if she encountered any risks or matters she couldn't handle herself, she could simply inform Mr. The World in advance and then visit the fund normally, busy in the office next to Dwayne Dantès.
'Hmm, if the Psychic Alchemy Society becomes suspicious of me or tests me with a task, I'll schedule a meeting with them at the fund... The image of Dwayne Dantès is completely different from how Mr. The World appears above the Gray Fog. He is an experienced pretender... Also, Dwayne Dantès is a public identity, not always equal to Gehrman Sparrow. No wonder there are rumors about his wide-ranging preferences in women... A crazy killer and adventurer like Gehrman Sparrow must only be suitable for a pure and innocent girl...' As a Spectator, Audrey couldn't help letting her mind wander.
Hearing her reply, Klein couldn't help but grumble: What do you mean, 'thank you for telling me'? Shouldn't you be paying 500 pounds in investigation fees? Did you just take it as a sharing among internal members?
He made The World Gehrman Sparrow nod, didn't dwell further on Dwayne Dantès, and instead looked at Little Sun.
"Do you have any Trickster Evil Spirits over there?"
The World paused, then added:
"Perhaps you call it by another name. Anyway, it specializes in disguise, its abilities are strange, it's almost at the demigod level, and it has a main eye where characteristics gather..."
He deliberately mentioned the demigod level not to show off, but to remind Little Sun that this was a very dangerous monster.
However, neither The Hermit Cattleya nor The Hanged Man Alger was too concerned about this point, because The World represented Mr. Fool's Blessed, and it was normal for him to be purchasing demigod-level materials for a companion. Moreover, even if he were preparing them for himself, it wouldn't be too surprising. Gehrman Sparrow was already Sequence 5, and collecting materials in advance was standard practice.
Deep down, it almost seemed like a good thing to them if Mr. The World could leave the Sequence 5 level soon.
The Sun Derrick thought for a moment and said:
"It's not among the common monsters, but perhaps someone has encountered it. I'll search through materials or help you ask around."
The puppet The World replied with an "Mm," and fell silent again.
When The Magician Fors failed once more to purchase the cursed object and residual spirituality of an ancient vengeful spirit, the trading session came to an end.
Before Mr. The Hanged Man could ask The Sun, Fors stole a glance at The World Gehrman Sparrow and said:
"I had a strange dream recently. In the dream, there appeared an almost real treasure, including..."
She described the scenes from the dream in detail, and at the end added:
"It was a complex symbol combining 'Fate' and 'Concealment'..."
Fors was just about to turn to the head of the long bronze table to make a request for manifestation to Mr. Fool when she suddenly heard The World Gehrman Sparrow say:
"Is this the symbol you're talking about?"
The puppet The World first made a request, then displayed a badge.
This badge was only the size of an eyeball, and its surface was a combination of the two symbolic signs of "Fate" and "Concealment."