After the greetings were completed and everyone had taken their seats, "Justice" Audrey's gaze swept over the three "
"It's all because of the trouble with Hewn Lambs..." Audrey, who had just begun to adjust her mindset, felt her mood sink again.
At this moment, "The Hermit"
"The Mysterious Queen" hasn't provided any diaries from the Emperor for two weeks now. Has something happened? "Mr. Fool" Klein, lounging comfortably in his high-backed chair, felt a flicker of confusion and couldn't help but make a grim guess.
But he quickly dismissed that possibility. After all, "The Hermit" lady didn't seem the least bit anxious or worried!
Given the imprinting behavior the "Star Admiral" had displayed in the dream at the ruins of the Divine War, if the "Mysterious Queen" hadn't replied for two weeks, she would definitely not be this calm. She might even be ready to pray to "Mr. Fool" for help... So, she must have received a reply from Bernadette within these two weeks, one that simply didn't contain Ropelle's diary... "Mr. Fool" Klein nodded slightly and replied to "The Hermit" Cattleya in a calm tone: "No need to rush."
After saying this, his mind raced as he analyzed the "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette's intentions for doing this.
First, Klein ruled out the possibility that she had no more of Ropelle's diaries. Based on the frequency of the Emperor's records from his early and later periods, he estimated that all the diaries combined must amount to over ten volumes. Even if Bernadette didn't have a third of them, she could certainly scrape together one or two. Moreover, the diaries she had previously provided were only a small portion, albeit a relatively crucial one.
Second, Klein didn't believe the "Mysterious Queen" had already figured out all the truths from the answers he had given her.
Third, he was equally certain that she couldn't have deciphered Simplified Chinese from such scant feedback. He had never given detailed translations, only vague, one- or two-sentence answers.
Combining these three points, he suspected that perhaps the next batch of diaries Bernadette was about to provide was even more important and critical, pointing to certain secrets, or maybe so special that one wouldn't know whether to seek answers. That's why the "Mysterious Queen" was hesitating!
"That must be it... I wonder what the Emperor wrote, and from what angle and perspective Bernadette judges the value... I should ask 'The Hermit' lady later to convey a request for a meeting..." As "Mr. Fool" Klein was lost in thought, "The Hanged Man" Alger turned his head to "The Star" Leonard: "My apologies, but there's still no news on a mystical item that meets your needs."
"That's normal. Magical items corresponding to, uh, Sequences 6 and 5 are rarely circulated anyway." Leonard nodded with understanding.
He had been sitting up straight initially, but after noticing that "The Moon," "The Magician," and other members weren't too tense, he too secretly relaxed the pressure on his back.
Seeing this, Klein made "The World" Gehrman Sparrow speak in a hoarse voice: "I have a mystical item. Its abilities in various aspects fully meet your requirements, but it has many negative effects that are hard to avoid. Would you like to consider it?"
He was referring to the "Sea Word" Scepter.
Previously, Klein hadn't planned on selling this nearly seal-worthy item to Leonard, because he thought his poet friend couldn't handle the negative effects of "Sea Word"—indiscriminate singing, tripping and striking its holder, and its vulnerability to lightning were not easy to dodge. Only he, who could thoroughly discipline "Sea Word" above the
However, thinking about the Sequence 1 "Thief" pathway angel parasitizing Leonard, Klein felt that he might have a way to deal with it. So, he ultimately decided to ask.
"Hmm, tell me about it." Leonard trusted that Klein wouldn't harm him and expressed his willingness to hear the specifics.
"The World" Gehrman Sparrow glanced at "The Hanged Man" before speaking slowly: "It can unleash lightning bolts at a targeted target..."
He briefly described the Beyonder powers and negative effects of "Sea Word." As Leonard listened, his feelings swung between interest and concern.
"It can even serve as a wand and let me fly... Even if I reach Sequence 5 'Spirit Shaman,' I'd have to find a suitable spirit to fly... And its attack power is considerable, not single-faceted... But those three negative effects are truly terrifying... I'll go back and ask the old man if he has a way to mitigate the drawbacks." After pondering for several seconds, Leonard said: "I'd like to think it over for a while. I'll give you my answer next week, how about that?"
"No problem," "The World" Gehrman Sparrow replied without any surprise.
As for the other members, even if some had been slightly interested at first, after hearing about "Sea Word's" negative effects, they all gave up on inquiring further.
Meanwhile, "Mr. Fool" Klein's thoughts had turned in another direction: whether he should take the opportunity to hold a "clearance sale."