Chapter 17 : Miss Sharon (2)

During the next few days, Maric introduced Sharon to Klein as a bodyguard in exchange of 1000 pounds.

Having mixed feelings about the cost when he probably didn't need a bodyguard, he realized that he only had the fighting power of a sequence 5 from a sequence which usually had auxiliary roles in battle and not much fighting experience.

So he pushed his decision to the day after and hurried to kill ambassador Bakerland in that time.

Conclusion : Being able to control the spiritual lines is very useful for stealthy assassinations.

(Xin Jian : Of course, I missed a lot of steps of the battle.)

After that, Klein divined whether he would still be attacked or not and got an affirmative conclusion.

So Sharon was still hired just in case because I lent him 1000 pounds (which all my pocket money coming from selling potion formulas… Sharon, you sure cost a lot !)

While leisurely reading the newspaper, I saw Klein come back from the Bravehearts Bar. (I didn't follow him this time.)

While knowing the truth, I still asked :

« Weren't you supposed to come back with a bodyguard ? »

Klein, who could see Sharon's spiritual lines to lock on her position, nodded.

« Yes, she is there. »

Okay…

I guess I'll have to be careful to call Sharon "Miss Bodyguard" from now on.

I put down the boring newspaper that I just held to look cool.

And apparently Ambassador Backerland was dead, the Aurora Order also claimed to be the culprits so there was no cringey nickname for Klein this time.

(Xin Jian : Aurora Order, I will take revenge !)

The next morning, I just stared at the ceiling and listened to the sounds outside of my room.

I would like an opportunity to be alone with Miss Bodyguard (I'm already practicing to call her like that) and I know that it will come soon.

Soon, Ian will come to the door and explain to Klein in what mess he had entangled him in.

The bell rung and I suddenly sat up.

After Klein went to open the door, I whispered :

« Mr. Fool, is Sharon still in the living room ? »

An oracle was sent to me.

« Yes. »

I nodded.

« Is the sealed artifact that can give psychological hints ready ? »

Mr. Fool answered :

« What you are going to do is morally wrong. »

I ignored him.

« Okay then support me ! »

With that, I stood up and Mr. Fool sighed for the nth time (but still prepared to do as He was told).

I entered the living room and spoke to the air.

« Miss Bodyguard ? I would like to talk to you. »

Nothing happened.

I looked around me awkwardly.

It will be hard to have a talk if I can't see her…

As if guessing my thoughts, Mr. Fool sent what he could see above the gray fog with his true vision (+the spiritual lines visible).

I blinked and saw some spiritual lines gather to an empty spot.

Miss Sharon, you were there~.

No, I mean, Praise The Fool !

« So, do you want to join a suspicious secret organization that worships (an evil god) a secret great existence in the entrepreneurial stage with a fonction "service express" and "online chatting" to (wake up a great old one in the middle of the night) gather materials for your advancement or sell things and anonymously earn money ? We don't force our members to believe in that existence and it's completely safe. (You just have to pray to Him to establish a mysticism connection anyway.) »

Above the gray fog, Mr. Fool : Xin Jian, psychological hints can't resolve everything !

The Fool made Sharon focus on the "gather materials for advancement" part.

I'm curious to which point psychological hints can make a person do what we say…

« Okay. » said Sharon.

What, she really accepted ? I thought I would still have to convince her.

Conclusion : Psychological hints are so powerful !

That's how Miss Bodyguard (was forced to) willingly joined the Tarot Club~!

(The Spectator Pathway is so terrible !)

Since Klein brought a beautiful lady home for once, I had to do make her join his secret organization !

But Miss Sharon raised an important point.

« So, how do I join ? »

Ah, yes.

I raised my chin proudly.

« It's simple. You just have to recite His honorific name. It is… »

I stopped and blinked.

Right, what is it ?

Pallez told me before but I forgot it again…

I tried hard to recall.

« Hum… The idiot who slept thousands of years… »

(Traduction : The Fool who does not belong to this era.)

Mr. Fool deadpanned.

« The mysterious fake god in Sefirah Castle… »

(Traduction : The mysterious ruler above the gray fog.)

I ended.

« …and Tianzun's backhand. »

(Traduction : The king of yellow and black who wields good luck.

Author : It is Tianzun's backhand because even though he used a part of Tianzun's honorific name, it still pointed to Klein.)

After hearing the name, Miss Sharon looked at me slightly doubtfully.

What ? It was my technique to memorize it.

It's just that I remembered only the technique instead of the honorific name.

However, Miss Sharon still repeated what I said.

Above the gray fog, Mr. Fool thought :

"I swear, if it works…!"

Mr. Fool was forced to stop when a crimson star began shrinking and expanding next to Him.

He gave up thinking and pulled Sharon into Sefirah Castle.

I looked at the soulless Miss Sharon in front of me and nodded to myself.

Psychological hints are really powerful, she even recited that doubtful name.

Great. I wasn't sure if it was really His honorific name since I don't usually use it to speak to Mr. Fool. I just need to think of going above the gray fog.

So, His honorific name was :

"The idiot who slept thousands of years.

The mysterious fake god in Sefirah Castle.

And Tianzun's backhand."

I'll remember it.

I don't know if Amanises being called "the goddess of sleepy flowers" by everyone or Mr. Fool having such an honorific name is worse…

We're really in an era of chuunis.

Not that it's a bad thing, though.

(Author, muttering : Amanises was never known as the goddess of sleepy flowers…

The Evernight goddess (Amanises) : Yes, but The Fool's new honorific name seems nice, doesn't it ? We should spread it to the other members of the Tarot Club.

Mr. Fool : Please, don't.)

Now, let's see how it's going~.

I appeared at the lower-end of the long bronze mottled table and gathered some fog around me to hide myself.

I am invisible~.

Mr. Fool : *stares*

Wow, don't look in this empty direction while you're speaking…

I shrank back in my seat but still stayed to enjoy the show.

He turned to Miss Sharon.

« You can choose one of these cards as your codename. The others are already taken. »

He showed her Tarot cards.

Seriously. As a high sequence Beyonder from the Spectator pathway, Adam must have had an easy time to lure in, I mean, to recruit new members into His organization.

Miss Sharon chose a card and showed it.

It was the Temperance card.

Lol, the only reason Mr. Fool didn't make you draw a card was because He was sure that you'd choose this one.

From that day, Miss Bodyguard joined the Tarot Club~.

(So, when does Miss Messenger join ?)

The Tarot Club is really full of strange specimens… I mean, people coming from all places.

After this, there is not much to say.

I guess the most interesting thing that happened was when Klein had to be low-key to not reveal that he had hired a bodyguard for nothing.

Let me tell you about it.

So, all began when a certain someone knocked on the door… (Rosago in disguise)

However, this time Klein had the power of a sequence 5, and we all know that when Klein was sequence 5, he had the power to kill demigods.

What's more, Klein is not really sequence 5. He is a sequence 1 angel and even his ability to control spiritual lines is at the level of a sequence 1 angel.

So the suppression of Beyonder from lower sequences of their pathway… or something like that, is in Klein's favor. Klein is obviously stronger than Rosago.

But Klein is a careful person and I taught him that things can always be divined or backtracked by the official Beyonders. He doesn't want to reveal his strength either (or Ince Zangwill could notice him) so he must let Sharon kill Rosago and pretend to be an ordinary person until the end.

In short, I didn't understand Klein's logic but still tried to explain it and the only thing you have to remember is that Klein wanted to be low-key. UwU.

At 15 Minsk Street, Klein paused with his right hand on the handle.

He decided to throw a coin before he opened the door.

Since Ian had already come, the revelation that he had seen in the dream had already happened. That meant that danger could come at any moment !

While muttering the words « The visitor outside will bring danger. » Klein flicked up a quarter pence and watched it fall onto his palm with its number side facing up.

Since Klein's powers were very strong, the result wasn't interfered with.

The result was positive.

Klein's pupils shook slightly and he stopped as he reached for the handle.

He looked through the door for a moment with his spirit vision but he saw nothing amiss.

He finally opened the door and took two steps back.

Dressed in a black-and-white checkered uniform, "Sergeant Faxine" took off his hat and said with a serious expression :

« I've been sent by the higher-ups to tell you that you must be careful tonight and tomorrow. Be careful of strangers. »

Klein : Are you included ?

« Alright. » Klein nodded solemnly.

"Sergeant Faxine" touched his short hair.

« There are other arrangements. I'll explain them to you in detail, and you can decide on your own. »

He cast his gaze towards the living room.

Klein hesitated but didn't show it and made a polite gesture of invitation, then watched as "Sergeant Faxine" closed the door behind him, walked over to the sofa, and sat down.

While doing this, he calmly observed the spiritual lines around him.

Klein froze.

His spiritual lines were being controlled.

He took them back and protected Sharon's while Rosago realized that he was facing a Seer with a higher sequence than him.

(Klein : This is the power of a sequence 1 angel with sequence 5 of fighting power.

Xin Jian : Didn't you want to pretend to be an ordinary person…?)

The muscles on "Officer Faxine's" face started squirming. Soon, he turned into a gentleman with black hair and blue eyes. He had a handsome face and a tiny stubble.

(Xin Jian : I'm sure this is also not his true appearance.)

Klein saw the image of the woman in the black regal dress appear in the glass of the oriel window.

Realizing that he was cornered, Rosago tried to flee and sent a fireball in Klein's direction.

Klein had to use his clown abilities to evade which once again showed that he was a Beyonder.

"I guess pretending to be just an ordinary person is impossible…"

Sharon killed Rosago and disposed of the corpse.

She turned to Klein.

Klein smiled awkwardly.

Xin Jian : Too bad. Since the charm wasn't used, Klein isn't suspected of being corrupted by the True Creator…

—————— I am the dividing line~

A few minutes ago, someone entered.

When I heard Klein send that person back, I came into the living room.

« What was it ? »

Klein closed the door.

« A new commission. I need to explore an underground structure. »

So we're there…

« Oh. Then I'll come during the demolition process. »

Klein's lip twitched.

« What are you talking about ? »

I waved my hand in the air.

« Nothing. Nothing. But, if I do something weird at that time, just follow along. »

Klein shook his head.

A few days later, we went to find Sharon and some zombies and indeed went to demolish the underground structure together.

Millet Carter saw Detective Sherlock Moriarty in his grayish-blue worker's uniform and cap and his four taciturn assistants.

« It's convenient to explore like this. » Klein explained.

Millet Carter's eyes swept across the four assistants and nodded in satisfaction.

« Your preparations were quicker than I expected. Is one of them a snake-repelling expert ? »

« Yes, they're very good at repelling snakes. » Klein didn't hesitate to give an affirmative answer.

Snakes…

I shivered.

I feel like I'm about to have a new trauma…

I decided to close my eyes and only look at the floor while walking.

In the dark underground structure, Klein walked around the hall with a raised lantern in his hand. He thoroughly checked to see if there were any other entrances. Of course, he didn't dare enter the tunnel that led to the innermost room, and the newly gathered snakes were, once again, blown away by a biting cold wind.

After receiving confirmation, he took the initiative to retreat to the side of the gate, where he watched, along with the three zombies, as Sharon placed explosives at different locations.

« She looks very professional. » Klein sighed softly.

If you say so.

And without a doubt, the three zombies didn't respond to his musings.

I waved my hand in front of the face of one of them but they still didn't react.

Meanwhile, Klein kept using his spirituality to wrap Azik's copper whistle so as to shield against its negative effects; otherwise, he would've encountered their abnormally passionate "response."

Should I make something go wrong or something ?

I shook my head.

Before Sharon could light the fuse, I smiled and wandered deeper into the underground structure, reaching the place where the evil spirit was.

Caught of guard, Klein followed me.

« Wait ! »

I ignored him and the evil spirit aka Sauron-Einhorn-Medici possessed the body of one of the zombies.

Sensing an abnormality, Klein turned in that direction.

« The evil spirit in the ruins ? »

« You guessed right.

Before, I judged that you were weak and wanted to corrupt your mind then enter your dreams to tempt you into rescuing me. Who knows, heh heh, you're also a person with a secret. »

My eyes unnoticeably sparkled in anticipation.

« What do you want to do ? » Klein asked directly.

The evil spirit sighed.

« I'm an innocent person who was harmed because of Alista Tudor's ambition. Due to the constraints of my corpse, I've been trapped in that underground ruin for nearly two thousand years.

I hope that you can help me out of this predicament and allow me to become a free spirit. I swear, I won't involve innocent people. »

While they were talking, I slowly pulled out a monocle and put it on my right eye.

« It's been a while… »

I smiled.

« …Medici. »

The evil spirit's smile froze.

For a moment, surroundings became abnormally scorching hot, as though invisible lava was surging within it.

However, everything quickly returned to normal.

The Red Angel evil spirit sized me up and smiled as if nothing had happened.

« You have talent in being a Provocator. »

Thank you~.

However, as he tried to continue His sentence, Klein also put a monocle on his right eye and curled up his lips.

Medici froze.

This was because I repeated to Klein to follow my actions if I did anything weird and gave him a monocle before leaving.

Of course, I don't think he understood what he was doing…

Klein, you know that you just digested a great deal of your sequence 4 potion in advance ?

Not one but two people suddenly put on a monocle on their right eye, know his name, and Medici didn't even tell us that He was scared of Amon. Isn't it reasonable to be scared~?

Well, if it gets out of hand, Sharon can run away, Klein can resurrect and I should be able to resurrect too…

Medici spoke up :

« What are you doing here ? »

Great, I think Klein can also digest his faceless potion.

Still with a smile on my face, I stepped up.

« Wouldn't it be fun if I took all these Beyonder characteristics that others are eyeing ? If you show me the way, I could consider freeing you from here. »

Medici, who was scared a moment ago, shook His head.

« You are not Amon. »

I took off the monocle and complained, a smile still on my face :

« Whaaat~? But my act was perfect~! What was the problem ? »

Without waiting for an answer, I turned to Klein.

« You should take off that monocle. It could create ripples in fate and the true Amon could come for real. »

Klein's lip twitched.

Hey, I see you lampooning in your head from here !

I turned back to Medici.

« Right, so when a man and 2 women cohabit in the same body, what is the gender of that person ? »

Medici ignored me and looked at Sharon.

« You should be a Wraith from the Mutant pathway. The next stop is a critical point to becoming a demigod. I'm not sure if you have the Puppet potion formula, but I can help you obtain it. I can even be a part of your ritual. That is the reward I can promise you. »

Give up, all your majesty from earlier is gone. Your image is ruined.

The evil spirit then looked at Klein.

« You will similarly be rewarded.

It's an object that can be considered mystical and precious, and because of some sort of attraction, its holder came to the underground palace and died by the side of the Tudor descendants.

This is what it looks like. »

And me ? And me ? What am I rewarded with ?

As he spoke, the evil spirit spread open the palm of his hand, causing the crimson moonlight to form a scene.

Inside the picture, there was a normal looking tarot card. The image on it was completely different from the others. Sitting inside a chariot wasn't a king, but rather a male priest wearing a dark red robe. The priest looked like Roselle Gustav.

I made a sign to Mr. Fool to do as we agreed in the plan.

Mr. Fool sighed and the card of blasphemy disappeared from the underground structure.

It had been stolen.