Chapter 13
Angels
It smells delicious, doesn't it?
For a fleeting moment, Xia Er felt a subtle sense of guilt, but when he remembered that "The Fool" had pulled him up, he immediately felt justified again.
Audrey, who is only 17 years old and not yet a 27-year-old woman, clenched her fists happily and waved them lightly twice after hearing the Fool's answer.
"Since it's a secret gathering, we should come up with a convenient code name."
The blonde girl offered the suggestion.
"Really? Then I'll go first."
"My code name is Angel."
Chael nodded in agreement.
He realized that he had acquired the Calamity trait and completed the ascension ceremony, but because Leodorus, the sixth brother, was still around, he was unable to ascend to the angel rank. So he simply chose this code name full of positive energy.
Huh~
Who among the extraordinary individuals needs to undergo a tribulation of lightning to advance to the second rank?
If you dare to run away instead of obediently undergoing the tribulation, then I'll chop up your entire family.
"Angel...sir."
"The codename you chose... is good, but to avoid confusion, wouldn't it be better if we standardized our codenames?"
"Mr. Fool comes from the Tarot cards; perhaps we can choose our own symbols from the Tarot cards?"
Audrey suggested tactfully.
"My code name comes from a tarot card, the reversed Devil, which means angel."
Chael was naturally not stumped by a little girl's question.
"Sir, if you understand the extraordinary world, you should know what angels mean. It's not a title that can be used casually."
Alger frowned slightly. This was a great disrespect. Every angel was someone who could be written into the holy scriptures; it was a title that could not be used casually.
"I know that angels are a distance between me and only something I can dream of, which is why I chose this code name in this mysterious place to soothe my heart."
"Everyone has the right to dream freely. Even the goddess of night, who governs dreams, would tacitly approve of such daytime aspirations, wouldn't she?"
Chael responded calmly.
He was practically saying outright, "I'm just daydreaming, what's it to you?"
"Angel" needs to be avoided, but "Hanged Man" can be used freely, right?
Alger glanced at "The Fool" and found that the man didn't react much. Since the man didn't care, he stopped worrying about the code name.
In reality, Klein's CPU was practically fried by Shael's words. What happened to the era of steam and guns? The existence of mysterious forces is one thing, but angels???
Is this the angel I've come to know?
I don't think so...
"Mr. Angel has decided on his codename, so I can't fall behind. Hmm, let me think... I'll choose 'Justice' as my codename."
Audrey eased the tension by talking to herself, and then looked at the "angel" with a smile and said:
"My 'justice' hasn't been reversed, Mr. Angel."
"Aren't you really going to consider giving it a try?"
"Justice is a bit too old-fashioned; the allure of evil is in no way inferior to that of justice."
Xiaer raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at the "evil" lady with a teasing tone.
"No, I prefer a positive image. You feel the same way, right? Mr. Angel of the Reversed Devil card?"
For a fleeting moment, Audrey felt a strange flutter in her heart, but she rationally chose not to get carried away with the abstract.
"I choose, The Hanged Man."
Seeing that "Angel" and "Justice" were really treating choosing codenames like a game, Alger relaxed and said casually.
So you've made that decision so happily?
Klein felt an urge to facepalm. He glanced at the "angel" and suddenly felt like a teacher encountering a problem child.
Although tarot cards can be reversed, are you really reversed?
Fortunately, "Justice" and "The Hanged Man" are relatively rational; otherwise, if all three were reversed, wouldn't "The Fool" be in an awkward position?
"Mr. Angel, you seem to know a lot about Tarot cards. I'd like to know more about them. I've heard that Tarot cards are just toys invented by Emperor Roselle and don't actually have any divination function?"
"Justice?" Audrey asked curiously.
"The key to divination is not the tools used, but the diviner himself. The result I get from throwing a stone is more accurate than what you get from divining with all sorts of tools for half a day."
"But throwing stones can only yield a general result. When you want to divine more details, you need a sophisticated and complex tool like tarot cards."
"Unless you can obtain a divination tool that possesses extraordinary power in itself."
For example, Arrodes.
When Xia Er thought of this "magic mirror," his eyes flickered slightly.
"Does it possess extraordinary power?"
"I've heard that Emperor Roselle created another set of cards that possesses some unknown power?"
As Audrey spoke, she noticed that the "angel" was looking at Mr. Fool. She thought that Mr. "angel" did not know the answer to the question, so she turned her head to look at Mr. Fool.
3, 2, 1~
Xia'er's lips curled up slightly. He could already sense the subtle fluctuations in the gray mist space. Sure enough, Klein suddenly felt a headache. His spirituality was already struggling to hold on at this point.
That's all for today's gathering.
"As you wish."
Alger rose and bowed.
Xia Er, without any concern for his image, stood up and bowed, but he deliberately slowed down his bowing motion.
"See you next time then."
Klein's vision was already starting to blur. He managed to say goodbye, severing the connection between the three of them and the crimson star. He himself, having exhausted his spiritual energy, exited the gray fog space.
Shael used the plugin he installed on Crimson Star, severing his connection with the planet, but without forcibly recalling him.
As Audrey's projection disappeared, he followed and cast his gaze toward the crimson star that represented "Justice".
Now that we've arrived in the Fifth Era, how could we possibly obediently go back?
What if we miss this opportunity and the bug is fixed next time?
Shael demonstrated the basic abilities of a virtual personality, and with his higher status and mental strength, he infiltrated Audrey's personal consciousness island the moment he broke away, and returned to the real world with her.
He didn't eat a spicy version of the Elderly Mental Dragon's Brain for nothing.
Kingdom of Rune, Backlund, Queen District.
"Xia'er" looked at the broken bronze mirror on the dressing table in front of her. She raised her hand, and the "stars" flowing on the back of her hand, shining with a deep red glow, illuminated the broken mirror.
The deep red glow gradually dimmed, and the bronze mirror in front of me was restored to its original state. This ancient artifact, which can be traced back to the time of Solomon, was not destroyed at the beginning of the new era.
"Dad didn't lie to me? This mirror really is a treasure? An extraordinary item?"
The girl was pleasantly surprised.