The calm weekend passed, and Yager received his own well-tailored windbreaker and trousers, but he still couldn't find the source of Forsi's sense of dissonance that day.
He could only put this matter aside for the time being, because a more important event for him was coming soon.
On Monday, the trip above the gray fog started on time.
"Good afternoon! Mr. Fool, Mr. Sun, Mr. Hanged Man." Justice, Miss Audrey's energetic voice sounded on the long table.
She happily called out the members' names one by one.
Miss Justice's greeting is always the vibrant beginning of a Tarot session.
After greeting the majestic Mr. Fool at the end of the long table, the scheming but knowledgeable Mr. Hanged Man opposite, and the slightly immature Little Sun, her eyes turned to an unfamiliar figure.
Audrey observed the hazy shadow in surprise.
Do we have any new members?
The clothing of the new members seems to be very distinctive. Although the details are blurry, the outlines of the sect's uniforms can still be seen. A pure black coat is paired with a white scarf that extends to the back.
Unlike the strong color conflict in his clothing, Audrey could try to "read" very little information on him.
Slightly indifferent and not wary of unfamiliar environments, he may be a young man of high status.
"This is Mr. Bishop."* The Fool introduced to the others.
"Hello." Yager nodded, not paying attention to the probing gazes around him.
There are three members, two of them are relatively friendly and one is vaguely wary.
He was also observing secretly.
After the Fool's introduction, the rest of the Tarot Club said hello one after another. Except for Little Yang, everyone also had some doubts in their hearts.
Especially Alger the Hanged Man.
As a member of the Church of Storms, Alger was very aware of the current costumes of the major churches, but the member code-named Bishop was not wearing one of them.
This shows that he does not believe in the Seven Righteous Gods.
Mr. Fool also did not introduce him as the favored one.
Can members of cults also participate in Tarot sessions? Or is this the Fool's befriending of followers of gods?
Alger silently labeled the new members as something to focus on.
Although for himself, all newcomers to Tarot Society need to focus on it.
As for Audrey and Klein, they also had doubts about Yager's clothes, but one was not familiar with the church and thought he was a member of the church of another kingdom's righteous god, and the other felt that the clothes were vaguely familiar.
Klein searched carefully in his memories after time travel, but could not find the source of the familiarity.
Is it the uniform of one of the churches that the captain mentioned to him? He guessed.
"The candidate you recommended is still under review." After thinking briefly, Klein decided to get into the topic first and looked at Audrey.
"Okay." Audrey responded cheerfully at first, then in a slightly lower tone, she brought up the usual next topic: "Sorry, Mr. Fool, I didn't get a new Roselle diary this week."
"Sorry, I'm still at sea this week and don't have a chance." When mentioning the diary, Alger followed closely and bowed humbly.
"It doesn't matter." Klein nodded and ignored them.
The Fool, who found nothing, glanced across the little sun and looked directly in the direction of the new member Yager.
Yager, who was seated at the end, raised his eyebrows slightly and then remembered about Roselle's diary.
I've been busy renting houses and threatening poor passers-by these days, and completely forgot to look for him, but fortunately, no one else was there, so he didn't stand out.
Seeing the figure above him turn around, he said with a slightly apologetic tone: "I'm sorry, I don't have it for the time being."
But why doesn’t the boy-shaped member next to him not need it? Did he say in advance that he couldn’t get it, or is the way of trading information different?
Yager is trying to collect information on the Tarot Club's practices.
If one wishes to gain knowledge from the members, which one is most promising for him?
He supported his chin with his left hand, looking at the other members who looked quite skilled without leaving any trace, and lightly tapped the armrest with his right hand.
On the other side, behind the gray fog, the Fool, who was trying hard to maintain the majesty of the True God, secretly sighed.
"I understand." Klein, who had achieved nothing this week, faced all the members again, "You can discuss and trade freely."
Originally, Klein planned to announce the mission of Ambassador Intis at this Tarot meeting.
However, considering that the power of Yager who was also in Backlund was currently unknown, he was also prepared to wait and see before deciding whether to announce it directly at the Tarot Club or to tell Justice and the Hanged Man privately.
"Okay, thank you." Among the Tarot Club members, Audrey was still the first to respond.
As Miss Justice, who hopes that the Tarot Club will flourish and has many newcomers, she introduced Yager in a very masterly manner: "We accept information, barter, and cash transactions."
"Equality is the only measure."
Information is also available.
Yager, whose reserves of cash and extraordinary items were approximately zero, breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his trip this time would not be in vain.
He looked around and found that except for the girl opposite, everyone else was filled with various emotions.
Maybe it's because the Tarot Club is always vigilant.
The little sun on his right has expectations for the new members, hoping that they will come from a world that is not connected with other members, so that he will not be "alone" in the Tarot Club.
Alger, on the other hand, felt nervous, fearing that the newcomer would threaten his status as a provider of knowledge in the Tarot Club.
But they all guessed in the wrong direction.
"I have a question." Yager said slowly.
"Can I use the true name of the God of Steam and Machinery to trade with you the true name of the moon-related gods?"
As soon as the words are spoken, Tarot will fall into a dead silence.
The air froze for three seconds.
Most of the members opened their mouths uncontrollably and looked over in shock.
They didn't expect newcomers to ask this kind of question.
Although they all think that the Fool who leads the Tarot Society is a true god, this is different from trading the information of the seven righteous gods face to face!
Is the bishop’s codename really literal?!
Even Klein silently grasped the armrest, showing a shocked expression behind the gray mist.
Mr. Bishop, who are you to trade this kind of information? You must be too high for a fool like him!
But the two words "real name" also made Klein very curious.
If Emperor Roselle became a true god in his later years, is Gustav Roselle his real name? Or... Huang Tao?
What is the real name of the God of Steam and Machinery?
There seemed to be a hundred cats scratching the wall inside him.
Although the Fool throws out a lot of questions due to his poor personality, fortunately, Tarot has the understanding Miss Audrey.
"What is the real name?" she asked, unable to hide the surprise in her voice, "Don't gods only have honorific names?"
Hmm? Don’t all gods have real names?
Yager felt a deep generation gap between himself and the local people.
He thought for a while and then phrased his words: "It's...their names before they ascended to Sequence 0."
Sequence 0 equals true god?
New knowledge once again shocked the Tarot Society.
The Fool didn't have time to learn this news from Roselle's diary, which caused everyone present to be shocked by this equation and their hearts were turned upside down.
"Sequence 0?" Zhengyi covered his mouth and asked the thoughts of all the members of the Tarot Society, "Is he, their name when they were still ordinary people?"
Is what they are promoted to be the same sequence that the gods have walked through?
"That's right." Yager nodded.
He glanced around the long bronze table, looking for potential trading partners, especially the silent Mr. Fool at the top.
Stop reading. Klein complained silently.
Mr. Bishop, you have overestimated the level of Tarot Club!
What makes Klein even more curious is, what is the use of the bishop asking for the real names of moon-related gods?
On the other side, Alger the Hanged Man couldn't hold it anymore and tried to change the transaction method: "Mr. Bishop, can I exchange the oracle of the Church of Storms for knowledge related to steam and the God of Machinery?"
This chapter has been completed!