235 Chapter 154: Three Way Deal

"What?" Audrey blurted out, confused by this abrupt change.

She still hadn't finished processing what had happened.

Adryan didn't give anyone time to think and continued.

"Miss Justice, it's obvious that you as a newcomer to the Beyonder world don't know much about the secret organizations that inhabit and rule it, am I correct?"

Audrey subconsciously nodded.

Adryan smiled at this.

He then pointed to Alger and himself.

"As your elders in this world, it is only fair that we tell you of these secret organizations. Obviously, it will be at a fair price."

"You know, like I said the church's salary sucks."

The redhead chuckled softly.

"What do you say, Miss Justice? Are you interested in this deal?"

"Huh?" Audrey blurted out, she was still very dazed.

Chariot hadn't given her time to think and even forced her against the wall.

Adryan turned to look at the stunned Alger.

"And what about you Mr. Hanged Man? Are you also interested in this deal?"

"Huh?"

'What just happened?' Klein thought incredulously and dumbfounded.

He was sure that if Chariot had asked him the same question, he would also <Huh?> like Justice and The Hanged Man.

After a few moments he recovered his ability to think and realized what the man had done and he couldn't help but feel a chill cover his entire body.

'High Sequence Beyonders are terrifying!'

'He first provoked the Hanged Man to the point that he almost attacked him to lower his guard, then he changed the subject of the conversation and insulted all the Churches...'

'For the people of this world, the churches are to be respected at all times, insulting and blaspheming against them would shock and stun the people of this world!'

'By doing this, Hanged Man and Justice's defenses were completely destroyed and he was able to control them to create a three-way deal that they couldn't refuse!'

This deal was not only too valuable for Justice who is, as Chariot said, a newborn in this world and needed that knowledge.

But also to Hanged Man that if his reaction to being called poor is any confirmation, he was in dire need of money.

And at the end, there was Chariot, who didn't need any of that but managed to get the benefits by manipulating the previous two like they were marionettes and he was the marionettist pulling the right strings to get what he wanted...

Thanks to being a Transmigrator and a Keyboard Warrior, Klein was able to somewhat understand what Chariot had done but he was still confused...

And this only further reaffirmed his idea that Chariot is a High Sequence Beyonder!

It took a few more moments for the others to recover.

But when they processed what Chariot had said and done, they both realized they had been played.

Audrey bit the inside of her cheek and squeezed her dress under the table.

Alger had a lost look.

After another while, Audrey was the first to speak.

"Mr. Hanged Man...Mr. Chariot...I'm interested in the deal..." she accepted, she knew how stupid it would be to refuse this.

Alger turned to look at Chariot, even though his face was blurred and slightly covered by the mist, he was sure that the man was smirking.

Gritting his teeth, Alger lowered his head slightly and nodded.

"I...I'm also interested..."

Adryan clapped his hands and said in amusement.

"Perfect! I'm happy that we have reached an agreement as a club!"

Audrey tightened her grip on her dress and Alger ground his teeth harder.

"Then we will do this, there is no need to have a private chat with each one since it is very certain that there will be information that will be repeated, so let's do this"

"Mr. Hanged Man and I will write what we know in a patch and when we're done Mr. Fool will verify that the information is true and not repeated."

Adryan turned to look at Klein who tensed.

"Does this seem fair to you Mr. Fool?"

Audrey and Alger turned to look at Klein.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

'Hey, if you're going to make decisions for me, why do you ask me if that's fair?' Klein thought bitterly.

He couldn't refuse this, so he could only nod quietly without saying anything as if this wasn't something remarkable enough to make him speak.

'At least I'll be able to learn more about the secret organizations this way…' Klein looked on the bright side of this as he watched the interaction in front of him.

"Perfect!" Adryan said sweetly.

He looked at the tense Audrey and Alger and chuckled slightly.

"Since we are talking about secret organizations and the information we have about them, a price of 1000 pounds seems quite fair to me~ But don't listen to me, tell me what you think?"

Alger hated it, he really hated it but he nodded in agreement.

"I hope the information is worth it Mr. Chariot" Audrey said seriously and Adryan just nodded with a smile.

He turned to look at Klein and nodded.

"We are ready to start Mr. Fool"

Klein said nothing, he just made the pen and goatskin patch appear in front of Chariot and Hanged Man.

Adryan calmly grabbed the pen and began to express what he wanted to sell.

He obviously wasn't going to reveal everything he knew, if he did that he would only kill Audrey and Klein with this information.

So what he did was reveal things that Alger would have no way of knowing and he didn't write down the most important information nor the two most important organizations...

One thing that made him giggle internally was that he hide a funny detail that he would say later on the gathering~

After a while, he and Alger finished writing and put down their pens.

Klein simply raised his hand and make the parchments float to him.

He first read the information written by the Hanged Man.

He reread this about two more times, then he began to read the one written by Chariot.

...

Finishing reading the parchment calmly, outwardly he seemed serene and calm.

But on the inside he was quite surprised.

While the information on both was repeated a few times, the information Chariot had written far exceeded that of the Hanged Man.

He settled back in his seat and considered whether the price was fair.

'Although the information from both is of different quality and quantity, it is still very valuable, perhaps it should even be more expensive but information is repeated and this lowers the price...'

'In the end, 1,000 pounds is the most appropriate price...'

With his decision made, he spoke calmly.

"The information and price is fair."

That was all he said and he floated the parchments to Justice.

Audrey grabbed the parchments with a tight smile, before starting to read she turned to The Fool and curtsied.

"Thank you for your help Mr. Fool"

Klein smiled slightly and nodded.

"No problem Miss Justice."

'It's the least I can do considering I got that information for free...' Klein thought with the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.

He had no idea how long it would have taken him working as Nighthawk to get just a fraction of what he'd read.

But he couldn't help feeling that he had taken advantage of Justice and Hanged Man...

'The next time they need something I won't charge you anything... Then the equivalent trade will be fulfilled...' Klein quickly decided to make it up to Justice and the Hanged Man when he gets the chance.

He didn't mention Chariot because he had no idea what he could give him to make up for it.

What could he have that would interest a High Sequence Beyonder like Chariot?

Audrey just nodded reverently to Mr. Fool's words, doing so she lowered her head and began to read the information she had purchased against her will.

...

She slightly lowered the parchments with a surprised and somewhat dazed expression.

'There were so many organizations in the Beyonder World ...'

She slightly shook her head and looked at the men.

"This information is certainly worth the 1,000 pounds I pay." Audrey said, she then continued.

"But I have some questions about something you wrote Mr. Chariot."

Adryan grinned and nodded.

"It will be my pleasure, Miss Justice, tell me what is your question?"

"What do you mean when you remarked that the pathway controlled by the Demoness Sect is the <Trap Pathway>? According to the Hanged Man the pathway they control is the Assassin..."

"Is perhaps another name of this pathway? Is it because the abilities of this pathway are related to traps or something like that?" Audrey asked innocently.

"Mmm~ Is something like that but not the way you think it is~" Adryan's smile had turned mischievous.