237 Chapter 156: Fallen

Audrey was looking at Chariot dumbly, the man was just leaning back in his chair.

She looked away from the man and looked at her lap, she raised her hands and looked at her palms.

She could see the softness and delicacy of them, the result of multiple creams and massages.

This image was replaced by rough, calloused hands - the hands of a man.

She shook her head. She then looked at the Hanged Man and Chariot with a small smile.

"Gentlemen, I have a question; when am I going to completely digest the Spectator Potion and stop acting? Is there a standard that indicates when I can? I have almost reached the point where I no longer feel frustrated, nor do I hear the constant murmurs."

She wanted to change the topic of conversation as quickly as possible, the sooner she puts this behind her the easier it will be for her to forget the fact that she could have become a man if she have chosen the Hunter...

Alger looked at The Fool in the mist but saw that he had no intention of speaking.

He then turned to look at Chariot but the redhead was just staring at the ceiling.

This made his eyebrow twitch.

He then deliberated before saying.

"If you don't use the acting method, the typical rule of thumb is to wait three years and confirm that you no longer feel restless or suffer from any hearing or visual illusions."

"With regards to the acting method, I too have barely come into contact with it. It feels good, so it shouldn't take three years."

'That didn't help Mr. Hanged Man...Three years...that's too long...' Audrey criticized internally.

She had barely had that thought when the sound of an armrest being tapped rang out.

She turned to look at The Fool with glee.

Alger straightened up and waited for him to speak.

'14...15...'

Adryan kept his attention on the ceiling, counting the crimson stars.

Klein spoke in his normal tone of voice while looking at all the people in front of him.

"For Low-sequence Beyonders, as long as you stick strictly to acting, you should be able to digest the potion in half a year. It's even possible to do it in a month."

He turned to Justice and added.

"And from the digestion signs, you'll know when it comes. There's no need to teach this."

"One month...Great! Thank you very much, Mr. Fool!" Audrey exclaimed with joy.

'Miss Justice, do not think that you are the chosen one. The key point is half a year...' Klein calmly raised his right hand and placed it next to his lips.

"Half a year..." Alger repeated softly.

Audrey sensed the joy, relief, and intense doubt in his tone.

'What are you thinking?' Audrey thought, before she could say anything a familiar laugh rang out.

"He he~ Can I add something Mr. Fool?"

Slowly turning her head she saw how the relaxed figure of Chariot was looking at The Fool.

'What do you want now? Are you going to tell me that Method Acting will turn me into a woman too?' Klein thought exasperatedly, he was still stinging from Chariot's earlier prank.

But swallowing his annoyance, he nodded.

"Go ahead, Mr. Chariot."

In the Tarot Club, there was no one more familiar with the Acting Method than Mr. Chariot, it would be a bad idea not to listen to the advice of the elder.

Adryan looked at the figures in front of him and spoke calmly.

"Contrary to popular belief, there is no minimum time required to digest a potion."

"All that matters is the quality of the acting, stage, and audience."

"If your act is big and spectacular enough, it is possible to digest the potion in only one act."

Audrey was ecstatic about this, completely forgetting what the man had done to her before she asked excitedly.

"Mr. Chariot please tell me the way to do this act! Don't worry about the price!"

Alger was also very interested in what Chariot had said.

He was already considering getting the Sphinx's Brain for free in exchange for this information but on second thought he realized that the money he would turn down would not be enough.

Klein simply rested his cheek on his left palm and watched this calmly.

He was eager to obtain this wonderful method.

But before the surprised eyes of the people present, Adryan shook his head calmly.

"This kind of thing isn't something you can just set up Miss Justice, they are rare and rarely occur unless you are actively looking for them or run into them by chance."

"For this reason, it is common to digest the potion in a month or half a year, because acting opportunities are difficult to find and take advantage of."

"What I want to get at is that one of the difficulties for the Beyonders when it comes to acting is the lack of opportunities..."

"If you are lucky enough to come across this opportunity, what you have to do is make the best of the situation and act to the best of your ability." Adryan finished explaining and returned his attention to the ceiling.

The trio that was there was digesting what Chariot had said.

'There is no minimum time required... Only the act and the audience matter...' Klein took note of everything the man had said and found that this fit with several things he had experienced.

'In the Divination club I am recognized as a Seer I can feel that the potion reacts... Is that the feedback from the audience that Chariot is saying?'

'I can digest the potion in one act...Great! I just have to find a great opportunity to act as a Spectator...Wait...How would I do that? <Great opportunity to Spectate>...How am I supposed to get that!' Audrey had at first been elated by this revelation, but when she gave herself a moment to think she realized a problem.

She was too popular!

Even now the most she could get was a few moments to Spectate before being called upon to join the conversation or dance.

That meant that finding a great opportunity to act as a Spectator would be next to impossible!

At this realization, Audrey couldn't control herself and puffed out her cheeks, annoyed.

The impact hadn't been very strong for Alger, it had just given him several ideas to act on and try to prove what Chariot had said.

Audrey looked at the Hanged Man and Chariot and seeing that no one was speaking she turned to look at The Fool.

"Mr. Fool, have you considered including more members?"

Klein leaned back in his seat casually. He had prepared an answer long ago.

"This started out as an attempt, so I didn't give it much thought about extending our meetings."

"But now, like a regular meeting, we must choose our members carefully. Secrecy is our motto."

Audrey nodded gently and said.

"That is to say that we must follow a process of observation, recommendation, and testing process. Yes, a process."

"You can interpret it that way," Klein stated.

He was thinking about how to get more information about the Secret Order and the Clown Potion.

Thinking of the name of his next sequence made the corners of his mouth twitch.

'Seer, Clown, and Magician... According to Chariot, sequence 6 of the Seer pathway will allow me to disguise myself as a woman... Maybe is it called Shapeshifter? I went from circus work to circus phenomenon!' Klein thought lamentably.

Seeing that Justice didn't say anything else, Alger took the initiative to speak.

"I have heard that a Listener of the Aurora Order is looking for traces of the True Creator, what is the holy residence they advocate."

"Don't you have more information, Mr. Hanged Man?" Audrey asked curiously.

The information she had bought against her will had helped her figure out who the Hanged Man was talking about.

Alger shook his head.

"It's just a rumor. I just found it interesting to mention." he said while looking not so discreetly at The Fool.

'Hey... What do you think you're doing spying on me like that?'

'Do you want to know my review on the True Creator?'

Klein recalled the information he had read along with what Captain Dunn had seen in Hanas Vincent's dream.

'Shadows and hanging...didn't these represent evil connotations?'

An idea popped into his head, so he chuckled and said.

"I'm more inclined to call him, the Fallen Creator."

The corners of Adryan's mouth trembled at this.

'Sometimes I wonder if Klein remembers that everything he had invented in a breath ended up becoming a reality or being a hidden truth...'

Sighing internally and hiding his true thoughts, he laughed in amusement and nodded at Klein's words.

"You are right Mr. Fool, it is much more appropriate to call him Fallen."

'Wait? I am right?' Klein thought taken by surprise.

This had only been his way of joking but it turns out that he had said something correct?

Not only that, but was it something Chariot agreed to?

He lightly pressed the corners of his mouth together to keep them from rising into a smile.

'This will make my mask stronger!'

He didn't say anything, just nodded carelessly.

Alger, who had still been processing what The Fool had said, was surprised at what Chariot had said.

Before he could say anything else, Adryan spoke serious.

"I've managed to get information that the Aurora Order are trying to do something in Tingen City. I still need more information but what I've gathered is related to a ritual of some kind that points to the Fallen Creator."

Klein felt his stomach drop.

'What?'