Chapter 188: Charlatan

Straightening up, Alger looked opposite from him.

"Regardless of your success, whether you try or not, I will definitely repay you with information or intelligence. And if you do succeed, I can pay you one of the main ingredients of Telepathist, as long as I know what it is."

This excited Audrey who nodded and spoke excitedly.

"Sounds like a good deal to me Mr. Hanged Man."

"Remember, don't face him, and if you find him notify Mr. Chariot so he can take care of it." Alger reminded to prevent Justice from doing something reckless.

"I'm in Backlund right now and I'm confident I can get there pretty quickly no matter where you are." Adryan added calmly.

Seeing the concern of the members, Audrey nodded with more calm and seriousness.

'This time my life will be in danger if I make a mistake, I have to be careful and cautious.'

With the message sent, Alger created Qilangos portrait with Klein's permission and assistance.

He was one of the seven major pirate admirals. He had a distinctive broad chin, brown hair tied into a bun at the back of his head like an ancient warrior, and green eyes that seemed to hint at laughter, but were abnormally cold.

"He's uglier than I thought, and what's that deformed smile? It looks like he got a large stick up his ass and he liked it so much he left it there." Adryan commented when he saw the portrait.

'It's almost as if he had surgery to have a brick as a jaw' The redhead thought somewhat surprised. Qilangos's jaw was Jhon Cena's jaw levels.

Pufff!

"Hahaha"

Having personally known Qilangos and having been his friend once. Alger was barely able to contain a laugh but couldn't contain a little snort.

Audrey raised a hand to her mouth gracefully to hide the amused smile that spread across her face.

Sun couldn't help it and chuckle. As a boy, jokes involving butts and sticks made him laugh no matter how depressed, quiet, or vexed he was.

Even Klein almost laughed at Chariot's unexpected comment.

...

Seeing that Qilangos's life had already been decided, Audrey took the opportunity to speak.

"I recently came into contact with a Beyonder circle and found out about a powerful person named Mr. A."

"Mr. Fool, Mr. Chariot, Mr. Hanged Man, do you know this person's background and identity?"

'I don't know what you're talking about…' Derrick remained silent.

'Mr. A? I only know of Mr. Z... But with a similar code name, could he be from Aurora Order?' Klein made a guess, but he didn't answer.

He wouldn't answer something he wasn't sure of. And if he had to, he would only do it vaguely, like a charlatan.

'The information given by Mr. Chariot and Mr. Hanged Man a few weeks ago did not mention this detail when they talked about the Aurora Order...'

Could they have kept this detail to profit later?

Alger looked directly at The Fool and found him calm and unchanged. It was hard to read his thoughts. So, he said in a deliberate tone.

"The Aurora Order is at odds with the Church of the Lord of Storms, the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, and the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun so the members of these churches understand this organization better than anyone." He said the last, discreetly looking at Chariot.

He didn't have to worry about hiding that he was part of the Church of the Lord of Storms thanks to that man.

"If there's anything you need to know, Miss Justice, the hate is well deserved." Adryan added unimportantly.

Alger and Audrey looked at the man in surprise, especially Alger.

'Is there something deeper in the relationship between the Aurora Order and the three Churches?' Alger thought a little stunned but after thinking about it a little more, he saw that it made a lot of sense.

The hatred that these three Churches had for each other was only surpassed by the hatred that came from the Aurora Order.

All that hate couldn't be merely empty, it had to have a reason.

"What do you mean by that Mr. Chariot? Why is the hate well deserved?" Audrey asked with all her curiosity piqued.

Adryan smiled mysteriously and said in an emotionless tone.

"Is not something you should know now."

A chill ran down the backs of everyone present and Audrey didn't ask anything again.

'Then why did you say that in the first place!' Klein cursed in his mind feeling somewhat cold all of a sudden.

Wanting to abandon this moment, Alger cut his explanation short.

"The Aurora Order has Five Saints and twenty-two Oracles. These Oracles use the alphabet as their code names, From Mr. A to Mr. X. I'm not sure if this Mr. A you speak of is the Mr. A of the Aurora Order, but there's a good chance. As for the details of the Aurora Order, I've already told you before."

Audrey just nodded at the words of the Hanged Man.

"If you're talking about Mr. A's Friday party then it's him." Adryan added again unimportantly.

This earned him a look from all the members...

'Hey, bastard... You really don't know when to stop, do you? And what is that personality change? How do you become so cold and so provocative from one second to the next? Do you have a mental problem?' Klein thought annoyed and with his eyebrows twitching strongly.

Audrey had the corners of her mouth twitching as she squeezed her dress under the table.

'Is there something he doesn't know? How is it possible that he knows about the party on Fridays... Does he attend them too? If he attended last week's party that means we were in the same place at the same time!'

Coming to that conclusion made the calm but mischievous Chariot look much colder in Audrey's eyes.

'He wouldn't know who I am just because of that would he?'

She hadn't found anyone with characteristics similar to Chariot's so that was impossible and this calmed her heart.

'Yes, that's ridiculous... The only thing he knows is that I'm a noble lady from Backlund. Nothing else. How many more like me are there? Besides, who would think that the sweet and innocent Audrey Hall is part of a secret organization?' Now calmer, Audrey even joked internally.

With her mood restored, she looked around and asked.

"So what do we do with him? Someone like him should be dealt with immediately."

Someone as evil and vile as Mr. A must be punished!

"Miss Justice you don't have to worry about him." Adryan said calmly looking at Justice.

"Let me ask you something. Do you really think that a Party as popular as Mr. A's is a secret? That the Nighthawks, the Punishers, or the Machinery Hivemind don't know anything about it?"

Audrey thought about Chariot's words and came to a conclusion that made her blood run cold.

"It's impossible that Mr. A's party is secret to them." She said weakly and Adryan nodded with a smile.

"Exactly. Mr. A's party is quite popular with the Churches."

"But then why do they let it still exist? Shouldn't they shut it down and imprison it since it's not only a gathering place for illegal Beyonders but is hosted by an important member of an evil organization?" Audrey asked very confused. The actions of the Churches made no sense in her eyes.

Adryan shook his head.

"I'll answer your question with another one. Do you know how many illegal Beyonders are in Backlund? What do you think would happen if the churches shut down all the illegal parties they know of?"

Audrey thought for a few seconds and thanks to the knowledge gained by Spectator she came to the answer.

"There are many more than the church can document and lock up. If they shut down these parties the only thing they will do is make illegal beyonders roam free without being able to control them." With that said, she added.

"They use the parties to control and document illegal Beyonders."

"Bingo Bingo!" Adryan exclaimed with a smile.

"Not all illegal beyonders are evil and as long as they don't do evil acts and don't get into trouble, the churches usually give a blind eye to them but obviously don't let them run free and one of their ways of controlling them is with these parties. "

"Mr. A is a necessary evil that they are willing to tolerate. But not without care."

He then chuckled a bit before continuing.

"At each party, you can bet that there are a minimum of 5 teams from the churches waiting for him to make a mistake to finish it off."

"Mr. A is basically in a giant rat trap!" He added with a laugh.

At this information, Audrey nodded gracefully.

'I'll have to think carefully if it's worth going to that party again... What a pity.' She thought disappointed, just when she had obtained another source apart from the Tarot Club, she had lost it.

"Thank you very much for this information Mr. Chariot, Mr. Hanged Man. How much would I have to pay for it?"

"You're a fast learner, Miss Justice~" Adryan teased the noblewoman before saying in the same teasing tone.

"Today I want 210 pounds with some tomato sauce on the side please~"

'You're hopeless.' Klein thought with his face flat.

Audrey just sighed and nodded.

"Deal, I will send you the money through your messenger when today's gathering ends." She then turned to the Hanged Man who after a few moments of silence said 150 pounds.

Alger hadn't had a chance to say more so he would have to settle for that amount.

Having earned more money, Adryan's smile brightened but it only lasted a few seconds before it disappeared and his face turned serious.

He looked at the figure at the top of the bronze table.

"Mr. Fool, I have more information about our little problem."

Klein tensed for a moment before relaxing and letting out an inward sigh.

'Good...'