Chapter 187: Chapter 61 - Let's Use the Middle Finger as a Secret Signal!

Chapter 187: Chapter 61 - Let's Use the Middle Finger as a Secret Signal!

After Emlyn repeatedly emphasized that he is a "pure-blooded vampire" and that "vampires never do such things," Alice finally let him go.

Then, Derrick the "Sun" raised another question: "Honorable Mr. Fool, what gesture should we use to thank you in our daily lives?"

Gesture? Klein was momentarily stunned.

As a pseudo-god, he had never considered this... Alice, why are you raising your hand?

The gray fog concealed Klein's expression and blocked his angry gaze, so Alice received nothing and continued to hold up her hand.

Klein was silent for a moment before finally asking in a calm voice, "What do you have in mind?"

Alice stood up and gave him the middle finger.

This universally recognizable gesture, regardless of nationality or even world, successfully plunged Klein into deep thought.

Even though they knew that the answer making Miss "Destiny" so excited wouldn't be normal, Audrey, Alger, and Fors pretended not to see anything and lowered their heads.

The only ones still looking up were Derrick, who was about to speak, and Emlyn, who was utterly shocked.

Emlyn even unconsciously speculated: So, is Miss "Destiny" on the "Hunter" pathway? But she doesn't look like it...

"...Sit down," Klein said, trying hard to maintain his tone.

"No, I'm serious," Alice said confidently. "Look, if we give each other the middle finger when we meet, no one will know we're members of a secret organization. They'll just think we have a grudge."

Klein fell into deep thought.

In fact, Klein wasn't the only one deep in thought because... why does this sound somewhat reasonable?!

Derrick, who first proposed the idea, had never felt so regretful.

Mr. Fool must have had a tough life before... Audrey looked at the silent Mr. Fool in the gray fog and suddenly felt a genuine sympathy.

She took a deep breath, adjusted her smile, and decided to salvage the situation: "Miss 'Destiny,' we can design several gestures and choose the most appropriate one."

Seeing Audrey's effort, Alger decided to join her:

"No, I think designing a unified gesture is not a good idea.

"One of the most notable features of our Tarot Club, compared to other secret organizations, is that members do not know each other. Even if, uh, let me give an extreme example, even if one of our members is captured and interrogated, it won't affect the others..."

As Alger spoke, Alice sat down thoughtfully, resting her chin on her hand and continued listening.

Alger pondered for a moment before continuing: "Unless someone can oppose Mr. Fool and directly enter here..."

His words suddenly stopped as he looked at Alice, who had raised her hand again, and hesitantly asked: "…Is it really possible?"

Alice tapped the table and replied:

"Well... if it's the current Mr. Fool, Amon might be able to do it.

"After all, Amon is very good at stealing things... It's a pity he won't tell me if he can pick a lock with a strand of hair."

When Alice said the first half of the sentence, Alger was seriously considering it.

When Alice said the second half, Alger decided to pretend he hadn't heard it.

After all, you could say she's down-to-earth, but the person she's talking about is an angel king; you could say she's not down-to-earth, but she's discussing whether the authority of "theft" can pick a lock with a hair.

I wonder what the authority of other true gods looks like in Miss "Destiny's" eyes...

While Alger's thoughts were racing, Alice started her new round of brainstorming:

"However, if we use the middle finger, it would be awkward if the other party is genuinely provoking us.

"How about this, have you heard of Morse code... uh, do you still call it Morse code at this time?

"It's about using long and short sounds to represent letters..."

This name made Alger raise his eyes slightly, and he asked in a deep voice: "Are you talking about the Gustav Code invented by Emperor Roselle?"

This name successfully plunged Alice into deep thought. She organized her words and said, "How old is he?"

Alger became confused, and behind the gray fog, Klein quickly used his Clown's extraordinary ability to avoid Mr. Fool laughing out loud.

Alice blinked twice and translated the sentence: "Why is it always him?"

Alger hesitantly closed his mouth, unsure if he should respond.

Alice tilted her head and continued:

"Anyway, you know Morse... Gustav Code, it's really annoying, why did he have to change the name?

"In short, as long as you know this, we can use the left and right middle fingers to represent long and short sounds and use them to signal our code names when we meet..."

Alger fell into deep thought.

Objectively speaking, putting aside Alice's obsession with the middle finger, this is indeed a feasible secret signal.

...But why does it have to be the middle finger!

Of course, Alger himself didn't really care what gesture the Tarot Club used as a signal; he was more interested in the information Alice inadvertently revealed—Morse code?

Alice's words undoubtedly exposed a certain connection between Emperor Roselle and her, such as the Gustav Code invented by Roselle, which used to be called Morse code.

Was this their means of communication in the past?

He certainly wouldn't ask this question out loud but reminded:

"Miss 'Destiny,' we hide our identities as Tarot Club members not to conceal from beings like Amon but to prevent investigations by major forces."

Alice thoughtfully nodded and accepted this explanation.

So Alger continued to propose:

"If we need a way to confirm identities, we can discuss the possibility of meeting or encountering a member during the Monday Tarot gathering and design a temporary gesture or signal in advance.

"Like what you did last time.

"Of course, we also need to consider unexpected situations where communication is not possible. Mr. Fool, if we encounter a special situation where we are suspicious but cannot communicate, can we confirm through prayer to you?"

Klein nodded nonchalantly: "Yes."

While agreeing, Klein sincerely thanked Alger in his heart—after all, he really couldn't imagine the Tarot Club members giving each other the middle finger when they met.

Mr. Fool secretly admired Alger and decided to learn his speaking skills from today onwards.