Chapter 187: First Mission Between Members.

'I get an idea why you're looking at me and I must say you're a bit daring, aren't you Mr. Ear Destroyer? ' Adryan thought with a raised eyebrow as he looked back at Alger.

'If you want me to deal with Qilangos it's better to say it than lead it. You have to be a better manipulator in this life, Mr. Hanged Man. Please improve if you plan to get anywhere.'

"Mr. Hanged Man, if I were a woman, I would be flattered by the way you ogle me. I know I'm truly a feast to gazed upon but do you like me so much that you can't take your eyes off me for even a moment?" Adryan asked with a teasing tone and sly smile that made Alger's eyebrows twitch.

'Mr. Hanged Man, how is it possible that you fall for the same trick again?' Klein thought flatly.

While Chariot was annoying The Hanged Man, Audrey was a bit shocked by what the last one had said.

"Rear Admiral Qilangos? One of the 7 great admiral pirates?" Audrey asked wide-eyed, almost unable to maintain her Spectator State.

"Yes, it's him. Although now it's the 8 Admiral Pirates with the inclusion of Captain Pale." Alger jumped at the chance to avoid the weird situation with Chariot.

'Another change...' Adryan thought through narrowed eyes.

"Captain Pale... That's a curious name. What could you tell us about them?" Audrey asked with her curiosity piqued.

Adryan looked at the noblewoman and the corners of his lips turned up in satisfaction.

'Having someone as curious as Miss Bank is very useful. Now I understand why Klein liked her so much.'

But to the redhead's disappointment, Alger shook his head.

"There is not much information about this new Admiral. The little that is known is that their backer is a mysterious organization and that they are a woman."

'Mysterious organization... Curious.' The redhead thought seriously.

Shaking his head, Adryan looked at Alger.

"Mr. Hanged Man, I am interested in your request. Is there anything I need to know before facing Qilangos?"

This was just to save face, Adryan knew full well what the Admiral had on his hands. He knew how powerful Creeping Hunger was, even better than the own Qilangos. It wasn't a suicidal wish that he had either, he knew that if he was careful he would have a good chance against Qilangos.

'Besides, that 30,000-pound bounty and Creeping Hunger are too juicy for me to ignore.' Adryan thought with the corners of his lips turning up a little higher.

Seeing that Chariot was interested, Alger internally took a breath of relief and nodded.

"He is a Sequence 6 Beyonder of the Sailor Pathway, a Wind Blessed. He also wields a powerful sealed artifact. He is quite crafty and cruel."

"Sequence 6 and a powerful sealed artifact you say? Hehe. Looks like I'll not only make good money but also have a new artifact~" Adryan said with a sharp smile and Alger frowned at the man's words.

Klein looked at the Hanged Man pityingly as he lamented the man's lack of information.

'A small sequence 6 won't be able to do anything against a Demigod. It will be a massacre. Although, I wonder why Mr. Chariot is interested in this mission...'

"Mr. Chariot, I seriously recommend that you don't underestimate him. The artifact that Qilangos carries allows him to use powers other than his own. He can change his appearance, invoke light to purify spirits, and sing to get stronger, people have noticed that He can make his targets crazy and enter the dreams of others... There's almost nothing he can't do." Alger described in detail and Adryan simply leaned back in his seat with a sly smile that annoyed the Capitan.

"We suspect that all those abilities come from his sealed artifact called Creeping Hunger."

Before he could explain further, Derrick Berg, who had been listening silently, suddenly blurted out.

"Shepherd!"

'Not again.' Klein thought internally with an exasperated sigh. The Sun is just a boy.

But putting aside his inner disappointment, he thought a little more about what Sun had said.

'Sheperd... That's the name of Sequence 5 of the Secrets Supplicant and Listener pathway. Hmmm, among the 6 council members in the City of Silver, there is a new Elder who is a Shepherd. Sun said that she was strong enough to take on a Sequence 4... Well, at least evil spirits of the same grade.'

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Derrick suddenly panicked a bit.

He hurriedly explained with a stammer.

"What I meant was, the qualities explained by the Hanged Man are like the Beyonder abilities of a pathway, Shepherd. All Shepherds can swallow another's soul into their body including wraiths and spirits. They control these souls to do their bidding with an unknown method, which allows them to make use of their abilities..."

"Hehe. Easy Little Sun" The redhead interrupted the nervous Sun with a gentle chuckle.

Adryan smiled at Sun and nodded slightly.

"I appreciate the information Little Sun but it is not necessary. I am quite familiar with the ability of the artifact of the Mr. 30,000 pounds and I know how to deal with it"

"Ummm okay, Mr. Chariot..." Derrick said with a weak nod.

Klein felt his brain go blank.

'Mr. 30,000 pounds... Is that the bounty Chariot is after? That's why he accepted! Goddess, 30,000 pounds!'

Klein glanced at Chariot and cursed in Chinese internally.

'Shit! I wish I had your strength, Mr. Chariot! Qilangos doesn't even know it but that bastard was served on a silver platter for you! Poor wretch doesn't even know it but his days are already numbered!'

Chariot didn't even address him by name or title just for his bounty!

Seeing that Sun's very interesting explanation was cut off halfway, Audrey pouted her cheeks as she looked at Chariot.

'Why did you interrupt him, Mr. Chariot? You seriously don't care what he has to say?' She thought annoyed but didn't dare say anything for fear of suffering the bully's lash.

So she could only deflate her cheeks in disappointment.

"What sequence number is Shepherd and what path does it belong to?" Not wanting to be left empty-handed, she asked this question to calm her sourness.

Seeing the opportunity to raise his image, Klein was about to respond but someone else got the better of him.

"Secrets Supplicant pathway, Sequence 5. It is the pathway controlled by the Aurora Order." Adryan took the opportunity and responded with a mischievous smile.

'For fuck sake Mr. Chariot!! At least leave something for me!' Klein thought very annoyed feeling foam in his mouth.

'Sorry Klein but only the fastest eat.' Adryan thought with his mischievous smile growing a little more as he got an idea of ​​how upset Klein could be now that he stole his chance to shine.

Audrey looked somewhat surprised seeing how it was Chariot who responded.

"Thank you, Mr. Chariot."

Adryan waved his hand nonchalantly.

"Don't worry Miss Justice, this one is in the house."

" That's very kind of you Mr. Chariot" Audrey said a little tense.

'You mean I almost had to pay something?' The noblewoman thought with the corners of her lips quivering.

Seeing that he had managed to annoy Justice, the corners of the redhead's mouth turned up slightly. He looked at Hanged Man.

"Since I'll be doing the heavy lifting I'll get most of the reward but I'll also give you a share of it. How about 2,000 pounds? Fair enough in my opinion."

Alger was surprised by this but kept calm, he didn't expect Chariot to offer him a part of the reward but that didn't mean he was going to reject it.

So nodding, Alger accepted.

"That seems fair to me, Mr. Chariot."

Seeing that the deal was about to close, Audrey panicked a bit.

This was the first mission between members of the Tarot Club! This was one of the biggest reasons why she attends this gathering! She had to participate!

So in a somewhat hurried tone, she joined in.

"Mr. Hanged Man, I also want to accept this mission! Although I can't say if I'll be able to find Rear Admiral, Qilangos."

As soon as she said that, she received a look from the older members of the Tarot Club.

'Miss Justice, you're just sequence 9 and Qilangos is sequence 6...Best case is you never find him and let Chariot take care of it.' Klein thought somewhat surprised towards Justice.

"I like your courage Miss Justice! It's like a fly wanting to take on a frog in hand-to-hand combat!" Adryan said in a teasing tone and Audrey shot him a look.

'He compared me to a fly?' She thought, stunned at the man's audacity. Her pride had been beaten a bit.

Alger simply looked at Justice for several seconds, the image he had of her changed a lot.

"It's alright Miss Justice. Don't try to deal with him. If you find him notify Mr. Chariot through his messenger or if you are unable to do so..."

Alger turned to The Fool, placed a hand on his right chest, and bowed.

"Honorable Mr. Fool, would be possible to pray to you to help us in our time of need?"

'And what am I supposed to do? Deliver your last words to your family?' Klein thought with the corners of his lips twitching but this was covered by the gray fog so Justice was unable to see it.

He quickly found a way to save face and spoke calmly looking at the original trio but especially Justice.

"If you come across Qilangos, pray to me and I'll notify Mr. Chariot to take care of it."

Seeing that his request had been accepted, Alger said gratefully.

"Thank you very much Mr. Fool."

Audrey couldn't help it and placed a hand on her chest and looked gratefully at the Fool.

'This may be a matter that for a great existence like Mr. Fool is not worth his attention but if it is regarding the safety of one of us he is willing to pay a little attention to it...'

She then also gracefully curtsied keeping her hand on her chest.

"You are very kind Mr. Fool."

A small smile formed on Klein's face.

"It is not a problem."

Looking at all this with a flat face, Adryan only made a slight bow.

'If they knew the truth this would be very uncomfortable...'