Fors in this (and next) sentence implies that I&BCO have an Angel, as they're somewhat protected from heavy retaliation. Angels are basically nuclear bombs, in that their terrifying existence alone protects everyone (that have them) from directly nuking each other. It's the reason why mid to low sequence level problems between rival organizations couldn't just easily be solved by members of high sequence (unless both sides are ready for war).

An entire organization that hard counter Hunters. More reasons for Lumian to start building his army early

Were they trying to cure their beyonder crewmate that lost control?

The host of this gathering is still unknown

With that kind of name, he's definitely seems like a transmigrator tho

Even if Aurore herself isn't one, her death technically did involved powers at an Angel-level

My guy can't fathom why humans care for each other. It aint't that deep bro. Well if you're a teenager, then I guess having a still-developing prefrontal cortex is normal. Our brain naturally makes us edgy and stuff during a certain age. You'll grow out of it lol

Probably easier to control hunters

Lumian is definitely a lot more mentally stable now. From Christo and Simon's perspective, probably seemed like Lumian had a 180 degree personality change after their last meeting

Writing down the whole journey and back after meeting Mr. K (just to have zero new info/events happening) would make a chapter feel unnecessarily bloated. Summarizing it into a single sentence just simply implies that the meeting went down as you'd expect, which is similar as the previous one. "Show don't tell", sure, but that also means that writers should avoid "showing" things that have nothing to tell. That's the main reason why the first volume of Book 1 feels like such a slog to read. Cuttlefish seemed to have learned from that, which is good.

The little Tarot Club crumbs Cuttlefish has given us so far are soo good tho, so everything is definitely worth the wait. Mr. Fool will inevitably wake up soon or later, and the meetings will highly likely involve Lumian anyways

Oh yeah Amon is definitely cookin up something alright

Being an enemy doesn't work on Lumian so dude is goin for the friend route

Ah, reading back, they did mention beyonder abilities huh. Made it seem like some parts on the next chapter went missing. That's either intentional from Jenna's POV (to make it seem like she doesn't care anymore if the sparks she sees are from firearms or beyonder abilities), or Cuttlefish forgot to mention it in the next part (or wrong translation)... Uh oh, a not so fun IRL fact: A massive adrenaline rush allow people to still run even after getting lethally shot several times. As an Assassin, a mere two non-lethal shots shouldn't had made Jenna crumple to the ground in severe pain that easily. The Officials were also confident she couldn't fight back with just two shots. Those two shots being imbued with beyonder abilities seems to be the only logical explanation for their increased effectiveness. So my headcannon is that the firearms and beyonder abilities mentioned weren't mutually exclusive in that situation lol

*PSA to everyone else, AVOID this reply section as someone already spoiled something from future chapters* The first part of your reply is already spoiler territory. Keep in mind that we're still in chapter 251, and Lumian (as well as the readers) still haven't fully grasped the extent of Termiboros's influence. I was being vague on purpose, by not saying if Lumian's current thoughts was the truth or not as to avoid spoilers. Termiboros made use of this current uncertainty to manipulate Lumian into thinking he's the problem, saying that he's the cause of everyone's death to make him feel guilty (In truth, The Fool's seal is strong). But in any case, like I said before, truth or not, Lumian will STILL intent to go against him. The fact still stands, everyone is STILL in danger. As a reader, your backwards morals and lack of empathy shouldn't undermine Lumian's character to care for others. Sure, you might be the type to look away when a stranger in front of you is about to get hit by a car.. That's fine. But what you should NEVER do is insult those who actually risks their lives to push them away. "Why help anyone when they never owe me anything?" Man, that way of thinking is so f*cked my dude. Humanity would've went extinct already if everyone had your way of thinking. Imagine a world where the concept of altruism never existed. oof

Hopefully Franca joins in the expedition in entering Klein's dream. Would be hilarious if she starts viewing The Fool similar to how Klein views Roselle (as transmigrator buddies)

Come to think of it, a slumbering Deity does sound extremely terrifying. Klein just simply sleep talking in His sleep might make anyone praying and listening to him go insane

Either memories were altered, or the Officials are intentionally letting her free. Probably both.

His "fate" is having everyone he meets to suffer and die. From Lumian's POV, that might just be his fate, because of what happened back in Cordu (Literally everyone he's close with dies). True or not, it remains to be seen currently. But one thing's for sure, Lumian will NEVER let the Angel further corrupt his fate, along with everyone else that's connected to his. If he just lets the Angel does His thing, Lumian and everyone else in Trier is f*cked. Evil Deities feeds on despair, so They get even stronger as more people around Lumian gets f*cked. When everyone gets f*cked, Lumian goes insane and the Angel is let loose, then the world is f*cked. It's not as simple as being "righteous" and "wrong". The story isn't black and white. Against an inevitable dark future, fighting back is the ONLY way to survive. How is that braindead and self rightous in any way?

She was shot in her shoulder and her sides that wasn't lethal. These shots were taken to ensure other parties didn't kill Jenna on the spot. The Official Beyonders was heavily implied to be on Lumian's side in multiple chapters, even having a top brass explicitely stating that not all wild beyonders should be prosecuted. Combined with their presence in the party, them "guarding'" Hugh from his own actual guards, blocking their view of Jenna and pretending not to notice her, it's pretty obvious that she was simply used. She's a clearly a victim, and a beyonder that kills evil people, so to the Officials, her death/imprisonment would be a huge waste. But yes, after the events in Vol1, the fate of Jenna, Franca, and even Charlie was intentionally built up by the author for them to die at the end, along with everyone that Lumian ever meets (The entirety of his apartment's tenants). Them surviving SHOULD be surprising to the readers, because THAT is the hidden twist. They shouldn't survive, and yet against all odds, they simply did. The point is to help Lumian (also readers) realize, that fate itself CAN be changed, and to never lose hope as the light of dawn always comes after the darkest hour (Jenna almost dying and seeing light symbolizes this). Suicide was one of the main themes in this volume, and Cuttlefish emphasizing "Hope" in this pit of despair that is LoTM is in itself an extremely important message for readers. Because that's how it should be IRL. "Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light". TLDR: Jenna (And Lumian's other acquantances) surviving against all odds is the main point of this Volume. It's that tiny light of hope for Lumian. He just needs to seek that light. (Vol2 title: "Lightseeker")