Chapter 104:A little of Sugar every bag of Salt

Finishing his explanation, Adryan gave a short laugh.

"But of course, as long as you remember that you should be fine~"

The three people who heard the man's explanation couldn't help but feel uncomfortable by the man's laughter.

Some more than others.

'Losing yourself? Even the method of reducing the risk of losing control that Roselle wrote in his diary has such great danger?' Klein thought heavily, then gave an internal sigh.

'It seems that nothing in this world is completely safe...' thought the figure covered in fog darkly.

Audrey was now playing with her fingers as Chariot's words shocked her quite a bit.

The idea of ​​losing herself in acting was something she hadn't thought of, but now knowing the risks that could be involved she could only feel grateful to the man for saying so.

She also felt that she had to compensate him for sharing information that was valuable to her.

"Mr. Chariot, thank you very much for this warning, this information must be valuable so tell me how much I should pay for it"

Adryan chuckled as he shook his head.

'Audrey is undoubtedly very good...' the redhead thought pleased before speaking.

"Don't worry Miss Justice, this is just a help to the Tarot Club so I won't ask for anything in return, but next time I will ask for payment" the redhead said calmly.

The truth is that he wanted to ask for money but decided first to give an image that despite being a bully, he is a good bully.

That despite bothering everyone, he still 'worried' about their safety.

He wasn't stupid, he knew that if he just kept bothering the members he would only be distancing himself from the Club and that was something he couldn't afford.

If he got to an extreme point he could be kicked out of the club.

So better to show some sugar every so many bags of salt.

'Besides, the last thing I want is to make enemies with the Bank of the Tarot Club' thought Adryan seriously as he looked at Audrey.

Audrey couldn't help but feel touched by what Chariot said.

'He may be annoying but Mr. Chariot has his moments' she thought, slightly changing her image of the man.

Before it was that of an old man who loved to tease children with pranks.

Now it was that of an old man who, despite bothering the children, later compensated them with sweets.

It didn't bother her at all that the man said that he would charge for information later, but she felt it was fair.

She never liked receiving things for free and would rather pay for them.

"As you say Mr. Chariot" Audrey said as she nodded gracefully.

Alger listened to all the interaction with seriousness but inside, despite how much he wanted to deny it, he was a little grateful to Chariot.

Thanks to his experience he knew exactly what it was like to lose oneself, he had seen it.

Even Chariot revealed quite a bit of information about what The Fool said and even added other details.

He also noted that he was familiar with what he revealed is called the Acting Method.

Watching the farthest man, he narrowed his eyes.

'Is Chariot a high-ranking member of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom?'

'When we first appeared in this space he was the first to react and notice the figure of Mr. Fool but after that, he calmed down and even relaxed.' With that thought, he narrowed his eyes at the strangely robed figure who, as always, was relaxed in his chair.

'Is he familiar with Mr. Fool? Is that why he is always so relaxed?' While he was thinking that, he saw how Chariot looked back at him, it seemed that he had felt that he was watching him.

"See something you like Mr. Hanged Man~?" Chariot asked flirtatiously and Alger just looked away as he answered shortly.

"It's nothing Mr. Chariot" he could hear the man chuckle and this made him let out a shaky breath.

Klein and Audrey watched this and could only feel bad for the Hanged Man who was being bullied again.

Audrey trying to save the man from being further pestered by Chariot, she decided to change the subject.

"Mr. Fool, how many diary pages would we have to give you to compensate you for the information you gave us"

Klein was taken a bit by surprise by this question but he still maintained his image as a great existence and answered calmly, as if he was talking to a child.

"As I mentioned before I am a person who likes fair and equivalent exchange. The advanced payment that I gave is only equivalent to two pages of the diary for each person. If there is more, I will give additional in return"

Her move worked wonders because Chariot and Hanged Man kept quiet and listened to what Mr. Fool said.

"You are truly a generous gentleman," Alger said as he bowed slightly with a hand on his chest.

"I'll do my best Mr. Fool" Adryan said as he nodded but his mind was on something else.

'My Chinese may be a bit bad but I can read it without much problem, I just hope that Roselle's handwriting isn't as ugly as said' he thought, already judging the Emperor's handwriting.

'Perhaps Teacher Isengard has some with him, I should write to him about this...'

Seeing that no one was saying anything else, Alger sighed before saying.

"It seems that there is nothing else?"

"Maybe we can have a casual chat. We can talk about things that happen around us. It might be something very normal for you, but in the ears of others, it might be an important clue."

"Sure" Klein said while nodding slightly.

"Why don't you start Mr. Hanged Man?" Adryan asked Alger who just nodded.

Alger thought for a moment.

"The infamous pirate who calls himself Lieutenant General Deweyville has begun his voyage to explore the eastern end of the Sonia Sea again."

"Oh, the owner of the Black Tulip?" Audrey returned with a question after thinking.

Adryan ignored this because it was useless to him but suddenly he saw how The Fool touched the side of the bronze table.

"According to what I know the Secret Order has lost an Antigonus family notebook."

"An Antigonus family notebook?" Alger repeated before smiling as he shook his head. "I'm quite curious what reaction the Church of the Evernight Goddess will have if they find out about that."

'Why would he mention the Church of the Evernight Goddess?' Klein sensed a problem but couldn't ask about it.

That would break his image!!

But luckily there was Audrey, who asked out of curiosity.

"Why are you curious? What kind of special reaction will the Church of the Evernight Goddess have?"

Alger smiled as he said, "The Antigonus Family was destroyed by the Church of the Evernight Goddess."

"I'm not sure if it happened in the Fourth Epoch or the early stages of the current epoch"

"It was at the end of the Fourth Epoch"

Hearing those words, the three people turned their gazes to Chariot who was smiling.

"That family is very special because its ancestor and founder was someone who was close to becoming a God but failed"

"It is said that the ancestor is still alive but now he is insane and resides on the top of the Hornacis Mountains."

Chariot's words made Klein's blood run cold in his veins.

'Hornacis Mountains? That's what I hear every time I access the Gray Fog! And what is that about <Close to becoming a God but failed>?! If it didn't ruin my image I would jump out of my chair and strangle Chariot and shake him until he tells me everything he knows!!! ' thought very shocked Klein who could barely maintain his image.

He did not expect to receive so much information just by asking a question!

Alger was simply stunned, 'Was that family so powerful? How does Chariot know all that? What kind of position does he have in the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom!' as he looked at Chariot he noticed how he had bright red hair.

Trying to remember the books he had to read in the Church of the Lord of Storms about the members of the Church of God of Knowledge and Wisdom, no member had hair that color.

'Close to becoming a God?! That's blasphemy!!' thought Audrey, stupefied.

"Mr. Chariot, what does that <close to becoming a God> mean?" asked Audrey brimming with curiosity.

'Well done Miss Justice!!' Klein thought ecstatically.

But his happiness didn't last long because he saw how Chariot turned to see him and this surprised him.

Obviously, Audrey and Alger also noticed this and were surprised and turned to look at The Fool who was unperturbed, and then turned back to Chariot who chuckled.

"That's not something you should know right now" the man said calmly and this upset and took the three people by surprise.

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