Chapter 123: Antigonus

'This is your fault! I almost lost control of my mask because of that page!' Klein cursed in Chinese inwardly so loudly it made him a bit dazed.

Knowing that he couldn't keep quiet after that slip, he stopped looking at The Hanged Man, much to the relief of the man, and just chuckled softly.

He put the five pages of the Diary down, and looked at the three people in front of him, and smiled as he said.

"My apologies again, I was too absorbed in reading them"

'I think I went a little too far...' Adryan thought in surprise after seeing The Fool's near fall.

Klein didn't notice anything unusual with him because he had also acted surprised like Audrey and Alger.

'But to recover so quickly…Klein is seriously good at dodging these things.' Pleased, Adryan kept the corners of his mouth from rising.

"It is our pleasure Mr. Fool" the redhead said with a nod.

'I'd rather you stay quiet, Mr. Chariot' Klein thought, still angry with the man but on the outside he just nodded calmly.

Audrey, recovering from what happened earlier, nodded gently and smiled faintly.

"I can understand Mr. Fool. I hope to one day be able to exchange information about the contents of the diary."

"That will require a price." Klein smiled and looked at Justice, he then moved his gaze to the silent Hanged Man and the relaxed Chariot.

Audrey put her palms together and placed them in front of her.

"Mr. Fool, Mr. Hanged Man, Mr. Chariot I have three questions to ask. If you think the answer requires a heavy price, tell me what you want. I will do my best to seek them."

"No problem" Alger replied, still affected by before.

"Fire when ready Miss Justice" Adryan replied with a smile.

Klein nodded and leaned back, making himself more comfortable which was what he needed after what happened.

Audrey thought for a few moments and said.

"The first question is related to what Mr. Chariot said last Monday. What does Acting really mean? I've been acting as a Spectator these past few days and have noticed how the potion's psyche has minimal effects on me."

Alger didn't answer, instead he looked at Chariot but the man was quiet with no interest in answering.

Then he shifted his gaze to The Fool, as if waiting for him to respond.

Klein rubbed his finger along the corners of the table and said in a relaxed manner.

"Let me explain this with an analogy..."

....

"So, we have to dress up and act as the guest, do you understand?"

Alger immediately asked, as if he had expected that reply.

"So the aforementioned invitation would be the name of the Sequence potion?:

"That's right" Klein replied.

Audrey froze for a moment, feeling like she finally understood what Acting meant.

She immediately snapped out of her Spectator state due to her excitement. She praised in joy.

"What an exceptional method! I think--I think it fits his title. Its style is very compatible with The Fool...I think I finally understand what Mr. Chariot meant by the acting rules.... "

She paused for a few moments before saying.

"I think this is a very valuable answer. My heart will not be at peace accepting this for nothing, Mr. Fool, what do you need in exchange?"

"More pages from Roselle's diary or..." Klein paused for a moment.

He wanted more information in the Sequence about the Seer but he felt that such a low-level question would ruin his mythical image as The Fool...

'I can't forget that this could also draw Chariot's attention' Klein thought seriously as he used the corners of his eyes to look at the aforementioned.

So he decided on something more mysterious...

He adjusted himself and added without changing his expression.

"Anything regarding the Antigonus family, even if I'm already aware of them myself."

Thanks to what Chariot said last time, he discovered that this family was much more special than he thought. A question related to them fits very nicely into his image as The Fool.

Alger was silent for a few seconds. He looked discreetly to his side at the figure of Chariot, seeing that the man was not saying anything he made up his mind.

He looked at the top of the long bronze table and opened his mouth.

"Mr. Fool...I think I can pay back immediately with the information you requested right now"

"No problem." Klein hid his disappointment by keeping his tone unchanged.

'Just when I want Chariot to talk he keeps his mouth shut, seriously what's wrong with this guy?'

Alger deliberated over his words and said.

"The Antigonus family is an ancient family. Their history can be traced back to the Cataclysm Epoch before the Fourth Epoch and is related to the Second Blasphemy Slate...."

While Alger was explaining the history of the Antigonus family to Klein and Audrey who were listening intently, Adryan was also listening but not as attentively.

He hadn't spoken because he didn't want to give a long history class. He prefers to leave that to the wise Hanged Man.

He would have completely ignored what the man was saying but decided to pay a little attention to see if there was a change from the original story...

"I similarly have no idea which Sequence pathways the Antigonus family held. There are only two adjectives that appear repetitively in descriptions of the Antigonus family, and those are <terrifying> and <strange>"

'Nothing different...' Adryan thought a little disappointed.

'Strange and Terrifying...Thinking back to the notebook, the original Klein and his classmates, and what happened to Ray Bieber's mother, it really aptly worded...' Klein thought as he began to tap the corner of the long table with the tip of his finger a couple of times.

Just when he was about to open his mouth, he heard how Chariot spoke.

"Mr. Fool I would like to add a little more information about what Hanged Man said"

"You can" Klein concealed his joy and waited for Chariot to speak.

But then he saw how the man looked at the Hanged Man and Justice and gave them both a sweet smile.

Then Chariot returned his attention to him and chuckled softly.

"I'd like it to be private Mr. Fool~"

Adryan's words caused Alger to take a small breath and Audrey to freeze for a moment.

The satisfaction with which Chariot spoke was obvious, and this made the corners of Klein's mouth twitch slightly.

'As it turns out, Chariot is a spite... Good to know...' Klein took note of this as he nodded.

He controlled the gray fog to cover the senses of the Hanged Man and Justice separating them from the discussion.

Being separated like this caused Audrey, due to annoyance, to come out of the Spectator state and puff out her cheeks in annoyance.

'Now you know how it feels' Adryan thought as he chuckled again.

Klein watched this with the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.

'You really are spiteful...'

"I won't take much of your time mister Fool, I'll just add a few little things"

'Anything is useful Mr. Chariot.' Klein thought as he nodded gently.

"It doesn't matter" he said like it didn't matter.

Adryan nodded and smirked.

"First of all, Mr. Fool, the Antigonus family held the entire Seer Pathway" Adryan said casually and Klein felt a chill go up his spine.

'The Antigonus family held the Seer Pathway?! It's just the same pathway I chose...Is this a coincidence?' Before Klein could continue with his thoughts, he heard Chariot speak.

"As I said in the Tarot Club of the last Monday, the ancestor of the Antigonus family was someone who came close to becoming a God but failed."

'What are you trying to get at, Chariot?' Klein would have narrowed his eyes in suspicion but he controlled himself and kept his imperturbable image.

"Almost nothing is known about this ancestor."

"I only know one thing about him; he was someone very feared during the Fourth Epoch because of how terrifying and strange he was...."

"He had a title during that time before disappearing..."

"The ancestor was known as the Half-Fool" Adryan said calmly as he smiled at Klein who froze in place.

'The Half-Fool?! What kind of script is this!! Is the title of The Fool more than just a title? What does it mean that the ancestor was known as the Half-Fool...' Klein's mind was at full power but he realized that Chariot was smiling at him and it made his stomach drop.

'Don't tell me Chariot thinks I'm the ancestor of the Antigonus family?! Is that why he mentioned it last week?!'

'Calm down Klein... Calm down... This is actually good!!

If Chariot thinks so then my mask will be stronger! As long as I don't give him reason to suspect otherwise then Chariot won't find out that I'm actually a weak Sequence 9!!!' It had barely been a few seconds that he was silent so maintaining his mysterious image he opened his mouth slowly while nodding.

"Thank you for the information Mr. Chariot, it is very valuable to me so tell me, is there something you want in return?"

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You did not expect this right?

Guys it will only be this chapter for today.

These days I have exams, that's why the inconsistency, but don't worry this is only temporary.

The weekend I will publish 6 chapters to compensate.