Part 2 The Faceless Man Chapter 119 The Notarization Certificate

　　A very generous offer ah …… Klein almost couldn’t believe his ears when he heard it.

　　Although the most valuable Sequence 5 Extraordinary’s leftover characteristics and effects of special and powerful seals went to the other party, the rest wasn’t bad either!

　　It was impossible for a Sequence 5 powerhouse to have only seals from the organization, while Sequence 6’s “Walkers” and Sequence 7’s “Werewolves” would be a huge profit if they could leave one behind!

　　Klein leaned back slightly, making a thoughtful gesture to suppress the greed that suddenly emerged in his heart.

　　”Your offer is indeed satisfactory.” He responded then turned to ask, “Who is the Karaman Witch King? What aspects are recorded in his Book of Secrets?”

　　Marich rubbed the corner of his forehead and said:

　　”A Witch King can either refer to a certain high sequence of professions or represent an outstanding person who controls power in the realms of darkness, the moon, and the bizarre, a powerhouse beyond his kind; Karaman is the latter as well as the former.”

　　”He was active in the Southern Continent in the early Fifth Era, and then lost track of him completely, perhaps captured by the Church of the Dead or that secretive organization of ours, or perhaps he died in some unknown place due to old age.”

　　”His Book of Secrets includes knowledge of secret deeds, rituals, alchemy, astrology, symbolism, natural interaction methods, and so on, even if an ordinary person obtains it, he can become an expert in the field of occultism, and even rely on his own natural spirituality to accomplish a small amount of transcendent things without taking magic potions, well, the price is to gradually turn into a mentally ill person, which is a spirituality difficult to afford aftermath.”

　　Sounds great …… Exactly what I need …… But not only is this mission difficult in itself, but there’s also a certain amount of trouble afterwards, that’s a hidden organization with a history of thousands of years… …Klein pondered for a few seconds, and still chose to follow his heart’s wishes:

　　”I wish to be given some time to think about it.”

　　”This is a very big and very dangerous matter, I can’t be impulsive.”

　　”Tomorrow morning at nine o’clock, I give my answer, well, come to my house, you know the address.”

　　He was looking at Sharon as he said the latter phrase, and was suddenly a little apprehensive and nervous when he finished:

　　The other party had revealed so much and so important secret information, even involving their hidden problems, this if they didn’t choose to say yes on the spot, would they be directly silenced?

　　Or, will they follow me step by step until I make a decision?

　　Then how else am I going to go to Divination above the Gray Mist!

　　Sharon, dressed in a black court dress, quietly looked at Klein, no anger, no suspicion, no emotion within her azure eyes.

　　She suddenly took out a folded piece of paper from some hidden pocket and unfolded it into a rectangle.

　　The paper was orange and yellow in color, with numerous symbols, including those representing the sun.

　　And these symbols and logos enclosed a blank area that felt warm and peaceful.

　　As soon as he saw the paper, Klein remembered what it was and let go of the heart he was hanging on to.

　　It was also from the “Secret Puppet Master” Rosago, and it was a “notarized certificate”!

　　This was the magical item that belonged to Sharon when the two of them distributed the loot!

　　The pale and delicate Sharon handed the “notarized certificate” to Klein, and said concisely:

　　”Press here.”

　　”Promise not to leak what you just heard.”

　　Hoo…… Klein exhaled and nodded solemnly:

　　”Okay.”

　　On cue, he took the “notarized certificate” and pressed his palm onto the blank area, then spoke with deliberation:

　　”I promise not to tell anyone what I just learned from Miss Sharon and Mr. Maric.”

　　As he spat out one word after another, the symbols and magical markings around the notarized certificate lit up one by one, all of them blooming with a bright, warm glow.

　　When it was all over, those rays connected into a seal-like image that pressed into Klein’s palm and penetrated past it to cover the blank area.

　　With a flash of warmth, Klein felt a subtle but unseen connection between himself and the certificate.

　　The ability that the old “Eye of Wisdom” had simulated belonged to the “Notary Public”…… He suddenly remembered something from the past.

　　”I’m good.” Klein handed back the “notary certificate”.

　　Sharon nodded calmly and said nothing more, her indifferent figure quickly vaporized and disappeared inside the carriage.

　　Mariqi still suppressed the deep-seated malice in his eyes, and tapped his finger on the wooden panel of the compartment wall.

　　The carriage stopped slowly, and the door opened.

　　This is using a corpse to drive the car, the shadow as a waiter ah …… really is Marich’s style …… opened the spiritual vision of Klein has a sense of realization to remove the duck tongue hat, pressed on the chest, slightly bowed, and then jumped out of the carriage.

　　The surrounding area belonged to a secluded street, and several of the gas streetlights were broken but left unrepaired.

　　Klein went around to that one-bedroom apartment in the East End before returning to 15 Minsk Street and pretending to do two divinations within the parlor.

　　Once on whether he should take the commission, and once on whether the commission was dangerous and how dangerous it was.

　　The answers he got from the divinations, he didn’t even bother to look at them carefully, because the extraordinary people of the Fae Pathway “Grieving Souls” can be transformed into spiritual bodies, directly contacting the spiritual world and obtaining information, that is to say, they are naturally equipped with the ability of divination and counter-divination, therefore, whether it is Sharon, or Steve, who is the target, the revelations Klein can obtain are wrong and deviant.

　　After doing the divination, he read up on the newspapers and books as usual, practiced his extraordinary abilities in the living room, and then washed up and went to bed, uncharacteristically.

　　At 4:10 a.m., Klein awoke suddenly and rolled out of bed!

　　He found candles, created a wall of spirituality, and quietly performed the ritual of summoning himself!

　　Then he took four steps against the grain and entered above the gray mist, but didn’t rush to answer the prayers.

　　Sitting in the high-backed chair of the Fool, Klein gazed at the surface of the bronze table, and saw the Eye of Total Blackness, the Aztec Bronze Whistle, the Black Emperor card, and the image of Rossel, holding the scepter in all his black splendor and majesty.

　　The corner of his mouth suddenly twitched, Klein stretched out his right hand and turned the “blasphemy card” face down.

　　The eyes are not seen, but are clean!

　　After realizing the pen and paper, he took off the citrine pendant and repeated the previous two divinations.

　　The first result was that the pendulum was rotating in time, not too fast and not too slow, which meant that the commission should be accepted, but it was not necessary.

　　The result of the second divination was that the citrine pendant was rotating counterclockwise, faster and with a greater amplitude, which Klein interpreted to mean that there was danger, a greater danger, but not enough to be life-threatening if dealt with properly.

　　呼…… pondering for a few seconds, Klein remembered a previous speculation:

　　That is, perhaps, any “magician” needs to perform.

　　Otherwise, the name of the magic potion should be “magician”, not “magician”.

　　The key to “not performing without preparation” is both to be prepared and to perform …… and this may not only be purely in combat …… The assumptions of “mobilizing the enemy’s attention” and “getting the audience to applaud” are also predicated on performance …… With the right approach, good camouflage, and no problems with hand-to-hand combat, the Rose School would have a hard time tracking me down. As long as the method is good, the disguise is good, the end of the hand is not a problem, it is difficult for the School of the Rose to find out about me …… Many thoughts flashed through Klein’s mind.

　　Combining the revelations gained from the divination just now, he quickly made a decision, and leaned back on the high-backed chair of the “Fool”, looked up at the lofty and ancient palace and the boundless gray fog, and revealed a smile and said:

　　”Then, let’s put on a great show.”

　　After saying this, he put on the Eye of Total Blackness and the Aztec Copper Whistle, and answered his own prayers.

　　The next day, Thursday morning.

　　Klein, who had gone to the store early to buy the ingredients, made homemade penne pasta, which was closer to spaghetti bolognese, and took out today’s edition of the newspaper from the mailbox at the door.

　　As he ate and read, he picked up information about the extraordinary gathering from the Birkeland Morning Post.

　　Sure enough, as soon as the tension eased, the party was held …… Klein smiled and muttered to himself.

　　Waiting until nine o’clock, he pulled out his gold-cased pocket watch, pressed it open and looked at it, then turned to the unoccupied parlor and said to the bulbous window there:

　　”I’m willing to help.”

　　”On the terms you have mentioned.”

　　”But only if you give me a few more days.”

　　He paused and said with a smirk:

　　”I need to make some preparations.”

　　Inside the living room where there was no one else but Klein, a fluttering, illusory voice suddenly sounded:

　　”Good.”

　　”After completing the preparations, you go around the bar.”

　　……

　　Inside Viscount Grelint’s study, Audrey sat in a chair, reaching out to help Susie straighten the hair on the back of her head, and addressed Voorhees, who was savoring Ormil wine, and Hugh, who was sitting calmly next to her:

　　”Is there something you’re all anxious for me to come over here for?”

　　Although this was the first time she had seen Folth and Hugh since the Lanreus incident, she had long ago paid each other through Susie.

　　Well, after joining our Tarot Club, Foerth doesn’t seem to have changed much, still lethargic and fond of striking Hugh, but something hidden is completely different, she would occasionally look disheveled and melancholic before, as if she didn’t have much hope for the future, and now, this aspect of her performance has completely disappeared ……” Audrey, the “mind reader”, smiled on the outside, but on the inside, she calmly observed Ms. Magician’s state.

　　Forsyth drank the rest of the wine and said:

　　”It’s really Ormil, it’s really the most famous wine, it’s much better than the ones I drank in the past, the layers are very clear, each layer has a different feeling.”

　　She put down her glass and said:

　　”That party where the ‘audience’ formula and clues to the Psycho-Alchemy Society may emerge is about to convene, this very afternoon.”

　　”So, why the rush?” Audrey asked, slightly puzzled.

　　Forsyth smiled and explained:

　　”Because that serial killer has delayed everyone too much, and since it belongs to the outskirts of the Northern District, the time when the night watchmen are at their most lax is precisely in the afternoon.”

　　”Hmm.” Audrey nodded gently and didn’t ask any more questions.

　　At the same time, she sighed silently as her eyes swept away:

　　Compared to the past, compared to the current Voorhees, Hugh is a lot more silent ……

　　At this time, Viscount Graylingt, who was next to him, also laughed:

　　”Audrey, I will go with you.”

　　”Why?” Audrey asked knowingly.

　　Grelint cleared his throat and said:

　　”I’ve already gotten the ‘Apothecary’ formula and need to trade some materials, and my family’s treasury doesn’t have the corresponding ones.”

　　”Well, Forsyth sold it to me for 300 pounds, and she guaranteed it was real.”

　　300 pounds …… I remember you only paid 230 pounds for it from Mr. ‘World’ …… Audrey couldn’t help but glance at Folth.