Part 5 The Red Priests Chapter 18 The Cause of Medici’s Death
Sure enough …… verified his thoughts Leonard did not dwell on this matter and turned back to the main topic:
”Old man, didn’t you just ask me whose dreamland I went to?
”Well, that day during the process of taking revenge on Ince Zangwill, Amon’s brother, a certain King of Angels, had an appearance.”
Inside his head, the slightly older voice didn’t respond immediately, and it took several seconds before he sighed:
”As I expected, ‘0-08’-related things always bring Adam in at some point.
”Luckily, I chose to slumber ahead of time.”
Leonard didn’t have time to mull over Palles Zoroaster’s words, and instinctively blurted out in dismay:
”Old man, you, you said k’s name!”
Adam’s gaze was about to be cast, if not already cast!
The slightly older voice gave a “hey”:
”I can’t believe you know about Adam’s special …… But it’s okay for me to mention it, K will just think it’s someone else talking about K. Of course, you don’t have to know too much about it, that way you’re sure to think about it once in a while, and more often or when you’re close enough, Adam will know about it, just as the ‘0-08’ did, and besides, ‘0-08’ has a sphere of influence of just one metropolis, Adam has the whole world.”
和阿蒙一样恐怖……另一种恐怖…… Leonard settled down, forcing himself not to think about Adam, and recalled what Palles Zoroaster had just said.
Suddenly, he nearly blurted out without suppressing his voice:
”Old man, you’re not slumbering because you’re weak, but because you’re worried about running into Amon’s brother?”
”Ahem.” Palles cleared his throat and said, “There are both reasons, there’s no contradiction, after giving you two ‘Worms of Time’, my state has declined again, in this case, how can I face the King of Angels and cover up my existence? I’m so old, old arms and legs, there’s no need, surely I have to hide a little.”
Leonard couldn’t even find the words to retort for a moment, and only said after a few seconds:
”Amon and K’s brothers, they should all be older than you, the Ancient Sun God is an ancient god before the Cataclysm ……”
Not waiting for Palles Zoroaster to respond, he said with a slight sigh of relief:
”That is to say, because of your self-enclosure and slumber, that King of Angels didn’t realize that there was something wrong with me?”
Parleth chuckled:
”No, found out.”
”……” Leonard’s expression faltered and he nearly looked around.
He suspected that Adam was sitting in some corner of the room, quietly listening to himself and the old man conversing!
At that moment, Palles Zoroaster added:
”You must have been very close to K at the time; do you think the thoughts in your mind could have been hidden from a King of Angels who accommodates the ‘audience’ pathway of ‘uniqueness’?
”And, more than likely, you had the impoliteness to whisper ‘old man’ ‘old man’ at the critical moment.”
Leonard froze and subconsciously responded:
”…… You, you heard me?”
He suspected that the old man had clearly heard but was deliberately not responding for fear of being discovered by Adam.
”No.” Palles’ slightly aged voice was full of teasing, “I don’t need to hear it to know what kind of things you will do, what kind of person are you, I’m still not clear?”
In Leonard’s slight embarrassment, Palles Zoroaster continued:
”Adam must have already known that you have been parasitized, but because of my slumber and closure, k couldn’t find out who exactly it was that parasitized you, the demigods who possess this kind of ability are said to be not too many, and said to be not too few.”
This ah …… Leonard heard, a moment of relief, his greatest fear is that Adam has “seen” the old man, go back to inform the “blasphemer” Amon.
Thinking of this, Leonard raised a doubt that had accumulated before:
”Old man, what is the King of Angels?”
Palles Zoroaster didn’t bother to ask Leonard where he knew this concept from and simply explained:
”The ones that exceed Sequence 1 and have not yet become gods.
”If the Eight King of Angels is specifically brought up, it is talking about the ones that fit the definition just given, the ones that served the Ancient Sun God before the Cataclysm.”
What do you mean by more than Sequence 1 and have not yet become gods? How? Accommodate the so-called “uniqueness”? Leonard wanted to ask again, but he suspected that the old man wouldn’t explain in that much detail, so he decided to talk about something else first and then find a chance to circle back.
After a moment’s deliberation, he spoke in a hushed voice:
”In the battle to avenge Ince Zangwill, I encountered great difficulties, and was unable to even look directly at the enemy, let alone use the ‘Luck Stealer’ charm …… After seeking your help to no avail, I chose to recite the ‘Fool’ charm. chanted the honorable name of Mr. ‘Fool’ and received feedback.
”When it was over, I traveled, as if in a dream, to an ancient palace that lies above the infinite gray mist ……”
Before Leonard could finish his sentence, Palles, who was listening silently, spoke up and interrupted him:
”You have seen the ‘Fool’?”
”Yes, k’s aura is deeper than the sea, loftier than the mountains, and his figure is shrouded in a gray mist that makes it impossible to see clearly.” Leonard recalled back then, describing it in language with a touch of poetry, “k had an organization set up to hold a pre-god meeting, a real pre-god meeting, every Monday afternoon, of which I am now a member.”
Again Palles was silent for a long time, and only after a long time did he say:
”Is this what that ‘Fool’ told you to tell me?”
”Yes.” Leonard, who was sitting there, nodded to himself and lowered his voice to the air, “Old man, do you and K know each other?”
Palles Zoroaster sighed and said:
”No, I don’t know each other, but I can probably guess a little bit of where K is coming from, you don’t have to ask what it is, I’m not going to tell you.
”Hehe, this might be your chance, otherwise, it’s hard for you to become a demigod.”
Leonard opened his mouth, then closed it again, not mentioning the matter of the tarot party again, because Mr. “Fool” did not say that other details could be spread out.
He thought for a moment and said:
”Old man, wasn’t there another King of Angels named Medici, titled ‘Angel of War’?”
Palles let out a “hmmm”:
”You can also call k ‘Red Angel’, but k has long since fallen, and you’ve been near the place where k died.”
”Where?” Leonard was taken aback for a moment, having no recollection of it at all.
Palles snorted:
”Are all of your ‘Darkness’ pathways’ memories this bad? I don’t remember your goddesses being like this.
”Do you remember that underground ruin you found in Berkland before?”
”The United Empire of Tudor-Trenthorst? Where Arista Tudor became the ‘Blood Emperor’?” Leonard asked rhetorically with some clarity.
Palles Zoroaster’s slightly aged voice echoed again:
”Right.”
Leonard informed the old man about the evil spirit while trying to make sense of the implied logic.
”The spirit left behind by Medici and the remnants of the two angels, Sauron and Einhorn, blended together to form a brand new Evil Spirit?” Palles repeated Leonard’s words incredulously, and then said, unable to hide his laughter, “k the three of them were absolute mortal enemies, the kind that there is no me if there is you, and after death they unexpectedly did not distinguish between them and merged into one, this is really, haha, it must be hilarious.”
Leonard didn’t quite understand what the old man was laughing at, and subconsciously asked:
”The Ks are mortal enemies?”
Palles collected his laughter and said:
”Yes, the reason why Medici missed and was captured was because k was dealing with the ancestor of the Sauron family who stepped into k’s trap at the time.
”It’s not that k was not prepared for it, but it was mainly focused on the ‘Original Witch’ side, who knew that Arista Tudor suddenly went crazy, heh, Amon and Adam played quite an important role in this matter.”
That evil spirit and Adam are still enemies ah …… Why did the “Blood Emperor” want to capture Medici and the two angels, Sauron and Einhorn?k The place where they fell was the place where Alistair Tudor became the ‘Blood Emperor The place where they fell was the palace where Alistair Tudor became the ‘Blood Emperor’ …… Were they the ritual material for the attainment of the true God? Well, according to Mr. Fool, Adam got closer to the throne of God when he got his hands on “0-08″……. Is this also a collection of materials? Is this the reason why Amon is dealing with the old man? Leonard had a guess and wanted to ask, but in the end did not open his mouth.
He was afraid of touching something too secretive and making the old man react badly.
He planned to find another opportunity to ask about this aspect at the Tarot meeting afterward.
After a short silence, Leonard looked at the closed door of the room and pressed his voice:
”Mr. ‘Fool’ and the Church, isn’t there a certain tacit understanding in some way?”
”The fact that no one has come to investigate you by now suggests yes.” Palles Zoroaster replied rather directly.
Leonard nodded imperceptibly:
”What will they arrange for me next?”
”Arrange what? Give you a merit badge, let you be promoted to Sequence 5 once you’ve digested the potion, then assign you a ‘Red Glove’ squad and send you off on a mission, or transfer you to a large parish such as Berkland as a deacon in charge of a particular area.” Palles said without much concern.
Back in Birkeland …… Klein seemed to be plotting something in Birkeland …… Leonard’s thoughts suddenly flared.
Without further conversation with the old man, he fell back toward his position on the wall, placing his hands behind his head and sitting casually.
……
Late at night, outside a row of warehouses in the border city on the border between East and West Byron.
Dawn Dantes, who had gray sideburns and was dressed in formal attire, held a gold-encrusted cane, and exchanged code words with the officer on duty, giving the password, then saw the other party open the door to one of the warehouses, and heard him say in a relaxed tone:
”It’s all in there; examine the goods and move them yourselves.
”And give me the balance before you leave.”
Dawn Dantes nodded gently, and weighed the leather case in his hand, which contained a full five thousand gold-pound bills, all from the advance from Messanies.
At this time, inside the three-story building separated by two warehouses, two figures were quietly watching all this.