After an extremely painful bargain with Miss Witch, who insisted on the principle of "equal exchange", Klein finally shamelessly won her concession.

The two reached a preliminary agreement, and the price charged by Miss Witch will depend on the degree of danger.

After that, the two of them stopped talking and walked silently to the residential building and passed the entrance of the building that smelled damp because it had not been exposed to sunlight for many years.

After walking up the stairs to the third floor, Klein stopped at the door of the room opposite yesterday's kidnapper.

He tapped his eyebrows twice and activated his spiritual vision.

After his inspiration increased, he clearly felt the familiarity again, as if he had been in and out of the room in front of him before.

"right here……"

Klein turned aside and cast his pleading gaze on the silent Alice.

He doesn't know how to open locks, and he can't do it violently like Leonard... Then he can only leave it to Miss Witch.

What will she do?

Klein looked forward to what might happen next with some anxiety.

Alice seemed to ponder for two seconds, and then raised her hand.

From Klein's perspective, he could vaguely see her holding something in her palm, pressing it on the door, and then he heard several syllables with strange rhymes coming out of her mouth.

.

After only a brief second or two, Klein discovered that a transparent water color began to spread from the door where her palm touched, gradually forming an elliptical "entrance" that could allow a single person to pass through.

He discovered that he could directly observe the scene behind the door through this transparent water curtain!

If Klein had read the internal information of the Nighthawks, he would probably be surprised that the abilities displayed by Miss Witch were very similar to the path called "Apprentice".

However, there is no fear in the ignorant, and at this time, he almost completely believed her identity as a visitor from another world. Klein was just surprised for a moment, and then turned his attention to what was behind the door——

With just one glance, Klein couldn't help feeling queasy.

With his spiritual vision turned on, he could see at a glance that the old woman sitting in the rocking chair was already a corpse, and the corpse was even covered with countless disgusting and stinking maggots and parasites, so densely packed that it sent chills down the back.

Fortunately, this transparent water curtain only lasted for a few breaths and then dissipated. Klein barely suppressed the feeling of vomiting, but found that Alice's expression when she turned to look at him was not very good either.

"...This is what you said, may there be danger and need protection?"

As if she had touched something dirty, she took out a white silk handkerchief from somewhere and wiped the palm of her hand that had touched the door again and again.

"Well, I didn't know it would be like this... Now, how should I put it?" Klein bravely met her gaze and said with difficulty, "I can feel that there are some problems in that room, but now... inside

What is the condition of this corpse?"

"You ask me, how do I know? Well... the materials used for that detection spell are very expensive, and I don't want to waste it on such a trivial matter." Alice said, flattening her mouth in disgust.

, "As for the body, I suggest you call the police."

...Yes, why would he risk his own life to investigate?

Klein suddenly had an epiphany after being reminded by her so casually.

He is a member of the Nighthawks Team! Although he has not officially joined the team, there is no doubt that he also has an official background. Why didn't you think of reporting the situation first?

What's more, this is a clue related to the whereabouts of that notebook!

If you report it to the captain, you might even get a share of the credit. So why was he so eager to confirm before?

Fortunately, the exploration between him and Miss Witch did not damage the scene, otherwise he would not be able to explain it clearly...

Klein cursed himself secretly, and then remembered the reward he had promised Alice before, and suddenly felt a little distressed, until he heard the sound of nature coming from beside him.

"Forget it, I won't charge you any money this time... I didn't encounter any danger at all."

Miss Witch angrily threw the silk handkerchief that was wiping her palms back and forth at him, and Klein subconsciously caught it.

"Remember to throw it for me later."

...Well, Miss Witch still has some common sense and knows not to destroy the scene of the accident at will, so as not to arouse suspicion.

Klein nodded in agreement, put the silk handkerchief into the pocket of his trousers, and then asked curiously:

"Is that...a spell just now? I saw you used certain materials and recited a spell?"

"Well, that's what you think. What, do you want to compensate me for the loss of materials?"

Alice nodded perfunctorily, obviously not intending to further explain the principle of the spell.

Seeing this, Klein had no choice but to regretfully skip the topic of reimbursement, regain his energy, and prepare to go to the Blackthorn Security Company to report his findings.

Of course, he will conceal some content as appropriate. For example, he has learned through divination that there is an abnormality in the room, but he is not sure what it is...

Yes, he can also use the trend to divine a few more times to increase the credibility of his words!

Klein quickly made up his mind, and Alice happened to say that it was time for her to leave. The two parted ways at the street corner, one rushed to the Nighthawks team office at No. 36 Zotland Street, and the other gradually disappeared among the carriages and pedestrians.

Among the tides that come and go in a hurry.

…

The story is back on track.

At least that's what it looks like on the surface -

"The Tingen City Nighthawks team obtained information about the Antigonus family's notes from Klein's report, reported it to Backlund, and obtained the permission to use the Sealed Artifact '2-049'."

For Klein, his life is also getting better.

With the 10-pound reward for solving the kidnapping case, Klein no longer had to wait for funds to be disbursed. He took half of the reward and successfully joined the fortune-telling club. In the first weekend of becoming a "divination expert", he tried two

Afternoon performance.

Feeling that the potion seemed to be digested a little, he became more confident in the acting method mentioned in Russell's diary.

In addition to the advancement of extraordinary abilities, Klein also learned another important knowledge in the extraordinary field from Old Neil, ritual magic!

However, the more he learned about ritual magic in the name of "magic," the more Klein was amazed by the miracles that had been shown to him.

The essence of ritual magic is to pray to a certain high-ranking being. Strictly speaking, it borrows the power of that high-ranking being and uses its power to achieve what the ritual host wants to achieve.

But Miss Witch's magic seems to have caused changes in reality with her own power... Well, looking at it this way, her "magic" seems to be closer to the ability that magic potions bring to extraordinary people...

But unlike potions, her abilities should be something you can choose and learn on your own.

If he understands that different world similar to the DND system correctly.

Hiss, this is a bit cheating, and it won’t lead to madness and loss of control...

Klein admitted that he was quite envious, and he also considered whether to ask Alice to teach him. But then he thought about it, what if this request would occupy the precious wish slot, and he would never have the chance to mention the topic of the earth to her?

, then the gain outweighs the loss.

So Klein had to give up this seemingly tempting shortcut and improve himself step by step.

It's okay, Klein. He said to himself.

Your predecessor as a time traveler, Emperor Russell, also walked step by step in this way. Now you have just embarked on the starting point of the extraordinary road, so you can't be impatient.

The road must be walked step by step, and the meal must be eaten one bite at a time. It is unrealistic to expect to become fat after one bite...

At this stage, let’s set a small goal first, such as working hard to become an official member of the Nighthawks, increase the weekly salary a little, buy a new skirt for Melissa when it’s time to find time, and almost arrange Benson’s formal wear...

Alas, if I hadn't accompanied Melissa to buy Alice's room supplies on Sunday afternoon, maybe Melissa would have been able to wear a new dress this week.

Maybe he should find another reason to spend the extra 5 pounds and tell Melissa that she doesn't need to be so frugal...

However, apart from these trivial matters in life, he still has something important to do that cannot be ignored.

On Monday afternoon, Klein, who was taking a break at home, took out his pocket watch, glanced at the time, and nodded slightly.

Two fifty-eight...it's almost time for this week's tarot session.

With the inspiration of ritual magic, this time, he planned to let "Justice" and "The Hanged Man" try to pray to himself, the master of the Tarot Society, "The Fool", so that they could "prepare" in advance on Monday afternoon at an inconvenient time.

Ask for leave".

After silently reciting the three-part description he had thought up temporarily several times, he suppressed the slight anxiety and excitement in his heart through meditation, and then recited the mantra and walked four steps backwards. His light spirituality gradually rose, lifted, and came.

Arriving on top of the gray fog that seemed to remain unchanged forever.

Klein the Fool sat down at the head of the long bronze table and let the thick fog wrap around him.

As two other blurry figures appeared on both sides of the mottled long table, the third gathering of the Tarot Society officially began.

…

Since there seemed to be nothing special worth mentioning around Justice and the Hanged Man this week, the Tarot Club's routine exchange session after trading was just a formality, and soon ended under the will of Mr. Fool.

Klein the Fool sat at the head of the long bronze table. Relying on his current spiritual support, he silently reviewed the gains and experiences from this Tarot meeting.

First of all, those three pages of Russell's diary and the information recorded in them are all real good things, with a very high gold content.

Although some of the "One Piece" easter eggs created by Emperor Russell out of bad taste, as well as the classic "True Fragrance" scene, made him smile secretly, but by reading these crooked simplified Chinese characters transcribed by others,

, he seemed to have met the fellow traveler who came from the same hometown as himself after more than a hundred years of time and space. His soul jumped on the page, telling his past and original mental journey in a brisk and jumping tone.

If there is a chance to meet this great emperor, they should be able to have a good chat...provided that they don't say that they have read these diaries that will cause social death.

Who the hell keeps a diary?

Klein covered his mouth and smiled, but while smiling, he inevitably felt a little lonely and sad.

The emperor left a diary written in simplified Chinese. In addition to expressing his feelings, he might also want to try to find other fellow travelers...
To be continued...