Secret: The years I served as a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

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"I really didn't expect it...I really didn't expect it!"

After severing the mystical connection with Sefirah Castle, the shadowy figure on the throne in the pitch-black mausoleum let out a thunderous laugh.

"Things have come to this point. I should really thank God and the God of Thunder... If it weren't for Him, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to escape unscathed."

"This agreement is incredible. I just returned the 'Miracle Master' and He actually agreed. It must not be that simple. He found an excuse to keep me here. He must have other intentions... Heh, Guimi agreed to let me take my way, but I don't believe that He really has such good intentions. The chips on both sides are not equal at all, unless He can get more! In addition, He found an excuse to keep me on Earth. I guess sooner or later He will want to involve me in the chaos and games He created..."

The Son of Chaos was a little curious about the Lord of Mysteries' plan to collect twenty-two paths, but not much.

Some things have nothing to do with Him, so He doesn't think about them. He is not interested in them anyway - not to mention that they are related to Weirdness. When the Child of Chaos thinks that this guy is secretly preparing to do something bad again, he will think that it is best to quickly distort the memory of what he saw in Sefirah Castle, so as not to leave any foreshadowing in the future... Although Weirdness may not really do this, what if?

The dark mausoleum was silent for a moment, and a huge shadow filled the entire space, flowing slowly.

"What is Guimi's purpose in keeping me on Earth? But if he just wants to take revenge on the God of Thunder, the incarnation of God, then maybe that makes sense... Heh, instead of trying to guess what he's thinking, I should think of a way to kill the God of Thunder, or escape before he takes action. That way, I won't need his help, and it won't matter if I just run away."

After thinking for a while, the Son of Chaos turned his attention to the little "judge" under his control.

"Perhaps she is also one of the toys chosen by the secretive?"

MI9 is ​​basically an intelligence agency directly under the state, so George Augustus III is equivalent to the state itself after becoming the "Black Emperor". Therefore, this department, which is basically composed of "arbitrators" and "lawyers", easily became the emperor's subjects first, and was completely controlled by the Son of Chaos. The extraordinary people who did not belong to these two paths either became subjects under the subtle influence and atmosphere, or were quietly replaced or dealt with, and replaced by people who were willing to kneel down to the emperor.

Hugh Dilcher, this "judge" is a little special.

First of all, it is especially about her fate, which is affected. Her fate is not harmonious, but it is difficult for people around her to notice.

This "arbitrator" who had been ordinary and had not shown any talent in the past ten years, made rapid progress from Sequence 9 to 6 in just one year, and learned the acting method without any guidance. This would have been impossible without anyone's guidance.

As a god and George III, the Son of Chaos did not pay attention to this little "Judge" at first. His scope of activities and authority were limited, and sometimes he had to rely on other Beyonders as his eyes and ears to understand the outside world. Even so, the "eyes and ears" he selected were all members of MI9 who were loyal to him, as well as military officers and some nobles, and he did not notice Hugh, a peripheral member.

——The composition of the people who believe in the emperor is also the reason why the God of Thunder cannot directly clean them up.

Not to mention that if the Son of Chaos himself is killed, he will immediately find another place to resurrect and completely escape. Even if he is dead, he can still maintain the stability of the country in the mausoleum. However, if these old nobles who are related to the original royal family and almost all the officers are cleared out, the entire Loen political system will instantly collapse to a state that even the God of Thunder cannot save.

"Omniscience" may be able to govern the country, but He probably doesn't want to do so.

What really made the Son of Chaos discover her difference was the pollution, or blessing, of "Source Castle" that allowed her to resist its strong top-down control. He expressed doubts when the person responsible for contacting her talked about the "Emperor".

Then, her not-so-intense question attracted the attention of the Son of Chaos, and then the aura of the Source Castle on her body resisted his "mental control" - half surprised and half angry, the Son of Chaos immediately captured Xio Dilcha.

He controlled her mind and spirit, and searched her memory for the answer to the mysterious favor. He discovered that the "apprentice" who lived with her and was related to the Abraham family was also protected by Sefirah Castle. In the end, he really discovered the "Tarot Club" that had been held in Sefirah Castle.

But apart from this, Xio herself has no other special features, and the fact that she was mysteriously chosen also puzzled the Son of Chaos.

Neither Xio Deercha nor Fors seemed to have any qualities that would interest the Lord of Mysteries, so much so that the Son of Chaos began to doubt whether the guy in Sefirah Castle was actually a Mystery.

Now, the Son of Chaos has dispelled this doubt.

"Although I may be a little too generous, it is definitely that Guimi guy... I still have to be careful."

"Regarding the contract, I can express my sincerity appropriately and then reach a consensus. Anyway, I won't be going to Sefirah Castle again."

"As for that little judge, what's her name? She's an interesting guy. My father discovered George III's plan to become a god, and he also tracked down the guy who handled her father's promotion. It seems that she has some connection with me. No wonder I noticed her... Since Guimi wants to keep this toy as one of the samples of His collection path, I will return it to Him. At most, it will leave some hidden mental damage and subconscious awe of the high-ranking people in this path. After all, with the protection of the aura of Sefirah Castle, her self-will has not been completely erased by me."

The Child of Chaos thought about it for a moment, and thought that he might be able to use this "Xiu Dilcha" as part of his sincerity, such as fulfilling one of her wishes, or helping her to become Sequence 5 or something. But he changed his mind and thought that since Guimi didn't like her toys to be touched by others, it would be better not to do so, so as not to get a cold shoulder.

"That's it. It's best if we can keep out of the way of Guimi Well Water. Humph, now we can't even activate the aggregation. It's really embarrassing..."

The Son of Chaos himself has gradually transitioned from "I can't bear to look at myself" to "It's quite relaxing to be locked up" and finally to "It's much more comfortable than staying under the light", and has gradually reconciled with himself.

The incomplete resurrection and seal restricted most of His power. Otherwise, the Son of Chaos would have maximized his aggregation instinct and made the entire family of the Castilian royal family next door, whose members were also "arbitrators", fly over!
"I don't believe they didn't have the idea of ​​becoming gods, but George III got there first. In a sense, he was quite courageous. ... But the Ghost Empire sailing on the sea is not so easy to attract. Even after his death, Trunsoest is still causing me trouble. I must also find a way to contact the Kingdom of Disorder. After all, I am not like the Demon of Knowledge who is always connected."

Thinking of this, He severed His spiritual control over Hugh Dilcha, as if He had thrown away a small stone in His hand.

In Backlund's living room, Xio, who seemed a little confused after losing the emperor's control, slowly woke up. She looked at the burning fireplace, the steaming tea, and Fors's closed door, feeling a little confused.

But she didn't think too much about it, she instinctively didn't feel anything wrong. Soon her memory was distorted, automatically filling in every gap, covering every memory fragment that did not belong to Hugh Dilcha.

Xio yawned and felt a little sleepy, so he turned off the fireplace and went back to his room, where he fell asleep soon after.

……

"Behind," said Antigonus.

The moment his words reached Bethel's ears, a huge door opened behind him. Bethel immediately stopped fighting with the "God of War" in front of him and threw him into the door to seal him. Behind him, the square door was like a huge picture frame, and inside it was a piece of white paper. Blurred colors were squirming, as if to form a picture scroll.

One of the Level 0 Sealed Objects held by the Abraham Family: “God’s Scroll”!
The seal of the God of War had no effect on Bethel. He could come and go as he pleased. Just now, Antigonus helped lower the IQ of the God of War for a while. He simply flashed home and picked up a seal from his family’s base.

“Alas.” Bert used the “God’s Scroll” to recall the empty sealing room in the family’s new residence. He felt the difficulties and embarrassment that the family had experienced over the past thousand years. He couldn’t help but sigh, “There are only three level 0 seals left.”

“These kids have it so hard.”

Klein: ?

This great "Fool" has never possessed a Level 0 Sealed Item. He has touched it before, but the highest level one is still the "Poseidon Scepter". Klein, who was standing next to him, didn't know whether he should sigh or laugh, but he couldn't just put a question mark on his face like he was doing now - and, Mr. Bethel, your expression seemed to be saying "I'll empty your church after this fight"...

Hearing His sigh, Antigonus on Sefirah Castle was also moved by the scene and couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, the Abraham family has really declined. They only have three Level 0 Sealed Artifacts, and they are all from this path. They are not good enough to show off..."

Klein looked at the dejected expression on Antigonus' face, which did not seem fake, blinked, and finally gave up thinking.

He is now the Lord of Mysteries and cannot show envy, nor can he say "Can you give me one of these level 0 sealed objects?"

Well, if the Sealed Objects in your collection are indeed from your own sources... then it is indeed not easy to take them out for trading... But you, the great nobles of the Fourth Epoch, are really... shocking in your words... Judging from this, the power of each of your families might have been equivalent to that of a church back then, right?
Klein kept silent, watching his nose and his heart. He decided to just play the role of a waiter and ask Danitz to get out of bed and serve him a cup of local fruit tea.

Bethel was also paying attention to the picture on the scroll, ready to seal it at any time. As the battle became more and more stalemate, Bethel's own spiritual power had been reduced to the point where he had to pay attention, but this did not prevent him from controlling the seals of this path.

The "God's Scroll" is a special seal that can also be used on the current battlefield. Although it looks like an ordinary oil painting in a brass frame, the content depicted on it changes from time to time.

When it presents different locations, the holder can make the area around the target change, causing the corresponding scene to descend;
When it presents different characters, the holder can have those characters attack the target, once per person;
When it presents an abstract and incomprehensible image, different effects will appear in reality, and Abraham has only figured out a small part of the correspondence so far;

When it presents a series of doors, opening different 'doors' will lead to different places, and the destination cannot be predicted in advance, so it can be used to exile the target;
When it appears as a dark underground or a deep starry sky, it is very dangerous and must be sealed!

If no one is looking at this painting and no one is appreciating it, the characters in it will come alive, reach out their hands from the painting, and enter the real world little by little. This must be taken into account when sealing it!

These characteristics indicate that the extraordinary properties that make it up belong to an angel from the Abraham family, who once tried to explore the starry sky and the underground, and thus established certain connections with these two extremely dangerous and polluted places. Just like the "Box of the Old Days", it was quietly polluted, and finally died one day, leaving behind such a strange and elusive seal.

The God of War, who was waiting for an opportunity to launch an attack from the side and rear, subconsciously raised his head. He knew the existence of this Level 0 Sealed Artifact, so in order to prevent the unknown person in the scroll from leaving, he immediately paid attention to the content of the picture:

Because the user was Bethel Abraham, the picture quickly showed distinct layers of red, as if it was splashed with blood. The red in the center was bright and deep, like the moon and halo covering the entire canvas!

"You're crazy!!"

Badhair was so shocked that he didn't even bother to hide and just roared out in anger.

What's even more terrifying is that even though there is a god watching the painting, the red moonlight still seems to gradually seep through the scroll, slowly covering the direction of Badhair like a veil - He is the son of the Mother Earth, and has a mystical connection with the "Mother Goddess"!
"I'm not crazy."

When Bethel saw the red moon, although he had already guessed it in his mind, he still couldn't help but feel nauseous and his hair stood on end. He suppressed his fear and hatred for the Mother Goddess, and while calling for support from Antigonus's Sefirah Castle, he raised the corners of his mouth:
"It seems that you will die before me."

"You crazy person!"

Although the moonlight was approaching him like mist, Badhair still didn't dare to look away for a second. No one stipulated that the being that could walk out of the portrait must be a human figure, right? The symbol of the fallen mother goddess, the "red moon", had already appeared clearly on the picture. If he looked away, what would happen was unimaginable!
But - as long as you look at this painting, as long as you are enveloped by the moonlight, it is equivalent to accepting this mystical connection. Not responding to "Mother" is not a long-term solution. It can only allow you to live a few more seconds.

"This will not benefit you at all. Did you return to the earth just to destroy the world out of spite?!"

Bethel also felt a little guilty. He certainly didn't want to use the power of the Fallen Mother Goddess. What's more, he had a physical aversion to the Mother Goddess. Even after the pollution was cleared, he still felt uncomfortable and wanted to get closer.

'Is there any solution?'

He asked the existence on Sefirah Castle in his mind, but he was not sure if it was Klein, so he did not call out his name.

Antigonus was about to give the next instruction, but he was also shocked by the sudden appearance of the red moon.

As a being from the Fourth Epoch, He still remembered the tragedy of Bethel and Abraham's family vividly. He felt thirsty due to the extreme tension, so He found a cup of fresh fruit tea with lemon leaves floating in it and drank it without thinking.

Then he was stunned, or even horrified. He stared at the glass in his hand with wide eyes, then slowly shifted his gaze to the exquisite white porcelain tray that suddenly appeared on the table next to him. He even saw two dessert bread-like things covered with a layer of cream and dotted with fresh fruits on the tray. He was stunned and his expression was extremely complicated.

Klein was standing next to him, holding a large metal tray in front of his chest like a waiter in a high-end restaurant. He gave Antigonus a standard eight-tooth smile, who was looking at him with a look of "What are you doing?" and "What did I do?":

"Are you satisfied?"

Antigonus thought this was a warning and teasing from the Lord of Mysteries, so He nodded slowly: "...Satisfied, thank you."

"Is there anything else you need?"

"...No, thank you."

Klein thought that a good waiter should be able to provide some advice to his employer, so he said, "Perhaps you can try some snacks. The salted butter and fine crispy bread from the northern grasslands, as well as the fruits with a sea flavor, I think you might like the taste."

Under Klein's sincere gaze, Antigonus' arms were covered with tiny goose bumps. He slowly turned his head and stopped looking at this strange "Lord of Mysteries". After several seconds, he replied in a submissive manner:
"I'll try it."

Klein was very satisfied and thought that he had played the role of the waiter perfectly.

Then he saw Antigonus turned his head again with a very complicated expression, then grabbed a snack with one hand and put it into his mouth, chewed it two or three times and swallowed it directly.

After finishing his snack, Antigonus felt relieved and asked Klein seriously:
"Can you stop the Mother Goddess from coming?"

Klein was stunned for a moment, then said in a calm tone:

"I'm just a waiter."

Klein didn't want to show off in front of Half Fool. He hoped that Antigonus could solve the problem himself. With the Source Castle, wouldn't it be enough to directly block the connection between the painting and the starry sky? But Antigonus seemed to have misunderstood what he meant. After hearing this, he showed a surprised expression, then pointed to the "God's Scroll" below and tentatively said in an imperative tone:
"Go and get me that painting."

Klein: ?

TBC
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After Antigonus finished speaking anxiously, he saw the "Lord of Mysteries" who was disguised as a waiter beside him fell silent, his brows slightly furrowed, and his expression seemed a little unhappy.

But just when he thought that things were going badly, he saw the unnatural expression on the face of the Lord of Mysteries disappear, and naturally turned into a gentle smile, and even nodded at him: "Okay."

Then, He suddenly felt that the connection between Him and Sefirah Castle suddenly became extremely distant. This space was no longer under His control. The "waiter" stood up little by little, staring at the gradually expanding crimson moon halo in the picture with an indifferent and contemptuous look, raised his hand, and gently wiped it there.

In an instant, the gray mist boiled up and rushed directly into the spirit world from the extremely high altitude of the Source Castle, reacting violently with the red moon halo, and then forced the moonlight back into the picture bit by bit, leaving only a thin layer of red hidden under a layer of dark gray.

Then, Antigonus's five senses returned to normal, the waiter was still a waiter, and He became the "Fool" who controlled Sefirah Castle again.

"I've taken care of it."

"You may continue to do what you wish, Mr. Fool."

The waiter smiled and said to Him. (End of this chapter)