Chapter 58: New Member of the Tarot Club
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"What's wrong, Klein? Is something the matter?"
"It's like this, I met someone today, and that person said there's an inconsistency in my fate…" Klein, who was originally hesitant, simply told the truth when he heard Lin Ruo ask, "Lin Ruo, is this because of you?"
Ah, this!
Did Klein run into Mr. Azik?
Lin Ruo blinked, immediately thinking of this, then looked at Klein and said with a smile, "If I said no, would you believe it?"
"Lin Ruo, be serious, I want to hear the truth." Klein felt helpless seeing Lin Ruo's smiling face and emphasized again.
"The truth is…" Lin Ruo paused here, his expression becoming genuinely serious. He looked at Klein, thought of everything in the original work, then lowered his eyes, concealing all the complex emotions.
"Then it really has nothing to do with me!" he said.
Lin Ruo suddenly sighed, then gave Klein a smile and said, "Don't worry, Klein, about the inconsistencies in your fate, about… I will resolve everything. Forgive me for not being able to tell you more now. Allow me to tell you the truth when everything is over!"
Klein was stunned. He looked at Lin Ruo in front of him. Although he had witnessed the other's acting skills, at this moment, Klein was sure that the other party was not acting.
Something very important, concerning him, and even more people, must have happened, but he didn't know.
Honestly, this feeling of being kept in the dark was not pleasant, but Klein understood Lin Ruo. Since the other party was unwilling to tell him, he wouldn't get any results no matter how he asked.
Perhaps he could ask Mr. Azik again… Klein thought, then remembered something and said, "Then be careful!"
Since it was an important matter, resolving it would definitely not be easy. Since Klein couldn't get more information from Lin Ruo, he could only remind the other party to be careful as a friend.
"Don't worry, I'm very cautious. Even if you die, I'll be fine!" Lin Ruo nodded, but the words he spoke made Mr. Fool's face darken.
"Get out! Get out! Get out!"
Spitting out three 'get out's with an unfriendly expression, Klein didn't talk much about this topic and quietly began to wait for three o'clock to arrive.
Lin Ruo smiled indifferently and sat there quietly without saying anything.
He hadn't completely dismissed the idea of reminding Klein, "Mr. Azik is a golden thigh," and telling him to quickly latch onto him. But after thinking about it, Lin Ruo decided not to say more.
After all, the good relationship between Klein and Azik in the original work was inextricably linked to their initial mutual assistance without any exploitative intentions.
If Lin Ruo had really reminded Klein from the beginning that Azik was a golden thigh and told him to latch onto him, this approach tainted with exploitative thoughts might have prevented their relationship from being as good as it was in the original work.
That would be losing both the lady and the army, so Lin Ruo simply didn't mention Azik. Instead, he deliberately said the words above, revealing genuine emotions, the purpose of which was actually to make Klein curious about his own situation and the unseen things he was doing behind the scenes.
And based on Lin Ruo's understanding of Klein, once this curiosity arose, Klein, unable to get answers from him, would very likely turn to Azik, the person who had noticed the abnormality.
This way, the two of them could naturally have more interaction…
Lin Ruo, who was worried about the "father-son" relationship between Klein and Azik, couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth when he thought of this.
At this moment, three o'clock arrived. Klein first glanced at Lin Ruo and said, "Remember what you promised, don't mess around!" Although he had heard the guarantee yesterday, Klein, who had also experienced Lin Ruo's mischievousness, was obviously still a little worried, so he reminded him again.
Then, he ignored the other party and directly pressed his hand towards the crimson stars symbolizing "Justice" and "Hanged Man."
Subsequently, Lin Ruo saw light erupting from the seats that clearly belonged to Audrey and Alger, stretching out two blurry figures.
The woman among them was obviously only seventeen or eighteen years old, with long golden hair and emerald-like eyes. Everything on her, whether it was jewelry or clothing, revealed an aura of money.
The other man was obviously already thirty years old, in the prime of his life, with messy hair like seaweed, and a unique dark blue color. He was wearing a long robe embroidered with lightning patterns. Lin Ruo knew that this was the uniform of the Storm Church.
Without a doubt, these two people were Justice Audrey and Hanged Man Alger.
While Lin Ruo was sizing up the two, Audrey Hall also looked around. She then saw Lin Ruo sitting across the bronze long table, two seats away from Alger, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Then, she heard the ever-steady voice of Mr. Fool:
"This is a new member, codenamed 'Chariot.'"
Klein, who had already entered the Fool state, calmly introduced Lin Ruo's existence to Justice Audrey and Hanged Man Alger, then said to Lin Ruo:
"This is Miss 'Justice,' this is Mr. 'Hanged Man.'"
A new member? Audrey was surprised for a moment, then filled with joy.
As an optimistic and naive girl who was proud to be a member of the Tarot Club, Audrey was obviously very happy to see the Tarot Club grow stronger, with a kind of spirit of ownership.
"Hanged Man" Alger frowned slightly, just like in the original work when facing the sudden entry of Little Sun. At this moment, he was still relatively courageous, not yet transformed into the Tarot Club's number one brain-stormer, thinking all day long about how terrifying Mr. Fool was. He was somewhat dissatisfied with the Fool suddenly bringing in a new member.
At least we should have been told in advance… However, Mr. Fool, such a big figure, would certainly not consider our feelings… Hanged Man Alger thought helplessly, but being an old hand, he obviously wouldn't show this dissatisfaction, and then greeted Justice and Chariot.
In this brief process, Audrey, who had become accustomed to observation after playing the role for the past few days, entered the "Spectator" state, carefully scrutinizing the new member "Chariot."
"He's not too old, probably about the same age as me… Very steady, his psychological age is obviously more mature than his age… His personality seems to be mild, but not introverted…" Audrey summed up in her heart while looking at him. At this moment, she heard the steady voice of the Fool at the top of the bronze long table:
"Congratulations, Miss Justice, you are a Beyonder!"
While the three Tarot Club members were sizing each other up, Fool Klein naturally also finished sizing up the states of Justice Audrey and Hanged Man Alger, and smiled immediately, knowing that Justice Audrey had successfully advanced to a Beyonder.
Audrey was stunned, then smiled faintly:
"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Fool, thank you, Mr. Hanged Man."
"Faster than I expected." Alger glanced at her and said frankly.
Klein didn't continue this topic. He tapped his brow, then smiled and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, have you found Roselle's diary?"
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