When Hector thought about what should he do he looked at the Klein who was covered in the gray fog.
He frowned as he thought about the problem. After a few seconds, he saw him taping on the table and speaking.
"Mr. Hanged Man, You can try to recall the content of the potion formula, give it the desire to express it, and write the formula with the paper and pen in front of you."
Before he even finished speaking, a yellow-brown parchment and pen appeared on the table in front of the Hanged Man.
Alger directly picked up the pen and recalled the contents of the audience potion formula in his mind, and gave the idea of writing it down.
Klein felt this and so he used the pen as a medium to guide him. As soon as Alger took the pen, he saw lines of word on the parchment.
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The audience, Sequence 9:
Main ingredients:
Matured Manhal Fish's eyeball,
35 milliliters of goat-horned black fish blood.
Supplementary Ingredients:
80 milliliters of pure water,
5 drops of autumn crocus essence,
13 grams of cow teeth,
7 petals of elf flowers.
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Then Klein guided Alger to write the formula.
Alger was not surprised when he saw that the content on the parchment was consistent with the formula in his mind. He then nodded to the Fool.
'And now I will be the only one that doesn't know the formula. Justice paid for it, Hanged Man already knew about it, and as it was written here Fool would automatically know the content. Somehow I feel left out.' Hector smiled at thoughts.
Then Hanged Man spoke, "Low-Sequence potions are very easy to concoct. Just follow the order that I provide you. Do remember that there can be smaller quantities of the ingredients but not more. It would cause major problems. You should have heard about the news of Beyonders losing control. I believe there’s no need for me to repeat it?” Alger first mentioned things to take note of.
Audrey nodded gently and said, “I understand completely.”
While she spoke, she turned her head to look at Mr. Fool. She wished to know if the mystery expert had anything to add; unfortunately, The Fool was sitting silently there like a statue.
Alger thought for a moment before saying, “Having smaller quantities does not mean it should deviate by too much… If you do not have an assistant, I suggest you spend some time familiarizing yourself with chemistry experiments.”
“I have a family tutor for such matters,” answered Audrey without feeling the burden.
Then Hector saw as Fool send the piece of parchment to Justice. She then took it and read the content of the formula and started to memorize the content.
Hector wanted to show off his own knowledge so he spoke before Hanged Man.
"Do you know about Cogitation?" Hector then saw Justice nod, but he still continued, "I do not know how much you know about Cogitation. So let me describe it. After consuming the potion, try to enter Cogitation to control and stabilize your spirituality and energy. You will get knowledge of any powers of sequence from the potion but it is still important to practice the powers of the potion so you can truly grasp it. So you can avoid the danger of losing control.
"And the name of the potion is more than you think." Hector did not speak about acting as he wanted to leave it to Klein so he could start to gather Roselle's diary.
Hanged Man watched Devil speak and then he nodded, but he also wondered what he meant when he spoke about the name of the potion.
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Justice listened to the Devil's explanation attentively, and just as she was to inquire about more details, she suddenly heard the tapping sound of the table.
Justice, Hanged Man, and Devil turned their heads and looked at The Fool. They heard that the mysterious and mighty figure was tapping gently with his fingers. He said in a deep voice, "It's about digesting it, about acting.
"The name of a potion is not only symbolic, but it’s also imagery. It is the key to digesting.”
Audrey was dazed and confused from hearing that. She was not very clear on what Mr. Fool was trying to express.
She subconsciously eyed The Hanged Man for a reaction from the corner of her eyes. She was surprised to see him jolt and freeze. It was as though an ordinary person had heard a loud and sudden clap of thunder.
When she looked at the Devil she saw that he remained calm which was different in contrast to Hanged Man.
“Digesting, acting… Digesting, acting… Digesting, acting, key…” Alger repeated it again and again softly as though he had grasped a key concept or had succumbed to a strange curse.
'Well, I presume for those who are walking on the path of beyonders for some time and then they found out about acting it would be an earth-shattering revelation.' Hector thought. He also felt that Fool was looking at him, 'He probably didn't expect that calmness of my emotions.'
After a while, he raised his head and said with a hoarse voice, “Thank you, Mr. Fool. Your hint is as valuable as my life. You have enlightened me greatly. Of course, I believe I have yet to fully understand or comprehend it.”
Fool maintained his mysterious image by saying with a smile, “That was an advance payment.”
'Advanced payment' Justice thought as she looked at the Hanged Man's reaction and knew that hint was precious, but when she looked at the Devil who was unsurprised she became calmer as she thought that payment wouldn't be something unreachable. "Mr. Fool, what do you wish for us to do?"
The Fool then leaned back slightly as he glanced at people before him and said in a soft voice, "Collect Roselle Gustav’s secret diary on my behalf, even if it’s just one page of it.”
'Roselle Gustav's secret diary? Emperor Roselle?
'Indeed, only such matters are worth the concern of a mighty figure like Mr. Fool' Audrey was taken aback before she realized that she found it not surprising.
Hector thought, 'Yes in those diaries is the knowledge that is invaluable to any beyonder. Pity that I don't know Chinese.'
“Diary? That’s a diary?” Alger frowned slightly as he keenly noticed this tidbit.
'The item which Roselle Gustav had left behind had been described by Mr. Fool as a diary! How did he know? Could he know the way to decipher Roselle's cryptic text?' Faced with the Hanged Man's question Fool leaned back into his chair and interlocked his hands and answered in a relaxed manner, "Let us first view it as a diary for now.”
Audrey had heard the children of other nobles mention the matter. However, she had never really learned much of it. With her curiosity piqued, she asked, “It’s said that Emperor Roselle’s, well, the diary was written in a cryptic language or symbols he invented.”
“Yes,” answered Alger simply. “Some people believe that it is a unique set of symbols from mysticism. Others believe that it is a hieroglyph. But up to today, no one has found the correct way of deciphering it. At the very least, that’s all I know.”
"Actually there were few that were able to decipher the meaning behind certain parts but not the language itself. Those parts should be dates and so it actually fits that it would be a diary." Hector spoke as he remembered that Old Niel was able to find out that much so it would be in reasoning that someone else could do the same.
Hanged Man looked at the Devil in surprise as his thoughts became chaotic.
But then they could hear Justice speak. “We can’t understand the symbols or the words… Then, how are we to pass the information to you, Mr. Fool? Or are we to mail it somewhere?”
They could hear the Fool speaking softly "The same way Mr. Hanged Man wrote potion formula."
With that said, she looked toward the Seat of Honor.
“Mr. Fool, I will work hard to complete your mission. I will do my best to gather more of Emperor Roselle’s secret diary.”
“I mentioned before that I’m a person who likes a fair and equal exchange. The advanced payment I gave is only equivalent to two pages of the diary for each person. If there are more, I will give additional in return,” Klein said calmly like he was an adult who did not take advantage of children.
“You are truly a generous gentleman.” Alger fell silent for a few seconds before bowing slightly with his hand by his chest.
After the bow, he turned to Justice and said, “Let me emphasize once more. A Spectator will forever be a spectator
“I know that many Spectators enjoy imagining themselves to be the protagonist or some other character. As a result, they invest a lot of feelings into it, to the point of crying, laughing, raging, and turning sorrowful because of the drama. However, that is not what a Spectator should do..."
Hector then heard Hanged man speak about spectator some more but he lost interest to listen.
Just as Klein was immersing himself in thought, Alger finished explaining the demands he knew of a Spectator. He sighed before saying, “It seems like there’s nothing else.
“Perhaps we can have a casual chat. We can talk about things happening around us. Perhaps it is something very normal to you, but in the ears of others, it might be a very important clue.”
“Sure.” Klein snapped back and nodded slightly.