After everyone shared some of their experiences, it was soon the turn of "Star" Leonard to speak.
He let out a long breath, then leaned back against the chair, looked at The World at the very bottom, and said in a deep tone: "Amon has become the 'Error'."
"Error?" Justice Audrey asked the question shared by most people.
"This is the name of the Sequence 0 of the Marauder Pathway. In addition to 'Error', Amon may also have grasped the authority of the Door Pathway. He will become a True God who occupies two Pathways."
The World Gehrman Sparrow spoke up to answer everyone's confusion.
The Tarot Club fell silent again, so quiet that even the sound of swallowing could be heard nearby.
After a wordless silence, Klein, manipulating the alternate account "The World," continued, "You don't need to worry too much. Before he achieves his goal, he basically won't do anything too eye-catching and won't affect your lives, just like the Seven Deities of the past, merely existing."
Does that mean Amon might do things that affect our lives after achieving his goal?
The members of the Tarot Club looked at each other for a while, trying to digest the news that Amon would become a True God of two Pathways.
After a period of silence, Chariot Anderson was the first to speak, sighing in a joking tone, "The past week has been truly exciting. Unfortunately, most of us couldn't even get into the audience seats."
The World Gehrman Sparrow replied with some emotion, "This is not a bad thing. The more you know, the more you bear, the more danger there is."
Chariot Anderson shook his head and said, "But at least I know why I live and why I die, instead of falling in a sudden war or a disaster that erupted for no reason."
"Ever since I became an Iron-Blooded Knight, I've suddenly had many feelings I never had before. I've found that I always seem to be actively or passively involved in chaos and conflict, and because of this, I've seen many innocent people fall in the midst of turmoil."
Leyton turned his head to look at Anderson, finding his expression a bit solemn, as if he was truly sighing and questioning from the bottom of his heart.
After a moment of thought, he interjected, "This is unavoidable. The Red Priest Pathway represents chaos, disaster, and war. As your Sequence increases, you will inevitably lean towards this direction, attracting disaster while being attracted by disaster."
"Frequent exposure to war and various disasters can easily leave some after-effects. Perhaps you need a Psychiatrist's guidance."
Justice Audrey continued Leyton's words, saying, "Mr. Tower is right, especially in this world with various Beyonder powers. Battlefields are excellent breeding grounds for Mental Plague."
As a Manipulator, she naturally also noticed the problems appearing on Chariot Anderson. As a fellow Tarot Club member, she still hoped he would take it seriously and find a qualified Psychiatrist as soon as possible to resolve the underlying psychological issues.
Anderson nodded lightly and sighed, "I understand. Once I finish reading the books in my room, I'll go to the archbishop I know and ask him to give me some psychological counseling."
Audrey was slightly puzzled, not understanding the connection between reading and seeking help for psychological problems, but seeing Chariot Anderson's helpless but calm expression, she did not voice her question.
After a period of discussion, this week's Tarot Club came to an end. After everyone stood up and bowed, streaks of crimson light rose, dissolving the blurred figures in the palace, leaving only Klein and the projection he pulled from the crack in history.
At this moment, Klein's figure suddenly changed. His body was once again enveloped in a thin layer of gray fog, and he seemed to be wearing a dark, ancient robe, appearing mysterious and eerie.
Transparent, slimy tentacles extended from beneath the robe, lashing wildly at the surroundings.
Leyton and Roselle exchanged glances, neither speaking, sitting quietly in their seats, their bodies inexplicably ethereal, as if they didn't exist, unable to be touched by those tentacles.
About ten seconds later, all anomalies disappeared. The gray fog enveloping Klein and the black ancient robe extending from his body vanished. The wildly flailing slimy tentacles transformed into Worms of Spirit and returned to his body.
Letting out a long breath, Klein looked at Leyton and Roselle and said, "The Attendant of Mysteries characteristic aggregated by Sefirah Castle has some problems. The mental imprint belonging to Celestial Worthy inside is particularly active."
"If I hadn't been prepared, immediately retrieving Zaratul's characteristic and retaining his mental imprint the moment I became an Attendant of Mysteries, and if 'The World' Gehrman Sparrow hadn't consistently played the role of an Attendant of Mysteries, I would have lost control during my advancement."
He paused, then asked with some curiosity, "You two must also have times when you're difficult to control and go crazy. How do you usually get through it?"
Leyton's ethereal figure solidified again, and he casually replied, "As an information creature, I can merge with the information of this world. Even if I go mad, no one will notice. Plus, I have enough data backups to adjust my state immediately."
"However, from a certain perspective, I am always going mad; it's just that the mad part of the information is suppressed by me, making it difficult to reveal. This is a peculiarity of information creatures. The side effect of doing this is that my state always remains at a mediocre level."
Roselle shrugged, then said, "Lock myself in the Divine Kingdom and go mad. Anyway, I won't go mad in front of others like you, that would make me feel socially dead."
...Klein expressed his speechlessness with his expression at that moment.
After two seconds of wordless silence, he casually found a topic and asked Roselle, "Is participating in the Tarot Club fun?"
The latter leaned back against the chair, one hand rubbing his chin, saying, "Hmm, it's somewhat similar to Adam's Twilight Hermit Order, but the atmosphere is more relaxed."
You're even commenting and complaining, Klein coughed lightly, pulling the topic back: "Do you have any way to find Antigonus's whereabouts?"
"No way." Leyton shook his head, then added, "If he were an angel of other Pathways, or if he hadn't yet grasped the Uniqueness, I could find him by screening all the information in The World. But an Attendant of Mysteries who has already grasped the Fool's Uniqueness, I cannot find him by relying on information screening."
Roselle nodded in agreement, saying, "Similarly, he can fool the rules and travel through various real or conceptual gaps. I cannot find him by distorting and utilizing rules, unless I can grasp the Nation of Disorder and become the embodiment of all order."
Klein sighed. Although these answers were within his expectations, he still felt a bit helpless when he heard them.
"I tried to find him by relying on Sefirah Castle's Convergence effect on this Pathway, but found no clues either."
After a moment of thought, Leyton spoke up to remind him, "Perhaps you can try looking in the historical fog, the Nation of the Evernight of the Fourth Epoch or even the Third Epoch, the era when the ancient gods were active in the second epoch."
"This era no longer has the people and things he cherishes, nor does it have an anchor. As a Scholar of Yore, revisiting past beautiful memories in history is also a way to strengthen one's humanity."
Klein's eyes lit up. Putting himself in his shoes, he thought this was very possible, just like when he became a Scholar of Yore and had abundant spirituality, he immediately went to the Outer Deity era before the First Epoch.
In the Backlund West Borough, beneath Saint Samuel Cathedral, Leonard sat in his office, recounting the news he heard at the Tarot Club to Pallez, who was parasitic within him.
It wasn't until he had been silent for a while that Pallez sighed, "I probably understand. It should be that the previous Fool, after recovering to a power level close to a True God, directly sought out Zaratul and took his characteristic."
"But at the same time, Amon got ahead of him and went to the Hornacis Mountains to awaken or directly kill Antigonus. And Antigonus, relying on his ability to resurrect, escaped his mad state and left the Nation of the Evernight, which was sealed by Evernight Goddess."
"This era no longer has an anchor for Antigonus. Relying solely on marionettes will eventually lead to problems. Perhaps it won't be long before Antigonus goes mad again and exposes himself."
"By then, the most intense conflict will break out between the Fool and Amon."
Leonard's expression was blank inside. Before the old man explained, he had not thought of so many things at all.
After a moment of silence, he murmured, "Amon helped Antigonus to prevent Mr. Fool from retrieving his characteristics and authority? Then, between him and Mr. Fool, who do you think will win the struggle?"
Pallez snorted impatiently, "What else? He has already obtained the authority of Door. If he risks integrating the authority of Fool again, he will only lose control the moment he succeeds."
"As for who will be the final victor, no one knows before the outcome is revealed. This is not just a struggle between them, but perhaps also a struggle between the Outer Deities of the Astral World and the True Creator."
In a fragment of history from the Third Epoch, Klein, relying on the true history he obtained from Evernight Goddess, finally illuminated this area. He passed through the thick historical fog and arrived at the Nation of the Evernight of the Third Epoch.
As soon as he entered, he saw Antigonus, the young son of the Demonic Wolf, now the Half-Fool.
He sat quietly on a large rock, like a passerby, an observer, silently watching the static bits and pieces in this historical light spot.