What Raphael said just now seemed quite crazy, but he knew very well that official Beyonders had a whole set of procedures when encountering cases. By the time they deployed a demigod, Raphael's carriage would have long been hidden in EastBorough.
Raphael discovered that the Prisoner and CriminalPathways were actually very complementary.
When he first advanced to Lunatic, Raphael felt that he would uncontrollably have some crazy thoughts, and often acted without much consideration.
But ever since he drank the Criminal potion, his back no longer ached, his legs no longer hurt, he could climb to the fifth floor in one breath, and then throw a brick from the fifth floor to attack other gang members.
Most importantly, Raphael possessed the calm a Criminal should have, though from his emotions and speech, he occasionally still displayed signs of madness.
Inside the carriage, the kidnapper Raphael looked very relaxed, as if he had everything under control.
The kidnapped Audrey was also very relaxed, completely unaware that she had been abducted.
In the relaxed yet strange atmosphere, the carriage traveled two blocks. At this point, Raphael pulled off the mustache glued to his upper lip, took out a handkerchief to wipe the freckles from his cheeks, revealing his shiny, wheat-colored skin.
When he took off his hat, Audrey saw a young, handsome face, especially a pair of beautiful eyes, and a habitually upturned mouth that showed a mischievous smile.
Having grown accustomed to the stern faces of gentlemen, Audrey found such an expression very unique, but couldn't find a suitable adjective to describe it.
If Raphael, who was sitting opposite her, were to describe it, he would have a very precise word: roguishly handsome.
Raphael took off his jacket and took out a trench coat from under the carriage seat to put on.
Just then, the carriage stopped. Raphael tossed Audrey a cloth bag: "Change into the clothes inside. Hmm… you only have two minutes. If you don't finish changing, I'll come in and help you."
Raphael stood up and said, "Don't think about playing tricks. Since you know a lot about Mystic knowledge, you should know the concept of SpiritWorld creatures."
"Miss Susie is constantly keeping an eye on you for me."
After speaking, he pushed open the carriage door, waiting for her to change.
Audrey smiled, thinking to herself: You probably don't know, Susie is the one I sent.
Susie, the golden retriever, who had been in a state of psychological invisibility, was stunned: When did I become a SpiritWorld creature? And it sounds like you invited me!
This was a secluded alley. His subordinate Cattelya was also changing clothes, pulling off his hood and glued-on mustache, then asked with a mischievous smile: "Boss, aren't you going to watch that beautiful noble lady change?"
Raphael lit a cigarette, took a puff, and then said, "It won't be 'finished' in a little while; it's too time-consuming."
Cattelya had an "I understand" expression: "That's true."
After changing clothes, they immediately left the street and, after walking for a while, boarded a real taxi carriage.
Just then, Audrey suddenly felt her Spirit Body being elevated, a sensation she only experienced when entering the Tarot Club's venue, the space "Above the Gray Fog."
Because Susie was by her side, Audrey wasn't worried about her safety, so she pretended to close her eyes and rest, but her SpiritBody had already entered the Tarot Club's venue.
...
SefirahCastle, in the magnificent giant hall.
The World, GehrmanSparrow, had called a temporary gathering. He had only pulled Justice here after confirming she wouldn't be discovered, to hear her recount the entire process of her contact with Raphael.
Other Tarot Club members also attended this temporary gathering.
The World first explained the purpose of this temporary gathering, then asked Justice to describe her "observations" of Raphael.
Upon hearing the World and Justice describe the task given by the Fool, everyone also felt the Fool's emphasis on this matter.
The Fool, Klein, attached such importance to it because three months ago, this "Above the Gray Fog" space had suddenly been awakened once by a power other than his own, and had projected power into the real world.
For Klein, "Above the Gray Fog" was his greatest reliance in this Beyonder world, so he naturally had to find out what was going on.
Klein was unable to quickly locate the power projected by "Above the Gray Fog," which made him even more worried.
After his continuous investigations and divinations, he finally discovered that the power previously projected into the real world had "landed" on this person named Raphael.
This young man's fate and memories seemed to have been "fooled"… Klein thought for a long time before coming up with such a word to describe it.
Just as Klein was pondering how to contact Raphael, he learned that Raphael was going to kidnap Audrey.
So, after confirming that Raphael was indeed not dangerous, Klein decided to play it safe and let Audrey observe the other party first.
At this time, he used his identity as the World to convene this temporary gathering, wanting to hear everyone's opinions on this Raphael.
Recently, Tarot Club members had jointly punished a Vampire who provided false information, and had already carried out a joint operation in the real world. At that time, they had held more than one temporary gathering to discuss the specific plan.
The World's approach clearly continued that pattern.
Judgement, Xio Derecha, after listening to Miss Justice's narration, commented: "What a Lunatic! Kidnapping the daughter of a powerful noble, just to digest a potion!"
The Hanged Man, AlgerWilson, however, said: "I'm more curious about how he knew about the 'actingmethod'?"
He paused and added: "Neither the Church nor secret organizations would popularize the 'actingmethod' among their peripheral members."
"And this Raphael doesn't seem like a core member of any organization."
If a secret organization were to kidnap EarlHall's daughter in Backlund, they would at least deploy one or two Sequence6Beyonders to be safe; it would be impossible for a Sequence8 to do such a thing.
Speaking of this, Alger suddenly felt a moment of trance. The first time he participated in the TarotClub, he learned about the "actingmethod" from Mr. Fool.
Since then, his life had undergone a huge transformation.
At this moment, the Hermit, Cattelya, said: "This might be what makes him special, otherwise why would Mr. Fool pay attention to him."
She then turned to Justice and asked: "Can you describe the task given by Mr. Fool in more detail?"
Justice, Audrey, nodded: "Yes."
The World, who had just received a similar task, had already described it in general terms, and Mr. Fool's approval of this temporary gathering meant that this was not confidential information.
She paused slightly and said: "Mr. Fool said that He foresaw a special 'Lunatic' who would have some contact with me, and asked me to observe his actions and try to establish contact with him."
"Mr. Fool also said that He had already 'fooled' Raphael, so Raphael is missing many important memories and information, but I still need to pay attention to whether his words and actions have any peculiar aspects."
At the lower end of the bronze long table, the World seemed to be quietly listening to Justice's description, but in his heart, he was saying: Actually, "Above the Gray Fog" fooled the other party, not the Fool.
After hearing Justice describe the task, Alger and Cattelya both looked at the World, hoping that this "Fool's Attendant" would provide some other clues.
The World said in a hoarse, low voice: "I conducted two 'divinations' on Raphael's background, but I got two completely different results."
"The first 'divination,' I saw a 'Devil' card. In the second 'divination,' I saw a 'Temperance' card."
Cattelya, a Sequence 4 Mysticologist, interpreted: "'Divination' sometimes can only see the symbolic meaning of something."
She tried to interpret: "These two symbolic meanings combined might mean that some of the things Raphael does seem very evil, but he has a bottom line and understands temperance in his heart."