Chapter 989: Mentor Alger

Upon hearing The Moon's question, the rest of the Tarot Club members

realized that the main instigator for the punishment had ended up with

nothing to do!

According to the established plan, all he needed to do was provide the

name, address, and appearance before waiting for the outcome. Miss

Judgment was in charge of tracking and investigations to figure out the

target's patterns. Miss Justice and Mr. Star would then choose a

suitable location based on the feedback before Mr. Star threw the

Sanguine into an unconscious state without attracting any attention.

Miss Justice would then take this opportunity to complete a hypnotism

act and make the target proceed to the predetermined location.

In this entire process, there was nothing for The Moon.

Uh... Audrey deliberated and said, "Mr. Moon, what you need to

do is to ensure that the hypnotized Sanguine doesn't encounter any

accidents on the way to the cathedral, without him struggling or being

rescued..."

Upon saying that, Audrey suddenly realized a problem in the plan as she

hurriedly added, "If that Sanguine is extremely resistant towards the

Church of Mother Earth, the hypnotic effects wouldn't be as effective.

Therefore, I plan on avoiding this point if possible. I will imbue in

him the thought of nabbing some target he hates so that he wouldn't

realize that he's entering the intended cathedral during the pursuit.

Uh, how about letting you be the target of his hatred? This will require

you to be able to ensure your own safety while maintaining a distance

without being caught."

"...It's not a problem," Emlyn answered after some thought.

With Duke Olmer removing the mental corruption of the Sequence 5

Artificial Vampire Beyonder characteristic, Emlyn just needed to wait

till a full moon to become a viscount. That would place him equal to

Ernes Boyar. And this opportunity was available next week. When that

happened, he didn't believe that he would be caught up to by a viscount

just like him when he was equipped with the Ancestor's ring.

*If it really won't work, I can borrow Miss Magician's spellbook. I

recall that there are powers in the wind domain...* Emlyn was

rather confident.

By the side, Leonard felt a baffling sense of horror when he heard the

conversation between Miss Justice and Mr. Moon.

To him, no matter how terrifying a head-on battle was, it was nothing

compared to the horror of doing something that went against his own will

without him realizing it.

He paused for a moment and replied to the second problem that Emlyn had

raised.

"My payment is the same as Miss Judgment. I want a portion of the

spoils."

To Leonard, this entire matter required him to determine the time and

location to pull the target into a dream before he left. He didn't need

to care if the operation was successful or if any accidents cropped up.

It was as simple as heading to a coffee shop to order a cup of Desi

coffee. The only thing that needed him to take into account was to not

expose himself. Therefore, he couldn't bring himself to ask for an

advanced payment, planning to obtain a cut from the final spoils of war.

In addition, he believed that this was a necessary thing to do in order

to fully blend in with the Tarot Club. He didn't need to nitpick on such

matters.

Audrey turned her head and glanced at Xio before retracting her gaze.

Revealing a smile, she said, "My request is the same as Mr. Star and

Miss Judgment. I'll take a quarter of the spoils of war."

In fact, she wasn't insistent on getting payment, because she believed

that the Sanguine had bullied a Tarot Club member and her two friends.

Punishing him was something she expected of herself. The reason why she

took a portion of the spoils of war was to take into account Mr. Moon's

feelings. She was afraid that her voluntary help would leave the

prideful Sanguine embarrassed and angry.

*Furthermore, Mr. Moon doesn't have any money, so the payment can only

be the spoils of war...* Audrey added silently.

Although she didn't deliberately keep count, based on her ability to

take note of details and the memory of a Spectator, she believed that

Mr. Moon, who had spent 5,000 pounds to purchase the Sequence 5

Artificial Vampire Beyonder characteristic, wasn't in the best financial

state. Furthermore, he had to refund the intel fee that he earned.

*Four participants, with each obtaining a piece of the spoils of war...

That's very fair...* Emlyn nodded and surveyed the area.

"Any other suggestions?"

Fors asked in disbelief, "It's that simple?

"That's a Sanguine equivalent to a Sequence 5. The plan you came up with

sounds like it would succeed very easily..."

In her mind, Sequence 5 Beyonders were the strongest among unaffiliated

Beyonders. Some were even the host of gatherings. Even the powerful

pirate admirals were of that Sequence, but now, in the conversation of

The Star and the others, such a Sequence 5 was to be finished so simply.

There didn't seem to be any difficulties!

Upon hearing her question, Leonard thought and said, "As long as that

Sanguine doesn't have any items that resist my powers, even if he's

equivalent to a Sequence 5, I'll definitely be able to throw him into an

unconscious state for some time. It will just depend on Miss Justice to

grasp this opportunity."

"If I arrange the location and make preparations ahead of time, I'll be

fine," Audrey replied in a confirmatory tone.

She was actually a little uneasy. After all, this was her first time in

battle, but her confidence over her Beyonder powers and knowledge in

psychological mysticism allowed her to say those words with confidence.

After Fors heard the response, she suddenly felt her mind a little

adrift.

*Without realizing it, apart from Mr. World, the rest of the Tarot Club

members have the ability to finish off Sequence 5 Beyonders as

well...*

*That's right. Miss Justice is already a Sequence 6 Hypnotist. With the

cooperation of a Beyonder of the same level, there really is a

relatively high chance of hypnotizing a Sequence 5 Beyonder...*

Just as Emlyn felt that this matter had been settled without needing any

more questions to be raised, Alger, who had been observing from the

side, spoke:

"As members of a secret organization, I believe that everything needs to

be considered at a deeper level."

"Ah?" Emlyn and Leonard cast their gaze at Mr. Hanged Man with a puzzled

look.

Audrey and Xio were taken aback before they realized something.

Alger cleared his throat and looked at Derrick.

"Since Delaire Forest's abandoned ancient castle was a test, why isn't

the obvious Sanguine a test as well?"

\_Exactly... I knew that Mr. Hanged Man would've given a warning...\_The

Fool Klein controlled The World Gehrman Sparrow to nod. Cattleya then

looked at The Hanged Man with a look of approval and agreement.

This... Emlyn's pupils constricted, at a loss for a retort.

In an instant, he found himself too careless!

Leonard was taken aback. Immediately, he realized that he was too

desultory. He had involved himself without fully understanding the

details and without consideration of any latent risks.

Of course, this style had to do with his identity as an official

Beyonder and its thought processes.

\_As expected of Mr. Hanged Man. He considers all the details with such

meticulousness... Audrey, you need to build up more experience!\_Audrey

focused on something else as she asked, "So we need to abandon the

punishment and take action when the Sanguine are unable to maintain the

secret surveillance?"

Alger chuckled and said, "There's no need to. Just a few acts of

misdirection would do."

He then looked at Emlyn and said, "First, hand the investigation of the

Sanguine to bounty hunters in Backlund. Use their existence to hide Miss

Judgment's actions. Second, when determining the location, try to do it

near an orthodox deity's cathedral. This will effectively disrupt any

subsequent divinations. Third, before Miss Justice and the others take

action, you have to do something that leaves one suspicious but is

nothing eye-catching. Make it seem like you will be exacting revenge

somewhere else so as to attract the 'eyeballs' of the secret monitor

away; thus, creating the desired opportunity. This is combined with the

first point. Fourth, only after the Sanguine is successfully hypnotized

do you become the bait."

Having said that, Alger paused.

"If there's the addition of anti-divination and anti-prophecy at the

demigod level, this entire matter will be flawless.

"Of course, Miss Justice, Mr. Star, you must be disguised during the

operation, without leaving behind any traces."

This speech left most of the members taken aback, especially Derrick. He

couldn't help show his respect and amazement.

Although he had no means of participating in this punishment operation,

as a member of the Tarot Club, he couldn't help but be concerned and

pensive about such matters that required a clear line of thought. He

hadn't noticed any problems with the original plan of Mr. Moon and

company, so now, he couldn't help but be impressed by Mr. Hanged Man's

ability in such matters!

Emlyn thought and said, "You mean that I should use a superficial form

of punishment to hide Miss Justice's and Mr. Star's secret operation?

"It's like... It's like I would make it appear that I'll take action in

a particular corner of a square after the target leaves a coffee shop,

attracting all the attention, but in actual fact, Miss Justice and

company would have already completed the hypnosis inside the coffee shop

without anyone realizing it?"

Alger nodded gently.

"That's right."

\_I learned something new! Mr. Hanged Man really is an experienced

Beyonder!\_Audrey felt overjoyed receiving an epiphany.

"The problem now is where are we to find an item or charm with

anti-divination and anti-prophecy effects at the demigod level?" Leonard

also felt that he had enriched himself greatly as he asked.

He wasn't too worried about himself since he had an angel grandpa in

him.

Fors made an utterance before saying, "I can lend out Leymano's Travels.

On it there's Angel's Embrace. I can also take one portion of the spoils

of war."

As she said that, she secretly glanced at The World Gehrman Sparrow,

heaving a sigh of relief when he saw the gentleman silent.

Unbeknownst to her, The Fool Klein had a very simple thought: *Angel's

Embrace... That sounds so much better than Paper Angel...*

With the punishment operation finally confirmed, Audrey didn't hesitate

as she surveyed the area.

"I met the Psychology Alchemists's councilor, Hvin Rambis, last week."

What? Hvin Rambis is a councilor of the Psychology Alchemists?

Leonard sat up in surprise. He had the urge to immediately report it to

the archbishop and gather a team to arrest him.

It was an occupation hazard.