Mysteries: Arcana Wars

Backlund, inside Klein's apartment.

Leonard wrote down a few names with a flourish of his pen, then fanned out the paper and showed it to Klein.

"Come on, Klein, draw one."

After experiencing the combination of things that happened in life over the past month, Klein had a deeper understanding of the current dire situation.

He even felt that he was resurrected in such an incomplete form at this point in time, probably because if he didn't wake up, everyone would be doomed...

He encountered a big scene like the church explosion on the second day after his reincarnation. It was not so exciting as the last time.

After all, the first time is new, the second time is familiar. Due to the lack of intelligence, the Tarot Club cannot establish a clear understanding of the situation of various secular regimes and extraordinary organizations in a short period of time, but it must build up enough strength in a short period of time to fight against the next chaotic struggle.

Although I don’t know who I’m fighting against or what I’m fighting against, the first thing I should do is not to let myself get beaten.

So the three of them briefly formulated the next course of action at the Tarot meeting.

Due to his status, Emlyn's side is still mainly stationed at the Earth Hospital, opening up channels for rear support and supplies, while monitoring the restless Feynaporte side.

Also due to their identities, Klein and Leonard still acted in sync. They needed to speed up the awakening of other Tarot Club members while keeping the church's sight steady.

After discussion, the two decided to first awaken a Tarot Club member in Backlund, and then set out to explore the dungeon. This way, even if Klein was beyond the control of the marionette, the Tarot Club would still be able to have a certain degree of control over the situation on the ground.

This is where the benefits of working in the police system come into play.

Thanks to modern technology, after searching and comparing the household registration system, Leonard found several Tarot Club members living in Backlund.

Folse Wall, freelance poet.

Alger Wilson, who frequently travels on business, is not currently in Backlund.

Hugh Fisher, self-employed, had brief employment experience in some factories.

Audrey Carroll, psychiatrist and radio host.

"Hugh Fisher and Audrey Carroll..."

Klein drummed his fingers on the sofa, repeating the two names.

"They are the only two whose surnames were altered..."

"Perhaps it's because both the 'Dilcha' and 'Hall' families are related to the nobility."

Leonard pondered.

“The Hall family is an old aristocratic force that has continued to this day. It is not very strong in the extraordinary world, and its power and capital in the secular world are not as strong as those of the chaebol giants. However, in Loen, which is still ruled by the royal family, it is still a quiet force that cannot be underestimated.

"As for the surname 'Dilcha', at least three hundred years ago, it still had some special meaning within MI9. I think it should still be the case now."

It sounds like this operation of drawing a clear line between themselves and their original special background is also a form of protection for them...

"So, Klein, your choice is..."

...If your tone were put on TV in the old days, it would have to be put on TV, and then add a sentence at the beginning: "Please choose the girl you like"...

"I'll choose Audrey first."

Klein stood up, took out the note with Audrey's name on it, sat back on the sofa and sighed.

“Of the four, we currently know the most about Audrey herself, especially those intelligences beyond the digital data.

"Emlin has a lot of contact with Audrey in his daily work, and your old assistant Geraldine is a regular patient of Audrey. At the same time, as a radio host, although it is an unpopular time slot at 5 or 6 in the morning, she is still a public figure. We can learn more about Audrey through these programs, such as her current personality, mental state, etc.

"So I think if we were to add members quickly now, Audrey might be the easier one."

After Leonard and Emlyn's awakening and transformation, Klein had a general grasp of this so-called [Restoration] ceremony.

First of all, Klein couldn't know the content of each person's [Reset] ritual from his divination, so he could only guess by understanding the other party's current state.

At present, he believed that the so-called [Reset] should be a "ritual" consisting of a certain event or a certain action, such as letting Leonard see him or letting Emlyn touch the puppet. What Klein needed to do next was to make this happen.

From the examples of Leonard and Emlyn, we can see that when they are sealed, because part of their personality is suppressed, their mental state will be very different from what Klein remembers. At the same time, they will instinctively resist anything related to the [Restoration] ritual.

For example, Leonard, the desolate machine, would reject all intimacy and ignore the existence of everyone, while Emlyn despised overly refined and useless artworks, including dolls, believing that they were boring things that only rich people with nothing to do would waste money on.

As long as we find these contradictions, it will be much easier to "perform miracles" on them.

But Klein still felt a little unsure, because in the review with Leonard, he suddenly realized that the "reset" he had experienced so far was not deliberately constructed and guided by him.

Leonard was able to see him because he was shot, not because Klein took the initiative to find him; Emlyn was able to touch the doll because the church exploded, not because Klein took the initiative to hand the doll to him.

When these things happened, Klein didn't even know that this was an effective [Reset] ritual.

"I'm the first one, Emlyn is the second, so Audrey is the third...it's also a reasonable arrangement..."

Leonard crumpled up the remaining note and threw it into the trash can.

"Isn't this a little... too simple? I don't even feel like I'm participating..."

Klein murmured.

"I think it's fine!"

With more than a thousand years of experience, Leonard began to give Klein a detailed analysis.

"You see, when you first woke up and lost your memory, you definitely needed an experienced and close person to lead you in fighting monsters, so I will be the first one. After that, we will definitely need to contact the extraordinary world and quickly find the first batch of extraordinary supplies, so Emlyn, who is bound to the Earth Church Hospital, will be the second one. At the same time, Emlyn has a close enough relationship with you and knows a lot about you, which is also very important."

"This sounds... like some kind of novice village... or a novice tutorial..."

"Uh... a tutorial for beginners? That seems to be the idea." Leonard scratched his head. "So our awakening will be so simple, almost like you just bump into it and it's over. This will allow you to have a sufficient understanding of the [Reset] ritual and the awakening process, and then transition to actively guiding it yourself."

"It sounds like they're going to let me warm up first, and then ask me to play some difficult dungeon..."

"…Your explanation is not wrong."

"But I still find it a little strange. I always feel that the logic here is a little too smooth..." Klein frowned, "It seems that no matter which clue you follow and which direction you pursue, it can be explained. But they are intertwined here, and then the problem is solved... It's like... some kind of unavoidable... 'inevitability'?"

"Isn't this what shows how brilliant your plan is?" Leonard replied.

"My plan? The plans that I had worked so hard on but had forgotten?" Klein was a little confused. "Why don't I feel like it was my doing?"

"Who else could it be if not you? It's your fault! You told me in person that you were going to do something big, but you didn't tell me what it was... Forget it, given your current state, it's better not to dwell on these things."

Leonard sighed, took out his tablet terminal, and showed Klein a map.

"This is Audrey's clinic. My plan is that we go to the surrounding area to scout out some spots first, and then you go to contact Audrey. Finally, we will come back to summarize the situation and determine the next steps. What do you think?"

Klein pondered for a moment, then high-fived Leonard and agreed to the plan.

But I just feel that, it is such a serious action, why do you say these things a bit like crazy fans stalking perverts or something like that...