Lord of Mysteries: Starting As A Reader

The Moon Card actually appeared here...

And in the message Roselle had "Lion" Leon convey, he told him the activation incantation for this Blasphemy Card, emphasizing that it was part of the "Silver Moon Project."

But if my guess isn't wrong, the "Silver Moon Project" is very likely arranged to target the Mother Goddess of Depravity... If Roselle truly knew about this project, wouldn't that mean the one on the moon also knew? Then what's the point?

So, was what "Lion" conveyed truly instructed by Roselle? Or, did it mistakenly believe it was Roselle's instruction?

Hmm... From my contact with that lion during this period, although he claimed to hate Roselle, he's actually a typical "tsundere," secretly caring deeply about the Emperor... So, would he, out of spite, choose not to immediately convey something Roselle specifically entrusted him with, and only travel thousands of miles to Fossa to find me after the "restriction" took effect?

Perhaps, his memory was tampered with, which is why he suddenly remembered that part... and his so-called "restriction" was added at that time, right?

Who could it be? Lilith, the Goddess, or the God of Knowledge?

Also, how did the Moon Card end up with the Rose School Demigod?

As he pondered, Ebner picked up the Beyonder characteristics precipitated from Jacks, while also having the "Magic Mirror" devour the opponent's lingering soul, or potentially degenerated evil spirit.

This was not "herding," so it did not occupy the spot of the "Devil" in the "Magic Mirror."

Speaking of which, a Demigod of the "Rose School" would certainly have the Mother Tree of Desire's imprint in their soul. If this were outside, in reality, Ebner would definitely not let the "Magic Mirror" devour it so directly.

But he was currently on the first floor of the "Dream Labyrinth Tower," which was not only in the shadow of the ancient god 'Dragon of Imagination's' divine kingdom, the City of Miracles, Liveseyd, but also located at an entrance to the "Chaos Sea"!

In such an environment, the Mother Tree of Desire, which could only indirectly intervene in Earth's affairs through S'ao, would find it very difficult to exert any influence.

Moreover, due to the "Chained God's" escape with the Uniqueness, the Mother Tree of Desire's influence over the "Prisoner" pathway had also significantly decreased.

Soon, the Magic Mirror provided the answer to the question.

"This card came from a 'Summoning Master' of the 'Life School,' who was also a believer of the 'Primordial Moon'...

"And the Heroic Spirit Jacks summoned in this scenario used the soul of this 'Summoning Master' as a 'Holy Relic'...

"The Heroic Spirit summoned this way is 'Bluebeard' from FZ, Marshal Gilles, who pursued Saint Joan of Arc... His Noble Phantasm... is a mystical book with 'Door' pathway abilities?

"Combined with his own 'Summoning Master' background... So that's it, I know the general purpose of the 'Silver Moon Project' now!

"Then, the next step is to continue the 'act'!"

Combining the information at hand with previous clues, Ebner vaguely grasped the plan of Lilith, the Evernight Goddess, the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, and the Seal of Calamity.

He wasn't too surprised why the deities didn't tell him directly, but chose to make him guess. After all, they were plotting against a top-tier Old One. Some things, even if spoken, might alert that being, even with the Goddess's "concealment."

"Due to my unique nature, or rather, the unique nature of the Pure White Eye, I can serve as this catalyst and tool...

"And Klein... he's probably both a 'smokescreen' and 'bait,' right?

"When he helped Miss Sharon cleanse her contamination last time, he probably exposed himself to that being's eyes.

"And the power of the Sefirah Castle can certainly enhance the effect of 'miracles.' In that being's view, the Goddess allowing Klein to come here means She fell for its scheme, believing that this could truly allow Roselle to resurrect free of contamination.

"But with the Sefirah Castle right before it, would that being truly have no ideas at all? This also serves as 'bait' to tempt the other party to continue increasing their 'stakes'..."

Ebner didn't delve deeper into his thoughts. After all, even with his Pure White Eye and the concealment provided by the "Chaos Sea" environment, if he thought too meticulously, it would be hard to guarantee that being wouldn't sense him.

The might of an Old One is unimaginable. Outside the influence of the "Chaos Sea," he couldn't even remember its name!

Meanwhile, as Ebner processed the spoils of war and made connections, the 'Prophet' Tayles finally used a Command Seal to forcibly establish a contract with Jacks' Heroic Spirit, "Bluebeard," even though the latter completely gave up resistance upon seeing Lya and continuously followed her.

Klein and the real Sharon also emerged from a nearby washroom.

—Ebner still had Sharon's face at this point. After all, he was still wearing that Gothic long dress, and changing back to his own face would be too incongruous.

After the group reunited, they casually took Jacks' corpse and quickly left the ambush site with the three Heroic Spirits, relocating to a villa two blocks away.

Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina was waiting in the villa's living room. A large sand table was placed on the floor in front of her, with the terrain arranged to perfectly resemble Fuyuki City.

This was the "Live Sand Table," a miraculous item that the 'Prophet' Tayles had exchanged all his points for before entering the first-floor scenario.

It allowed operations on the sand table to be reflected in "reality" in real-time.

This also applied to people, but one had to have enough understanding of them to include them on the sand table... However, when manipulating living beings, one would not only face resistance but also risk exposing the sand table's location, or even suffering curses.

Its negative effect was that as one operated the sand table, the user would gradually become part of the sand table, living forever within the scenario reflected by the "sand table."

In short, it was a very powerful "strategic" item, unfortunately, it could only be used in the "Dream Labyrinth Tower" and could not be taken to reality.

Edwina stayed behind to guard it, partly to monitor the location of the Aurora Order Saint, and partly as a fallback plan. If Ebner and the others encountered an accident, she could directly manipulate the sand table to "teleport" them back to the villa.

"Where is the Aurora Order Saint now?" Ebner asked with a smile as Edwina rose to greet him.

"Still west of Fuyuki Bridge, in the area that has turned into ruins." Edwina replied, while glancing at Ebner's attire, a hint of a smile appearing on her perpetually "icy" face.

"Cough, I'll go change first." Ebner coughed and turned to enter the bedroom.

The first floor of the "Dream Labyrinth Tower" was already an "imagined" world, not like the more dream-like environments of the ninth to fifth floors. Therefore, he couldn't "change clothes" simply by his own thoughts, like Sharon could in the Tingen scenario.

When Ebner changed into his formal attire, reverted to his own appearance, and returned to the villa's living room, he happened to see the 'Prophet' Tayles put down a brick-like "mobile phone" and said to everyone present:

"The father of the identity I replaced, the bishop of the Church in this scenario, and the supervisor of the Holy Grail War, has just issued a summons.

"It calls upon all Masters and Heroic Spirits to collectively subjugate the Matou family Master—that is, the Aurora Order Saint and his Heroic Spirit—who has been wantonly destroying the city and killing ordinary people."

After hearing his words, Ebner's heart stirred, and he mused:

Is the decisive battle starting so soon? That being, or perhaps Roselle, influenced by that being and currently sealed, is somewhat impatient...

Is the Aurora Order Saint doing something that being cannot tolerate?