Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Above the gray fog, in the palace with the towering dome.
The Fool Klein glanced at The Sun, who had been pulled up ahead of time, as well as The World who had been conjured in advance. Emanating a little bit of his spirituality, he made contact with the crimson star representing Justice, The Hanged Man, The Magician, The Moon, and The Hermit.
Beams of light rose up as relatively blurry figures appeared on the two sides of the long bronze table.
Justice Audrey, who had just returned from a tree farm leading to the castle, had already changed into a dress. Her sleeves were layered in laces that were filled with lustrous pearls.
Like clockwork, she stood up, lifting the corners of her skirt as she curtsied.
Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~
Klein instantly felt better as he nodded with a smile in response.
Meanwhile, he couldnt help but sigh.
To act like a tycoon costs so much money. I wonder how huge the expenditures are for a noble like Miss Justice...
After all the members exchanged greeting nods, he looked at The Hermit, as he knew that this pirate admiral would likely provide him with new Roselle diary entries.
As he had expected, Cattleya spoke out:
Mr. Fool, I only managed to find one page of Roselles diary.
Just one page? Shouldnt Queen Mystic be able to produce an entire book anytime she wants? Klein, who had been met with repeated tribulations recently, remained composed as he nodded.
That wont be a problem.
Cattleya immediately conjured a yellowish-brown diary page. It then seemed to tear through the spirit world and enter Mr. Fools hands.
Klein deliberately looked down, and he was surprised to discover that the beginning of the diary entry didnt have a date.
That means that its a second page from another diary page... Why didnt Bernadette give me the first page? She should be able to figure out dates. After all, Old Neil succeeded... Did she not? Or were the diary pages thrown into a mess, and she wasnt able to restore them to the correct order? Does this mean that Emperor Roselles belongings were vied for by various factions after his death? Some were lost, and at that time, Bernadette was unable to stop them. Only when she became Queen Mystic did she have the ability to get involved... As Klein guessed, he quickly began reading the content on the piece of paper.
How surprising. The Fourth Epoch history divulged by Mr. Door is getting more and more interesting.
This unlucky b*stard whos trapped amidst the storm and lost to the depths of darkness told me that the Black Emperor died once and had revived again.
Surprisingly, this matches what was said in that ancient secret organization. Back during that gathering, they said that the nine secret mausoleums of the Black Emperor werent all destroyed. Even if this deity who walked the land were to perish, He could resurrect.
Even if all nine mausoleums were destroyed, as long as the order left behind by the Black Emperor remained, He had the ability to strangely resurrect. Only with the birth of a new Black Emperor would he be completely obliterated, never to appear again.
According to Mr. Doors description, the Black Emperor had three stages in the process of His resurrection. First is that the Uniqueness leaves the person possessing it, turning into an abstract concept. Second is when the subjects of the Black Emperor hear His mighty voice again. The third is that, when fused with the Uniqueness, the Black Emperor would reappear in the astral world. The three Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics would automatically be returned into the emperors hands. This is an order that other true deities are unable to distort or prevent.
This way, the Sequence 1 Prince of Disorder of this pathway, Blood Emperor, and Night Emperor would be in a rather awkward situation. They might instantly perish, falling back to Sequence 2. Mr. Door said that back then, the Lord of Storms and the Evernight Goddess had chosen the Night Emperor. They helped Him switch to a neighboring pathwaythe Judgment pathway. As such, the Tudor-Trunsoest United Empire fractured.
And Blood Emperor Alista Tudor, who was pushed into a corner, made a crazy decision. It was to switch to a non-neighboring Beyonder pathway. He paid the cost of losing his reasoning, becoming a lunatic so as to forcefully advance and become a true god.
I have to say that this decision is filled with irrationality. Its almost impossible for it to happen, but Mr. Door told me that Alista Tudor eventually succeeded. The craziest true god was born!
Its truly fascinating, but Mr. Door didnt go into the details since he kept it from me.
I asked him which was worselunacy or death. He said that it was an obvious choice, death, because as long as one was alive, it wasnt impossible to recover even if one was completely mad.
He laughed and gave an example. A crazy true god could use His instinct to mate with all kinds of living beings, giving birth to all kinds of descendants. Through this process, if He was lucky enough, the conflicting Beyonder characteristics would be purged. The lunacy would slowly disappear with time as He improves bit by bit.
Mr. Door deliberately didnt say if there would be any remnant problems, nor did he explain why almost no one made such a choice, but I could tell that there was definitely some huge hidden risks.
I have to say, Mr. Doors understanding of true gods far exceeds my imagination. Before He was exiled, He mightve made an attempt to reach Sequence 0... Its no wonder He shows such contempt to Zaratul, and he has zero respect for the various true gods.
This only makes me more unwilling to let Him return to the real world.
Theres plenty of information... Its no wonder that Bernadette deliberately chose this diary page... Wait, why did she choose this page? What important meaning is there behind it? Did problems begin to slowly happen to Emperor Roselle from that day until he eventually went mad? Mad...
Could it be... No way... Roselles situation back then was similar to Blood Emperor Alista Tudor. His pathway was severed, and the neighboring pathways were blocked by either people or items, making it difficult to reach them... C-could it be that under the immense stress, he made an irrational choice like Blood Emperor, and he had attempted to switch to a non-neighboring pathway?
This way, the craziness in his later years was a result of him truly losing his reasoning, not a result of the defamation from others. Its no wonder Bernadette hated and betrayed him but is also trying to figure out the truth... From this angle, certain things have become very interesting. Roselle forcefully ascended to the throne and declared himself emperor, his declaration of the Civil Code, using the order from Earths 18th and 19th century to replace the existing order. He wantonly spread his speeches and promoted his sense of aesthetics...
Heh heh, I really belittled this senior of mine. I always thought he was cosplaying Napoleon or Caesar for his own entertainment. So it was him making preparations to become the Black Emperor... No, I saw a few pages of his diary back then. His thought processes were clear, and his emotions were stable. He could even communicate with various noblewomen of different ages...
Hmm, he might not have made the final decision back then but was subconsciously leaving a way out for himself?
The Civil Code probably wasnt deliberate. As a usurper to the throne, declaring new laws is necessary, and from what he could use for reference, the Civil Code was what matched the situation and flow of history...
The actions of him declaring himself emperor later on must be something Bernadette found incomprehensible. She found it difficult to accept... As Roselles most beloved child, she probably noticed certain abnormalities with her father before he declared himself king. Hence, she chose the longest diary page during that period of the emperors life to give to Admiral of Stars... Klein couldnt help but make connections, as though the heavy history hidden deep in the fog was being turned over to reveal a page filled with blood and iron.
This made him curious about the final trigger that made Roselle go mad.
Meanwhile, he also resolved some of his puzzlement.
So the resurrection of the Black Emperor is done this way. Its very similar to my previous guess...
In the Fourth Epoch, there was actually a Tudor-Trunsoest United Empire which was supported by the six deities like the Lord of Storms and the Evernight Goddess... The two thrones in the ruins in Williams Street can be explained then, as it belonged to the United Empire...
According to Mr. Door, the six deities chose the Night Emperor, resulting in the United Empire fracturing. Then, who helped the Blood Emperor capture or kill the three Sequence 1 Hunters? Among them, Red Angel Medici was likely stronger than the Blood Emperor from back then... Primordial Demoness? Death? Primordial Moon? Dark Side of the Universe? Mother Tree of Desire?
Klein tried listing possibilities for his guesses, but he had nowhere to begin.
He quickly made the diary disappear as he smiled at The Hermit.
Whats your request?
Cattleya frankly answered without holding back, Is there someone else apart from Emperor Roselle mentioned in this diary entry?
This question made Audrey turn to look at Mr. Fool. Her eyes sparkled as they were filled with curiosity. Even her ears seemed to prick up.
Alger was also very interested in the matter. That person definitely wouldnt be an ordinary person to be mentioned in Emperor Roselles diary!
Klein could guess at their thoughts as he couldnt help but lampoon inwardly.
Its only because this diary entry was specially selected by Bernadette. If it were any other entries, Id have to tell you that the other people mentioned are Demoness A, Demoness B, Hunter A, Hunter B, some aristocratic maam, some aristocratic lady...
After two seconds of consideration, Klein, who was leisurely leaning back into his chair, replied with a smile, Mr. Door.
Mr. Door... To be addressed by Mr. Fool in such a manner, it must be an existence thats close to a god, right? Audrey figured out Mr. Doors status from the tone and words used as she obtained an affirmative answer.
Cattleya and company also had similar ideas, but no one knew who Mr. Door was. They looked at each other only to be met with the shaking of heads.
Seeing Fors and the other members have a uniform reaction, Klein deliberately looked at the lady and chuckled.
You shouldnt be a stranger towards Him.
Ah? Fors wore a confounded look.
She didnt feel like she knew a so-called Mr. Door.
This person seemed to be of a very high level!