Lord of The Mysterious Realms Chapter 643

The huntress's report included information on the household in question, stating that at least four men were long-term residents, though they rarely showed themselves. Furthermore, only two strangers were seen frequenting the place, and they mostly came and went under the cover of night or in the early hours of the morning.

Since Jenkins’s commission hadn't required an investigation into the household itself, most of the information gathered was simply to corroborate the fact that it was the source of the flu.

Based on this information, Jenkins could roughly deduce that his targets were located there. The next step was to formulate a detailed plan. He was determined to resolve this matter before embarking on his week-long journey.

Acting alone would be far too arrogant. While he had recently managed to slay a demigod, that victory was a near-unrepeatable miracle.

Therefore, Jenkins sought help from another exceptionally intelligent friend: Alexia, of course. She readily accepted his request and showed immense enthusiasm for the task.

"Although using [Mechanical Light] means you’ll be effectively out of commission for a short while, I hope you can demonstrate it for me in the final moments. If that ability truly possesses the functions you’ve described, then it is as significant to you as [Mathematical Principles] is to me."

Miss Stuart, of course, was eager to get involved, but everyone was against her participating in such a dangerous affair. Without Jenkins's support, she couldn't travel to Nolan City, so in the end, she had to content herself with providing logistical support for her two friends.

"I’ve never done anything so dangerous and exciting."

Miss Stuart whispered to Jenkins and Alexia, taking advantage of the moment Julia left the room to fetch some tea.

He had to warn his friend, to prevent her from treating this as some kind of thrilling adventure.

This was likely the first time Jenkins had systematically planned to hunt down an entire group. He had always believed that the more complex a plan, the more easily it could fail, yet he still found himself drafting a complicated strategy that accounted for every possible contingency.

Alexia tried to soothe his nerves, but Jenkins couldn't stop himself from obsessing over how to recover "if something went wrong."

There was one last matter to attend to before the plan could commence: his divination lesson with Miss Audrey. She had left Nolan City around the Year's End Festival to report back to the Church of Destiny and Order, which meant Jenkins’s lessons had been delayed for nearly two weeks.

When he saw her again on Saturday evening, she looked much the same as always; her journey to and from Nolan had apparently been uneventful. She answered the door herself when Jenkins knocked, and from the doorway, he caught sight of Miss Mikhail and Hathaway's carriage departing down the street.

she asked, stepping aside to let him in.

"...Was that a divination?"

"No. I smelled their perfume on you."

She wasn't Papa Oliver, so she offered no opinion on his romantic affairs. However, as his guide on the path of divination, she did warn him that an Enchanter’s choice of a spouse was a grave matter, one that could profoundly affect their destiny.

Normally, this would have been the perfect opportunity to ask her what sort of partner would be suitable. But Jenkins had no interest in the subject, which Miss Audrey—who had recently received a letter from Alexia—found rather dull.

Jenkins’s recent feat of ‘peeking into destiny’ had deeply shaken her, but it also solidified her conviction that he was a divinatory prodigy, the likes of which appeared only once a century. Because of this, she planned to accelerate his lessons, intending to cover all the material on inspirational divination before the arrival of spring.

This time, they didn't use any wondrous artifacts. Instead, she presented him with an ordinary cardboard box containing several stones inscribed with runes and asked him to guess their markings.

He succeeded only once during the three-hour lesson, and unfortunately, that success could be attributed purely to luck.

"Don’t be discouraged. This is, at the very least, a first step toward success."

Miss Audrey was quite satisfied with the outcome of the lesson, believing it a sign from destiny that success was on the horizon.

In the middle of the lesson, Jenkins made a request:

"Forgive me, Miss Audrey. I have to undertake something soon that carries a high risk of failure, and it’s been weighing on my mind. Could you perhaps perform a divination for me? I’d like to seek guidance from fate."

"Can you tell me what it is? Perhaps I can help."

This gave Jenkins pause. After a moment of hesitation, he decided it was best not to let anyone living in Nolan in on his secret.

Since she couldn't get any useful information from Jenkins, Audrey had to resort to a simple card reading to seek fate's guidance. Of course, abilities like [The Observer] and [The Unknown Path] would inevitably influence the outcome, so it would be up to Jenkins to decide whether to trust the results.

He had three draws. The first card was the Sword, upright, representing conflict and strife, but with a generally positive outcome. The second was the Shadow, reversed, signifying that the shadows would shelter him. The third card, however, was completely blank.

"I’m sorry, is this a mistake?"

A full divination deck contains many cards, which significantly increases the risk of one going missing. For that reason, commercially sold decks often include a few blank cards to serve as temporary replacements.

But that was a feature of decks made for common folk. Jenkins had never known a true diviner to use them. Besides, he couldn't believe Miss Audrey would perform a reading with an incomplete set of cards.

"What do you suppose it means?"

Miss Audrey was clearly distracted. It wasn't like her to ask such a question.

"Perhaps it means a god will appear," Jenkins said casually. "Matters concerning great beings are always a blank slate."

"Oh, a god... That should be impossible. This card... perhaps I made a mistake."

Miss Audrey took the card from Jenkins, offering a vague explanation. But her expression was one of profound astonishment. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs N0v3l.Fiɾe.net

"Don't worry," she said, composing herself. "Although I can't explain it, this is not an omen of misfortune. Your endeavor will be successful. Yes, you may face some setbacks along the way, but you will absolutely achieve your goal. You must believe that."