23 23)The Sun rises

2 weeks later~

In a room of the Berg household in the City of Silver. Derrick sat silently by the side of his bed, waiting for The Fool's summoning. In order to avoid being near anybody, he didn't even go out of the house after he "returned." He had nearly finished all the food in his room. Bearing with the starvation and hearing the growls of his gut, Derrick felt as though he was a living carcass wandering around on a dark plain. However, he remained silent nor did he stand. At that moment, he saw a dark red color spread in the air, quickly swallowing him. The gray, boundless, cold, lonely world appeared in his field of vision once again. Seated at the seat of honor, The Fool, who was concealed by the thick fog, illustrated himself in front of him once more. Klein was satisfied that his "summoning" wasn't interrupted. He also confirmed that he didn't face any immediate danger.

"Sun, we meet again," he said smilingly, using Jotun. Derrick was shocked by what had happened. He slumped his head.

"You are a Fool who keeps his word."

"The other members will arrive in a while. Before that, I'll confirm a few things with you first." Klein used the Loen language this time, but willed the mysterious space to translate it into Jotun. The words rang through the air, coming to Derrick in Jotun. He asked curiously,

"What's the matter?"

'Well, now that I've gained a certain degree of mastery over Jotun, the mysterious space above the gray fog can translate whatever I say in real time. This means that I won't have to worry about Justice and The Hanged Man not understanding whatever Sun says… Sigh, why does a boss like me have to work so tirelessly?' Klein pinched the bridge of his nose. He laughed and shook his head.

"I'll permit you to recite my name; remember the incantations I'm going to tell you."

"The Fool that doesn't belong to this era, the mysterious ruler above the gray fog; the King of Yellow and Black who wields good luck"

Derrick's pupils cramped when he heard that, but he didn't dare to get distracted. He recited it over and over again in his heart, then confirmed it with The Fool. "You have to use a simple ritual and recite my name whenever you return to the City of Silver… I will notify you in advance for future gatherings. You need not pay too much attention to it on other days, nor do you have to avoid anyone. When you receive my notification, isolate yourself within a thousand heartbeats." Klein warned him the method he had been deliberating on for quite some time.

This was essentially a response to a prayer. As he had to consider the situation regarding the City of Silver, as well as save time, Klein opted to omit the other steps of the ritual since it was a plea directed toward him. "A thousand heartbeats?" Derrick muttered to himself. Klein described the general idea of the Tarot Club to Derrick, then took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. Derrick froze for a while, instinctively looking at the wondrous item. When three approached, Klein extended his hand and pressed on the dark red stars representing Emperor, Justice and The Hanged Man. Derrick didn't blink as he witnessed this. He saw light burst forth opposite and beside him, as three hazy figures extended from within.

Edessak looked at the silhouette of the rather tall young man and murmured inwardly, 'Hmm...So Derrick has joined the club, due to my presence it should be quite hard on Klein's Spirituality.' Audrey Hall surveyed her surroundings and froze suddenly. She then heard the ever-calm voice of Mr. Fool.

"This is our newest member, his code name is Sun."

"This is Mr.Emperor, this is Miss Justice, and that is Mr. Hanged Man."

Newest member? Justice was shocked at first, then her shock immediately turned to joy. She was very excited to see the development of the Tarot Club. She felt like a protagonist, 'Hehe our tarot club is growing stronger.' The Hanged Man, Alger furrowed his brows, a little upset that Mr.Fool would yank in a new member so suddenly. He felt as if Mr. Fool had cheated on him, 'He should've at least mentioned it to us… But a great figure like Mr. Fool wouldn't have to care about our feelings…' He thought in exasperation before giving a simple greeting to Emperor, Justice and Sun. In this short process, Justice entered the her Spectator state and paid close attention to the newest member Mr.Sun.

'He should be relatively young… His body language tells me that he's a little nervous and restrained… But he ultimately sustains a tolerable air of silence, giving the feeling of, hmm, a lone wolf, yes, a lone wolf…' Audrey understood as she cast her gaze at The Fool who was seated at the end of the long bronze table. She said in joy, "Mr. Fool, I've collected another two pages of Emperor Roselle's diary."

Edessak added "Mr. Fool I have also compiled three pages of Emperor Roselle's diary." As he conjured the papers he sighed inwardly, 'I should learned Chinese in my last life'.

[Sorry for the late chapter. I live in Upper Assam, India which famous for humid nature and frequent floods. We didn't have electricity due to floods💦 in our region. Really sorry guys😢. I'll try to post another chapter by tonight to make up for it.🥺]