Chapter 255 "Mercury Festival"

"I'm curious, when you hear 'Roselle'... will you 'control' your desire for revenge?"

As soon as Old Blue finished speaking, the entire card room fell into deathly silence. Only the occasional noise and calls for wine could be heard outside the door, but soon these sounds disappeared, and the room seemed to have completely lost contact with the outside world.

"That's more like it," Old Blue smiled, as if he didn't care about the abnormalities around him at all.
"'Moderation' can't be completely without temper, right? Is that how 'acting method' is used?"

Hiss! Old Blue's provocation! Did he mention Roselle on purpose? The "Rose School" originated in the southern continent, and Roselle discovered a new route... So that's it...

Klein silently reached for the coin bag in his inner pocket, ready to pick up a weapon and fight...

——In order not to arouse the other party's hostility, he specially put the "No-Hidden Kitchen Knife" in the "Traveler's Bag". The latter can effectively isolate the side effects of many sealed objects, and at the same time can also hide the existence of the sealed objects very well.

"...Your Excellency has already guessed our identities, but deliberately angering us does not show your insight." Sharon picked up the two ordinary metal chips on the table and said them neither humbly nor arrogantly, but with implicit compliments.

Maric's expression was distorted, and his hands almost broke a corner of the gambling table, but he still restrained himself, because Sharon had just told him with her actions that she was no match for him!
"...Hey, are you really so impatient?" Old Blue said disappointedly:

"Are all people in the Southern Continent like you?"

"No! We just understand that blind hatred and crazy revenge will have no effect at all, and may even cause disgust among those who originally sympathized with us..." Sharon's left hand was like an iron hoop, tightly grasping the two "chip charms". She was a little excited and said:

"The 'Indulgence Faction' is deliberately guiding people to hate. They are organizing people to 'pay blood debt with blood', but their purpose is not to resist or for the happiness of the southern continent, but for the coming of the 'evil god'! They are using pure hearts to do evil!"

Klein was stunned. This beautiful woman had been extremely restrained since she appeared. She didn’t look like a human... But now she was much better. Her face now showed human anger and sadness...

As for the colonization of the Southern Continent... Well, the newspapers are indeed reporting that the garrison of the Southern Continent suffered a bloody and horrific attack, and several respectable officers died... And the citizens who read the newspapers are also extremely angry, cursing the "natives" of the Southern Continent...

"Then...what about you?" Old Blue interrupted Sharon with a serious expression and said in a deep voice:

"If you were the 'temperance faction', what would you do?"

"We..." Sharon's slightly excited emotions suddenly stagnated. She tried to put herself in the role of the teacher, but when the teacher was around, the "moderation faction" could only barely cope with the "indulgence faction"...

No, that's not what I mean. If there were no "indulgence faction"... what would the "moderation faction" do? I can't think of it... that situation doesn't exist at all! Because... the "bound god" is gone!

"Let me guess. Organizing you Highlanders to sit in front of the embassies of Intis and Loen, or even the garrisons, without saying a word and just watching... that's really 'moderation'..." Old Blue shook his head, looking as if he hated him for not fighting.

Klein thought of a "non-resistance movement" on Earth... Hmm? Maybe it's possible? No! This is a different world! There are gods and extraordinary other worlds! He realized instantly that the same action could not win sympathy at all! It's difficult to send a telegram between the North and South continents. If the North Continent wants to understand the South Continent, it can only read the official newspapers published by various countries! The public opinion tendency of those newspapers can be imagined! "No, we will resist!" Maric, who had been restrained, roared:
"We will rebuild the Highland Kingdom and drive out all the invaders! Including Loen, Intis, and Feysac! Declare war! Declare war on all the countries in the Northern Continent!"

"..." Old Blue tilted his head back. This scene looked familiar? Maric was very rebellious!

"Very good! Our organization needs talents like you!
"Let me introduce myself again. My name is Old Wayne, and I'm the founder of the 'Fishman Festival' organization. The purpose of establishing our organization is not to deal with the issues of the North and South Continents...but this does not prevent us from intervening in this matter.

"Well, but that's still too far away... Now... If you join the 'Fishman Festival', I'll help you deal with the people from the 'Indulgence Faction' who are chasing you, how about that?"

Not only the two temperance factions, but even Klein was confused, his thoughts racing:

Huh? What, what is that? "Fishman Festival"? When was the organization established? Isn't our organization the "Tarot Club"? Also, who are you? Aren't you Old Blue? How come you're Old Wayne again? Then I... Little Wayne?

"Sir..." Sharon raised her hand to cover Maric's mouth and said:

“We are indeed being hunted, but… we have purchased seals and talismans, and we are able to deal with the pursuers.

"If you truly sympathize with the people of the Southern Continent, please let us go. We will consider your organization's invitation."

Huh? Wasn't it the work of the "ghost" that closed off the surroundings? Klein was puzzled. The other party actually asked to leave... Was it Old Blue who did it?
"Yes, of course," Old Blue said with a happy smile:
"You must think about it carefully. I'm waiting for your good news...

"This is your card room. We should leave. Oh, and where is the Screaming spell? Even if we are members of the organization, we have to settle accounts."

Sharon gave Maric a look, and the latter pulled out four dark black metal pieces from his formal pocket, and then pushed them to the old man with the dealer's dealing rod.

Old Blue picked them up, waved to the two of them, and led Klein to the door. He held the door handle but suddenly turned around and said:
"By the way, the 'talisman' I gave you might be a bit too powerful... Remember to run far away and don't kill yourself."

Huh? Klein didn't know how many times he had exclaimed in surprise. Didn't Old Blue get four Screaming Charms for free? When did he give the other party something? Those two chips? Was that the "Sun" Charm?
Squeak! Wow!

After the door was opened, noise, shouting, and clinking of glasses were suddenly heard. Outside was the bustling bar and boxing ring of the Brave Bar. No one had ever left here!
Old Blue was considerate enough not to close the door. He led Klein out of the back door of the Brave Bar. He pointed to a house not far away and asked:
"Klein, are we still going to the extraordinary gathering of 'Eye of Wisdom'?"

"..." Klein arrived at a familiar place, but the person he was traveling with was not Fors, so he said firmly:

"No, I think our goal has been achieved. There is no need to attend the party for the time being... I am more interested in the 'Mercemen' Festival' you mentioned..."

(End of this chapter)