Mysteries: Arcana Wars

Antigonus stopped abruptly.

"Derrick? Derrick Berg?"

He turned back and confirmed with Klein again and again.

"Are you talking about Derrick Berg, the brother of the Seven of Hearts?"

"What? Derrick is the Seven of Hearts' brother?"

Now it was Klein's turn to be puzzled. He found it hard to connect the intimidating Seven of Hearts with the sunny, energetic and positive Derrick in his impression.

"...It seems that this can explain some problems...but...

“So, the key to solving the problem is not the Seven of Hearts, but Derrick Berg?

"No, the divination is still correct."

Antigonus frowned and muttered to himself, scratching his ears irritably.

“In fact, the identity of [Seven of Hearts] was not originally given to the current person, Derrick’s brother, but was given directly to Derrick.

“In the draw that year, it was Derrick who first drew the Seven of Hearts card.

“But unexpectedly, we discovered that Derrick was unable to contain extraordinary properties. Every time he drank a potion, it would be purified and fused into extraordinary properties and then vomited out.

“However, one must possess extraordinary characteristics to join the Society of Virtue, so Derrick gave the Seven of Hearts card to the Seven of Hearts, and thus the Seven of Hearts you see now was born.

“So, even though my divination has always drawn the Seven of Hearts, it’s not actually referring to the current Seven of Hearts, but Derrick…”

"..."

Klein was speechless for a moment. He suddenly felt that the Seven of Hearts was a little pitiful.

It turns out that this extraordinary destiny belongs to someone else.

If that arrogant guy knew all this, what a tragic scene it would be?

This seems a bit too cruel.

"Regarding Derrick's extraordinary characteristics, I think I know the answer."

Klein raised his hand.

"In fact, he was originally a sealed angel, the Sun Path. Therefore, not only can he not accept new extraordinary characteristics, but also because of the influence of the path, he will refine the extraordinary characteristics for you..."

"..."

Antigonus was visibly upset.

You said this thing is a? A sealed? Angel??????

Do you really think my Rorsted isn't lively enough?

The muscles on Antigonus' face twitched for a while, and finally he said nothing, but just let out a long sigh.

"Well, go on."

“…So my primary purpose for coming to Bayam this time is to unlock Derrick’s seal,” Klein explained.

"So, how are you going to solve it?"

"do not know."

Antigonus held his forehead. Why can't the protection scope of the "Labor Law of the Republic of Rorsted" include a Wolf Pope who is outside the legal system? Is it because he is not a human? It's really infuriating! The next presidential election must be secretly manipulated to launch a puppet leader who cares about mythological biologicalism and severely interferes with human politics and society!

He really wanted to resign and run away immediately, and didn't even want N+1.

"Okay, so what do you want me to do next?"

“Why don’t you just tell me why Derrick hangs out with those bastards from the Society of Virtue?” Klein pondered.

"Then it's a long story."

Antigonus fell into reminiscence.

“Derrick was picked up by his older brother when he was very young, and then the two brothers began to wander around Bayam.

"Since the two children did not have formal citizenship, the two brothers mainly made a living by cheating and defrauding. It can be said that Derrick was raised by his brother by stealing batteries."

“…Who taught you so many lame jokes?” Klein was speechless.

"I can't leave Rorsted, but I can't surf the Internet?"

Antigonus expressed his dissatisfaction symbolically.

“Back to the topic.

“At that time, the previous Three of Diamonds discovered Derrick and his brother and thought they were talented people suitable for being accepted into the organization, especially the older one.

"In fact, Old Diamond Three only wanted to recruit the older brother who was born to be fun, and he didn't want to harm the honest and big brother. But the older brother was very determined. Derrick had to live the same life as him, so Old Diamond Three had no choice but to recruit both of them."

...It's hard to tell whether Red Heart Seven wants to share happiness or to drag someone to join him in the fun...

“It’s not easy to recruit these two brothers because the elder brother is too smart. He is born to bring chaos to the world. He can easily identify people like the old Three of Diamonds, so he is very wary of whether he has any plans for his honest younger brother.

“In the end, there was no other choice, so Old Three of Diamonds set a trap for the Derrick brothers. He spread false information and lured them to a prepared place, claiming that there were ancient treasures there. He wanted to take the opportunity to capture them with extraordinary items, and then tell them that only he could save the children.

“But then something unexpected happened:

“Instead of triggering the trap of the old Three of Diamonds, they actually discovered an ancient secret treasure.”

Antigonus opened his hands to Klein, and a familiar black shadow condensed in his palms in a three-dimensional projection.

"Obsidian dagger.

"Yes, it's the one that just pressed against your neck."

Klein couldn't help but swallow.

“When the two of them first came to me, Derrick had this obsidian dagger stuck in his chest, but not a drop of blood was shed, and he lost consciousness in his brother’s arms.

“That genius boy knelt in front of me and begged me to save his brother because an uncle named Three of Diamonds said I could save him. He would do anything as long as I could save Derrick.

“I still don’t know how I cured Derrick. Anyway, I think I just pulled out the obsidian dagger and applied a magical ointment. He got back to life after a good night’s sleep.

"Of course, when the Seven of Hearts discovered that this organization was actually a bunch of scoundrels that suited his taste, he immediately threw all his previous concerns out the window and thoroughly began to enjoy life."

"..."

I have to say, this Seven of Hearts is really generous.

The memories of the past came to an end, and the stone stairs of the church also came to an end. Klein finally followed Antigonus into the bright church and walked towards the ancillary room amidst the interweaving of light and shadow.

"Since Derrick is so important to you, I think you should see him first."

He pushed open a back door, letting the warm and brilliant sunlight pour into the ancient corridor. Derrick was standing on the grass in the distance, gazing at the blue sea from a distance between the tall buildings. The bright and warm sun gilded his back.

However, the wheelchair under Derrick was a bit dazzling to Klein.

“Derrick was on a mission a few years ago and was seriously injured, especially in his legs.

“It was also during this mission that the old Cube Three died, passing the codename [Cube Three] to the current Cube Three.

“After that, Derrick spent a long time healing his leg, but when he got out of bed after it healed, he could no longer stand up.

“Whether it’s ordinary medical equipment or extraordinary spiritual vision, judging from any angle, Derrick’s legs have long been restored to their original state, but Derrick just can’t use those two legs.

“His legs were effectively paralyzed.

"Since then, he has been using a skin-fitting exoskeleton prosthesis to move around, and even though there are people wearing prosthetic limbs everywhere on the street, he still wears long pants to cover the exoskeleton that supports his daily activities.

"Seven of Hearts took Derrick to the hospital for a checkup every six months, and the results every time were that he was recovering well, but he just couldn't stand up.

“So I’m thinking, there’s actually another possibility, a possibility that is difficult to get rid of even with treatment or extraordinary efforts.”

As if sensing the burning gazes of the two, Derrick turned around in the sunlight, sat in the wheelchair, and cast a clear and warm smile behind him.

"He just didn't believe he could stand up again."