Lord of Mysteries (诡秘之主)

This is the world of Beyonders.

By drinking potions, humans are able to attain various powers of Beyonders,

and ascend to divinity.

The 22 Pathways begin with the weakest, Sequence 9.

The lower the sequence,

the stronger a Beyonder's abilities.

Strong Beyonders of the higher-level Sequences can wield powers strong enough to rival gods.

This path of evolution is called:

the Path of the Divine.

Blackthorn Security Company

Nightmare.

Secret Order Regence

The Antigonus family's notebook?

The Secret Order?

The Antigonus family's notebook entered the market through his hands.

No wonder he was following Klein.

So the Secret Order's looking for the notebook, too.

They won't let this go so easily. They're sure to send more people.

We must find the notebook before the Secret Order does.

Captain.

Klein's got a lead on the notebook.

Episode Three: The Notebook

Episode Three: The Notebook

Dangerous Performance

Dangerous Performance

Thank you.

You'll get used to it.

I did come here and deliver the notebook.

It's no wonder Bacchus went mad.

He was so close to it.

A Beyonder kidnapping a child.

For now, we can chalk it up as the madness of a gambler, but for it to happen across the board...

Too much of a coincidence, right?

Captain.

We didn't find the notebook.

Ray Bieber, son of the deceased, has also gone missing.

This is the target we were looking for.

All yours, Klein.

Bieber's position...

What's going on?

A strong power interfered with the divination.

Let's leave it there for today.

I'll report this to the Holy Cathedral. There are other ways.

Chanis Gate

That's a nice coat. Very dapper.

A topaz pendulum?

Yes.

Topaz can amplify interaction with the spirits, improving divination results.

You may be able to put it to good use in today's capture mission.

The Holy Cathedral has authorized the use of a Grade 2 Sealed Artifact. We'll use it to find Bieber.

It's currently being taken to Tingen.

A Sealed Artifact?

They're unique Beyonder items.

Some are beyond mysterious. Some have immense destructive power.

They're strictly controlled, and remain sealed behind different Chanis Gates.

And Grade 2 means: "Dangerous."

Klein Moretti. The Antigonus family's notebook gives him a mysterious feeling.

He's a Sequence 9 Seer.

These two individuals are from Backlund: Aiur Harson, Sequence 7 Nightmare...

Backlund Nighthawk Sleepless Pathway Sequence 7 Nightmare Aiur Harson

Backlund Nighthawk Corpse Collector Pathway Sequence 8 Gravedigger Borgia

and Borgia, Sequence 8 Gravedigger.

And our final guest?

Daly Simone, Sequence 7 Spirit Medium.

Backlund Nighthawk Corpse Collector Pathway Sequence 7 Spirit Medium Daly Simone

Miss Daly.

We meet again, Klein.

Our mission will be very dangerous.

Bringing along a Seer with almost no fighting capabilities...

I wouldn't call it a wise course of action.

The approved Artifact is 2-049?

I know this involves the Antigonus family's notebook,

but has the Holy Cathedral considered the risks of using 2-049?

The result of the risk calculation was: "Extreme risk."

But if your theory's correct and Bieber is a descendant of the Antigonus family,

then the only thing that can seek him out quickly is their family's creation, 2-049.

My responsibility is solely the operation of 2-049, Captain Dunn. So let us begin.

Everyone, please do as I do.

You must not stop, or you may endanger your life.

What the heck is this? What a weird way to start up a Sealed Artifact.

This is going to keep me safe?

National radio exercise for middle school students: stretching! 1, 2, 3, 4!

I can almost hear the radio in the background.

Radio

Exercise

Stretching

Don't tell me the risk of using 2-049 is making people cringe themselves to death.

It's alive?

This cute little thing is dangerous?

Crap. I can't move.

I'm not... being turned into...

a wooden puppet... am I?

What was that?

Looks like the little guy's taken a shine to you.

It's usually the nearest person who gets affected.

Could be because Klein's been near the notebook.

A single trace of the Antigonus family is enough to make 2-049 react.

Relax. Although 2-049 certainly may seem like it's "alive,"

and will escape after luring in its watcher, resulting in disastrous consequences,

it still isn't considered a massacring... demon...

Captain?

This is what makes 2-049 dangerous.

It targets a human or two within five meters of it at random, and makes giant puppets of them.

Once you're under its control, a strong slap frees you from its spell.

So the stretching exercises make it easier to spot the effects.

What if it hijacks everyone?

That scenario is not possible.

Bieber's coat.

2-049 is becoming aggressive.

That confirms Ray Bieber is a descendant of the Antigonus family.

Begin tracking immediately.

In all my 20 years, this is the first time I've died in public.

All right, you can stop now. Get in the carriage.

Secret Order An ancient organization established in the Fourth Epoch, it has ties to the Solomon Empire and its fallen nobles. It has the least amount of activity among the secret organizations, and as such, is not well understood by others. Each appearance they make is usually related to either tracking or searching for something. — Hidden Organizations, Nighthawk Internal Archives

Pier Warehouse

In the name of the family, and the revival of the bloodline,

may honor once again be bestowed upon the name: Antigonus.

Ray Bieber

Tsk. One moment too late.

The notebook's already been absorbed.

Oh? Perhaps there's still a heaven-sent chance to turn it around.

Here, little meatworm. Your gift has arrived.

Allow me to perform some magic for you and help you out.

We've arrived.

Bieber's here.

Is this little puppet showing us loyalty, or trolling us?

Klein.

Danger lurks in the warehouse.

Danger lurks in the warehouse.

It's dangerous.

Very much so.

Level 1 alert.

It's lost control.

Slumber Charm

Stay back. Take care of yourself first.

"Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!"

"One thing at least is certain—This Life flies."

"One thing is certain and the rest is Lies—"

"The Flower that once has blown forever dies."

This is bad. The Midnight Poem isn't working.

This isn't a Beyonder gone berserk.

It's a dead soul.

Daly! Find its weakness!

Eye of Death.

Looks like it's no regular dead soul.

It's under the notebook's control. Our options are severely limited.

I've found it.

I need you guys to keep it still...

for at least three seconds.

Tie it down.

Net of Dreams.

"Thus it blooms on while night is by;"

"When day looks out with open eye,"

"Bashed at the gaze it cannot shun,"

"It faints and withers and is gone."

It's been caught.

The notebook.

Watch over him.

Sandman.

Aiur!