Chapter 1042

"He is silent and reticent on the surface, but actually likes to tease, joke, and occasionally nag in his heart..."

"The Magician" felt inexplicably tense listening to this, and some thoughts instinctively flashed through her mind:

Is this something I can listen to?

Is this something I am allowed to hear?

If Gehrman Sparrow knew that I was listening to what he is actually like inside—even a bit lively—would he blow my head off with a gun?

"This is my impression," Ms. "Justice" concluded her recollection and summary.

"The Magician" breathed a quiet sigh of relief.

After she calmed down, she thought carefully and felt that if Gehrman Sparrow were truly as Ms. "Justice" described, then he probably, perhaps, should not use violent means to eliminate those who know his true face.

Seeing that Ms. "Justice" had said so much, Mr. "Star," who was sitting next to Lu Mian, leaned back against the chair, as if wanting to enter a relaxed state.

He said in a low voice:

"He is a knowledgeable person, which is not only reflected in the fact that he is a history graduate from a university;

"In supernatural events, he was very green at the beginning, but soon became proficient and trustworthy;

"He is not used to being too close to others, always maintaining a certain distance. It looks like he is afraid of losing and thus doesn't want to gain, but in reality, he is a person who values emotions very much. As time passes, he inevitably relaxes gradually, slowly integrates, and carefully builds friendships with others;

"He is peaceful but not introverted. He can take a joke, has humorous language, pays great attention to life, is willing to enjoy it, but does not wish to be wasteful;

"He is very cautious—perhaps influenced by the 'Seer' pathway—and can be called very cautious. If he encounters things that are not too urgent and will not cause obvious harm for the time being, he will choose the most conservative response, leaving first or waiting for help. But if the disaster is very urgent and will affect many people, even if he is not strong enough yet, he is willing to stand up, take risks, and try to solve it;

"He values his brother and sister very much. In front of them, he will be more relaxed and will show some of the personality traits Ms. 'Justice' just described;

"He is the best younger brother, the best older brother, and also the best colleague..."

After Mr. "Star" finished speaking, there was silence in the magnificent palace for a long time, until all the Great Arcana cards except "The Magician" turned their gazes toward her.

"The Magician" cleared her throat and said:

"You can read my impression of Gehrman Sparrow in the 'Great Adventurer' series of novels.

"If I really have to summarize..."

This angel of the "Door" pathway paused, her voice becoming smaller instinctively:

"Cold, powerful, mysterious. If a word goes wrong, he will kill on the spot.

"But, but very reliable. Being with him, you only have to worry about whether you will be dealt with by him; you don't have to worry about anything else at all."

Your second half of the sentence is more like teasing than a statement... I can clearly hear that you are a bit afraid, yet you still insist on teasing Gehrman Sparrow and teasing yourself. Is this the nature of a writer? Hmm, from the 'Great Adventurer' series of novels, one can also see that you respect and fear Gehrman Sparrow and have a little bit of worship, yet you have always insisted on making up scandals about Gehrman Sparrow... "Chariot" Lu Mian, who was eavesdropping quietly, couldn't help but grumble inwardly.

After finishing quickly, "The Magician" cast her gaze toward Mr. "Hanged Man" sitting diagonally opposite, meaning it was his turn.

Mr. "Hanged Man" had long prepared his draft:

"I haven't had much contact with any of Mr. 'Fool's' identities, and some I haven't even contacted at all. I can only speak simply:

"An experienced, very smart, and powerful adventurer.

"His luck also seems quite good.

"In reality, he is not as cold and hard as his appearance.

"He is willing to listen to others' opinions and respect others' experience."

After Mr. "Hanged Man" finished speaking, Ms. "Judgment," who appeared petite compared to the chair back, also spoke about her perception in this regard:

"Most of my impressions of Gehrman Sparrow come from 'The Magician,' so there is no need to repeat them.

"The identity I have had the most contact with should be Dwayne Dantès. He is a mature, cultured, and wealthy gentleman, but very mysterious, and unusual things always happen around him.

"He says he is a romantic who likes beautiful women of different styles, but I haven't discovered him having any truly deep contact with any woman.

"Hmm, he is also very kind-hearted. His charity work is genuinely wanting to help others. When treating the servants and maids around him, he is not only polite on the surface but also not high and mighty, hiding arrogance and discrimination..."

This is also one side of Mr. 'Fool,' especially certain details that can well reflect his heart... Ms. "Justice" was earnestly memorizing the content told by the other Great Arcana cards so that she could summarize and refine it later.

Mr. "Sun," who was tall and wore a simple white robe, followed closely and said:

"Powerful but not arrogant, cold but not cold-blooded.

"He practices all the righteous paths. He is willing to take great risks to help people who are actually of no use to him. He is the light in the darkness, the guide walking in front, and the angel protecting everyone."

A description with more religious meaning and more extreme and pure emotions... worthy of being the Pope of the 'Fool' Church and a member of the new City of Silver's 'Council of Six'... Lu Mian could clearly hear some differences.

Ms. "Hermit" pushed her glasses and said:

"A very capable adventurer who can always make the most appropriate response when facing accidents.

"He is also missing something. He will also gaze at the setting sun. At those times, I can indeed feel his loneliness. What he wants to grasp seems to be in a very, very far place that cannot be reached.

"Also, he is a mysterious, powerful, and trustworthy companion."

The original Great Arcana cards of the "Tarot Club" had already finished speaking, leaving only the two newly joined ones.

"Chariot" Lu Mian, who could still be seen as female even though his figure was blurry, thought for a moment and said calmly:

"I haven't had any real contact with any of Mr. 'Fool's' identities in the real world. My impressions of them all come from the information you provided. I can only speak from my contact with certain dream images and Mr. 'Fool' in the dream city."

He was silent for a second and said his first impression:

"Guardian."

Mr. "Star," sitting next to him, suddenly spoke, as if sighing or supplementing:

"A guardian fighting against danger and madness."

Lu Mian nodded.

He agreed very much with this description, especially after knowing that the Celestial Worthy's mental imprint would never be erased and would never disappear.

This supplement also resonated with the other Great Arcana cards, and everyone fell into a new silence.

A short time passed, and Lu Mian said other impressions:

"Gentle, kind, older brother, teacher, friend, a person with a story, a god with humanity."

After a pause, Lu Mian continued:

"He values family and friends very much. He must want to return to the era he truly belongs to, to his hometown buried in history. He is lonely because of this and is often sad and painful. Only the relatives and friends he recognizes can let him find the meaning of life.

"On one hand, he is detached; on the other, he pays more attention to the experience of life and is willing to experience beauty..."

As he spoke, Lu Mian stopped because he felt that the more he spoke, the more he thought about how Aurora was also like this. He was worried that he would confuse some of Aurora's expressions with Mr. 'Fool's,' affecting the Great Arcana cards' summary of Gehrman Sparrow's image.

It really is like this... Ms. "Justice" felt that some of the speculations and judgments she made privately after learning the truth about "transmigration" were confirmed.

While memorizing, she felt that Gehrman Sparrow's image had become more grounded, more detailed, and fuller.

At this time, Ms. "Temperance," who was not convenient to speak due to her own Sequence limitations, displayed the paper she had been writing on.

There were words in Ancient Futhark on the paper:

"My impression is:

"Brave, decisive, grows very fast, increasingly reliable, increasingly capable.

"In addition, gentle, refined, kind, rational, has a sense of justice, pursues fairness, holds sufficient sympathy for people in suffering and poverty, is willing to give help, and has a compassionate heart."

After reading the content on Ms. "Temperance's" paper, Ms. "Justice" thought quickly.

After a while, she said slowly:

"Currently, the public's mainstream impression of Gehrman Sparrow is concentrated on a few labels:

"Great Adventurer, cold and powerful, Angel of Redemption, Mr. 'Fool's' proxy, Pirate Killer.

"These do not need to be changed for the time being. What we need to do is make these labels richer, more detailed, and reflect the complexity of human nature."

—The impression that existed in the early days that Gehrman Sparrow was a "madman" basically faded after the 'Fool' Church heavily publicized the matter of redemption and is no longer believed by most people.

Ms. "Justice" continued:

"Let's start summarizing and unifying our perception now.

"The first word I want to propose is 'Guardian'."

All the Great Arcana cards, including Lu Mian, had no objection to this.

Just like this, after repeated discussions, everyone present had a unified perception of Gehrman Sparrow's image:

"Powerful, cautious, mysterious background, loves money but is generous, gentle inside, compassionate to the world, redeems suffering, values family and emotions, always misses his hometown, and is Mr. 'Fool's' proxy."

The Great Arcana cards did not add all the details to make the description richer, because that would be inconvenient for dissemination and easily misinterpreted. It was enough for them to have the corresponding impression.

"The Magician" thought for a moment and said:

"I think we can also add that he has rich inner activities and likes to nag, tease, and joke in his heart.

"In terms of novel text, this would be very interesting, and this is also the real Gehrman Sparrow."

"Okay," Ms. "Justice" looked at "The Magician" and said with a smile, "Then I'll trouble you to finish writing 'Great Adventurer 7' within two weeks."

"Okay," "The Magician's" body stiffened for a second, then she forced a smile and said, "I've even thought of the promotional slogan. Hmm, 'Do you want to see a more vivid and human Gehrman Sparrow?'"

(End of chapter)