Pay The Price

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In the high palace filled with gray fog, Juny's eyes swept over the members.

There was a total of three Advancements over the past week.

With Mr. Hanged Man becoming a Wind-Blessed, Mr. Sun a Solar High Priest and Mr. Moon a Potions Professor.

Immediately after the greetings and introductions, Mr. Sun looked to the furthest end of the long bronze table.

"Mr. World, I've obtained the method for separating a Beyonder characteristic from the mental corruption left by a Rampager."

Juny forced herself not to smile as another piece of information was revealed to the new Madam Hermit.

Thankfully, it once again had nothing to do with her, so she didn't feel bad.

Mr. World was silent for just a moment before answering hoarsely.

"Write it on a piece of paper and pass it to me... You're really a trustworthy person. Your character is worthy of praise."

Mr. World hesitated briefly before laughing hoarsely.

This made Juny lean back in her seat while crossing her arms.

'I really want to know just how many thoughts just went through Mr. World's... wait, do I call him Klein or Mr. Fool in my head? No, that could get dangerous. I'd be really bad if it accidentally came out. Mr. World is good. Mr. World.'

At this point, Mr. Hanged Man pricked up his brows.

"I'm also interested in the knowledge regarding this. What can I use to trade for this information?"

Mr. Sun was silent for two seconds, his face bright after being praised by Mr. World.

He looked at Mr. Hanged Man, his voice filled with great sincerity.

"Mr. Hanged Man, there's no need. You've often been giving me suggestions in the past when I was faced with trials. Just treat it as a way of showing my appreciation."

Juny gripped the armrests, clenching her teeth to not smile.

At the same time, Mr. Hanged Man seemed to be at a loss for words, even if just briefly.

Juny moved her eyes to the expressionless and calm Mr. Fool.

For just a moment, she couldn't help but greatly admire the abilities of a Clown.

Juny could always use her Mind Space Manipulation to keep her emotions under a locks, but that was boring.

It would basically make Juny an emotionless machine with her feelings being forcefully predetermined.

She didn't want that, and her self control was already good enough.

Similarity, Mr. Hanged Man quickly composed himself.

"Your character is really worthy of praise."

Hearing the exact copy of Mr. World's words come out of Mr. Hanged Man's mouth, Juny hurriedly covered her mouth.

Such action made it seem as if she was calmly thinking.

'Oh god, this is hilarious! My face, my jaw hurts... I can't even retaliate because Mr. Sun did it on his own accord.'

Juny waited as the two read the piece of paper, Mr. Fool seemingly falling into a short thought.

At the same time, Madam Hermit looked at Mr. Hanged Man and chuckled.

"I'm not sure if those methods include one of the methods I know of. I can provide it for free. An Unshadowed of the Sun Pathway can directly cleanse away the mental corruption in a Beyonder characteristic."

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