“ | A bestowment, or, a curse. |
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— Cuttlefish That Loves Diving on Volume 4: Undying[Note 1] |
Undying is the fourth volume of the Lord of Mysteries series written by Cuttlefish That Loves Diving.
Title Meaning[]
Undying, a bestowment or a curse, is the theme of Volume 4. It is manifested on many people in the story: Klein, Azik, Leonard, Anderson, etc. This theme reaches the peak when Klein saw the cocoons, the modern people inside, and the three broken ones. The horror, madness and darkness of this world is revealed once again. (paraphrased from the author's words at the end of Volume 4)
Synopsis[]
After Klein returned to Backlund, he assumed the identity of Dwayne Dantès, and started seeking an opportunity to steal Antigonus Family's Notebook which was in Saint Samuel Cathedral.
Alger traded characteristics of Ocean Songster with the location of a Primitive Island. He and Gehrman then explored the island, and discovered the betrayal behind Ancient Sun God's Death. Klein received the Card of Blasphemy, Tyrant. Then they heard a sigh, and the island disappeared in front of their eyes.
Later Klein sneaked into the Chanis Gate of Saint Samuel Cathedral and was sent to the Foggy Town by Sealed Artifact 0-17. He killed Mr. A, met (a part of) Zaratul and was tricked to release him, and finally escaped from this place under the watch of Evernight Goddess.
Leonard connected Gehrman Sparrow to Sherlock Moriarty and to Klein Moretti. He went back to dig Klein's grave, and realized that Klein was not dead. Dwayne then convinced him that Klein was resurrected and was a believer of The Fool.
The military asked Dwayne to sell weapons to the Southern Continent. Klein accepts the deal and sent Danitz to investigate. Danitz then met Anderson there. After he learned that Amon has come to Backlund, Klein took the chance to leave for the Southern Continent. A Red Glove team that included Leonard and Daly was also sent there to hunt for members of the Numinous Episcopate.
Azik and Klein boarded The Black Tulip because Admiral Hell Ludwell seemed to possess an item related to Death. Azik asked Ludwell to give up his life and become Klein's marionette. Azik then felt something calling him inside the Berserk Sea, which turned out to be the Artificial Death, the Death's plan for resurrection. Evernight Goddess took the Uniqueness and separated Azik's soul from a bird shape accessory. Azik got rid of the influence from Death, but had to sleep for a long time to recover.
Ince Zangwill also came to the Southern Continent, to exorcise the Red Angel Evil Spirit. Under the influence/help of Adam, Klein, Leonard, and Daly finally get their revenge and killed Ince. Adam took Sealed Artifact 0-08, and Klein completed the ritual to promote to sequence 4.
List of Chapters[]
Chapter # |
Chapter Name | Webnovel # |
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1 | The Return | 733 |
2 | Old Friends | 734 |
3 | Another Visit | 735 |
4 | Third Chair | 736 |
5 | Official Appearance | 737 |
6 | Life of a Tycoon | 738 |
7 | The Encountered and the Yet-To-Be-Encountered | 739 |
8 | Self-recommendation | 740 |
9 | Butler | 741 |
10 | Decided | 742 |
11 | A Diary Page | 743 |
12 | Sale | 744 |
13 | Knowledge is Money | 745 |
14 | Same Night | 746 |
15 | First Blood | 747 |
16 | A Duet | 748 |
17 | The Moon's Authority | 749 |
18 | Attraction? | 750 |
19 | Loen-styled Euphemism | 751 |
20 | Warning | 752 |
21 | Bishop Visits | 753 |
22 | Invitation | 754 |
23 | Switchboard Receptionist | 755 |
24 | Grand Mass | 756 |
25 | Dream Encounter | 757 |
26 | Efforts Will Ultimately Pay Off | 758 |
27 | First Dance | 759 |
28 | What a Small Circle | 760 |
29 | Good People and Good Deeds | 761 |
30 | Nation Reestablishment Society | 762 |
31 | Mr. X | 763 |
32 | First Investigation | 764 |
33 | Monday Again | 765 |
34 | The Deities' Anchor | 766 |
35 | Passing a Message | 767 |
36 | Conversation Between Smart People | 768 |
37 | Sacrificing to Oneself | 769 |
38 | A Child Should Act like a Child | 770 |
39 | Fate Siphon | 771 |
40 | Walter's Abnormality | 772 |
41 | Additional Development | 773 |
42 | Clues | 774 |
43 | Making Use | 775 |
44 | Preparations | 776 |
45 | Sick and Crazy Setup | 777 |
46 | 1 + 1 > 2 | 778 |
47 | One-Shot | 779 |
48 | Extract | 780 |
49 | Negative Effects | 781 |
50 | Saturday Night | 782 |
51 | The Trick to Communication | 783 |
52 | Character Assassination | 784 |
53 | Trissy's Discovery | 785 |
54 | Accounting Fraud | 786 |
55 | Dorian's Warning | 787 |
56 | Hidden Passage | 788 |
57 | Each Person's Monday | 789 |
58 | The End of the Diary | 790 |
59 | New Model | 791 |
60 | The Fool's Authority | 792 |
61 | Surprise Visitor | 793 |
62 | Short-Term Investment | 794 |
63 | Patience | 795 |
64 | Slowly Becoming Proficient | 796 |
65 | Reward | 797 |
66 | Revisiting an Old Haunt | 798 |
67 | Spying | 799 |
68 | Psychologically Becoming 'Better' | 800 |
69 | Plea | 801 |
70 | Follow-up Solutions | 802 |
71 | Name Rectification | 803 |
72 | Archaeological Team | 804 |
73 | Meeting Up | 805 |
74 | Entering the Island in the Middle of the Night | 806 |
75 | Mediocre Luck | 807 |
76 | Awful Singing | 808 |
77 | The Danger Amidst the Darkness | 809 |
78 | Whose Cathedral | 810 |
79 | The Picture in the Catacombs | 811 |
80 | Myth from Another Perspective | 812 |
81 | Tyrant | 813 |
82 | Disappeared | 814 |
83 | After-action review | 815 |
84 | Completing the Transaction | 816 |
85 | Guests | 817 |
86 | Warning | 818 |
87 | Gift | 819 |
88 | Two Dazed Instances | 820 |
89 | Soul Imprint | 821 |
90 | Another | 822 |
91 | The Maturing Tarot Club | 823 |
92 | Conflict | 824 |
93 | Reservation | 825 |
94 | The Thought of Being Forgotten | 826 |
95 | Plenty of People Coming and Going | 827 |
96 | Movement of the Night | 828 |
97 | Arrival of June | 829 |
98 | Infiltration | 830 |
99 | Just Inches Away | 831 |
100 | Town | 832 |
101 | Things to Take Note Of | 833 |
102 | Good Luck | 834 |
103 | The Figures Coming and Going | 835 |
104 | Tossing Food | 836 |
105 | The Hangers | 837 |
106 | Scene from the Historical Void | 838 |
107 | Descendant of An Ancient God | 839 |
108 | Using His Advantage | 840 |
109 | Keeping Each Other in Check | 841 |
110 | Behind the Door | 842 |
111 | Magical Mushroom | 843 |
112 | Which Symbol | 844 |
113 | Return | 845 |
114 | Find the Target | 846 |
115 | The Name Hidden in the Dossiers | 847 |
116 | Getting Caught in the Crossfire | 848 |
117 | Consultation Fees | 849 |
118 | The Devil is in the Details | 850 |
119 | Dwayne Dantès's New Business | 851 |
120 | Straight to the Point | 852 |
121 | Comparison of Experience in Sophistry | 853 |
122 | Confession | 854 |
123 | New Visitor | 855 |
124 | Bodyguards Arrive | 856 |
125 | Poignant | 857 |
126 | Generous | 858 |
127 | New Mushrooms | 859 |
128 | Runaway Horse | 860 |
129 | Fors's Dream | 861 |
130 | Kind Warning | 862 |
131 | Charity Party | 863 |
132 | Actor and Spectator | 864 |
133 | Earl Hall's Suggestion | 865 |
134 | Home | 866 |
135 | Investigation Mission | 867 |
136 | Shared Identity | 868 |
137 | Report Him! | 869 |
138 | A Question That Strikes The Heart | 870 |
139 | Director | 871 |
140 | Results of Mediumship | 872 |
141 | Undetectable Communication | 873 |
142 | I Didn't Say Anything | 874 |
143 | Mummy | 875 |
144 | Art of Diverting Trouble | 876 |
145 | Whose Trap | 877 |
146 | Arrodes's Question | 878 |
147 | Dual Purpose | 879 |
148 | The Silent One | 880 |
149 | A Play | 881 |
150 | Core of Mischief | 882 |
151 | Demigod's Appraisal | 883 |
152 | Destined Encounter | 884 |
153 | Two Letters | 885 |
154 | Preparations Before Leaving | 886 |
155 | Familiar Figure | 887 |
156 | A Shocking Glance | 888 |
157 | Warning to Everyone | 889 |
158 | Ignore 'Him' | 890 |
159 | Strange Chapel | 891 |
160 | Individual 'Comprehension' | 892 |
161 | Hair-Resembling Plants | 893 |
162 | Meeting | 894 |
163 | Finally At Ease | 895 |
164 | Daly's Probe | 896 |
165 | The Chief's Hint | 897 |
166 | Response | 898 |
167 | Berserk Sea's Spirit World | 899 |
168 | Self-Recommendation | 900 |
169 | The Mutated Paper Figurine | 901 |
170 | Shadow | 902 |
171 | Scholar-type Bishop | 903 |
172 | Analysis | 904 |
173 | Psychological Blind Spot | 905 |
174 | Leonard's Warning | 906 |
175 | The Power of Mysticism | 907 |
176 | Not Leaving Any Problems | 908 |
177 | Serving Good Luck | 909 |
178 | Monster Pathway | 910 |
179 | Strange Scene | 911 |
180 | Origins of the Artisan | 912 |
181 | Klein's Preparatory Work | 913 |
182 | The Calling Deep Inside the Mausoleum | 914 |
183 | Another 'Me' | 915 |
184 | Irresistible Approach | 916 |
185 | Three Choices | 917 |
186 | Guesses and Ideas | 918 |
187 | Perfect Inference | 919 |
188 | Calderón's Origins | 920 |
189 | Politeness First | 921 |
190 | Mushrooms and Fish | 922 |
191 | After Effects | 923 |
192 | First Key Factor at Carrying out Risky Operations | 924 |
193 | Choosing 'Clothes' | 925 |
194 | Spiraling City | 926 |
195 | Tyrant's Might | 927 |
196 | Misdirection | 928 |
197 | True Soul Body | 929 |
198 | Former Organization | 930 |
199 | New Method to Acquiring Intel | 931 |
200 | Thin-Skinned | 932 |
201 | Evil Spirits’ Common Trait | 933 |
202 | 1 + 1 > 2 | 934 |
203 | Meeting Up | 935 |
204 | Don’t Want to Miss Out | 936 |
205 | Several Days Later | 937 |
206 | Writing | 938 |
207 | Bait | 939 |
208 | A Story | 940 |
209 | Development That Adheres to Logic | 941 |
210 | Deity’s Curse | 942 |
211 | The Third Act | 943 |
212 | The Fourth Act | 944 |
213 | The Story’s Ending | 945 |
214 | A Bestowment Or A Curse | 946 |
Timeline of Major Events[1][]
——April 1350 ~ June 1350
Date | Chapter | Event |
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Saturday, April 30, 1350 | 733-737 |
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Sunday, May 1, 1350 | 737-740 |
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Monday, May 2, 1350 | 741-748 |
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Tuesday, May 3, 1350 | 748-751 |
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Monday, May 9, 1350 | 751-754 |
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Sunday, May 15, 1350 | 762-765 |
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Monday, May 16, 1350 | 765-771 |
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Tuesday, May 17, 1350 | 771-775 |
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Wednesday, May 18, 1350 | 775-776 |
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Friday, May 20, 1350 | 777-781 |
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Saturday, May 21, 1350 | 782-785 |
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Sunday, May 22, 1350 | 785-788 |
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Monday, May 23, 1350 | 788-797 |
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Tuesday, May 24, 1350 | 797-804 |
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Saturday, May 28, 1350 | 805-819 |
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Sunday, May 29, 1350 | 819-821 |
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Monday, May 30, 1350 | 821-826 |
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Tuesday, May 31, 1350 | 827-828 | Dwayne Dantès tried to explode the sewers.
Dwayne meet with snake of fate will, in his dream. |
Thursday, June 2, 1350 | 828-829 | Gerhman Sparrow have a meeting with Bernadette, and ask her to corrupt his marionette senor, with the chanis gated corruption. |
Sunday, June 5, 1350 | 829 |
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Monday, June 6, 1350 | 830-848 |
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Tuesday, June 7, 1350 | 848-853 |
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Wednesday, June 8, 1350 | 854-858 |
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Thursday, June 9, 1350 | 858-862 | |
Saturday, June 11, 1350 | 863-865 |
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Monday, June 13, 1350 | 865-870 |
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Wednesday, June 15, 1350 | 872-876 |
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Thursday, June 16, 1350 | 876-884 | |
Unknown June 1350 | 884-889 |
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Monday, June 20, 1350 | 889-896 |
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Tuesday, June 21, 1350 | 897-905 |
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Wednesday, June 22, 1350 | 905-911 |
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Sunday, June 26, 1350 | 912-924 |
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Monday, June 27, 1350 | 924-936 |
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936-937 |
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Thursday, June 30, 1350 | 938-946 |
Main article: Death of Ince Zangwill
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Notes[]
- ↑ The title of Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 946
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