“ | Every drowning person will struggle |
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— Cuttlefish That Loves Diving on Volume 5 Red Priest[Note 1] |
Red Priest is the fifth volume of the Lord of Mysteries series written by Cuttlefish That Loves Diving.
Title Meaning[]
Red Priest means war. Although there isn't much direct description of war, it is the overlying theme of the whole volume. The war underlines the struggle of all the "drowning" characters, such as Klein and Trissy. When Trissy finally falls into the mausoleum, when Amon puts on his monocle in front of Klein, readers can truly feel that the drowning people finally sank into the water, no matter how they struggled.
Synopsis[]
After became a demigod, Klein stepped on the ladder of the door of light in the depth of the Gray Fog and learned about the truth of the Transmigrators.
Klein returned to Backlund in the identity of Dwayne Dantes. He temporarily moved his focus to finding the truth of the Great Smog of Backlund.
Under the cover of Arianna's concealment, Klein killed Qonas Kilgor and Hvin Rambis. He learned about the royal family and Adam's plan by channeling their spirits. However, before he could do anything, Feysac Empire attacked Backlund and Oak Island.
With the information from the Red Angel Evil Spirit, Klein learned about the intent of the current king, George Augustus III, to advance to the Sequence 0 Black Emperor.
Klein, in order to digest his Sequence 4 Potion and advance to sequence 3 Scholar of Yore, used the Life's Cane to treat the innocent people who were injured in the war. This left the hospital lore of the Clown Angel. Klein went to the island in the Berserk Sea and consumed the Sequence 3 Potion. When he advanced to Scholar of Yore, the mysterious space above the gray fog, Sefirah Castle, appeared in the real world. Amon, Pallez and Mother Tree of Desire cast their eyes on it.
George III used the wartime speech to hold his apotheosis ritual. While Klein used the ritual that was provided by Mr. Door through Trissy to enter the mausoleums, Hermes, Zaratul, Suah and others came to stop him. Klein summoned Reinette Tinekerr and Death Consul Mr. Azik to help. Bernadette Gustav used the Magic Wishing Lamp to temporarily advance to Sequence 1 Knowledge Emperor to fight against William Augustus I. Trissy used the Yesterday Once More charm to restore the Primordial Demoness's ring and accepted her descent.
In the end, due to chaos created by the fight of the Angels, the mausoleum collapsed. George III failed to advance and lost control. He died in the mausoleum that was destroyed by the lighting from the Lord of Storms.
Klein, while fleeing, was intercepted by Zaratul who was waiting to ambush him. In order to escape, Klein entered Groselle's Travels and met Adam. He learned that all the plans were arranged by Adam behind the scenes. He was banished from the book and with the help of Arianna, Klein returned to the hotel in Backlund after performing several misdirections. There he was found by Amon through his lost marionette.
List of Chapters[]
Chapter # |
Chapter Name | Webnovel # |
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1 | House Call | 947 |
2 | Meaning of Existence | 948 |
3 | Direction of Investigations | 949 |
4 | Keeping Secrets | 950 |
5 | Drawing A Card | 951 |
6 | What a Small World | 952 |
7 | Prophecy | 953 |
8 | Strange Ancient Castle | 954 |
9 | Ancient Wraith | 955 |
10 | The Things Behind the Door | 956 |
11 | Getting to Know Each Other | 957 |
12 | Labeling | 958 |
13 | Even Newcomers Are Different Amongst Themselves | 959 |
14 | The Fool's Sigh | 960 |
15 | Warning By Informing | 961 |
16 | Being Known | 962 |
17 | Problem with Intelligence | 963 |
18 | Medici's Cause of Death | 964 |
19 | Brief Crisis | 965 |
20 | Train | 966 |
21 | Revelation | 967 |
22 | Descending Saint | 968 |
23 | Duke | 969 |
24 | Talent at Soliciting Donations | 970 |
25 | Restraint | 971 |
26 | Nast's Memories | 972 |
27 | New 'Angel' | 973 |
28 | Mind World | 974 |
29 | A Familiar Feeling | 975 |
30 | Zealot | 976 |
31 | First Sermon | 977 |
32 | Gift | 978 |
33 | Joy of Life | 979 |
34 | Choice of Parasitic Target | 980 |
35 | Hazel's Decision | 981 |
36 | Bizarro Sorcerer vs Parasite | 982 |
37 | In Your Name | 983 |
38 | Active Response | 984 |
39 | Blessed of Concealment | 985 |
40 | The 'Infectiousness' of Parasitizing | 986 |
41 | Warehouse Clearance | 987 |
42 | Joint Operation | 988 |
43 | Mentor Alger | 989 |
44 | Inner Fears | 990 |
45 | A Ritual Without A 'Reply' | 991 |
46 | Arrodes's Congratulations | 992 |
47 | Another Possibility | 993 |
48 | Prelude | 994 |
49 | Conjoined Person | 995 |
50 | Card Game | 996 |
51 | Gambling God Dwayne | 997 |
52 | Establishing Relations | 998 |
53 | Instigation | 999 |
54 | Prelude | 1000 |
55 | First Movement | 1001 |
56 | Second Movement | 1002 |
57 | Ritornello | 1003 |
58 | Third Movement | 1004 |
59 | Fourth Movement | 1005 |
60 | Finale and Ending | 1006 |
61 | Dealing With The Aftermath | 1007 |
62 | Splitting | 1008 |
63 | Payment Is Always Exacted for What's Bestowed | 1009 |
64 | Consultant Fee | 1010 |
65 | Roselle's Other Warning | 1011 |
66 | First Day of September | 1012 |
67 | Individual Growth | 1013 |
68 | The Growing Group | 1014 |
69 | March of War | 1015 |
70 | News from the Numinous Episcopate | 1016 |
71 | Maygur Manor | 1017 |
72 | Unexpected | 1018 |
73 | Patience | 1019 |
74 | Means of a Demoness | 1020 |
75 | Cross | 1021 |
76 | Answer | 1022 |
77 | Mason Dere's Death | 1023 |
78 | Traditional Skills | 1024 |
79 | Random Anomalies | 1025 |
80 | Two Restrictions | 1026 |
81 | Deceit | 1027 |
82 | Saving Himself | 1028 |
83 | Ruins No. 1 | 1029 |
84 | Joint Operations | 1030 |
85 | Possibility | 1031 |
86 | Forceful Purifier | 1032 |
87 | Let There Be Light | 1033 |
88 | Gains | 1034 |
89 | Diary Page in Advance | 1035 |
90 | Expected Development | 1036 |
91 | Gehrman's Problem | 1037 |
92 | Name List | 1038 |
93 | Hope | 1039 |
94 | The Tranquil Surface of the Sea | 1040 |
95 | King’s Daughter | 1041 |
96 | Plan From a Different Angle | 1042 |
97 | Each Having Their Own Plans | 1043 |
98 | Placing Herself in the Tides | 1044 |
99 | Dreamwalker | 1045 |
100 | A 'Test' | 1046 |
101 | Brainstorm | 1047 |
102 | Real and Fake 'Spy' | 1048 |
103 | Spectator's Intuition | 1049 |
104 | Good At Using Hypnosis | 1050 |
105 | Different Styles of Different Pathways | 1051 |
106 | 3v1 | 1052 |
107 | President | 1053 |
108 | Tailored-Made Ritual | 1054 |
109 | Train of Thought | 1055 |
110 | The Real 'Devil' | 1056 |
111 | The Extraordinary and the Ordinary | 1057 |
112 | A Tool | 1058 |
113 | The Authority of the Moon | 1059 |
114 | Covered-up Secret | 1060 |
115 | Whose Dream | 1061 |
116 | Teaching Online | 1062 |
117 | The Lord's Left-Hand | 1063 |
118 | Drawing Closer | 1064 |
119 | Cosmos Wanderer | 1065 |
120 | Familiar Name | 1066 |
121 | The Elven Version of History | 1067 |
122 | Illogical Details | 1068 |
123 | Under the Sea | 1069 |
124 | Maybe It's Real | 1070 |
125 | Hall of Truth | 1071 |
126 | The Call From Behind the Door | 1072 |
127 | Three Possibilities | 1073 |
128 | The Answer to Questions | 1074 |
129 | No Response | 1075 |
130 | Dorian's Request | 1076 |
131 | Four Choices | 1077 |
132 | The Hidden Secret | 1078 |
133 | The Hardworking Gardeners | 1079 |
134 | The Line of Thinking for Acting | 1080 |
135 | The Returnee | 1081 |
136 | Sudden Turn of Events | 1082 |
137 | Backlund in Chaos | 1083 |
138 | The People in War | 1084 |
139 | Scrutinizing the Situation | 1085 |
140 | A Simple Inference | 1086 |
141 | The Deities' Attitudes | 1087 |
142 | Hiding in Secret | 1088 |
143 | A Difficult Decision | 1089 |
144 | Haunted Tales | 1090 |
145 | Asking Himself | 1091 |
146 | Ridiculous People | 1092 |
147 | The Angels of The Fool | 1093 |
148 | Breakthrough Point | 1094 |
149 | Acting as Himself | 1095 |
150 | Cooperation | 1096 |
151 | Different Conundrum | 1097 |
152 | Contribution Accumulation | 1098 |
153 | 1368 | 1099 |
154 | One Book | 1100 |
155 | Special Reward | 1101 |
156 | Engaging Tigers to Hunt Wolves | 1102 |
157 | Hint | 1103 |
158 | Contradiction | 1104 |
159 | The Key Diary Entry | 1105 |
160 | Making Contact | 1106 |
161 | Relax | 1107 |
162 | Messed Up Family | 1108 |
163 | Patience | 1109 |
164 | Spirit Channeling | 1110 |
165 | Poker Expert | 1111 |
166 | Traveling Notebook | 1112 |
167 | Powerful Guardian | 1113 |
168 | The Remnant Will | 1114 |
169 | Inside the King's Court | 1115 |
170 | Familiar Gaze | 1116 |
171 | The Strongest Organization | 1117 |
172 | Klein's Fear | 1118 |
173 | Tacit Cooperation | 1119 |
174 | Court Chaser | 1120 |
175 | Weakness | 1121 |
176 | The Instructions of The Fool | 1122 |
177 | After the Expedition | 1123 |
178 | Enhanced Teammates | 1124 |
179 | Opportunity | 1125 |
180 | Unexpected | 1126 |
181 | Sefirah Castle | 1127 |
182 | Finally An Outcome | 1128 |
183 | Pressure | 1129 |
184 | News Storm | 1130 |
185 | An Indescribable Transaction | 1131 |
186 | Interlude | 1132 |
187 | Chant | 1133 |
188 | Mr. Door | 1134 |
189 | Fragrant | 1135 |
190 | Rumors from Ancient Times | 1136 |
191 | Amidst History | 1137 |
192 | Scholar of Yore | 1138 |
193 | A Different Form of Companionship | 1139 |
194 | Plans | 1140 |
195 | Deep Winter | 1141 |
196 | Warning | 1142 |
197 | Reasonable Development | 1143 |
198 | Narrowly | 1144 |
199 | Three Arrows At The Same Time | 1145 |
200 | A Real Charlatan | 1146 |
201 | Chaos | 1147 |
202 | Not Late | 1148 |
203 | Escape | 1149 |
204 | Mad Dash | 1150 |
Timeline of Major Events[1][]
——June 1350 ~ December 1350
Date | Chapter | Event |
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Thursday, June 30, 1350 | 947-948 |
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Friday, July 1, 1350 | 949-954 |
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Saturday, July 2, 1350 | 954-957 |
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Monday, July 4, 1350 | 957-966 |
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Tuesday, July 5, 1350 | 966-968 |
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Wednesday, July 6, 1350 | 968-973 |
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Saturday, July 9, 1350 | 975-978 |
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Sunday, July 10, 1350 | 978-986 |
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Monday, July 11, 1350 | 986-998 |
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Monday, July 18, 1349 | 1000-1001 |
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Tuesday, July 19, 1350 | 1001-1010 |
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Tuesday, September 27, 1350 | 1012-1013 |
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Wednesday, September 28, 1350 | 1013-1015 |
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Friday, September 30, 1350 | 1017-1030 |
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Monday, October 3, 1350 | 1035-1045 |
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Wednesday, October 5, 1350 | 1048-1056 |
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Thursday, October 6, 1350 | 1056-1061 |
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Friday, October 7, 1350 | 1061-1062 |
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Sunday, October 9, 1350 | 1062-1075 |
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Monday, October 10, 1350 | 1075-1077 |
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Thursday, October 13, 1350 | 1080-1091 |
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Sunday, October 16, 1350 | 1097-1099 |
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Monday, October 17, 1350 | 1099-1106 |
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Unknown date of October 1350 | 1107-1112 |
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Monday, October 24, 1350 | 1112-1123 |
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Monday, October 31, 1350 | 1128-1132 |
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Unknown date of November, 1350 | 1133-1134 |
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Unknown date of November, 1350 | 1135-1140 |
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Unknown date of November, 1350 | 1141 |
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Unknown date of November, 1350 | 1142 |
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Saturday, December 3, 1350 | 1143-1150 | Main article: George III's Apotheosis Ritual
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Notes[]
- ↑ A brief quote from Bernadette Gustav in Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 1092
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