Lord of the Mysteries: A Gourmet's Self-Cultivation

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I looked up. It was 4:30 a.m.

Tang Xindan peacefully closed Lord of the Mysteries, which they had just finished reading, then wiped away a bitter tear at the thought of having an 8 a.m. class today.

With less than three hours to sleep, the college student closed their eyes and made up a little story to lull themself to sleep.

...Why is this bed so hard?

Oh no.

Tang Xindan looked up at the crimson moon, close to tears. I’m just an ordinary person. How am I supposed to survive among all these factions and the apocalypse?!

Since things have come to this, I can only cling to Klein! (Gets hit.)

[Warnings / Please Note]:

1. The protagonist has no gender, gender identity, or related functions. All relationships are assumed to be platonic or familial.

2. Includes original plot and changes to the original story, so out-of-character moments and character conflicts are unavoidable. Klein is the destined Lord of the Mysteries, the Beacon of Destiny. There may be descriptions involving internal organs, insects, rats, and cannibalism. The protagonist will join the Tarot Club, making up for the original Tarot Club’s lack of a white-haired member (what).

3. The author read all of Lord of the Mysteries in one go and has some knowledge of the Circle of Inevitability storyline. If you spot any errors or made-up details, feel free to point them out and add corrections.

4. I started writing this because I wanted to run a Lord of the Mysteries tabletop campaign but couldn’t find anyone, so I started rambling about the plot rather than let it go to waste... I gave the protagonist resurrection with a price so I could write some Lovecraftian elements.

Please make sure you’re okay with all of the above before reading.

[Rambling]:

Written purely for my own amusement. I’m not going to become a god, and there’s no romance. Just an ordinary reader.jpg

Klein appears starting in Chapter 5.

This is my first long-form story, so please bear with me. I drew the cover myself.

I’ll post related doodles and rambling in the author’s notes.