Lord of the Mysteries Volume 4

Lord of the Mysteries #4

by Ai Qianshui de Wuzei, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving

With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can come close to being a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, who or what is the lurking evil that murmurs into our ears?

Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts…

The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.

Like the corresponding tarot card, The Fool, which is numbered 0—a number of unlimited potential—this is the legend of “The Fool”.

Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Horror, Light Novel, Fiction, China, Adventure

1035 pages, Unknown Binding

About the author

Associated Names:
* 爱潜水的乌贼 (Simplified Chinese) / 愛潛水的烏賊 (Traditional Chinese)
* Ai Qianshui de Wuzei / Cuttlefish That Loves Diving (English)
* อ้ายเชียนสุ่ยเตออูเจ๋ย (Thai)

Reviews

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Each volume just gets better than the last! Klein’s latest persona, Dwayne Dante, is both hilarious and clever, and watching him stir things up in high society is pure fun. Behind all the schemes, he’s quietly moving toward his goal—demigod status.
The Tarot Club members also continue to shine, each developing in meaningful ways—growing bolder, sharper, and more capable. New characters are introduced while familiar ones return, adding even more richness and depth to the world.
By the end of this volume, I was once again in tears. The pursuit of revenge for their captain came at a heavy cost for both Klein and Leonard, leaving the ending both satisfying and heartbreaking. I can tell things are only going to get wilder from here.

———

“I… Who am I?
A person whose experience as a Nighthawk deeply influenced him;
A person who played safe and was afraid of danger, but was able to persist and give up everything;
A guardian and a miserable wretch.”

[yel ᰔ · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5

i just finished volume 4 and i'm still emotional. i thought i already escaped the pattern of emotional volume ending because volume 3 broke that, but i was wrong! klein, leonard and ma'am daly finally exacted their revenge against ince zangwill, the one who killed captain dunn smith, but the high price for killing the enemy is out of their control. death is inevitable in this kind of battle but still...

my heart is heavy despite seeing klein advanced once again in his sequence, now finally entering his demigod phase. he has sacrificed so much for this, and the fact that this isn't his final destination yet and he's still far from it, it makes me so sad for him. the higher he goes in his sequence, i feel like the lonelier he becomes. though he has a lot of allies, no one can ever understand him and sincerely share his burden.

and now, additional potential enemies are starting to show themselves. they were mentioned countless times throughout the first three volumes, and now they finally appeared themselves. and they looked like a really formidable ones. on the other hand, klein still looked like a child compared to them when it comes to strength. though he finally advanced at the end of volume 4, he can only barely calls himself a demigod, and his enemies varies from saints to angels to king of angels. and their gazes are now locking into him, and it's making me more anxious.

i'm looking forward to the next volume because i can feel that there will be a lot going on and we're finally reaching the climax of the series!

[Aaiza عائزہ [Hiatus] · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a satisfying ending...to an extent

[lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

count of monte cristo roleplay

[Ina !! · Rating 5 out of 5]

everything about this volume was just perfect

[Carina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I still can't believe the ending. It was so heart-rending and tragic and I don't think I will ever get over it. I wish for once, when I'm feeling bad, the book ends well.

[Asia · Rating 5 out of 5]

How dare you put me through this ending?!

[⋆ ࣪˖ ִֶָ sel ་༘࿐ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing volume as always, but obviously the most gut-wrenching end so far. Although it took a lot for them to finally exact revenge to one of the story's antagonist, it sure is worth it. Thinking in that direction, 'took a lot' can be something so grim, especially to Klein who has been walking through this world basically alone. And the performance he had to do for that end that also lead to him achieving his first step to godhood is making me think about the things he also might do for his succeeding sequences, alone. It's so sad.

“I can’t return anymore...”

The nuance of home being constantly and subtly mentioned in this volume left quite such an impression to me in forms of Emperor Roselle's, Mr. Azik, and of course, Klein's.

Klein's identity in this volume is someone who's swimming in the high society's waters in contrast to the previous volumes where he's always at the lower classes. Dwayne Dantes is such a good 'face.'

Erm, honestly I just finished the volume and I want to collect my thoughts first but I don't want to sit on it too much because I know it's better to write this fresh because I'm still literally crying. Very hilarious, exciting, and cool adventure this volumes packed for us readers. And the side storytelling about romance (Ma'am Daly Simone and Captain Dunn Smith) and others are such a treat. A lot of characters were mentioned and got their own uses and roles in this 'big performance' and we also get to meet big powerhouses that have been mentioned ever since this book started. I can't wait for more.

[Rosie49% · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, this definitely broke me.
And I hope I never heal, so I'll always remember
Also, LOTM fight scenes gotta be one of my favorite things to look up to, ah- the details and the intensity is always one of my favorites hehehe, matter of fact, shit gotta within s few secs lol wtf🙂‍↕️😭

[orihime · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume was everything and more than I had expected. I'm still on the high of finishing this and after THAT ending my head is just an emotional mess.

I'm just gonna go through the key stuff that are highlited for me in Undying.

“Let me go. Let me go...” This scene of Klein and his split personality was just chef's kiss... The old two bedroom apartment had me reminiscing the first few days Zhou had entered this world, and looking back to it now, we have come so far like damnn...but even now with our MC as a sequence 4, he is just a singular dot compared to the number of enemies he has after him. It's scary sheesh maybe even I need to set an appointment with Audrey now ...

“The word in Chinese is:
“Home.” ” ... This was expectedly unexpected and brought me to tears along with Klein. I won't lie, in this whole book the word "home" played such an emotional role(also that ending scene with you know what)... Klein struggling with his identity then reinforcing by saying he is "A person from Earth, a person who had been reconstructed from Klein’s memory fragments;
A person whose experience as a Nighthawk deeply influenced him;
A person who played safe and was afraid of danger, but was able to persist and give up everything;
A guardian and a miserable wretch." Was just skskskksk😭😭 And Bernadette's question "Where is home?" Had me screaming like a maniac HOME IS EARTH EARTH IS HOME 😭

Other special scenes that I wanna mention are: Zaratul and the hundreds of hanging puppets, Azik and our dear Evernight Goddess, Daly and Dunn's last dance (what a beautiful yet tragic story), Ince's death and Klein's advancement to a demigod and last but not the least baffling one: the hanging puppets from Earth, I have so many theories (Headline: EARTHLINGS KIDNAPPED AFTER A RANDOM RITUAL FROM DIFFERENT ERAS, THREE EMPTY CRYO PODS, TWO CHINESE TRANSMIGRATORS, LOTS OF COINCIDENCS AND WHO WAS IN THE THIRD POD!?) and guesses for this one. I feel like a crazy scientist who's trying to connect dots lmaoo

Anyways this was an amazing volume and I enjoyed the world building for the higher echelons of society and how stark of a contrast it made with the other ones. Now I'm on my way to Red Priest

[Alia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume 4 of Lord of the Mysteries… I’m crying. It’s so beautiful yet so painful 😭

This volume feels so different from the earlier ones. Before, we followed Klein step by step, but now Cuttlefish keeps things from us. Suddenly, boom —Klein pulls out another hidden card. Technically, he did give us the hints, but in such a sneaky, subtle way that I was too dumb to notice. It feels like he’s always one step ahead, and honestly, I love being fooled.

The Tarot Club members are all growing in their own ways, and watching them makes me so soft. Aww, my little family. And the letter exchange between Klein and Leonard… the letters themselves were fine, but the way both of them react had me giggling like a fool ehehe. Secret vibes, I swear✋🏻😆

Also… Amon keeps flooding my FYP, but he still hasn’t gotten enough time to shine. Please, when will he finally step out of the shadows for real?! *pulling hair

And that ending… oh, that ending. Painful, devastating, but also strangely beautiful. 5 stars from me, no doubt.

Now I’ve just started Volume 5 and… I can’t believe what I’m reading. My baby Klein 💔

[NijiOfNatsu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even if it had some slow parts in the beginning, the ending of the volume was so good!!

A lot more information in Azik, and finally, the conclusion and death of Ince, giving us some nice moments with Leonard and Daly, who had a heartbreaking end. I haven't been able to get over Dunn, and then they throw that short paragraph of Daly thinking about him! Devastating

[gray ୨୧ · Rating 5 out of 5]

"This shot is for all the Nighthawks.
"This shot is for me."
"This shot is for Captain."



I CANNOT HANDLE THE TREMENDOUS HEARTBREAKS from this series . Just phenomenal every single volume is just incredible. ugh the tears did not stop with daly and dunn dancing 🥲💝

[Yurtur · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read it fast and enjoy it. And it tells something about quality.

But I slightly want more doom to the main character. I want him to struggle a little and it shouldn't be that easy for him. Where are his failures ?

[Fer · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most emotional ending of all volumes with the first one, amazing as usual in worldbuilding and mysteries, fights, power system...

[Nouha · Rating 5 out of 5]

„A price is always exacted for what fate bestows, isn’t that so?”

[Kary ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

un gran libro, mucho misterio, acción y situaciones complejas. Amo cuando se hablan de dioses.

[Siam · Rating 5 out of 5]

WTF.

[Arsene · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5
I was crying my eyes out at the end

[Nicolas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume 4: Undying
4,5/5

[Rania · Rating 5 out of 5]

pathetically tragic end just kill me already

[Ila · Rating 4 out of 5]

THE ENDING?? GUT WRENCHING. THE PLOT TWIST?? I CANT EVEN

[Coral (Taylor’s Version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

review to come but this was as amazing as always. dwayne was really cool (but no one can beat gehrman) and seeing some familiar faces again was really satisfying. things are starting to heat up and i'm so scared and excited at the same time. looking forward for the next volume despite knowing how lonely klein is going to feel...

[Siegfried · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one.
Damn. This is some great lit. For real
So much I wanna say, but it'll spoiler u.
Let's just say that the lovecraftian aspect here grows a LOT.
The final chapters of this one is worth the whole series.
Hail Capitan

[Maddi · Rating 5 out of 5]

E niente si piange e si ama questo libro

[Lia Sokolov · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Me había consentido demasiado en el pasado. É-él era un hombre conservador. Yo-Yo me sentía inferior”.

En ese momento, escuchó a Klein Moretti responder, "El Capitán en realidad también te quería mucho, muchísimo. Como eras demasiado sobresaliente y joven, él también se sentía inferior".

Daly sonrió mientras su mirada borrosa veía a un hombre con un abrigo negro y una línea de pelo en retroceso. Tenía los ojos grises oscuros. Lo vio presionar su mano contra su pecho, inclinarse y extender su palma para invitarla a bailar.

Ella extendió su mano mientras sus pensamientos se volvían lentos.

El hombre de ojos grises con un abrigo negro levantó a Daly, cuya mutación estaba desvaneciéndose lentamente. Bajo la mirada de Leonard, bailaron un enérgico baile en la plaza destruida con la fuente arrojando agua por todas partes.

Un material tras otro salió volando. Había vides doradas y una máscara de goma bastante fea. Bajo la guía de la espiritualidad, se mezclaron lentamente y entraron en una pequeña botella de metal.

En medio del hermoso baile, Daly se inclinó suavemente, descansando en el abrazo de Dunn.

-Undying, capítulo 945
LA PORTADA DE LA NOVELA SIEMPRE ERA UN SPOILER Y LLORÉ CON ESA ESCENA, mis padres siempre se amaron, pero la inseguridad pudo mas con ellos, pero sé que en la próxima vida serán felices, porque este mundo misterioso era muy peligroso, y aunque Dunn ame mucho a Daly, tengo el presentimiento de que siempre pondrá su deber por encima de todo y su sacrifcio me dió la respuesta. Por eso que no era posible en esta vida, raras veces los beyonders mueren de vejez, o bien mueres cumpliendo tu deber o pierdes el control y te conviertes en un monstruo.



Este volumen fue muy intenso y emotivo, bueno ningun vol es mejor que el otro para mi, porque todo tiene una historia que contar, y ahora que me pongo a escribir, no me acuerdo mucho, como Klein siendo llevado a una ciudad nebulosa y conoce a Zaratul, y donde descubre que la secuencia 0 del camino de Vidente es El Loco, QUEDE LOCAAAAAA y Klein ya actuaba como El Loco desde el inicio de la novela. Pero esa ciudad era muy turbia y de hecho hay un fanart que lo explica.



y mi escena favorita es cuando Leonard sospecha que Sherlock Moriarty es su antiguo colega, Klein Moretti y siento que debió ser narrada por mas tiempo, porque Leonard solo miraba silenciosamente y termina el capítulo, pero el arte oficial captó por completo la expresión que tuvo Leonard cuando se enteró que su compañero siempre estuvo vivo y tuvo muchos pensamientos lo cual comenzaba a sospechar de él...



Lo que pasó cuando Klein, Leonard y Daly comienza su venganza contra Ince Zangwill y fue el mejor pinche capítulo, pero luego de eso me rompió el corazón, no entendia para nada, tipo """COMO ES POSIBLE ESTE SUCESO""" porque yo adoro leer los planes de Klein, y ahi siento que me faltó eso, me da miedo no saber lo que piensa él, no me quiten sus monólogos internos.

Y al final Klein se convierte en un Hechicero Bizarro y obtiene una carta de blasfemia que fue ????? y no veremos por un buen rato al señor Azik (lloro, me duele por este hombre) en fin, siempre el final suele ser confuso y ese no es la excepción.

[Costin Manda · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is no reason to write a post for each "volume" as I have read the whole thing as one book anyway and even the chapter separation is kind of weird, probably because of the serialized nature of the release. Well, I have good news and bad news. Good news is that I've finished this humongous novel. Bad news is that there is a sequel!! :D

The increase in level of the main protagonist goes on. Not only does he do it faster and easier - in terms of pages dedicated to the difficulty - but so do all of his friends. But there is a catch, of course. First of all the most scary antagonist by far: God of Deceit Amon. Second of all, of course there are levels above sequence 0. And I apologize if me telling you that made you instantly go insane, it's your own fault for not raising to a sufficiently high Beyonder level.

You see, not only are there gods in the world, but also gods from outside the world, encroaching in. There are some really complicated rules being applied and the final epic battle is truly epic, so I will leave it at that: I finished Lord of Mysteries and I liked it.

The second book, Circle of Inevitability, closes the story completely and also is half of the first book in terms of size. I wonder if I should be masochistic enough to start reading it as well...

[Micaela Silva · Rating 5 out of 5]

"— Não posso mais voltar…"

"Em meio à bela dança, Daly inclinou-se suavemente, descansando nos braços de Dunn."

Eu não estava preparada pra esse final, agora entendi porque disseram que tinha uma cena tão triste no final, e agora a capa do volume faz muito sentido, 🥹 que dor.

Esse volume superou os outros, com certeza. Não me canso de dizer o quanto essa novel é perfeita; ela sempre me deixa tão absorta que nem sinto o tempo passar. É tão incrível o quanto o mundo de LOTM é complexo e cheio de tramas envolventes e detalhadas, com personagens únicos e inesquecíveis.

O Klein teve um um desenvolvimento absurdo nesse vol, amo ver o quanto ele cresce e em tão pouco tempo, ele é muito foda!Fiquei arrepiada com aquela aparição do Adam no final, o Ouroboros, o Anjo Vermelho, juro foi festa de Anjo kkkkkkk, E SIM FINALMENTE AQUELA PRAGA MORREU! DEPOIS DE 4 VOLUMES! 🥳 Eu já estava passando raiva no final, ele parecia uma barata, não morria nunca. Ahhh, mas diferente da barata que nunca está no lugar no outro dia, acho que ele não volta mais, tomara. Agora fica a questão do que significa aquela cena final e agora, com o último objeto da vingança do Klein morto, abre as portas para um novo inimigo ou inimigos aparecerem, e um deles já tenho certeza de quem é.

[Reuben Blackwell-Cronie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked volume 3 more than this one for it's fast paced action, but this is maybe the most well-rounded volume in the series. It helps that you're already heavily invested if you've read to this point.

The alias klein uses in this volume is usually put at the bottom of tier lists i see, but he's maybe my favourite (they're all great, so it's hard to say for sure) it's probably just a personal preference thing rather than me finding something objectively better about him.

There's a 13 chapter stretch in this volume that had me completely unable to put the story down in a way i haven't felt before or since.

And like all volumes in this series, the ending is spectacular, this one being a definite standout. probably not in my top 3 endings of the series, but it really just stands out nonetheless.

[AAAAAAAAAA · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who am I? [...] A guardian and a miserable wretch.

Sequence 0 of the Seer Pathway reveal!!!!!! It made me really happy to finally see Klein interact with someone from Volume 1 without having to use another identity to face them, to pretend like he never met them before. It was also really funny to see Klein go from being obsessed with money to having to spend thousands just to keep his identity up. THE ENDING. BRO. Hooolyyy shit.

Leonard's lips quivered as he suddenly asked, "A-aren't you returning to the Church?"

Klein didn't turn around as he wore his silk top hat and headed for another exit of the square.

After a few steps, he paused and replied to Leonard with his back facing him:
"I can't return anymore..."