Lord of Mysteries (2025) s01e03 Episode Script
The Notebook
1
This is the world of Beyonders.
By drinking potions, humans are able to attain
various powers of Beyonders,
and ascend to divinity.
The 22 Pathways begin
with the weakest, Sequence 9.
The lower the sequence,
the stronger a Beyonder's abilities.
Strong Beyonders of the higher-level Sequences
can wield powers strong enough to rival gods.
This path of evolution is called:
the Path of the Divine.
Blackthorn
Security
Company
Nightmare.
Secret Order
Regence
The Antigonus family's notebook?
The Secret Order?
The Antigonus family's notebook
entered the market through his hands.
No wonder he was following Klein.
So the Secret Order's
looking for the notebook, too.
They won't let this go so easily.
They're sure to send more people.
We must find the notebook
before the Secret Order does.
Captain.
Klein's got a lead on the notebook.
Episode Three: The Notebook
Dangerous Performance
Thank you.
You'll get used to it.
I did come here and deliver the notebook.
It's no wonder Bacchus went mad.
He was so close to it.
A Beyonder kidnapping a child.
For now, we can chalk it up as the madness of
a gambler, but for it to happen across the board
Too much of a coincidence, right?
Captain.
We didn't find the notebook.
Ray Bieber, son of the deceased,
has also gone missing.
This is the target we were looking for.
All yours, Klein.
Bieber's position
What's going on?
A strong power interfered with the divination.
Let's leave it there for today.
I'll report this to the Holy Cathedral.
There are other ways.
Chanis Gate
That's a nice coat. Very dapper.
A topaz pendulum?
Yes.
Topaz can amplify interaction with
the spirits, improving divination results.
You may be able to put it to good use
in today's capture mission.
The Holy Cathedral has authorized the use of
a Grade 2 Sealed Artifact. We'll use it to find Bieber.
It's currently being taken to Tingen.
A Sealed Artifact?
They're unique Beyonder items.
Some are beyond mysterious.
Some have immense destructive power.
They're strictly controlled, and remain
sealed behind different Chanis Gates.
And Grade 2 means: "Dangerous."
Klein Moretti. The Antigonus family's notebook
gives him a mysterious feeling.
He's a Sequence 9 Seer.
These two individuals are from Backlund:
Aiur Harson, Sequence 7 Nightmare
Backlund Nighthawk
Sleepless Pathway
Sequence 7 Nightmare
Aiur Harson
Backlund Nighthawk
Corpse Collector Pathway
Sequence 8 Gravedigger
Borgia
and Borgia, Sequence 8 Gravedigger.
And our final guest?
Daly Simone, Sequence 7 Spirit Medium.
Backlund Nighthawk
Corpse Collector Pathway
Sequence 7 Spirit Medium
Daly Simone
Miss Daly.
We meet again, Klein.
Our mission will be very dangerous.
Bringing along a Seer with
almost no fighting capabilities
I wouldn't call it a wise course of action.
The approved Artifact is 2-049?
I know this involves the
Antigonus family's notebook,
but has the Holy Cathedral
considered the risks of using 2-049?
The result of the risk calculation
was: "Extreme risk."
But if your theory's correct and
Bieber is a descendant of the Antigonus family,
then the only thing that can seek him out
quickly is their family's creation, 2-049.
My responsibility is solely the operation
of 2-049, Captain Dunn. So let us begin.
Everyone, please do as I do.
You must not stop,
or you may endanger your life.
What the heck is this?
What a weird way to start up a Sealed Artifact.
This is going to keep me safe?
National radio exercise for
middle school students: stretching! 1, 2, 3, 4!
I can almost hear the radio in the background.
Radio
Exercise
Stretching
Don't tell me the risk of using 2-049
is making people cringe themselves to death.
It's alive?
This cute little thing is dangerous?
Crap. I can't move.
I'm not being turned into
a wooden puppet am I?
What was that?
Looks like the little guy's
taken a shine to you.
It's usually the nearest person
who gets affected.
Could be because Klein's been near the notebook.
A single trace of the Antigonus family
is enough to make 2-049 react.
Relax. Although 2-049 certainly
may seem like it's "alive,"
and will escape after luring in its watcher,
resulting in disastrous consequences,
it still isn't considered a massacring demon
Captain?
This is what makes 2-049 dangerous.
It targets a human or two within five meters of it
at random, and makes giant puppets of them.
Once you're under its control,
a strong slap frees you from its spell.
So the stretching exercises
make it easier to spot the effects.
What if it hijacks everyone?
That scenario is not possible.
Bieber's coat.
2-049 is becoming aggressive.
That confirms Ray Bieber is
a descendant of the Antigonus family.
Begin tracking immediately.
In all my 20 years,
this is the first time I've died in public.
All right, you can stop now.
Get in the carriage.
Secret Order
An ancient organization established in the Fourth Epoch,
it has ties to the Solomon Empire and its fallen nobles.
It has the least amount of activity among the secret
organizations, and as such, is not well understood by others.
Each appearance they make is usually related to either
tracking or searching for something.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h— Hidden Organizations, Nighthawk Internal Archives
Pier Warehouse
In the name of the family,
and the revival of the bloodline,
may honor once again be bestowed
upon the name: Antigonus.
Ray Bieber
Tsk. One moment too late.
The notebook's already been absorbed.
Oh? Perhaps there's still
a heaven-sent chance to turn it around.
Here, little meatworm. Your gift has arrived.
Allow me to perform some magic
for you and help you out.
We've arrived.
Bieber's here.
Is this little puppet showing us
loyalty, or trolling us?
Klein.
Danger lurks in the warehouse.
Danger lurks in the warehouse.
It's dangerous.
Very much so.
Level 1 alert.
It's lost control.
Slumber
Charm
Stay back. Take care of yourself first.
"Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!"
"One thing at least is certain—This Life flies."
"One thing is certain and the rest is Lies—"
"The Flower that once has blown forever dies."
This is bad. The Midnight Poem isn't working.
This isn't a Beyonder gone berserk.
It's a dead soul.
Daly! Find its weakness!
Eye of Death.
Looks like it's no regular dead soul.
It's under the notebook's control.
Our options are severely limited.
I've found it.
I need you guys to keep it still
for at least three seconds.
Tie it down.
Net of Dreams.
"Thus it blooms on while night is by;"
"When day looks out with open eye,"
"Bashed at the gaze it cannot shun,"
"It faints and withers and is gone."
It's been caught.
The notebook.
Watch over him.
Sandman.
Aiur!
"B-Bashed at the gaze it cannot shun"
You put a lot of effort into your cries.
But compared to the fog's intense murmuring
you're weak.
Night Slumber.
Nether Hand.
Daly!
Daly.
Goddess's Gaze
Healing Potion
Hornacis Flegrea
An illusion?
Secure the notebook. Do not go near 2-049.
"When once the sun sinks in the west,"
"And dewdrops pearl the evening's breast"
The circus clown?
Another illusion.
He's a Beyonder of Sequence 7 or above.
Keep him away from 2-049. Secure it.
Right.
He's able to dodge everything? He's that good?
Can he sense attacks in advance?
If he's reading attacks by their tells
That worked?
Okay, I'll leave it up to the RNG gods.
"Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!"
"One thing at least is certain—This Life flies"
Damage Transfer?
Klein!
Paper Figurine Substitutes.
Uh-oh.
Calm down. I must save myself.
An external force. If only some
external force could wake me.
The fog.
Blessings from the Immortal Lord
of Heaven and Earth.
Blessings from the Sky Lord
of Heaven and Earth.
Blessings from the Exalted Thearch
Blessings from
the Celestial Worthy
That worked, thankfully.
Couldn't 2-049 only control two people at most?
Is it the notebook's influence?
That must be why the clown kept feinting
the whole time. His real goal
was for all of us to be controlled?
The longer I stay here,
the more dangerous it'll get for them.
But if I risk it and go back, what if
I know. Divination.
Returning to the real world is very safe.
Safe
I can move again.
Do you wish to be woken?
Do you wish to save your colleagues?
I actually took a liking to you
the first time I saw you.
Let's make a deal.
I'll remove the puppet's control,
and you can give me
the notebook.
A real illusion?
Which Sequence's ability is this?
Naturally, to show my sincerity,
I'm willing to offer these new tokens
to sweeten the deal.
As a former Seer
I shall grant you one answer.
Such as the corresponding
Sequence 8 for Seer
Is this real? Or is this fake?
Why would a former Seer make a mistake
in judging my current status?
Did the fog interfere
with the divination results?
Worry not.
The puppet has made everyone else
lose consciousness. Our little secret
will be known only to you and I.
All right. Make your decision.
Trust me. You're all running out of time.
Listen up.
The corresponding Sequence 8 of Seer is
What?
The puppet's control
hasn't gone away?
So how is he not
affected by the Damage Transfer?
So it was the Secret Order.
Hornacis
Hornacis
Hornacis
Hornacis again?
I did want to save you initially,
but then I discovered you still had it in you
to force the Clown into 2-049's area of control.
Don't dwell on it.
In this world, there are bound to be unique
individuals who can do things no one else can.
Individuals like you, and like
me.
What a narcissist.
I realize you're curious about the notebook,
but we must first let the Holy Cathedral
verify it before you can view it.
You said that already earlier, Captain.
Did I?
The incident has been dealt with.
Your performance was exceptional.
You averted disaster when a Beyonder lost control,
and foiled the Secret Order's scheme.
I'll report your feats to the Holy Cathedral.
You'll be a regular employee in no time.
Captain, there's one thing I couldn't figure out.
Absorbing the notebook's power was a very
dangerous move. Why didn't he leave Tingen first?
Those affected by ancient occult powers
often make rash decisions.
Don't dwell on it.
Killing him meant saving even more people.
Don't let it eat at you.
Captain, there's actually one more thing
I already know what the
corresponding Sequence 8 of Seer is.
Clown.
Once Daly's wounds have healed,
I'll escort her back to Backlund.
Right.
Klein, was it?
Your performance today was stunning.
You're only Sequence 9,
yet you took out a Secret Order member
with Sequence 7 capabilities.
How did you achieve such a feat?
I couldn't avoid questions, after all.
I couldn't believe it, either.
It must've been the Lady's blessings.
The clown had everything calculated,
but missed that I wasn't under 2-049's control.
Maybe because I was holding the notebook?
So that's why waking you was his offer.
You grasped the opportunity
and turned the tables on him.
And then, you took his life in one shot?
Several, actually.
I've always been ashamed of my marksmanship.
It was thanks to the Lady's blessings.
I must admit, you are the most
outstanding Seer I've ever met.
You have a bright future ahead of you, lad.
Thank you. You're too kind.
Klein?
What is it? You look bewildered.
I guess I'm a little tired.
You've worked hard today.
Go rest for the afternoon.
Was that the potion digesting just now?
Something must've acted
as a catalyst to speed it up.
So the next potion is the Clown potion?
I can consider advancing
to the next Sequence.
There's also that murmuring about Hornacis
Maybe those who study history
are more knowledgeable.
Time to head to the university
and pay Klein's teacher a visit.
Khoy
University
Hornacis?
Yes, Professor Azik.
Khoy University
History Professor
Azik Eggers
Prior to the incident, we looked into an ancient
notebook belonging to the Antigonus family.
It mentioned the Nation of the Evernight
in the Hornacis mountain range.
The Antigonus family?
The Nation of the Evernight?
Rings a bell. Feels like I've heard
those names somewhere.
Or maybe I know words
that share the same roots.
Mr. Azik, if you do recall anything or obtain any
other information, could you please write to me?
Sure. That won't be a problem.
I won't take up any more of your time.
I still have work affairs I must tend to.
Thank you again for your gift.
No, I should be thanking you
for the years of instruction.
Klein.
So you're currently working for
a security firm that looks for antiques?
Yes, that's right.
As you know, I do enjoy exploring history.
Exploring history is a fine thing to enjoy.
However, you could easily wander into some
forbidden areas hidden in the darkness.
Once you step into one,
misfortune isn't far away.
So basically
Take great caution.
I'll take that advice to heart, Mr. Azik.
The Antigonus
and the Nation of the Evernight, huh?
This is the world of Beyonders.
By drinking potions, humans are able to attain
various powers of Beyonders,
and ascend to divinity.
The 22 Pathways begin
with the weakest, Sequence 9.
The lower the sequence,
the stronger a Beyonder's abilities.
Strong Beyonders of the higher-level Sequences
can wield powers strong enough to rival gods.
This path of evolution is called:
the Path of the Divine.
Blackthorn
Security
Company
Nightmare.
Secret Order
Regence
The Antigonus family's notebook?
The Secret Order?
The Antigonus family's notebook
entered the market through his hands.
No wonder he was following Klein.
So the Secret Order's
looking for the notebook, too.
They won't let this go so easily.
They're sure to send more people.
We must find the notebook
before the Secret Order does.
Captain.
Klein's got a lead on the notebook.
Episode Three: The Notebook
Dangerous Performance
Thank you.
You'll get used to it.
I did come here and deliver the notebook.
It's no wonder Bacchus went mad.
He was so close to it.
A Beyonder kidnapping a child.
For now, we can chalk it up as the madness of
a gambler, but for it to happen across the board
Too much of a coincidence, right?
Captain.
We didn't find the notebook.
Ray Bieber, son of the deceased,
has also gone missing.
This is the target we were looking for.
All yours, Klein.
Bieber's position
What's going on?
A strong power interfered with the divination.
Let's leave it there for today.
I'll report this to the Holy Cathedral.
There are other ways.
Chanis Gate
That's a nice coat. Very dapper.
A topaz pendulum?
Yes.
Topaz can amplify interaction with
the spirits, improving divination results.
You may be able to put it to good use
in today's capture mission.
The Holy Cathedral has authorized the use of
a Grade 2 Sealed Artifact. We'll use it to find Bieber.
It's currently being taken to Tingen.
A Sealed Artifact?
They're unique Beyonder items.
Some are beyond mysterious.
Some have immense destructive power.
They're strictly controlled, and remain
sealed behind different Chanis Gates.
And Grade 2 means: "Dangerous."
Klein Moretti. The Antigonus family's notebook
gives him a mysterious feeling.
He's a Sequence 9 Seer.
These two individuals are from Backlund:
Aiur Harson, Sequence 7 Nightmare
Backlund Nighthawk
Sleepless Pathway
Sequence 7 Nightmare
Aiur Harson
Backlund Nighthawk
Corpse Collector Pathway
Sequence 8 Gravedigger
Borgia
and Borgia, Sequence 8 Gravedigger.
And our final guest?
Daly Simone, Sequence 7 Spirit Medium.
Backlund Nighthawk
Corpse Collector Pathway
Sequence 7 Spirit Medium
Daly Simone
Miss Daly.
We meet again, Klein.
Our mission will be very dangerous.
Bringing along a Seer with
almost no fighting capabilities
I wouldn't call it a wise course of action.
The approved Artifact is 2-049?
I know this involves the
Antigonus family's notebook,
but has the Holy Cathedral
considered the risks of using 2-049?
The result of the risk calculation
was: "Extreme risk."
But if your theory's correct and
Bieber is a descendant of the Antigonus family,
then the only thing that can seek him out
quickly is their family's creation, 2-049.
My responsibility is solely the operation
of 2-049, Captain Dunn. So let us begin.
Everyone, please do as I do.
You must not stop,
or you may endanger your life.
What the heck is this?
What a weird way to start up a Sealed Artifact.
This is going to keep me safe?
National radio exercise for
middle school students: stretching! 1, 2, 3, 4!
I can almost hear the radio in the background.
Radio
Exercise
Stretching
Don't tell me the risk of using 2-049
is making people cringe themselves to death.
It's alive?
This cute little thing is dangerous?
Crap. I can't move.
I'm not being turned into
a wooden puppet am I?
What was that?
Looks like the little guy's
taken a shine to you.
It's usually the nearest person
who gets affected.
Could be because Klein's been near the notebook.
A single trace of the Antigonus family
is enough to make 2-049 react.
Relax. Although 2-049 certainly
may seem like it's "alive,"
and will escape after luring in its watcher,
resulting in disastrous consequences,
it still isn't considered a massacring demon
Captain?
This is what makes 2-049 dangerous.
It targets a human or two within five meters of it
at random, and makes giant puppets of them.
Once you're under its control,
a strong slap frees you from its spell.
So the stretching exercises
make it easier to spot the effects.
What if it hijacks everyone?
That scenario is not possible.
Bieber's coat.
2-049 is becoming aggressive.
That confirms Ray Bieber is
a descendant of the Antigonus family.
Begin tracking immediately.
In all my 20 years,
this is the first time I've died in public.
All right, you can stop now.
Get in the carriage.
Secret Order
An ancient organization established in the Fourth Epoch,
it has ties to the Solomon Empire and its fallen nobles.
It has the least amount of activity among the secret
organizations, and as such, is not well understood by others.
Each appearance they make is usually related to either
tracking or searching for something.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h— Hidden Organizations, Nighthawk Internal Archives
Pier Warehouse
In the name of the family,
and the revival of the bloodline,
may honor once again be bestowed
upon the name: Antigonus.
Ray Bieber
Tsk. One moment too late.
The notebook's already been absorbed.
Oh? Perhaps there's still
a heaven-sent chance to turn it around.
Here, little meatworm. Your gift has arrived.
Allow me to perform some magic
for you and help you out.
We've arrived.
Bieber's here.
Is this little puppet showing us
loyalty, or trolling us?
Klein.
Danger lurks in the warehouse.
Danger lurks in the warehouse.
It's dangerous.
Very much so.
Level 1 alert.
It's lost control.
Slumber
Charm
Stay back. Take care of yourself first.
"Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!"
"One thing at least is certain—This Life flies."
"One thing is certain and the rest is Lies—"
"The Flower that once has blown forever dies."
This is bad. The Midnight Poem isn't working.
This isn't a Beyonder gone berserk.
It's a dead soul.
Daly! Find its weakness!
Eye of Death.
Looks like it's no regular dead soul.
It's under the notebook's control.
Our options are severely limited.
I've found it.
I need you guys to keep it still
for at least three seconds.
Tie it down.
Net of Dreams.
"Thus it blooms on while night is by;"
"When day looks out with open eye,"
"Bashed at the gaze it cannot shun,"
"It faints and withers and is gone."
It's been caught.
The notebook.
Watch over him.
Sandman.
Aiur!
"B-Bashed at the gaze it cannot shun"
You put a lot of effort into your cries.
But compared to the fog's intense murmuring
you're weak.
Night Slumber.
Nether Hand.
Daly!
Daly.
Goddess's Gaze
Healing Potion
Hornacis Flegrea
An illusion?
Secure the notebook. Do not go near 2-049.
"When once the sun sinks in the west,"
"And dewdrops pearl the evening's breast"
The circus clown?
Another illusion.
He's a Beyonder of Sequence 7 or above.
Keep him away from 2-049. Secure it.
Right.
He's able to dodge everything? He's that good?
Can he sense attacks in advance?
If he's reading attacks by their tells
That worked?
Okay, I'll leave it up to the RNG gods.
"Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!"
"One thing at least is certain—This Life flies"
Damage Transfer?
Klein!
Paper Figurine Substitutes.
Uh-oh.
Calm down. I must save myself.
An external force. If only some
external force could wake me.
The fog.
Blessings from the Immortal Lord
of Heaven and Earth.
Blessings from the Sky Lord
of Heaven and Earth.
Blessings from the Exalted Thearch
Blessings from
the Celestial Worthy
That worked, thankfully.
Couldn't 2-049 only control two people at most?
Is it the notebook's influence?
That must be why the clown kept feinting
the whole time. His real goal
was for all of us to be controlled?
The longer I stay here,
the more dangerous it'll get for them.
But if I risk it and go back, what if
I know. Divination.
Returning to the real world is very safe.
Safe
I can move again.
Do you wish to be woken?
Do you wish to save your colleagues?
I actually took a liking to you
the first time I saw you.
Let's make a deal.
I'll remove the puppet's control,
and you can give me
the notebook.
A real illusion?
Which Sequence's ability is this?
Naturally, to show my sincerity,
I'm willing to offer these new tokens
to sweeten the deal.
As a former Seer
I shall grant you one answer.
Such as the corresponding
Sequence 8 for Seer
Is this real? Or is this fake?
Why would a former Seer make a mistake
in judging my current status?
Did the fog interfere
with the divination results?
Worry not.
The puppet has made everyone else
lose consciousness. Our little secret
will be known only to you and I.
All right. Make your decision.
Trust me. You're all running out of time.
Listen up.
The corresponding Sequence 8 of Seer is
What?
The puppet's control
hasn't gone away?
So how is he not
affected by the Damage Transfer?
So it was the Secret Order.
Hornacis
Hornacis
Hornacis
Hornacis again?
I did want to save you initially,
but then I discovered you still had it in you
to force the Clown into 2-049's area of control.
Don't dwell on it.
In this world, there are bound to be unique
individuals who can do things no one else can.
Individuals like you, and like
me.
What a narcissist.
I realize you're curious about the notebook,
but we must first let the Holy Cathedral
verify it before you can view it.
You said that already earlier, Captain.
Did I?
The incident has been dealt with.
Your performance was exceptional.
You averted disaster when a Beyonder lost control,
and foiled the Secret Order's scheme.
I'll report your feats to the Holy Cathedral.
You'll be a regular employee in no time.
Captain, there's one thing I couldn't figure out.
Absorbing the notebook's power was a very
dangerous move. Why didn't he leave Tingen first?
Those affected by ancient occult powers
often make rash decisions.
Don't dwell on it.
Killing him meant saving even more people.
Don't let it eat at you.
Captain, there's actually one more thing
I already know what the
corresponding Sequence 8 of Seer is.
Clown.
Once Daly's wounds have healed,
I'll escort her back to Backlund.
Right.
Klein, was it?
Your performance today was stunning.
You're only Sequence 9,
yet you took out a Secret Order member
with Sequence 7 capabilities.
How did you achieve such a feat?
I couldn't avoid questions, after all.
I couldn't believe it, either.
It must've been the Lady's blessings.
The clown had everything calculated,
but missed that I wasn't under 2-049's control.
Maybe because I was holding the notebook?
So that's why waking you was his offer.
You grasped the opportunity
and turned the tables on him.
And then, you took his life in one shot?
Several, actually.
I've always been ashamed of my marksmanship.
It was thanks to the Lady's blessings.
I must admit, you are the most
outstanding Seer I've ever met.
You have a bright future ahead of you, lad.
Thank you. You're too kind.
Klein?
What is it? You look bewildered.
I guess I'm a little tired.
You've worked hard today.
Go rest for the afternoon.
Was that the potion digesting just now?
Something must've acted
as a catalyst to speed it up.
So the next potion is the Clown potion?
I can consider advancing
to the next Sequence.
There's also that murmuring about Hornacis
Maybe those who study history
are more knowledgeable.
Time to head to the university
and pay Klein's teacher a visit.
Khoy
University
Hornacis?
Yes, Professor Azik.
Khoy University
History Professor
Azik Eggers
Prior to the incident, we looked into an ancient
notebook belonging to the Antigonus family.
It mentioned the Nation of the Evernight
in the Hornacis mountain range.
The Antigonus family?
The Nation of the Evernight?
Rings a bell. Feels like I've heard
those names somewhere.
Or maybe I know words
that share the same roots.
Mr. Azik, if you do recall anything or obtain any
other information, could you please write to me?
Sure. That won't be a problem.
I won't take up any more of your time.
I still have work affairs I must tend to.
Thank you again for your gift.
No, I should be thanking you
for the years of instruction.
Klein.
So you're currently working for
a security firm that looks for antiques?
Yes, that's right.
As you know, I do enjoy exploring history.
Exploring history is a fine thing to enjoy.
However, you could easily wander into some
forbidden areas hidden in the darkness.
Once you step into one,
misfortune isn't far away.
So basically
Take great caution.
I'll take that advice to heart, Mr. Azik.
The Antigonus
and the Nation of the Evernight, huh?