1073 Three Possibilities (1/2)

As he returned to the world above the gray fog, Klein felt the coldness in his body rapidly dissipate. There were no more Worms of Spirit trying to give birth to new consciousnesses.

A moment later, the mottled long bronze table appeared in front of him. He saw that Miss Justice and Leonard's Spirit Bodies were gradually becoming clearer amidst the thin gray fog, although they still maintained a certain blurriness to them.

After the gray fog swirled around them and sank into the ”ground,” Klein asked, ”How are you feeling now?”

He used Gehrman Sparrow's usual tone, but he immediately recalled how his inner grumblings, inner thoughts, habitual analysis, and him dissing Leonard had been exposed. He was no longer able to maintain his image in front of Miss Justice.

It's all Leonard's fault! Sigh, as per the doctor's advice, not only did I not wear a thick mask this time, but I even removed the thin kind... This thought flashed in his mind unconsciously as he cut off his thoughts and warily glanced around.

He still hadn't gotten rid of the fear of having his thoughts ”spoken” out loud.

Luckily, this was no longer the place that he had named ”the Hall of Truth.” There were no more ”magical” powers that he couldn't defend again via normal means.

It was obvious that Audrey and Leonard also had a similar trauma due to their post-traumatic stress. One of them suddenly pursed her lips, while the other sat up straight, as though they had instinctively thought of something.

After a few seconds of silence, they then remembered that The World had asked about their situation, so they quickly turned their attention back on the right track.

”I feel like something was being purified... I had the illusion that I would dissociate into a second personality—no, it wasn't a second personality—it seemed like a consciousness that didn't belong to me was awakening inside my body. Yes, it's now gone. Praise be to Mr. Fool!” Audrey rather professionally did a psychoanalysis on herself before sincerely expressing her gratitude.

I can openly accept such gratitude... That was a dangerous thought. Thankfully, Miss Justice's and Leonard's thoughts didn't steer towards The Fool while inside the Hall of Truth. Otherwise, I'd definitely not be able to resist the urge to ”reply.” That'd spell the end of me... My sense of shame will cause me to lose control on the spot, breaking down into a clump of Worms of Spirit... Klein's thought flashed as he seriously replied, ”Praise be to Mr. Fool!”

”...Praise be to Mr. Fool.” As a believer of the Evernight Goddess, Leonard hesitantly echoed and quickly changed the topic. ”There's nothing wrong with me too. Just now, I felt something calling me from behind the bronze door. What about you?”

Seeing that Leonard had confirmed his condition, Klein placed the Unshadowed Crucifix and the metal bottle containing his blood onto the long, mottled table in front of him.

”I felt the same way too,” he answered with certainty.

”Me too. It wasn't an illusion. I did an analysis on my own mind,” Audrey said in a very clear and certain tone.

Leonard held his chin and said, ”What could that be?

”It actually needed an ancient god to seal it behind 'His' throne...”

After what had happened before, he felt that he no longer had much of an image in front of Miss Justice, so his posture became more casual.

”We can try analyzing this...” Audrey carefully glanced at The World.

She had a deep impression of this gentleman's ability to gather information, make connections, complete an analysis, and infer the information in a short period of time.

Klein thought for a moment and said without any inclinations, ”There are only three possibilities. One, it's a powerful creature from the Second Epoch of the real world. It's at least close to Sequence 0, and the Dragon of Imagination Ankewelt had sealed it behind 'His' throne and beneath the City of Miracles Liveseyd. However, I don't think that's very likely. This is because that ancient god definitely had 'His* reasons for creating this book and stuffing Liveseyd into it while affecting the book world and the real world. It's unlikely 'He' would place an unpredictable element in here for prolonged periods of time.”

”Yeah, we all know that we have to eliminate possible accidents, what's more, an ancient god.” Audrey nodded slightly and began to discuss seriously with The World Gehrman.

At this moment, Leonard chuckled and said, ”Perhaps an ancient god like the Dragon of Imagination had seen certain scenes of the distant future and believes that the sealed item will help 'Him' achieve 'His' goals?”

”That's why I said that it's not impossible, but it's highly improbable,” Klein replied calmly. ”The second possibility is that the sealed item is key to the Dragon of Imagination Ankewelt's ploy. Once this book and 0-08 meet, the seal will be released and that object will return to the real world and bring about certain changes. I believe that this theory has the highest possibility.”

Amongst them, perhaps it also involves the Dragon of Wisdom's true attitude or intent.

”Then what could it be? Mr. Fool once said that, after Adam obtained 0-08, 'He' is even closer to being divine. The times have changed as a result. Does this mean that Adam has gathered all the ingredients for Visionary and is just short of the ritual... Is there anything wrong with my understanding?” Audrey shared her point of view.