1092 Ridiculous People (2/2)
”However, I still don't like war, even though it will give me a chance.
”I once hated him and couldn't understand him. That's why I didn't call him father for many years. It's because he did too many things against the trend of the times and hurt the innocent. I couldn't accept my heroic father turning into a crazy tyrant...
”And now, through the answers from the entity behind you and my own investigations, I somewhat understand his situation. I understand that he was suffering from despair, pain, and loneliness. I understand him as a drowning person, only struggling on instinct.”
When Klein heard that, he sighed and felt his emotions in turmoil.
In this world, the only people who understood Huang Tao—Roselle Gustav—the most were probably the two people sitting here.
Of course, this feeling didn't stop him from sensing that Queen Mystic Bernadette's condition was a little different today. In the past few times they had met, this king's daughter had never said so much, nor had she opened her heart so directly. At most, she would play the tune of music, subtly expressing her sadness.
After some thought, Klein pretended not to notice, and he asked, ”When did 'He' start changing? Do you think there was any prior warning, or something worth paying attention to?”
Queen Mystic Bernadette's deep blue eyes moved slightly, as though she had sunken into her trove of memories.
After a while, she slowly said, ”Not long ago, he proudly said to me, 'Haven't you always wanted to know what's surrounding our moon and other planets? In the future, our journey might be towards the sea of stars.”1
The sea of stars... What's on the moon and other planets... As Klein pondered over Queen Mystic's words, he suddenly recalled a key phrase and something.
The keyword was:
Cosmos!
That matter was:
Mr. Door had once told Emperor Roselle that once he had the ability, he could take a look at the moon. That would resolve many of his doubts.
The emperor finally went? That hysterical diary page[l] was written after this exploration attempt? He had unknowingly changed his personality, becoming extreme? Klein recalled the corresponding content. Under Queen Mystic Bernadette's gaze, he deliberated and said, ”At your level, you should more or less know that there's corruption coming from the cosmos.”
Bernadette nodded and didn't pursue the matter. It was as though she knew that Gehrman Sparrow wasn't sure either. She knew that only an angel-level demigod could detect and resist the corruption.
After more than ten seconds of silence, the topic was directed towards Klein's reason for being here.
”One of the reasons for this war is because the Loen King, George III, discovered the nine secret mausoleums left behind by the Blood Emperor, doing so with the intention of switching to the Black Emperor pathway and becoming a Sequence 0. As such, he abolished the Grain Act...”
Klein didn't care if Queen Mystic knew anything about these matters. He followed his own pace and roughly told her everything without missing out any key matters. Finally, he said, ”The Black Emperor does have the ability to revive, but once a new Black Emperor appears, the original entity would perish completely.”
The original entity here referred to Emperor Roselle, who might've succeeded before being ”assassinated.”
Sometimes, Klein even suspected that Roselle had intentionally given others a chance which resulted in him perishing on the spot. This way, when he revived from the astral world and regained his Uniqueness and absorbed the three Sequence 1 characteristics, he would no longer absorb the characteristics of Knowledge Emperor, Arcane Scholar, and the characteristics of another pathway. He could make himself pure; thus, free from madness.
This was a way to live through death, but the prerequisite was that Roselle's ritual had succeeded. He had died during or after the ritual, and not before the ritual.
Queen Mystic Bernadette took it all in before slowly saying, ”You want to stop George III?”
”Yes.” Klein nodded frankly.
”Why?” Bernadette pressed in an unperturbed tone.
The corners of Klein's mouth curled up as he smiled.
”Some ridiculous reasons that aren't worth mentioning.”
Bernadette's gaze landed on his face for a moment before she said, ”That's enough. I'm also doing such things for something that has slim chances, one that's almost impossible to happen.
”We can cooperate on stopping George III.”
We're all ”ridiculous” people... Klein sighed and said, ”I'll give you the method to summon my messenger.” ”Alright.” Bernadette reached out her right hand and lightly tapped the table.
The fountain pen that was originally placed diagonally in front of her suddenly jumped up, as if it was held by an invisible elf before writing fluidly on the paper.
”This is the method needed for summoning my messenger,” said Bernadette calmly.
[1] Author's Note: From Chapter 715