1166 Its Name (1/2)
Lightning once again lit up the desolate moors that were blanketed with grayish-yellow fog. It illuminated the spot where an angel-level battle had just happened, illuminating the calm smile on his face.
Amon looked at him for a few seconds before nudging his monocle and smiling.
”Can't you say something else?
”You seem to have found new hope?”
Klein's smile didn't change as he clenched his fist to his nose and stuck one hand into his pocket.
”I just suddenly understood something. It turns out that it's not too demoralizing to play this game with your true body. On the contrary, this shows that you have no way of stealing my destiny.”
”Oh?” Amon smiled as ”He” spoke in a tone, as though ”He” was looking forward to what Klein would say next.
Klein laughed and said without any hesitation, ”Otherwise, once I entered the Forsaken Land of the Gods, you would've directly stolen my destiny and become the new owner of Sefirah Castle. Even if you want to play a game of escaping and obstructing, you could've waited until the main goal was achieved before doing so. That way, you wouldn't be taking any risks. And having lost my chance to resurrect and my original destiny, I'll put in an even greater effort into escaping due to my instinct to survive.
”Indeed, the God of Mischief might do something that disregards danger, doing so in pursuit of excitement, but you're still the God of Deceit.”
Having said that, Klein looked at the unperturbed expression on Amon's face and paused.
”I know that you really have the ability to steal the destinies of others, but being capable of doing something doesn't mean that you'll do it. This requires a risk assessment, as well as weighing and analyzing the pros and cons.
”I believe that you don't wish to steal my destiny directly. That will make you bear the burden of everything brought about by Sefirah Castle. You have to resist the trauma of the resurrection of its original owner. Even for a King of Angels like you, this is also very dangerous. If you aren't careful, you can perish. Therefore, you want to find a loophole—you want to get Sefirah Castle without suffering the negative effects. And this requires my 'permission.'”
When he said that, Klein thought of the experience of getting hit by computer viruses in his previous life. Those viruses would always pretend to be normal and cheat him into giving him permission.
This was somewhat similar to the current situation.
After hearing Klein's words, Amon looked at him without a word. Instead, ”He” calmly adjusted the crystal monocle.
Klein smiled and continued, ”From the moment you parasitized me, you've been setting up a huge scam. On the one hand, you've given me the option of becoming your Blessed, telling me that your true body can withstand my destiny, causing me to bear a heavy psychological burden.
”In the subsequent journey, you constantly made me see hope before destroying it. From time to time, you'll give me a time limit, making me unknowingly seize an opportunity and catch my breath. Then, you suddenly shortened the trip, disrupting my plans. Finally, you reveal the card that you're the true body, sending me into the abyss of despair, so as to destroy my will and dismantle my mental defenses. I would completely break down and choose to become your Blessed, and 'agree' to that hidden 'transaction.'”
After hearing everything in silence, Amon suddenly laughed and raised ”His” hands to gently clap.
”Perfect deduction.
”However, you seem to have missed a problem.
”What I said was to see my real body at a sufficiently safe place. Then, your destiny will be taken away. Now that we haven't reached our final destination, I naturally won't take the risk.”
Klein's expression sank slightly before he relaxed again.
”I'm looking forward to how different the developments will be there.”
He responded to Amon in ”His” style.
The genuine King of Angels adjusted ”His” monocle and pointed to the side with a smile.
”Soon. We'll arrive in less than half a day.”
”How long is that exactly?” Klein instinctively lacked trust in Amon's vague descriptions.
Amon scratched ”His” chin and chuckled.
”Half an hour.”
Klein turned his head to look in the direction where Amon had pointed. He only saw deep darkness, nothing else..
A bolt of lightning streaked across the desolate moors, but even farther away was a thick grayish-yellow fog.
…
Backlund, Empress Borough, in the Hall family's luxurious villa.
After two days of chaos, Audrey's life finally regained some peace. This made her even more curious about the truth behind the king's assassination.
Considering how Mr. Fool had seemingly hinted that the Tarot Gathering would be canceled today, Audrey decided to pray to this existence in advance and establish a connection with The World Gehrman Sparrow to figure out the corresponding situation.
The moment she glanced at Susie, the golden retriever immediately walked out of the room, closed the door with her leg in passing, and sat outside.
Audrey sat down, took on a prayer pose, and recited in ancient Hermes:
”The Fool that doesn't belong to this era…”
…
Backlund East Borough, inside a two-bedroom rental apartment.
”Do you think there will be a gathering today? There's no formal notice…” Fors took out her pocket watch for women and opened it.
Xio shook her head.
”I don't know.”
Fors couldn't sit still any longer. She left her seat and paced back and forth anxiously as she muttered to herself, ”Mr. World didn't respond, neither did Mr. Fool respond…”