Giant King’s Court's seemingly eternal orange-red dusk light has been replaced by Blazing Sun's midday light.
Two figures stood in the sun. The shadow of one of them formed a faint haze under his feet, while the feet of the other were empty.
"Is he summoning your Historical Projection?"
Klein, who had lost his own shadow, crossed his arms and asked Angel in front of him in a positive tone.
The latter frowned slightly, sensing that his "history" at a certain time in the past was being summoned, and subconsciously rejected it, then nodded and said:
"He's trying."
Klein The left half of the face has normal facial features and skin, but the right half of the head is made of transparent worms, shaking slightly and saying as if sighing:
"This is the trickiest part. My shadow that was split apart by the power of Giant King’s Court has all my abilities and memories, so he will feel that he is 'Klein' and that I am the betrayer who took away part of his Spirit Body and power.
"He will try to summon your Historical Projection, try to find City of Silver's exploration team, strengthen his own strength, and then fight with me, regain his lost strength after killing me, and split Spirit Body.
"And if he really succeeds, maybe all the power will be under the control of 'Dark Angel' Sastiel, and everything will be irreversible."
Seeing Klein, half of her body not humanoid, but pretending to be calm and analyzing the situation, Angel felt distressed for a while. She pursed her lips and thought of a way:
"Can you ask Mr. Fool for help? He should have a way to solve this pollution and let your shadow return to the original body."
That magical Gray Fog can remove most of the Hypnosis and hints of "Angel of Imagination" Adam, so the pollution of Dark Angel should not be a problem.
But Klein shook his head and said with some regret:
"I tried to ask Mr. Fool for help, but He didn't respond. Maybe it's because the war with the gods outside has reached a critical moment, and He also has his own things to do."
When I reported North Continent's war situation to him before, he didn't respond... Angel was thoughtful, narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Klein and continued:
"So, is there a possibility that the one who tried to summon me just now is the real Klein, and the one in front of me is the shadow that thinks he is the original body?"
The last time she met "True and False Klein", the other party borrowed "Mental Terror Candle" to try to cure the negative personality. As a result, she was trapped in a dream and allowed Nightmare, who was full of negative energy, to control her body. Fortunately, Nightmare's performance was too clumsy and he was instantly recognized by Angel. A Slumber Charm sent it back to sleep, letting the real Klein Purification take it.
But this time it is indeed more difficult as "Klein" said. Both parties have complete "Scholar of Yore" power and all memories. They both think that they are the real Klein. Since they have the same personality, it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false through dialogue...
Angel While thinking, Klein nodded with a smile and replied:
"It is indeed possible, and there is no way for me to prove that I am the 'original body', because whatever I can do, he can do, and vice versa.
"And you know all my secrets, and there's no agreement between the two of you to prove your identity..."
As he spoke, Klein raised his right hand, which was made up of transparent worms, and pinched the collar of the windbreaker with three fingers that kept Distortion.
Indeed, he even knew the agreement of this gesture and could not distinguish it at all... Angel's eyes stayed on those worms that looked like "Worm of Spirit" for a moment, and suddenly said:
"There's a secret I don't know yet.
"The relationship between you and Mr. 'Fool' does not seem to be the relationship between God and the Beloved, the organizer and participant of Tarot Club."
The skin on the Klein half was normal, and the face on the worm half Distortion was frozen.
The exploration team starting from City of Silver came to Afternoon Town with ease. After a short rest, they were led by "Silver Knight" Colin Iliad, "Black Knight" Luvia Tiffany and " The attack team composed of Unshadowed" Derrick Berg and the escort team of ten people carrying Beyonder Weapon and Sealed Artifact set off again, following the previously explored mountain road and entering "Giant King’s Court" with countless gorgeous palaces and towers.
But at this time, the building complex was shrouded in bright sunlight. The light that brought warmth and peace of mind made every resident of City of Silver, which had been trapped in darkness for more than two thousand years, stand stunned on the spot, and their hearts were extremely shocked.
If it weren't for the still dark sky above their heads, with lightning flashing from time to time, they would almost have thought that they had left the land abandoned by God and stood under the sunshine of the "outside world".
Colin's eyes also stayed on the magnificent buildings under the sun for a long time. After a while, he asked Derrick next to him in a low voice:
"Aren't they here yet?"
According to the agreement, Mr. "Fool"'s two dependents should be waiting here in advance.
Mr. Fool asked me to pray to Him before setting off, but neither He nor Mr. "World" nor "Empress" Miss responded... Derrick's thoughts were spinning in his mind, and just as he was about to respond, he noticed a figure walking out from behind a collapsed tower in front of him.
Wearing a windbreaker and a top hat, he is Mr. World... He breathed a sigh of relief and took a few steps forward. Just as he was about to say hello, he suddenly discovered that the right side of the face of the person in front of him was the same as the "Gehrman Sparrow" in his memory, but there were protruding worms crawling on the left side of his face, which was extremely ferocious.
Other members of the exploration team also discovered the anomaly. Those who had never seen Klein all made alert postures. A huge shadow appeared behind Lovia, the "Black Knight" whose expression was hidden in her visor. Only Chief Colin looked calm and asked in a deep voice:
"What's going on?"
On the basis of telling the team members that he knew the person, he also expressed his doubts.
Klein raised his left hand and pressed the silk top hat, covering half of his face with the eyeballs made of worms. However, he inadvertently exposed the wrists made of more worms Distortion in the gap between the sleeves and gloves. He smiled and said:
"I entered 'Giant King’s Court' before you, intending to eliminate some hidden dangers, but something happened when I opened the door of Giant King's residence, causing dusk to turn into noon. This also had a negative impact on me, as you can see."
This is almost a sign of losing control, but it is only limited to half of the body... Derrick is no longer as young and ignorant as when he first joined Tarot Club. Derrick is thinking, and worries are rising in his heart. Half of them are worried about the state of Mr. "World", and half are worried that Giant King’s Court will encounter setbacks before the trip even begins.
The "Chief" Colin beside him nodded, but Lovia narrowed his light gray eyes behind the black visor, glanced around and behind Klein, and asked:
"Where's the other helper?"
"I'm here."
The voice that was already somewhat familiar to Lovia sounded from the side, and Angel's figure wearing a dark dress appeared out of thin air, with long pale golden hair shining in the sun.
"Everyone except you three, leave," she continued in a cold tone.
City of Silver's "chief" Colin nodded and asked the team that was originally just an escort to return along the original route. He, Lovia, and Derrick stayed where they were. The three of them looked curiously at "Angelica" who appeared at some unknown time.
The latter was different from his somewhat cold but not repulsive aura when they met in City of Silver. His purple eyes were cold and his expression almost made the surrounding environment freeze.
"Let's go." Seeing that the people entering Giant King’s Court had gathered together, she ordered, as if issuing an order to her opponent.
"Mr. 'Fool' does have something special about me, but regarding this, your 'Mirror Person' once reminded you, let me tell you after I am promoted to Sequence 2."
My Mirror Person said so? Wait, this means that she already knew the secret, but I was kept in the dark... Angel quickly unearthed the memory and guessed that his Mirror Person and Klein met during the battle when he pulled Zarathus's projection into Mirror World, but he couldn't understand why the other party wanted to hide this.
However, since the "Klein" in front of her knows this, it means that he should be the main body... No, I almost fell into a misunderstanding. The memories of the main body and the shadow are completely consistent, and there is no information difference between the two... Her expression changed slightly, and she was already there Mirror Substitution was left in place, and he got into Mirror World and prayed to Mirror Person inside City of Calamity, but he never waited for a response.
In desperation, Angel could only answer the prayer by himself, using the prayer light spot to observe Klein of Physical World, trying to see if there was any abnormality in the other party from a high-level perspective.
In her sight, the left side of the "Klein" body was completely normal, with no "Worm of Time" lurking inside, and no abnormal power shrouding it. However, the right side of the body composed of worms was shrouded in a black shadow, like a condensed shadow.
Half normal body, half shadow... This is in line with the state he said. I wonder if the other Klein is the same... It is difficult to judge. Can we only ask Spectator to guess?
Angel murmured, returned to reality, and met Klein's eyes. The corners of the latter's mouth were slightly raised, making the worm Distortion bulge on his face more active:
"Do you see what's wrong?
"I actually have a little doubt whether I was taken away from the shadow body, or whether I was separated from the shadow of the body."
Angel was silent for a moment, shook his head and said:
"Not yet, but I will always monitor your actions."
"This is the right choice," Klein nodded slightly in agreement, "But we should be able to see my shadow soon. The direction he fled at that time was the location of Afternoon Town. Maybe it won't be long before he returns to Giant King’s Court with the exploration team of City of Silver."
"By then, as long as you deal with him immediately, my split shadow and power will return to my body and become complete. By then, I should be able to tell whether 'I' is me or not."
Or on the contrary, let the shadow completely occupy everything in Klein... Angel silently added in his heart, following him in front of him, slowly walking into the sun-shrouded Giant King’s Court.