Huh?
Angel opened his mouth, his expression slightly dull. Before he could say anything, a crimson light flashed in front of his eyes.
Then, she sat on the high-backed chair belonging to "Empress". The chairs usually occupied by "Hanged Man", "Sun" and other Tarot Club members were all empty. Only the high-backed chair exclusive to Mr. "Fool" at the top of the long bronze table had a figure hidden by Gray Fog.
It's "Fool", not "the world".
"I am 'Fool'" This sentence still echoed in her ears.
Before this, Angel had speculated that "Fool" was the resurgent "Blessing of the Primordial Yellow Celestial Worthy", the natural enemy that "Genie" hated and feared; or, like Klein, it was released from the strange "Light Cocoon" A certain Great Old One remnant inherited the god's body, but had not yet had time to master all the power; it is also possible that a certain Seer Angel who inherited "Sefirah Castle" carefully acted as its former owner, trying to attack the god's throne.
And the "world" Klein, either because of its identity as a time traveler or because it walked into "Seer" Pathway, had a certain intersection with this existence, received his help, and became some kind of "tool" for him.
Because of this, on the one hand, Angel did not dare to discuss the matter with Klein under the possible surveillance of "Fool". On the other hand, he was always worried that he would be persecuted by this God and eventually become some kind of resurrected back-up and backup Divine Descent Vessel.
Like "Dark Angel" Sastiel, like "Mother of the Sky", or Mr. Azik...
When Klein said "I am Fool" just now, she almost thought that the other party had been really punished by the top Pathway because of his promotion to Angel. If the person loses control of himself, he will take out "Salinger’s Blood Banner" and "Sword of Glory", kill Klein according to the original plan, and let him resurrect in a miracle and get rid of all negative states.
The worst case scenario would be to pull him into the War Fog outside the "City of Calamity" projection, temporarily hide in a place that even Outer Deity can't reach, and then seek help from Evernight Goddess... Before her idea could be formed, she was pulled into Gray Fog, just like every time Tarot Club was held.
And surrounded by this shroud, Gray Fog who is almost the same as War Fog, Angel has escaped into Mirror World, contacted his own Mirror Person, or directly The power of Sefirah and "City of Calamity" cannot be called directly, because what she appears here is only her own Spirit Body, and for the above-mentioned things, the power of Spirit Body alone is not enough.
Of course, Angel believes that this is not caused by the power gap between Sefirah, or that "Sefirah Castle" sealed "City of Calamity" to the Western Continent. If she had sent Klein into Mirror World and City of Calamity's projection in the depths in advance, the latter should not be able to come to Gray Fog and pull her Spirit Body in one thought. At this point, even if they can do it, their bodies are still in that Mirror City. Angel, as the dependent of City of Calamity, naturally does not need to worry. Klein may be contaminated in an instant, and his body and head may be separated.
This is entirely the difference between who can use the power of "Sefirah" first, and in this regard, "Fool" who controls Klein's body has an absolute advantage.
Therefore, now that she is unable to resist, there is only one question left:
What is the identity of this "Fool" in front of me?
Seeing Gray Fog being temporarily pulled up to the long bronze table, Angel did not act too aggressively, but just looked at him quietly, and Klein breathed a sigh of relief.
What he fears most is that Angel, with its amazing mobility, will directly attack him without saying a word. By that time, he has just been promoted to "Miracle Invoker" and has not yet fully stabilized his condition. He will only die. And he is not very sure whether the last "miracle" will take effect.
Therefore, after making up his mind to show off his cards and reveal his "relationship" with Fool, Klein immediately returned to Gray Fog and simultaneously pulled Angel's Spirit Body here to give himself an advantage in combat so that he could have a better conversation.
After being promoted to Sequence 2 and fully mastering the power of "Sefirah Castle", he no longer needs to walk four steps backward and recite the "Blessing of the Primordial Yellow Celestial Worthy" mantra to enter this space. He only needs to flash his mind.
Converging his thoughts, Klein let the Gray Fog that enveloped him quickly dissipate, revealing his figure behind him. It was not the image that was deliberately hazy before, making it difficult for people to guess his true identity, but Klein Moretti with black hair and brown eyes, who had quietly grown taller.
"I am 'Fool'," he repeated again, his tone steady, as if stating an unquestionable fact, "Klein is 'Fool', always has been."
"So, there was never Klein Moretti, only 'Fool'?"
Angel, who was sitting first on the left hand side of Klein, less than two meters away and could almost reach out and touch each other, asked in reply, his tone was even calmer than his, but it carried a chill that sent chills all over his body.
This feeling that was almost Spirituality's intuitive warning made Klein react quickly. The other party was not Gray Fog without the power to fight back.
As a Angel of Demoness Pathway, she can also "commit suicide" immediately, causing Spirit Body to be annihilated and her body collapses, and then to a certain Mirror World Giant King’s Court, who was resurrected as a substitute, immediately returned to Forsaken Land of the Gods, and Klein, who only had his body standing in the same place and Spirit Body had not yet returned, was killed.
And with "City of Calamity" able to quickly travel back and forth between Mirror World and reality, Spirit Body of Klein may not be able to catch up with him even if he returns immediately.
It seems that we can only use Gray Fog to hold her down first, so that she can't even commit suicide, and then... wait, Klein, what are you thinking? The purpose of self-exploding his identity was to let Angel know everything, rather than to confront her... Quickly suppressing the thoughts that were bursting out in his mind, Klein spoke before Angel's gaze became more dangerous:
"There was never a 'Fool'. There was only the Klein Moretti who was resurrected in this body after time travel. The Klein you know."
"But as far as I know, 'Fool', or 'Blessing of the Primordial Yellow Celestial Worthy' has existed a long time ago. He has mastered the Sefirah of 'Sefirah Castle' and sealed the other Sefirah into the Western Continent... You also heard the prayer from the other end beside the Gray Fog wall, right?"
Angel still had a tense face and retorted carefully.
"But that's not me," Klein immediately denied. "Of course, now I think that my 'time travel' may be related to Him... Are you willing to listen to my experience? After that, I will make a judgment."
Angel was silent for a moment and nodded slowly.
It would be nice if she was willing to communicate. If I had known earlier, I would not have directly said that I was Fool. I would have given her some buffering time first. But after the incident with the fallen shadow and the "Dark Angel" evil spirit, her suspicion of me has reached its peak. If it continues, there may be other problems... Klein muttered a few words in his heart. After sorting out his thoughts, he began to describe all his experiences since his "time travel".
After waking up, I found that there were bullet marks on my head... I recalled Luck Enhancement Ritual before "traveling"... I reenacted the ritual, entered the space shrouded by Gray Fog, and met three strangers, calling themselves "Fool" to form Tarot Club... Use Emperor Roselle's Diary to reveal secret knowledge in exchange for more diaries, achieving a virtuous cycle...
Listening to Klein's narration, Angel searched out the memories of "Fool" and Tarot Club in his mind, matched them one by one, and tried to find the contradiction between them.
"You only confirmed that I was 'Empress' after I returned to Tingen from Enmat Harbor?"
she asked suddenly.
Klein nodded:
"At that time, apart from being able to mobilize Gray Fog to make my figure more difficult to see, I didn't have many privileges. You, 'Justice' and 'Hanged Man' were also only vague in my eyes. The outline and part of the color characteristics... Therefore, I can only confirm that you are located at Tingen and are an 'assassin'. It was not until it was confirmed through the invitation that you would attend Tarot Club on Monday afternoon that I had any doubts and used divination to understand everything."
There are no loopholes here, and they match my memory. No wonder he invited me to attend the housewarming party of Moretti's family at three o'clock in the afternoon... The biggest loophole is probably Roselle's diary. I dedicated a few pages of the diary I got from Old Neil to "Fool", and Klein must have been exposed to them... Angel frowned and asked a few questions following Klein's narrative, but found no flaws.
It wasn't until Klein's narration ended with Giant King’s Court's "Dark Angel" evil spirit battle, and his taking Potion to be promoted to Sequence 2, and finally deciding not to hide this secret anymore, that Angel slightly softened the serious expression on his face, leaned back in the chair, crossed his arms on his chest, and asked:
"Do you have any more concrete evidence that allows me to confirm that you are Klein, not 'Fool' Divine Descent Vessel, and the means of resurrection?"
She still didn't dare to confirm that the person in front of her was the familiar Klein. After all, not long ago, the "shadow" that inherited the other person's complete memory and personality appeared in front of her and almost deceived her.
"There is no evidence," Klein replied calmly, "So I can only tell you my experience and the key points that I think can eliminate suspicion. It is up to you to judge for yourself."
Without waiting for Angel to answer, he continued:
"First of all, if there is a high-level 'Fool', he can completely use the 'world' as his clone when Tarot Club is formed, and does not need to use me as a 'favored one'... In fact, after I obtained 'All-Black Eye', I was able to create a 'Mr. World' similar to Marionette in Grey Mist."
Angel nodded slightly and agreed with this statement.
"Secondly, if 'Fool' needs a means of resurrection, or a container that can bring him down, the best choice would be to create a Marionette or clone hiding in the dark, such as Goddess's 'Mother of the Sky' will only appear when the gods descend, and your 'Mirror Person' will usually only stay at Mirror World, instead of taking risks everywhere like me, and even lost his life several times."
Klein sat back on the high-backed chair and continued to explain.
That said... That's right. My "Mirror Substitution" is either hidden deep inside Mirror World, or simply placed in City of Calamity... Angel thought about it and nodded again.
After receiving her feedback, Klein relaxed a little and gave the last reason:
"Finally, your 'Mirror Person' has already discovered my secret. It was she who suggested that I tell you this after I was promoted to Sequence 2."
Huh? My Mirror Person actually knew that Klein was "Fool"?
Angel's expression was a little dull, and then he thought of Mirror Person's strange behavior when he doubted the identity of "Fool" several times, and he became more and more convinced of Klein's words.
Seeing her relaxed attitude, Klein continued:
"In Giant King’s Court, when you were dealing with my 'shadow', your Mirror Person responded to my Summon Historical Void Image actions, and suggested that I choose... to trust you when confronting the 'shadow'."
Believe me... Yes, at that time he almost gave up resistance and waited for death. On the contrary, the "shadow" did not persist to the end and tried to escape... Angel's expression changed, and the serious examination slowly turned into a faint smile.
"Now, do you believe me?"
Klein added the last sentence at the right time.
"I..." Angel pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, "I believe you."
Just like you believe in me... She added silently in her heart.
Immediately, Angel's facial features wrinkled again and asked in a voice that was an octave higher:
"So when I carefully recommended you to 'Fool' to become a member of Tarot Club, were you secretly laughing?
"When Travel is at sea, I often attend Tarot Club separately from you. I think this is respecting your privacy. Are you very proud of it?
"Use 'the world' to act with yourself and pretend to be incomprehensible, huh?"
The more he spoke, the angrier he became. Angel jumped up from the high-backed chair and jumped directly towards Klein from above the long bronze table.
The latter could only smile awkwardly and did not dare to resist at all.
Clang——
The chair belonging to Mr. "Fool" fell back, revealing the pile of debris in Gray Fog.