When Angel walked out of "Silver Crown Restaurant", the last ray of sunlight had fallen into the western horizon, and the crimson moonlight replaced the dim yellow of the sky.
Melissa and Benson have already told Klein to leave early. It seems that they are scheduled to go to Saint Selena Cathedral for mass early on the weekend and need to prepare in advance.
Before leaving, Melissa also made a face at Klein, making him look unnatural.
Mr. Azik originally seemed to want to say something to Klein, but when he saw the Moretti brother and sister leaving quickly, he lowered his head and thought for a moment. He remembered that he had to rush back to Khoy University to pick up an important book, so he actually stopped a hired carriage and left.
Only Angel and Klein were left looking at each other.
"Shall we... go back directly now?"
After staring at him for a while, Klein said hesitantly.
"Well, let's just walk back. It's not far anyway."
Angel looked at the roadside. Just now, Mr. Azik had called away the last hired carriage nearby, and their residence was at the other end of Daffodil Street, not far away.
Along the street, Kerosene Lamp glowed dimly, and the two of them walked side by side.
"Thank you for coming today."
Amidst the rhythmic sound of leather shoes hitting the ground, Klein suddenly turned his head and said.
"Huh? Didn't I promise you before? And because I had something to do on Monday afternoon, you postponed the housewarming party. The last time, it was because I was going to Enmat Harbor..."
Angel counts down the number of times he has missed a dinner party.
"Monday afternoon... that's because..."
Klein was at a loss. He turned his eyes away and hesitated, his voice getting smaller and smaller.
"By the way, when I returned to the box just now, I heard you and Mr. Azik discussing something."
As if to cover up his inner activities, Klein abruptly changed the topic.
"Yes, he said..."
Angel paused for a moment, thinking of Azik's serious face when he mentioned "the incongruity of fate", and finally decided to tell Klein about the conversation between the two in the box.
"Did he tell you the same thing?"
Klein asked in surprise, even stopped and turned to Angel.
Seeing the other party nodding to confirm again, he continued in a recalling tone:
"Two weeks ago, I went to Khoy University to find my tutor. Professor Quentin borrowed a much-needed book and met Mr. Azik. At that time, he noticed a feeling of 'disharmony of fate' in me, but he did not explain it in detail."
"It wasn't until this Monday that I made a special trip to ask him and got a more detailed answer."
Klein showed a wry smile.
"It's not so much an answer, but... he bluntly said that he is a Beyonder, and he also saw through my identity."
Why am I not surprised at all?
Recalling Silver Crown Restaurant's calm demeanor when the bronze-skinned university lecturer Azik Eggers directly pointed out that he was a Beyonder, Angel suddenly felt a sense of fear and strong curiosity.
"Did he say he was Pathway or Sequence?"
"No, he said he had forgotten."
"Forgot? But looking at that gentleman's conversation and style, he doesn't look like someone who has even forgotten his identity?"
Klein shook his head and started walking slowly again, Angel followed behind him.
"He still remembers his name and basic knowledge, but most of his memories before adulthood have been lost. According to him, it's like he forgot the past after taking a nap and became a brand new person."
This is very similar to the memory I had forgotten for a whole day under the influence of the unidentified High Sequence Beyonder...
The more Angel listened, the more he felt that Mr. Azik had some similarities with his own experience, and he was even thinking about the possibility of bringing him to "Tarot Club" and using the power of Mr. Fool to restore his memory.
"Could it be that other Beyonder Tampering had their memories hidden? As far as I know, 'Spectator' Pathway has this ability."
She asked the question she had asked on Tarot Club.
"'Spectator' Pathway? Then I'm afraid it would take a very high Sequence to have an impact on him."
Klein seemed to have thought of something funny, the corners of his mouth twitched, raised several times, and then were forced down by his shaking facial muscles.
"I tried to confirm it through divination. Mr. Azik is probably High Sequence Beyonder of a certain Pathway. I'm afraid there are not many people in the entire kingdom who can remember Tampering's memory."
"He once asked me to look for clues in the information on Nighthawks. He himself has vaguely recalled some of his memories, but unfortunately he was unable to piece them together into complete clues."
"He can obviously see the incompatibility of our destiny, but he can't solve his own problem..."
Angel also sighed with a regretful tone.
"By the way, have you found any clues about the incompatibility of fate mentioned by Mr. Azik?"
Thinking of the key question of today's conversation with Azik, she quickly asked Klein without thinking about the fate of others.
"The only clue currently is a building with a dark red chimney. I guess it should be the hiding place of the person behind the scenes that affects our destiny. But Tingen City is too big and there are too many red chimneys, so I can only hire Detective to search. Maybe this will delay too much time and let that person, or those people, notice in advance and move in advance."
Angel didn't have high hopes at first, but she didn't expect that Klein had already started investigating, which gave her a new understanding of the mobility of this "Seer".
"I will also pay attention, and maybe find a few more Detective societies to speed up the progress."
She decided to find a private company Detective early tomorrow morning to issue a commission. Maybe the Detective company that helped Mrs. Green locate the lost ring would be a good one. It seemed to be called... Jules Detective Agency?
While thinking, the two of them had returned to the door of 6 Daffodil Street at the other end of Daffodil Street near Iron Cross Street.
It seemed that he was shocked to realize that the two of them were talking too much about Azik and "destiny". Klein looked disappointed, but he still took off his hat in a gentlemanly manner, saluted, and said goodbye to Angel.
"See you tomorrow, Angel."
"Wait a minute."
Angel called to Klein who had turned around and was about to go home.
"This is for you. Thank you for the amulet you gave me last time."
She took out a gold chain from her pocket. A slender tip protruded from the base at the end of the gold chain, holding a crystal clear amethyst. The crystal was precisely cut into an octahedron with a short top and a long bottom, about the size of a thumb. It reflected a psychedelic light under the gas light on the roadside.
"When you were injured last time, I saw that the citrine pendant was also damaged. Let's use this new one to continue divination for us in the future."
Klein's brown eyes widened in surprise.
"Thank you..."
After a long silence, he thanked in a low voice, took the amethyst pendant, untied the cuff of his left hand in front of Angel, took off the cracked citrine pendant, and wrapped the gold chain in its original position.
"Well, it's a good fit."
Seeing the golden chain replacing the original silver chain, Angel smiled.
"Then see you tomorrow, Seer."
Saying goodbye to Klein who was still standing there, she walked up to the front steps, took out her keys, and prepared Door Opening.
"Soon I won't be 'Seer' anymore..."
Klein's slightly excited voice came from behind her.
"... I am going to submit a special application next month. My contribution has almost reached the level where I can apply for Sequence 8 Potion. Moreover, I have completely digested the 'Seer'Potion."
"Digestion? Have you also mastered 'Acting Method'?"
Angel looked back at Klein, who was holding his head high, and his eyes under his top hat seemed to be burning with flames.
"Yes, I will... I will catch up with you as soon as possible."
After saying this, Klein solemnly adjusted the wrinkles on his dress before turning and leaving.