Cunning and shameless... He should be talking about the "Celestial Worthy" who locked Him in this magic lamp, which is also "Lord of Mysteries", right?
Angel's ears were still ringing with Genie's magnificent laughter that was constantly rippling in Gray Fog, but the golden figure in front of him stopped moving just like Petrification.
She was keenly aware that Outer Deity, who had the personality of "Great Old One" but only had a glimmer of consciousness left, seemed to have a hint of "fear".
The target of his fear is Klein, which is the "curtain" wrapped in Gray Fog that has been preserved for thousands of years before being spat out. It contains the "Fool" card and holds the Klein with the "Mystic Seer" characteristics of "Half Fool" and "Antigonus".
Because the latter is in the state of Spirit Body at this time and contains Card of Blasphemy, he is wearing colorful clothes and a gorgeous crown. His temperament is both scary and funny, which is a contradictory state. It is almost the same as the previous owner of "Sefirah Castle". "Fool" in this state, even Angel dare not disobey Gray Fog.
Genie regarded Klein as "Celestial Worthy"... Angel felt at ease, silent, his mind empty, his eyes unfocused, sitting on a high-backed chair as if he had been transformed into Marionette.
This is similar to her usual state of participating in Tarot Club, which does not require too much acting skills, and Genie's entire mind was on the figure at the top of the long table, and she did not even notice the corners of the mouth of the "City of Calamity" favorite that she was still laughing at just now.
Another person who had the same speculation was Klein. Although it was the first time for him to see the legendary "Son of Chaos" earth molecule, he had already learned from Angel that this being had been tricked by "Celestial Worthy" to the point where his buttocks and brain were separated. The body was outside the barrier, but the brain was stored in Sealed Artifact "0-05". He hated and feared the fallen Pillar-level Great Old One, so he immediately used the clown's ability to stabilize his body and opened his mouth to respond contemptuously:
"Heh."
His condescending and natural attitude seemed to be mocking Genie's words about himself just now.
This chuckle that also echoed in the Gray Fog Palace caused Genie's frozen figure to sway momentarily. After a while, the golden figure relaxed and said:
"Long time no see. You are weaker than I thought. You can't even contain the characteristics of Sequence 1 again. No wonder I haven't heard of your Honorific Name circulating in the outside world for thousands of years."
Thousands of years... That goes back to First Epoch. This Genie has never come out since he was imprisoned in Magic Wishing Lamp... Klein chuckled secretly and continued to say in that arrogant tone:
"How do you know this is not an illusion? After all, I am cunning and shameless, and I enjoy deceiving Fooling others."
"Because there is no point in deceiving me, and if you have recovered, there is no need for the bearer of this lamp to sacrifice me here."
Genie, whose outline was blurry, answered immediately.
Because He has been deceived into the seal and has nothing, so there is no point in deceiving Him? And after "Celestial Worthy" regains its strength, it can directly incorporate Magic Wishing Lamp into Historical Void, without the "sacrifice" of Bernadette? It sounds like Genie can always grasp the situation around Sealed Artifact, and may even be willing to be sacrificed to spy on the status of "Celestial Worthy"... Klein's thoughts were spinning, and just as he was about to say something, the golden Genie spoke again:
"It seems that you are currently troubled by how to accommodate the characteristics of 'Mystic Seer'. We can make a deal. You lift the seal and let me go. I have a way for you to complete the ritual and reaccommodate the two characteristics of Sequence 1."
Help me complete the ritual? Use "Magic Wishing Lamp" to immediately create my Marionette Town and let it be born in the corresponding area of Spirit World? Klein felt excited when he heard it.
It wasn't that he couldn't complete the ritual, but he felt that it would take too long and the variables would be huge. Adam, who had become a god, and his brother King of Angel, Amon, might appear at any time during the process, causing him to fall short.
The method of making a wish to skip the ceremony or two "Miracle Invoker" making wishes to each other is a perpetual motion delusion, and the Spirituality required is greater than the total number of Sequence 2. But it is possible for Genie with the personality of Great Old One and "Magic Wishing Lamp" to do this.
Of course, after a brief thought, Klein was not bewitched by him. On the one hand, he was unable to release the other party and could not conclude a deal. On the other hand, Nighthawks's short career told him that such a deal would most likely trap him.
But this does not prevent him from continuing to use the identity of "Celestial Worthy" to make some excuses.
"This condition is not enough."
He answered in a deep voice, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly, as if he was a little moved and wanted to bargain.
But the golden figure in front of him suddenly shook, and a thunderous laughter came from deep in his body:
"Haha, hahaha, you are not Him!"
Huh? Angel, who was pretending to be stupid, and Klein, who was racking his brains to play "Celestial Worthy", were both stunned.
Could it be that "Lord of Mysteries" is God who never bargains? My tone is too kind, and Genie is not used to it? Should I use "Staff of the Stars" to beat him while forcing him to agree to unilateral help? Questions kept popping up in Klein's mind. While he was defensively mobilizing the power of "Sefirah Castle" to prevent Genie from resisting, he was preparing to struggle through words, but heard Genie continue to say in a majestic voice:
"If you were Him, there would be no need for any digestion process or ritual. Even if you wake up in an ordinary person, you can immediately accommodate the two 'Mystic Seer' characteristics in your hand, and then aggregate the remaining ones into your body to become God again."
So the ritual of "Mystic Seer" cannot be a condition of the transaction at all... He was defrauding me just now... No, if He is the owner of "Nation of Disorder", he should have the authority to Distortion's intention. When I bargained just now, He had already tried Distortion my idea, but failed because I was not the real owner of Sefirah Castle? Klein suddenly realized it, but he also knew that it was because of his previous "performance" mistakes that made Genie suspicious and then made a test.
He then thought about the profound meaning contained in Genie's words, and thought about the "curtain" he was wearing being thrown out of Gray Fog on the same day as himself. He realized that if the curtain from Seer Sequence 9 to Sequence 1 Characteristic fell on him at the moment of time travel, then "Celestial Worthy" would probably return on the spot.
I don't know which God saved my life... There are not many people who can doubt it. It is probably... His thoughts diverged and converged. He simply stopped pretending to be "Celestial Worthy", but smiled and said in a softer voice:
"I may not be Him, but I can take His place."
Following his words, Gray Fog shrouded in the magnificent palace quickly gathered and settled beside him, seemingly surrendering to "Fool" sitting on the high-backed chair.
In this way, Klein reminds Genie that he has mastered "Sefirah Castle". If he further becomes God, he has the ability to reach a deal and release this unlucky guy.
Of course, whether to do this depends on the terms of the transaction He proposes.
"Ha," this time it was Genie's turn to let out a contemptuous laugh, "It's too early to talk about becoming Great Old One with Sequence 2, but the wonderful fate may give you a small chance... No matter you Whoever you become, my proposal to the 'City of Calamity' favored person is also valid for you. As long as you can lift the seal and let me out, I will fulfill your three wishes and return to the starry sky, and the remaining 'Miracle Invoker' characteristics will also belong to you."
As he spoke, He turned his head and looked directly at Angel, as if to say, "I have long seen that you are not Marionette."
Angel smiled kindly and tried to use the charm of Demoness to impress Genie, but obviously hit a wall with Great Old One. The latter just looked away calmly and continued:
"You brought me here specifically. It seems you didn't just want to play the 'Celestial Worthy' role-playing game."
Klein, who was still wearing a curtain to accommodate the "Fool" brand, nodded and said:
"We'd love to get some advice from you."
"You want me to advance the reward in advance?" Genie said immediately, "This condition is not enough."
He used the words Klein just said when he pretended to be "Celestial Worthy".
This made Angel, who was already a little annoyed after his disguise was seen through, take a deep breath and his expression became serious.
"How about adding this condition: I will bring you into 'City of Calamity' to keep you company with Brass Book, who was once equally unruly but is now quiet."
Angel, who already knew from Bernadette that "Magic Wishing Lamp" would Distortion others' intentions, tried to express his threats in concise words.
The blurry golden figure shook a few times, looked sideways at her again, and said after a moment:
"Three pieces of advice.
"Rule number one, whatever you want to do, do it as soon as possible. The broken barrier is the Apocalypse of this world, but Apocalypse does not have to wait until the barrier is broken."
Does He mean that the erosion of Outer Deity will bring Apocalypse to this world before the barrier is truly broken? Angel glanced at Klein and saw that the other party was thoughtful, so he was about to ask Genie to explain this sentence.
But the majestic and serious voice continued:
"I am not responsible for interpreting these suggestions... The second one is that I already have a certain consciousness in that part of the starry sky, the part called 'Uncertain Mist'. He will try to unite other Great Old One and drive the believers in the barrier to find a way to restore my freedom. Once successful, you will have no chance to make a deal."
Isn't "Uncertain Mist" successfully breaking through the barrier and lifting the seal what Genie wants to see... He wants to leave on his own instead of passively waiting for "Uncertain Mist"'s rescue? This will determine which of them will be the leader? Several more questions popped up in Angel's mind, but knowing that Genie wouldn't explain it, he just asked:
"Any more?"
"The last one," Genie glanced at Angel again, which seemed to indicate that this prompt was related to her, "The red color of 'Red Priest' is War of Red, the priest is the sacrificer of the origin of its power. If you can take advantage of this, you may have a chance to break through the seal of 'Celestial Worthy' and obtain the complete power of Sefirah in advance!"
Having said that, without any hesitation, He shrank into a bunch of sticky light and got back into "Magic Wishing Lamp". The wick suddenly went out, leaving only Angel and Klein looking at each other.