He... actually saw it?
Angel's heart tightened, and he felt his body stiffen in Klein's arms.
Of course, this situation has been rehearsed in her mind countless times. Some were caught accidentally talking in sleep, some were revealed on her own initiative as a joke, and some were exposed due to some accidents. Whether it was confessing or making excuses to deal with it, there were already corresponding methods.
But when things came to a close, Angel realized that it was such a difficult choice to tell all this.
By the way, I forgot that he has mastered the power of "Gate" Pathway through Sefirah Castle, and can enter Mirror World... Should you just pass it by and say it is Cole Granger?, they are all blond anyway... But he must have become suspicious. Even if he is deceived this time, he will still have a grudge, and the rift may not be healed in the future... His thoughts raced in his mind, and Angel found that his tense body was gradually relaxing.
That's it... She made a decision, slowly pushed away Klein's warm and reassuring chest, raised her head slightly and stared into his eyes, her expression changing from nervousness to relaxation, and then relief.
"I..."
"Is that what you looked like before you 'travelled'?"
"Huh?"
Angel was stunned, his eyes were full of shock, and he swallowed everything he wanted to say next.
She never expected that Klein could guess the identity of "Mirror Person" so accurately.
Under the other person's gaze, her face turned from red to white, and then from white to red again. After a long time, she murmured:
"How did you know?
"In the mirror... no, my body told you?"
Angel's voice was soft and low, worried that Klein would have some strange opinions about him because of this incident, but he was still smiling in front of him, but the corners of his mouth were getting higher and higher, unable to hide his pride:
"Just like when you discovered that you are 'Mirror Person', you also found out through clues.
"Of course, the most important reason is that when I entered Rosell's Mausoleum, my Paper Figurine Substitute observation ability is limited, but don't forget, my body is observing everything that happens in reality on 'Sefirah Castle', so I naturally noticed that you were talking about gender. The hesitation and panic when the question was asked, although the changes in expressions were slight, could not hide the identity of 'Faceless', and that level of nervousness was definitely not caused by Roselle's identity as 'Cole Granger', but a deeper reason...
"With that opportunity, I began to recall your lack of gender awareness when I first met you. At first I thought it was because 'Cole' became 'Angel', but after we met as time travelers, I gave up this suspicion... But in retrospect, isn't there another possibility?
"Because I come from the Internet age, I have thought more deeply about this kind of thing. Your experience and age before 'travelling', plus your expectations and hesitation about jumping to Hunter Pathway, made me gradually guess this fact."
It turns out that this is the case... The secret that I thought I had concealed well has long been exposed to his sight... Angel pursed his lips, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Just now, she had confidently believed that Klein "won't despise her because of this little thing." The confidence in her chest evaporated as quickly as dew under the scorching sun.
This made her unable to utter a single word of what she had "rehearsed" in her mind after being exposed. Instead, she said a little self-defeatingly:
"Yes, I was a man in my previous life, and I was older than you.
"After becoming Angel Granger, I, Oldest One, didn't even regard myself as a woman... and you, I treated you as a rookie who just joined Nighthawks and didn't even know how to fight. I helped you and took care of you just because of my previous personality.
"But I don't know when, I don't know why, maybe it's because of the influence of hormones, maybe it's because I have no hope of returning to my hometown, but I have some strange feelings towards you who seems to be very lonely even though you have a brother and sister...
"It wasn't until I separated from Tingen and came to Backlund that I truly realized what that short-lived feeling that occupied all my time in 'this life' was..."
After saying this in one breath, Angel's head was buried deep in his chest, and he did not dare to look at Klein's reaction.
Although the two of them once joked about letting Angel become "Conqueror" and Klein turned into a woman with Faceless's ability, she never took it seriously.
Suddenly, a pair of hands wrapped around Angel's head and held her in his arms.
"Idiot, didn't I say that? It doesn't matter what or who you are.
"What I love is you who have always been with me, not a certain identity.
"Could it be that your attitude toward 'Klein' has changed because I was called Zhou Mingrui in my previous life and was an ordinary person with no power?
"Remember, I love you."
Yes, his attitude has never changed, it's just me... Angel's head rested on Klein's arms, thinking dreamily.
She suddenly noticed that the other party had changed from Sherlock to Klein, who was 1.8 meters tall, half a head taller than her now.
When I first met him, I was taller than him... I used nonsensical thoughts to soothe my excited emotions, and murmured in a nasal voice:
"Yeah, I love you too."
As she spoke, she raised her head and kissed Klein's lips.
The four lips touched and separated quickly. Angel reluctantly left Klein's arms and said:
"Okay, the dream world can't hold on any longer. Please leave first and I'll go solve the last problem."
"Well," Klein nodded heavily, "I'll wait for you outside."
He did not express any more emotions, and he was no longer worried about the details that Angel had shown before, which seemed to separate him again. He just gathered Spirituality with confidence and took the initiative to leave the dream.
He knew that Angel this time was different from the one she was after Bayam met Adam, and she had let go of all her worries.
Seeing Klein whose expression suddenly became dull and then disappeared as if his body melted into a shadow, Angel breathed a long sigh of relief and directly entered Mirror World, arriving next to his "Mirror Person".
The outline of the latter has become blurred, as if blending into the surrounding environment, but the rough facial lines and obvious male features can still be seen.
This is the most important reason why Feminine Aspect of "Original Creator" failed in this battle involving consciousness and body.
Next to "Mirror Person" Gray, there is another Angel Gray.
She had long flowing pale golden hair, sparkling purple eyes, and the same appearance and figure as Angel. However, there were some slight differences in their temperaments. Angel was more restrained, while Gray looked sharper.
Seeing his other self, Angel smiled and took the initiative to ask:
"Should I call you 'Mirror Person' or 'body'?"
"It's all the same," Gray also spoke, his voice exactly the same as Angel's, but colder, "We both have the identity of Angel Gray, but I have become the 'body' in this body, and you are 'Mirror Person', that's all."
It seems that my guess is correct. No wonder there is a problem that is on the verge of losing control every time I get promoted. It is because "Mirror Person" has a lower success rate of promotion after taking Potion, and she has a lower success rate for Sefirah "City of Calamity" Her application is stronger than mine, and her memory is more comprehensive than mine. On the contrary, I will leave mirror fragments behind after my death... When I use the stand-in, the damage will not be transmitted to her, because she is the original body... Angel The questions in my mind have long been confirmed, but it was not until this time that the other party personally admitted it.
As for where the "difference" between the two comes from, she believes that Adam and Goddess must be involved, and it is worth discussing, but there are more important things to do now.
Looking at the statue of "Original Creator" that was almost identical to his own, Angel said:
"I originally thought that the male Mirror Person would only slow down the recovery process of 'Oldest One', but I didn't expect that he would give up directly."
"Because He can afford to lose." Gray also looked at the statue and said slowly, "Compared to fighting in consciousness and fighting in dreams, He believes that it is easier to merge with us directly in the form of Mental Imprint Wake up, after all, we have to become God and accommodate Sefirah. We may still face this problem. Maybe when we wake up, we still know ourselves, but we find ourselves in the mirror with an unfamiliar smile."
Angel nodded and continued:
"Even now, someone has to stay in the deep consciousness and devote a lot of energy to restrict 'Original Creator'. 'Primordial Demoness' Cheek is like this, but it is likely that he has not reconciled with his own Mirror Person and can only complete everything by himself. This led to him almost disappearing after 'Pale Calamity'."
"Fortunately, we have two." Gray took over and added.
"Well," Angel made a low echo from the depths of his throat, "This should have been done by 'Mirror Person'."
She had this realization as early as when she fell into a deep sleep and decided to fight against the brand of "Original Creator", even if she knew that she was "Mirror Person".
But...
"However, the meeting with Klein just now made me change my mind."
Angel raised her head and raised the corners of her mouth slightly. The weak and reserved temperament she had always had since seeing the "original body" changed, and her eyes showed endless confidence, as if there was some kind of power supporting her.
"I want to accompany Klein, only me, not you. Even if you are the real body, I am 'Mirror Person'.
"Come on, in this dream, compete fairly for the dominance of the body. Whoever wins is the 'body', and whoever loses is 'Mirror Person'."
Staring closely at the pair of eyes that were exactly the same as his own, Angel said in a deep voice.
Facing an opponent who was as powerful as herself and had more experience and knowledge than her own, she had no assurance of victory.
But she has a reason to win.
Facing Angel, who was as sharp as a hedgehog, Gray did not make a confrontational gesture, but smiled happily.
She shook her head and said:
"It seems that my worries are completely unnecessary.
"If you don't have any sense of fighting for dominance, then you might as well let me out. After all, we have to be promoted to True God, and we have to accommodate Sefirah and become Great Old One. All of this requires strength, and even more, our own beliefs."
Why does it sound like she has given up... Angel was startled, and her tense spirit relaxed.
Seeing her expression soften, Gray continued:
"Who dominates the identity of Angel? What matters is not the outcome between us, but... Klein's choice, who he thinks is the real Angel.
"And there is no doubt that He will choose you.
"Maybe, this is 'Beacon of Destiny'."
Beacon of Destiny... is that "Lord of Mysteries"? Angel was startled and immediately asked:
"Klein What's wrong?"
Gray shook his head and sighed:
"No, he has no problem now. As for whether there will be in the future, it depends on your efforts. I will stay in City of Calamity as before and pay attention to the changes in the 'Original Creator' brand... But this situation cannot last long. The prerequisite for becoming a 'Calamity of Destruction' is to balance that force, and this requires the support of 'Masculine Aspect'.
"Of course, these are things that we need to worry about later. We still have a little time before leaving the dreamland. I will tell you everything I have experienced and the dark future."
With that said, Gray walked slowly towards Angel, and the two of them overlapped each other as if they were merging with each other.
Just after leaving the dreamland, Klein returned directly to "Sefirah Castle", entered the majestic palace, and sat on the high-backed chair belonging to "Fool".
His expression was calm and his eyes were indifferent, but he was holding the amethyst pendant in one hand and tapping the table gently with the other. He was obviously not as calm as he looked.
Suddenly, in front of Klein, among the crimson stars representing Tarot Club members and "Fool" believers, the one belonging to "Chariot" began to dim, as if out of the control of "Sefirah Castle", but it did not completely disappear like when Angel died.
Angel Gray? What happened to her? This symbolizes her death, or what happened to her and Angel in the dream... Klein spread Spirituality away with some hesitation, and when he was about to touch the star, he suddenly discovered that the other one next to him had also changed.
The crimson light representing "Empress" shone brighter and brighter, surpassing all the stars nearby.
Huh... Klein took a long breath, feeling that the stone in his heart fell to the ground, Spirituality turned to wrap "Empress", just like he had done countless times before, to pull the opponent's Spirit Body up to Gray Fog.
But what's different from before is that this time "Sefirah Castle" actually showed some resistance!
The Gray Fog that enveloped the palace also began to stir, like activated "guards", surrounding the long bronze table and twenty-two high-backed chairs, as if they were wary of something.
Similar situations have occurred before, but they were all related to True God, Outer Deity, or other Sefirah... This means that the personality of Angel is already similar to them... Klein realized something, he immediately suppressed the uneasiness of Sefirah as Source Castle Master, and let Angel's figure outline on the "Empress" special seat beside him.