"So, you have already dealt the 'Minor Arcana' card to two of your subordinates? No wonder you were so positive about this proposal on Tarot Club four days ago..."
Picking up the black tea brewed by "Winner" Enyouni, Klein took a sip gracefully and said with a chuckle.
Sitting opposite him was Angel, who was wearing a light-colored long dress, with her black hair fixed behind her back by multiple hairpins, exposing the delicate skin on her neck and chest. This time she did not come directly to Klein's bedroom through Mirror World, but as "Christine Teresa" officially paid a visit, and the personal maid he brought was waiting outside the door. There were only two Marionette in Reception Room pretending to be servants, so the conversation between the two even touched on the secret topic of Tarot Club.
Hearing Klein's teasing, Angel also laughed. She lowered her right leg that was resting on her left leg. The white skin under her skirt instantly attracted Klein and the two s. Looking at Marionette, he took out two playing cards from his handbag and placed them on the table. They were "Empress of Pentacles" sitting on the throne, holding a star coin, and "Queen of Wands" holding a scepter and a sunflower.
Of course, the code names of "Empress" and Angel on Tarot Club are different in meaning. They are more feminine in meaning, but they both point to women with positive meanings.
"One is from Shermane, she represents me at Backlund East Borough's power, next I will let her escape from the mission of Viscount Stratford as soon as possible, develop her own Beyonder power, master East Borough, and even the nearby Docklands, Ohashi South District and The situation of Saint George Borough; the other one is that of Helene. She currently owns the number 'Red Haired Woman' and has finished digesting the 'Conspirator's' Potion. I will look for opportunities to promote her to 'Reaper' and build her own fleet to compete with other Pirate Admiral."
Angel's fingers clicked on the two cards in turn, drawing Klein's attention away from himself and back to the topic, introducing his Minor Arcanas.
Once this vision is completed, "Empress" Angel will continue to maintain a transcendent status among Tarot Club. Both personal strength and the power of his subordinates will far exceed other members. Even if "Hermit" Cattleya is "Admiral of Stars", he still has an entire pirate fleet, but his personal strength is not as good as that of Angel who will become "Unaging" Demoness, let alone the other members who are alone.
In fact, even "Fool" had to avoid its edge... Klein muttered secretly and revealed his plan:
"I'm going to apply for a public Minor Arcana for my Marionette, as their identity in Tarot Club, so that I can use this identity to let the Marionette out in certain collaborations where it's inconvenient for me to come forward myself. I can even pretend to be Marionette and sneak into it. Well, this is also one of the Acting Rules I recently came up with as 'Trick Sorcerer'. People can't tell whether I am a real person or Marionette."
As he said that, the face of "Dwayne Dantès" sitting in front of Angel became blurry for an instant, his body shape changed slightly, and his skin color darkened a lot, turning into the personal guard "Hell Admiral" Raphael who should be standing by. Even his clothes were changed from a dark brown formal suit to a loose top and sturdy canvas pants worn by an attendant with the help of illusion.
At the same time, Raphael, who was originally standing beside the two of them as a personal bodyguard, turned into a tall and tall Dwayne Dantès. He took off the top hat that appeared on his head and pressed it on his chest, bowed to Angel, and said in his own voice:
"Now, can you tell which one is the real me?"
Okay, okay, let's play like this, right?
Angel's face darkened, and his eyes kept moving between Raphael in front of him and Dantès standing aside, but he couldn't tell the difference between them.
Of course, if it is in battle, Angel can immediately spread diseases and impose curses. Whether it is "Trick Sorcerer" himself or his Marionettes, they will all be killed the same, and they can also expose their flaws in Affliction. However, in life, it is extremely difficult to tell the difference between Marionette and the main body without injury.
After all, at the "Faceless" stage, this Pathway and Beyonder were already proficient in playing different identities.
And I have a hunch that no matter which answer is true, he will laugh at him. After all, "Marionette" and the real body can be switched instantly... Angel muttered, his eyes flashing, observing the expressions, demeanor and subtle movements of the master and the servant, the master and the servant, and the one and the other from the angles of various mirrors in the room.
Suddenly, she laughed.
"I think this is your true identity."
She stretched out her slender arms and pointed behind the seated "Hell Admiral" Raphael... There stood "Winner" Enyouni, holding a tray, ready to refill the tea for the two of them.
This is not a mystical or logical inference, but an analysis by Angel based on the character of Klein.
Klein, who was holding tea and suppressing a smile, said "Eh" in his heart, and quietly changed positions with "Raphael" on the sofa. At the same time, he adjusted his body shape and appearance to make sure there were no flaws, and then he said:
"My guess is wrong, I haven't actually moved my position."
At this time, even if the true identity is guessed, one cannot admit it!
In this kind of puzzle, "Trick Sorcerer", which can exchange positions and appearances with Marionette at any time, is invincible from the beginning.
But at this moment, the picture behind Spirituality suddenly formed in his mind. Next to Enyouni, a figure was outlined. It was Angel who was wearing a long skirt, with "Rose Necklace" swaying on her chest, highlighting the beautiful lines of her collarbone and neck.
Has she been hiding next to me just now? Then who is sitting on the sofa... Well, her Spirit Body Threads suddenly disappeared. Is it Mirror Substitution?
Countless thoughts flashed through Klein's mind instantly, but when he saw Angel's hands about to hug Enyouni and his head close to the expressionless "Winner"'s chest, he still sighed helplessly and exchanged positions with his own Marionette.
Immediately, he was hugged tightly by soft hands, and Angel's moist, warm breath and proud laughter could be heard in his ears:
"Did I guess wrong?"
"... You guessed it right, I accidentally remembered it wrong."
Klein admitted honestly, put down the tray and hugged it back.
But Angel, which felt soft to the touch in his arms, and whose body temperature and fragrance made his heart beat faster, suddenly turned cold, and then turned into pieces of transparent fragments in his sight, passing through his arms, across the floor, and disappearing into the void.
Klein looked at "Mirror Substitution" on the sofa in surprise. Spirit Body Threads, who had just disappeared, returned to this body. Among the chaotic lines, the corners of the "stand-in's" mouth turned up, revealing a bright smile.
"How do you feel about 'Trick Sorcerer' who was deceived by the same trick?"
The Charm power of "Demoness" radiated from her smiling face made Klein immediately put aside her complaints.
This time in the contest between "Trick Sorcerer" and "Demoness of Despair", he was convinced that he lost.
"But when you replaced yourself with a substitute just now, the invisible 'Angel' beside me did not emit Spirit Body Threads. How did you do that?"
Klein, who sat back on the sofa and resumed Dwayne Dantès's appearance, frowned and quickly found the key to his "failure".
"Of course it's because both are Mirror Substitution. This is not your Marionette. It's just a fragment of a mirror. How can 'Spirit Body Threads' exist?" Angel summoned Enyouni, asked him to add hot tea to himself, and casually explained, "The real me is hiding in Mirror World. Your special vision cannot penetrate the mirror and enter another world. Of course you can't find me."
This... when Mirror Substitution hugged me just now, I didn't realize it was fake at all... the body temperature, body odor and touch were all the same as those of a real person. I stopped sensing Spirit Body Threads in order to observe her expression... her application of Mirror Substitution was close to "" Marionette" level, and it is definitely not the knowledge and ability that comes with Potion, it is completely "invented" by her in the process of digesting Potion... Klein's mind was a little sluggish, and she once again understood the terrifying fighting talent of Angel.
"Unfortunately, the appearance and actions of these avatars can be fake, but they are of little use in combat... I guess that only when you are promoted to Sequence 3 can you give your avatars real fighting power, and even make them become 'real people' as good as their real bodies."
Angel murmured, putting the black tea that had been cooled to a warm state into his mouth, and sighed with satisfaction.
"Speaking of being promoted to 'Unaging'... Is your search for 'Fountain of Youth''s sea Travel going smoothly?"
Klein picked up a piece of crispy waffle to prevent the snacks that came with afternoon tea from being destroyed by Angel alone, and then asked.
"'Red Haired Woman' docked at Midway Island to replenish water and food, and set sail again this morning. In the next week, it will sail on the west side of the Berserk Sea, which has no official route, and then enter Fog Sea, looking for the island covered by Storm and thick fog."
Angel also grabbed a piece of cat tongue cake and answered vaguely while chewing it.
She spent most of her time these days on the "Red Haired Woman" to prevent this sailing ship, which had the highest combat power of only Sequence 6, from encountering some dangers that could not be dealt with. She occasionally returned to Backlund just to appear in front of her housekeeper and servants, otherwise rumors of "Miss Theresa missing" would spread throughout the social circle.
At the same time, Klein is also performing his role as "Trick Sorcerer". In addition to this failed confrontation, he will also come to various parts of the country through "Teleportation" in the dead of night, creating some weird phenomena, such as three people with exactly the same appearance and clothing entering the bar together and appearing in front of drunkards, or landing on a pirate ship to create real "ghost stories."
Of course, these Spectator are either rare or not weird enough. They are not even as good as the "deception" that failed in front of a Demigod just now, which can digest Potion in the body. It is far less than the time when he turned into Paper Figurine Gehrman and frightened the crew on the "Black Emperor" and talked in front of Nast.
I'm afraid that when Angel is promoted to "Unaging", I still don't have much clue about the role of "Trick Sorcerer", let alone the Potion formula of Sequence 3's "Scholar of Yore"... Klein thought with some frustration, feeling that the muffins in his hands were not sweet anymore.
After appeasing Klein, Angel passed the Magic Mirror on Helene in the evening and found the "Red Haired Woman" that continued to sail westward, and its figure appeared in the captain's cabin.
Well, what about people?
Angel looked around and found that Helene was not beside him. He immediately did a quick "scan" of the entire ship through the mirror, and then discovered that Helene and William, and even Tia, who was restricted from certain movements, were not in the cabin. Instead, they were gathered at the front of the deck with all the other Sailor, arguing about something around a rolled-up fishing net.
She quickly came to the deck covered by the setting sun. When Sailor naturally separated and made way for the passage, she came to Helene and asked smoothly:
"What's going on?"
There was no need for the captain to answer. Angel's eyes had already stayed on the fishing net and he knew the focus of the discussion among the crew.
That was Beyonder Creature that she had seen near "God War Ruins", which promoted Klein to "Marionettist".
It was a mermaid whose body was covered with scales that shone brightly in the sun. Its lower body was fish-tail-shaped, but gradually bifurcated from the tail end, as if it was about to turn into two independent legs!