On Monday morning, Angel came to Klein's house.
Of course, this time he came to visit in a public capacity and in a carriage. After all, the two of them could not always hide in the bedroom secretly in the middle of the night and have almost no contact in formal occasions.
That would make it appear that I was really "Hypnosis" by Hvin Rambis, and unknowingly stayed away from Dwayne Dantès... While she was muttering in her heart that the person was dead, she was disgraced because the news was "hidden" The unknown "Manipulator" was led by the enthusiastic maid to Reception Room on the second floor, which faced south and had a large floor-to-ceiling window, and saw Dwayne Dantès, who was wearing formal clothes and taking care of herself meticulously.
Since he used his own Marionette as his personal Male Servant, dressing and grooming were like doing it himself, but outsiders thought it was a caring Male Servant who was helping... Watching the servant stand on Klein Behind, "Winner" Enyouni and Angel feel more and more that the performance of "Marionettist" is extremely prone to schizophrenia and makes them unable to recognize who they really are.
Fortunately, Klein has passed this stage. He skillfully asked Enyouni to ask other servants to leave Reception Room, while "Hell Admiral" Raphael guarded the door, leaving only the two of them in the room.
"Where is your new Marionette?"
Angel looked around and did not find Qonas Kilgor, who was defeated by Klein yesterday and controlled Spirit Body Threads to become Marionette.
"In the bedroom, I haven't figured out how to integrate him perfectly into my life circle yet. I'm afraid I can only use him as the 'invisible' Marionette... I'll give him a new identity after Arianna's matter is resolved."
Klein explained, looking a little tired.
Of course, this was not about worrying about how to deal with the new Marionette. What made him physically and mentally exhausted was what he did on top of Gray Fog after Angel sacrificed the bronze cross to "Fool" last night.
First of all, through divination, Klein confirmed that Angel's description of this item that could be called "Sealed Artifact" was not wrong. It was indeed formed from "Sun" Pathway's "Unshadowed" Beyonder Characteristic, but the source surprised him extremely.
It was formed from a drop of God's Blood from "Ancient Sun God" that fell in the God War!
At the same time, he also saw the scene of the being also known as "Creator of the City of Silver" appearing in the world for the first time during divination. He looked like an ordinary human being, even similar to the white man Klein had seen before. He also wore a cross similar to that on "Earth". According to chronological speculation, it was most likely the first cross in the world.
In addition, after he walked out of the strange building, he looked around and said the religious words "Let There Be Light" with a smile. Klein could confirm that the other party was also a "traveler" like himself.
There is a big difference these days... There is about 200 years difference between me and Roselle, but the difference between me and "Ancient Sun God" is more than two thousand years, maybe more than four thousand years, and unlike us, He gained considerable power from the beginning. The history of killing various non-human ancient gods and accepting the service of King of Angel was because he gained many benefits by traveling through time in that building... Was he the third person among Light Cocoon, or did he travel through other means? Judging from his appearance when he was still a human, could it be the legendary "Body Transmigration"?
The thoughts in Klein's mind became more and more confusing, and finally stopped at the word "Lord of Mysteries" that he shouted before being betrayed and eaten by Wind Angel, White Angel, and Wisdom Angel.
The most important thing is that when shouting this sentence, the "Ancient Sun God" looked up, seeming to have traveled through Gray Fog and looked at Klein thousands of years later.
Just like when I divined the scene where Angel was affected by Adam, that King of Angel looked at the sky prejudgmently... Should we say that they are indeed father and son? Even this bad behavior has its similarities... Klein muttered and refocused his eyes on Angel in front of him.
Today, the "Unaging" Demoness is wearing a lace dress, exuding the youthful atmosphere of a newly grown girl. She does not wear jewelry, but the calves exposed outside the skirt are enough to attract everyone's attention, and Klein is naturally no exception.
Well... Cola, by the way, Cola, since Ancient Sun God has a high probability of traveling through other ways, then the third "roommate" in Light Cocoon is very likely to earn his first pot of gold by selling knowledge in Backlund. I hope he is also a Chinese and understands my bad Internet jokes, otherwise it will be difficult to get the code for a while...
After finally moving his thoughts away from his fair legs without a trace of fat, Klein swallowed back the words that he almost blurted out.
He planned to wait until Tarot Club in the afternoon, and then use the identity of "Fool" to remind Angel to pay attention to Adam's problem, so as not to mention this King of Angel in reality and be noticed by him.
But maybe He has paid attention to us again a long time ago. Since that "No Darkness Cross" is formed from the blood of Ancient Sun God, it is unlikely to fall into the hands of the Loen Royal Family who only emerged at the end of Fourth Epoch. There is a high probability that it will be obtained by his son Adam. Now it falls into the hands of Angel through Viscount Stratford. In the end, is it His arrangement or some kind of accident... No, everything King of Angel of "Spectator" Pathway does has deep meaning, which means that He is likely to be deeply involved in George III's plan, and even knows about our actions, so he designed Stratford to appear with it and deliver this item to us.
His real target is probably the "Lord of Mysteries" mentioned by Ancient Sun God. Perhaps it refers to my fake "Fool", or perhaps it refers to the original and true master of Grey Fog Space... There is another possibility., He thought that His father and I came from the same world, and wanted to use this as a test, and by the way, warned us not to continue to participate in this matter... If He knew that I was "Fool", why didn't Amon know, and why didn't he come to me directly? Because I'm at Backlund?
Moreover, He paid unexpectedly much attention to Angel, in Bayam, in Balam, and now back here...
Looking at Angel who was looking at him with confusion, Klein couldn't help but sigh.
Suddenly, Angel's expression changed and his eyes turned to the side. Klein realized something in his heart. He looked around and noticed a gradually outline of a figure appearing in Reception Room.
That was "Servant of Concealment" Arianna who left without stopping after getting the information in Chunas's head yesterday evening.
Before the two of them stood up and saluted, Grounded Angel from Church of Evernight said:
"I entered the ruins last night with Archbishop of Three Great Churches, but we didn't find anything special.
"Through Qonas Kilgor's method, we entered the Teleportation gate, came to the interior of the ruins, and saw Grov Augustus inside. He showed a certain amount of panic, but it was not the kind of panic that a huge secret had been revealed. He explained that after the royal family discovered the ruins, because they wanted to monopolize it and were unwilling to share it with the church, they cooperated with 'Demoness Sect' to a certain extent, collecting people to excavate the ruins, and holding ceremonies in order to open the deep tomb."
This is different from what Hvin, Katarina and Chunas said... Angel frowned and asked with some confusion:
"Is there a problem with the ceremony? Is it Sacrifice Ritual that requires a lot of life, or is it related to the promotion of 'Black Emperor'?"
"None of them," Arianna shook his head slightly, replying with an indifferent expression, "Under the guidance of Grove, we went deep into the ruins and inspected the ceremony. There were a large number of living people preparing for the ceremony. This did not involve sacrifices that would harm health or even life, and the interior did not look like a newly built mausoleum... everything was just like what he said, it was just a regular excavation plan."
"Where is Great Smog? Can this be confirmed to be led by the royal family?"
Klein also raised his own questions.
"Prince Grove put everything on the head of 'Demoness Sect', claiming that they colluded with the dead Edessak, wanted to be the top power of the Stealing kingdom, and created after their failure. Great Smog retaliated. After that, Katarina approached them and tried to get back together, but they were rejected. It was precisely because of this that Chunas could see Demoness Sect members in the ruins."
"Psychology Alchemists?"
Angel asked unwillingly.
"Hvin Rambis is Royal Advisor. They knew that the other party was 'Manipulator' and used his power to prevent the excavation of the ruins from being leaked. But other than that, Grove did not admit to having any other contact with 'Psychology Alchemists'."
Arianna replied calmly.
This completely removes oneself... Many of Prince Grove's rhetoric have loopholes, but based on the premise that the church cannot use force against the royal family members, these Archbishop, and even "Servant of Concealment" actually have no other way to take George III...
After all, the royal family also has Angel and "0" level Sealed Artifact, and they occupy absolute public opinion. If Three Great Churches conflicts with them head-on, they may not be able to gain an advantage.
Of course, with the addition of three True Gods, the results would naturally be different. If any True God showed any objection, even the Angel of the royal family could only hand over George III to seek peace, but they happened to have no objection... With the power of the church alone, without tangible evidence, there is no way to do anything to the royal family.
It can be said that George III and the royal family members who support him have understood this, and they prepared the ascension ceremony of "Black Emperor" at this time.
If there is evidence...
Klein suddenly raised his head and asked eagerly:
"Was the whole operation 'covert'?"
Arianna nodded without hesitation and replied:
"Everything is under my power... including now."
"This means that divination and prophecy will not be effective... Is there such a possibility?" Klein took a deep breath, lowered his voice, and said as if he was worried about being overheard, "Someone leaked the secret of your actions internally, causing them to prepare in advance?"
"The three Archbishop didn't know the specific destination until they took action. Even if there was a way to send out the message, the entire ruins couldn't be disguised as harmless in time."
Arianna obviously knew what Klein meant and immediately explained.
"But 'Imagination' can," Klein added hurriedly as if he were attacking, as if he was facing a terrible enemy and his nervousness could not be suppressed. "I think you should be able to rely on this This word reminds me of a certain Pathway, and the existence of the top of that Pathway may be related to 'Psychology Alchemists' and the plan of George III!"
He did not dare to directly say the name "Angel of Imagination" Adam, so he could only explain vaguely.
Fortunately, Arianna, as the church's Angel, must be able to read all the internal books, and even listen to Goddess's teachings and instructions from time to time. After hearing the word "Imagination", his expression changed, and he took the hint from Klein.
Angel on the side also immediately thought of the terrifying King of Angel based on this word, the sudden disappearance of Nameless Island on the sea, and the sigh that contained a certain emotion.
If He takes action, it is indeed possible to create a ruins in a short period of time that even Angel can't see any problems with. What's more, the royal family may have already had a plan. This "Imagination ruins" does not require temporary preparations. Instead, it has been waiting for the day when the matter is revealed to explain everything to the church...
"The question is, if He was involved in this matter, why did He sit back and watch us pursue the clues and finally locate 'Ruins No.1' instead of going directly to the source..." Angel said, pointing to himself and Klein, "... to solve everything on the spot? Since He can appear near Backlund, he has every chance to make us disappear quietly to avoid future troubles."
"Two possibilities, one is that he thinks it is useless to kill us because the 'key existence' may already know the truth; the other is that he thinks there is no need to kill us because... the royal family's planning is coming to an end, and it only needs to be concealed for a while and delayed for a short period of time through 'Imagination'."
When talking about "key existence", Klein and Angel exchanged a look. Both of them knew very well that it represented the Gods who could easily change the situation in the secular world.
No matter which possibility it is, it means that their efforts are almost failed, and George III is fully ready to become "Black Emperor".
"The ruins are currently open to Three Great Churches. I will find a way to verify your guess."
Arianna said softly, and the figure was erased, and the birds singing in the garden outside the window and the noise on the street came to their ears again.
He seems to be a little angry about the failure of last night's operation... I just said to verify the guess, I am afraid he wants to find the person who leaked the news in yesterday's operation, which must be a certain Archbishop from Steam or Church of Storms, but even Arianna did not mention the matter of preventing George III from "becoming a god". Is it because he also touched a certain attitude of Goddess and even other God from his actions during this period, and as a servant of Goddess, he can't do more?
Looking at the position where Arianna disappeared, Angel suddenly felt deep fatigue welling up in his heart.
She Oldest One thought that finding the real mastermind of Great Smog would solve the problem, avenge the hundreds of thousands of people who died in the plague, and settle her own knot, but then she discovered that this matter involved King, and that he was involved The ceremony of being promoted to god is equivalent to facing a King of Angel. In the end, just when her fingers were about to touch the key, she found that the God she relied on, those God who claimed to be righteous gods, had acquiesced in all this happening.
Adam helped him deceive the church with the relics of "Imagination". God acquiesced in him harming the interests of the people and promoted him to "Black Emperor". He even had his informants within the church... Is it really going to depend on Trissy and "Primordial Demoness" behind her in the end? Relying on an evil god to fight against "Black Emperor" who is about to become a god?
This ridiculous idea flashed through his mind, and Angel suddenly wanted to laugh.
"Just give up. I'm afraid it will be extremely dangerous if this continues. It's not about avoiding the tracking of a Demigod holding a '0' level Sealed Artifact, escaping from the siege of a cult, or planning a battle to kill a church defector, but about opposing a person who is about to become a Christian. God's King of Angel, and the struggles of many forces that help Him, the royal family doesn't have much to do with Three Great Churches, but it is still very simple to deal with us and the two Demigod who have no God protection."
Suddenly, Klein beside Angel whispered. He lowered his head, and each word seemed to crawl out of his throat with difficulty, extremely dull and dark.
"What's more, the birth of a new god is bound to be accompanied by changes in the world situation and changes in power. Loen has a 'Black Emperor' who rules his country. It is better than other countries to gain the upper hand... The royal family has recently been preparing for foreign wars. I am afraid it has some considerations. On the one hand, it weakens Conservatives's power, completing the ceremony, is on the one hand to prepare for his ascension to the gods. Once successful, Loen Kingdom's power is likely to sweep across the entire North Continent. This is a bad thing for other countries, but not necessarily for the people of the Loen Kingdom..."
He continued, as if to explain himself, as if to find a suitable reason for giving up his efforts.
But Angel knows that his Klein is not this kind of person.
Now I finally understand how he felt when he saw me ready to give up everything and leave when we were at Bayam... Angel sighed softly, hugged Klein gently, and blocked his subsequent depressing words.
"I should press you against the wall and say a few words like you did that day," she whispered in Klein's ear, and the teasing tone made the other person's breath hitched. "Is this really your plan? Give up all efforts and just sit back and watch the 'Emperor' who is not willing to cooperate with the evil sect, kill his own people, and pile up the corpses into Ascension Ladder, succeed?"
"Or are you going to do something secretly? At your own risk?"
Without waiting for Klein to reply, she continued:
"I clearly remember how I fell into the haze. Although it was Panacea's hand, George III planned it behind the scenes. In that haze, six figures of innocent people died. They were as painful as my breathing. Nose, deadly air, died in front of me and behind me. Even if I replaced the deadly germs, I could not save the elderly and children who were already weak and unable to withstand a little wind and waves... Although I did not know them, I had an obligation to avenge them, and I had an obligation to avenge my own life.
"Furthermore, do you really think that the emergence of such a 'Black Emperor' will be of any help to Loen and the world? Will He push more lives into the abyss to satisfy His greater ambition?"
"Ke Le."
Klein in her arms suddenly said, the voice almost as low as a breath, which made her couldn't help but ask "Hmm".
"He was one of the many living beings who struggled to live in East Borough. He died worthlessly in Great Smog. He was still holding the ham prepared for the New Year in his arms. It was rare to eat ham for once... This kind of There are countless people in East Borough. I am afraid that the superior King does not regard them as his real citizens. He only regards them as a number in the population data. If they die, they will die."
Klein's voice was slightly higher and his body stood upright again. This reminded Angel that "Dwayne Dantès" was much taller than him, so that now she was the one being held in his arms.
"He may think that no one cares about these dead people, that their families are crying and their friends are remembering them, but so what? Thousands of wronged souls of the dead cannot touch him at all, especially when he is about to become 'Black Emperor'. With the power of God and the supreme secular power at the same time, he can ignore these 'noises'."
Klein said in a solemn tone, looking at Angel with his blue eyes like the lake water at night, but there were violent waves inside.
"But I care, we care."
"Yes, we care."
Angel repeated his words, the corners of his mouth gradually raised, and he smiled as if confirming the other party and his own thoughts.
"And we are not the only ones who care. Bernadette has been looking for the real tomb of her father Emperor Roselle to confirm whether he is really dead. George III's behavior is tantamount to destroying her last hope. She will be the most determined obstacle for this 'Black Emperor' on his way to becoming a god. The same goes for Anne..."
She put the thoughts she had been thinking in her heart into words and spoke quickly.
"Trissy joined Demoness Sect and betrayed Demoness Sect. Now he has become a 'desperate' Demoness who only seeks revenge. 'Primordial Demoness' is She has provided a lot of help, which may mean that this evil god in the eyes of the world also opposes the birth of the new 'Black Emperor' for inexplicable reasons. He should not be able to descend from God to fight against the church and God, but he can be our help..."
"In addition, there are Goddess, Evernight Goddess..." Affected by her emotions, Klein also took over the conversation in a tone that was no longer low, "Arianna came to at this time. Backlund should represent the true will of Goddess. We have speculated that Goddess's current state is somewhat abnormal. This may be the reason why he does not directly oppose George III, but if we do this, he should support it."
Thinking of the scene when he exchanged the metal cylinder contaminated by "Starry Sky" for the "Scholar of Yore" formula after solving Hvin Rambis, Angel also nodded and approved the other party's guess.
If even Goddess cannot believe it, then the two believers of Evernight and the loved ones of Goddess will probably fall into deep self-doubt.
"So, with two True God, two Angel, and a few Saint, our strength seems to be quite strong?"
Angel chuckled and said teasingly.
It's a pity that the only ones who can really try our best are the two of us, and maybe Trissy... Another depressing thought came to her mind.
In order to suppress this thought, Angel tightened his arms and pressed Klein firmly against his chest, feeling the other person's body temperature.
Only in this way could she stop the burning blood in her body from boiling after confirming both sides' thoughts.
But the next second, Angel felt a huge force coming from his arms. Klein, who usually had little ability to resist, suddenly became extremely powerful and broke away from her arms. In turn, he held her tightly in his arms, making it impossible for her to break away.
Well, even Iron-Blooded Knight doesn't work?
Angel was stunned, losing the last chance to use his body flexibility to break free, and was pressed onto the soft single sofa with a bang.
By the way, his new Marionette, Qonas Kilgor are "Lawyer" Pathway's Demigod "Fallen Earl", which can "amplify" his various abilities and powers!
"Huh? Uh-huh?"
Her panicked shouts were heard by "Distortion" in Reception Room where there were no outsiders, and did not spread at all.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, with a flash of deep red light, all members of Tarot Club arrived at the palace shrouded by Gray Fog and sat on their own high-backed chairs.
In the opinion of "Fool" Klein, the aura of more than one new member has changed.
This means that another member of Tarot Club has been successfully promoted!
In this troubled year, the improvement in the strength of Tarot Club members is probably the only good news... He sighed with the spirit of the owner, and then nodded slightly in the respectful greetings of all the members.
He is going to reveal some key information today to prepare everyone to deal with drastic changes in the world situation, which naturally includes "Empress" Angel, who is sitting nearest to his left.
Under his hidden sight, Demoness, who was finally defeated by him again today, tilted his head, looking a little confused.
(Two chapters in one, no more tonight, these words don't count...)
Two chapters in one, nothing to worry about at night