Lord of the Mysteries: The Benevolent Witch
Chapter 1006

The Never-Ending Theater

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After Klein advanced to demigod, his marionettes possessed all the Beyonder abilities of his original body. Naturally, they could use the powers of a Faceless to assume any appearance, but their overall "amount of flesh" could not change too much. Thus, when Klein transformed his rabbit marionette into a human, he could only make it a hollow "balloon," maintaining a respectable exterior while leaving the inside completely empty.

When Rabbit Gehrman entered Saint Wind Cathedral in this state, he naturally caught the attention of the pastor at the entrance. Watching the man in a trench coat and top hat walk with a slight wobble, the pastor concealed his puzzlement and approached to ask:

"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"

"I wish to pray alone and ease the doubts in my heart."

Klein's marionette raised a hand to his chest as he spoke, nearly tracing the Crimson Moon before this Storm Believer. Fortunately, Klein had plenty of experience playing believers of other gods. At the last instant, he changed the gesture to a tap against his chest, then took a large-denomination ten-pound note from his trench coat's inner pocket and slipped it into the offering box the pastor held.

Of course, this banknote came from a projection in the History Void. It was part of the many gold pounds "Dwayne Dantès" had once donated to Saint Samuel Cathedral and could only last fifteen minutes. Its "original" had either already been spent on the Church of the Evernight Goddess's daily expenses or was locked in the vault behind Chanis Gate.

After sending the enthusiastic pastor away, Klein's rabbit marionette went to a corner of the Prayer Hall and sat on a pew. Following a brief hesitation, he lowered his head and prayed:

"King who rules the skies, Emperor who

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