Gifts

Angel tossed the glowing Slumber Charm, which was giving off faint pops, straight into the Mirror World. Only then did Klein, undisguised, appear fully before her with his Marionettes, Enzo the Winner and Ludwell the Hell Admiral.

Angel stared at the three who had appeared out of nowhere, Will Auceptin's words still ringing in her ears.

Only now did she understand what he had meant. The source of the "obstruction" was none other than Klein himself, the very person they had been discussing.

"The power of fate is fascinating, isn't it?"

She could almost see Will sucking his finger in his swaddling clothes as he made that remark.

It was only her imagination, of course. The Snake of Fate watched the three newcomers just as he had watched her after she sent the maid away. At last, Klein let out a slightly awkward laugh.

"I didn't expect it to be so crowded in here."

He must have planned to use a charm to put the maid watching the baby to sleep, only to arrive a step too late... Angel smiled as she watched Klein, dressed in Southern Continent attire, exchange a few words with Will. Then he turned to her.

"Are you here to offer your congratulations too?"

"More than that. I brought a year's worth of all-you-can-eat ice cream."

Angel showed off again. Klein's expression turned a little pained; clearly, he had thought of the same idea but had yet to act on it.

With a soft chuckle, she shared the key points of her earlier conversation with Will Auceptin. Naturally, she left out the part about being "obstructed." Will plainly did not want Klein to know about that.

"Fate... That's close to what I suspected. Remember? I wasn't affected by all kinds of misfortune or good luck before,