On their way together to the nearby City Park to find the Queen Anne's Revenge moored in its lake, Angel learned what had happened the previous night to Klein and Georgina, who had appeared in the same place as him.
"So... shortly after you appeared, someone came specifically to welcome you too..."
After learning that a receptionist dressed similarly to Cliff had greeted them, Angel chuckled, keenly noticing the difference in their treatment: besides Cliff, the short but shapely Valentina had come to find Angel, while Klein had only received one receptionist.
Of course, both sides had received the same ostentatious honor guard.
"After that, the Duchess and I were taken to a reasonably well-appointed hotel, where we stayed the night and studied this city's laws until morning..."
Like ordinary people without Beyonder abilities, Angel, Klein, and the marionette following him strolled down streets that were hardly bustling, but possessed a relaxed atmosphere absent from Backlund, sharing their experiences from the previous night.
"Did you find any 'loopholes' we could exploit?"
Although she held little hope, Angel still pressed him.
"Not yet. Thanks to the Beyonders who accidentally entered this city before us, the provisions concerning Beyonder powers are extremely detailed. They cover almost every pathway and every way of gaming the system. Even if I... have a marionette control the Spirit Body Threads of residents here, creating a marionette's marionettes, I still can't escape legal punishment."
Chunas, walking on the outside of their group, suddenly spoke, leaving Angel momentarily unable to tell whether he was Klein, who had just "swapped" positions and disguised himself again, or Qonas Kilgor, restored to his own appearance.
"Did you return your marionette to his original appearance because you were planning to exploit a 'loophole' in the city law?"
Her gaze swept over the