Klein guessed that this reaction had been given out of consideration for Leonard. Otherwise, Alice would certainly have pounced on him, crying and shouting, only for him to look up and discover that she had not shed a single tear.
Of course, she might have cried if she had decided to act a little more professionally this time.
As Klein thought this, he expressionlessly shifted his gaze away and gave Leonard a brief command:
"Continue."
Leonard subconsciously glanced at Alice. Noticing his gaze, Alice bared her teeth and glared at him, but she truly did not say a word.
Leonard understood. He gave Mr. Fool another bow before asking:
"Klein, did he... come here too?"
Mr. Fool answered in a tone without much fluctuation:
"By a different method."
A different method? What was different about it...? Could it be that he had not been brought in by Alice?
Leonard was stunned for a moment. When he learned of Alice's special nature, he had assumed that Klein had also been introduced to Mr. Fool by her, but now it seemed...?
Leonard frowned and looked around, counting twenty-two high-backed chairs. Recalling the Tarot Card Alice had made him draw, he asked thoughtfully:
"Do all these seats have their own owners?"
Mr. Fool chuckled.
"Not all of them.
"Besides you, other living beings have been drawn here for various reasons.
"They asked me to convene regular gatherings for the exchange of information, the buying and selling of materials, the trading of formulas, and mutual assistance. This would help them advance quickly and become High-Sequence Beyonders."
Leonard listened in great surprise. To him, such an organization seemed overly loose, but upon careful thought, he realized that was not the case. After all, the place where they held meetings was before a God. This meant