After the banquet, Klein did not leave immediately. Instead, he controlled his marionette and began inspecting Councilman Macht's residence. Before long, he found the "empty shell" Sno had mentioned—a rat with highly humanlike behavioral patterns.
"A rat demigod..." Klein recalled the Witch Cat Mr. Devil kept at home, and his feelings became rather complicated for a moment. However, he quickly began examining the "demigod's" condition.
It had to be said that Mr. Devil's disguise was truly excellent. Both in Klein's Spirit Vision and through the Spirit Body Threads, that demigod appeared nearly flawless. If Sno had not told him beforehand, he would never have believed it was actually an empty shell.
"Is this the power of Paradox? Calling Deer a Horse?" Klein recalled the illusion Sno had once used on Grossel after they emerged from Groselle's Travels. He became increasingly curious about the Paradox Path Senior Perrdax had left behind.
"According to Sno, Ammon's avatars are generally only weak Sequence IV, and even when gathered together, they will not exceed Sequence Two. If I cannot See Through it, it should be able to fool Ammon as well. Hmm, I should contact Leonard and ask his old man what to do!"
While Klein went Above the Gray Fog to scheme with Leonard, Sno wandered into an alley, opened a Summoning Gate, and returned to Black Swan Castle.
He had not lied to Klein, because he truly had quite a few things to do.
The Viscount Panredax territory he had just acquired could not continue using Earl Hall's personnel. It needed to be replanned and managed, and MI9 needed to establish its authority. However, compared to those matters that could be delayed a little, there was one thing Sno had to finish as soon as possible.
That was...
"Sorry for the