Thursday, October 13, 1350, before dawn.
Klein examined the ritual of Patrick Brane, the "King of the Fools," from Above the Gray Fog, his expression especially grave. He had seen a "person" who should not have been there.
It was a handsome young man with red hair, but what made Klein's scalp tingle was that the face was almost identical to that of the Red Angel Evil Spirit he had encountered in the Tudor ruins years ago.
Except the festering marks on his face had disappeared.
Under True Vision from Above the Gray Fog, his spirit body and physical body were highly synchronized, with none of the discordance he had shown when possessing Ince. This clearly had not been achieved by possessing a Gatekeeper. If not for the lingering sense that he was "an adult wearing children's clothes," Klein might even have suspected that he had already been resurrected.
Klein dearly wanted to hit him with a Lightning Storm at once, but considering that it would not only be difficult to kill him, but would also risk exposing Patrick Brane and burden the Goddess's digestion of the Death Uniqueness, he ultimately abandoned that dangerous thought.
Amid his swirling thoughts, he swiftly returned to reality, had his marionette move quickly away from that garment factory, and teleported away with his main body. He had originally wanted to take the chance to scare the King of the Fools and strengthen his acting, but with the Red Angel Evil Spirit in mind, he gave up on the idea.
After returning to 160 Buckland Street, Klein remained uneasy about the Red Angel Evil Spirit's appearance. He wasted no time, immediately setting up an altar and performing a ritual to pray to the God of Death:
"You are the essence of death;"
"You are the