Just as the nobles and royal family began to learn of each other's intentions and became mutually wary,
Klein took advantage of this window to successfully infiltrate the church.
Xu Yue's previous stunt of making his shares surge by 30% without paying him had hit him hard.
He felt that he needed to at least become a demigod before he had any bargaining power.
So he had sped things up considerably.
This was, after all, the Goddess's trial. It didn't count as stealing!
But just as Klein, with that thought in mind, was about to reach for the notebook, he was successfully sent by 0-17, the Hidden Angel, to Hidden Town, where he met Charon for the first time.
Although Klein successfully obtained the Mysterious Illusionist formula and ritual, he had also released Charon, who had been trapped in Hidden Town.
Charon's true body, which had fallen into madness in the outside world, began to regain clarity.
As someone of the same Sequence, Charon now posed a greater threat to Klein than even the half-mad Antigonus.
Because Charon would actively seek to capture Klein.
For Charon, his only advantage was that he followed the same pathway as Klein. Only by dealing with Klein first and obtaining Origin Castle could he qualify for the final contest.
And even if he failed, Charon could simply defect to Amon. Since Amon only needed one Sequence 1 characteristic of the Fool pathway, Charon could still serve as Amon's Sequence 1 angel.
He had room to advance or retreat.
After being freed from Hidden Town by Klein, he could truly let himself loose.
And for those who had placed their bets on Klein, Charon was quite a suitable whetstone.
If Klein could not even deal with Charon with their help, then he was not worth