Klein had indeed deliberately avoided Noah when conducting the experiment.
It was already awkward enough to act like a big shot in front of this fellow countryman, genuine big shot, and creditor during the Tarot Club.
Under such circumstances, having Noah—who knew his real identity offline and was also a transmigrator from Earth—recite, "The Fool who does not belong to this era, the mysterious ruler above the gray fog..."
Ahhh—
Why don't you just kill me instead?
Of course, Klein could not say that to Noah. He had already prepared his excuse:
With Miss Justice and Mr. Hanged Man as samples, there were already enough people to test the ritual he had devised.
Moreover, the pathway Noah was on had somewhat of a money-grubbing nature. What if asking Noah for help required an additional fee?
It could not be denied that, aside from his pride, Klein's wallet—which he did not even know had enough money left to repay this month's loan—was also one reason he had not mentioned this matter to Noah.
Avoiding Noah's gaze, Klein nodded at Audrey.
"You did very well. If you need to miss a Tarot Club meeting in the future, you can inform me through the ritual. You only need to change the part of the incantation that states the request accordingly."
As for what Noah should do if he wanted to take leave...
Klein had not forgotten the other means of contact Noah had mentioned when he had nearly driven himself into a corner before, aside from the honorific name.
A messenger. Even now, Klein still did not understand what that was. Perhaps he could take this opportunity to obtain information about it for free.
Klein glanced at Noah. Fortunately, after having doxxed him offline, Noah did not press him about this matter, and