Hmm... perhaps he could not be so arbitrary.
Although this world had no concept of pushing oneself to the limit and returning to one's peak, even if the dead returned, without Extraordinary Characteristics, they would merely possess the corresponding status.
However, if he had left other preparations behind while alive, then given that Salinger had already been half a Great Old One before his death, they truly could not disregard him.
Back then, Gregaire, the ancient Phoenix god and first-generation Death, had also left contingencies for resurrection before her death. Yet Salinger had still packed down the Grave Soil, nailed shut the coffin, and used her as a stepping stone to become the second-generation Death.
Just as Cao Cao, that pioneer of archaeology, had specifically left precautions against tomb raiders after his death, Salinger, who had experience dealing with Death's resurrection contingencies, would naturally make more targeted improvements to his own safeguards against later successors who wished to imitate him.
The best response was naturally to seek the help of a Café manager. Any manager would do if they went with him. Even if Salinger truly returned in the prime state of a half Great Old One, he would only be slapped to death, his ashes scattered to the wind.
But then again, Salinger returning in his peak state was fundamentally impossible, which made asking a manager to come along somewhat wasteful.
Especially considering the Café's rule of "equivalent exchange."
In comparison, inviting a colleague to go with him—or even inviting several—seemed far more economical.
Unaware that Mr. Azk before him was considering dragging him along to rob a Sequence Zero mausoleum, Klein was still envious of how smoothly Mr. Azk's advancement had gone.
Unable to obtain more intelligence from Banovil and too embarrassed to ask directly, Klein stopped probing