"So you were the one who cursed me last time!" Ince Zangwill gave the Gentleman Thief "Black Emperor" a long look, as though committing his face and aura to memory.
But his Spirit World Traversal had already taken effect, and a battle between Kings of Angels was about to erupt nearby. Ince Zangwill did not dare linger, so he suppressed his urge to kill the man on the spot.
"May you teleport straight into the arms of the official Beyonders!"
Once Ince Zangwill vanished, Klein dared not remain in such a dangerous place either. He gave the man a habitual "blessing," then ended the summoning of his spirit body and returned to the mysterious space Above the Gray Fog.
Meanwhile, Leonard Mitchell, who had watched everything from the shadows, drew back his gaze and asked urgently, "Old Man, Klein seemed to hit Ince Zangwill with something just now...
"Was that the opportunity you meant?"
Pallez's aged voice soon answered, "Yes... He's been struck by the most extreme misfortune... Just sensing it startled even me. I don't know where your former colleague found such a terrifying Beyonder item.
"Also, because of that misfortune, Ince's Teleportation is bound to fail. I secretly interfered a little as well... If nothing unexpected happens, he'll be forced out of the Spirit World on nearby Oates Street. You can still catch him if you go now... With his luck, he won't be escaping through the Spirit World anytime soon.
"But because I acted this time, I need to sleep for a while. You'll have to handle the fight on your own...
"The Magic Wand Reinhardt made for you works quite well. If Ince takes on an Incomplete Mythical Form, you can use its transformation to look directly at him for a short time...
"Oh, and before