Just as Abner was analyzing the Goddess's plans from the information he had, a dazzling streak of starlight flashed past, and Bernadette appeared before him again.
She glanced at the doorway to Alvin Palace, which he had left open, and said calmly:
"We can go now."
Abner came back to himself. He extended an arm and made a gentlemanly gesture of invitation.
Bernadette studied him with her deep blue eyes for a few seconds before stepping through the door.
Abner followed her in, then closed it behind them.
When Alger heard no more movement inside, he worked up the courage to check. The room was already empty.
Above the Gray Fog, Klein received Mr. Hanged Man's report. He was surprised by how rapidly Abner and Bernadette's relationship had progressed, but soon put it aside...
His most pressing task was to remove the Mother Tree of Desire's corruption from Sharron.
The problem was that the corruption wasn't in her mind. It had taken root in Sharron's body, her bodily fluids, even her Beyonder Characteristic... Otherwise, a visit to Sefirah Castle would have solved it.
"That alone shows the Mother Tree of Desire was targeting me... So the corruption itself has barely any effect on Sharron..."
With a sigh, Klein left the Ancient Palace Above the Gray Fog. Using the Book of Endless Teleportation to Travel repeatedly, he reached a desolate stretch of sea and released the Death Announcer, which Mr. Tower had sacrificed to him, from its bottle.
After a round of "friendly" negotiations, the Death Announcer "happily" agreed to become the subject of Klein's "experiment"...
Strange phenomena soon began appearing across those waters, sometimes accompanied by eerie, inhuman roars. Sailors aboard passing ships heard them, and a peculiar tale of the mysterious gradually spread across the sea.
Later, Danitz,