At 160 Böklund Street, with the butler and servants having all moved to Rose Song Manor, the place seemed somewhat empty.
Standing before the desk, Klein gazed at the sky outside the window and calculated inwardly, After summoning Arrodes and asking it some questions, I'll continue "frightening" that Iron-blooded Knight I drove into the "trap."
Mm, after this, the Acting on him should no longer have much effect. I can just hand him over to Miss Judgment to claim the credit...
With that thought, Klein reined in his thoughts, spread out a sheet of paper, picked up his fountain pen, and drew a complex symbol combining Concealment and Peeking.
One second, two seconds... After a full seven or eight seconds, the surface of the Full-Length Mirror in the room finally turned deep and dark. Ripples of light floated across it, condensing into silver words:
"The supreme, great, benevolent Master, your loyal, humble, modest servant Arrodes has answered your summons.
"I, I seem to be late. I am already considered a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact. To bypass the isolation requires a certain amount of time. I beg the great Master's forgiveness."
"You're a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact now?" Klein asked in considerable surprise.
Why? Had it asked some Archbishop of the Church of Steam an unspeakable question and enraged him out of embarrassment?
On the surface of the Full-Length Mirror, the silver words wriggled and rearranged themselves into new text:
"Great Master, does that count as a question?"
Klein had wanted to answer "no," but to maintain his image, he still nodded.
"It does."
The Magic Mirror, Arrodes, immediately manifested lines of words:
"I am not truly a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact yet. I am merely receiving the treatment of one in advance. This is mainly because Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts