After the joking ended, Klein casually sat on a bench in the pavilion, admiring the scenery within Abner's Divine Kingdom after the addition of the "Carnival World," while watching Miss Angie Loveland, Amon's former avatar, pour him a cup of black tea.
"Looks like you've maintained your condition well after becoming the Fool?" Abner asked with a smile as he lifted his teacup and took a sip.
Although he had long since ceased to need food to sustain his life, as the Lord of Pleasure and Enjoyment, the emperor of the "Carnival World," he naturally had to maintain a high standard of living.
"But it increased your burden... I didn't know you were advancing at the time too. Otherwise... Fortunately, you made it through the impact of the 'Unknown' safely," Klein said somewhat guiltily.
It was only after becoming the Fool that he had heard the goddess mention it.
"It's nothing. Since I dared to advance, I naturally had considerable confidence... Besides, compared with Lilith's side, the burden you brought was negligible." Abner waved his hand. "What's more, you rushed to become the Fool for my sake... You had no need to be so urgent."
"You've taken care of me so much. I had to repay you somehow!
"As I said before, 'All gifts of Fate have already had their price secretly marked,' haven't they?" Klein sighed, then asked, "When are you going to the Western Continent to accommodate those three portions of sefirah?"
"No rush... I'll wait until my condition stabilizes and I've made sufficient preparations before going... After all, accommodating the sefirah will definitely stimulate the 'Unknown' and Liu Bo into waking up. Then the final battle will begin directly.
"So I need to accommodate the 'City of Calamity,' the 'Shadow World,' and the 'Key of Light' at