Klein's New Commission (Bonus Chapter)

Klein and Xio knew my "real" identity. They had long been impressed by my knowledge and had already contributed to the digestion of my Polymath Potion. This "feedback" couldn't have come from them.

The Sun was in the Forsaken Land of the Gods. There was no way he could use the clue I'd deliberately left at the Tarot Club to discover that Doctor Strange had appeared in Tingen during the Serial Killer case.

That left Audrey and Alger as the likeliest candidates... Heh. If it was the latter, he must have worked out what I meant by what I said before leaving the Blue Avenger.

The thought brought a slight smile to Abner's lips and lifted his spirits. He wasn't just imagining the amusing expression the Hanged Man might make; he was also pleased that his experiment had succeeded.

After all, every Tarot Club gathering could now bring him a substantial bit of feedback for his Acting as a Polymath... It still wasn't as effective as he'd hoped, but every little bit helped!

Even so, Abner's focus in Acting as a Polymath remained his identity as Doctor Strange, and he already had the beginnings of a plan... especially after Edwina had taught him Edwards' Spirit Descent, a Secret Art she had developed herself.

While Abner was lost in thought, Mr. Gaston, Miss Gwen, and the others disembarked. The sailors aboard the Arenheim headed arm in arm toward the town's taverns and brothels.

He could already imagine how quickly stories of Miss Gwen, Lady Dragon's Might, would spread through Damir.

As for the far bigger news—that all five of the King of Immortality's squadrons had suffered heavy losses, with three squadron commanders dead—it would probably take a while longer to spread. After all, it involved a Pirate King. Without firm confirmation,