Klein studied the dark-gold-haired woman for two seconds, finding her vaguely familiar.
Then he remembered where he had seen her:
On that rainy night, when he had used the Mystical Pact ritual to draw on the power Above the Gray Fog and purge Miss Judgment of the Black Spot's corruption, she had been one of the four girls in The Tower's bedroom!
I think her name was Jane? Hmm, the woman who "broadcast" that naval battle to Mr. The Tower, Miss Judgment, and me in the middle of the night was also called Jane. They must be the same person...
Mr. The Tower probably helped Miss Jane report it to the Hanged Man, setting off that naval battle... And Ludwell had been pursuing the Future at the time...
So Miss Jane works for the Admiral of Stars? Does that mean the woman beside her is Cattleya, the Admiral of Stars, with a bounty of 37,000 pounds?
After a few glances, Klein looked away naturally. Staring at a lady was impolite, and if she really was the Admiral of Stars, letting her know he had recognized her could be dangerous.
As for how Klein knew Cattleya's bounty, after hearing the Hanged Man mention the bounty on a squadron commander under the King of Immortality at the Tarot Club, he had asked a friend about it.
The dark-gold-haired woman was indeed Jane. She had noticed Klein looking at her, but paid it little mind. Standing beside Queen Mystic always drew such looks.
Once the other visitors had followed the tourist guide to the next exhibition hall, Jane saw that the Queen was still gazing at the chessboard and pieces beneath the display case's glass cover. She asked quietly, "What game is this? Do you know how to play?"
"It's Chinese chess... The