Raphael boarded the carriage. He noticed that the wealthy Dwayne Dantès seated before him was not wearing his usual formal attire, but a shirt and trousers that allowed for easy movement, with a dark trench coat over them. He also had the "gentleman's three essentials": a pocket watch, a cane, and a top hat.
Raphael had never been in the habit of carrying a cane, because whenever he got his hands on one, he would keep imagining how to use it to crack open the skull of everyone he met.
The carriage began moving again. Wearing Dwayne Dantès's face, Klein smiled and said, "I heard you came looking for me today?"
"Yes. There's an investment you might be interested in," Raphael replied with a smile.
Klein paused, then asked, "Just to discuss an investment?"
Raphael spread his hands. "What else would I have come to discuss?"
"I'm not particularly interested in investments right now," Klein said with a smile.
He had thought Raphael needed his help with something, which would give him an opportunity to bring the man aboard the Fool's ship. Besides, he did not have much money left himself.
After hearing Raphael's answer, Klein was initially a little disappointed, but he soon seemed to realize something. "If there's nothing else, this will be our last meeting, because I'll be leaving Backlund soon."
Raphael froze for a moment, then immediately understood that the man was urging him to act.
The man must have realized that he was a Beyonder too. His willingness to meet Raphael meant that he was considering accepting him into his organization.
Normally, they could have discussed something like this gradually, slowly binding their interests together. But now that war had begun, this wealthy man apparently had something important to do and was leaving Backlund. It