Klein

Biodata

Power Progression

• Next advancement sought: Sequence 8, Clown. Klein accepts Lin Chuan’s condition for its formula, then memorizes and burns the written copy. The supplied events do not show him consuming the Clown potion 122 131.
• Long-term threshold: Lin Chuan tells him that he must reach at least Sequence 2, Angel, before learning certain secrets concerning their return home 34.

Background / History

Before becoming Klein, Zhou Mingrui was Lin Chuan’s university friend and roommate. Their other roommates were Lucien and Meng Qi. Lin Chuan attended Zhou’s birthday celebration five years after his own transmigration 2.

Zhou later transmigrates into the body of Klein Moretti, a history graduate, inheriting some of the original owner’s memories. The original Klein had died after deciphering the Antigonus Family Notebook with Welch McGovern and Naya. Zhou adopts the name Klein and resolves to care for Benson and Melissa rather than treat his new family as strangers 30 32.

Klein’s initial goal is to return to his original home. Lin Chuan’s promise that he can reunite with his parents gives that goal a concrete direction: advancement along the Beyonder path. Unknown to Klein during their early conversations, Lin Chuan has already rescued Zhou’s parents into his own protected Sefirah space 19 34 51.

Appearance

• Eyes: Become deep black after he consumes the Seer potion 81.
• Formal clothing: White shirt, black tailcoat, black waistcoat and trousers, silk top hat, leather boots, and bow tie 80.
• Usual accessories: Carries a cane and conceals a revolver when going out 80.
• Temporary marking: Four black dots form a small square on the back of his right hand after his early use of the Luck Enhancement Ritual, then fade away 30.

Personality

Klein combines a solemn public manner with a sarcastic inner voice. As the Fool, he maintains an inscrutable expression even when he knows little about the topics being discussed. Around Lin Chuan, that restraint gives way to teasing, complaints, and occasionally childish contests over the gray fog’s powers 24 28 90.

He is loyal without wanting to become dependent. Although Lin Chuan’s presence makes his new world less frightening, Klein takes seriously the warning that he cannot rely completely on any one person. He refuses an easier life if it means leaving his friend to shoulder the danger alone 30 36 37.

His caution is practical rather than passive. He declines to pursue the Antigonus Family Notebook for its possible formulas because the risk is too high, and leaves the investigation of a suspected mid-Sequence Beyonder to more experienced Nighthawks 98 111.

Money matters sharply to him. He hesitates to spend gas on lighting, remembers his debts, and recognizes that formulas and potion ingredients will make advancement expensive. Nevertheless, he refuses to assume that friendship entitles him to Lin Chuan’s knowledge for free 35 77 92 111.

Abilities & Skills

Seer Divination

Klein learns several divination methods from Old Neil and applies them to investigations and safety checks 109 117.

• Pendulum divination: Uses a citrine pendant on a silver chain to evaluate statements and potential dangers 109 117.
• Dowsing: Finds the kidnapped Elliott with a divining rod in roughly an hour, assisting Leonard’s rescue operation 111.
• Dream Divination: Enters a meditative sleep to seek revelations, including information about Lin Chuan’s silver-gray badge 120.
• Developing proficiency: Shortly after becoming a Seer, he acknowledges that he has not yet mastered every divination method 98.

Spirit Vision and Meditation

Old Neil teaches Klein Spirit Vision and meditation immediately after his advancement 84.

• Practices both alongside divination and memorized occult knowledge 131.
• Uses Spirit Vision with his teammates to inspect a room for people, spirits, and magical traces 117.
• Overusing Spirit Vision contributes to exhaustion 84.
• Cannot distinguish Lin Chuan’s aura above the gray fog through ordinary Spirit Vision 84.

Sefirah Castle and the Gray Fog

Klein accesses the space above the gray fog through the Luck Enhancement Ritual, taking four counterclockwise steps in a square while reciting incantations 36 131.

• Gatherings: Connects with crimson stars to bring Tarot Club participants into the space and dismisses them by severing those connections 29 91.
• Environmental control: Conjures the palace and long table by thought, creates writing on parchment, and projects a prayer’s image and sound 90 131.
• Prayer reception: Discovers an unfamiliar prayer through a pulsing crimson star 131.
• Objects: Learns that sacrificial rituals can transfer real-world items above the gray fog. Each attempt requires spiritual consumables costing just under one pound 92.
• Early limitation: Ends the first Tarot Club gathering when his connection begins weakening. After becoming a Beyonder, he can remain there longer without immediately exhausting himself 29 91.
• Incomplete constructs: His attempt to create an alternate persona produces a stiff, visibly unnatural figure 146.

Ritual Magic and Spirit Channeling

Klein studies occultism with Old Neil and seeks additional lessons when investigations reveal the limits of his knowledge 98 109.

• Develops a prayer-based contact method for Tarot Club members with Lin Chuan’s guidance 85.
• Uses a protected spiritual space and an incantation to perform Spirit Channeling on the Tuxedo Clown 155.
• During that ritual, seeks the Sequence 7 formula following Seer; the supplied passage shows the search beginning, not its result 155.

His self-directed honorific name is:

“The Fool that doesn't belong to this era, the mysterious ruler above the gray fog, the King of Yellow and Black who wields good luck!” 85

Resurrection and Dream Lucidity

• Resurrection: Recognizes his recovery after transmigration as a return from death. He later learns that he can resurrect twice more, but explicitly does not believe this makes him immortal 124 125.
• Lucid dreams: Receives help that allows him to remain lucid in dreams. Lin Chuan attributes it to a Lord of Sleep and Silence; this assistance does not establish that Klein is already Evernight’s Blessed 122 124.

Combat and Practical Skills

• Practices marksmanship at the underground shooting range at 3 Zouteland Street 98.
• Deploys Slumber Charms while dodging Ray Bieber’s attacks. Their calming effect also strikes Lenna, demonstrating that they do not distinguish allies from enemies 153.
• Helps injured teammates recover with the Goddess’s Gaze after the battle 155.
• Cooks for his household, including lamb stew after Melissa’s attempted preparation threatens to spoil the ingredients 76.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Revolver and demon-hunting bullets — Issued through Old Neil after Klein joins the Nighthawks; he carries the weapon concealed 70 80.
• Citrine pendant on a silver chain — His pendulum-divination tool 109 117.
• Divining rod — Used to locate Elliott during the kidnapping investigation 111.
• Slumber Charms — Silver-white charms activated with spirituality and the Ancient Hermes word “Crimson.” Klein expends his final three against Ray Bieber 153.
• Pocket watch — Used to monitor the time, including preparations for Tarot Club meetings 84.
• Clown potion formula — Obtained from Lin Chuan in exchange for agreeing to hear a published book read in full; memorized before the paper copy is burned 122 131.

Relationships

• Lin Chuan / Temperance — University friend, fellow traveler between worlds, and principal guide to Beyonder knowledge. Their friendship combines mutual concern with relentless teasing; Klein insists that neither of them should be left behind on the road home 2 30 37.
• Melissa Moretti — Sister of the original Klein, whom he accepts responsibility for protecting. Her concern and frugality influence his household decisions 30 51 80.
• Benson Moretti — Brother of the original Klein and part of the family he chooses to preserve. They move into 2 Daffodil Street together 30 76.
• Zhou Mingrui’s parents — His original parents, whose reunion with him is central to Lin Chuan’s promise. Lin Chuan secretly places them in a protected city within his Sefirah 19 34.
• Dunn Smith — Nighthawks captain and investigative superior. Dunn directs the team’s operations and considers applying for Klein’s full membership after the Ray Bieber battle 98 153.
• Old Neil — Occultism teacher and senior colleague; teaches divination and warns him about dangerous secret organizations 70 109.
• Leonard Mitchell — Nighthawks colleague and partner in Elliott’s rescue. Klein describes him as a good colleague with a poet’s romantic air 111.
• Azik — University acquaintance whose memory loss worries Klein. He asks whether uncovering Azik’s past might distress him 69 119.
• Audrey / Justice — Tarot Club participant who respectfully addresses him as the Fool and collects Roselle diary pages 29 90.
• Alger / The Hanged Man — Tarot Club participant who requests regular gatherings after learning the value of the Acting Method 29.
• Derrick / The Sun — A boy whose unfamiliar prayer Klein discovers above the gray fog; later participates in Tarot Club discussions 131 136.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Establishing the Tarot Club

• Adopts the name The Fool while concealing his lack of Beyonder knowledge 24 26.
• Hosts the first gathering, where Lin Chuan explains the Acting Method, and agrees to weekly meetings on Mondays at three 29.
• Establishes Roselle’s diary pages as payment for answers and assistance 90.

Joining the Nighthawks

• Chooses civilian employment despite Church surveillance and restrictions because the Nighthawks offer systematic knowledge, resources, and a path toward advancement 51.
• Secures employment paying three pounds a week and cancels a pending university interview 68 69.
• Earns the merit required for a Sequence 9 potion, then becomes a Seer 76 81.

Planning Advancement and Departure

• Develops his own acting rules rather than relying entirely on Lin Chuan’s feedback 111.
• Completes Seer digestion and obtains the Clown formula 120 121 122.
• Concludes that he cannot remain a Nighthawk forever if he is to pursue his own goals, though he hopes to negotiate a proper departure 122.
• Learns how to pray to Lin Chuan for urgent help before his friend’s planned departure around August 127.

The Apocalypse Prophecy

• Learns that Yellow Light Venithan predicted the destruction of Earth and all life in Fifth Epoch year 1368, only a little over a decade away 145.
• Expands his reasons for advancement beyond returning home: he now wants to protect the family, friends, and colleagues he has gained in Tingen 146.
• Begins considering a separate identity for earning money and opens an anonymous bank account in disguise 146 148.

Recovering the Antigonus Family Notebook

• Joins the operation involving Sealed Artifact 2-049 because of his connection to the notebook 148.
• Uses Slumber Charms against Ray Bieber and briefly perceives the eerie threads associated with 2-049’s control 153 154.
• Helps the team recover after the battle, then conducts Spirit Channeling on the Tuxedo Clown to search for a later potion formula 155.

Notable Quotes

“Melissa, Benson, and Klein were very close. They've supported one another as a family all this time. If possible, I think I should take responsibility for them.” 30

“Stop thinking you have to shoulder everything alone. If we're going home, we're going together. Neither of us gets left behind.” 37