"One more person means another pair of hands."
"That's true."
Perhaps, with Sefirah Castle's support, Klein could find that maid.
Edward stayed beside her until she fell asleep, then took Lilith home by Apparition.
After a quick wash, while he was still sleepy, he took out Little Snake Will's Paper Crane and wrote on it: "Help needed."
Then he quickly fell asleep.
After a stretch of darkness, he arrived at that barren plain again. The towering black spire stood nearby, and Will lay in a rocking chair, yawning helplessly. "What is it?"
"Do you know about the 'accident' at the Hall Earl Family's home yesterday?"
"No."
Will shrugged. "I'm not omniscient and omnipotent." As he said this, he closed his eyes, then opened them again a moment later. "I have a rough idea now."
"Could I trouble you to keep an extra eye on the Hall Family from now on? I mean, if anything similar happens again, just make sure they survive."
Edward might know quite a few big shots now, but Little Snake Will was really the only one with both the strength and enough free time.
Will folded his arms and snorted softly. "What can you offer?"
Edward thought for a moment, then asked sheepishly, "What... do you need?"
He laughed. "Hahaha, what do I need? Naturally, to find the right moment to accommodate the Uniqueness and three Sequence 1 characteristics, and advance to Sequence 0."
"Then... what can I help you with?" Edward asked earnestly.
Will planted his hands on his hips. "Go capture Ouroboros and bring him back to me."
"..."
He spread his hands. "See? You can't do it, can you?"
"You mean I can help you with finding the 'right moment'?"
"Perhaps."
Will sighed. "I can only vaguely sense the faintest shadow of it