"Edward."
Audrey suddenly said, "I feel like your attitude toward Mr. World is a little different from how you treat everyone else."
"Huh? Is it?"
"I'm a Spectator, you know~"
"The way you look at Mr. World seems very complicated, but I can't tell what your gaze really means." She paused, then asked quietly, "In the 'story' you saw, did something... happen to Mr. World?"
Edward thought for a moment and said, "As Mr. Fool's Blessed, Klein will receive more of Mr. Fool's favor, but he'll also have to shoulder more responsibility in return. In the future I saw, Klein was always alone, moving forward in silence. No one could help him. He had only himself to rely on, and in the end, he and Mr. Fool stopped the Apocalypse together."
Audrey froze for a moment. "No wonder... Then how can we help him?"
Edward said:
"When he truly needs help, don't leave him isolated and helpless again."
After parting ways with Edward and the others, Klein did not go home. Instead, he took a public carriage to the East Borough, where he soon met Old Kohler at their usual meeting spot.
Old Kohler's spirits were improving steadily. With his wages and the informant fees Klein paid him, he had gradually begun saving some money, and he no longer skimped on food and lodging as much as he had at first.
He approached wrapped in an overcoat and said quietly, "Mr. Detective, things have been a little unsettled in the East Borough and down at the docks these past few days."
"What happened?"
Old Kohler lowered his voice. "Remember the bar where we drank last time? Since yesterday morning, people have been looking everywhere for them. Now the bar's closed, and everyone has nowhere to drink. People are on