Lilith said smugly, "He called me a cute little thing~"
Edward patted her head. "Fine, you're the cutest, all right?"
"That's right!"
But she soon puffed up in anger. "But He clearly let me choose a card! I spent ages picking one, but then the card suddenly disappeared. He never gave it to me! Tricking a little kitty!"
"..."
Edward turned to Bernadette. "You'll definitely find Emperor Roselle."
Bernadette looked over. "Why do you sound so certain?"
"Huh?"
Wasn't that just a word of comfort?
Fortunately, she did not press him. "We can continue the sacrifice."
She beckoned to Lilith and entered the Suitcase again.
Edward could not figure out what she was thinking for a moment-sure enough, women were women no matter their age. Their thoughts were forever impossible to guess!
He shook his head and set up the ritual again:
"The Fool who does not belong to this era... your faithful servant prays for your attention... prays that you open the gates to your kingdom."
With a surge of fierce wind, the candle flame representing the Fool swelled again, tearing open an Illusory Door. Edward had already climbed into the Suitcase by then.
The familiar sensation washed over him again. Gray mist rapidly poured into the Suitcase, enveloping the two people and the cat. He knew the Suitcase had been pulled Above the Gray Fog.
Above the Gray Fog.
This time, the Suitcase had successfully been sacrificed Above the Gray Fog.
Klein immediately extended his spirituality toward Miss Justice's star, asking her to prepare a ritual and pray to him so he could bestow the Suitcase upon her.
But just then, the palace shook again, even more violently than before. In a single instant, Klein's spirituality was exhausted, and he nearly lost consciousness.
A thought he had just