A few minutes later, Klein Gehrman Sparrow, and "Miss Justice " Audrey walked out of 39 Böklund Street and headed towards the other places where the Parasite lived.
After walking a few steps in silence, Klein suddenly looked ahead and said:
"Such situations are not uncommon among wild Beyonder. Without proper guidance, it often means constantly walking on the edge of a cliff, where one could fall at any moment."
Audrey hummed in agreement, and after a few seconds said:
"I know I'm not like I used to be, not like I used to be..."
She considered it for a moment, then slightly curled the corners of her lips, as if mocking herself, and found the right adjective:
"Innocent."
"Hoo..." She then let out a breath without hiding it, and looking ahead, she said, "Back in June of last year, if I had known how cruel and terrifying the mysterious world was, I probably wouldn't have asked to become Beyonder."
Klein tilted his head slightly, glanced at the noblewoman's face, and asked casually:
"Now, I'm giving you a chance to completely escape this mysterious world. Would you accept it?"
Audrey paused for a moment, then slowly pursed her lips and said:
"Won't..."
After giving that answer, she seemed a little relieved, smiled, and said to herself:
"Given the fact that the mysterious world is cruel and terrifying, I would have given up on becoming Beyonder before June of last year, but I won't this year."
"This, perhaps, is the price of growing up."
"I understand what you mean." Klein continued walking at a leisurely pace, then said, "After those Parasite are completely Purification, some will spit out ' Worm of Time,' which can be used to create ' Fate Siphon ' talismans. These are at the Demigod level and can alter the Fate of both sides for a short period. I will give you one as payment for today's consultation."
Audrey was about to refuse when she suddenly fell silent, then nodded slightly and said:
"Good."
She paused abruptly after speaking, glanced at Gehrman Sparrow, and smiled with a slightly complicated expression:
"I understand why you asked that question earlier."
Klein chuckled softly, offering no direct answer.
Audrey withdrew her gaze, her mood seemingly lightening considerably, and said casually:
"I just participated in the disciplinary action at noon, and this afternoon I'm dealing with the aftermath related to Amon. Today is truly a 'Tarot Day'..."
She made a double entendre, expressing her sentiments in a very subtle way.
In her view, noon is the day when the five members of the Tarot Club, " The Moon," " The Star," " Justice," " Judgement," and " The Magician," act together in different ways, and in the afternoon, "The World" and " Justice " of the Tarot Club participate in the plan to eliminate Amon's clones from different perspectives. This day is indeed very memorable and can be considered a "Tarot Day" in a certain sense.
Klein nodded, agreeing with Miss Justice's words, but didn't tell her that " The Star " Leonard had also participated in the afternoon's operation and was a key player.
" Amon's clone must be difficult to deal with, right?" Audrey finally found an opportunity to ask this question.
She stared at Gehrman Sparrow, her emerald eyes filled with undisguised curiosity.
Klein smiled and said:
"If I were to act alone, the Gehrman Sparrow you meet might essentially be just like Amon."
" Stealing Fate and identity?" Audrey asked in realization.
Klein hummed in agreement.
"We'll go into details later. In short, we deployed Angel this time to eliminate all of Amon's clones in Backlund."
"If you ever encounter Amon's alter ego in the future, never think you can handle it yourself. Immediately find an opportunity to pray to him. Hmm, his characteristics include liking to wear a monocle and liking to play spooky pranks..."
Angel have been dispatched... It's unclear whether it's the " Death Consul," Angel from the " Fate " realm, or... Audrey looked up at the sky and saw that the clouds there were frozen, not moving at all, like props against a dark background.
She nodded solemnly and attentively, like a student listening to a teacher's lecture:
I will remember that.
The two walked without stopping, sometimes silent, sometimes seemingly chatting casually, until they entered 160 Böklund Street.
Several more minutes passed in the living room of Hibbert's house.
Suddenly, MP Macht and others felt a strong urge to raise their hands, clasp them together, and place them in front of their mouths and noses, and begin to pray devoutly, chanting the name of the " Evernight Goddess ".
After an unknown amount of time, they all started coughing, coughing violently, so much so that tears and snot streamed down their faces.
Cough! Cough! Cough!
Unbeknownst to them, they each coughed up a worm with twelve semi-transparent segments.
The insect vanished as soon as it hit the ground, so much so that no one noticed.
The same thing happened elsewhere on Böklund Street, but things quickly returned to normal, and the gloom in the sky had somehow faded away, with the clouds drifting away with the wind once more.
Hearing her parents cough, Hibbert slowly woke up, confused as to why she had fallen asleep on the sofa during afternoon tea.
She felt she should be in a good mood today, but she couldn't manage a smile. It was as if an indescribable sadness and pain was weighing on her heart.
Seeing the concerned looks from her father and mother, she was not moved at all. Instead, she shrank back slightly and trembled, like the kind of person who is introverted, withdrawn, and not used to interacting with others.
Hibbert knew this wasn't in her nature, but she couldn't control her reaction.
However, she didn't find it strange or suspicious, and continued to enjoy her afternoon tea snacks.
Congressman Macht and Madam Liana felt the same way, always feeling that some things were vague and they couldn't recall them.
Inside the master bedroom at 160 Böklund Street, the curtains were drawn back.
A figure suddenly appeared opposite the coffee table. It Arianna, the leader of the Ascetic, the abbess of the Evernight Abbey, and the head of the thirteen archbishops of the Church of Evernight. She was dressed in a simple robe, wore a bark belt, and was barefoot.
In the woman's eyes, Dawn Dantès, was leaning slightly forward as he left the sofa, with nine perfectly segmented, transparent worms laid out on the coffee table in front of him.
"Good afternoon, Your Highness Arianna," Klein said with a respectful bow. "Thanks to your assistance, Amon's clones in Backlund have all been eliminated. You may choose your share from these spoils."
He had previously placed a Marionette next to each of the Parasite and used Illusion to retrieve these " Worm of Time ".
Upon hearing his words, Arianna tapped her chest four times clockwise in response:
"Praise the goddess."
He neither refused nor stood on ceremony, but stretched out his right hand and made the two " Worm of Time " fly up and fall into his palm.
" Amon will definitely have some suspicions, so you need to be careful as well." Arianna said simply before disappearing inch by inch, as if wiped away.
After watching the archbishop leave, Klein sat down and casually picked up a pen and paper to write a letter to Leonard Mitchell.
He wanted to know what other effects the " Worm of Time " could produce besides creating the " Fate Siphon " talisman!
He believed that the remaining " Worm of Time " should not all be made into " Fate Siphon," as that would be too monotonous, easy to target, and unable to handle different situations. Therefore, other applications must be fully considered.
Using the " Worm of Time " as a medium, and employing patterns and symbols distinct from those of the " The Fool " to draw upon power, the corresponding effects will mostly differ from those of the " Fate Siphon," and Pallez Zoroast is an expert in this regard.
After finishing the letter, Klein took out his Adventurer Harmonica, brought it to his lips, and blew a note.
Reinette Tinekerr. Her eight eyes paused briefly before focusing on the remaining seven " Worm of Time " laid out on the coffee table.
The messenger stared at it for a full three seconds before looking away and biting the letter and gold coins that Klein had handed her.
"Still 7 Pinster Street," Klein said succinctly.
Reinette Tinekerr's remaining three heads responded in turn:
"In the future... about this kind of... thing..."
"You... can... come to me..."
"The reward... is... the spoils of war..."
Klein paused for a moment and said:
"OK."
Only after the messenger girl returned to the Spirit World and disappeared from the room did he frown slightly and mutter to himself:
"Since she recognized the ' Worm of Time,' she should understand that this battle might escalate to the level of Angel..."
She wasn't afraid at all...
"The messenger is stronger than I imagined?"
At 7 Pinster Street, Leonard received Klein's letter from Reinette Tinekerr.
He still retained a bit of excitement and couldn't wait to unfold the letter and read it quickly.
After the messenger left, he immediately lowered his voice and said:
" Old Man, there must be other methods for making talismans, right?"
Just now, Pallez Zoroast gave him two " Worm of Time " from Amon as a reward for today's adventure.
In Leonard's mind, that slightly aged voice answered with a hint of amusement:
"Of course, after I've slept for a while and digested what I've learned, I'll teach you. It won't take long. Also, don't go to Böklund Street anytime soon."
"Why?" Leonard asked, slightly surprised.
Pallez Zoroast chuckled:
"All of Amon's clones in Backlund have been wiped out. This is no small matter, and there can only be one in a very few suspects capable of doing this. Do you think He might have some suspicions?"
This... Leonard's nerves tightened again.
Pallez continued:
"However, there's no need to worry too much. His main body can't enter Backlund, and now that I've recovered quite a bit, I'm not so worried about his clones anymore. Also, I found a piece of information Flora Jacob mentioned in the memories of his few clones: somewhere in Backlund, the Jacob Family's treasure is hidden."
"By the end of the year, at that gathering, we'll seek out other descendants of the Jacob Family to cooperate with, open the treasure, and divide the contents equally. By then, even if Amon gathers a large number of clones and raises them to near Sequence 1 level, he won't be able to truly defeat me Dawn Dantès in this matter."