Back at Byers ' house, before Roy and the others could ask anything, Klein pulled up a chair, sat down, and made a rather devout wish to himself:
"I hope my Spirituality will be restored."
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his right hand and snapped his fingers, granting his Wishes and restoring his Spirituality to its optimal state.
Immediately afterwards, he extended his left palm, preparing to end the maintenance of the Historical Projection on that " Curtain," and then summon another one to continue sealing off the Spirit World area corresponding to Beldan, preventing the High Patriarch Larion of the Church of the God of Combat from having a chance to escape.
"There's no need. If we miss this time, there will be another." At this moment, Arianna slowly shook her head, indicating that Klein did not need to summon the " Curtain " originating from the Dark Demonic Wolf.
The ability to grant " Wishes " has a limitation: a " Miracle Invoker " cannot grant multiple similar Wishes from the same person in a short period of time. In other words, Klein cannot regain his Spirituality through this self-wish-making method within the next one or two hours.
Of course, for a qualified " Seer " Angel, there are ways to circumvent this limitation. For example, he can have Pasha, Roy, Phil, Byers, and Arianna take turns making Wishes for Klein Moretti to regain his Spirituality, and then fulfill those wishes as a " Miracle Invoker."
The problem is that even if he can regain his Spirituality so many times, he can't maintain that " Curtain " with the Sequence 1 for more than an hour, and erasing the rules of "0-02" and rewriting them requires waiting for an hour.
Klein considered it for a moment, then nodded slightly and responded with a smile:
"Let's give it a try first. We're relatively free now anyway. We can give up after the final burst of Spirituality. Hmm, it all depends on the Patriarch's luck. Maybe during this process, He'll lose control due to anxiety, restlessness, and tension?"
As he spoke, Klein released the original " Curtain " and pulled forward with his left hand, creating a new " Curtain " that appeared in the Spirit World corresponding to Beldan City.
In the area where the colors overlapped so intensely, Larion, dressed in a black robe with white trim and a square hat, had just sensed the restriction disappear and was about to leave when he saw a new " Curtain " fall, isolating the area once again.
The slight smile on his face instantly froze.
Huff... A few seconds later, Larion slowly exhaled, composed himself, and continued to wait calmly.
Over the next few tens of minutes, the Patriarch of the Church of the God of Combat experienced the frustration and pain of having his hopes dashed just as they appeared.
He tried to find the pattern, to figure out the corresponding time intervals, and to seize that fleeting opportunity to break through the barrier the instant the old " Curtain " disappeared and the new " Curtain " had not yet appeared.
However, he eventually discovered that the pattern of the time intervals was that there was no pattern at all; the obstructor did not restore his Spirituality only when it was about to be exhausted. Sometimes, the other party would do so much earlier.
Had the people of Feysac not been forced to abandon their faith in the God of Combat, and had the order declaring Larion's apostasy not yet been widely disseminated, this Angel on Earth might have already lost control on the spot.
As time ticked by, Larion once again sensed the collapse of the old " Curtain."
However, no new " Curtain " was created this time.
He had finally reached his limit... Larion was overjoyed and, without considering anything else, rushed out of the collapsing nascent divine kingdom.
The next instant, He saw a headless woman with four blonde, red-eyed heads, dressed in a somber, elaborate long dress; He saw an unknown being wrapped in bandages, its body flowing with yellowish-brown liquid; He saw many strange yet exceptionally powerful Spirit World creatures...
The " Curtain " that Klein had summoned before were all images of Historical Void that had been tainted by the aura of the " Sefirah Castle," so they naturally attracted things that were sensitive to them. Even if Amon appeared in this group, he wouldn't be surprised!
Larion's slight smile froze once again.
Inside Byers ' rented room in Beldan.
Klein suddenly raised his head, glanced at the sky, and muttered to himself:
"Still pretty impressive..."
He then fell silent again until the " Magic Mirror " emitted a hazy, watery glow, reflecting the current state of the bulletin board.
The rules and regulations on it are disappearing from the end to the beginning, according to the order in which they appeared.
This means that "0-02" begins to erase the previously established rules and prepares to start over.
Once the curfew was lifted, Klein, with his mind highly focused, immediately grabbed Ms. Arianna and, using " Flame Jump," appeared outside the shrunken Beldan City Library.
At a glance, he noticed that the rules on the brass page "0-02" were being erased at an extremely fast pace. In the blink of an eye, only the clause "The following rules are invalid" remained on the second half.
Immediately afterwards, this clause disappeared, and a new rule appeared rapidly without any pause:
"The ' Trunsoest Brass Book ' is the most precious thing; no living being or thing may touch it without its permission..."
Before the rule was fully explained, Arianna appeared beside the rectangular table, her fingers touching the brass pages of the book.
With a snap, the neck of the leader of the Church of Evernight Ascetic suddenly tightened, as if he were being hoisted up by an invisible rope.
Even as an Angel, He experienced broken bones and difficulty breathing.
Hanging!
However, as Arianna's fingers slid across the page with some difficulty, the first rule of the newborn was erased by the "eraser" before it could be fully revealed, and entered a " Concealment " state.
All rules established by "0-02" must be publicized or communicated before they can truly take effect!
With a clatter, Arianna grabbed the " Trunsoest Brass Book " and tossed it to Klein outside the French windows.
Klein had anticipated all the possible developments in the previous hour and discussed them with Arianna. He was not nervous or flustered at all. Taking advantage of the fact that "0-02" was still in mid-air, he pulled himself out of the void wearing human skin gloves.
Then, he grabbed the " Trunsoest Brass Book " and, using his Historical Projection, Teleportation away directly.
Once his figure disappeared from the spot, Arianna landed back on the ground with a thud, a deep mark left on her neck.
In just a few seconds, Klein, holding "0-02", appeared at the top of the main peak of the Hornacis Mountain Range and, using his Angel " Spirit Vision ", saw the ancient palace with collapsed walls, dilapidated state, and shrouded in mist.
Without hesitation, Klein had his Historical Projection take the " Trunsoest Brass Book," " Blink " to the palace's main entrance, and push it open.
Before him lay a large hall filled with corpses, each one different, some male, some female, dressed in elaborate or simple clothing.
Behind each of these suspended figures is a transparent, smooth tentacle with intricate patterns, all originating from the depths of the hall, from an ancient stone chair there.
On the enormous stone chair, transparent, Distortion worms huddled together, growing wildly and extending outwards with eerie tentacles.
This is the half- the Fool of the Antigonus Family, the half- the Fool who has gone out of control and into madness!
Sensing the door opening and the approach of Klein's Historical Projection, the worm swarm abruptly left the stone chair, violently waving its slippery tentacles and surging wildly towards the doorway, as if drawn by some invisible force.
Similarly, the tarot card with the image of Roselle the Fool and words written in starlight at the bottom of the stone chair also flew towards the door.
Just witnessing this scene caused Klein's Historical Projection to show signs of collapse. Fortunately, he himself lacked sentience and was being Manipulation by Klein's main body, who was hiding in the distance. As a result, he did not experience any negative effects such as mental confusion or mutation, nor did he freeze in place, unable to make any move.
Before it could dissipate, the Historical Projection threw the " Trunsoest Brass Book " in its hand at the terrifying mass of worms.
The transparent, slippery tentacles sensed the danger and instinctively reacted: they simultaneously wrapped around and bound the "0-02" Sealed Artifact.
Amidst this interference, in the invisible "storm," the " The Fool " card arrived at the door before the eerie tentacles could even reach it.
Klein's Historical Projection had already collapsed to the point of collapse. Seeing this, he mechanically reached out his right hand, grabbed the " Card of Blasphemy," and threw it behind him.
The next instant, the newly separated slippery tentacles extended to the doorway, but were blocked by the mist and could not break through. They could only frantically lash at the barrier.
The open door gradually closed, concealing the scene.
Hiding somewhere on the mountain peak, Klein frowned slightly, feeling a mix of joy and relaxation, but also an unavoidable surge of intense doubt.
"So, I traded '0-02' for the ' The Fool ' card? The Goddess doesn't need me to go to Calderon to find clues about the ' River of Eternal Darkness ' for now?" Klein muttered to himself silently, then left the hidden area and went to a spot not far from the ancient palace, bending down to pick up the " Card of Blasphemy."
The card depicts Roselle Gustav. His eyes are full of longing for the future, and a small dog follows behind him.
In the upper left corner of the card, several words are outlined by glittering stars:
Sequence 0: The Fool!
Inside the ancient palace, the " Trunsoest Brass Book " fell to the ground and opened itself to the first page of the second half.
New rules are being built:
"... The ' Trunsoest Brass Book ' is the most precious thing; no living being or thing may touch it without its permission, or face the death penalty!"
"... The status of the ' Trunsoest Brass Book ' must not be altered in any way; violators will be executed!"
These two rules had barely emerged, and before they could be "informed" to the owner of this place, a line of words suddenly appeared in the gap between the first and second halves:
The following rules are invalid.
An hour later, the two rules were erased and new rules were written. But after only two rules, the clause "The following rules are invalid" appeared in front of them. "0-02" seemed to have jumped directly from a basically blank state to a state where the page was filled.
Time and again, the " Trunsoest Brass Book " fell into an endless loop.
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