The red moon outside the window was obscured by clouds, and the Moonlight that pierced through the curtains could barely outline the shapes of the large items in the bedroom. Dimness and gloom became the main theme of the room.
Klein sat there in this environment, not in a hurry to leave.
He gazed at Doctor. Allen, who was fast asleep on the bed, and quietly began to analyze the images he had just seen in his dream:
"The card Will Auceptin held in his hand at the end was the ' Wheel of Fortune,' and in such a dream, everything is symbolic, a revelation received by his own Astral Body... In other words, Will Auceptin's situation is related to ' Fate,' and coupled with that giant silver Serpent that likely represents the ' Mercury Snake,' this child may be connected to High-Sequence powerhouse or some strange Sealed Artifact through the ' Monster ' pathway..."
"His crisis stems from the ' Mercury Snake ' coveting him, or the strange Sealed Artifact he's involved with?"
"But the ' Mercury Snake ' is Sequence 1 being, one of the closest to a god. Its name alone reflects its high status. There's no way it couldn't deal with a child like Will Auceptin Amon, who doesn't even know whether he's Sequence 1, Sequence 2, or Sequence 3, almost infiltrated the Gray Fog with just a single clone..."
"This matter seems more complicated than it appears; there's definitely a huge secret hidden behind it."
With this in mind, Klein had already decided to back down.
"That sounds extremely dangerous, and that tarot deck might not even be a magical item. The most likely reason is Will Auceptin. Well, Doctor. Allen has already overcome his nightmares, so I have absolutely no reason to get involved in this. To take the initiative to perform on this and challenge the impossible is practically suicide... Yes, I have to follow my heart!" Klein braced his right hand, which was gloved with black, against the surface of the dressing table and slowly stood up.
After Dream Divination just now, he was completely certain that Doctor. Allen's nightmares originated from the revelation that his Astral Body received from the Spirit World. That revelation was deliberately created and provided by a high-level, high-ranking being, and the origami cranes were positioning tools.
According to a chapter in the Book of Secrets, Klein could have tried to use the origami crane to find the Astral Body of Doctor. Allen, who was traveling in the Spirit World, and secretly observe where those revelations came from, but he had just decided not to get involved.
After stretching his body, Klein, with a final burst of curiosity, rummaged through Doctor. Allen's leather wallet and took out the origami crane.
He placed the origami cranes on the tip of his cane, grasped them, then his eyes darkened, and he murmured to himself:
" Will Auceptin's current location."
After the Divination phrases were repeated seven times, a gentle breeze suddenly swirled in the room, carrying a coolness that seemed to soothe the soul.
Klein released his right palm, and the cane stood firmly at first, then fell down with the origami cranes, pointing diagonally at the bed.
"There..." Klein frowned slightly, changed his position, and repeated the Divination he had just performed, successfully receiving feedback.
The intersection of the two Divination points to Doctor. Allen!
Will Auceptin's position overlaps with Doctor. Allen's... This is interesting... Klein muttered to himself, both amused and astonished.
His curiosity immediately reached its peak.
Although he didn't intend to get involved, he wanted to figure out why the situation overlapped.
Hmm... Let's hold the origami crane above the Gray Fog and Divination. With the Gray Fog protecting us, nothing unexpected will happen... Klein quickly came up with a new idea.
Since it wasn't convenient to perform the self-summoning ritual in Doctor. Allen's bedroom, he decided to take the origami cranes home first.
He had actually prepared for this. Before coming, Klein was not sure of the seriousness of the matter and had the idea of going to Will Auceptin to see if he could get the tarot deck. So, he prepared another origami crane in advance, intending to use it to replace the original for various Divination. He would switch it back after the problem was solved.
Without hesitation, Klein pulled out the origami crane he had prepared from his pocket.
He folded this on the Gray Fog on purpose, in case Doctor. Allen suddenly decided to hand over items related to Will Auceptin to the Church of the Evernight Goddess, thus exposing his Divination through divination.
Thorough and detailed planning beforehand really does make things much simpler... Klein said to himself with a smug smile.
By the dim Moonlight, he carefully compared Will Auceptin's origami cranes with his own, looking for any obvious differences.
Upon seeing this, Klein immediately fell silent.
His crafting skills are worse than a small child's...
Actually, they're all origami cranes, and there's not much difference between them. Mine is just a little rougher. As long as Allen doesn't examine the original one repeatedly, he definitely won't be able to tell that it's been switched... Klein muttered to himself for a few moments, then took out a coin and used Divination to make a final confirmation.
After receiving positive feedback, he put the origami crane he had folded into Allen's wallet, put it back in its original place, cleaned up the scene, and left 3 Berningham Street with Will Auceptin's origami crane.
Using the " Dowsing Rod Method," Klein successfully returned home. While taking a bath, he used his ability to summon himself to send the origami crane and the " Master Key " above the Gray Fog.
Sitting in the quiet, deserted palace, he picked up the origami crane, examined it carefully for a few seconds, and found nothing unusual.
Then, Klein conjured paper and pen and wrote down the same Divination statement as before:
" Will Auceptin's current location."
This time, he switched to " Dream Divination Method " and was pleasantly surprised to see images appearing in that gray and fragmented world:
It was a dark room. Will Auceptin, with his chubby face and dark eyes, leaned against the desk by the window, gazing at the scenery outside.
He held a stack of tarot cards in each hand, and there was a pile of building blocks next to him.
The blocks were pieced together to form a snake with its ends connected in a loop.
The view outside the window was equally dark, with only the faint sound of rushing water.
The dream ended silently there. Klein opened his eyes, tapped the edge of the bronze table lightly with his fingers, and murmured to himself:
"The snake with its tail between its legs, is it really the ' Mercury Snake '? The ' Mercury Snake ' that represents Fate..."
"The sound of flowing water outside the window suggests that Will Auceptin's current location is right next to the Tussock River?"
"When I Divination before, I found that his location overlapped with Doctor. Allen's. Was it due to interference from Fate?"
Seeing that the Divination above the Gray Fog could only yield such a level of enlightenment, Klein was no longer bothered by his curiosity. He reluctantly made an interpretation and planned to exchange the origami cranes for the next night, and find an opportunity to give Doctor. Allen some pointers, so that he could go to the church of the Evernight Goddess and tell the bishop about this matter.
"It's better to leave this to the regular army..." Klein chuckled softly and returned to the real world.
After a leisurely bath, he stopped working and crawled into bed.
After an unknown amount of time, Klein suddenly realized with a start that he was dreaming, dreaming of flipping through " The Book of Secrets " in the living room.
This, this familiar feeling... He habitually feigned confusion, turning his head to look towards the door.
The door creaked open, and a figure in a gray overcoat walked in.
He was probably in his thirties, with a long, thin face, a broad forehead, and a pair of deep blue eyes that looked quite wise.
Not the captain... Klein suddenly chuckled self-deprecatingly, silently exhaled, and transformed the " Book of Secrets " in his hand into a " Ladies' Aesthetics " magazine.
He flipped through the magazine and casually greeted the visitor.
The man in the gray trench coat took off his hat, sat down opposite him, and asked casually:
"Did Allen come looking for you this morning?"
As expected, he was the Nighthawks, a " Nightmare "... Klein suppressed the urge to sigh and replied with a smile:
"Yes."
He had figured out why the Nighthawks had suddenly appeared in his Dream Divination.
The " Nightmare " in front of them should be a Nighthawks squad leader in charge of the Will Auceptin case, but they haven't been able to find any useful clues.
Under these circumstances, Doctor. Allen and Detective Sherlock Moriarty's visit to inquire about Will Auceptin's whereabouts should have been known to them last night or this morning. At the same time, they discovered that Doctor. Allen had just finished breakfast and hurriedly came to Minsk Street to visit Detective Sherlock Moriarty.
In the spirit of professionalism, Dream Divination at night is the most normal and natural development. However, Doctor. Allen's situation is more sensitive, and rashly Dream Divination could easily cause the clues to be lost. Therefore, a certain Detective became the obvious first choice.
"What happened to him?" the Nighthawks squad leader asked casually.
Klein answered truthfully:
He had a nightmare...
Klein described the scene, including the dark tower, the silver Serpent, and Will Auceptin under layers of protection, and concluded by saying:
Before having this nightmare, Allen went to Will Auceptin's house to see the boy because he was worried about his recovery and because he was troubled by the bad luck he had experienced before Will Auceptin's family had already moved away. However, Allen remembered that the boy had given him a paper crane he had folded himself and wished him good luck.
"He might have had such a nightmare because of these two events."
The man in the gray overcoat looked surprised and said:
"A thousand paper cranes?"
"Yes." Klein nodded slightly. "The child gave it to Allen before being discharged from the hospital. Allen casually tossed it into his office drawer and forgot about it until last night."
"I understand, thank you for your explanation." The captain of the Nighthawks squad stood up and politely bowed with his hand on his chest.
Suddenly, the dream began to ripple like water, and he vanished from the room.
Looking at the seat he had just sat in, Klein leisurely speculated on what would happen next:
The Nighthawks might go to Doctor. Allen's place tonight to examine him in his Dream Divination and take away the origami crane. But here's the problem: the origami crane was folded by Klein, and the original is above the Gray Fog.
"Never mind, no matter which origami crane we use, they won't be able to Divination the answer, so whether we exchange them or not is irrelevant..." Klein muttered to himself.
Composing himself, he remained seated, not in a hurry to escape the dream, lost in thought for a long time.
After a while, he curled the corners of his mouth and sighed softly.
"I really miss those days..."
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