Chapter 1106: Making Contact

Returning to the real world, Klein immediately took out a pen and paper

and wrote a short letter:

"Investigate the nameless island which led to the deaths of Grimm,

William, and Poli. This can be done through the descendants of Edwards,

Benjamin Abraham, and the descendants of the three deceased."

This was a letter to Queen Mystic Bernadette, so Klein didn't write the

reason. He believed that she would understand what this meant.

After folding the letter, Klein casually found a candle and began the

summoning ritual.

After completing the setup, he placed the letter on the altar, took two

steps back, and recited in ancient Hermes:

"I!

"I summon in my name:

"An invisible creature that roams the upper realms, a strange spiritual

body that is friendly to humans, a messenger that belongs solely to

Bernadette Gustav."

The moment he said that, Klein's spiritual perception was triggered. He

instinctively activated his Spirit Vision with a mere thought.

However, he didn't see anything.

Then, he discovered that the letter placed on the altar had disappeared.

Queen Mystic's messenger is very special... Next time, I'll switch to

using my Spirit Body Threads vision... Klein was stunned for a second

before he sighed inwardly.

In the evening, under the illumination of the street lamps that lit up

one after another, a carriage drove to the intersection of the Backlund

Bridge area and East Borough and stopped by the side of the streets.

Wearing a long dress and a dark cloak, Fors paid the fare of three soli

before alighting from the rental carriage. She walked slowly along the

shadows of the street, preparing to make a large detour to escape from

her imaginary stalker.

At the end of the previous Tarot Gathering, she had swiftly overcome her

laziness, packed up, and went out to visit her former teachers,

classmates, and colleagues.

As for the reason, there was no need for a special reason. It was very

normal to care about friends and acquaintances after an air raid.

And the reason why it wasn't last week was because, in the eyes of the

ordinary citizens, the situation in Backlund was especially tense. There

could be a new round of attacks at any moment, so everyone naturally

tried their best not to leave the house.

During the visit, Fors had originally planned on diverting the topic

onto the strange tales at the hospital, but to her surprise, there was

no need for her to do so at all. Her former teachers, classmates, and

colleagues would usually chat about such matters on their own accord

after some idle chatter, making one convinced that such illusions

happened at every hospital.

No, Fors knew that it wasn't an illusion, so she inexplicably felt

horrified, suspecting that she would have nightmares at night.

I don't have to make any major changes at all. As long as the patients'

miraculous recoveries are changed to them having their physical wounds

healed, only to have them go bonkers, it would make for an excellent

horror story. Furthermore, it happens in a city that everyone is

familiar with and also in the hospital that people often come into

contact with in the city but exudes a terrifying atmosphere. It will

result in perfect immersion. I can almost foresee another best-selling

novel about to be born. I just don't know if I can write this genre

well...

Uh, the only problem is that this story will lack sufficient emotion...

A female patient passionately kissing a face that's covered in mushrooms

and weeds? Isn't that way too outlandish... Fors walked as she thought,

entering a creative state of mind.

At this moment, her vision blurred. She saw a figure walk out from the

shadows in front of her where the gas lamps couldn't illuminate.

The figure wore a black trench coat and a half top hat. He had a

deep-set face with cold facial features. Apart from his gold-rimmed

glasses, he looked identical to the crazy adventurer of the Five Seas,

Gehrman Sparrow.

Although Fors knew that Mr. World wouldn't hunt her and was here to

fulfill the contract, she couldn't help but tense up. It was as though

she had met her strictest teacher from back in her school days.

"Uh, good evening." Her footsteps slowed down, but she still continued

moving forward and greeted him.

Klein nodded without a word. He turned around and walked into a secluded

alley to the side. The gas lamps inside were already damaged so it was

dark.

Despite the dark environment, Fors similarly didn't say a word. She

lowered her head slightly and followed behind Gehrman Sparrow at an

adequate pace.

When they reached the depths of the alley, Klein looked around and said

in a deep voice, "Help me ask your teacher if he knows of this

person---Benjamin Abraham. If he knows him, I want all his information

and all the text and pictures he left behind."

"Uh... Okay, okay." Fors was nervously waiting for Mr. World to

"Teleport" her somewhere else, but she never expected him to mention

something else for no reason. She nearly failed to react.

She didn't ask why and quickly nodded in agreement, as though she

couldn't wait to do it.

Then, she took a deep breath and continued waiting for Gehrman Sparrow

to approach her. He grabbed her shoulder and began "Teleporting."

But after a few seconds, nothing happened.

Fors looked up in shock, only to see Mr. World still standing in front

of her, looking at her.

She then heard him say in a deep voice, "Write it now."

Write it now... Fors didn't ask why as she subconsciously said, "I

didn't bring any paper, a pen, envelope, or stamp with me."

Before she could finish her sentence, the four items were thrown at her.

Fors caught the items and took a few steps out. Using the gas lamps at

the end of the alley which opened up to the roads and the hard wall, she

quickly wrote the letter to her teacher, Dorian Gray Abraham.

With both hands in his pockets, Klein waited patiently without any signs

of impatience.

In fact, he had long been lurking around Miss Magician without showing

himself.

According to the address Fors provided, he had been secretly monitoring

her from the moment she left home in the afternoon. His monitoring was

done by getting his marionettes to pray to Sea God Kalvetua from time to

time while his actual body stayed above the gray fog, using the prayer

light dots to observe the situation around the Magician.

With the help of his "true vision," Klein was currently certain that

Zaratul hadn't targeted Miss Magician; thus, it was safe to make contact

with her.

After knowing that Miss Magician had met Zaratul's marionette, how could

he be at ease and be daring enough to meet her and take her "Traveling"?

Now, he was certain that Zaratul had been attracted by the Abraham

family's Sealed Artifact or Saint of Secrets Botis. As for a mere

Sequence 6 like The Magician, she wasn't worthy of notice. Hence, she

wasn't exposed.

A few minutes later, Fors finished writing. She used a sticky herbal

powder she carried with her to seal the envelope and pasted the stamp.

"Do I throw it into the mailbox now?" Fors glanced at the cover of the

letter with her teacher's address and real name and asked hesitantly.

She felt that she had to do it herself. She couldn't hand it over to The

World, or it might bring danger to her teacher.

Of course, if Gehrman Sparrow insisted, Fors felt that there was nothing

she could do. Even if she tore the letter apart, there was still a

possibility of her being hypnotized or having her spirit channeled.

Klein nodded indiscernibly.

"Return after you're finished posting it."

Phew... Fors let out a long sigh of relief. Turning around, she ran

towards the street and found the mailbox.

After finishing all of this, she returned to the dark alley. Without

waiting for Gehrman Sparrow to speak, she handed over the fountain pen

and the remaining two stamps. She very quickly said, "One was enough."

Klein gave Miss Magician a look before he took the stamp and pen and

calmly said, "This means that your teacher's residence is less than 100

kilometers from Backlund."

Fors's expression froze.

What's the big deal? I also know that your teacher lives in Pritz

Harbor, and there's a high chance that he hasn't moved away yet... As

for why I gave you three stamp tickets, of course it was intentional...

Klein muttered to himself before taking a few steps forward to stand in

front of Miss Magician.

He then reached out his left hand that was wearing a transparent glove

and grabbed the lady's shoulder.

Fors subconsciously lowered her head again.

The surrounding colors immediately became saturated and layered while

countless, indescribable figures flashed. When the things and colors she

saw returned to normal, Fors instinctively raised her head to thank him.

However, Gehrman Sparrow had already disappeared!

Fors sized up her surroundings in a daze and realized that she was

standing in an empty corner. In front of her was a door, and a din and

the smell of alcohol were emitted from beyond the door.

Fors pulled at her cloak and walked out the door with a hint of fear,

only to see many men dressed as pirates.

They had scimitars and guns, either hanging or lodged by their waist.

While drinking hard liquor, they discussed the strengths of the fleets

of Feysac and Loen in high spirits. Quite a number of beautifully

dressed women were amongst them, like dancing butterflies.

She was wearing a long, dark-colored cloak in a Backlund style. Her

brown hair was long and slightly curled. She had a rather mature

temperament, but her expression of fear made it seem like Fors was a

lamb that had barged into a wolf pack. It was so disharmonious and

eye-catching, and it quickly attracted the attention of many.

She felt a little familiar with what those people had said to her. It

was as if they were part of a language branch she had learned, but she

couldn't understand them immediately.

Where am I, what am I doing, who are they... As Fors was at a loss, a

plump man squeezed over and said in broken Loenese, "10 soli, one

night!"

Fors had been involved in many of the Beyonder circles over the years.

Although she didn't know where she was, she knew very well what kind of

situation she was in. The light in her eyes flickered strangely before

they converged into one point.

An indescribable aura emanated from her body, making the people around

her subconsciously avoid her gaze.

This was the authority of a Judge, a qualitative change in the ability

of an Arbiter.

Berserk Sea, Theros Island.

Danitz hid in the shadows, watching the intelligence peddler, Bartz, in

a serious manner.