Chapter 1290: Fulfilling Wishes
Putting away The Fool card, Klein took out Creeping Hunger from the
void, equipped it to his left hand, and activated "Teleport."
After returning to the miniaturized city library, he immediately said to
the Servant of Concealment, Arianna, "It has been thrown into the
abandoned palace on the main peak of the Hornacis mountain range."
That was an entrance to the foggy town.
As for how to deal with 0-02 later on, it was the Church of Evernight's
problem.
"Alright." Arianna nodded and didn't say anything else. "She" entered a
"Concealed" state and vanished, as though "She" had been erased.
"She" didn't thank him, nor mention any payment. It was just like how
"She" had never made any requests when "She" helped Klein in the past.
Does Ma'am Arianna know that I've obtained The Fool card? Klein looked
around thoughtfully and slowly sighed in the darkness.
Although the supernatural incident had been resolved in less than two
hours, there were still quite a number of people who had lost their
lives under the strict "rules."
The Belltaine citizens had more or less committed certain mistakes, but
the punishments they suffered were far more disproportionate to the
crimes they had committed. The most innocent party in the matter were
the tourists who came or passed by Belltaine. They had to face a
nightmare simply because they were foreigners.
Klein had tried his best to do some things to protect many outsiders,
including Roy and the others, but he was also limited in what he could
do due to the restrictions he suffered. There weren't many loopholes
that could be made use of, making it impossible to make it seem like
none of that had ever happened.
What I need to do next is to mainly provide treatment to the
survivors... Klein retracted his gaze and planned on "Teleporting" to
Biles's house to deal with the remaining problems.
At that moment, Reinette Tinekerr, who was holding four blonde, red-eyed
heads and was wearing a dark and complicated long dress, walked out of
the void. One of the heads bit onto a black goat's horn.
"'He'..." "Escaped..." "The spirit world..." The remaining three heads
of Miss Messenger said.
"As expected of a former chief shepherd." Klein, who had long sensed it,
sighed without any surprise.
Then, he pointed at the black goat's horn.
"Did Larrion leave that behind?"
After Klein received the item, Reinette Tinekerr's head that hadn't
spoken earlier said, "Yes."
After encountering the curse of deformity, "He" had still managed to
barge out of the encirclement and escape from the spirit world. "He" is
indeed powerful... Is this a Sequence 2 angel who's best at fighting
head-on? Klein flicked his wrist, causing the black goat horn in his
palm to shatter into countless tiny specks of light as it dissipated,
dispersing the remnant psyche.
The limbs left behind by a Beyonder after them undergoing a
"Transformation" contain a portion of their Beyonder characteristics
that couldn't return to the main body.
When the points of light were reassembled from Sequence 9 to Sequence 7,
as well as a Sequence 4 Beyonder characteristic, Klein chose the
Sequence 8 Pugilist from it and returned the rest to Miss Messenger with
a smile.
"These are your spoils. I'll only collect the intelligence fee."
Reinette Tinekerr didn't stand on ceremony. "She" raised one of the
blonde, red-eyed heads and had it open its mouth, absorbing the Sequence
9, Sequence 7, and Sequence 4 Warrior Beyonder characteristics.
After watching Miss Messenger leave Belltaine, Klein "Teleported" back
to Biles's home and smiled at Roy and company.
"The problem has been resolved. You are no longer foreigners who have to
be treated with animosity."
The four Beyonders were just about to respond with heartfelt and
relieved smiles when they saw the magical Mr. Magician invite a stranger
from the air.
It was an old man with a dark red bow tie. He wore a shirt, vest, formal
suit, and blue striped trousers. His hair remained thick despite it
being all-white. His aura was warm and elegant.
This was the marionette, Hvin Rambis, whom Klein had once possessed. He
planned on using this Manipulator to seal away their memories of 0-02.
Not being corrupted by a sefirah didn't mean that Biles wouldn't
encounter terrifying matters when he recollected the matter!
As there was only one relevant period of memory for Biles, and he didn't
know the truth of the matter, what Klein needed to do was rather simple.
Therefore, he didn't seek Miss Justice's help. He planned on using his
marionette's Historical Void projection to complete it.
"You didn't tell them about what happened in the city library, right?"
Klein got Hvin Rambis to walk to his side as he asked Biles.
Biles hurriedly shook his head and said, "I remember your advice."
"Very good. Next, I'll give you some psychological treatment. I'll help
you forget all those matters. Otherwise, you'll be targeted by 0-02 and
never be able to obtain peace until you die. Believe me, Sealed
Artifacts at this level can definitely do something like that---even if
it has been taken away," Klein explained his goal frankly.
Biles's lips quivered as he said, "Alright."
He chose to obey and believe.
After inviting Roy, Pasha, and Phil out of this rental apartment, Klein
controlled Hvin Rambis to do a series of mental control processes and
successfully made Biles forget the brass book he had seen, as well as
the contents on it.
After doing this, Klein carefully took out the magic mirror and looked
at it.
"Arrodes, are there any other hidden dangers?"
On the surface of the ancient silver mirror, the aqueous light flickered
and reflected a line of silver words:
"Great Master, there aren't any latent risks in Belltaine. As for other
places in Loen and Feysac, as it involves 0-02 itself, I'm unable to see
it clearly.
"Perhaps you can confirm it yourself?"
"Alright." Klein nodded slightly, took out a gold coin, and softly
chanted the corresponding divination statement.
With a ping, the gold coin flicked up and tumbled in the air.
During this process, scenes naturally surfaced in Klein's mind. They
were chimneys, streets, and cities. They were extremely vague and lacked
specific directions.
With a slight frown, he collected his thoughts and reached out to catch
the gold coin.
Then, he got Pasha and the others to return to Biles's home. He smiled
and said to Roy, "Didn't you wish to obtain the next potion? You can
make a wish now."
Roy's eyes revealed surprise and he asked nervously, "I can still make
another wish?"
"This is a gift," Klein replied with a smile.
Roy's heart stirred. Without asking any more questions, he seized this
opportunity to fulfill his wish of obtaining the next potion.
Klein then threw the Warrior pathway's Sequence 8 Pugilist Beyonder
characteristic to him.
"This is essentially a potion, but for safety, I suggest you search for
the corresponding formula and find the correct supplementary
ingredients."
"Your amazing feats are worthy of praise." Roy expressed his gratitude.
His first potion had, in some sense, been a Warrior Beyonder
characteristic that he devoured. As the apocalypse was approaching,
along with his relatively low Sequence and good luck, he didn't lose
control on the spot. He didn't even have any serious psychological
problems.
After that, he gradually came into contact with other Beyonders and came
into contact with true mysticism. Only then did he learn how dangerous
his actions were, and he didn't dare make a similar attempt again.
Faced with Roy's praise, Klein looked around and smiled.
"Next, follow me out of Belltaine. This doesn't mean that there's still
danger here, but I have to make use of this time to fulfill your
wishes."
One wish involved Roy hoping that Klein could help them leave the
Belltaine, while the other wish involved Pasha's wish to have Klein
protect them and allow them to leave Belltaine City alive.
Although these two matters were meaningless under the present situation,
to Klein, he had to fulfill the wish even if there was no point in doing
it.
I'm just a heartless "wish-granting machine"... Klein lampooned himself
as he smiled at Biles and company.
Pasha and the others glanced at each other, not daring to raise any
objections. Just like before, they held each other's hands.
Then, Klein brought them to the outskirts of Belltaine with
"Teleportation."
"The magic show has come to an end. It's time to say goodbye." Klein
took off his hat and bowed. He tried his best to make himself a true
wandering magician.
This was a habit of his acting.
Upon seeing this, Pasha blurted out, "Can we know your name?"
Klein smiled and said, "I have too many names. Different people have
different names for me. You can call me the 'Miracle Magician,' Merlin
Hermes."
"Mr. Hermes, are you a believer of the Evernight Goddess?" Roy asked
after some hesitation.
"..." For a moment, Klein didn't know how to answer. He really wanted to
say that he once was, but not anymore.
After some consideration, he decided to act as an Attendant of Mysteries
in advance.
He immediately restrained his smile and solemnly said, "The one I serve
is The Fool, the Lord of the Mysteries, the great ruler above the spirit
world.
"If you wish to believe in this mighty existence, or wish to gain more
of an understanding, you can go to the Sonia Sea's Rorsted Archipelago.
The Lord's missionary, Danitz, is currently preaching there."
Furthermore, the City of Silver definitely has all the potion formulas
from the Warrior pathway under Sequence 2... Klein silently added, but
he didn't say it out loud.
Roy nodded slightly and said, "It's my first time knowing of such a
mighty existence in this world. Your miraculous nature has shown 'His'
brilliance."
He didn't directly respond to Mr. Merlin Hermes because he was still
hesitant.
Pasha, Biles, and Phil were the same.
Without another word, Klein turned around and left the four Beyonders,
before making a detour to Belltaine.
He didn't forget his purpose in alighting at this tiny city. He planned
on immediately finding a room to study The Fool card above the gray fog.
In a city in Midseashire, at a particular library.
A young law researcher took out a book from the bookshelf and walked to
a table by the window and sat down.
As he carefully read through the book, he realized that there was a page
of yellowish-brown paper in it.
"What is this?" the young law researcher muttered to himself in
confusion and reached out to pull out the paper.
After confirming that it was written in ancient Feysac, the content was
rather rare.
"...In the Fourth Epoch, there was a book named the 'Trunsoest Brass
Book'..."