Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1038: Rushing to the Market (Two in One)

Silver-gray slightly curly hair, light gray eyes, a beauty that doesn't quite match the temperament of the "Forsaken Land of God"... That's right, it's Lovia Tiffany, a Sequence 5 "Shepherd". She once fought against a high-sequence evil spirit and escaped unscathed, so she is likely to have strength close to that of a saint. She is one of the elders of the "Six-Man Council" of the City of Silver... It is said that after exploring the ruins of the "True Creator" on a certain occasion, her originally abnormal mind became normal...

The information he learned from Derrick, including the specific image of Lovia that he had shown at the Tarot Club, emerged in Klein's mind one by one.

But in the eyes of the shepherd, the patrol member downstairs who she was not familiar with just glanced at her naturally, paused slightly, turned to look at Colin Iliad who walked out of the tower, and greeted him excitedly.

As if she had lost interest in him, Lovia turned and left the window.

Feeling the gazes of the True Creator’s followers shifting away from him, Klein secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He pretended to turn around and prepare to leave, but before he took a few steps, he heard Derrick shouting:

"Ginold, the Chief wants to ask about your patrol tonight."

He called out a little late, and his voice was deliberately too loud, which made him look a little obvious. But it was good enough for him... Klein muttered to himself, turned around naturally, and nodded in agreement. His movements and demeanor were exactly the same as the real "Ginold" who had returned home.

During the few minutes he had spent tracking the team from outside Silver City back into the city, he had already memorized every detail of the target's movements.

This is the confidence of the "Fortune Teller"... He followed Colin Iliad and Derrick through the spiral staircase and came to a secluded lounge in the tower. He watched the "Chief" close the door.

He didn't take any protective measures... Well, that's right. On the surface, he just casually asked me, a member of the patrol team, about the situation outside the city. If he used a spiritual wall or other seals to isolate the outside world, it would be even more suspicious...

Klein, who looked like a half-giant but actually used the "Faceless Man" to transform into a hollow humanoid, saw Colin, who had many old scars on his face, looking at him. He took the initiative to transform back into the appearance of Gehrman Sparrow, and his temperament also changed.

"The Sun" Derrick immediately recognized the other person based on his familiar body outline and deep, cold temperament. He really was Mr. "The World" who had always taken care of him at the Tarot Club, and his expression could not hide his excitement.

But Colin Iliad remained basically calm, even though he had just learned from Derrick that the person in front of him was most likely someone who came to Silver City from the "outside world".

"Are you really from the outside world? The other side of the sea?"

After a moment's silence, he got straight to the point and asked, his voice not as calm as he looked.

This is the issue that he and the entire Silver City are most concerned about.

"Yes."

Klein calculated that his historical pore image would not last long, so he began to communicate in the same giant language as the other party.

"How to prove it?"

The Chief asked relentlessly.

Isn’t my own existence proof of this? Klein did not answer in this way, lest this historic meeting end hastily. Instead, he directly recited his own honorific name, that is, “The Fool”:

"A fool who does not belong to this era..."

Following his prayers, Klein, who was hiding in the historical fragments, came above the gray fog. With the help of the prayer light, he took a look around and found that the three "Amons" were playing their own roles. Some were sleeping, some were eating, and some were commenting on the deliciousness of mushroom bread with their companions. Only then did he feel at ease and found an ugly paper figure from the pile of debris. It came with the power of Sefirah Castle and did not produce too many light effects. He threw it to the "Chief" below.

In an instant, the "demon hunter" felt himself surrounded by a warm power, and the legendary sunlight appeared before his eyes, dazzling but not glaring.

He silently felt this power, then opened his eyes and looked beside him, only then he realized that the "warmth of the sun" belonged to him alone. It was not a real power, but a blessing that went straight to the spirit.

"It is indeed the power of Mr. Fool..."

He murmured, his expression changing.

At best, this could only mean that the other party was a believer of The Fool. There were people in their Silver City who believed in The Fool, and there were also people in other possible city-states who believed in The Fool. This did not actually prove that the other party came from the “outside world”.

But the appearance of the other party proved that Silver City was not alone. They could obtain external assistance and introduce external forces. With the help of additional forces, the "Giant King's Court" leading to the outside world would not be an insurmountable chasm!
"So, how should we get to the 'outside world'?"

Collecting his thoughts, Colin asked in a deep voice.

"At present, it seems that you can only leave the 'Forsaken Land of Gods' by relying on the 'Giant King's Court'."

Klein did not deceive the leader of the City of Silver or paint him an unrealistic picture. Instead, he drew conclusions based on his own understanding and their previous explorations and told him the truth.

"The God-Forsaken Land... Is this what the outside world calls the environment we are in?"

Colin repeated the word, as if he had understood something, but then he frowned with a scar running across his eyes and said:
"You didn't come in from there?"

Very perceptive... Klein smiled and replied:
"I used another method, but that 'channel' is not suitable for you, unless someone can come back from the dead."

He had initially thought of using the power of the "City of Disaster" to take away the residents of Silver City in batches, and complete the "Miracle Master" promotion ceremony piecemeal. But then he thought again, as an "ancient scholar" of Sequence 3, he had to die once to avoid being contaminated by the source during the "crossing". Most of the residents in Silver City were of low or medium sequences, or even just ordinary people. How could they travel back and forth safely?
According to Angel, it would be good if they didn't grow swollen breasts and their heads betrayed their bodies and flew away.

Other methods, such as using the projection of the "Star Staff" to teleport the residents of Silver City away, or using the "Box of the Old Days" to turn them into toys and take them out of the God-Forsaken Land, were abandoned because the spiritual world here was isolated from the outside world, and the "0" level seal could not break through the barrier and be sent here.

After much thought, Klein realized that if he wanted to quickly transfer a large number of Silver City residents away from the God-forsaken Land, the "Giant King's Court" was actually the only viable option.

The only problem is...

"There is some kind of 'corrupted' power there, and the 'Dark Angel' Sasriel is sleeping there. I think you should know that he is the King of Angels."

Colin continued, glancing at Derrick Berg, who was between the two of them and a little closer to him.

He was testing whether I had obtained relevant information about their exploration of the Giant King's Court from Mr. Fool... Klein laughed secretly. He enjoyed the feeling of massaging his brain, but also felt that it was a waste of time. His historical projection would disappear in a few minutes.

"By then, I will join your exploration team and fight against Sasriel together. This is not a big problem..."

He spoke with some brazenness, causing Colin Iliad's eyelids to twitch. He did not quite believe that the other party could handle an ancient Angel King, even though the other party seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep and his condition might not be the same as before.

However, Klein already had a preliminary plan in mind. With Angel's ability to travel back and forth to the God-Forsaken Land, as well as his ability to go to Sefirah Castle and launch angel-level attacks, it would be possible for them to join forces to deal with an Angel King.

Of course, the premise is that He is indeed not in good condition.

But Klein currently knew very little about this "Dark Angel", and his "Ancient Scholar" had not yet digested the last bit. He also had no clues about the whereabouts of the "Dark Wolf" Kotal. It was impossible for him to concentrate on dealing with Sasriel and lead the Silver City out of the "God-forsaken Land" in advance.

"...But I have come to the God-forsaken Land this time, and I have my own things to do. To do this, you must provide some necessary help."

He added.

Colin Iliad was not surprised by this. If the other party shamelessly offered to help Silver City out of its predicament, but he wanted nothing, he would not believe it. "What should we do?"

He asked carefully.

"Some historical books and documents I specified, maps and detailed information about the surrounding areas you explored, and... hunting for the clone of Amon the Blasphemer hiding in the city."

Colin just nodded slightly at the first two conditions, but the third one made his expression change again.

He clearly remembered that his own fate, or rather the fate of the City of Silver, intersected with The Fool, all because of an incarnation of Amon. Derrick beside him was even possessed by the other party, and the problem was finally solved with the help of a certain existence.

For a long time afterwards, Colin thought that Derrick secretly believed in Amon the Blasphemer, until Derrick took the initiative to admit that he was special, and then he knew that it was Mr. Fool.

Now, the avatar of the Angel King has appeared in the Silver City again?

Without waiting for the other party to think about it, Klein, who was running out of time, quickly told Colin about the three Silver City residents he had discovered were parasitic. He asked him to take note of them first, but not to rush to deal with them, but to wait for his notification.

The purpose of his doing so was naturally that he did not want to attract the attention of Amon so quickly and let the Angel King know that he had "smuggled" into the God-forsaken Land and secretly searched for the extraordinary characteristics of the "Miracle Worker" under His nose.

When the time is right, Silver City's sudden elimination of all clones will certainly alert Amon. He knows that there are followers of the Fool in Silver City, and they will definitely wait for a while, waiting for Klein to appear.

This way, Klein would have more time to deal with the Dark Wolf, obtain the extraordinary characteristics, and make final preparations for his promotion.

Of course, in this request, he also took into account the safety of Silver City. He figured out Amon's character and believed that He would not attack Silver City without catching Klein, because this would alert the enemy and make Klein dare not return to this city.

After listening to Klein's explanation, Chief Colin fell into a brief contemplation. His light blue eyes stared at Klein, as if he was evaluating whether the promise of the man in front of him was worth the price that Silver City would pay for offending an Angel King.

"I……"

Just as he opened his mouth, he suddenly found that the man in front of him, wearing a black windbreaker and a strange hat, disappeared like a phantom.

He frowned immediately and looked at Derrick beside him. The latter shook his head innocently, indicating that he didn't know what happened either.

The moment he disappeared, I almost blurted out my agreement... Colin Iliad looked at the place where Klein disappeared and fell silent.

……

"Alas, the duration of historical images is still too short, and it is not enough for this kind of detailed communication..."

Klein muttered as he hid in the mist of history. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to send a second clone to Silver City, so as to avoid attracting the attention of Amon's clone or Elder Lovia by frequently using the Faceless Man's ability to invade the city. Although he was confident that he could deal with these clones that should not be higher than Sequence 4 and the "shepherds" who were not even demigods, this would inevitably attract more attention and completely bankrupt his plan.

"At this time, Angel should use historical projection to create some noise in the outside world, so that Zaratul and Amon will think that I have not yet arrived at the God-Forsaken Land. If I am discovered by Amon, all my hard work will be in vain..."

He had just left the mist of history when he suddenly sensed that he was being summoned from a certain point in the past.

Who is using my historical pore image... Klein was startled and returned to the gray fog with historical spots floating in it. The other him far away in the sky immediately gained independent consciousness.

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Seeing Klein's eyes light up and he regained his consciousness, Angel quickly dropped his hand that was pulling his collar and laughed awkwardly.

Why do I feel like I'm being abused... Aren't shoulders or arms usually the target of historical projection?

Klein, whose consciousness had come to this place, looked around to ease the atmosphere. He found that the weather was clear, the sun was setting, and there were birds singing and insects chirping all around. It seemed as if he was in a forest somewhere far away from the city.

"Where is this?"

He asked casually, noticing that Angel was closing the "Lemanno's Travel Notes" borrowed from Miss Magician. The burnt yellow paper that recorded "Historical Pore Image Summoning" was now blank.

"The forest near the Honachis Mountains in Sivelas County is now occupied by Intis," she explained, pointing in a direction outside the forest with her hand holding the notebook. "There is an Intis army stationed over there. I did some divination and found that an 'Iron Knight' is defending the station. You can try to harass that army. It would be best if you could fight that saint. The louder the better."

This was a plan the two had agreed upon before heading to the "God-Forsaken Land". After Klein stayed in the God-Forsaken Land at the cost of his death, in order to delay the time for Amon and Zaratul to discover this, Angel would use the "Historical Pore Image" to create the illusion that Klein was still active in various places from time to time.

It was hard to say whether these two Sequence 1s could be deceived, but they would at least send secret dolls or clones to check. By the time they had confirmed many times that the Klein who appeared was just a historical projection, he had already taken many actions in the God-Forsaken Land and accumulated enough advantages.

After giving the instructions, Angel looked at Klein, who was wearing the Creeping Hunger through projection and pulling out the historical image of the secret puppet "Dark Saint" that he once possessed, and asked:
"Is everything going well in the God-Forsaken Land?"

"We have found the Silver City, but I discovered that there are several clones of Amon inside... I think we can make use of them."

Klein answered briefly. He had just experienced a "tragedy" in which the historical projection disappeared before it was completed. He was extremely sensitive to the passage of time.

"Do you need my help? A quarter of Sona Island was destroyed by Chick's bombing. Fortunately, the village is still there, and I can still go to the God-Forsaken Land through the altar there."

Angel asked back with concern.

However, Klein rejected her kindness. After all, the "Golden Queen" who had been active in the Kingdom of Loen suddenly killed several Amon clones in the God-Forsaken Land, which was almost a public statement that she could travel back and forth to the blocked continent at will, which was very unfavorable to the two's future plans.

"The situation there is too complicated. The City of Silver is trying to save itself. The followers of Mr. Fool are preaching. The followers of the True Creator are spying. Amon's clone is hiding in the dark. Sasriel is blocking the door. The lightning of the Lord of Storms is flashing in the sky. The power of the goddess is hidden in the darkness... Didn't you say that Trier in Intis is a mixed bag? I would like to call the 'Forsaken Land of Gods' the Eastern Trier..."

Even until Klein's gloves became transparent and he took the marionette away through "teleportation", his complaints were still floating in the wind.

……

After seeing Klein off, Angel felt the spiritual energy in his body slowly draining away, then he entered the mirror world and came to a small town next to the Honachis Mountains.

Although this place quickly became a spoil of war after Intis invaded Loen, it has not experienced the flames of war. Apart from the Intis flag being hung in the administrative office and passers-by looking a little uneasy, not much has changed.

Angel quickly found the "Blue Mountain" hotel in a corner of the town, and met her target person for today's visit to Severas County: Alysia Tamara in the suite on the second floor.

After she sent a letter through the other party's messenger yesterday requesting a meeting, the young lady immediately responded and selected a border town far away from Backlund as the meeting place.

Similar to the last time they met in Constantinople, the Tamara family's contact was still sitting in front of Angel, with a straight posture and a face as expressionless as a wax figure.

Of course, this time she wore a normal plaid long skirt, paired with a gray tweed coat that highlighted her waistline. It was not based on the asymmetrical aesthetic of the Fourth Epoch, which made Angel feel very comfortable.

She was probably worried that she would be checked by Intis soldiers if she walked down the street like that... Angel muttered, moved on the single sofa, got into a comfortable position, and asked:
"Do you know anything about the 'School of Truth'?"

PS: Two-in-one, no use at night~
(End of this chapter)