Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 749 Ourolius’s Purpose?
When Angel left his side like a rewinding image and returned to his "artificial sleepwalking" state, disappearing along with the blasphemous card and magical items beside him, Klein was not only heart-wrenchingly frightened and worried, but he also immediately guessed the truth of the matter through keywords such as "Ouroboros" and "time reversal".

Then, without any delay, he took four steps backwards, chanted his own name, and came above the gray fog, observing the situation around Angel through the star belonging to the "Queen".

Out of respect for others, The Fool rarely uses this convenience that belongs only to him to observe other Tarot Club members, but the current situation is urgent and he can't take care of it.

After confirming that Angel had only returned to the outskirts of Calderon City and faced the "Angel of Destiny" but had not been harmed, Klein calmed down and began to think about how to rescue Angel.

Without a doubt, the first thing he thought of was to use the power of the Fool to pull Angel's spirit into the gray fog, just like when the Tarot Club was held at 3 pm every Monday.

This mysterious power originating from the gray fog has just been verified by the "Angel of Destiny" and is confirmed to not be affected by this "time reversal". Otherwise, it would not only be Angel who would return to Calderon, but also Klein's spirit containing the "Tyrant" card.

The only problem is that after the gray fog ends the summoning, the "invited" spirits will return to their original places...

Normally this would not be a problem, as the spirit of each Tarot Club member would return to their own body, but Angel's body and spirit were separated at this time, which meant that she would return to Calderon and to Ouroboros again - provided that the Angel King had enough patience and was willing to wait there.

No one could guarantee whether Ouroboros would spend days or even weeks in that city.

Another method is to rely on "Groselle's Travels"... After ruling out the method of using the gray fog to rescue Angel's spirit, Klein immediately thought of the second plan.

The two of them have used this magical item left by the "Dragon of Imagination" Angerweed many times to get out of various difficulties, and have done some research on the logic of the book's "pulling people".

As long as you smear blood on the cover of the book, that person will be sent into the fictional world of the book after a while. Only a few people who have "passed" the previous story of conquering the ice dragon can leave the story through the gate constructed by the ice dragon's corpse. Victims like the "Blood Admiral" will randomly appear in various locations in the world of the book, with no way to escape.

If the person whose blood was smeared was in a state of separation of soul and body, the travelogue would only pull the soul in. The two had verified this through their first experience of exploring the world in the book on the gray fog. And unlike the power of the gray fog, after leaving "Groselle's Travelogue", the soul would appear next to the book instead of "returning to its original place".

The most crucial point is that such a step will be "disinfected" and "isolated" by the gray fog, making Ouroboros's time reversal ineffective.

This is Angel's only hope to escape the imprisonment of the "Angel of Destiny", and it is also the reason why she has been delaying time... She thought of this earlier than me, so smart!
Of course, all of this was just Klein's conjecture. The spirit was pulled into the world of Groselle's Travels above the gray fog, and then left there and appeared in the gray fog. Whether it could return to the body after leaving the gray fog remained to be tried, but no matter what the result was, it was better than falling into the hands of the "Angel of Destiny".

Klein took a deep breath and reached out to summon the parchment book he had placed among the miscellaneous items, as well as the small vial of blood that Angel had given him.

Fortunately, since carrying this travelogue for too long will also draw me into the world in the book, I usually "sacrifice" it to myself and place it above the gray fog... He sighed, and quickly smeared Angel's blood on the cover of the book, looking at the deep red color that decorated the title written in ancient Fessac.

Then, the trace of blood seeped into the dark brown cover.

Klein heaved a sigh of relief and looked at the stars belonging to Angel, discovering that she had indeed entered the world in the book.

Now, it’s my turn to think about how to explain why The World and his travel notes appeared in the Palace of The Fool… He chuckled secretly, and manifested another figure sitting opposite him, handing Groselle’s Travel Notes to the other person.

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“Sure enough, Klein used the power of Mr. Fool and the special features of Groselle’s Travels at the same time. Just like the last time we explored this world, he pulled my spirit into the world in the book alone…”

Looking at the familiar scenery outside the city of Peso, Angel was thinking.

She waited cautiously for a moment and found that she was not brought back to Calderon by the power of "time reversal" as before. Only then did she feel relieved and examined her own condition.

After entering here in the state of containing the "Witch" card, she still maintained the look of a long black dress and a jeweled crown on her head, attracting the attention of passers-by from time to time.

Swish, she entered invisible mode, avoiding the gaze of the created people in the book.

Fortunately, in this state, my "Harvester Legion" and "Iron Knight" characteristics, rings and necklaces are all on me, and the "Card of Blasphemy" is naturally no exception. Only the "Disaster", "Betrayal" and "Petrification" spells were rejected due to the special nature of this book. They are not valuable things, but just wasted a few hundred milliliters of my blood...

After checking his precious property, Angel floated towards the gate to leave the world in the book. This exit, which only a few people could see, floated above an open space not far outside the city. Countless pedestrians and carriages passed by but ignored it.

Huh?
Angel was about to reach out and touch the closed door when he suddenly realized that this door was smaller than the one he had seen before.

Illusion? No, my memory should be correct. It is indeed smaller than before, about one-fifth shorter... Angel stopped in front of the door, looked up and observed for a moment before coming to the conclusion.

Could it be that Groselle's Travels discovered that I often used it to escape danger, and evolved on its own to fill the "loophole" in the book world? This is too intelligent, it will refuse to allow objects that may destroy it to enter, and it doesn't like others to take advantage of loopholes... Angel stared at the double doors in front of her in amazement, and found that at the current speed, if she entered the book world four or five more times, the door would shrink to a size that could not be passed through. This might mean that Groselle's Travels allowed her to use her function a maximum number of times.

Don’t use it unless necessary... She muttered, pressed her hands against the door, and left this world that didn’t welcome her.

The next second, the bright sky and the noisy streets entering the city disappeared in front of Angel's eyes, and were replaced by a towering palace surrounded by gray fog, as well as a long bronze table in front of him and a high-backed chair under him.

In the spacious Tarot Club venue, only Mr. Fool and The World Klein were sitting at the head of the long table. In front of the latter was a dark brown parchment book, which was Groselle's Travels, which had saved Angel's life again.

Angel appeared in the high-back chair next to Klein, instead of the one she usually sat next to The Fool.

After leaving the world in the book, I really appeared next to the travel notes instead of returning to the original place. Moreover, I was wearing the black dress of the "Witch" brand and stepping barefoot in the kingdom of God of Mr. "Fool"... Angel was about to speak when he heard Klein's low but respectful voice:

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Fool."

She also quickly turned to the figure shrouded in gray mist in the distance and bowed her head to express the same gratitude.

“It’s just a small matter,” the Fool replied nonchalantly. “Tell me about the situation this time.”

Angel nodded and told the story of how the two planned to explore Calderon, using the "Card of Blasphemy" to enter this "City of the Dead" in spirit form to hunt spirit predators, and how they were blocked by the "Angel of Fate" because of their "creeping hunger" and praised the evil god, and he also added his own understanding.

"...He didn't seem to intend to harm me. After he failed to use time travel to imprison the 'world', he agreed to let me leave... Of course, this could also be a trap. Maybe He left some kind of trace on me that could help him find my location?"

If Ouroboros could do this, he would not have used "time reversal" to alert the enemy, but would have secretly tracked Angel's location and then found me. Not to mention that the "secret holy emblem" on Angel also came from an angel. Just after being "disinfected" by the gray fog, this threat was reduced to the minimum... Klein thought about it and denied this possibility through the Fool's mouth:
"You don't have any such marks on your body."

That's good... Angel also breathed a sigh of relief. The other party did not leave any mark, and he only threw away a few talismans that had been processed during production and could not be traced to their source through blood. Most importantly, these talismans could only be used by the makers. To anyone else, they would just be scrap metal.

But immediately, Angel began to feel doubtful:
"In that case, why did the 'Angel of Destiny' who can see through fate come all the way to Calderon only to find nothing?"

A deep red light flashed, and the wooden ceiling of the bedroom appeared in front of Angel's eyes for the second time. This time, she lay on the ground carefully for a moment, and when she found nothing unusual, she climbed up using her hands and feet.

She first left the world in the book, then left the gray fog. Her spirit actually returned to her body. Praise the Fool, praise the Goddess... She muttered, drawing a crimson moon on her chest, and expressed her gratitude to the two gods. Then she realized that Klein, who was standing beside her with his legs and feet in a strange posture, shook his body and woke up.

After noticing my abnormality, he must have prayed to Mr. Fool and asked for His help... Angel felt warm in his heart, and he rushed forward and hugged Klein, who had just come to his senses.

Only then did the exhaustion and joy of surviving the disaster fill her limbs.

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Deep in the spirit world, in the outer area of ​​Calderon, the "City of the Dead".

Ouroboros, wearing a simple linen robe and with his wings folded back, hovered above the bizarre building, gently raising his right hand with his palm facing upward.

Several dark red iron pieces were floating between his fair but somewhat thin fingers.

After examining the spells for a moment, Ouroboros saw the shimmering river again, curling up like a snake swallowing its own tail and spinning counterclockwise.

The dark red charms in his hands struggled to maintain their shapes surrounded by the mercury symbols that suddenly appeared, but soon, they were restored to their original materials:

A few thin pieces of iron, a wisp of red and black mist that dissipated in Ouroboros's solemn expression, and...

A few drops of blood that were so rich that they seemed like they had just left the body.

Below Him, the gray-white fog that had gradually receded and calmed in the depths of Calderon surged up again, engulfing the central area of ​​the city like a tide.

Ouroboros took a glance at the living "flood", held the few drops of blood against his chest, and disappeared without a trace after a flash of silver light.

(End of this chapter)