Mystery: Chaos Path

After the painful loss of a gold coin, Klein ultimately couldn't bring himself to land a friendly punch on Roelin's face. He glared at Roelin with annoyance before continuing to settle the score: "So, when did you realize I was a transmigrator?"

Roelin blinked, pocketing the gold coin while offering an awkward smile. He said, "Probably the first time we met?"

Klein's expression froze. He never expected Roelin to have seen through his identity so early. He looked at him in disbelief and asked, "How did you figure it out?"

He didn't think he'd revealed any flaws during his first meeting with Jack.

Roelin took another bite of his apple before slowly saying, "Is there a possibility that I chose the name Jack Jones to quickly filter out others like me?"

Klein paused, instantly understanding.

If Jack were truly a naive simpleton, choosing such a name might be for fun or to commemorate the past. But since Jack wasn't a naive simpleton but a genuine wolf in sheep's clothing, choosing such a name clearly had its purpose, such as filtering out transmigrators.

And when Klein first heard the name, despite trying to control his expression, he wasn't yet the Fool he would become, so revealing some flaws was normal.

As for "Jack Jones" being a fake name, Klein wasn't surprised. After all, the possibility of such a name being real was too low. It looked like his "Sherlock Moriarty," a fake name for convenience.

Knowing Roelin had identified him as a transmigrator during their first meeting, Klein instantly understood some things, looking at Roelin and saying:

"So that's why you were so eager to answer my questions about the Antigonus family. You weren't simply being enthusiastic, but wanted to further confirm my identity."

"That's normal, right? After identifying a possible fellow transmigrator, you'd definitely want to confirm it further. Aren't you the same?" Roelin said without a hint of guilt, sounding completely justified.

Because that was the truth. He had known about Klein's transmigrator identity for a long time but pretended not to, but wasn't Klein the same?

Klein was speechless, instinctively feeling guilty. Then he heard Roelin continue:

"After all, I couldn't be sure if you were a good person or a bad person. What if you were a rotten person like Rosell? I wouldn't want to be backstabbed by a fellow transmigrator."

"Uh, although Rosell was a rotten person, he probably wouldn't backstab a fellow countryman," Klein instinctively retorted. After all, he had gained many benefits left behind by the former through Rosell's diary, so he naturally had to say some good words for his predecessor, especially since Klein really didn't think Rosell would be backstabbed by a fellow countryman.

"I'm just using an example." Roelin waved his hand. He took another bite of his apple, chewed, and swallowed before continuing, "You must have had similar concerns, right!"

Klein was silent for a second, honestly nodding.

He was indeed concerned about that, so he didn't immediately acknowledge Jack as a fellow transmigrator after discovering it.

Klein then thought of something else and said, "So that's why you pretended to be a naive simpleton?"

"That's right!" Roelin nodded, clearly knowing what Klein was thinking. His smile carried a hint of smugness as he said, "A seemingly naive fellow transmigrator can quickly test whether you're a good person or a bad person, right? And such a persona can minimize others' wariness, making it easier for me to integrate into an unfamiliar circle."

"But…" Klein suddenly thought of something, saying faintly, "Didn't you say earlier that you judged me as a good person from the beginning and weren't wary of me?"

Roelin wasn't flustered at all. He took another bite of his apple, looked at Klein, and said, "My intuition did tell me you were a good person, but who would completely trust their intuition? Further confirmation is always necessary."

Klein… Klein was persuaded by this reason, because he wasn't the type to completely trust his intuition either, especially in such important matters. Some testing was indeed necessary.

Roelin continued, "And after roughly confirming you were a good person, I actually stopped seriously playing the naive simpleton, especially after leaving Tingen. For example, when facing Little Red, I wasn't like a naive simpleton at all. I thought you could tell."

Klein was speechless again. Could he say that it was because his initial filter was too strong, so he rationalized some of Jack's previous performances?

It could only be said that stereotypes were harmful.

"So, ultimately, it's because you, Klein, had too much of a naive simpleton filter on me. Otherwise, you should have realized I was a wolf in sheep's clothing long ago!" Roelin started passing the blame with confidence.

Klein… Klein didn't know what to say for a moment. He raised his hand and rubbed his temples, feeling a faint headache due to the information overload.

Klein then thought of something else and asked, "Since you're not a naive simpleton, why did you use the Time Stone for Mr. Azik…" As soon as he asked, Klein actually thought of the answer himself.

Roelin then looked at him in the next second, asking with confusion, "Is it strange to help your friend reunite with his family?"

"It's not strange, sorry, I shouldn't have asked that question." Klein shook his head, apologizing with slight guilt. After all, his question was practically questioning Jack's feelings for Mr. Azik.

"It's okay, understandable, after all, I'm a trickster!" Roelin waved his hand, saying very generously.

His attitude made Klein breathe a sigh of relief, but also felt a little helpless. After thinking for a while, he asked again, "Then what's the deal with the Fool's honorific name? With your personality, you shouldn't have accidentally recited the Fool's honorific name, right?"

If Jack were truly a naive simpleton, making such a mistake wouldn't be strange, but since he wasn't, Klein had to ask him properly about his intentions.

Roelin's expression then became serious, saying, "I indeed wouldn't call it accidental. In fact, I deliberately recited that honorific name."

"Why?" Klein was both confused and nervous, afraid of getting an answer like "Because I knew you were the Fool" from Roelin.

That would be too embarrassing.

Roelin naturally saw what Klein was thinking, which made him a little eager to try it, but after thinking about it, Roelin decided to wait until later to play like that.

Roelin just glanced at Klein and said, "Because this era shouldn't have the Fool, and that Fool's honorific name… don't you think the pointing is obvious? I told you, I dreamed of that gray fog, so when I saw that Fool's honorific name, I knew He must have some connection with the transmigrators, so I chose to test it."