Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1199 Should be under the car

Later, Angel met the "real" Klein in the palace above the gray fog.

The reason why it is said to be real is that the Klein who had a dull face and his body hidden in the gray fog sitting on the "Fool" high-back chair was actually some "Spirit Bugs" pretending to be him. He can respond to some simple prayers of believers, followers, and Tarot Club members, such as bestowing blessings, providing shelter, or bringing down divine punishment on a strange creature wearing a monocle in his right eye, but he does not have communication skills.

After responding to Angel's signal and pulling her into the gray fog, this "Klein" only sneered at her and kept saying "please come back later", making Angel feel teased. She suspected that this was specially prepared by Klein for her. After all, no one else could have the privilege of being directly pulled into the gray fog by the "Spirit Worm" and facing the Fake Fool.

Just as she was lying on the long bronze table, half of her body was already in front of The Fool, ready to tear his face off, the expression of this puppet who could only repeat suddenly became vivid.

Then, his face was grabbed, and his facial features were deformed. Wriggling transparent "spirit worms" fell from the place where Angel was grabbing and crawled all over the table.

"It hurts..."

Klein shouted as if he had just woken up from a dream, but the gray fog that was supposed to protect the "Master of Sefirah Castle" was deathly silent and did not respond at all.

Realizing that Klein was pretending to feel pain, Angel put down his hand in boredom, climbed back into the high-backed chair of the Queen, and said with a crooked mouth:
"Okay, I'm not angry anymore."

With a swish, the spirit insects that were pinched and rolled back and forth, almost falling off the long table, immediately stopped acting and returned to their bodies. Klein smiled and said:
"There are several times more outsiders in Yharnam than a week ago. I have to arrange the behavior of those secret puppets before I can leave temporarily..."

Normally, as a "miracle worker", he cannot stay too far away from the secret dolls. Once he loses the spiritual thread that he controls, the secret dolls will become real corpses after a period of time and will never be able to be resurrected. Only in emergencies, such as when Angel was approaching the "Samaritan Woman Fountain" before, will he leave the secret dolls alone and give priority to protecting Angel.

Of course, after leaving behind the "Spirit Bug", the secret puppets can briefly gain the ability to move freely. As long as they don't do anything too elaborate, it is difficult for outsiders to notice anything abnormal.

Klein was just controlling his spirit insects, directing them on what to do for the next period of time as if he had input instructions in advance, and then he could leave without worry and let the spirits return to the gray fog.

Angel knew this very well, so he just took the opportunity to play around and add a little humanity to himself and Klein. When he saw him admit his mistake with a snort, he smiled and said as if to take credit:
"I found a way to wake Mr. Azik up early!"

……

what?
It was Adam who actually pushed the Four Emperors’ War behind the scenes?
Did the "Blood Emperor" Tudor really rely on the power of the "Red Priest" to pull the power of the source out of the seal?
The "Original Witch" killed her own daughter simply because she was worried that the "Chaos Witch" in the mirror world would spy on the female witch's mirror image?
Compared to these secrets of the Fourth Age, Klein was not surprised by the fact that Angel obtained a few drops of spring water contaminated by the "River of Everlasting Darkness".

Of course, it was a happy thing to be able to wake up Mr. Azik early. Klein originally thought that this "Archon of Death" with a damaged soul would probably sleep until the end of the world, and would wake up after his life in this life naturally ended and repeated the reincarnation of the "Undead". He would forget everything in the past and could only rely on the help of those close to him to recall every bit of his previous life.

"The River of Everlasting Darkness corresponds to the Paths of Darkness, Death, and Twilight Giants. The Path of Darkness has the authority of dreams, and the Death represents death, but also holds the secrets of the soul... Although these springs are not the power of the source essence itself, they avoid the dangers of the source essence and simply leave the power to go deep into dreams and repair the soul... It should be effective for Mr. Azik!"

After analyzing it, Klein also became excited. He asked Angel to sacrifice the handful of moist mud and the clear spring water attached to it stored in the mirror space to the gray fog, and did the corresponding divination to confirm this.

"...Not only can it repair damaged spirits, it can also put people to sleep, keep the body in its current state, bring about complete death, or create real dreams. If the source substance 'River of Eternal Darkness' is the symbol of authority of the three paths, these springs are weakened versions of the source substance power."

He explained to Angel, took the cigarette box that had been with him for two years, which had been initially infiltrated by the aura of Sefirah Castle and had a powerful sealing effect, stuffed the silt and spring water into it, and covered it carefully. Then he looked at Angel:

"Without further delay, let's go visit Mr. Azik."

He was worried that he might not be able to spare the time once the ceremony entered a critical stage... Angel hesitated for a moment and nodded.

……

In the evening, Angel arrived at the small town of Ramde near Tingen City with ease and entered a room in the abandoned castle with a coffin-like bed. Only then did Klein above the gray fog use her as a location and dropped a paper figure with the power of "historical projection", allowing his earlier self to appear next to Angel.

With the help of Sefirah Castle's power, his historical projection now has a longer duration, so exploring a dream is not a problem. Moreover, his main body is located underground in Yharnam City, and his spirit is in the gray fog, so he can respond to external threats at any time, so that he and Angel will not fall into the dream together and be unaware of the changes in the outside world. "In fact, I can also leave the person in the mirror outside, just like your 'Spirit Worm'."

Angel said to Klein beside him, whose expression was dull at first, and then became normal, which meant that Klein's consciousness had appeared in this body, and he was not just a projection acting on instinct.

"The man in the mirror?"

Klein asked with some concern, thinking of the woman who looked exactly like Angel, but had a completely different temperament.

"Ordinary."

Angel smiled and replied, watching Klein open the cigarette box he brought. A gloomy atmosphere suddenly dissipated and filled the entire room, and even the sunset outside the narrow window dimmed a little.

"Hopefully it works."

He murmured, closed the lid, looked at Angel again, and asked:

"How are we supposed to get in? Use a dream spell?"

This kind of spell, which is only equivalent to the power of Sequence 7 "Nightmare", would probably have difficulty entering an angel's dream.

"Last time I came with Miss 'Justice' Audrey. She held my hand and led me into a dream, just like this."

As he spoke, Angel took Klein's hand and led him to the coffee table nearby. He stuffed him into the reclining chair and sat on the single sofa nearby.

"What then?" Klein's expression was a little strange. "Do you want to summon Miss Audrey now? I can summon her historical projection, which is her just before you entered the dream together."

Come to think of it, Audrey had prayed to The Fool at that time... Wait, could it be that he was jealous from this tone, jealous of a woman... Angel's eyes lit up, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he leaned forward, almost whispering into Klein's ear and asked:

"Oh? Is that really possible? She and I will go to the dream together, and you will keep watch for us?"

Klein's expression froze, his eyes seemed to be hesitant, and he muttered something that it should be under the carriage. After a moment, he stretched out his hand and grabbed it in the air once, and then again.

"…It seems to have failed."

He retracted his arm and said with gritted teeth.

Humph... Angel chuckled and did not expose Klein's lie. He took out a light golden talisman from his pocket. The talisman had complex patterns engraved on its surface, which made people feel dizzy.

"Fortunately, I had her prepare a spell that can reproduce the power of the Dream Walker, so there is no need for Miss Justice to show up in person."

Only then did a smile reappear on Klein's face. He took the talisman and gently stroked its rough surface. Suddenly, he discovered that it was an expensive gold talisman.

This is not the time to think about this, Klein. You are no longer poor... He smiled awkwardly, pressed Angel's soft hand with one hand, and guided his spirituality into the talisman with the other hand, making the lines on the surface that were like the wrinkles of the brain glow faintly.

Afterwards, he entered Mr. Azik's dream together with the witch who was sometimes well-behaved and sensible, and sometimes lively like a girl.

(End of this chapter)