Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1290 My Belief
He...actually saw it?

Angel's heart tightened, and he felt his body stiffen in Klein's arms.

Of course, she had rehearsed this kind of situation in her mind countless times. There were times when she accidentally talked in her sleep and was discovered, times when she revealed it as a joke, and times when it was exposed due to some accidents. Whether she had to confess or make excuses to get away with it, she already had the corresponding methods.

But when the time came, Angel found that it was such a difficult choice to say it all.

Oh, I forgot that he had mastered the power of the "door" through Sefirah Castle and could enter the mirror world... Should I just make it up and say that it was Cole Granger, they both have blond hair... But he must have become suspicious. Even if I lie to him this time, he will still have a grudge, and the rift may never be healed in the future... As his thoughts raced, Angel found that his tense body was gradually relaxing.

So be it... She made up her mind and slowly pushed away Klein's warm, reassuring chest. She raised her head slightly and looked into his eyes. Her expression changed from nervous to relaxed, and then to relieved.

"I……"

"Is that what you looked like before you 'crossed over'?"

"what?"

Angel was stunned, his eyes full of shock, and he swallowed back the words he wanted to say next.

She never expected that Klein could guess the identity of the "man in the mirror" so accurately.

Under the other person's gaze, her face turned from red to white, and then from white to red. After a long while, she murmured:

"How did you know?
"In the mirror... No, my real body told you?"

Angel spoke softly, worried that Klein would have some strange opinion of him because of this incident. However, he was still smiling, but the corners of his mouth were curled higher and higher, unable to hide his smugness:
"Just like you discovered that you were the 'man in the mirror', you also made the judgment based on clues.

"Of course, the most important reason was the time when I entered Roselle's mausoleum. My paper doll had limited observation ability, but don't forget that my real body was on Sefirah Castle observing everything that happened in reality. Naturally, I noticed your hesitation and panic when you talked about gender issues. Although those changes in expression were slight, they couldn't be hidden from a Faceless Man. And that level of nervousness was definitely not because Roselle had predicted Cole Granger's identity, but for a deeper reason...

"With that opportunity, I began to recall that when we first met, you lacked some gender awareness. At first, I thought it was because 'Cole' became 'Angel', but after we recognized each other as time travelers, I dispelled this suspicion... But looking back, isn't there another possibility?

"Because I come from the Internet age, I think more deeply about this kind of thing. Your experience and age before 'crossing', plus your expectations and hesitation about jumping to the Hunter Path, made me gradually guess this fact."

So that's how it is... The secret that I thought I had hidden well had long been exposed to his sight... Angel pursed his lips, not knowing what to say for a moment.

She had just confidently believed that Klein "would not dislike her for such a small matter," but the confidence in her chest quickly evaporated like dew under the scorching sun.

This made her unable to say a word of the words she had "rehearsed" in her mind after being exposed. Instead, she said in a self-deprecating tone:

“Yes, I was a man in my previous life, and I was older than you.

"After becoming Angel Granger, I didn't even think of myself as a woman at first... and you, I regarded you as a rookie who had just joined the Nighthawks and didn't even know how to fight. I helped you and took care of you only because of my previous personality.

"But I don't know when, I don't know why, maybe it's the influence of hormones, maybe it's because I have no hope of returning to my hometown, I have some strange feelings for you who act very lonely even though you have brothers and sisters...

"It was not until we separated in Tingen and came to Backlund that I truly realized what that short-lived feeling that occupied all of my time in this life was..."

After saying all this in one breath, Angel buried his head deep in his chest, not daring to look at Klein's reaction.

Although the two of them had once jokingly talked about making Angel a "Conqueror" and Klein using the Faceless Man's ability to transform into a woman, she had never taken such things seriously.

Suddenly, a pair of hands wrapped around Angel's head and pulled her into a hug.

"Idiot, didn't I tell you? It doesn't matter what or who you are.

"What I love is you who has always been with me, not a certain identity.

"Will your attitude towards Klein change because my name in my previous life was Zhou Mingrui, an ordinary person with no power?

"Remember, I love you."

Yes, his attitude has never changed, it's just me... Angel rested his head in Klein's arms, thinking foolishly.

She suddenly noticed that the other person had changed from Sherlock to Klein, who was 1.8 meters tall, half a head taller than she was now.

When I first met him, I was taller than him... He used irrelevant thoughts to soothe his agitated emotions and murmured with a nasal voice:
"Yeah, I love you too."

As she spoke, she raised her head and kissed Klein on the lips.

The four lips touched and separated quickly. Angel reluctantly left Klein's embrace and said:
"Okay, the dream world can't hold on any longer. You should leave first. I'll go and deal with the last problem."

"Yes," Klein nodded heavily, "I'll wait for you outside."

He did not express any more emotions, nor was he worried about the details that Angel had previously shown, which seemed to indicate that he was going to be separated from him again. He just confidently gathered his spirituality and took the initiative to leave the dream.

He knew that Angel this time was different from the one she had seen after meeting Adam in Bayam, and she had let go of all her worries.

……

Watching Klein's expression suddenly become dull, and then his body disappeared like a shadow, Angel breathed a sigh of relief, entered the mirror world directly, and came to his "man in the mirror".

The latter's outline has become blurred, as if blending into the surrounding environment, but the rough facial lines and obvious masculine features can still be seen.

This is the most important reason why the negative aspect of Prime Creator failed in this battle for consciousness and body.

Next to the "Man in the Mirror" Gray, there stood another Angel Gray.

That was another her with long flowing light golden hair and sparkling purple eyes. Her appearance and figure were exactly the same as Angel's, but there were some subtle differences in their temperaments. Angel was more reserved, while Gray was more outspoken. Seeing the other self, Angel smiled and took the initiative to ask:
"Should I call you 'the person in the mirror' or 'the real person'?"

"It's all the same," Gray also spoke, his voice exactly the same as Angel's, but colder, "We are both Angel Gray, but I am the 'original body' in this body, and you are the 'person in the mirror', that's all."

It seems that my guess is correct. No wonder I am on the verge of losing control every time I get promoted. It's because the success rate of the "person in the mirror" after taking the potion is lower. Moreover, she is better than me in applying the source "City of Disaster" and her memory is more comprehensive than mine. On the contrary, I will leave mirror fragments after death... When I use a substitute, the damage will not be passed on to her, because she is the original body... Angel's doubts had long been confirmed, but it was not until this time that the other party admitted it in person.

As for where the "difference" between the two came from, she believed that Adam and the goddess must be involved, and it was worth discussing, but there were more important things to do now.

Looking at the statue of the Prime Creator that was almost identical to himself, Angel said:
"I originally thought that the male person in the mirror would only delay the recovery process of 'Primordial', but I didn't expect Him to give up directly."

"Because He can afford to lose." Gray also looked at the statue and said slowly, "Compared to fighting in consciousness and competing in dreams, He thinks it is easier to wake up by directly integrating into us in the form of a spiritual imprint. After all, to become a god, we need to contain the source substance. We will face this problem again. Maybe one day when we wake up, we still have self-awareness, but find that the person in the mirror has a strange smile on his face."

Angel nodded and continued:

"Even now, someone has to stay in the deep consciousness and devote a large part of their energy to restrict the 'Prime Creator'. The 'Original Witch' Chike is like this, but she probably did not reconcile with her mirror image and had to complete everything by herself, which led to her almost disappearing after the 'Pale Disaster'."

"Fortunately, we have two of us," Gray added.

"Well," Angel made a low response from the back of his throat, "This should have been done by the Man in the Mirror."

She had this realization as early as when she fell into a deep sleep and decided to fight against the mark of the "Original Creator", even though she knew that she was the "Man in the Mirror".

but……

"But my meeting with Klein just now made me change my mind."

Angel raised her head, the corners of her mouth slightly raised. Her weak and introverted temperament changed after seeing her "true self". Her eyes revealed endless confidence, as if some kind of power was supporting her.

"I want to accompany Klein, only me, not you. Even if you are the real body, I am the 'person in the mirror'.

"Come on, in this dream, let's fight fairly for the dominance of the body. The winner will be the 'real body', and the loser will be the 'person in the mirror'."

Staring closely at the pair of eyes that were exactly the same as his own, Angel said in a deep voice.

Facing an opponent who was as strong as herself but had more experience and knowledge than herself, she was not sure of winning.

But she has reasons to win.

Facing Angel who was showing his edge like a hedgehog, Gray did not make any confrontational gesture, but smiled with relief.

She shook her head and said:

“It seems that my worries were completely unnecessary.

"If you have no intention of competing for dominance, then you might as well let me go. After all, we still have to be promoted to true gods, contain the source substance, and become the Old Ones. All of this requires strength and even more so, our own beliefs."

Why does it sound like she has given up... Angel was startled, and his originally tense spirit relaxed a little.

Seeing her expression ease, Gray continued:
“Who controls the identity of Angel is not determined by who wins or loses between us, but by… Klein’s choice. Whoever he thinks is the real Angel is the real Angel.

“And there’s no doubt that he’ll choose you.

"Perhaps, this is the 'beacon of destiny'."

The beacon of destiny... is it the "Lord of Mysteries"? Angel was shocked and immediately asked:
"Is there something wrong with Klein?"

Gray shook his head and sighed.

"No, he is fine now. As for whether he will be fine in the future, that depends on your efforts. I will stay in the City of Disaster as before and pay attention to the changes in the 'Primal Creator's' mark... But this situation cannot last too long. The prerequisite for becoming a 'Destruction Disaster' is to balance that power, and this requires the support of the 'positive side'.

"Of course, these are things we will only need to worry about later. We still have a little time before leaving the dream. I will tell you everything I have experienced and the dark future."

As he spoke, Gray slowly walked over and approached Angel, and the two of them overlapped as if they were merging into each other.

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As soon as he left the dream, Klein went straight back to Sefirah Castle, entered the majestic palace, and sat on the high-backed chair that belonged to The Fool.

His expression was calm and his eyes were indifferent, but he was holding the amethyst pendant in one hand and tapping the table lightly with the other. It was obvious that he was not as calm as he looked.

Suddenly, among the crimson stars representing the Tarot Club members and followers of The Fool in front of Klein, the one belonging to The Chariot began to dim, as if it had escaped the control of Sefirah Castle, but it did not disappear completely like it did when Angel died.

Angel Gray? What happened to her? Was this a symbol of her death, or did something happen between her and Angel in her dream... Klein hesitantly extended his spiritual power and was about to touch the star when he suddenly discovered that the other one next to it had also changed.

The deep red light representing the "Queen" became brighter and brighter, surpassing all the stars nearby.

Huh... Klein let out a long breath, feeling relieved. He then used his spiritual power to wrap around the Queen, just like he had done countless times before, trying to pull her spirit into the gray fog.

But what was different from before was that this time, Sefirah Castle actually showed some resistance!

The gray fog that enveloped the palace also began to swirl, like an activated "guard", surrounding the long bronze table and twenty-two high-backed chairs, as if alert to something.

Similar situations have occurred before, but they were all related to true gods, outer gods, or other source substances... This means that Angel's status is similar to theirs... Klein seemed to have realized something, and immediately suppressed the uneasiness of the source substance with the identity of the master of the source castle, allowing Angel's figure to be outlined on the "Queen" seat beside him.

(End of this chapter)