Mystery: Lucky One

Alice's comments were so sharp that Klein had no room to refute. He could only call her with an emotional tone: "Alice?"

"Hmm?" Alice responded.

He then asked, "Adam has become a god, hasn't he?"

"Why, you want to go to Adam for psychological counseling?" Alice asked in surprise.

Klein's expression froze slightly. He hesitated and said, "Adam and I... aren't in a relationship that allows us to do this, right?"

Alice smiled and said:

“But you’ll have to go sooner or later.

“I don’t know what happened to Amon, but the uniqueness of ‘Error’ and the extraordinary characteristics of ‘Time Worm’ must be in their hands—actually, they should be in the hands of the ‘True Creator’. But since Adam has become a god, it won’t be long before they become a human being.

“Even if you don’t go now, you have to go after you become a god.

"Oh, by the way, if you go to find Him, remember to mention the second 'blasphemous tablet' - you know, there are things on it that the first 'blasphemous tablet' doesn't have, and that's the part I need."

She's right... Besides, it's time for me to go talk to Adam and the "True Creator", preferably while Alice is asleep... Also, I need a ring that looks like the "Rose Oath".

After his eyes flickered for a moment, Klein thought of the "blasphemous slate" incident again.

Alice showed little interest in the first "blasphemous slate", and he thought Alice was really not interested - firstly, the potion formula on it was of limited use to Alice, and secondly, the information on it was not in text, and it would take time and energy to decipher it.

Klein originally thought that Alice didn't care for these two reasons and only treated the "blasphemous slate" as a real brick. But now he realized that it was because the second "blasphemous slate" was the one that actually involved the secret she needed!
...and with her shamelessness, as long as Adam agreed to let her take a look, she would definitely go to Adam with a pen and paper and argue with him to write down the potion formula.

As for Adam... Based on past experience, Klein believed that this "dreamer" was as powerless as he was when facing fate.

No, maybe even worse than me. At least Alice is really willing to listen to me. Adam... If she wasn't so afraid of Adam, she probably wouldn't mind stepping on him.

When he thought of this possibility, Klein couldn't help but sigh. He chatted with Alice for a few more words and then continued his journey.

He did not continue to stay at the front line. Instead, after confirming that Alice had activated the time jump mode again, he asked someone to customize a ring that was exactly the same as the "Rose Oath" in appearance, and then chose to return to Backlund.

——He was going to go to the church and ask the goddess for a sufficient level of secret protection to add anti-divination to the ring.

In order to show his sincerity, Klein decided to go to the church first, instead of setting up a ceremony anywhere, or even using historical projections instead of materials - mainly because he found that Alice was always very formal whenever she asked for help, and he decided to learn from that.

For this reason, Klein even considered whether to go to the cathedral in Wintershire, but eventually gave up the idea. After all, if he went to Backlund, he could still have a chat with Leonard who was staying there.

Well, he actually did it for Pales - he wanted to ask this former enemy of Amon if he knew about Amon's current situation.

Although it is possible to inquire about the weekly Tarot Club online, it would take too long. He didn't have anything urgent to do at the moment, so he naturally wanted to pay a visit.

After the fake Fool passed on the news of the meeting to Leonard, he and Leonard met in Backlund.

After a long separation, Klein saw Leonard's current situation at a glance. He observed Leonard's spirituality, which had not yet been restrained due to his promotion, nodded secretly in his heart, and then smiled:

"Congratulations."

Leonard, who had just taken the "Night Watcher" potion, naturally knew what he was referring to. He also smiled, then frowned and asked:

"You came to see me because...?"

As he said this, worry was evident in his eyes, which kept flicking over Klein.

Although he knew in his heart that even if something really happened to Klein, an angel, he would hardly be able to help, he could still ask Pales for help!

With this thought in mind, Leonard showed a concerned look until he saw Klein shook his head and said to him:
“I just stopped by to see you.

"However, I do have something to ask, but I am not here to see you. I am here to ask that person some questions."

Leonard suddenly realized what was going on. He nodded and called out twice: "Old man? Did you hear that?"

"...It's really troublesome," Pales said reluctantly, "Just ask what the problem is."

Leonard relayed Pales' words truthfully. Klein smiled and replied, "I want to ask Him if He can confirm Amon's current situation."

Leonard was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked: "Amon? What happened to Amon? Old man, do you know?"

Upon hearing this, Pales immediately let out a low, hoarse laugh:

"interesting.

"Are you asking me about Amon's situation? What about your goddess' illegitimate daughter? Even if it's a 'restart', it shouldn't fail to answer the prayers of your former colleague, right?"

Leonard relayed Pales' question, and Klein shook his head and said:
"There are some things she can't confirm either."

Leonard asked confusedly, "What is that?"

Klein shook his head, and Pales muttered to himself:

"It seems my guess is correct... The Fifth Epoch is almost coming to an end, and there are still problems in this regard? I'm afraid He has done something...

"Kid, tell him that Amon was once a real 'mistake' for a short time."

Short-lived...? "Error" is the name of the true god of the "Thief" path... Amon became a god? But why is it short-lived? And... how did the old man know that the Fifth Epoch was about to end? The Fifth Epoch hadn't ended yet, how could he know?
Leonard frowned, repeated what Pales said again, and then asked, "What problem is the old man talking about? What is an 'error'? And..."

He paused, then asked with a somewhat strange look on his face, "What do you mean the Fifth Epoch is almost coming to an end?"

Klein shook his head and said:

“I roughly know what He is referring to, but you cannot know those things now.

"That knowledge is contaminated. Only those above the angel level are unaffected. As for the Fifth Epoch, which is almost coming to an end..."

Klein hesitated for two seconds, then asked Leonard, "Have you heard of Doomsday?"

I'll remind him next time at the Tarot Club... Leonard was slightly startled. Of course, he knew about this rumor, but it seemed that any extraordinary person with the ability to predict the end of the world would be very secretive about it...

Leonard's heart tightened. He looked at Klein. Before he could ask, Klein nodded and said:

“The end of the world is real.

"Besides, the end of the world is only a dozen years away."

"Why?!" Leonard said in a trembling voice.

He could not imagine what Klein said. He became anxious when he thought that the legendary doomsday was less than a dozen years away from him. Although Loen had just ended a fierce war, compared to the doomsday, it could be said to be a peaceful and beautiful life.

Klein shook his head and simply replied, "I can't say."

Leonard then realized that the truth of the end of the world was part of the knowledge that only angels and above could know. He looked confused. Klein just stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and warned him:

"In the days ahead, work hard to strengthen yourself... Before everything comes, none of us knows what will happen."

Then, Klein left.

It wasn’t until Klein’s figure disappeared that Leonard slapped his head and shouted:

"Oh no, I was planning to ask him about the God War, but I forgot!"

……

Klein transformed himself into Dwayne Dantes and entered Saint Samuel Church. This scene did not attract the attention of others. Only the bishop on duty looked in this direction. He smiled and nodded at the bishop, then walked to a seat, drew a crimson moon symbol on his chest, closed his eyes and prayed.

The bishop frowned but said nothing. He just looked away. Klein left a barrier around him to prevent the sound from leaking out. Then he began to recite the name of the Goddess of Night in Hermes:

““Goddess of the night, higher than the stars, and older than eternity;
“You are the Lord of Crimson, the Mother of Secrets;

“And the Queen of Misfortune and Terror, the Lord of Sleep and Silence;

"I have something I need your help with..."

He started with the content of the deification ceremony, and talked about his thoughts and preparations, including, of course, the book "Lord of Mysteries" which was said to tell his love story with Amon. To be honest, he chose this ceremony, on the one hand because it looked simple, and on the other hand to solve the trouble with the book.

He didn't want any real love story to happen between him and Amon.

As the prayers faded away, Klein felt a sense of calm and peace in his body and mind. He did not resist and fell asleep obediently, entering a dream filled with night-blooming herbs and deep-sleeping flowers.

It was so quiet here that Klein subconsciously held his breath. Before he could look around, a figure appeared from the darkness.

There was no difference between the sky and the earth here, but the figure seemed to come from the night sky, from the red moon or the stars. Klein looked intently and saw the long dress dotted with stars and the night sky.

Klein looked up again. The figure's face was blurry and he could only tell that it was a woman. She looked at Klein and spoke with a voice that could soothe him:
"haven't seen you for a long time."

Klein paused for a moment, then gave a gentlemanly salute and asked:

"Are you talking to the former 'Lord of Mysteries', or to me who is hanging above 'Source Castle'?"

The shadow in front of him said with a little smile: "I'm not sure where you are hanging above that light gate. After leaving there, I have never returned."

After saying this, before Klein could speak again, He continued, "Where is He?"

“She thought it was too boring to accompany me to digest the potion…” Klein suppressed the change of his expression and lowered his head.

The figure opposite him didn't seem surprised, nodded and said, "Are you planning to fool fate by deceiving her?"

The change in the person's name made Klein's heart move. As if seeing his doubts, the projection shook its head and said:
"I can't quite tell when she's a 'she' and when she's a 'he'."

Klein didn't say anything. He realized that his attitude was consistent with what Alice said - because of the uncertainty of fate, most people were wary of her.

This was an unchangeable fact, and Klein did not say anything. He only confirmed, "Is my plan feasible?"

The figure chuckled and said, "'Wheel of Fortune' is already the embodiment of destiny in a sense. If you can do it and maintain it until you become a true god, it is certainly feasible."

Klein's eyes lit up. With Alice's previous statement and the Goddess of Night's affirmation, he was able to confirm the feasibility of this plan. So he became serious and saluted:
"I would like to ask for your help."

The figure opposite shook his head and said:
"The secret can only be kept from Him when He is not deliberately investigating. Of course I will fulfill your request, but I am afraid that I cannot complete your plan and hide it from Him when He is really investigating the origin of the ring now.

"He is the true God of the 'Destiny' path, a stable being who retains his rationality... It is much more difficult to hide from Him than to hide from the unconscious destiny.

"And you seem to be planning to maintain this cover-up for a long time?"

Klein nodded, and the figure continued, "In that case, I need a little help from you."

Klein paused for a moment. He realized that this matter had become a deal, which made him feel inexplicably relieved, but more confused - how could he help a true God?

He quickly remembered the pollution of the "Chaos Sea" hidden on the gate of the "Giant King's Court". Thinking of the fact that the Goddess of Night now had the uniqueness of adjacent pathways and the Beyonder characteristics of Sequence 1, he immediately had some guesses in his mind. He looked up and asked:
"what should I do?"

"I want you to get something," the figure sighed, "I need that thing as a medium so that I can be sure to help you hide it from Him."

"What is it?" Klein asked.

The projection in front of him responded with a faint smile: "The water of the 'River of Everlasting Darkness'."

really……

Klein, who had just guessed the answer, was not surprised. He carefully confirmed:
"Just river water?"

The projection of the Goddess of Night laughed and said, "You can't get the complete River of Eternal Darkness now."

That’s right, the “River of Eternal Darkness” should still be in the Western Continent… Klein nodded thoughtfully, and heard the Goddess of Night say:
"The River of Eternal Darkness poses unusual risks to you. It's best for you to wait until you reach Sequence 1 before going there.

"Also, it is best not to use the Beyonder characteristic of 'Mysterious Servant' to advance." (End of this chapter)