Mystery: Lucky One

After offering the bird-shaped golden ornament containing the water of the "River of Eternal Darkness" to the Goddess of Night, Klein was forcibly dragged into a dream.

He secretly complained about the rudeness this time, and looked around habitually.

At the center of the dream is a Gothic palace that seems to blend into the surrounding darkness. It has exquisite details and dark colors, yet it is gorgeous.

Klein raised his legs and slowly walked through the clusters of night-blooming herbs and deep-sleeping flowers before entering the palace.

At the deepest part of the hall, the "Goddess of Night" sat on an ancient high-back chair, still wearing the layered yet simple black dress.

The bright dots on the long skirt reflect the brilliance on the palace dome, walls and columns, creating a quiet and dreamy starry sky.

The "Goddess of Night", whose face seemed to be covered with layers of gauze, slowly stood up with the bird-shaped gold ornament, walked down the stairs, and came in front of Klein.

His voice sounded like a serenade: "What do you want to ask?"

Klein politely took off his hat and bowed slightly, saying, "You have been helping me all this time, is it for the sake of completing the 'River of Eternal Darkness'?"

The Night Goddess nodded slightly, then shook her head and said with a smile:
"He should have told you that, except for the 'Source Castle' and the 'Chaos Sea', the rest of the source essence has been sealed by the 'Lord of Mysteries' in the Western Continent. Only the new 'Lord of Mysteries' can open that seal. Of course, the new 'God' may also be able to do so.

“But if I just want to support a ‘Lord of Mysteries’, then I should bet on Amon—at least before, Amon’s chance of success was much higher than yours.

"After all, even though fate is on your side, you know what his predecessor did."

Klein pinched his nonexistent sweat and nodded, agreeing with this statement.

The "Goddess of Night" continued:
"That era buried in the past is our common memory and the critical period when our humanity was born, sprouted and grew. Even though I have a long life, it is still my best memory.

"You have its mark, so I am more willing to help you."

Klein did not answer. He thought this might be true, but there might be more reasons why the "Goddess of Night" did not bet on Amon.

Not to mention Amon's unpredictable behavior and Alice, who is uncertain whether she is a help or a hindrance, from the perspective of the "Goddess of Night", Amon may have more advantages, but the returns from investing in Amon are probably far less than investing in him.

However, what the goddess said must be a very important reason...

Klein felt inexplicably emotional. He thought of the ancient sun god, Emperor Roselle, and Alice—these were the only time travelers he knew who could be considered “fellow countrymen.”

He fell silent, but the "Goddess of Night" did not stop talking. She turned and said:

“When you are ready, you can go to the main peak of the Hornachis Mountains anytime.

"Of course, it is your freedom to choose. No one will force you, and no one can force you. You can choose to stop at a certain stage, not become the Old One, not let the 'Lord of Mysteries' awaken in your body, and then, when the end of the world comes, take the people and things you want to protect, 'roam' to other galaxies and other planets, avoid the gaze of the Outer Gods, and rebuild a civilization.

Klein had thought about this issue a long time ago. After a moment of silence, he said:
"I don't know if Russell ever said: You can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever."

He spoke to the "Goddess of Night" in Giant language, and the translation of the proverb was a little strange: hiding is only a temporary strategy and cannot be a long-term program.

After a pause, Klein continued:

"Although the universe is vast and boundless, the Outer Gods are obviously more familiar with it than we are, and are more powerful. They directly represent certain aspects of the entire universe, and it is very difficult to hide from their search. Moreover, even if we succeed, we can only be safe for a period of time. The recreated civilization will be destroyed again within a thousand years. By then, we will not even have the chance to become the old ones, and we will never be able to redeem ourselves."

This is because in order to successfully escape when the outer gods invade, one must give up all source substances. Otherwise, one will definitely become the focus of their attention. Not to mention roaming the starry sky, even whether one can survive the initial round of attacks is unknown.

The dream projection of the "Goddess of Night" spoke softly:
"Except for the things that were directly torn from the Outer Gods, the Outer Gods will only take away the uniqueness and high-sequence Beyonder characteristics of the other paths. They may not care and will not spend too much energy searching for them."

"You also said that it's just 'not necessarily'. The Outer Gods should still have a certain desire for the uniqueness of similar fields and high-sequence Beyonder characteristics. This can help them get closer to the pillars," Klein responded calmly, "We can't pin our hopes on their moods. They have no mercy at all."

The Goddess of Night nodded and said, "In this regard, you are more clear-headed than Roselle. Of course, it is also because he knew about the affairs of the Old Ones and the Outer Gods too late."

After a brief pause, He took the initiative to ask, "How is the ring?"

"I haven't let Alice see the ring yet," Klein shook his head. "I think maybe I should go meet Amon in person and then take out the ring. And..."

Klein paused for a moment, thinking and then continued:

"That ring has a prototype. It was made based on the 'Rose Oath' in Amon's hand. I'm not sure if it's still in Amon's hand, but it was originally given to Amon by Alice, and I remember...

“Before giving the ring to Amon, Alice planned to propose to Amon and let Him use this ring to propose to me, so as to disgust both of us at the same time.

"In fact, if the real ring happens to be in Amon's hands, and Amon is willing to give it to me..."

"You will be disappointed," the "Goddess of Night" shook her head. "The last time I covered up for you, I looked for the real 'Rose Oath' - the rings were shattered by Amon."

Upon hearing this, Klein shook his head with mixed feelings and said with emotion, "It seems that her plan to disgust Amon was successful."

Even though he had never seen it with his own eyes, Klein could still imagine how Amon destroyed the two rings in anger. He couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for Alice. Although Amon was no longer a threat, who knew if Alice would offend the next Amon? By then, would she still have the good luck she has now?
The Goddess of Night saw this but said nothing. She only asked, "Are you going to see Amon next?"

“Yes,” Klein nodded. “I saw Amon’s location when I was promoted to Sequence 1…”

The Goddess of Night was not too surprised. She spoke in her soft voice:

"When you come back, pray to me."

Klein smiled instantly. Even though this was an agreement that had already been confirmed, he still bowed sincerely and exclaimed:
"Praise you, goddess."

The projection of the "Night Goddess" did not respond. She just looked at him quietly for a few seconds, and then spoke in a tone that was neither praise nor criticism:

"You have maintained your humanity well." Klein paused. He was suddenly unsure of what to say. Fortunately, the "Goddess of Night" did not bother him for too long. He quickly continued:
"Go, get ready as quickly as possible, and go to Antigonus."

Klein nodded slightly and raised his head to say his final goodbye, but his sight suddenly stopped at the face projected in his dream.

This time, the dream projection was actually different from the one he saw last time. It was no longer a vague human figure, but was relatively concrete, but with a veil covering its face, just like the gray mist of "Source Castle".

The pause in his gaze attracted the attention of the "Goddess of Night", and the dream projection made a voice: "What's wrong?"

“No, nothing.” Klein turned around and shook his head, but he was still thinking about the thought just now:

If Alice stood here... would she ask the goddess if the veil on her face could be lifted?

But he was not Alice, so he was doomed to never ask this question, even if he told her what he was thinking just now. He just bowed his head quickly and said:

"Then I won't bother you anymore."

The "Goddess of Night" seemed to have some doubts about his reaction just now. Her eyes swept over him, but in the end she said nothing. She just nodded lightly, and then the dream naturally dissipated.

Seeing the familiar altar again, Klein breathed a sigh of relief. He tidied up the altar, thought for a moment, dragged Dwayne Dantès's study out of the historical projection, and began to write a letter to Mr. Azik.

After being promoted to "Attendant of Mysteries", Klein has not written a letter to Mr. Azik. The last time he wrote a letter was before the promotion ceremony was held, which was more than half a year ago.

After writing the letter, Klein thought about it again and felt that other things should take precedence over meeting Amon.

So he set off without hesitation, and when he was promoted to Sequence 1, he used the "Source Castle" to see where Amon was, in the ocean of ruins of the war between gods.

Klein wasn't sure why Amon was there, but at the moment he was in an absolutely suppressive position against Amon. He was not afraid of Amon, but only had awe for Amon's father.

However, when Amon's father had no time to care about Him, Klein lost even this bit of awe - mainly because he was not going to kill anyone.

……

When he stepped into the golden ocean and saw the Time Angel sitting on a piece of ruins, the first words that came out of Klein's mouth were full of unintentional provocation:
"Why are you still wearing your monocle?"

"......?" Amon raised his hand and pressed his monocle, looking up with a smile, "No wonder you two can play together."

“His” gaze swept Klein from top to bottom. Klein inexplicably felt as if he had been seen naked. He twisted his body uncomfortably, and before he could say anything, he heard Amon’s slow voice:
"Why don't you come to see me in your original form? I remember that in the paintings she showed me, your figure wasn't like this? By the way, did she show you those paintings?"

“……?” This time, it was Klein who was provoked.

Klein, who didn't have anything important to do, looked at Amon and pondered for a moment. He finally decided to vent his anger by scolding him back. If he couldn't scold Alice, maybe he could scold Amon better? If he really couldn't scold her, he could still use his fists...

Well, actually, he felt that he needed to spend some time with Amon, to brush up the time so that when Alice saw the ring and remembered to check it, it would seem more reliable.

——As for the ring, he planned to disguise it as the "Rose Oath", but as for his experience with Amon, Klein planned to ask the goddess to completely hide it. When the time comes, he will tell Alice...

"I don't know how to tell you, so I asked the goddess for help to cover up the past between me and Amon..."

In this way, by mainly adjusting the wording and word order, it can completely become a "true statement"!
With this thought in mind, Klein smiled and pulled out a reception room from the historical projection. He made himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and smiled calmly:

“No, I didn’t get to see the pictures, just the stories.

"I remember that in the story she showed me, you ended up marrying me and gave birth to 108 children for me..."

"......?" Amon looked at Klein, his smile frozen, his eyes dark, and he said nothing.

Klein didn't feel uncomfortable at all. He drank the tea in his hand slowly and didn't seem to have any intention of speaking. Amon looked at Klein for a long time, then suddenly stretched out his hand and asked:

"Any more tea?"

Klein also made a cup for Him.

Amon picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then commented: "It's too sweet."

Then, He put down the teacup again, restrained his smile, and said in a calm voice:
"If you are here to find the extraordinary properties of the 'Worm of Time' and the uniqueness of the 'Error', they are not with me."

“No, I’m not here for this…” Klein shook his head. “I’m here… Forget it, where are they?”

Amon didn't say anything. He stared at him for two seconds, then suddenly revealed an extremely evil smile and said loudly:

"I won't tell you~"

Klein also smiled. He put down his teacup, shook his head and said:
"Although I didn't come to see you for this, I didn't expect to get an unexpected gain... So you're still in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods'?"

"..." Amon's smile froze again.

——In that moment just now, Klein stole the answer that flashed through Amon’s mind, as well as his memory of being stolen.

A Sequence 2 angel had almost no ability to resist the Angel King on the same path. Amon was obviously aware of this. His gaze fell on Klein. After a few seconds of pause, he suddenly spoke:

"That's strange. You shouldn't have had any reason to lie to me. If it wasn't for the uniqueness of the 'Error' and the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Time Worm', why did you come here?

"Let me think... Could it be that you are here for the godhood ceremony? Oh, I almost forgot, you have a real 'Wheel of Fortune', you can fool fate... Ha, do you really want to marry me?" (End of this chapter)