During the process of returning to the
An instant later, the mottled bronze long table materialized before his eyes. He saw the spirit bodies of Miss "Justice" and Leonard gradually become clearer in the thin gray fog, though they still retained some blurriness.
After the gray fog swirling around them sank into the "ground," Klein opened his mouth and asked: "How do you feel now?"
He had habitually used Gehrman Sparrow's tone, but immediately recalled that inside that "Honesty Hall," his inner mutterings, his wandering thoughts, his habitual analyses, and his slanders of Leonard had been completely exposed. He could no longer maintain his original image in front of Miss "Justice."
"It's all Leonard's fault! Sigh, I'll just take it as following the doctor's orders. This time, not only did I not wear a thick mask, I even took off the thin one..." This thought flashed subconsciously through Klein's mind, but he immediately forced himself to stop, warily glancing left and right.
He still hadn't shaken off the fear that his innermost thoughts would be loudly "said" out loud.
Fortunately, this was no longer the place he had named the "Honesty Hall." The "miraculous" effect that simply couldn't be resisted by normal means was gone.
Obviously, "Justice" Audrey and "Star" Leonard also had a similar case of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. One immediately pursed her lips tightly, while the other abruptly sat up straight, as if both had instinctively thought of something just now.
After a few seconds of calm, they remembered that "The World," Gehrman Sparrow, had just asked about their condition. They hurriedly pulled their focus back to the matter at hand.
"It feels like something has been purified... I originally had the illusion that I would split into a second personality. No, not a second personality, it felt like some consciousness that didn't belong to me was awakening inside. Mm, it's gone now. Praise Mr. Fool!" "Justice" Audrey did a fairly professional self-psychoanalysis, then sincerely expressed her gratitude.
This thanks I can accept with a clear conscience... Dangerous thoughts! Good thing that inside the "Honesty Hall," Miss "Justice" and Leonard's thoughts didn't turn toward "The Fool," or I definitely wouldn't have been able to resist "replying," and that would have been the end of it... My shame would have made me lose control on the spot and collapse into a pile of "Spirit
"...Praise Mr. Fool." As a believer of the Goddess of the Night, Leonard hesitated before echoing, then quickly changed the subject. "Just now, I felt something calling to me from behind that bronze door. What about you?"
Seeing that Leonard had also confirmed his state, Klein placed the "Unshadowed Cross" in his hand and the small metal bottle containing his blood onto the mottled long table before him. "I felt it too." He gave an affirmative answer.
"Me too. It's not an illusion. I analyzed my own mind." "Justice" Audrey said in a very definite tone.
"Star" Leonard raised his hand and scratched his chin. "What is that thing? To actually require an Ancient God to seal it behind his own throne..."
After what they had just been through, he felt he had no image left to maintain in front of Miss Justice, so his demeanor became even more casual.
"We can try to analyze it..." "Justice" Audrey cautiously glanced at "The World," Gehrman Sparrow.
She was deeply impressed by that gentleman's ability to quickly combine information, make connections, and conduct analysis and deductions.
Klein thought for a moment and spoke without presupposing a preference: "There are only three possibilities. First, some powerful creature from the real world of the Second Epoch, at least close to Sequence 0, was sealed by the 'Dragon of Imagination,' Angewidd, at the bottom of the 'City of Miracles,' Liviseth, behind his own throne. However, I think this possibility isn't too great. That Ancient God created this travelogue, stuffed it into Liviseth, and simultaneously influenced the world inside the book and the real world. He must have a scheme of his own, and he likely wouldn't keep an unstable factor in place for such a long time."
"Mm, we all know to eliminate unexpected variables, let alone an Ancient God." Audrey nodded slightly and earnestly began discussing with "The World," Gehrman.
At this moment, Leonard let out a "heh" and said: "Perhaps the Ancient God, 'Dragon of Imagination,' had already foreseen some scenes from the distant future and thought that the sealed thing would help him realize his scheme to some extent?"
"That's why I said 'not too great,' not 'impossible'." Klein replied calmly. "The second possibility is that the sealed things themselves are the key to the 'Dragon of Imagination' Angewidd's scheme. When this travelogue meets '0—08,' the seal will be undone, and that thing will return to the real world, bringing some kind of change. I believe this possibility is the greatest."
"Perhaps the true stance or intentions of the 'Dragon of Wisdom' were also involved in this."
"What could it be? Mr. Fool once said that after
"I'm not sure either. I will pray to Mr. Fool later and see if I can receive a clearer revelation." Klein didn't commit to a final conclusion.