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Before this, he wasn't worried about Amon turning the "Genie" against him, because He was a top-level "Swindler." No one could believe any promise He made. As for the "Genie," He had encountered the previous "
This was the result of a lack of credit.
Sometimes, lying, cheating, and reneging could indeed increase short-term gains, but in the long run, honesty and trustworthiness yield more.
But now, the "
And Amon was not punished after making His promise!
At the same time, neither Klein nor the "Genie" found any "loophole" utilized by the other party in this matter.
This was strong proof that Amon's words just now were true, effective, from the heart, and not fraudulent.
The "Genie" could even rely on His own Rank and Traits to twist this sentence to a certain extent, turning "I can promise" into "I promise," making it so Amon couldn't back out anymore. If He backed out, He would suffer damage from rules at the Old One level.
This made Klein suspect whether the clause "Fraud is prohibited here" was subtly guided by Amon into the Trunsoest Brass Book, or if the Genie did it intentionally to make everyone who could become the Lord of the Mysteries promise to send Him back to the Starry Skies.
For the Genie, this was a sure-win transaction, because Klein already owed Him a promise.
In another scenario, Klein would have time to communicate properly with the "Genie" and rebuild trust, but at this moment, Amon's threat was right before his eyes, giving him no chance to resolve this issue.
If he chose to continue trusting the "Genie," Klein would be placing his life in the hands of this Outer Deity and allowing himself to be manipulated. In the coming battle, as long as the "Genie" used the "Trunsoest Brass Book" to establish some rules that looked fine but actually favored Amon, Klein, who was already at a great disadvantage, would be swiftly defeated and unable to reverse the situation.
In a flash of thought, Klein made his choice in this game.
A translucent dark cloak instantly appeared around him, and his face was covered by a strange, twisted mask.
"The Fool"!
Rings of invisible ripples radiated from within him, instantly encompassing the "Genie", the "Trunsoest Brass Book", the entire wilderness, and Amon.
The authority of "Blindness and Idiocy"!
The monocle on Amon's true body briefly lost its luster, as if He had lost his vision, and his gaze turned dull.
The Trunsoest Brass Book's speed in writing new clauses visibly slowed, as if it would take a quarter of an hour or even several hours to think of what rules to set next.
The Genie's blurry and twisted light-gold figure shook violently, suddenly shrinking back into the teapot-shaped golden lamp, either to evade something or purely out of instinct.
Seizing this opportunity, Klein tried to leave "Sefirah Castle" while preparing to "graft" himself to something.
Just as his consciousness began to sink, the crystal monocle appeared at the edge of "Sefirah Castle," blocking his "path."
Even with a brief drop in intelligence, Amon seemed to remember to prevent Klein from leaving "Sefirah Castle."
His eyes quickly regained clarity, still stained with a hint of deep black. His mouth curled up bit by bit, and He laughed uncontrollably:
"I 'wrote' this matter into my instincts. It's a good way to counter the effect of 'Blindness and Idiocy'."
Obviously, He had deceived the rules again, tricking Himself into believing that His instincts wanted to do exactly that.
Klein was not discouraged. He immediately completed the long-prepared "graft."
In the Starry Skies, a massive star radiating light and heat suddenly dimmed a little.
On the wilderness under the effect of "Eternal Day," a fiery red sun carrying an aura of destruction and a heavy feeling fell from the sky.
The entire wilderness instantly cracked and shrank, as if it was about to hurl itself straight towards that star.
At the same time, everything here was set ablaze, including Amon.
The next second, the surrounding void contracted around the real sun. Everything either disintegrated or directly vaporized. Only the "Wish Lamp" and the "Trunsoest Brass Book" remained in the flames, struggling hard but undamaged.
Klein, floating in mid-air, was already gone.
He had "grafted" himself to that star.
Of course, he had only "grafted" the concept of the star, not the entity. Otherwise, with "The Fool"'s defense being significantly lower than most Sequence 0s, and his relatively fragile body, He would be directly "devoured" by the real star and die on the spot.
"The Fool" is a very extreme deity, capable of destroying a star but unable to face it directly. Its strengths and weaknesses are equally obvious.
Furthermore, normally, concepts cannot directly affect the surrounding environment or harm enemies. It's not that writing down words like "great mass, great gravity, high temperature, high heat, fusion" can create a similar effect. But this "Mr. Fool" Klein is in charge of the authority of "Foolery".