As Klein’s spirituality touched it, the constantly expanding and contracting crimson «star» revealed the images and sounds it contained: A black-haired woman in a classical robe was lying on the floor, writhing in pain and distortion.
In one hand she held an ordinary-looking astrolabe, and in the other hand a short scepter less than the length of her forearm. Her strong will to survive almost broke through the constraints of the crimson «star» and directly reached Klein’s ears.
Like Justice, Sun, and the others, the woman’s figure was quite blurry, making it difficult to discern her specific features, but there were things Klein could see clearly: for example, she had a face; for example, the muscles of her cheeks were splitting open, with flesh and blood condensing inside as if forming eyeballs; for example, her ears were stretching outward, expanding like trumpets; for example, her fingers were scraping clear bloody marks on the floor one after another; for example, above her there was a pair of ruthless, eyelash-less, nearly transparent eyes.
The black-haired woman’s mutation did not continue to worsen; her body was stubbornly repairing itself, causing the eyeball-like flesh to dissolve, the split muscles to close, the extended ears to retract… Each detail displayed a state of repeated tug-of-war.
The illusory, transparent, eyelash-less eyes made Klein feel dazed, as if he had returned to Tingen, to the time when he first mastered Spirit Vision.
He had seen such eyes behind
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He intended to help by striking those sinister eyes with some lightning.
But after careful analysis, he keenly sensed that the black-haired woman’s anomaly stemmed from mad ravings that no one else could hear, because the source was at the position of her ears, deep in her spirit body, in her psychic entity!
Very similar to the situation when Miss Magician suffered the Full Moon ravings… Fortunately, I am an experienced person, otherwise I would have made the wrong move… Klein’s thoughts shifted, and he already had a way to save her: pull her spirit body up to the Grey Fog, directly blocking the mad ravings. As long as the source’s power was gone, the mutation would quickly be resolved by the self-repair instinct of the woman’s body.
As for whether she was worth saving or whether she had malicious intent, he was no longer as troubled by such issues as he used to be.
If the black-haired woman was heavily sinful, now that she had established a connection with the crimson «star» and the mysterious space above the Grey Fog through her tools, Klein could strike her with lightning at any time and send her to where she belonged.
If she really has any malice, or if it might cause any accident, I also have the power to resist, with the «Sea God Scepter,» the «Black Emperor» card, and the ability to initially leverage the Grey Fog’s power… Klein held the bone-white scepter in his right hand and pointed from afar at the corresponding «star.»
His spirituality surged, pouring into the flowing crimson light.
This time, he established the mysterious and stable connection with relative ease.
The black-haired woman’s figure instantly appeared beside the bronze long table, sitting on a chair that did not belong to any current member of the
And through the last image shown by the crimson «star,» Klein saw that the mutation of her body had weakened significantly.
He nodded imperceptibly and patiently waited for her to speak.
The black-haired woman was still somewhat confused. A second ago she was struggling in extreme pain, with darkness closing in, and the next second she arrived in a majestic palace with a high dome, above the boundless, endless silent Grey Fog. How could this not leave her stunned?
After a brief silence, she looked at the figure casually sitting at the head of the mottled long table and asked in a floating tone: «Is this the underworld?»
«You are not dead,» Klein said with a laugh.
At this moment, he saw that behind the black-haired woman’s high-backed chair, a symbol stained with starlight rapidly moved, forming a pair of eyes containing countless dazzling stars, cold and indifferent, without eyelashes.
Based on past experience, he believed this was the symbol of the «Secrets Suppliant» pathway.
The black-haired woman froze for a moment, gradually regaining her senses.
She instinctively and quietly looked around, finally fixing her gaze on the mysterious man shrouded by the Grey Fog.
White shirt, tailcoat, no tie, black pants, shiny boots, dark hair, blurred features—nothing strange… He casually held a milky-white scepter slightly longer than his arm; that scepter… The black-haired woman’s pupils contracted, the depths of her eyes reflecting only the cyan-blue «gems» and the aura of the sea and storms that almost churned the surroundings. Moreover, the countless specks of light that wreathed it naturally gave a feeling of sacred majesty.
This was a demigod-level scepter! In his hands, it seemed like a toy… He didn’t care about it at all… The black-haired woman narrowed her eyes and cautiously asked: «How should I address you?»
«You may call me Mr. Fool,» Klein answered proficiently.
Fool… The black-haired woman savored the word, then said cautiously: «I have heard Your Honor’s name from
She waited for confirmation or denial.
Knows Mr. Z of the Aurora Order… That’s also an old acquaintance… Klein chuckled, did not reply, and instead said: «Aren’t you going to introduce yourself?
«That should be the basic etiquette.»
The black-haired woman finally recalled what had just happened to her and fell silent again.
After a few seconds, she spoke, her voice somewhat heavy: «My name is
«Star Admiral»? One of the seven pirate generals, the «Star Admiral,» wanted for 37,000 pounds? I’ve saved a treasure, no, a person of considerable status… Klein half-astonished, half-mocking, slightly changed his posture.
He chuckled and replied: «Isn’t it obvious?»
Star Admiral Cattleya immediately stood up and said: «Thank you for saving me. If there is anything you need me to do, you can directly command, as long as it is within my ability and does not violate my principles.»