Emlyn subconsciously looked at the high stool on the other side of the room, and saw the âexquisite doll.â
His eyes immediately revealed a look of amazement, admiration, ardor, and other mixed emotions. He opened his mouth and almost blurted out the question of where he could buy such a doll and who was the master behind this piece of work.
However, he was already an adult and had experienced plenty of things. He knew that bringing up such a question was very impolite, so he planned to find an opportunity to ask after the discussion on serious matters were finished.
Sharron frowned indiscernibly as her body floated up. She bowed at Reinette Tinekerr and Sherlock Moriarty.
âThereâs no need for small talk,â Klein said simply. âOur initial plan is this...â
He shared how he would let his historical projection take the initiative to step into a trap to attract the attention of the Rose School of Thought and described it in detail.
Sharron with her black bonnet listened quietly and said with a slightly ethereal voice, âThey might not fall for it.
âAfter realizing that you are the attacker, that Shaman King will likely choose to retreat under the protection of Sealed Artifacts or angels.â
This way, it could only implicate a portion of the Rose School of Thoughtâs strength.
Without waiting for Klein and Emlyn to respond, Reinette Tinekerrâs four heads opened their mouths and said at a faster pace, âTheir...â âMain...â âTarget...â âShould... âLikely...â âBe...â âMe...â
Emlyn was a little lost hearing this, but he could roughly tell that the spirit world creature that Gehrman Sparrow had summoned had quite a status. Furthermore, it had a deep relationship with the Rose School of Thoughtâs temperance faction.
Thatâs right... Even if the Mother Tree thinks highly of me, the setup would most likely attract Miss Messenger... After a moment of silence, Klein gave an addendum:
âMadam, you and I will attack the other Shaman King in the form of Historical Void projections.â
â...â Gehrman Sparrow is very respectful towards this spirit world creature... Just as this thought flashed through Emlynâs mind, he saw the eight eyes on the four heads sweep at him.
He shivered and instinctively joined in the discussion.
âCan this fool those from the Rose School of Thought?â
Since Klein had suggested that, he must have thought of a corresponding solution.
âI have an item that can be lent to Miss Tinekerr.â
Having said that, he looked at Reinette Tinekerr and said, âThat item can mimic the Beyonder powers that surface in your mind.
âI hope you can use it to summon your past self, then move yourself into a concealed state and inject your consciousness into the projection. This way, the Rose School of Thought wonât be able to discover anything abnormal in a short period of time. Itâs very likely that they will fall for it and gather all their strength to surround and kill you and me, allowing Miss Sharron and Emlyn to find a chance to launch a surprise attack.
âIf theyâre more cautious than I thought...â
Klein paused for a moment before revealing a smile.
âIn that short period of time, if you join forces with me in your peak condition, there is a chance of killing the Shaman King despite him being under the protection of a Sealed Artifact.
âNow, the main point is, do you know enough about the Beyonder powers to summon Historical Void projections, as well as entering into a concealed state?
âI can demonstrate the former to you, but I will think of a way for the latter.â
Reinette Tinekerrâs four heads shook up and down at the same time.
âI...â âCan...â âNo...â â Problem...â
âThatâs the general gist of it. You can confirm the details in the next few days.â Klein silently estimated the time, as if he made his delivery succinct.
Sharron nodded indiscernibly and said, âThe most important thing is intel. Teacher can provide a portion of it. The rest can be obtained through magic mirror divination.â
Maric echoed, âI remember the symbol you drew back then.â
She also remembered that the question posed by the hidden existence didnât violate much of her privacy, and didnât bring about too much shame.
Emlyn thought for a moment and carefully asked, âHow do we communicate on both sides?
âIf we canât grasp the timing accurately, the plan will definitely fail.â
The Blood Clanâs Oath of Rose was unable to transmit what they saw and heard at such a great distance.
Sharron glanced at Reinette Tinekerr and said, âTeacherâs main body can stay on our side. Ten seconds after âSheâ enters a concealed state, we will take action.
âOnce âSheâ exits the concealed state, we will immediately leave regardless of whether we succeed.â
âSheâ... Emlyn jumped in fright as he instinctively turned his head to look at Gehrman Sparrow.
He remembered very clearly that âSheâ was summoned by Mr. World.
How terrifying... Emlyn didnât know if he was referring to the spirit world creature or Gehrman Sparrow.
âAfter the intelligence gathering is done, you can communicate again.â Seeing that it was almost time, Klein took off his hat and bade farewell.
Emlynâs lips quivered, but he didnât ask anything in the end. He followed Gehrman Sparrow out of the house where Sharron and Maric were.
Miss Messenger actually didnât ask for any gold coins... This is because Iâm helping âHer.â If âSheâ really wants payment, all the gold coins I have are historical projections. I can only rely on Emlyn... I have to say, the Bangle of Spirituality that Emlyn provided to Miss Magician has pretty good effects. On the one hand, it can strengthen Miss Magicianâs spirituality, and on the other hand, it can speed up her spirituality recovery, allowing her to last this long... Just as the thoughts ran through Kleinâs mind, he heard Emlyn asked in puzzlement, âThat maâamâuh, Miss Sharron is a Sequence 4 demigod of the Mutant pathway?â
âThatâs right. The potionâs name is Puppet,â Klein kindly informed him.
Emlyn was instantly enlightened as he fell silent for two seconds before saying with a complicated expression, âIf only she didnât speak or move, then she would be perfect.â
...If it wasnât for the fact that a Clown could be described as a master in terms of expression management, Klein nearly spewed a mouthful of water at Emlyn.
He thought that the other party would praise Miss Sharronâs beauty and doll-like characteristics, showing his infatuation and fervor, but in the end...
I canât understand whatâs on this fellowâs mind... After controlling his urge to spew out whatever was in his mouth, Klein sighed inwardly.
Emlyn glanced at him and seemed to have guessed what he was thinking. He scoffed and said, âWhich two things do you like the most?â
With Gehrman Sparrowâs character, he wouldnât have answered such a mundane question. However, he was still Sherlock Moriartyâa friend of the vampire in front of him. After some thought, he walked into the alley and casually said, âMoney and delicacies.â
âThen, Iâll give you a stack of edible gold pounds. Would you like it?â Emlyn asked further as he walked beside Gehrman Sparrow without any fear of the crazy adventurer like Miss Magician.
Klein imagined it and felt that this would taint the value of the gold pounds, but also caused the delicacies to lose their attractiveness. Hence, he slowly shook his head.
âSo...â The corners of Emlynâs mouth curled up. âAlthough I also like exquisite, beautiful dolls and pure girls, if they were to combine together, it would inevitably make me find it a little odd. Yes, I believe that every doll of mine has their own character and story. If they suddenly come to life and not be like what I imagined. I would be very disappointed and worried... Of course, if I had the chance to obtain the Puppet potion and sprinkle some on all my puppets, I might try it...â
As Emlyn spoke of his contradictory thoughts, he acted like a philosopher.
If Miss Justice were here, she should be able to analyze Emlynâs mental state from such a reaction... Before he could respond, Kleinâs figure instantly faded and vanished.
...
In the rental apartment where Fors and Xio lived.
In front of the fireplace, Fors leaned back against the reclining chair with a pale face. She pulled up the wool blanket covering her body and, with the help of Cogitation, entered a deep sleep.
Two hours later, she woke up feeling energized, but there was still some fatigue on her face.
This Miss Magician took a slow, deep breath and extended her hand again, pulling Gehrman Sparrow out of the air in front of her.
Half of her demigod-level âRecordsâ were the summoning of Historical Void projections.
Klein glanced at her. This time, without even nodding his head, he directly âTeleportedâ out of the house and entered an empty room in a hotel.
Two hours ago, he had been busy with Emlyn and Miss Sharronâs matters. This time, he had âreturnedâ to Backlund for himself.
Without wasting any time, Klein immediately took out the adventurerâs harmonica and blew it.
When Miss Messenger stepped out of the void once again, Klein recounted how he wanted to hunt the Dark Demonic Wolf and finally asked, âDo you have any suggestions?â
Reinette Tinekerrâs four blonde, red-eyed heads bobbed up and down at the same time.
âSefirah Castle!â
In essence, itâs the same as Pallez Zoroastâs answer... Klein pressed curiously, âHow?â
âI donât know!â Reinette Tinekerrâs four heads answered in unison.
Klein silently exhaled and thanked âHer.â
âSorry to trouble you.
âYou can leave now.â
The blonde, red-eyed heads held by Reinette Tinekerr immediately replied:
âBill...â âRecords...â âFor...â â1351...â
âSeptember...â âFor...â âGehrman... âSparrow...â
âOwes...â âMe...â âOne...â âGold coin...â
With that said, âSheâ turned transparent and returned to the spirit world.
â...â Klein was stunned for two seconds before he slowly took out his wallet from his inner pocket and picked up a paper crane.
âI have some questions to ask of you.â He wrote on the paper crane he carried with him.
After doing all of this, Klein lay on the bed and fell asleep.
In the hazy dream world, he once again saw Will Auceptin, who was lying in a black pram and wrapped in silver silk.
Youâre already over a year old. Do you still think youâre a baby thatâs a few months old? Pretending that he didnât see him sucking his fingers, Klein quickly described his conundrum.
The plump Will Auceptin retracted his thumb and sized up Klein.
âIsnât the answer obvious?â
âAh?â Klein was pleasantly surprised and puzzled.
Will Auceptin smiled and said, âYou mustâve been eating too few desserts recently, causing your memory to be bad... Do you still remember what happens to a Beyonder below an angel of the Fate pathway when they see you directly?â
This... Kleinâs eyes lit up.