【Lenke】Old Box

Saint Samuel's Cathedral, bottom floor of Chanis Gate.

Klein's figure froze in place, his blood seemed to be freezing inch by inch.He couldn't take a step forward, and he couldn't put on any expression. The harsh beeping sounded in his mind, and his thinking and consciousness seemed to be gradually being stripped from his body.

When he saw the crimson star belonging to Leonard Mitchell gradually dimming, his extraordinary calmness and composure disappeared, and the uneasiness and fear that had piled up for a long time erupted in an instant and washed away overwhelmed his sanity.

This is no accident.

In fact, he had always had a vague premonition that this would happen.

He tried his best to upgrade the sequence, and confirmed his safety to Leonard time and time again. He thought that this could stop all this... However, he couldn't break through the barrier of time and space, and he couldn't guess what Leonard would do. Even more, he couldn't guess what kind of bargaining chip Leonard was preparing to sacrifice for this game when he was chatting with him calmly.

"You came very quickly." A strange old voice sounded from the ground, and there were echoes in the empty hall.

The voice brought Klein back to his consciousness. He raised his head and saw a brown-eyed old man with white hair neatly combed behind his head, holding a kerosene lamp, walking towards him step by step from the darkness.

"Your historical pore image is about to disappear, and you have no time to waste." The old man put the kerosene lamp on the stone platform, and the originally flickering fire froze instantly, and its surroundings seemed to freeze into a dim yellow painting.

"What happened?" Klein had already recognized the identity of the old man, and did not waste any time as he said.

"Amon found out his identity and parasitized on your captain to force him to show up. Oh, don't worry, your captain is safe now." Pallez said.

It really was Amon... Klein thought that he had successfully escaped Amon's pursuit during this time, but he didn't expect Amon to shift his focus to Backlund.What happened to Leonard was exactly what Klein was most worried about. Once Amon discovered their weakness, they would be absolutely passive in an instant.

But why was Amon able to find him?Amon once admitted with his own mouth that he couldn't steal information from "Secret", so that shouldn't be a fraud.And what exactly did Amon do to him, so that the goddess had to save him in the form of a seal?

After thinking quickly, Klein came up with the answer almost instantly, and asked in a deep voice: "Amon found out his identity because of me, right?"

"Don't be stupid, I found out his identity because Amon wanted to find out, that's all." Pallez shook his head helplessly. Could he still say that he was trying to distract Amon to buy you time?Can you still say that as long as he is by your side, he will be discovered by Amon's good father?

Pallez didn't want to deepen his self-blame needlessly, he just wanted to help that silly boy fulfill his wish, and at the same time urge Klein to ascend to the throne of God as soon as possible. Only in that way could the status quo be changed.So Pallez continued: "He didn't want to give Amon the extraordinary characteristics of 'Insect of Time', so he swallowed it in front of Amon and became a half-crazy Sequence 1."

"Worm of Time" feature...?

swallow……?

Is he crazy? !

That is the Extraordinary characteristic of Sequence 1!Not mixing it into a potion, not performing a ritual, or swallowing it in a non-similar way, half-madness is the best ending, generally speaking, this is suicide!

The only possible explanation is that he is destroying this Extraordinary characteristic. He wants to make this Extraordinary characteristic into an unusable existence like the "All Black Eye". He wants to prevent Amon from becoming a god at all costs!

"...Why?" He was asking Pallez, Leonard, and himself.

Why not pray to the "fools"?

Why do you have to face it alone?

Why must you choose this method?

Why...why was he so useless, not only failed to stop, but even didn't notice that all this was happening quietly!

"In the future, being promoted to the true god Amon will have a fatal impact on you." Pales sighed: "In the future, even if you have become a true god, you will still pay a heavy price for defeating him."

"You...didn't try to stop him?" Klein still couldn't accept this result. If changing his own destiny had to be at the cost of his sacrifice, then what's the point of such a change? !

"Stop?" Pallez shook his head and sighed: "I can't stop it. For him, this is the best result. Last time he failed to prevent the tragedy from happening, and he was tortured by guilt for ten years. In this era, changing your ending is the only meaning of his life."

"You don't have to blame yourself, this is his own will and his own choice. Instead of blaming yourself, it's better to find a way to remedy it." Without looking at Klein's expression, he said quickly: "I can't understand the specific situation." Let me tell you now, you haven’t reached Sequence 2 yet, that knowledge will attract dangerous gazes and strong pollution. After you become a ‘Master of Miracles’, remember to come here again, I still have something to give you.”

"I understand." Klein nodded with difficulty. From Pallez's words, he discovered that Leonard's current situation is not irreversible, which is enough to give him hope and force himself to cheer up.

"In the end, he asked me to tell you that he said...he believed in you."

"..."

Klein lowered his head, hiding all his expressions in the shadows. After a long time, he spoke with difficulty, making a sound like a rusted machine:

"……I understand."

In the next second, Klein's historical pore image suddenly shattered.

……

Backlund, Queens District, in the villa of Earl Hall's family.

Audrey Hall used the ability of "manipulator" to escape from the family gathering naturally, walked quickly back to her study, and locked the door.

She received a treatment request from the "world", and the time was not limited, but Audrey decided to go above the gray mist as soon as possible. The intuition of the "audience" made her have a bad premonition. At yesterday's birthday party, Mr. "World" was in a good state of mind, and it was even better than when he was in Backlund.

When Mister "World" first arrived in the Land Abandoned by the Gods, he often needed to make an appointment for her psychological treatment. In the past few months, he no longer needed any psychological treatment, and only kept a follow-up visit once a month.So there must have been some kind of accident, maybe it was from Amon, or maybe it was pollution from other evil gods.

Audrey lowered her head slightly, closed her eyes, and began her prayer:

"A fool who does not belong to this era..."

Immediately afterwards, she was overwhelmed by the crimson light and came above the gray mist.She was surprised to find that this time there was neither a confessional, nor a cubicle, nor even Mr. World...

It was a while before she found him on the edge of the ancient palace.He didn't put on any disguise, and sat with his knees hugged against a huge stone pillar. The shadow of his bangs covered his eyes, making it impossible to see his expression clearly, but Audrey felt the pain from him that was so intense that it seemed real. Guilt, confusion... and despair.

His state is far more dangerous than when he became a demigod!

But then she discovered that Klein's subconscious had received psychological treatment, and the most dangerous out-of-control tendencies had been brought under control, and he was now more actively venting his emotions.

That was when Klein used the "Star Wand" to simulate the ability of a "psychologist" and treated himself.The more this happened, the more rational he became. He understood that he was Leonard's only hope of waking up, and he would not let himself be overwhelmed by negative emotions.

"Mr. World?" Audrey tried to speak nervously.

And the "world" was still curled up there, without any response, as if it couldn't hear any sound.

After thinking for a moment, Audrey tried to call again: "...Mr. Klein?"

Sure enough, the name Klein seemed to be an anchor point. Audrey saw his body tremble slightly, and then slowly raised her head: "...Good morning, Miss Justice."

"Well, good morning!" His response reassured Audrey a little.

As a "psychiatrist", there is nothing she can do, so Audrey decided to be a little bolder and talk to him like a friend: "Mr. World, I can ask, what happened? something?"

Klein looked up at her. After a while, he looked away and said hoarsely, "I made a mistake."

...Why is this sentence so familiar?It seems that when Mr. "Xing Xing" had a psychological consultation before, he also said the same thing.

Then she heard "The World" continue to speak slowly: "...I clearly know that he is Amon's target, I clearly know that I have been under the watchful eyes of Adam and Amon, and it is very dangerous for him to stay by my side, But I didn't stop him, I didn't keep him away from me."

Although what he said was endless, Audrey still grasped the key point immediately: "...Mr. 'Star' had an accident?"

Klein clenched his fists tightly, and his whole body tensed up. After a long time, he spoke again: "He will sleep for a long time, and I won't have a chance to rescue him until I become a true god, or even above the sequence."

Audrey was slightly relieved. In her opinion, as long as it wasn't death, it wasn't the worst outcome.Then she thought about it, and asked again: "Have you ever prayed to Mister Fool?"

This is obviously nonsense, but Audrey can't ask him: Is there nothing Mister Fool can do?This is so blasphemous.

Klein shook his head: "Mr. Fool is not omnipotent either."

Hey... Mister "World" is so straightforward.

But Mr. "Xingxing" is already an angel of Sequence 2. Even Amon's clone should not be his opponent. Could it be that Amon's body came to Backlund?He... faced a king of angels who could compete with Mister Fool?

"I was so naive, living under his protection all the time, I almost forgot what a cruel world this is." Klein smiled self-deprecatingly: "When I was still trying to get rid of Amon's trap again and again And when he was complacent, Amon had already been planning for the position of God, pointing the sharp edge at my most important person."

He told Audrey in detail what happened, repeating the reality that made him extremely painful word by word, as if he wanted to firmly engrave all of this in his memory.

Then, he buried his head in the crook of his arm again, with his fingers embedded in his hair, and it took a long time before he made a low voice again: "I thought I knew him well, but I didn't know what he had encountered in the past. Every time I met When it comes to my matter, he will become desperate and don't cherish himself at all. I am too conceited, I think I can fight against all dangers alone, I think I can protect everyone, but when the accident really happens, I can't do anything but regret."

Speaking of this, Klein suddenly realized that all this was not without warning.

Judging from my own experience of digesting the "Ancient Scholar" potion in advance, Leonard, who has played the role of "Servant of the Secret" for many years in the future, must have already digested most of the potion at the moment of promotion. In the case of promotion, he doesn't need to act so urgently.Perhaps, since then, he has made up his mind...

When Klein saw him sacrifice everything for himself, Klein would still be angry and force him to make a promise not to hurt himself again, but in the face of reality, this was just deceiving himself.He couldn't ask Leonard to worry about his feelings when he was desperately trying to destroy the millennium plan of the two sons of the Creator.

Just like my future self, I am afraid that I have never worried about his mood, which is why he became so crazy, so decisive, and so reckless.

After listening to his quiet statement, Audrey felt neither fear of Amon nor admiration for Leonard's defeat of a king of angels. At this moment, she felt only indescribable sadness.In her eyes, Mr. "Xingxing" has never been a mysterious and powerful angel. He is just a young man who is gentle, sincere, and values ​​friends.

Surrounded by nobles since she was a child, she saw too much arrogance, selfishness and hypocrisy after gaining extraordinary abilities.Even now, countless ordinary people are dying due to food shortages, and the nobles are unwilling to allocate more than their own needs, including her father and her elder brother.Of course, she wasn't blaming her relatives. His father was willing to donate [-] pounds to Mr. "World"'s charity foundation, and his elder brother was also willing to contribute to the improvement of air pollution, but the dignity and aloofness of nobles It has already been rooted in their souls.

In front of Mr. "World" and Mr. "Star", she saw for the first time a noble character that was consistent on the outside and inside, and for the first time saw a shining soul that was not concealed by money and power.They are like the heroes and protagonists of adventure novels, living a colorful life, thwarting the plots of evil gods and ambitious people time and time again, and saving innocent people. He still has compassion for ordinary people.

And she is like a loyal "audience", looking forward to a happy and beautiful ending, but the reality is always mercilessly writing suffering and tragedy.They are obviously only young people in their 20s. In ordinary families, maybe they have just left school and entered the society. Why must the burden of saving the world be placed on their shoulders?

Before she knew it, tears silently rolled down her white cheeks, and then gradually turned into sobbing.

"Are you crying?" Klein looked up at her.

"Yes, I'm very sad." Audrey tried to smile while wiping the tears that kept pouring out: "I'm sorry, I'm obviously a psychiatrist, how can I cry in front of patients..."

"No, I'm very glad that there are still people in this world who will feel sorry for him, thank you." Klein said seriously.

After calming down a bit, Audrey organized her words and said seriously: "Mr. Klein, you don't need additional psychological treatment anymore, you just need to vent your emotions thoroughly like now, and then put this emotion Seal it up and turn it into a force to support your progress."

"Well... don't just think about taking care of yourself. I'm already the 'manipulator' of Sequence 4. When you need help, you must tell me. Although the help I can provide in battle is very limited, but At least, I am willing to be your audience at any time." Audrey tried her best to make her voice cheerful, she didn't use any supernatural power, she just said what she wanted to say.She believed that what Mr. "Star"'s departure brought to Mr. "World" was definitely not pain that could only be relieved with extraordinary power.

Audrey suddenly realized that perhaps this was the reason why Mister "Star" was always trying to get Mister "World" to take off his mask in front of her.He must have hoped that Mister World would not be alone even in his absence.

"You're right." Klein nodded, his eyes drifting into the distance: "... Amon is still the King of Angels in Sequence 1, and Adam has never been planning what he is planning. I must improve myself as soon as possible. The opportunity he has created at such a huge cost cannot be wasted."

"I believe in you, Mister 'World'." Audrey stared at him with bright light green eyes, and said seriously: "I believe that you will be able to overcome these difficulties and bring Mr. 'Star' back. I believe , there will be a day when all members of the Tarot Society will attend again."

Do you believe...?

Klein looked at the billowing gray fog, and his thoughts drifted involuntarily to his first encounter with his poet classmate on Iron Cross Street.That handsome young man with black hair and blue eyes who had never met him before, wished to write "As expected of you" on his face the first time he saw him.The undisguised, deep-seated trust made all his subsequent performances look so pale and feeble.

Did you also fall into a deep sleep with such expectations?

I will not live up to your belief that it is far from over... no, it has just begun.

When you wake up, I will let you see a peaceful, peaceful world without disputes.

……

Monday afternoon, above the gray fog.

After streaks of crimson light shot up and condensed into a silhouette, the members of the Tarot Society soon discovered that the "star" was absent again.

"Xingxing" asked for leave several times before "World" entered the God's Abandoned Land. Everyone didn't think it was strange. It was normal for the angel of the goddess to be busy.But soon, they realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere. Miss Justice didn't say hello immediately today.

Suddenly, a beep sounded. It was the sound of Mister Fool tapping on the table.Everyone except "World" and "Justice" tensed up instantly, and looked at the top of the long bronze table.

Then, they heard Mister Fool slowly say in an unwavering voice: "Amon's plan to become a god has been destroyed, and 'mistakes' will not be born."

A plan to become a god?That "blasphemer" Amon was actually advancing towards Sequence 0 like Adam, but his plan to become a god was destroyed?

"'Stars' fell asleep because of it."

"But He will return one day."

Although Mister Fool didn't say it clearly, they immediately realized that it was "Star" that destroyed Amon's plan to become a god!The Tarot Club prevented the birth of a Sequence 0 true god at the cost of an angel!

This is the second plan to become a god destroyed by the Tarot Society.So far, the members of the Tarot Society have fully understood one thing, that is, Mister Fool does not allow any existence that would cause harm to innocent people to become a god!Even if the end is near, Mister Fool will not let any chaotic and evil existence win the "authority"!

Although it is impossible to believe in the benevolence of the gods, everything that Mister Fool has shown so far shows that he is a truly benevolent god.Perhaps, He is the hope of all living beings, the only savior in the last days.And everyone who gathers around him will become a force against the doomsday!

TBC

Audrey: The "audience" instinct told me it was love.