Volume 7 The Inverted Man Chapter 10 The Cure

　　On the sunny autumn terrace, Audrey, wearing a freshly styled vacation straw hat, sat on a chaise longue, leisurely flipping through a fashion magazine.

　　On the small round table beside her was a delicate pastry and a cup of black tea, a specialty of the family estate.

　　Suddenly, she raised her head and looked over the edge of the terrace, only to see Germaine Sparrow in a black trench coat and silk bowler hat step forward.

　　Audrey turned her head sideways and glanced at Anne, her personal maid, and realized that she, like the servants around her, was oblivious to the strange appearance of the stranger.

　　At the same time, Audrey also noticed that the surroundings seemed to be a little less gloomy.

　　She then stood up, lifted her skirts in vain, and made a curtsy.

　　In the process, she had intended to discuss the Psycho-Alchemy Society and Mr. Furious in a relatively serious manner, but on second thought, she smiled and said in a light-hearted tone that could infect others’ emotions:

　　”Mr. ‘World’, are you here to seek psychological counseling or to deal with the problem of ‘Rage’?”

　　If it was simply the former, Audrey thought that “World” Germaine Sparrow would let himself meet above the gray mist, which would be more convenient and quicker, so this angel must have been tasked with what Mr. Fool had explained, which needed to be accomplished in the real world.

　　At the same time, she also keenly sensed that Mr. World’s emotions were quite complex, both satisfied and happy, but also low and sad.

　　For Germaine Sparrow’s attending physician, such a situation was not uncommon, and often meant that the other person might need a certain amount of enlightenment or reassurance.

　　”Both.” Klein pulled over a chair and sat down at the small round table.

　　”Would you like black tea, or coffee?” While Audrey hadn’t actively investigated Mr. World’s intelligence, she and Dawn Dantes had met many times, attended meetings, dinners, and dances together, and with an audience’s keen sense of observation, many of the details weren’t secrets.

　　For example, Audrey knew that when “Dawn Dantes” was Germaine Sparrow, his tastes were sweet, oily, and slightly acidic: he preferred sugar to milk in his coffee; lemon slices in his black tea; the first choice in all pastries was the type with whipped cream; he loved foie gras, and the skin of roasted chickens, and rib-eye steak over tenderloin, and Dixie pies over bread. Dixie pie far more than bread.

　　In addition, Audrey was certain beyond a shadow of a doubt that the other was a lover of spices, demanding seasonings, and had tastes more on the Dixie County side of the spectrum in that regard.

　　Based on these details, Audrey thought it would be very rude not to invite Mr. World to share in the many pastries on the table, which would surely be accompanied by black tea or coffee.

　　”Black tea.” Klein thought for a moment and responded.

　　Miss “Justice”‘s relaxed, natural and friendly attitude made him relax a lot, and he felt that such a state would be more conducive to the next “pacification”.

　　In that case, enjoying a pastry while having a psychotherapy session was definitely better than the other options.

　　”Another cup of black tea, with extra lemon slices.” Audrey turned her head sideways to the maid, Annie.

　　Annie wasn’t even a little bit surprised at such an order, thinking that everything was so reasonable, and turned around and walked towards the entrance of the terrace, ordering the servants who were standing there.

　　Audrey did not rush to do psychological treatment, also did not go to ask “the world” Mr. complex emotional reasons, she held a smile, carefully introduced the specialties of this manor, using this and Dawn Dantes’s Maege Manor to make a comparison, naturally explained the other side of the housekeeper servants of the current situation:

　　Some stayed in the manor, continue the previous work, with the output of the Rose Song Manor, to support them completely no problem, there are even a lot of savings can be used to repair the house, donate to charitable organizations, Audrey only regularly send an accountant, a deputy housekeeper and a staff member belonging to the foundation to go over to check; some feel that there is no real employer, not able to play their own roles, shame on the salary, choose to resign and leave, look for another job; some feel that there is no real employer, can not play their own role, shame on the salary. Some choose to resign and leave, looking for another job; some have become interested in charitable activities, found a new meaning in life, and joined one of the foundations under Audrey’s name. ……

　　Klein listened quietly, asking a question every now and then, as if he were chatting with a friend.

　　When the black tea was served, he picked up the cup, took a light sip, and nodded his head in satisfaction.

　　After watching him eat a piece of creamy cupcake, Audrey’s blue eyes turned slightly and said with a smile:

　　”For angels, food doesn’t seem to be a necessity anymore?”

　　”Yes, just a hobby.” Klein simply answered before adding, “It can be used to maintain one’s own humanity.”

　　”Maintaining one’s own humanity ……,” Audrey repeated thoughtfully, “It’s to combat divinity? And your current spiritual problems fall into that category?”

　　She very softly introduced the topic into the realm of psychotherapy.

　　Klein nodded gently:

　　”Right.”

　　”You should have experienced this to some extent as well; every extraordinary person who has acquired divinity is bound to experience this, the difference is just more or less.”

　　Audrey thought back carefully and said:

　　”I occasionally dream of a light, a light that illuminates the whole world, occasionally I hear sounds that are indescribable and incomprehensible, and I see a vague, strange, illusory sea that seems to contain many contradictory concepts, which are certain to be hallucinations, but are so real.”

　　”Well, I also occasionally dream of a huge cross and hear someone whispering a prayer, but I can’t tell exactly what it is.”

　　The second is supposed to be an indirect contamination from the source material of the Sea of Chaos and the spiritual will within it, and the third seems to be the influence that Adam the Imagineer has begun to exert on the extraordinary people of this pathway… …The first was the “original” awakening within the ancient sun god, the ancient “God”? Klein thought for a moment and said in a low voice:

　　”In the beginning, that Creator created everything, and also split into various extraordinary characteristics, which is the source of Transcendence.”

　　”Therefore, each of us has divinity within us, the will of that original Creator, and when the extraordinary characteristics gather more and more, k will awaken little by little and replace us.”

　　He explained the root of the problem in the most colloquial and vague way that would cause the least contamination.

　　This had been discussed to some extent at the Tarot, and Audrey had no difficulty at all in understanding it, saying thoughtfully:

　　”Is that why it is necessary to fight the Divine with the Human, and, at the same time, with the help of an anchor?”

　　”Yes. The light you dreamed of, the indescribable sounds you heard, and the illusory sea you saw belong to this type of contamination, while the huge cross and the prayers should be the influence exerted by the ‘Imagineer’ Adam on the extraordinary people of this path.” Klein specified the difference between the two situations.

　　Audrey subconsciously sat up straight and looked around, looking a little frightened:

　　Germaine Sparrow had actually said the name that could not be mentioned!

　　”Don’t worry, around me, k can’t hear it.” Klein explained.

　　Audrey withdrew her gaze, not hiding her surprise and consternation:

　　”You’ve been promoted to Sequence 1?”

　　This is too fast right ……k became a Sequence 2 Angel only half a year ago!

　　Klein replied frankly:

　　”Sort of the King of Angels.”

　　”…… “Audrey was silent for several seconds, pursed her lips, and said with a slightly annoyed smile, “I almost had a mental problem just now.” ”

　　Klein laughed along:

　　”Personally, becoming King of the Angels isn’t always a good thing.”

　　”Well, High Sequencers on the ‘Audience’ pathway especially have to be careful about their mental state; for other pathways, the increased divinity and deepening contamination is fairly obvious, while ‘Audience’ isn’t, you’ve got to always look at yourself and Check yourself, for any little tiny change in your personality or perception you have to trace it back to the source and make sure that there is no problem and that it is a normal change, otherwise, without realizing it, you will turn into a different person, who can coldly kill those you originally wanted to protect the most.”

　　”Extraordinary people in the ‘audience’ pathway are not prone to insanity and are most likely to go insane.”

　　Audrey responded with alarm:

　　”I see.”

　　She started to ask on that topic:

　　”You were mentally unstable and had psychological problems because of exceeding expectations and becoming the King of Angels in a short period of time?”

　　”Right.” Klein took a sip of black tea and said, “The will that doesn’t belong to me in my body has revived to a great extent, and currently I can only barely suppress it and maintain initial mental stability.”

　　Audrey listened to Germaine Sparrow’s description while using her own extraordinary ability to do observation and analysis.

　　When the other party finished, she revealed a smile that could soothe the mind and said:

　　”I’ve roughly grasped your current condition, and my initial treatment plan is divided into two steps: I’ll first enter the world of your mind and awaken more of your memories related to humanity, well, excluding the kind that will cause you so much pain that you’ll want to give up, and then, when the divinity reacts, through ‘soothing’, ‘hypnosis’ and other transcendent abilities to diminish the contamination and negative effects it brings, helping you to better suppress it.”

　　Klein said after a moment of silence:

　　”Good.”

　　He decided to make use of the special feature that he could remain awake when the dream and mind worlds were entered by others, and first gathered the memories related to the “Fool” and “grafted” them onto the “Spirit Worms” above the gray mist. The “Spirit Worms” are there.

　　At that moment, Audrey asked her maid, Annie, to bring a light-white silk scarf.

　　Then, she used this light silk scarf to cover her eyes and ears.

　　Klein looked at this scene with surprise and waited for Ms. Justice to explain.

　　After Audrey tied the silk scarf, she smiled slightly:

　　”This is a hypnosis that closes off psychic perception.”

　　”In this way, even if I enter your mind world, I can’t see or hear those memories that have been awakened, of course, I retained my spiritual intuition, otherwise I couldn’t find your islands of consciousness, nor could I detect the changes in divinity.”

　　”Originally, I could have hypnotized you directly, but you are already the King of Angels, and I was worried about being affected by your consciousness, so I used a symbolic ritual to complete the hypnosis and strengthen the effect.”

　　She explained unhurriedly, causing Klein’s mood to calm down without realizing it.

　　He nodded gently and said:

　　”Okay, let’s begin.”