Volume 7 The Inverted Man Chapter 9 A New Journey

　　BONOVA GUSTAV …… Klein’s gaze slid over the face of the young man in front of him and fell on the objects floating around and the mannequin made of metal parts.

　　The mannequin was very postmodern …… Some of the laws of physics here seemed to have changed to some degree …… Klein nodded thoughtfully:

　　”I want to take that ‘magic mirror’.”

　　He stated his request very frankly.

　　Bonova did not change his expression, as if he was just a mannequin:

　　”Are you a ‘Darkness’ dependent?”

　　”Sort of at the moment.” Klein smiled and said.

　　Bonova then nodded:

　　”Then you take it.”

　　Is this thinking that I’m claiming the spoils of war for the Black Night Church? Without explaining, Klein only politely removed his bowler hat and slightly owed his head:

　　”Thank you very much.”

　　As he spoke, Klein’s figure suddenly faded and disappeared.

　　All he came to be was an image in a historical orifice.

　　Next, nothing changed in the compartment where Iconser and the “Mechanical Heart” member were.

　　Of course, they are in a historical scene, the real condition of the carriage is unknowingly hidden.

　　Steam train more than ten kilometers away from the carriage, Klein hands suddenly more a mirror.

　　It was silver in color, with an ancient and mysterious pattern on the back, and an eye-like decoration on each side of the front.

　　”Don’t open your mouth.” Klein turned to the mirror and gave a simple command.

　　”Yes, great and supreme master.” A single pale silver word floated out briskly from the depths of the mirror.

　　Klein immediately took out a pen and paper, using the “magic mirror” as a pad, and prepared to write a letter.

　　He thought for a moment, and with a few very light smiles, he put pen to paper and wrote:

　　”Dear Mr. Aztec:

　　”It seems a long time since I wrote to you, for I went on a marvelous journey to the land of the Godforsaken.

　　”There are only two kinds of beings there, the living intelligent creatures and the monsters, and those intelligent races either carry curses or have developed visible aberrations that are even more tragic than I had previously imagined.

　　”I tried to help them, and it wasn’t just for the ritual, for the anchor, to satisfy my own compassion, it was meaning in itself ……

　　”Putting aside those sufferings, the condition of the entire God Forsaken Land is very different from the outside world, like an oil painting with black as the main color …… What’s amazing is that the Artificial Death can affect the undead creatures here in a limited way, I was very puzzled at that time, and today, I finally have a guess, suspecting that this has something to do with the Nine Great One of the source qualities, the ‘River of Eternal Darkness’, has something to do with it ……

　　”This reminds me of the spirit world city of Calderon, and of the undead jewelry made of gold that you once mentioned …… Rumor has it that that undead ancestor and the ‘God of Death’ of the Fourth Age were both able to utilize, to a certain extent, the ‘River of Eternal Darkness’, I wonder what you know about that?

　　”The war that lasted for more than a year has finally come to an end, and the ‘Goddess of Darkness’ has achieved the final victory, and the ‘God of War’ has fallen as a result, I think that with your level and status, you should know what this means ……

　　”In any case, a long-lost peace has descended, and people are gradually returning to their normal lives, which is a picture I like, but certain wounds may never be healed ……

　　”I don’t know if the end will come on time or when you will wake up, I can only hope that everything is going in a good direction.

　　”Finally, one more small, insignificant thing, I have been promoted to Sequence 2 and become a ‘Miracle Worker’, which is both a curse and a hope.

　　”Peace be with you, your eternal student Klein Moretti.”

　　After writing it, Klein carefully checked it before folding the letterhead and blowing the Aztec copper whistle, summoning the white bone messenger.

　　When the huge messenger emerged from the ground, all the bones in his body trembled, as if he sensed the aura of the “Great Lord above the Spirit World”.

　　With a low laugh, Klein handed the letter to the unknown messenger, and watched as it clumsily saluted before disintegrating into a fountain of white bones and burrowing into the ground.

　　After doing this, Klein turned his gaze to the “Magic Mirror” placed on his lap.

　　Sensing his gaze, the mirror’s surface fluctuated with watery light, analyzing one light silver word after another:

　　”Great master, where are we going next?”

　　Where to? Kraven repeated this question in his mind, wanting to “teleport” directly to the main peak of the Hornachis Mountains, enter the ancient palace between reality and the Misty Town, and see if there was a chance to take the most useful “Fool” for himself from the side of the half of the Antigonus family. The most useful “blasphemy card” for himself.

　　With his current strength equivalent to half of Sequence 1, this was not an impossible task – when Charatu was in Sequence 2, he was able to get the main material of the “Secret Servant” from half of the “Fools”. The main material of “Secret Servant”.

　　Of course, all this assumes that the “Goddess of the Night” maintains the suppression and sealing of the ancestors of the Antigonus family.

　　So things have circled back around to the deal with the “Goddess of the Night”.

　　Now that I am the owner of the “Source Castle”, I can set aside a part of the “Spirit Worm” to stay on top of the gray mist and answer prayers at all times. In this way, apart from the spiritual condition which has certain hidden dangers, there are not small benefits in all other aspects, well, not only can I support my body at any time, but also have an additional form of resurrection. Even if my body is completely annihilated, relying on those “Spirit Worms” above the gray mist, I can still reorganize my will and body. …… However, if the part of me that walks in reality is destroyed by the “Spirit Worms”, I will be able to reorganize my will and body. However, if the part of me that walks in reality is “hidden” and the connection with the “Source Castle” is severed, the remaining “Spirit Worms” will go out of control and turn into monsters, just like Chalatu at the time! …… Klein quickly analyzed the situation and felt that with his current strength, he should not go deep into the spirit world city of Calderon for the time being.

　　Even if he goes to look for the clues of the “River of Eternal Darkness”, he will have to wait until he has fulfilled his many desires and has become a real “miracle worker” level.

　　Thinking of this, Klein patted the “Magic Mirror” and said with a smile:

　　”Next, let’s go wandering together.

　　”Do you have any places you want to go?”

　　”Trill, no, I’ll go wherever you want.” Arodes replied humbly with words.

　　Krynn smiled and leapt off the wagon with a jerk, heading for the nearest city.

　　The wagon continued to run a few meters before disappearing inch by inch, returning to the mists of history.

　　At the same time, Klein’s trench coat turned into a black robe, and his bowler hat changed form with it, taking on a sort of classical air.

　　This made Klein look like a wandering magician traveling through the streets.

　　……

　　Bakerland, inside a house that was still intact.

　　Dressed in a holy white robe, the beautiful “Ageless Witch” Katrina put down the mirror in her hand, and said to the young man rocking the armchair next to her with a sideways glance:

　　”The war is over, and they have finally decided to recall me back to their headquarters.”

　　”This is the day I’ve been waiting for for too long.” The young man sitting in the easy chair said with a “tsk”.

　　He wore a long robe with red stripes on a black background, and had a soft, brownish complexion with a slightly pale face. He was the “Caretaker” who had been possessed by the evil spirit of the “Red Angel”.

　　Katerina pressed her hands under the table, sat up, the corner of her mouth slightly hooked said:

　　”You don’t seem to be in a hurry at all.”

　　”When you’ve been locked in the ground for a thousand or two thousand years with two abominations and can’t get out of it, you’ll know that a year or two of waiting is very relaxing and pleasant, and I’m in no hurry at all.” The “Red Angel” evil spirit chuckled, “When this is over, if you’re curious, I’ll let you experience it, and of course, I’ll remember to throw two male companions your way, and how long you can use them will depend on whether or not you’re abstinent.”

　　There was no retort from the two mouths on the Red Angel’s face as he said this, because as far as the K’s were concerned, it was the truth:

　　They had been locked up in the ground for a thousand or two years with the two abominations, and could not get out of it.

　　Hearing this answer, Katrina’s eyes rolled slightly, and with a light smile she asked again:

　　”Aren’t you worried about going to our headquarters and being discovered by Primordial?”

　　”So what? Doing things always requires taking risks, and besides, the worst outcome would be merging with K. I’m already three-in-one now, and becoming four-in-one wouldn’t be too much of a problem.” Soren Einhorn Medici put on a posture of disinterest and said.

　　”Then let’s get going.” Katrina said with a smile as she lightly leapt off the table.

　　As soon as she spoke, her eyes reflected a red-haired man with the mark of a flag growing from his brow.

　　The “caretaker” wearing a red striped robe on a black background instantly lost his breath, and his skin and flesh rapidly rotted and turned into yellow-green pus.

　　In just a few seconds, there was only a white skeleton and extraordinary properties left on the comfort chair.

　　Katrina made a move of her hand, letting the Extraordinary Characteristics be pulled by an invisible silk thread and fall into her palm.

　　Immediately afterward, her body lost its solidity for a moment, and she violently burrowed into the mirror that she had used before.

　　A dark and illusory path that was not real enough appeared before the eyes of the “Saint of White”, and it connected with similar things in the surrounding area to form a complex and mysterious “spider web”, interweaving a strange world that was different from reality.

　　Katerina quickly traveled through this “world of mirrors”, approaching the target node.

　　At that moment, she felt a strong suction force, and could not control herself as she veered off the path and threw herself into a dark and blurred mist – which in the real world represents a mirror.

　　In an instant, Katerina, along with the “Red Angel” evil spirit, was out of the mirror and into a strange room with a carpeted floor.

　　At the edge of the room, a young man with ordinary features, dressed in common clothes, leaned his back against the handrail of the stairs and looked at the “White Witch” with a smile on his face.

　　In his left hand, he was tossing an object, a strange crown covered in rust and blood.

　　Without waiting for Katrina’s reaction, the young man pulled out a crystal-ground monocle and put it on his left eye.

　　”Heh ……” Katerina’s mind echoed with the snorting laughter of the “Red Angel” evil spirit.

　　In the next second, the young man removed the monocle, moved it to his right eye, and then said with an obvious smile:

　　”Sorry, I was wearing it in the wrong place.”