Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 268 Divine Punishment from the Fool
Another day has passed.

Klein set up the altar on the ground, waiting to summon the messenger. Instead of perching on his shoulder, Paddo sat on a cardboard box nearby.

Before acquiring the "cowardly creature unique to Gehrman Sparrow," Klein lacked effective means of communication. After all, anchor points aren't everywhere.

This morning, while he was squatting in the bathroom reading the newspaper, Mr. Azik's messenger suddenly appeared, startling Klein so much that he almost shouted "molestation."

The messenger delivering this letter to Klein seems to be a different one than the previous ones. Although they all look the same, this one is noticeably more impolite, making it easy to tell the difference. It's unclear whether it's because his old friend takes the weekend off, or if messengers simply have their own lives.

In short, the impolite messenger dropped the letter and ran off without waiting for Klein's reply.

But Klein immediately understood why after reading the contents of the letter.

Two days ago, he took the time to ask Mr. Azik how to obtain a messenger. Therefore, this is the sentence in today's reply.

"If you like, I can give this messenger to you."

No wonder the messenger ran so fast.

Klein scoffed.

I don't need that. I have Paddo, the messenger of fire. Although she can't deliver messages yet.

Inside a warehouse.

Klein prepared for the ritual to summon spirit creatures, the surroundings filled with the psychedelic scents of herbs and essential oils.

He was worried that he might cause an accident in the hotel, which would endanger other guests even though he himself would be at little risk, so he found a secluded warehouse.

He first summoned three times, summoning "an unimaginably fast person", "an extraordinary person with extremely strong survival ability" and "a weak being that is easily overlooked".

As a result, perhaps because Klein is now the "Great Ruler Above the Spirit Realm," the summoned spirit creatures have all significantly exceeded their assigned tasks.

The first spirit creature summoned was so fast that even with his time-stop pistol activated, Klein could only see a few blurry afterimages. Testing revealed that it seemed unable to control its speed, only moving at maximum speed, which greatly worried Klein.

Although it's explicitly described as a "friendly creature," friendly doesn't mean harmless. What if it tries to get close to Klein, wanting to cuddle? And Klein just punches it through. Then Klein won't have any recourse.

The second messenger looked like a safe, giving off a sense of security. However, it was incredibly slow, barely moving a centimeter every few seconds, a truly "0.5 centimeters per second" moment. Klein politely declined.

He might as well use that time to personally go to the anchor point.

As for the third one, its ability to make people ignore it is truly remarkable. Even Klein in his current state almost completely ignored it, only vaguely seeming to see a bassist. But soon, Klein also completely ignored it, ending the summoning ritual.

"What a pity, I quite liked that kettle." Klein had just finished the summoning when he suddenly realized what he had done and slapped his forehead.

He had also overlooked the spirit creature from earlier.

"Isn't that the bassist?" Padmon asked, wagging its tail in confusion.

"Huh?" Klein thought for a moment, "Never mind, they're all the same. Anyway, the 'woof woof' sounds are pretty much the same."

"How can you say that! We used to play bass in Paradise!" Padmon immediately retorted. "To be fair, if a band didn't have bassists like us... then... then... then who would order takeout?"

Then, Padmon began to tell Klein a story about a band that starved to death because they didn't have a bassist and no one had time to order takeout.

"Therefore, the bassist is the most useful and the most popular member of the team," Padmon emphasized confidently.

The fantasies of a bassist who has been forgotten by everyone.

In the end, Klein decided to open recruitment.

"I."

"I summon in my own name:"

“A spirit wandering in the void, a friendly creature that can be driven, a unique existence willing to be my messenger.”

Suddenly, the wind inside the Spirit Wall became intense, and Klein's half-high silk hat almost flew into the air.

Fortunately, he was held in place by the threads of his control, otherwise he would have become "Klein without a top hat".

The candlelight flickered, swelling to the size of a human head, so pale it seemed to have lost its warmth.

A semi-transparent head slowly emerged as if breaking through a thin membrane, with smooth, light gold hair, blood-red eyes, and a striking and elegant appearance.

The head emerged completely, but what followed was not a neck, but an illusory hand pinching the end of her hair.

Behind the palms were intricately patterned but dark-colored cuffs.

Finally, standing before Klein was a woman with nothing around her neck, holding two heads in each hand.

"Wow!" Padmon exclaimed, "It's R18G!"

Klein was very satisfied with the messenger and quickly finalized the contract between the two parties.

The general content is that messengers must not peek at letters, discard letters, or endanger the life of the contractor. If the contents of a contractor's letter involve the messenger, the contractor must inform the other party in advance.

In addition, there is a request from the messenger, Renette Tinicol. The price for delivering a letter is one gold coin.

Padma almost exploded on the spot. "Quack! Don't use the gold coins I found to support other women!"

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Nothing happened for the next two days, except that a kind of faith in the trash cans began to emerge on the island.

Klein sent a message to Serres and Xing to confirm, and the answer he received shocked him.

Xing killed the sea god Kava and is now the new sea god.

After a few seconds of shock, Klein relaxed again.

Yes, how could a crippled sea serpent possibly withstand a dimensional attack from beyond the world?

After a good two-day rest, Klein plans to leave the island after the Tarot conference next week.

But on Wednesday morning, while Klein was reading the newspaper, he suddenly heard a phantom prayer.

It's that unfamiliar voice again. What's Amon up to now?

Klein frowned, but he didn't choose not to answer the call. He still knew the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."

Walking four steps backward up into the gray fog, Klein saw a man.

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It was in a room with the curtains tightly drawn.

Dressed in a long, classic black robe, Edsheland suppressed his inner impulses and said to the sweet and youthful girl Denise before him:

"The gifts of the gods reside within us, but to obtain them, we must have a mentor to guide us."

"Your soul is pure and beloved by the gods. I will personally guide you. No matter what happens during this process, you must believe in me and obey me, and let me infuse you with pure divine energy."

Before we proceed, is there anything else you'd like to ask?

Ed Sheeran is a conman whose specialty is setting up cults to swindle money and sex, and then fleeing before the police notice him when the cults expand.

But he was just an ordinary person and never believed in anything supernatural. In his view, so-called gods were nothing more than fabricated tools to help him satisfy his desires.

This time, he came from Backlund, disguised as a follower of the "Fool" that many gang members in the capital region were looking for, and initially developed a group of believers among the target population.

But perhaps he was just too lucky; he didn't encounter any members of the Aurora Society along the way. That's why he's been able to live comfortably until now.

He falsely claimed that "The Fool" was the incarnation of "The Lord of Storms" and would descend at the end of the world to save believers. This was a secret that could not be widely publicized and could only be spread in secret, otherwise it would attract the attention of other churches and other deities. Only those who were chosen could believe in "The Fool" in advance and be among the first to be saved.

To make himself more convincing, he spent a considerable amount of money while in Backlund buying papers inscribed with the honorific title "The Fool".

Klein had no idea that his reputation was so valuable. If he had known, he would have resold those three sentences a dozen times, to a dozen different forces.

Unfortunately, he didn't know. So he could only watch helplessly from above the gray fog.

The swindler began to solemnly recite the name of the Fool:

"A fool who doesn't belong to this era,"

"The mysterious ruler above the gray fog,"

"The King of Yellow and Black who controls good luck."

Then, he half-closed his eyes, opened his arms, and said in a dreamlike voice:
"I felt the blessing of the gods."

Meanwhile, Klein, who was in the gray fog, witnessed the entire incident.

A man who uses his name to lure young girls.

Klein was immediately enraged.

How dare you! I've always been the one using other people's names to deceive and cheat others. When did it become someone else's turn to use my name to cheat and swindle?

And I don't even have a girlfriend! What right do you, a fraudster using my name, have to claim this?
He immediately extended his spiritual power and grabbed Padma Cat, engulfing her in the gray mist.

“Paddo, lend me your power,” Klein said.

After saying that, Klein connected with the crimson star that had been triggered by his prayer, creating a portal.

Padma looked down the passage and, being well-informed, immediately understood the situation.

She brought down the wilt disease through the passage opened by Klein.

Klein then thought of the Capin guitar made by Serres.

He reminded me, "Take it easy a little, I have a small experiment to do in a bit."

(End of this chapter)