Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 299 Because There's Fun

"That's it."

As the bullet of the Heavenly Judgment was caught, a soft female voice rang out from an indistinct location, seemingly from the left or right, or from the front or back.

They got caught?

Was the bullet from the Heavenly Judgment caught?
This has never happened before!

Moreover, Klein had been on the Black Death for so long that he hadn't even noticed the other party's presence.

This is a high-ranking witch, a true demigod!

Without a second thought, he immediately planned to use the boundary anchor to escape.

but failed.

The despair that Klein feared, the "inescapable" feeling, was magnified and materialized. He severed his connection with the anchor point.

This is not directed at "boundary anchoring," but at Klein himself.

However, Klein was somewhat prepared for this situation. He had previously considered that if he encountered danger, he might seek help from Serres or Mr. Azik.

Since you have the brains to call for help and find a backer, you can't possibly treat everyone else as a fool.

After Serres revealed his name, Klein was somewhat prepared for this situation.

He recalled a cell phone in his hand, a cell phone about to play a recording. Almost simultaneously, the phone played out a dozen or so ancient Hermetic words.

While he was recording, he created several Candy Knights who, almost simultaneously but in a sequential manner, uttered the full name of Serres.

Then, in the future, the phone will play back the recorded status, which he can recall when needed.

The owner of the long, slender hand did not stop Klein's actions, probably because he understood that even if he did make a move, he could not defeat Klein in half a second.

A figure slowly appeared to the side of "Lieutenant General of Disease" Tracy. She wore a simple, pure white robe with high slits on both sides, revealing two flawless legs with skin as white as snow and as tender as a young girl's.

This woman had black hair and blue eyes; she was ethereal and beautiful, possessing an indescribable charm.

She stood before Klein, dignified, elegant, pure, and beautiful.

Klein was momentarily lost in thought and could only calm himself down through meditation.

A high-ranking witch, most likely a Sequence Three. Klein made this judgment.

“German Sparrow, is that right?” She placed one hand on her chest, her posture dignified and elegant, without a trace of the allure of a low-to-mid-rank witch. “My name is Katarina Pera, an ageless witch. You may not know me, but you can remember this name.”

An ageless witch? Is this Sequence Three of the Assassin's Path? Klein pondered inwardly, but nodded earnestly on the surface: "Okay, I'll remember."

He noticed that "Lieutenant General of Disease" Tracy also looked surprised, as if she didn't know that this witch would be here, and as if she didn't believe that she would be so gentle to Klein.

“You don’t need to be so wary of me. I have no ill intentions towards you. After all, I don’t want to face the wrath of those three great beings.”

Katarina's gaze swept across Klein's face, her allure subtly concealed, her sweetness and playfulness like that of a teenage girl not yet of age. Klein shuddered at her sight.

Klein forced his brain to work, trying to distract himself by thinking.

Three great beings? Besides Serres... who are the other two? There was indeed a witch present during the Great Smog of Backlund, and she probably regarded Zhou Tian as a great being, which is indeed true.

And another one... could it be me?

Tracy, who had initially been somewhat indignant, confused, and displeased, immediately composed herself and looked away after hearing Katarina's explanation.

He knew perfectly well that even his mother, Katarina, a Sequence Three Saint, was not in the position of "being watched by the Primal Witch whenever something happened" within the Church of the Witches.

As for the situation Klein described by Katarina, there is only one possibility: a chosen one of the gods, or even a chosen one favored by three great beings simultaneously.

Recalling the name Klein had just uttered in an instant, Tracy trembled slightly and shrank back a little behind her mother, though she knew it probably wouldn't do any good.

"In fact, if you hadn't already known my approximate level and guessed my general sequence, I might not have revealed my inner vicissitudes, and we might have had an encounter and a pure love affair."

Katarina's features and demeanor miraculously complemented this feeling, without any sense of incongruity from a mature woman trying to appear younger. At that moment, Klein saw Katarina Pelle as a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl.

“Of course, if you don’t mind, we can start now.” Katarina extended a very boki-looking hand, making a gesture of invitation to dance, as if inviting Klein to dance with her.

However, her movements were those of a gentleman inviting a lady to dance, a gesture common among court nobles. This was the best she could do, subtly, to salvage the situation for her daughter.

"No need, thank you." Klein had calmed down by this time and gave a gentlemanly smile.

Facing an ageless witch, it's normal to have some unpleasant reactions. However, Klein completely eliminated any potential problems once he realized that the opponent was a Sequence 3 of the Witch Path.

As a eccentric and unconventional doctor, he can certainly make certain organs of the body disappear temporarily.

"Psychological Turtle Man" plus "Physiological Eunuch"—that's my countermeasure, Klein.

Utter incompetence!
Also known as the Sword Demon Xiao Ming state!
Right now, Klein is invincible, both psychologically and physiologically!

Hahaha, so pathetic! This ancient old woman's pretentious act even made my thing shrink back.

Seeing that Klein was unwilling, Katarina withdrew her hand as well: "It's alright, if you don't want to, then forget it. But I'm curious, why did you want to assassinate Tracy? Was it just for justice?"

This question even stumped Klein for a moment.

To give Mr. Azik a batch of documents about Death? That was part of the reason. And part of it was also to kill Tracy and promote Gehrman Sparrow's reputation.

However, at best these are merely incidental to the outcome of the action, not essential.

As long as Tracy can be killed, it doesn't really matter whether we get the Grim Reaper's documents or whether we can make a name for ourselves.

His initial decision to choose Tracy as his target among the pirate generals stemmed from his knowledge that she was a human trafficker. Just as he decided to eliminate Blood Admiral when he learned of his penchant for indiscriminate killing.

This seems to be for his own happiness, and to help those around him achieve a sufficiently happy ending. In Serres' words, this seems to be his "aesthetics of pleasure," his unique "fun."

At that moment, he suddenly felt that he truly understood Serres. Many of his previously irrational behaviors now seemed to have a reason.
Thinking of this, Klein suddenly grinned, revealing an exaggerated, comical, clown-like smile.

He answered Katarina's question in a voice that suppressed a laugh.

"Because it's really fun, really interesting... a lot of fun, isn't it?"

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(End of this chapter)