Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 323 Exploring Grosser's Travels

Inside the rented room, Klein stared silently at the mirror on the table.

The Steam Church actually sent over this "licking mirror"...

He knew that Mr. Fool's move would attract a lot of attention, but he didn't expect the Steam Church to take sides so quickly.

It truly lives up to its reputation as the "True Wheel of Fortune" as described by Serres...

"Great master, is there anything you wish to ask?" Words appeared on Arodes's surface. "For example, how should we celebrate the first day of our reunion?"

Klein thought for a moment: "No... no need."

"Well... how about I tell you a joke?"

Klein rubbed his temples, feeling that Arodes would keep arguing if he didn't ask something today.

“Then let me ask you, Arodes.” Klein thought for a while before coming up with a question that he didn’t really need but wouldn’t lose out by asking.

"I'm here!" Arodes immediately became excited.

Where should I perform my two Sequence Five rituals?

After a few seconds of calm in the mirror, Arode presented two images.

The first scene is the tranquil church of the Church of the Night headquarters, and the second is a battlefield where colonial natives are fighting.

“Master of the Puppet, you can go directly to the Church of the Night; they will not refuse you, great one,” Arodes replied.

“Battlefield magician, you can go to this place.” With that, Arodes displayed another map.

Klein looked on thoughtfully.

Even the goddess has taken sides.

Thinking it over, he waved his hand and said, "I am tired. Court is adjourned."

After saying that, he planned to leave immediately, since Klein didn't think this "Western Mirror" could understand him.

And surprisingly, Arodes actually responded.

"My son, please retire."

Why are you trying to claim any connection? Who's your father?!
Klein realized he had overestimated the limits of this mirror.

He shook his head helplessly and took out the book "The Travels of Grosser" again.

Time to get down to business.

Klein originally planned to jump right in after getting the book, but various reasons have delayed it until now.

“Paddo, are you coming?” Klein asked.

"Come here." Padmon jumped down from the cabinet not far away.

Klein then looked at Arrodes.

Arrodes's answer surprised Klein: "Great master, I won't go. I have a feeling I shouldn't go."

Klein raised an eyebrow; he had assumed Arrodes would be interested in joining in.

But that’s okay.

Klein recalled a small knife and gestured with it on the back of his hand.

At this moment, the muscles in his face twitched, and he looked down at the side for several seconds.

"Brother Ke, you're not... afraid of pain, are you?" Padmo asked.

"Hmm... a little." Klein nodded.

A hand injury from a fight is different from a cut inflicted by a knife. Besides, his skin is so tough now that it would probably require a hard cut to inflict the damage.

Suddenly, Padmaw made a swift move, scratching a gash on the back of Klein's hand. Klein's body twitched slightly, his head tilted to the side, and a grin involuntarily spread across his face.

pain……

Once the blood had flowed out, Klein put down the knife and quickly smeared the liquid onto the cover of the parchment book.

"So slow," Padma muttered, walking over to the notebook and gesturing a few times on the back of her front paws. Her facial muscles twitched, and she glanced down sideways for several seconds.

Why are cats afraid of pain? It's perfectly normal for cats to be afraid of pain.

Before long, Klein vanished from the spot and found himself suddenly in a vast, white, icy world.

The fierce wind, carrying ice shards and goose-feather snowflakes, slapped Klein's face and body repeatedly, causing him to involuntarily tense up and tremble slightly as he surveyed his surroundings.

"It's so...cold..." He almost swore, realizing he was in a snowy, icy landscape with extremely low visibility.

He had originally thought that the damp, cold winters of Backlund were the worst thing, but now he finally understood that the absolute low temperatures and the knife-like winds were the deadly combination.

The next second, the artifact on Klein's body changed its appearance, turning into a fur coat that wrapped him up completely.

"what."

He breathed out, and the air froze in front of him. Looking around, all he saw was a vast expanse of white.

Everyone who enters the world of the book appears in a different place. Klein had divined this beforehand.

So, the next step is to see where Paddo went, and then use divination to find her...

Just then, Klein felt a weight in his pocket, and Padma's head popped out.

"It's so cold!" Padmo shrank back inside.

"what?"

Not a girl? You randomly ended up in my pocket?
Klein gained a new understanding of Padma's luck.

Just as Klein was about to speak, he suddenly sensed a frenzied and violent aura approaching from afar. The pressure emanating from the high-ranking beings was almost tangible, causing Klein to instinctively raise his head and look up at the sky.

The aura swept through the air, unaware of them below, and quickly moved away from this place.

Padma peeked out and watched the dragon fly away.

"This is the final boss," said Padmon. "After defeating it, you can clear the game directly."

"Um... could we have just attacked directly?" Klein asked hesitantly.

"No way? It's just a cutscene after all," Padmon replied.

There should be invincibility frames in the cutscenes, right...?
Not very strong, just a little stronger than a normal Sequence Four. I feel like I could barely handle it on my own. Klein calmly made the assessment in his mind, without a trace of panic or fear.

"How did I fight in the original story?" Klein asked Padmon.

"You can hit me however you want now." Padmon's voice came from the pocket, sounding muffled through the thick fur.

“That’s true.” Klein nodded.

In the original story, he was estimated to be around Sequence Five, but now... hitting himself with one finger wouldn't be a problem.

"Give me a direction." Klein breathed out another breath, and watching the mist spread in the air made him feel younger.

Padma didn't even bother to stick her head out, and just casually pointed in a direction: "Turn left... 20 degrees, I guess."

“Okay.” Klein nodded, turned slightly, pressed down on his top hat with one hand, and began to rush forward quickly.

call.

A path of flames stretched out in front of Klein, who used the flames to leap and teleport at a speed of 500 meters per second.

Cherry blossoms fall at a speed of five centimeters per second, I should...

(End of this chapter)