Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 542 [The Anti-Despair Equation] is integrated into fate.

The ancient sun god went to the celestial realm to manage His "rewards," and the fallen mother goddess returned to the moon.

In the empty universe, "Lord of Mysteries" Klein looked down at Earth, seemingly deep in thought, remaining silent for a long time.

A few minutes later, he reached into the space in front of him and pulled out a Klein from the Sequence 5 period.

That was the era of the "War Magician," when Klein Moretti wore a mask and could use the "Aether Ghost" ability.

When Klein was first pulled out, his eyes were still filled with confusion, but it took about ten seconds for his gaze to clear.

He looked up in bewilderment at Klein, the "Lord of Mysteries," who had grown to the size of a planet and was now rapidly shrinking to be at his eye level.

Then, he looked down and found himself floating in space. He tried to breathe, but found that his breathing seemed unaffected.

Lord of Mysteries, Klein, smiled and said, "Long time no see."

"Long time no see," Klein replied instinctively, his voice defying the rule that sound cannot travel in a vacuum, echoing in the vacuum of space.

It seems that the "Lord of Mysteries," Klein, has fooled this space.

The "Lord of Mysteries," Klein, finally grew to the same size as Klein. He stood beside Klein, watching the blue planet below with him.

"Is this your first time seeing Earth? How does it feel?" Quirk asked.

“Perhaps it’s…familiarity,” Klein replied, carefully choosing his words.

“Yes, it feels familiar.” Guike nodded knowingly. “If you include the time you’ve been asleep, you’ve lived here for thousands of years.”

Thousands of years...

This number left Klein somewhat dazed.

"Haha." Klein suddenly laughed. "So, I really am an old man now."

“I remember we used to have a saying that the older you are, the higher your resistance to legal aid.”

“Maybe I’m now the nemesis of both the ‘lawyer’ and ‘arbitrator’ paths,” Klein said with a smile.

"If I went to Earth now and relied on my old age, I might actually become something remarkable."

“You’ve already done a great job,” Guike replied calmly.

Klein's smile froze for a moment and then faded slightly.

"Is that so..." He didn't know how to answer.

Actually, upon closer reflection, he didn't provide any real help to Earth.

Whenever something truly major happens, it's always the "Lord of Mysteries," Klein, who's always on the front lines—the Klein from the "original story," not him.

At best, he only served as a "summoning source".

“You seem to have completed the rituals of the Ancient Scholar and the Miracle Master. Do you need me to help you obtain the Extraordinary Ability?” Guik asked.

"Huh?" Klein was taken aback by this.

His original plan was to travel to the Forsaken Land in his current dual-sequence II state after the Holy Grail War ended.

He also remembered having a "premonition" that he was going to steal Kotal's little blanket...

Alternatively, after fully adapting to the current state of Sequence Two, one could simply have the Source Castle bestow upon them the status of Sequence Two, and then seek out the characteristics of Sequence Three and Sequence Two, essentially getting on the train first and buying the ticket later. This might allow them to "fool history" to some extent, laying the foundation for the uniqueness of the Fool in the future.

But now, it seems there really is a better way.

“I know what you’re thinking, but it’s no longer necessary.” Guike’s tone remained calm. “Now, the history of the ‘Lord of Mysteries’ returning is set in stone; it has become history.”

“I have fooled history and made it the ‘real’ history.”

"You only need to advance step by step, and you've already completed your deception of history. Both uniqueness and the true ritual of godhood are already complete for you." "There's no better way to fool someone than to advance when the 'Lord of Mysteries' already exists."

Klein fell silent again.

Several seconds later, he replied, "You know, I have some PTSD about words like 'coincidence' and 'arrangement'."

“It just omits some unnecessary procedures,” Guike replied.

“Speaking of which, I also had a dream.” Klein told Guike about the dream he had.

Guike listened quietly with a fixed smile on his face.

“That’s just a symbol. It symbolizes that Cortal will experience something absurd enough, ridiculous enough,” Quirk replied after listening.

“For example…” Guike thought for a moment and raised his right hand.

“For example, He simply woke up and found that the curtain containing the extraordinary properties of Sequence Nine to Sequence One had disappeared.” Gryphon handed Klein a semi-transparent black curtain that looked like a velvet curtain.

Klein, momentarily stunned, instinctively took it before suddenly realizing what he was holding.

"Lord of Mysteries" Klein, separated by half the Earth and the Forsaken Land, simply raised a hand and stole this characteristic.

This didn't even involve mobilizing the Source Castle.

For the first time, Klein realized just how vast the gap was between himself and a true powerhouse.

Guike made a swipe on the curtain, cutting off a corner, which quickly became whole again as the shadows shifted.

Then, he threw the two sections of the curtain, one large and one small, directly into the Source Castle, giving Klein no further chance to refuse.

Klein watched this scene and sighed.

"Is this some kind of aggregation?" Klein asked.

“Yes,” Guike replied. “From the moment I came into this world, the position of Lord of Mysteries was already set. This is both the convergence of extraordinary characteristics and the determination of the beacon of destiny.”

“It’s fate again…” This made Klein somewhat unwilling to accept it.

Guike's lips curled up slightly, and he suddenly said, "Actually, you do possess a certain ability to trample 'fate' under your feet."

[Anti-despair equation]

Klein knew what he was talking about.

"Why are you all expecting me to plant it?" Klein suddenly asked this question out of the blue.

“You don’t need to try to deceive me, and I won’t tell you.” Guike shook his head.

"Sigh... these days, can't we even trust ourselves anymore..." Klein sighed sadly.

“That’s more like the style of a ‘Joyful’ Traveler.” Guike smiled and nodded. “It’s all about the exaggerated performance.”

“I’m not putting on an act,” Klein said quietly, taking out a ball of light.

"Ah... if this is my fate..."

"OK then."

Klein activated the extraordinary power of the "Ether Ghost" and threw the ball of light in his hand forward.

The [anti-despair equation] is integrated into fate.

Transformed into a smiling face.

(End of this chapter)