Sky Curtain: The Darwin Incident at the outset, the Declaration of the People's League

The previously vague entries in Russell's diary are gradually becoming clearer.

[About "the beginning", about "the old days", about "the end"]

This world is far more vast and far more dangerous than he imagined.

Chapter 101 The Sky Curtain, I ***

At the level of "trickster," he continues to play the role, continues to grow, and gradually digests the potion.

To fully digest the sorcerer's potion, he transformed into the "wandering magician" Merlin Hermes, traveling around helping others and leaving behind miracles.

This identity is the complete opposite of Gehrman Sparrow—a gentle, kind, and helpful magician who brings a warm breeze wherever he goes.

He traveled to countries such as Intis, Fussac, and Remburg, performing countless "miracles" along the way: bringing withered crops back to life, restoring sight to blind elderly people, and seeking justice for oppressed miners.

Everyone he helped remembered one name—Merlin Hermes.

"Including Sherlock, Gehrman, and Dawn, this is the fourth skin, isn't it? Doesn't he get tired?"

"Exactly, just coming up with this whole bunch of names is troublesome enough..."

"The Trickster path... mainly involves changing one's appearance, right?"

"He is an army, or rather, a theater troupe, all by himself."

The onlookers in the extraordinary world have gradually gone from being shocked to becoming numb.

This time traveler changed identities faster than they changed clothes.

It was during this period that he encountered Will Unsettin, the Serpent of Fate—a Sequence 0 who appeared to be a sick little boy.

Will lay on his hospital bed, gazing at Klein with eyes that seemed to have seen through fate, and uttered only one sentence.

"Your fate is heavy, heavier than anyone I've ever seen."

It was at this time that his future allies and adversaries—Adam, Amon, and others—began to come into his view.

These ancient entities, like stars hanging high in the sky, are distant and dangerous.

"Sequence 0? The Serpent of Fate?"

"Wait, that child who looks like he's about to die is..."

What level is Sequence 0 in this world?

True God!

The seven major churches' chief deities are all Sequence 0!

Where did this real god on earth come from?!

But the real challenge has only just begun.

Not long after Klein advanced to Sequence 4, an ancient and terrifying being set its sights on him.

[Ammon—the second son of the ancient sun god, the king of angels through the path of thieves, a born god of deception]

He appeared in Klein's life wearing his signature monocle and with a playful smile on his lips.

At first, it was just some subtle changes: a book that didn't belong to me appeared on the bookshelf, my reflection in the mirror was a beat slower, and the number of steps on the stairs changed without me even noticing.

[Until one day, as Klein looked down at reality from above the gray fog, he saw a figure wearing a pointed soft hat standing on the rooftop opposite his apartment, smiling and waving at him.]

"A monocle? The god of deception?"

"This description sounds like something a pervert would say..."

"Shh! Don't talk nonsense! That's the King of Angels! The son of the ancient sun god!"

"What is this ancient sun god? There are just too many gods in this world!"

At the Aurora Society's stronghold, a group of believers trembled with excitement as they looked at the four words "Ancient Sun God" on the sky.

That is their god.

That was the former father of the "True Creator".

This secret was not fully known even to them, yet Tianmu casually mentioned it.

Amon has been searching for the rightful owner of the Source Castle.

Because the Source Castle is a core authority.

Whoever controls the Source Castle will be qualified to become the Lord of Mysteries.

Above Klein's gray mist, the Source Castle was revealed.

This made Klein the most tempting prey in Amon's eyes.

Their first encounter took place in a dark alley in Backlund.

[Amon's clone silently infiltrated Klein's shadow, attempting to steal his identity.]

[Klein, relying on the authority of the Source Castle, severed his connection with the Shadow at a crucial moment and barely escaped.]

But he clearly realized that Amon was not someone Ince Zangwell could compare to.

This is an angel king, an ancient being who has lived for thousands of years.

[And he was merely a sorcerer who had just stepped into the realm of demigods.]

The gap is like an insurmountable chasm.

The high-level conference room of the Church of the Night was deathly silent.

"Amon... that ancient 'Thief' path Angel King is still active?"

"And He also set his sights on that young man named Klein."

"No, He has his sights set on Source Castle."

“That is the authority of the Lord of Mysteries…”

"..."

To counter Amon's threat, Klein must increase his strength as soon as possible.

It's fair to say that one wave subsides only for another to rise.

[Just when we solved one goal, an even bigger problem arose.]

However, without pressure, there is no motivation.

This time, his target is Sequence 3, "Ancient Scholar".

The promotion ceremony for ancient scholars was extremely unique—it required them to "occupy the identity of a real historical figure amidst the fog of history, fully portray a period of history, and survive."

Klein chose the Tudor dynasty of the Fourth Age, transforming himself into a real person from that period of history, struggling to survive in the cracks of history, and ultimately succeeding in living.

[In the illusion of blood and fire, a mad emperor, a treacherous minister, a fallen god... scenes flash by like a revolving lantern.]

During this process, he came into contact with the ancient being "Sauron Einhorn Medici"—an evil spirit formed from the combined souls of three angel kings.

That evil spirit roars in the cracks of history, trying to drag Klein into eternal madness.

But Klein held firm.

He successfully left a mark of that history on reality, completing the ceremony.

Ultimately, he advanced to Sequence 3 – Ancient Scholar.

He can summon historical figures into the real world as phantoms to fight.

This ability gave him a bit more confidence in his dealings with Amon.

"Summoning historical figures to fight?"

"Isn't this... a summoner?"

"No, it's even more outrageous than a summoner. He summons the dead, or rather, the shadows of history."

"Wait, can he summon Emperor Roselle?"

"...Your question is very insightful."

Meanwhile, another earth-shattering change is unfolding.

George III – King of the Kingdom of Rune, who, under Adam's guidance, attempted to ascend to the Sequence 0 True God path of the "Black Emperor" route.

[If successful, Rune will possess a living true god-king, completely shattering the power balance of the seven major churches.]

"The king wants to become a god?!"

"No wonder those churches have always been wary of the royal family; it turns out they really do have this ambition."

In the palace of the Loen royal family, George III sat on the throne, his face ashen.

His plan, his most secretive plan, was thus exposed to the public by Tianmu.

What will the seven major churches think?

What will the other kingdoms think?

His meticulously planned strategy, conceived over many years, crumbled completely at this moment.

A thousand words can be summed up in one sentence.

"The sky... Holy crap!"

George III gripped the armrests of the throne tightly, his knuckles turning white.

After discovering the plot, Klein decided to stop it.

[Not for the sake of justice—the longer he stayed in this world, the more he understood how complex the word "justice" truly was.]

[It was because the sacrifices required for George III to become a god were the lives of countless soldiers.]

[A ritual of ascension to godhood, sacrificed in war, in which tens of thousands will die in the flames of war, becoming stepping stones for the king to ascend to godhood.]

This is a big problem; he can't handle it alone.

[So he united various forces—members of the Tarot Society, the hidden forces of the Church of the Night, and the mysterious Queen Bernadette—to sabotage George III's ascension at the last minute.]

The king died on his throne, and the conspiracy failed at the last moment.

"Oh dear, I messed up and got myself killed."