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"Do you not think that instead of whether I know this The Fool, what you should be considering right now is whether or not you want to chant this honorific name?"
Upon hearing Pallez's words, Leonard, despite having almost guaranteed to complete the mission before entering the book world, inevitably fell silent.
This couldn't be blamed on him; after all, anyone with a basic understanding of mysticism knows that the honorific names of hidden existences in this world cannot be chanted carelessly, especially not in a language like hermes, which can stir mystical powers.
So, even if the person who gave him this honorific name was Lin Ruo, a proven Goddess's Chosen, Leonard instinctively hesitated.
Seeing this, Pallez naturally didn't rush him and just waited quietly.
About ten seconds later, Leonard suddenly took a deep breath, and the cold air drawn into his lungs made his body shiver repeatedly, his teeth beginning to chatter.
"Ah-choo—"
Leonard sneezed, tightened his clothes again, and then whispered, "I trust Blessed, Your Excellency, and Klein has also joined that secret organization… They wouldn't harm me."
Leonard didn't think a Goddess's Blessed would collude with an evil god without the Goddess's permission, and he also trusted the friendship between him and Klein.
"Then chant it," Pallez said nothing more, only stating.
Leonard fell silent again; he probably did some mental preparation for himself, and finally whispered in hermes:
"The The Fool who does not belong to this era;
"The mysterious ruler above the Grey fog;
"The King of Yellow and Black who wields good luck."
…
Backlund, underground of Saint Samuel Cathedral.
Still in the same room, after witnessing Leonard's sudden disappearance, Lin Ruo looked at Klein and said, "Which tarot card do you think Leonard should use as his codename?"
"Star, I think. Isn't the corresponding card for the Darkness Pathway Star? It also feels very suitable for him," Klein replied with a smile. After he finished speaking, he almost subconsciously glanced at the doorway.
Even though he couldn't see anyone, Klein knew that Archbishop Saint Anthony was definitely standing there at this moment.
Although he knew the other party couldn't hear the movements inside the room, Klein still guiltily withdrew his gaze and whispered, "Sometimes I really worry that the Goddess will strike us dead with a lightning bolt."
"What is there to worry about, Klein? You should believe in the Goddess's tolerance," Lin Ruo smiled indifferently and said, "She won't care about such things."
Klein could only give a dry laugh upon hearing this, and then saw Lin Ruo pick up the earlier dagger. After wiping off some bloodstains with paper, he toyed with it and said:
"Oh, right, remember to teach Leonard some disguise techniques later, or I'm afraid he'll expose himself on his first meeting. It doesn't matter if he exposes himself, but it would be bad if he also exposed your disguise."
The disguise here naturally referred to the World.
This was also the result of Lin Ruo and Klein's discussion. Among Klein's disguises, the The Fool disguise could not be dropped, but the World disguise could be exposed to Leonard. Anyway, everything could be attributed to the Goddess and the The Fool being allies.
As for Lin Ruo's own Chariot disguise… that depended on when Leonard could figure it out.
"It wouldn't be… right?"
As Klein spoke, he suddenly hesitated. He recalled Leonard's usual image and, after a few seconds of silence, said, "I will teach him well."
It was at this moment that a faint prayer suddenly sounded in Klein's ear. His expression immediately became serious, and he said, "I hear Leonard's prayer. It seems Groselle's Travels cannot block the Grey Mist."
Indeed… Lin Ruo immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and saw Klein take four steps backward, clearly intending to go to the Gray Fog for further confirmation.
Lin Ruo smiled and also took out his pendulum to simulate the Seer Pathway ability, beginning to divine the danger of this trip.
In terms of caution, this pair of teacher and student were perfectly in sync, as if struck by lightning.
After both parties had confirmed everything, Lin Ruo handed the slip of paper with Leonard's blood to Klein. He picked up the small box containing the life scepter next to him, then deftly took out the dagger and made a cut on his palm.
As he smeared the blood onto Groselle's Travels, he said to Klein:
"After entering the book world, go directly to find Leonard, and I will find you…"
"Also, if you're afraid of pain, remember to close your eyes. It won't hurt as much if you can't see it."
As soon as Lin Ruo finished speaking, his figure suddenly disappeared like Leonard before him.
Seeing this, Klein also picked up the dagger and began to make gestures on the back of his hand.
After gesturing for a full three or four seconds, Klein gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and firmly slashed the knife down.
Hiss—
Klein's breath hitched, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up.
Blood immediately seeped from the wound on the back of his hand. Klein quickly smeared the blood onto Groselle's Travels, and within a few seconds, his vision was covered by wind and snow.
"It's… so cold…"
In a world of white, Klein, feeling as if he had been subjected to a magic attack, almost subconsciously hunched his body slightly. He looked around but naturally saw no one; all he could see was a vast expanse of white.
After a preliminary observation of the surrounding environment, Klein, who really didn't want to stay in this terrible place any longer, took out the paper stained with Leonard's blood and began to use the "Divination Wand Seeking Method" to find Leonard's location.
Of course, Klein then also used the mystical connection between himself and Lin Ruo to roughly sense Lin Ruo's location, but the result of the sensing made him slightly stunned.
"They're in the same direction? Neither is far…"
Klein muttered to himself and then began to move in Leonard's direction, constantly re-confirming the direction through divination during the process.
After all, Leonard wouldn't foolishly stay in place; he wouldn't be frozen into a sand sculpture, but rather an ice sculpture.
After walking in the snow for about ten minutes, Klein finally saw Leonard, who was also shivering from the cold in the snow.
"Klein!" Finally seeing a familiar face, Leonard was clearly very excited. He first called out, then, remembering something, hesitated before saying, "That note… did you, did you really join that secret organization whose existence is called the The Fool?"
"Yes, this is the Goddess's will." Regardless of what he thought internally, at this moment, facing Leonard, Klein nodded without any guilt, while pulling out the omnipotent Goddess to take the blame.
However, this isn't lying, after all, the Goddess must have tacitly approved of this matter. Rounding up, it is indeed the Goddess's will, no problem.
Klein added in his mind.
"I know this must be the Goddess's will." Leonard clearly had no doubts about this. He just said with a mix of anticipation, worry, and curiosity, "That… what kind of existence is Mr. Fool? And what kind of organization is that secret organization? Do you know, Klein?"
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