Chapter 27: Asking on Someone’s Behalf

Chapter 27: Asking on Someone’s Behalf

On the barren plain covered in deep ravines, the Amons stood in different places. They opened their mouths and recited in Jotun:

“Blessed of the spirit world and Sefirah Castle;

“Mystery stemming from ancient times;

“Witness of long history;

“Protector of magic and theatrical performances in Backlund;

“Great Gehrman Sparrow…”

Their voices overlapped layer upon layer, burrowing into the void, as though extending all the way to infinity.

After a dozen or so seconds, the Amons adjusted their crystal monocles in different motions and chuckled softly.

“He changed it quite quickly.”

If Gehrman Sparrow were still automatically responding to this honorific name, They could use it to confirm his location, actively create an “error,” and appear directly beside the target.

…

In the deep darkness that was occasionally lit by lightning, Klein wore a silk top hat and a wool coat, carrying a lantern as he walked north at an unhurried pace along a relatively flat route.

“There are prayers… Amon is using Gehrman Sparrow’s honorific name… That means some Amons are not very far from me… But there are no parasites of Him inside the City of Silver… Is He in nearby patrol teams, or inside some creature I haven’t thought of?” As he walked, Klein suddenly tilted his head and listened carefully for several seconds.

Regarding this matter, he felt rather fortunate that he had been cautious enough. Above the gray fog, he had already changed the portion of the honorific name that he had tacitly allowed to receive automatic responses, altering “Protector of magic and theatrical performances in Backlund” into “Protector of all impoverished children in Backlund”—a title derived from the Loen Charity Bursary Foundation he had established.

Mm… Amon is a Cryptologist. He could very likely “interpret” this honorific name from Dawn Dantès’s various records… No, I shouldn’t have automatic responses at all… Klein looked at the dim yellow light spreading from the lantern and swiftly made a further decision.

He allowed every Worm of Spirit to only listen to prayers without actively responding, unless permission had already been granted by his main consciousness.

In this way, frequent prayers would seriously affect his life, but the problem was not significant, because aside from Amon maliciously harassing him, no one would pray to Gehrman Sparrow. He had never even spread his own honorific name.

After settling this matter, Klein turned his thoughts to Amon’s many terrifying aspects, and suddenly felt a certain degree of doubt toward what he was about to do next.

His original plan was to move away from the City of Silver and head toward the Nois ruins in the north, investigating their concrete situation and seeing whether he could obtain the main ingredient needed for the Miracle Invoker potion. But once he linked that ancient ruin with Amon, the problem became obvious:

Klein was now certain that the Law of Beyonder Characteristics Convergence also existed at high levels among neighboring pathways. Since Amon had wandered the Forsaken Land of the Gods for more than a thousand years and had been near the City of Silver, how could He possibly not have been drawn to the northern ruins of Nois?

The power within Nois City, something even the City of Silver’s Chief did not dare enter, must have already reached the angel level. Amon would not ignore it… He may not dare directly consume such a high-level Beyonder characteristic from a neighboring pathway, but that would not prevent Him from setting a trap with it… Even if He did not do so before, He must be heading there now… Of course, it is not impossible that Amon never discovered it. When the City of Silver’s Chief first went there, the Nois ruins were not this dangerous. Perhaps that angel-level power arrived at Nois afterward… It itself is constantly migrating to avoid Amon? As thoughts surged, Klein became rather afraid to go to that ancient city in the…