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Chapter 32: Initial Review When he heard the illusory, layered voice of prayer, Klein was seated in the four-wheeled carriage, returning from Saint Samuel Cathedral to Böklund Street. A woman… not especially urgent… With only the roughest judgment available, he could not immediately go above the gray fog to respond. Sweeping a glance through the window at the gas streetlamps driving away the darkness, Klein withdrew his gaze, lifted the white-glazed porcelain teacup rimmed with gold, and took…-
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Chapter 31: Mr. X At 160 Böklund Street, inside the second-floor dining room. Klein had just taken a bite of toast spread with butter by a servant when he saw his butler enter. Walter bowed and said, “Sir, last night, someone of unknown origin rang our doorbell. “As it was already very late, I did not wake you. I merely had the servants take up the double-barreled hunting rifles and stand watch in shifts through the night. “If you permit it, I will visit the nearby police station…
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Chapter 30: The Restoration Society Arriving at the door, Walter borrowed the light of the gas streetlamp and looked through the gaps in the iron railings. He discovered that there was no one outside at all, and that the street was completely quiet. For an instant, Walter suspected he might have misheard—that perhaps there had never been any doorbell just now. He steadied himself, then quickly walked toward the servants’ quarters behind the small building and woke several people. He had them…
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Chapter 29: A Good Deed What happened? Klein’s nerves tightened almost at once. He had experienced far too many accidents, and he knew very well that supernatural incidents were prone to occur around him. Whenever he encountered anything similar, he could not help reacting with extreme vigilance. It almost felt like a kind of trauma. He watched Hazel Macht’s back disappear at the stairway with serious attention, and noticed that while her steps were hurried, she was not panicked. That…
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Chapter 28: What a Small Circle I thought she would say with disdain that she dislikes immature people without real ability, indirectly implying that she looks down on ordinary men. Who knew she wouldn’t even deign to answer the question… Heh. Such a powerful sense of superiority could also very easily lead to losing control during later advancement… Klein could not help grumbling inwardly. In his understanding, Beyonders were merely human beings who possessed additional abilities. In…
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Chapter 27: The First Dance Saturday evening, eight o’clock. Riding in his own luxurious carriage, Klein spent two and a half minutes reaching Councilman Macht’s residence at 39 Böklund Street. He glanced at the fountain, where splashing water reflected the lamplight, then fastened the buttons of his tailcoat while stepping down from the carriage. With unhurried steps, he made his way toward the front door. Richardson followed closely behind his employer, holding a beautifully packaged…
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Chapter 26: Effort Always Pays Off At dusk, Klein had just returned from Saint Samuel Cathedral and was about to enter the second-floor dining room when Butler Walter came forward and bowed respectfully. “Sir, the matter you asked me to investigate has been clarified.” Klein did not question him in front of the surrounding footmen and maids. He nodded steadily. “To the study.” Walter followed him all the way to the third floor and watched as Richardson opened the study door and lit…
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Chapter 25: Dream Encounter Someone has infiltrated the house? Klein did not immediately turn over and sit up. He merely shifted onto his side, slipped his right hand beneath the pillow, and silently gripped Death Knell. At the same time, he slowly spread the fingers of his left hand, putting Creeping Hunger into a state ready to be activated. Knowing that it would be difficult to find food for Creeping Hunger after returning to Backlund, he had gone ahead of time to a prison in Conant City, Desi…
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Chapter 24: Grand Mass After waiting outside the grand prayer hall for nearly ten minutes, Klein, together with the other believers attending Moon Mass, was led inside by a priest. In the dim and tranquil atmosphere, what greeted them was a neat, ethereal chant: “The crimson full moon rises, mirrored upon the earth; “All people sink into sweet dreams, dreaming of themselves; “Dreaming of fathers, mothers, wives, husbands, and children—this is eternity…” (Note 1) As the holy,…
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Chapter 23: “The Operator” He received a letter? Didn’t he say something had happened at home? Walter’s family lives in Backlund. If something really happened, wouldn’t it be faster to come directly by public carriage or hired carriage than to send a letter? With his income and the land he owns in the countryside, he can certainly afford it… Klein nodded as if it had only been a casual question and said nothing more. He slowly walked back to the easy chair, sat down, picked up a…
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