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Chapter 22: Invitation Klein had already rehearsed an answer to Bishop Elektra’s final question. Hearing it, he sighed and said, “It was my father—a true elder of wisdom. Unfortunately, he passed away in an accident many years ago.” As he spoke, he fused into his words the feelings left by the original owner’s parents’ deaths, the emotions accumulated from being in a foreign land and unable to return home, and the marks left behind by his time in Tingen. His tone seemed calm, even…-
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Chapter 21: A Bishop’s Visit By the time the philosophy lesson ended, Klein felt as if he had gone three days and three nights without sleep. His mind was stuffed full of names and concepts: skepticism, metaphysics, a priori and a posteriori, nominalism and realism, social Rosellism, existentialism, positivism, and more. Had the original Klein not gained some philosophy-related knowledge while studying history, he even suspected that he would not have been able to endure the whole lesson. It was…
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Chapter 20: Warning At 160 Böklund Street, inside the study with excellent natural light. Rows of bookshelves lined the room, holding a vast collection. At a glance, one might think they had entered a private library. Klein sat in a high-backed chair, reading the newspapers of the day. He discovered that whether it was the Tussock Times or the Backlund Daily, both had added a conspicuous advertisement: the transfer of ten percent of the shares in the Backlund Bicycle Company. Mr. Stanton is…
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Chapter 19: Loen-Style Subtlety Late at night, at 7 Pinster Street. Leonard Mitchell sat down in his chair, lifted both feet, and stretched them onto the edge of the desk. Then he leaned back. The wooden joints of the chair creaked beneath the pressure, and his breathing gradually grew long and even. After an unknown length of time, his eyelids drooped, covering his eyes. By then, Leonard’s spirit had entered a gray and hazy world, though the place he occupied was still his own…
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Chapter 18: Attraction? Having read many magazines, Klein knew that the circles he wished to enter frequently held balls, so Butler Walter’s suggestion did not surprise him. He nodded. “Very well.” After speaking, he turned to his personal valet Richardson. “Prepare the carriage. I am going to Saint Samuel Cathedral.” Klein remembered very clearly that his primary goal was to play the part of a devout believer of the Evernight Goddess, come into contact with the corresponding…
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Chapter 17: The Authority of the Moon After entering the house, the first thing Klein saw was an entrance hall. It was extraordinarily spacious, furnished with multiple chairs and umbrella stands, arranged with elegance and decorated with propriety. Had he not known the layout in advance and inspected the place in person, Klein might even have mistaken it for a drawing room. Through the second set of doors, the view before him suddenly opened up, revealing a hall large enough for dozens, even a…
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Chapter 16: Call and Response Inside the Thunder Church, the dome soared high overhead, with arches linking one into the next. Murals covered the surrounding walls without leaving the slightest blank space. Gold and blue dominated the colors, making anyone walking within instinctively feel the sacred solemnity of the place and unconsciously lower their head. Alger Wilson often came into contact with hidden existences and had long attended gatherings in a palace like a divine residence. He no longer…
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Chapter 15: First Kill Beneath the crimson yet dim moonlight, Emlyn took out a small metal vial, twisted off its cap, and gulped down its contents. Then he seemed to melt into shadow, gliding over walls and across the ground as he swiftly and silently followed Rus Bathory. The Sanguine had always been known for their speed. One baron ahead and one behind, the two raced through gloomy alleys and along the edges of lightless streets. After more than half an hour, they arrived in the chaotic, filthy…
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Chapter 14: The Same Night After listening to the Hanged Man’s account, Klein inevitably thought once more of Red Angel Medici and of the evil spirit within the underground ruins. However, he did not share what he had discovered during the recent exploration. First, there was no need for the moment. Second, it involved Miss Sharron. As for the other members, they had already learned of Bansy Harbor’s destruction last time, and the Hanged Man had not revealed any new intelligence. Naturally,…
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Chapter 13: Knowledge Is Money Finally… The moment the transaction was settled, Klein quietly let out a breath of relief, feeling the pressure on his shoulders ease by quite a bit. Although Miss Messenger had said that the ten thousand Loen gold coins could be repaid in installments, and had not specified when repayment had to begin, Klein still did not want to delay for too long. He was afraid of angering Reinette Tinekerr. This was a demigod-level creature of the spirit world. If she truly…
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