Chapter 29: Home-Field “Advantage”

Chapter 29: Home-Field “Advantage”

While Amon was speaking, Klein seemed to be listening, but in truth, he had already begun attempting to leave Sefirah Castle.

This was absolutely not because he intended to give up or surrender. Nor was it because he was too timid and instinctively chose avoidance first. Rather, he believed this to be the optimal solution under the present circumstances.

If he remained within Sefirah Castle, Klein would face three major problems.

First, he had just advanced to The Fool, and his own condition was extremely unstable. He had to devote most of his spirit to suppressing the revived will of the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings. Second, he could not obtain help from his allies and would be forced to fight alone. Third, in a situation where both sides could influence Sefirah Castle, even if Klein’s control over this sefirah surpassed Amon’s by one level, it could not manifest as an overwhelming advantage. He might even be interfered with by Amon, who specialized in exploiting loopholes and creating “bugs,” making it difficult for him to use Sefirah Castle properly and dragging him down to the same level as his opponent.

In that case, even if it was not a hundred percent certain that the Sequence 0 Fool would lose against the half-mad, dual-pathway true god of Error and Door, his chances of victory would still be extremely slim.

But if he seized the opportunity and broke away from Sefirah Castle, Klein would immediately obtain help from his allies and reverse both sides’ positions.

If Amon chased after him, Klein would interfere with His attempt to return to Sefirah Castle, forcing Him to face Klein’s allies directly. At that time, the Primordial Demoness would definitely no longer act. The ancient Sun God might not be able to once again display, in such a short span, the might of half a Great Old One. And the six orthodox gods led by the Evernight Goddess would be more than enough to deal with Amon.

Even if Amon, who controlled all authority in the domains of Error and Door, was not so easy to kill, the orthodox gods could certainly weaken Him and seal Him. Once Klein stabilized his mental state and deepened his control over Sefirah Castle, he could then target Amon specifically and kill Him.

Such a process would be almost irreversible. Even if the ancient Sun God could still erupt with the same status, level, and strength as before, He would be unable to change it—His limit seemed to be suppressing three orthodox gods at the same time, and that could not include the Evernight Goddess.

Of course, the Outer Deities unquestionably did not wish to see a new Lord of the Mysteries born. Once a situation like that appeared, They would certainly do Their utmost to interfere and prevent Amon from perishing. However, before the world barrier collapsed, the influence They could exert was quite limited and might not produce much effect. Just as before, Klein believed that the combined strength the Dark Side of the Universe and the Chained God could display was still weaker than the Hidden Sage.

And even if the situation was truly influenced by the Outer Deities, Klein would not suffer much loss. In any case, those existences would not allow Amon to turn around and kill him. He could calmly find a place to hide, stabilize his mental state, and wait until he was fully prepared before planning again. The Evernight Goddess’s concealed town was an excellent choice.

If Amon did not chase him and remained inside Sefirah Castle, Klein could rely on his identity as the owner of Sefirah Castle and his control, which allowed him to influence various matters within at any time, to ensure that Amon could accomplish nothing there. Even if He wished to deal with the Tarot Club members through the crimson stars, He would not be able to.

In short, for either of them, better use of Sefirah Castle would be extremely difficult. But ruining the other’s attempts would be absolutely simple.

In such a…