Chapter 899: Fellow Villagers Meet Fellow Villagers
Klein had suspected this before.
Because ever since he discovered the truth about his "time travel" and found out that there was another "spot" for time travel besides himself and Russell Gustav, whose original name was Huang Tao, he has been wondering who would be the third time traveler.
His suspects include the Elf King Sonyathorem, who invented chopsticks, was good at using spices, and was popular with eating animal offal and "blood sausage"; and the ancient sun god who named his son Adam, used a cross as a symbol, and created religious customs originally on Earth.
Of course, now there is also the businessman who invested in a factory in the East District to produce Coke.
But after his investigation, most of these suspects were cleared of suspicion.
For example, in Russell's diary, the emperor, who was also a time traveler, also had doubts about the Elf King, but ruled out this possibility after multiple investigations. After analysis, Klein basically agreed with his judgment.
The Ancient Sun God also confirmed in his recent divination of the "Darkless Cross" that he walked out of a building in the darkness, which is suspected to be a "physical travel through time", which is very different from the "soul travel" of Klein and Russell. Of course, it is not ruled out that someone died in that building and then became the object of travel, but the possibility is undoubtedly much lower.
At least I won’t say “there will be light” when I wake up… He muttered to himself.
The mysterious person with the Coke formula was Klein's latest and most anticipated suspect. He had originally planned to meet him this weekend under the guise of investment and then confirm everything through divination. But now with Angel as a suspected... no, confirmed time traveler, Klein found that this suspect could be explained completely:
That bottle of "Black Bear Cola" was invested by Angel!
"Oh, this is truly a world-famous product. I'm curious, given Russell's flamboyant personality, why he never 'invented' Coca-Cola... Hmm, maybe the technology back then wasn't yet capable of producing cheap glass bottles filled with carbon dioxide, and the cost wouldn't have been feasible..."
Klein's voice echoed in the gray mist palace, mixed with a sense of joy that surprised even him.
With a smile on his face, Klein leaned back, passed through the gray fog, and returned to his body.
It was late at night, and most of the servants in Dantes's mansion had fallen asleep. However, the door of his bedroom opened immediately, and three figures, some with guns on their waists and some dressed as servants, entered one after another and stood in a row in front of Klein.
These are his three marionettes, "Fallen Count" Qonas, "Gatekeeper" Ludwell, and "Winner" Enuni.
In addition, as a "trickster", Klein kept "Creeping Hunger" and "Death Knell" on his body, and carried talismans such as "Luck Stealer" and soul-controlling bullets. In addition to accommodating the Card of Blasphemy and carrying the "Poseidon" scepter, this is already his strongest combat form.
Fight...what am I thinking...
Klein suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly, and the black gloves on his hands turned transparent. Three marionettes also came to his side simultaneously and grabbed various parts of his body.
The next second, four figures disappeared from the room.
…
Leaving the marionettes far away, Klein reappeared on the third floor of Theresa's residence at 8 Burningham Road, standing at the door of Angel's bedroom.
The Tarot Club's impromptu operation had just concluded, and Leonard was probably still being questioned by Pallez Zoroast. Miss "Justice" Audrey was probably too excited to sleep, reminiscing about this adventure... And Angel? Was she planning to come to my place and bring up topics that were inconvenient to discuss in front of others, discussing them late into the night as usual, and then...
Taking a deep breath and gathering his chaotic thoughts, Klein stretched out the hand not wearing the Creeping Hunger and gently knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Angel's soft and lazy voice immediately came from the room.
This wasn't the tone you should use to treat a maid. She knew I was coming... A flash of enlightenment flashed through Klein's mind, and he pushed the door open and walked in.
The curtains in the bedroom were rarely drawn, and the moonlight as soft as red gauze sprinkled on the floor, making Angel, who was standing near the floor-to-ceiling window on the balcony, look a bit dreamy.
She was wearing a black silk nightgown, with her bare feet exposed outside the hem of the dress as they stepped on the carpet. Even the preoccupied Klein couldn't help but take a second look. Her long, light-blonde hair was simply tied into a ponytail, draped softly behind her back, reflecting light like silk.
"Why are you here? I was just about to go over there."
She asked with a hint of doubt.
Yes, she always comes to me. I seem to have basically... no, never taken the initiative to look for her... Klein suddenly felt a little guilty and looked away uneasily. After a moment, he looked back, looking past Angel's tight pajamas, her slender waist and the whiteness of her chest, and fell on her eyes that revealed a curious look.
"Hey, hello?"
He suddenly blurted out an English word that he hadn't used for a long time and was a little unfamiliar with, and he was so nervous that even his tone changed.
"Huh?"
Angel's expression froze, and she squeezed out a single note from the depths of her throat that meant nothing, yet represented her mood at the moment.
"In the Hall of Honesty, I heard it."
Klein added, this time using Loenese.
If a greeting in English still made Angel suspect he had misheard, this explanation was enough to erase any ambiguity.
In front of Klein, the expression on that beautiful face gradually relaxed, from dullness to astonishment, then to surprise, and finally to ecstasy.
Sentences of English gushed out of her mouth at an extremely fast pace. Klein had just followed one sentence when he was overwhelmed by the next three or five sentences. It was very different from the school English he learned before crossing over. The tone was even a little bit like the German accent, which made him feel overwhelmed.
It can't be some English dialect...
It was not until then that he realized the difference between knowing a foreign language and being able to use it fluently. This was very different from the memories he had received from "Klein", and spirituality was of no help because, like Chinese, the "spiritual world" had no relevant records!
"Wait, Angel, calm down!"
As a last resort, he interrupted the chattering other person in Loenese, and even used both hands to hold down Angel's shoulders, who was so excited that she couldn't express herself in words. This made her realize something and stop expressing herself unilaterally.
"I'm sorry, I'm a little... too excited." She took a deep breath and spoke in Loenese. "Let me confirm again. You know I'm talking about 'English', right?"
"It's just that the accent is a little strange...but I can understand most of it."
Klein explained somewhat awkwardly, but the corners of his mouth curled up high, unable to hide his inner joy.
There is no doubt that Angel is also a time traveler from "Earth" just as he thought.
Although she is different from Russell, she is most likely from Europe or the United States, but in this different world, this difference is nothing at all, we are all family!
"This is the accent from my hometown... Now what? Are you getting used to it?"
The second half of Angel's sentence switched back to English, but with a slightly different pronunciation. It made Klein feel as if he were back in the English exam room, listening to the recording coming from the speakers.
"It's much easier to understand now, but my native language is Chinese, which is..." Klein paused, and the pages of the diary that the other party presented to The Fool emerged in his mind.
"Emperor Roselle's diary?"
As if receiving a secret signal, Angel quickly took over the conversation and spoke.
This refreshing feeling of unimpeded communication made Klein feel a little elated. Although the two of them had already developed a tacit understanding in their usual communication, sharing their innermost secrets with each other now made him feel that their close relationship had taken a step forward.
"It's a pity that Emperor Roselle appeared two hundred years earlier, otherwise the three of us 'roommates' would be together now."
After the excitement wore off a bit, Klein said with some emotion.
"Bernadette always thought he was still alive, maybe there was still a chance... 'Roommate'? What does that mean?"
Angel also sighed, and then asked back with some confusion.
"For some reason, I saw the place where we were temporarily before the 'crossing'. There were three empty 'cocoons' very close together, representing you, me, and Russell. Isn't that the same as 'roommates'?"
Klein explained in words that tried not to reveal himself as a "fool," and a smile appeared on his face.
Because the "third time traveler" he has been looking for is right in front of him, that is Angel, the Angel with whom he has the closest relationship.
This not only explains why the other party directly completed the "immortal" witch promotion ceremony, but also means that she, like herself, was "resurrected" in the body of someone who had just died.
This means that she is not the "Cole Granger" with bloody hands.
Of course, the time of Angel's "time travel" is still uncertain, but based on Klein's previous investigation, it is very likely that it was the same period as him, or even the same day, because at the end of June last year, the "instigator" Cole Granger disappeared and the "assassin" Angel Granger appeared. In addition to the change in identity, there was also a change in "gender".
As for what happened, it was not difficult to see from Klein's own experience of time travel that it had a lot to do with the "witch" potion.
For example, Cole took the "Witch" potion in an attempt to advance, but died due to loss of control. Angel happened to "travel through time" and entered the newly dead body, giving it new life, and part of the extraordinary characteristics in the body were separated, retaining the "Assassin" sequence.
Although this sounds bizarre, Klein watched his own wildly expanding imagination recover at a speed visible to the naked eye in the mirror, and was deeply impressed by the "benefits" that came with time travel.
This might be related to the gray fog and Sefirah Castle. Like Roselle, she chose a different path and was unable to receive further assistance...
After realizing this, Klein's expression became brighter.
"But I don't remember any 'cocoon' existing..." Angel frowned, and the smile on his face disappeared. "I saw my own body... well, the body before this. It was kept in the 'City of Disaster', and there was no one else around."
Corpse?
Klein was somewhat stunned. He had climbed the glowing stairs in the gray fog several times and observed the cocoons that still held people up close. He could clearly sense that although they had heartbeats, breathing, and even shared a common "subconscious ocean," they were actually just spirits, not real bodies.
According to the descriptions in the novels he had read in his previous life, this was called "soul travel".
So, what about Angel's own body?
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