Chapter 436: Silly Sweet Lynn?

In reality, Klein had a few ideal targets for his marionette, including Admiral Hell Ludwell, Admiral of Ailment Tracy, and Admiral of Blood Senor.

Of these, the one that tempted Klein the most was naturally Admiral of Blood Senor, who had ties to the Rose School of Thought. As a member of the Indulgence Faction within the Rose School of Thought, Senor's crimes were enough to get him executed a hundred times over. Moreover, the powers of a Wraith were extremely suitable for pairing with a Marionettist.

Even Mr. Door mentioned that, without a higher-sequence marionette, a Wraith was currently the best choice for Klein. This was largely because Klein already had the Creeping Hunger, which served as a Shepherd substitute. Another Shepherd would seem redundant.

If Klein couldn't hunt down Admiral of Blood Senor, the other two targets would suffice. Both were powerful Beyonders, and their abilities were well-suited to Klein's needs.

While these three were the best options, Klein knew that, despite his current sequence and all his magical equipment, a one-on-one fight with any of them would likely end in his favor. Creeping Hunger and the Devil Revolver gave Klein confidence. Both of these items were top-notch for their respective sequences.

Creeping Hunger needed no introduction. The Devil Revolver, while crafted from a Sequence 6 Devil's characteristics, was made by a Beyonder of much higher sequence. As a result, its abilities rivaled any Sequence 5 artifact.

This was also why Klein hadn't considered buying a new weapon yet—until his promotion to a higher sequence, the Devil Revolver was enough.

But even with a good chance of winning one-on-one, there was a fatal problem: each of the pirate admirals had a crew behind them. None of them were alone.

Therefore, aside from these three best targets, Klein had other options, including some Beyonders under these pirate generals, excluding Danitz.

It seemed, though, that Lynn was quite interested in one of them?

Klein glanced curiously at Danitz, who had just finished chatting with others and was now gazing at the sea. Then he heard Lynn lower his voice and say, "I've seen him in his memories... He's going to be a future divine oracle of The Fool, your colleague."

Naturally, Lynn was referring to Klein's public identity as a follower of The Fool.

In the later parts of the original story, Danitz, under the title of The Fool's divine oracle, would lead the Sea God Cult's rebellion and help settle the citizens of Silver City and Moon City. Calling him a follower of The Fool was completely accurate.

'The Fool's future divine oracle?' Klein was taken aback for a moment and couldn't help but glance at Danitz again. It was clear that he wasn't an extremely evil person. In fact, judging from how he treated strangers, Danitz might even have a good character. The only issue was... he didn't seem very smart?

'No, I shouldn't casually judge others' intelligence. That's not right...' Klein suppressed the slightly offensive thought in his mind, but Lynn continued in a low voice, "From what I saw in his memory, this fellow seems like a decent person. He has his flaws but nothing major. He might have a bit of a masochistic tendency, though—he seems to like strong, dominant people who can step all over him. Right now, he's got a crush on his captain. Also, yeah, he's not very smart, probably too dim-witted for even the Conspirator potion to fix."

Klein: ... Wow, that's like stripping him of all dignity!

Although Klein was aware that the Angel of Secrets could establish connections with his various selves across different times, it wasn't until today that he truly grasped how straightforward this connection could be. Perhaps you only just met Lynn, but to him, he might know every little detail about you, including the type of toothbrush you use.

'No wonder Lynn was able to draw the cat illustration all those years ago. Back then, it seemed like a prophecy, but now it felt more like a "prophecy" from a future version of himself...' Klein thought to himself, suddenly freezing in realization.

Because he had finally become aware that the cat in the illustration Lynn had drawn looked exactly like his current appearance.

Though the future that the cat illustration hinted at involved him and Azik?

'Without Lynn's intervention, I might have died once, and after reviving, I would no longer be able to use Klein's identity. I would probably lose contact with Azik temporarily and wouldn't be able to ascend as a Marionettist through the church's channels. So, in the original timeline, I likely met up with Azik again when I decided to go to the Five Seas to look for mermaids, or perhaps earlier, but in this alias instead?'

After deducing the general flow of the original timeline, Klein saw Lynn gesturing toward him before walking straight toward Blazing Danitz.

Klein felt a little helpless but didn't stop him—after all, who could restrain an excited husky?

"Hello there, sir. Are you also planning to vacation in the City of Generosity?" Lynn cheerfully greeted, with a radiant and sunny smile, looking like an innocent newcomer—easy to deceive and full of money.

"Hello, I am indeed planning to enjoy a few days in the City of Generosity. Are you and your friend heading there as well?" Danitz had already noticed Lynn and Gehrman, mostly because Lynn hadn't bothered to hide his gaze. Even though Danitz wasn't the brightest, he was still a hunter with keen instincts—missing that would have been difficult.

As for why Danitz was here, it really was a vacation. The crew of the Golden Dream did have annual leave. Danitz had originally planned to take his break early next year, combining it with the New Year holiday. However, due to some unforeseen events, he decided to take his vacation early, which led him to this passenger ship.

"Of course! It's my and Gehrman's first time in the Five Seas, so we have to check out the legendary City of Generosity and enjoy ourselves." Lynn nodded. He genuinely planned to explore the City of Generosity before Gardener came to pick them up. If they could deal with the Sea God Kalvetua early, that would be even better.

"But you guys don't seem like you're just here for tourism. Are you planning to become adventurers here?" Danitz gestured toward their outfits, which were more fitting for adventurers than typical tourists, and directly asked.

There was no need to hide it. Every year, many young people came to the Five Seas hoping to make a living as adventurers. Some succeeded in supporting their families, some ended up as shark food, and others eventually turned to piracy.

(End of Chapter)

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