Chapter 24: 0-08: If Only I Had Known... (Edited)

'But what does your search for the angel "Bat-Man" have to do with me, a weak, pitiful, and helpless Sequence 9?' Lynn feigned innocence, spreading his hands while various thoughts continuously emerged in his mind:

'At this point in time, if Klein went to Backlund, given the Sefirot's attraction to the three pathways at play, he's very likely to get involved in the Turani von Helmosuin's manuscript incident.'

'And my public identity has already been implicated in the manuscript incident by the Evernight Church. They must be looking for me. So, should I take this opportunity to meet Klein?'

'After all, I've come all this way. If I transmigrate to Lord of Mysteries but don't meet Klein, it feels like something is missing.'

As for the previous encounter, Lynn didn't consider it a proper meeting. At best, he just tricked Klein for a meal.

To really get to know him, they would have to become friends.

'Moreover, directly getting to know Klein might allow me to join the Tarot Club through him, just like Emlyn White did,' Lynn mused, stroking his chin. It seemed quite feasible.

After all, becoming friends with someone of Klein's character wouldn't be a loss.

...

Lynn was undoubtedly a man of action.

So, after deciding to "crash" into Klein using the Turani von Helmosuin's manuscript incident, Lynn bought a ticket back to Backlund overnight to prepare.

Lynn first went to check on Zerel Victor Lee and found that the unlucky spy had already been killed. Lynn discovered Zerel's mangled corpse in the sewer through divination.

The time of death coincided with Lynn Sotos's death.

At the same time, Lynn noticed that there were still people monitoring Zerel's residence. Using Beyonder means, Lynn confirmed that the watchers were members of the Bakarland Party. These gang members were, in turn, being monitored by the Evernight Church's Nighthawks.

Obviously, Lynn's anonymous tip had been effective.

'Pfft, is this some kind of nesting doll surveillance?' Lynn couldn't help but internally joke as he quietly left Zerel's neighborhood.

Lynn wasn't too worried about being discovered because he was in a state similar to psychological invisibility. This wasn't something Lynn had learned himself, but he was using a scroll that recorded psychological invisibility.

The Mystery Pryer pathway is very adept at making various scrolls, using them as carriers for different Beyonder abilities, available when needed.

So, as a "cheating player," Lynn used his smurf account's boosted state to make numerous bootleg Beyonder ability scrolls from the Hunter and Spectator pathways for his own use.

Yes, here he had to sincerely thank Medici, that annoying younger brother, for his generous contribution, and the Dragon of Nightmares, Alzuhod, for his support.

Without them, Lynn wouldn't have had the bootleg abilities needed to make the scrolls.

'But since they are still watching, it means the matter isn't over, and Ian hasn't been caught yet.' After joking to himself, Lynn concluded and specifically went to the East District, where the Bakarland Party members were still looking for Ian.

This wasn't surprising since the original work showed that the Bakarland Party never found Ian. And with Rosago, a Sequence 5 from the Seer pathway, behind them, it's normal that the Nighthawks, who aren't good at finding people, couldn't find him either.

'According to the original plot, Klein should get involved in the Helmosuin manuscript because of Ian's commission, get targeted by the Intis ambassador Bakarland, and almost get silenced.' Back at his temporary residence, Lynn poured himself a cup of coffee and began reviewing the original plot.

'And Klein, fearing his identity would be exposed, ultimately had to hire someone to kill the ambassador, then teamed up with Sharron to counterattack and kill the returning Rosago, achieving the five-pound kill-the-ambassador feat...'

'But now, because of my interference, Klein hasn't left the Evernight Church. It's hard to say how things will develop next.' Thinking of this, Lynn suddenly smirked, took out a brand new notebook from under the coffee table, and spread it open on the table. In his other hand appeared a pristine white quill.

'Come on, 0-08, it's your time to shine.'

Lynn was sure to present Rosago to Klein.

After all, that was the immortal Rosago's iconic moment... Ahem, no, that was the World's true body!

Lynn expressed his anticipation for joining the Tarot Club and watching The Fool perform a double act.

How amusing that would be!

—Let us reiterate once again, Lynn is a pure fun-seeker. For him, nothing is more important than amusement.

0-08: ... Damn, you're using a high-ranking Spectator pathway sealed artifact for this?

If I'd known, I'd rather have been eaten by someone.

...

"Let me confirm again. Your name is Sherlock Moriarty, your occupation is detective, you're from a County, and you're 22 years old, correct?"

"Yes, that's correct."

Loen Kingdom, Backlund, under St. Samuel Cathedral. Faced with the colleague who specialized in making fake IDs, Klein, who had reported almost immediately after arriving in Backlund to arrange a fake identity, nodded quickly.

Seeing him confirm, the Nighthawk responsible for making fake IDs stamped the two completed forms and handed one to Klein, saying, "Your identification should be ready in about three days. You can come to pick it up at this time in three days. Remember to bring this form. If it's inconvenient, we can also mail it to you. The postage will be reimbursed."

"I'll come to pick it up myself," Klein shook his head, then sincerely said, "Thank you."

"No need to thank me. Everything is for the Evernight Goddess. If you really want to thank someone, it should be those of you fighting on the front lines." The Nighthawk in charge of fake IDs smiled and then looked at the person behind Klein. "Next."

Leonard quickly stepped forward and began describing his needs to the person.

Klein, holding the form, stepped aside and waited, recalling the events of the past three days.

After receiving the Evernight Goddess's message and being transferred to Backlund, despite any doubts and unease, Klein had no choice but to accept reality.

While accepting reality, Klein's first problem was naturally how to inform Benson and Melissa.

(End of Chapter)