Chapter 672: Choice
Too tired, maybe.
Klein just nodded, acknowledging Audrey's diagnosis of his mental condition.
"But there is one thing, Mr. Klein, I need to explain to you." Audrey said gently: "The road of life has always been moving forward slowly. Staying in the same place and looking back is certainly good, but such a life is equivalent to staying in the same place."
"Miss Audrey, do you know what choice I am currently hesitating about?" Klein asked curiously.
"I don't know, I just analyzed and summarized the psychological state presented by you. Even if I know something, it was you who told me."
"Thank you for your advice just now." Klein smiled and said nothing more.
Audrey paused for a while before tentatively asking: "Mr. Klein and I should have just met for the first time, but you seem to have known me for a long time?"
"Mr. Hastur always boasts to me that his fiancée is the most dazzling pearl in Backlund." Klein's face did not reveal any flaws.
He knew that Audrey, as a spectator, had doubted his identity.
Hastur did not expose Klein's lies, but whispered in his heart: "Klein, if you really let go of all this and choose to live in peace, then what you should do now is to tell Audrey honestly that you are Mr. Fool."
Mr. Fool, this identity is destined for Klein to be unable to let go.
In fact, Hastur did not want to force Klein to move forward, but Zaratul was about to be recognized by the Goddess of Night. Once Zaratul entered the Hornachis Mountains, if he succeeded, he would be the new Fool, and if he failed, he would be the stepping stone for Amon to become a god.
No matter which of these two results, it was not a good thing for Klein.
Hastur and Audrey did not stay in Klein's house for long. They left before Benson and Melissa came back.
Audrey and Hastur were walking on the street. Audrey said, "Mr. Klein lied just now, even though he covered it up very well."
"Everyone has a side that he doesn't want to be known."
"Oh, is Mr. Hastur the same?"
"What did you ask in that question just now?"
"I said Mr. Klein lied just now."
"Well, he did lie, and that's obvious."
"..."Audrey smiled and said, "Mr. Hastur's mind is very fast."
"Because I've improved a lot with you."
"Since Mr. Hastur is so good at talking, I'll generously reveal the question just now."
The two walked slowly along the street, sometimes looking at the surrounding street scenes, discussing the changes in Backlund during this period, and sometimes talking about the air quality problem that Backlund has not improved.
At night, when Benson and Melissa came back, they saw Klein sitting on the sofa in a daze.
Melissa hesitated to speak, and finally stayed where she was. Benson sighed and chose to walk towards Klein. Melissa wanted to grab the corner of Benson's clothes, but her hand was only halfway extended before it retracted.
"Benson, you're back?" Klein came out of his daze and smiled, "I cooked a few of my favorite dishes today. Although it's my first time, I think they taste good."
"Klein." Benson called Klein and hesitated, "I know you've kept a lot of things from me and Melissa, but we don't care because we know you're doing it for our own good."
"But you shouldn't hide your true thoughts. In addition to staying in Backlund to accompany Melissa and me, you should have other things you want to accomplish, right?"
"Although we like you to stay with us all the time and don't want you to take risks, we don't want to confine you to this small world for your whole life because of our own reasons."
Speaking of this, Benson laughed at himself and said, "Melissa and I have a small world, while your world is very big. Maybe you should do something great and full of miracles."
"It's also a great thing for me to be able to accompany you quietly like this all the time." Klein patted Benson's shoulder, straightened his wrinkled collar for him, and smiled, "Let's eat first. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
At night, Klein had another dream.
It was still the whisper of "Honaqis...Flegra...", and it was still the huge black mountain range.
Slightly different from the last time, the figure in the gray historical mist no longer roared hysterically. He seemed to be enjoying a kind of tranquility, the tranquility of the night.
When the dream shattered, Klein woke up.
The meaning of this dream was very clear. Zarathu in the historical mist was gaining the recognition of the Goddess of Night.
Perhaps it would only take one day, perhaps tonight, the Goddess of Night would allow Zarathu to enter the Honachis Mountains for a final attempt.
"Two consecutive dreams are no longer simply from premonitions. These are dreams specially given by the Goddess of Night. He wants to tell himself that he has little time to consider."
Klein understood the meaning of this dream. As the saying goes, three things never happen. If the Goddess of Night gives a third dream, it means that He has completely given up on himself and chooses to help Zarathu enter the Honachis Mountains for the final fight.
"Keep going, or stay where you are?"
Klein got up from the bed, opened the door, looked at the closed doors of Benson and Melissa, paused for a while, then walked to the bathroom, walked four steps in the opposite direction, and went to Sefirah Castle, where he sat quietly at the head of the bronze table.
His eyes swept over the seats belonging to Miss Justice, Mr. Hanged Man, Little Sun, Vampire, Miss Magician, Leonard, Ms. Hermit, and the world.
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After Klein came down from Sefirah Castle, he washed his face and returned to his room.
As soon as his door was closed, Benson and Melissa's doors opened silently one after another.
Benson and Melissa looked at each other, with a look of relief and nervous worry in their eyes.
"Go to sleep."
Benson closed the door again, and Melissa nodded, looked at Klein's door, and closed it to rest.
The next day, before Benson went to work and Melissa went to school, Klein smiled and said, "I have rested for a long time during this period, and I have thought a lot. I think I still need to complete that last thing."
Melissa subconsciously stood up from the sofa, looking nervous and uneasy, but she finally sat down with red eyes.
"No matter what decision you make, we will choose to support you silently."
"Thank you."
"Melissa and I each took a day off today. I heard that a grand ceremony was held in Queens around 10:30 in the morning. It was very lively."
"Okay, let's go together later."
At around 9 o'clock, Klein and the other two set off in a carriage. It was already 10 o'clock when they arrived in Queens.
When they arrived here, Klein understood why Queens was so lively today.
In order to welcome Mr. Hastur back to Backlund, the new governor of the Kingdom of Loen, Greg Nigan, specially invited a bunch of dance troupes or circuses to perform grand performances.
No tickets are required. As long as you are dressed neatly, you can come and enjoy it for free.
After watching the song and dance troupe's performance, Klein and his two companions found a more luxurious restaurant in Queens to enjoy a luxurious lunch.
In the afternoon, they went to the circus to watch animal training and acrobatic performances.
When they returned home, it was already past six in the evening. Klein bought a lot of ingredients, such as sweet and sour pork ribs, pan-fried steak, braised fish... and a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
This time, he did not deliberately hide the hometown delicacies he knew.
He thought that if he really could not come back, at least Benson and Melissa could still have a thought.
"This is pure Intis food." Klein explained, "I once traveled to the Republic of Intis and happened to know the current governor of the Republic of Intis. We have a good relationship. If you encounter any difficult problems in the future, you can go to the Republic of Intis for help."
"The Star Sea Kingdom, the rising new country, is a very good place to go. You can go there when you have time. It is also a good choice to settle down."
"The world is big. You can go out and see it."
Klein said a lot by himself, while Benson and Melissa just lowered their heads in silence.
The next day, when Benson and Melissa came out of the room, they no longer saw Klein.
"I'm scared, I'm really scared that Klein won't come back..."
Melissa could no longer control her sadness, and Benson comforted her with red eyes: "I believe in miracles, and I believe that Klein can create miracles. He will definitely come back safely. We are his family, so we should choose to believe him, right?"