Wearing a monocle and presenting the "Winner" Enyuni image, Ammon seemed more like a visitor rather than an intruder or attacker.
He spoke with great performance, detailing his preparations and the origin of the "Magic Mirror" Aruthus.Before he could finish, he suddenly paused.
Opposite him, Dwayne Dantès instantly transformed into a dirty gray mouse.The mouse raised its right paw and pressed its eye socket.Meanwhile, in the garden at number 160 Brekland Street, Gehrman Sparrow appeared among a cluster of roses.
Earlier, Ammon had been speaking about intriguing topics while secretly splitting off a "Chrono Worm" to infiltrate Klein's essence.
However, Klein was highly vigilant and detected this attempt through changes in the spirit thread when it switched positions with one of his automata just in time!Ammon reappeared before Klein silently, as if he were a mixed-race youth.
A transparent insect with twelve segments fell from the third floor and entered him.In that instant, earthworms in the garden soil, insects within trees, and mice in shadowy corners emerged.
Some circled around where Gehrman Sparrow and Ammon faced each other, while others moved away.Klein had been listening patiently because he was secretly creating automata!For a "Sorcerer," having an automaton was essential!Ammon still wasn't rushing to act;he pinched the monocle in his deep-set eye socket and glanced around with a smile on his lips:"Your actions often expose your weaknesses.
As a mentor in the Deception domain, what you've done here is enough for me to grasp your flaws."You're so tense and in such danger, yet you only turned creatures like mice, insects, birds, and earthworms into automata without considering the house's servants, butlers, or footmen.
What does this say?It shows excellent moral standards and that you still consider yourself human, unwilling to harm them."Once I grasp this point, even if my counterpart is weaker than you, I can manipulate you until you collapse.
You can't even think about dying."Oh right, you can stop trying to control my spirit thread;since it's stolen from me, your servants and butlers are the ones who should own them.
If you keep manipulating, I fear you'll deeply regret it."Can he steal a spirit thread?No, more like transferring...
Klein's expression tightened as he stopped controlling Ammon's spirit thread.He had been patient because he planned to turn Ammon into an automaton secretly.
For a "Sorcerer," this kind of delaying battle was his forte, but unfortunately, he faced Ammon, the "blasphemer" at the top of the Thievery path, even as just a counterpart, making it tough.Klein suspected that Ammon's words were a deception, but he couldn't tell and didn’t want to take any chances.
This situation required an ally!"You've spoken so much;you're not just trying to 'parasitize' me, right?You know, before severely damaging me, it would be hard for you to parasitize a Sorcerer who can see spirit threads," said Gehrman Sparrow's likeness.Ammon chuckled:"Finally, you noticed.""Were you stealing my fate?" Klein switched positions with his automaton and appeared in various corners of the garden."No." Ammon shook his head, hands in his pockets.
"Aruthus, this 'Magic Mirror' actually obeys your commands and seeks to please you.
This shows that you're not as simple as I thought.
I'm no Tyrant Sorcerer;I wouldn't recklessly steal your fate so soon.
Haha, I suddenly have a feeling;replacing you would lead to something I don't want.""How do you know Aruthus is pleasing me?Flora Jacobi's fate doesn't include such things," Gehrman Sparrow's likeness appeared on a tree branch.His automata continued changing positions.Ammon pulled out his hand and pinched his chin:"I just told you.
I spent some time to discern the source.
At the steam church, I chatted with Aruthus;it wasn't too forthcoming, preferring torture over revealing your true origin.
That was in a secret area, otherwise, I'd have directly parasitized it!"Can he even parasitize a living seal?If Aruthus strictly followed rules, its past answers suggested it didn’t know much about my real situation, just some guesses...Klein's eyes widened slightly as he began to speak:"Ammon, why are you still waiting?What are you waiting for?"You should understand that the Sequence 2 of your path is called 'Fate Chariot.' Although I'm a mere counterpart now, I can still manipulate certain aspects.