After opening the door to the Body of Heart and Mind, Klein carefully extracted the memories related to The Fool, gathered them together, and "Grafted" them above the gray fog.
Following that, he saw Audrey, with her soft blonde hair draped over her shoulders and a white scarf wrapped around her eyes, walk up the ancient stone staircase from the sea of collective subconscious and step by step onto her mind island.
After a moment of hesitation, Klein no longer allowed that portion of his consciousness to reside high in the spirituality sky. He gave up the corresponding control and allowed them to return and fuse together.
If he didn't do so, he would remain absolutely rational during the subsequent psychotherapy. He wouldn't be moved by the various memories, and he would lose the possibility of enhancing his humanity.
This meant that Audrey's treatment was destined to fail from the very beginning.
After relying on her spiritual intuition to reach the mind island that resembled the World of Dreams, Audrey stopped and opened her arms slightly.
She then recalled her parents' love for her, the excitement she felt when she first became a Beyonder, and the joy she felt when she truly helped others. She used this to change her emotions and emit the corresponding fluctuations.
This was a way for her to awaken the memories related to German Sparrow's humanity. It was a Beyonder manifestation of the effects of "Empathy."
Scenes that were either treasured or filled with deep emotions flashed past Audrey's consciousness. Beneath her feet, on the surface of the island that represented Klein's mind, dots of firefly-like light penetrated the "soil" and floated up.
Every dot of light presented a different scene:
"A child took a step forward with his short legs and received an ice cream."
"A student used a textbook as a cover to secretly read and read comics."
"A youth sat in front of a computer desk at home, engrossed in playing games. Suddenly, he heard the sound of a key being inserted into the keyhole and gently turning it. He suddenly jumped up, forcefully switched off the computer, and rushed back to his room. After that, he was so happy that his footsteps felt a little unsteady when he realized that his actions hadn't been discovered. He went to the living room to ask his mother for pocket money, and in another moment, he wandered to his father's side and casually asked some questions about his studies."
"A young man and his companion pushed a bashful friend into the corridor, right in front of the girl he had a crush on. Then, they turned around and laughed loudly."
"A slightly childish young man peeked downstairs and watched a figure leave, but he couldn't open his mouth no matter what."
"An employee with a slightly protruding belly returned home on vacation. He waved his hand impatiently and told his parents not to take food for him or introduce him to a blind date. But when he calmed down, he stared at his parents' white hair in a daze.
"A rather scholarly man, his brother, and sister moved house together. They looked at the dirt and dust on each other's faces and laughed out loud."
"…"
Klein sat at the small round table on the balcony, one hand holding his hat, the other hanging in the air, as if he wanted to put it on his face.
Two transparent water droplets slowly slid past the bridge of his nose and fell into the void.
Klein closed his eyes. His expression was gentle and sad.
In his mind island, Audrey seemed to have turned into a whirlpool of emotions, gathering the memories of her kind.
Just as the sky above the entire island was filled with light spots that resembled fireflies, a faint greyish-white fog spread out.
In the fog, a door of light that was dyed bluish-black was faintly discernible. It was formed from illusory and resplendent spheres of light.
The main body of each sphere of light was a transparent, ringed, or star-like insect. They hugged each other and intertwined with each other, like creatures from myths and legends.
The door of light looked a little strange at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one would discover that its surroundings were dark. It was as if it had been draped in a dark black robe with a hood.
Therefore, on the whole, it looked like a mysterious person hiding an unknown oddity under the robe.
In the next second, slippery and illusory tentacles emerged from the "mysterious person"'s dark black robe.
At that moment, although Audrey's consciousness couldn't see or hear anything, her spiritual intuition gave her a strong premonition of danger. She had the illusion that a sea of pollution was about to drown her.
No, this wasn't an illusion! She believed that if she allowed things to develop this way, she would be infected with a serious mental illness. She might even go crazy on the spot and lose control!
Audrey was just about to use all her strength to "Pacify" herself and weaken the pollution in front of her when the firefly-like points of light floating on the island rapidly gathered, illuminating the grayish-white fog and diluting the darkness around the strange door of light. It made the tentacles covered in mysterious and strange patterns shrink back.
This was also the reason why Klein had to stabilize his mental state and barely suppress the awakening will of the Celestial Worthy before receiving psychological treatment.
This made Audrey sense that the danger had lessened. She hurriedly performed a Psyche Analysis on herself before immediately "Pacifying" the pollution and performing "Hypnosis" in the truest sense of the word.
Over and over again, Audrey didn't know how long it took before she finally obtained the initial effects she had expected.
She then left German Sparrow's mind island and returned to her body.
This treatment was very difficult, so she didn't use Virtual Persona and directly used her Body of Heart and Mind.
Sensing the end of the treatment, Klein raised his hand to wipe his face, allowing The Fool's memories that had been "Grafted" above the gray fog to return to his body.
After a few seconds, Audrey took off the white scarf around her eyes and nose and removed the self-hypnosis.
She looked at Mr. World opposite her and muttered to herself and sighed.
"Is this the mental problem brought about by godhood?"
It's really terrifying …
Klein nodded slightly and said, "Yes, every angel has it.
"Yes, every angel has it. The only difference is whether it's relatively serious or extremely serious."
"Saints also have it. Low- and Mid-Sequence Beyonders who aren't demigods also have it," Audrey added based on German Sparrow's previous explanation.
"To Low- and Mid-Sequence Beyonders, the remnant mental imprint of the past owner of the characteristic is a relatively greater danger." Klein picked up the gold-lined cup and took a sip. "This is the cruel law of the mysterious World. This is because our Beyonder powers come from external objects, from Beyonder characteristics."
Audrey nodded at first, then shook her head gently and said as she pondered,
As she thought, she said, "I don't think it's that pessimistic. It's just like how the source of life for every human comes from external objects: air, bread, meat, water, etc.
"When we absorb them, we will also absorb their side effects. Hence, all kinds of problems will accumulate, resulting in illnesses and other situations. However, this doesn't mean that we have to completely resist them and treat them as external objects in the absolute sense. Once we absorb them, there will always be a portion that belongs to us.
"I didn't express it very well, but I believe you should be able to understand what I mean."
Klein was taken aback for a moment before he replied thoughtfully,
"Extraordinary Beyonders obtain Beyonder characteristics just like humans enjoy food?
"Then, we have to maintain a calm state of mind and not have any thoughts of rejection. We have to resist and cooperate, suppress and assimilate?"
"Something like that." Right after Audrey finished speaking, she laughed in a self-deprecating manner. "But this also seems to have a bad meaning. Humans will eventually die, and superhumans …"
She didn't finish her sentence because she didn't want to agitate the patient.
She then said,
"Two more times in a week, and I should be able to maintain my mental stability in a normal state. Yes, a normal state.
"Also, at other times, you can go to places you miss or places you yearn for."
Klein nodded and directly said, "That's right.
"What do you think about Wrath's suggestion?"
The smile on Audrey's face slowly disappeared, and her expression gradually became serious.
"What do you suggest?"
Klein put down his teacup and said calmly,
"Strictly speaking, the danger you bring can be divided into two types. The first type is when you actively or passively get involved in certain matters and bring powerful enemies to your side, implicating your family, relatives, friends, and innocent people. The second type is when your existence causes certain forces to choose to attack the people you value the most to threaten you.
"For the latter type, unless you're already dead, you'll never be able to avoid it. Of course, most of these things are transformed from the first type.
"If you give up all your current identities in the World of mysticism and only become a believer of Mr. Fool and Miss Audrey Hall from now on, and no longer take the initiative to participate in matters that involve Beyonders or unstable factors, you can avoid most of the first type of risk and make the second type of situation rare.
"Under such a premise, the Evernight Goddess's care for the Hall family and Mr. Fool's protection for you will be enough to deal with the rare danger and ensure the safety of your family.
"Therefore, there's no need to split an identity."
Audrey was silent for a while. She bit her lower lip indiscernibly and asked,
She bit her lip indiscernibly and asked, "What if I want to split an identity?"
"As long as you make that identity also believe in Mr. Fool, then it won't be much different from what I just said. The only difference is that you will have to stay away from your family and friends, and live and act with another identity." Klein's voice was slightly heavy as he said solemnly, "In addition, are you at ease letting Hermes split your identity?"
Audrey's inner emotions were disrupted by this question. Her eyes moved slightly.
Her eyes flickered as she said, "However, splitting an identity should be the Beyonder power of a Sequence 3 Dreamweaver."
She definitely wouldn't be able to complete it by herself.
The corners of Klein's mouth curled up as he suddenly asked,
"You can rely on that Pride mask to directly enter the Garden of Eden?"
As Audrey couldn't take the initiative to mention anything related to Psychological Alchemy, he very directly pointed out the crux of the matter.
Audrey nodded gently and said in surprise and puzzlement, as though she had guessed something, "I'm unable to pay you something of equal value.
"I can't pay you anything of equal value, and …"
Without waiting for her to finish, Klein said with a cold expression, "On the one hand, Adam betrayed Mr. Fool and nearly killed me.
"On the one hand, Adam betrayed Mr. Fool and nearly killed me. On the other hand, the apocalypse is approaching. Mr. Fool has prophesied something. When the time comes, 'He' might fall asleep again. As' His' Blessed, I won't be able to escape. The reward you need to pay is to wait for such a change to happen. Follow the instructions left behind by Mr. Fool and do something dangerous to try your best to awaken 'Him.'"
Without giving Miss Justice a chance to digest his words, Klein stretched out his right hand and grabbed at the void in front of him, pulling out a grayish-white, cold, and illusory persona mask.
Relying on his level and Audrey's trust in him, he forcefully summoned the projection of the Pride mask from the Historical Void.
"It's connected to my mind. No one else can use it." Upon seeing this, Audrey subconsciously pointed out that something was amiss.
"Give me a strand of hair," Klein said calmly.
Without thinking too much about it, Audrey plucked out a strand of blonde hair and handed it to the German Sparrow.
Klein took the strand of hair and wrapped it around the eye hole of the persona mask.
Then, he held the silk top hat in one hand and the grayish-white mask in the other as he slowly stood up.
During this process, he mobilized Sefirah Castle and "deceived" the rules.
Pa!
The Pride mask was worn on Klein's face without any obstruction. Immediately, animals dressed in human attire and walking upright appeared in front of him.
He directly entered the Garden of Eden.
Looking at the black cathedral with a skull embedded in it in the middle of the city, Klein curled the corners of his mouth. He took out the Staff of the Stars and wore the silk top hat.
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