Chapter 172: Visit Tingen Often
Old Blue moved into the William Hotel affiliated with the Church of Night immediately after hearing that the food and accommodation were free.

"Ashes Greatsword... People in this world are really direct in naming things..." Old Blue happily put the God-given greatsword into the leather scabbard that was custom-made overnight. The scabbard was designed with a sturdy belt that allowed Old Blue to wear it on his body. In this way, he could carry the greatsword on his back and draw the sword anytime and anywhere!

Old Blue tries to draw his sword!
"Uh?!"

Damn! It seems like... I can’t pull it out?!

"...F*ck..." Old Blue was confused. How did they pull out the swords they carried in so many movies and TV series? Was it because he was not tall enough?

Crackling, Old Blue's muscles swelled and his height soared to about 2 meters. This was the physical change brought about after he was promoted to "Wind-loving One", but he usually suppressed this violent state... The 2-meter strong man Old Blue tried to draw the sword again!
It seemed like he was almost there... Crack! Old Blue's right arm's flesh and blood surged strangely, and it actually stretched out a lot!

"That's it! I can pull it out like this... Hey," Old Blue looked at his weird appearance and laughed at himself. Damn it! No wonder the leather shop owner looked a little weird yesterday. I thought there were few people playing with big swords in this era...

"That's it. When I really encounter an enemy who needs me to draw my sword, I'll give him some 'Secret Prayer' sword-drawing shock!" Old Blue put away his sword, let his arms and body return to normal, and then noticed that his shirt was torn... He couldn't help but sigh that even a small transformation cost him so much money on clothes, the Hulk must be very rich, right?
After changing his clothes, he walked out of the hotel room with a big sword on his back. He happened to run into Klein, who was walking in with a confused look on his face and holding a reimbursement list. Old Blue asked curiously:
"What happened? Let me guess. The Church of Evernight won't reimburse you? That's normal..."

Klein picked up the expense list and pointed to the red “permitted” stamp on it and said, “It’s reimbursed… Lord Cecima said this is a normal expense… Is this normal?”

"...Praise the goddess!" Old Blue was silent and immediately pointed out the Crimson Moon on his chest. This is too abnormal! The 100 pounds I got from the church can be advertised as 1000 pounds...Did Hei Ye take it seriously? ? Will they really give each of us 1000 pounds of funding?

"Praise the goddess!" Klein, a devout believer of the night, followed suit with some shame, and then said:
"Mr. Blue, I met Ms. Daly... She seemed to have received a letter from Captain Dunn. I don't know the specific content, but Ms. Daly seemed to be very anxious to leave with the help of a spirit... I'm a little worried..."

You're right to worry! Your "poet classmate" is passively "faking his death"... I wonder when Pales will let Leonard open the coffin and get up. Will he be hungry while pretending to be dead? Will he be anemic after losing so much blood? Will his blood sugar be too low? He thought thoughtfully:

"Indeed, you have been in Backlund for nearly a week. I heard you said you didn't even say goodbye to your brother and sister... Do you want to go back? I can send you back to Tingen, um, by traveling through the spirit world."

“Really? We still need to investigate…” Klein did have the idea of ​​asking Old Blue for help and going back to take a look, but he didn’t expect Old Blue to bring it up first…

——Old Blue had traveled from Backlund to the outskirts of Tingen before, and just happened to save himself and Leonard at that time! This shows that "Spiritual Travel" can cross the distance between two cities.

Well, Mr. Azik should be fine at that time. He just said that he couldn't stop the attack of the "Hidden Sage", but he didn't say that he couldn't escape! The only ones who couldn't escape were Leonard and himself...

"Okay, that's nothing. Let's investigate... Today we will go back to Tingen in pairs to look for traces of Lanevus' past... Isn't this a very correct idea?" Old Blue argued as he took a look at Klein's outfit.

"Of course, we have to do some disguise... because in the eyes of the Tingen people, we are still helping to investigate the case in Backlund... Well, what about that glove? The 'Faceless Man' ability inside can perfectly disguise you as another person. Have you tried it?"

"Ah! Well... not yet. I put it in the room. Please wait for me..." Klein agreed with Old Blue's idea very much. Then he felt a little embarrassed. His gloves were still on the gray fog!

This sealed object... how should I put it? Klein felt that it was a bit evil. He didn't know how to deal with the souls that were released, especially the "nightmare" of the Church of Evernight... But if he released the souls rashly, he might harm them instead. The wriggling hunger would happily eat these souls as snacks... In addition, he had a small kitchen knife with him, so Klein temporarily threw the gloves into the pile of miscellaneous items. He would wait until his strength improved a little more and he would release the nightmare when he was sure of it!
After returning to the room, Klein quickly sealed the room, summoned himself, responded to himself, and brought the squirming hungry gloves from the gray fog to reality. This was much more convenient than the sacrifice ceremony!
With mixed feelings, he put on the thin human-skin glove with his left hand. Old Blue said that its negative effects had been weakened, and now it was OK to eat animal meat... But it had hurt countless ordinary people after all...

"Mr. Blue, I brought it here. Uh, do you have another 'Faceless Man' magical item?" Klein asked curiously.

"The flesh and blood magic of the 'Rose Bishop' can also be used for disguise, but it's not that accurate..." The flesh and blood on Old Blue's face surged, making him look extremely weird. In the blink of an eye, Old Blue's face turned pale and gloomy, with madness in his eyes. He was none other than Black Snake Blue, a devout believer of the Aurora Society.

“…Ah?” Klein took a step back. He was shocked. Old Blue? Was this still Old Blue? Could he have been possessed by another spirit?
"It seems that you really haven't used that glove much, Klein. You have to adapt to it in advance. The name of the fortune teller's sequence 6 potion is... 'Faceless Man'." Black Snake Blue said in his original voice.

"Faceless Man? The next sequence of the magician is actually a Faceless Man?" Klein didn't care to be surprised. He immediately stretched out his left palm and let the human leather glove drive the "Faceless Man" inside to use its only ability: changing appearance.

Suddenly, Klein accurately recalled the appearance and temperament of everyone he knew... He effortlessly projected the appearance of the young man disguised as Old Blue across from him. Then, he stretched out his right hand and pressed it on his face, gently wiping it. The next moment, a face exactly like Black Snake Blue appeared, with the same madness in his eyes, without a single mistake!
"It's really amazing! Is this the Faceless Man? Or the 'Man with a Thousand Faces'..." Klein said with a strange expression after he turned back to his original appearance with black hair and brown eyes.

Black Snake Blue felt a little regretful. He forgot to prepare the "Ladies' Aesthetics" magazine for Klein, so he couldn't see the famous scene of a pair of A... Who would have thought that Klein could resist playing with the new toy he got! The wriggling hunger was about to cry! Wasn't it a waste that I used the "puddle" to suppress its desire to eat people...

"A thousand faces for a thousand people is only a very one-sided understanding of the 'Faceless Man'... Remember, all the 'names' of potions that have been passed down to this day have their meanings.

"'Thousand' is the addition of 'nothing'. You can become anyone and use any face.

"'Nothing' is the subtraction of 'thousand', and this is the key. When you become anyone, you must clearly realize that you are yourself, you are Klein Moretti! You can only be Klein Moretti!" Old Blue warned very seriously.

[“Of course! I am Klein Moretti! The Fool himself!”]

"...Yes! I remember it!" Seeing Black Snake's gloomy, pale face speaking Old Blue's philosophical words, Klein felt uncomfortable listening to it, and quickly responded. The points that Old Blue mentioned about the "Faceless Man" being careful of were somewhat similar to the rules of role-playing!
Play as anyone but yourself; use anyone’s face but yourself!

Well, it’s too early for me! Let me become a “magician” first!

Then Klein began to seriously consider which face he should use to return to Tingen.

[“Use Leonard’s face! He’s handsome! Even more handsome than the face used by old Bruce!”]

Klein shook his head. He did not use Leonard's handsome face. He only slightly changed the contours of his face, turning his black hair into brilliant blonde hair and curling it a little... In just a moment, his temperament was completely changed. People who were not extremely familiar with him would not be able to recognize him at all. With the unique "self-examination" of the "Joker", he stopped changing his appearance and said:
"I'm ready!"

Old Blue sighed in his heart. There were no more women's clothes to look at. Let's go! Then he carried the ember sword on his back, pressed Klein's shoulder with his right hand, and started the spirit world shuttle back to Tingen! Lift the coffin lid!
(End of this chapter)