Although Lynn successfully reached a deal with Miss Justice, helping Mr. A and others to debut was not something that could be explained in a few words. Therefore, Lynn and Miss Justice didn't discuss the matter in detail above the gray fog, but instead agreed on a time and place for an offline meeting.
After all, they were well aware of each other's identities. In such a significant matter, neither side would mind meeting in person to have a proper discussion.
After Lynn and Miss Justice's transaction, others in the Tarot Club also proposed trades. For example, the World, under the control of The Fool, sought to purchase auxiliary materials for the Faceless Beyonder potion.
Klein wasn't lacking the main ingredient for the Faceless Beyonder potion; he just needed to find an opportunity to release the Faceless soul shepherded within the "Creeping Hunger" to obtain the corresponding Characteristic. However, as a Sequence 6 potion, the auxiliary materials for the Faceless potion were not so common, so Klein hadn't been able to buy them yet.
Fortunately, Klein wasn't in a rush. Although the Magician potion had surprisingly been digested while hunting the Rose School of Thought's pursuers, Klein estimated that it would still take some time to fully digest the rest. If he didn't have a spectacular performance opportunity as a Magician, Klein figured it would take at least a month or two to digest the remaining potion.
'However, if there were suitable performance opportunities, I might be able to digest it in a few days...' The Fool, Klein, muttered to himself as he continued to preside over the Tarot Club.
After the free trading session, the Tarot Club entered the stage of exchanging information autonomously. However, this time, possibly due to the shocking news brought by Little Sun, everyone seemed somewhat distracted while sharing information. Soon, the Tarot Club meeting came to an end.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Above the gray fog, Lynn, one of the only two still remaining in the Giant Palace, looked towards The Fool, Klein, with a puzzled expression. Even though he had a clear understanding of why Klein wanted him to stay behind, it didn't stop him from fully immersing himself in the performance.
"This diary, I think you should take a look at it." Klein didn't hesitate to hand over the diary that Miss Justice had submitted earlier to Lynn.
Lynn quickly understood, took the diary, and soon finished reading the two thin pages. He revealed an incredulous expression, "Synesthesia? I can connect with myself at different times? That's amazing! But I don't feel anything at all…"
This wasn't a lie. Lynn didn't have the ability to connect with himself across different eras; he was merely controlling different Smurf Accounts from various times.
Controlling wasn't the same as connecting.
"To be precise, the Angel of Secrets can connect with you at different times," The Fool, Klein, said, looking at Lynn and adding thoughtfully, "But it's possible that you're not entirely without this ability."
Lynn was stunned for a moment, then revealed a look of sudden realization, "You mean those memories? If the Angel of Secrets can truly connect with their past self, then it might mean that the memories I've acquired aren't truly from the past, or rather, they might be past events occurring in the present?"
"That's my guess as well. It would also explain why Mr. Azik's memories have contradictions." The Fool, Klein, nodded. As he spoke, he couldn't help but raise his hand to rub his temples, "I just don't understand—if you really possess such an ability, wouldn't it create a butterfly effect?"
Yes, this was the part that Klein couldn't comprehend the most. The ability to travel through time and change history, altering the past, was a concept frequently seen in various literary works. But under normal circumstances, wouldn't such changes cause a butterfly effect?
'Or perhaps, like the grandfather paradox, it might seem like Lynn can change history, but in reality, nothing actually changes, so no butterfly effect is produced?' Klein couldn't make sense of it and felt that everything related to Lynn was a tangled mess.
"Setting aside the butterfly effect for now, I'm more curious about one thing: could such an ability really exist?" Lynn stroked his chin, showing a curious expression, "The ability to connect with oneself across different eras, even to the point of synesthesia, is more unbelievable than mere time travel. Can such an ability truly exist?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Klein with a subtle expression, "Is there a possibility that he is just fooling us? Maybe my past self only had the ability of prophecy, knew that this diary would fall into our hands, and deliberately wrote it to mislead us?"
Klein's expression stiffened at his words. Of course, he had considered this possibility. Given the mischievous nature of Lynn's more complete self, Klein had no doubt that he would be capable of such a thing.
"You see, you, too, think it's quite possible!" Lynn spread his hands, unapologetically mocking himself.
"It's certainly possible, so I think we should consult Mr. Door about this matter." Klein's expression quickly returned to normal as he suggested:
"Mr. Azik lost his memories of the past, so it's difficult to clarify this situation. But from the contradictions in Mr. Azik's memories, we might boldly guess that the changes you make to the past don't completely overwrite the real past. At least, those whose pasts were changed still retain memories of the original past, so Mr. Door might know something."
'Clever, Mr. Fool...' Lynn muttered to himself, then continued stroking his chin, "Indeed, and he does seem to be hiding something from us. He must know something, so it's worth asking him."
The two quickly reached an agreement and immediately put their plan into action. Soon, Mr. Door's projection appeared above the gray fog—this was a new function Klein had developed. Unlike the spiritual body appearances of other Tarot Club members, this could only be considered a projection of a small portion of power.
"You've figured it out?" After hearing their questions, Bethel was momentarily stunned before nodding with a subtle expression, "Lynn can indeed connect with his past self, or rather, he might exist simultaneously in multiple timelines."
Although he initially chose to hide this, now that Lynn's human aspect and The Fool were aware of it, Mr. Door naturally wouldn't continue to conceal it.
Bethel knew that with Lynn's uniqueness, the two before him knowing about this aspect was surely part of his intentional arrangement.
"Hiss…" Even though he had guessed it, when this speculation was confirmed, The Fool, Klein, couldn't help but feel genuine surprise from the bottom of his heart.
Did Lynn really have such an incredible ability?
"But how is this possible? Such an ability, even at Sequence 0, shouldn't be possible!" While Klein was filled with doubts, Lynn beside him also voiced his question.
At this moment, Lynn was fully immersed in the role, as if he truly was the unaware human aspect.
"This isn't an ability that a normal pathway should have; Lynn… is very special." Bethel didn't refute Lynn's words. He simply gave a gentle look at the human aspect of Lynn before sharing his guess, "Honestly, I'm not particularly clear on this either. Lynn has never told me about his abilities in detail, but..."
(End of Chapter)
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