Klein Moretti | LOTM

Klein Moretti is the main protagonist of Lord of Mysteries, and an important side character of Circle of Inevitability. He is the mysterious leader of the Tarot Club known as The Fool and a Transmigrator who comes from the modern era.

###About: Sex: Male Species: Mythical Creature, Human (Former) Height: 1.73 metres (5 ft 8 in) (Debut), 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) Hair: Black Eyes: Black, Brown (Former) Birth: March 4, 1327 of the Fifth Epoch Age: Physical age (As Klein Moretti): 22 (Debut), 33 (Current) True age: "Unknown" Origin: Tingen City, Loen Kingdom (As Klein Moretti), Southwest China (As Zhou Mingrui) Nationality: Loenese (As Klein Moretti), Chinese (As Zhou Mingrui)

Pathways & Authorities: Book One:: Lord of Mysteries; Half Great Old One - Lord of Mysteries Authorities: Fool (Uniqueness + 3 Sequence 1) Error (Uniqueness (Controlled) + 1 Sequence 1) Door (Uniqueness (Controlled) + 1 Sequence 1) Above the Sequence - Half-Lord of Mysteries Sefirot - Sefirah Castle (Controlled) Book Two:: Lord of Mysteries; Great Old One - Lord of Mysteries Authorities: Fool (Uniqueness + 3 Sequence 1) Error (Uniqueness + 1 Sequence 1) Door (Uniqueness + 1 Sequence 1) Above the Sequence - Lord of Mysteries Sefirot - Sefirah Castle

Aliases: The Fool/Mr. Fool, The World/Mr. World, Sherlock Moriarty, Hero Bandit Black Emperor, Gehrman Sparrow, Sea God Kalvetua (Former), Sinbad Voluntier (Temporary), Dwayne Dantès, Clown Angel, Mr. Clown, Merlin Hermes, Miracle Magician, Mysteries (By Ancient Sun God, True Creator and Adam)

Titles: Sea God (Former), Craziest Hunter, Strongest Adventurer of the Five Seas, Angel of Redemption, The Fool, Half-Lord of Mysteries, Lord of Mysteries, Ruler of the Spirit World

###Appearance: Zhou Mingrui: A young man with dark brown eyes and short black hair. His facial features were unremarkable, and he appeared refined, but he had obvious eye bags with an inkling of a double chin. He wore glasses.

Klein Moretti: His original body has black hair, brown eyes, an average-looking face, a deep outline, and is thinly built. Klein also has a distinct scholarly air to him. His refined aura is further reinforced by the valuable suits he dressed with and the canes he held on all occasions.

After becoming The Fool: His facial features are a mix of Klein Moretti and Gehrman Sparrow. He wears an illusory mask with blank facial features, and a black windbreaker (which is the manifestation of the Celestial Worthy's Godhood), a pair of black gloves, and holds a staff inlaid with star speckles. As the Lord of Mysteries: His face is that of Klein Moretti, He is cloaked in a black trench coat, wears pair of dark leather gloves, and holds a star-encrusted cane, while being surrounded by grayish-white fog.

He is often forced to hide his identity by shapeshifting with the aid of his powers as a Fool Pathway Beyonder. Like this, he created distinct appearances matching his different names:

Sherlock Moriarty: Brown eyes, slightly long black hair, average-featured face with some stubs of facial hair, thin yet with a moderately muscular build. Gehrman Sparrow: A young gentleman with gold-rimmed glasses, neat black hair and dark brown eyes. He looks colder and sharper than Sherlock or Klein. Gehrman refined demeanor and gloomy aura make him appear as an experienced, ruthless adventurer. Dwayne Dantès: A middle-aged gentleman with a mature appearance, deep-blue eyes, black hair with few silver strands, and profound gaze. Someone who exhibits the aura of a person who had experienced the vicissitudes of life. Merlin Hermes: A wandering magician, he wears a black robe and classic hat. He looked nothing special.

###Personality: [From the beginning, you've been a guardian. You imitated others until you were imitated by others.

Azik's Letter]

Klein Moretti has exhibited a cautious and good-natured personality. He is humorous, polite, mature, and gentlemanly. Fundamentally a lover of justice, he will not hesitate to do what is right even at personal cost. As an ordinary citizen of Earth who transmigrated suddenly into a dangerous world, Klein was naturally a bit fearful and indecisive at first. But during the short span of time following his transmigration, Klein experienced a lot of dangerous or tragic situations. He became the leader of a secret organization, killed numerous monsters and humans, and finally evolved into a Beyonder surpassing the boundaries of a human being (aka Saint, Angel, God). Klein indeed became much more ruthless, confident, and mysterious. His experiences notwithstanding, Klein still preserves the core of his personality as one who is cautious, yet will uphold justice where necessary and not involve or target the innocent. He is also afraid that going against his principles could push him closer to losing control. Not harming the innocent is something he wishes for and a precaution against corruption and madness.

The current transmigrator is like the original Klein, he is interested in history and cares about his appearance. Klein immediately became a sophisticated and socialite person known for his elegant style as soon as he could afford the cost of the different clothes and accessories. Together with his humorous disposition and status as a Beyonder of the Fool Pathway, he gave off an amiable and mysterious aura. As for the interest in the history of the transmigrator, it can be explained in a lot of ways: remnant memories of the history graduate; the natural curiosity of a transmigrator; learning more to survive; Pathway related to mysteries, etc.

Moreover, it is worth noting that Klein Moretti had a talent for acting even before becoming a Beyonder treading the Fool Pathway. It was first seen when he had the reflex of assuming the attitude of a mystical and powerful entity called The Fool during his first trip in The Gray Fog. Klein then became much better at posing and faking identities as he progressed in the sequences of his Pathway with the Acting Method.

The Genie said although Klein isn't as cunning as the Celestial Worthy, he is just as shameless. After he gains a deeper grasp of Sefirah Castle, he also seems to have obtained the eloquence of a Swindler.

Klein wants others to regard him as human (him), not as a God ("Him"). He allows his believers to address him as him instead of "Him."

After becoming the Lord of the Mysteries, both Klein's and Zhou Mingrui's memories still remain, along with the strongest part of their emotions and resolve, as well as the godhood from the Celestial Worthy, plus the remnants of the Oldest One.

##Identities Klein Assumed: The Fool: The Fool is an old god that seeks to revive and reclaim his authority. He is mysterious and seems to be executing his will through the Tarot Club. He does not speak often, especially in later meetings, and only gives hints to Tarot Club members. He also does not allow members to offend him and punished Cattleya once she let out hints about him. Sherlock Moriarty: Klein did not take much effort distinguishing Sherlock from Klein, so in many ways, they are similar, except that Sherlock is good at deduction and is a great detective. Gehrman Sparrow/The World: He is a crazy adventurer who began to hunt pirates on the sea before being involved in many Beyonders' incidents at the Demigod level. He doesn't talk much, stays cold and calm all the time while being very assertive with others. Gehrman is also known as The World of the Tarot Club, a mad believer and the Angel of Redemption of The Fool.

[The Angel of Redemption is my Lord's bugle, the messenger of his revelations.

• Bible of The Fool]

Dwayne Dantès: A mysterious tycoon from Desi Bay and a devout believer of Evernight Goddess. He came to Backlund to seek new opportunities, and to a certain extent, tries to enter the upper hierarchy of Backlund nobles. In fact, he was an adventurer who accumulated wealth in the Southern Continent, and since the fortune was not gained in a completely legal way, he came to Backlund to clean up the fortune. If any official Beyonders wish to dig deeper than this, they would then discover that he is a cheat who disguises himself as a rich man and makes big investments for the final scam. He is known as a womanizer because of Arrodes. Mr. Clown: When his shadow and part of spirit were corrupted by Sasrir's will, he called on Audrey's historical projection to help him build a virtual personality that will prevent him from losing control. His right half body was Gehrman and his left half body was a myriad of translucent spirit maggots. His behavior had become frivolous, absurd, and reckless, he would joke around and didn't care much about politeness. His craziness and frightening gestures brought fear to others. But it was all just an appearance he put towards others and he still kept his sense. Merlin Hermes: A wandering magician who travels and grants people's wishes. He is the creator of the Fully Automatic Wishing Machine, a machine that can supposedly grant its users three wishes. However, it was actually Merlin Hermes granting the wishes. He calls himself the Miracle Magician and servant of "The Fool, Lord of Mysteries, Great Ruler of the Spirit World."

###Contracted Messenger His contracted creature in the name of Gehrman Sparrow, named Reinette Tinekerr. “She” asks for one gold coin for each letter sent. Klein had hired an artisan to make a silver-white harmonica to simplified summoning incantation. It can used for a year and a half.

["The spirit that wanders about the unfounded, The friendly creature that can be subordinated, The messenger that belongs to Gehrman Sparrow."

— Klein's messenger summoning incantation]

###History: ##Pre-Epoch: His Original Life

He was originally a man named Zhou Mingrui from Earth, living in Southwest China in the current era. He seem to be the only son of the family. His mother in her late forties with ear-length short-hair. She having a chronic disease, still enjoyed busying herself. His father always spoke with a loud voice and silver strands in his black hair.

His profession is leaning toward Majors in the field of engineering and physics. The place of his birth on Earth in China is somewhere in the Southwest.

He was a hardware engineer. He likes single-player games, but as a corporate slave, he has no time and can only play mobile games.

At one point, he harbored feelings for someone, leading him to study Tarot Cards in an attempt to impress them, though his attempts at confession ended in failure.

One day he visited his hometown and bought a thread-bound book titled ‘Quintessential Divination and Arcane Arts of the Qin and Han Dynasty’ at an old bookstore. After experiencing a month of bad luck, he performed a Luck Enhancement Ritual recorded at the beginning of the book, which resulted in him transmigrating in the middle of the night.

He was a ‘qualified keyboard politician, keyboard historian, keyboard economist, keyboard biologist, and keyboard folklorist’, deeming himself to be ‘knowing something of everything’ but mocked by a close friend as ‘only knowing a little of everything’.

###Abilites: ##Authorities: As The Lord of Mysteries, he has the full Authority over: Fool Pathway Error Pathway Door Pathway

##Beyonder Abilities: ##List of Charms and Bullets: Yesterday Once More Charm - A charm created by Klein using the remains of his Worms of Spirit and the power of the Sefirah Castle. It has the appearance of a rectangular diamond-like shape, with layers of complicated symbols that extend into the void from the constantly refracting light. Looking at it can make someone dizzy as if they are witnessing the passing of history. The charm is activated with the word "History" spoken in Ancient Hermes. The charm allows an individual to borrow the power of history to look into their past and borrow its power.[1] Control Spirit Bullet - A bullet made by Klein from the remains of his Worms of Spirit and the power of Sefirah Castle. It can paralyze someone for a period of time.

##List of Notable Marionettes: Admiral of Blood Senor (Destroyed) Admiral Hell Ludwell (Destroyed) Winner Enzo (Briefly Controlled by Amon) Earl of the Fallen Qonas Kilgor (Lost) Oaf (Destroyed) Silver Knight Golem (Temporary) Daly Simone (Temporary)

##General Abilities: Scholarship - The memories of the original Klein and some research done on his own made the current Transmigrator well-versed in the past of the new world. Moreover, he learned a few ancient languages (Hermes, Jotun, etc.) along with rare historical facts during his activities as a Beyonder and leader of the worldwide Tarot Club. Uncovering layer upon layer of mysteries and secrets of the past also made Klein privy to some matters known only by a few. After digesting the potion of Scholar of Yore, he is one of the few people who have knowledge about the world before the First Epoch, which is the modern era. Marksmanship - After long hours in the shooting range and expending numerous bullets, he is now able to hit a non-moving target. Although he still has some problems hitting agile targets. Skill with guns is greatly improved after advancing to Clown and is now able to hit moving targets with great accuracy. Mysticism - As a Nighthawk, Klein had lessons with Old Neil about the basics of the supernatural world, such as how to conduct ritualistic magic and other ceremonies. The Book of Secrets by Klarman that he obtained in Backlund allowed him to become an expert in the basics of mysticism. His role as the leader of a secret organization also made him privy to some secret matters and mysteries related to Gods, the Pathways, etc. Divination - After completing Sequence 9 as a Seer, Klein learned several methods of divination. He continues to use them even after progressing through his pathway. These techniques include the use of spirit pendulums, dowsing, and dream divination. Acting - He can assume several roles of different identities, such as a God, an Adventurer, a Detective, a Tycoon, and a Wandering Magician. Each role has different personalities. With these roles, he can fool most people he comes in contact with, making them believe that each personality is an entirely different person. Received basic knight training that strengthened his physical condition. Maintain Lucidity in most situations (dream infiltration/spirit channeling) due to blessings of Evernight Goddess.

##Abilities as the owner of Sefirah Castle: Entrance - Able to enter the domain of Sefirah Castle by taking four steps counter-clockwise in a square, while conducting a specific chant. Summon - Able to draw in members of the Tarot Club at will, and others who make connections with Mr. Fool by saying his honorific name or through other ways. Prayer - Able to receive prayers and answer them. Prayers can be used to view the surroundings of the person praying. Sacrificial Ritual - Able to move items in and out of Sefirah Castle, this is used by the tarot members to shuttle items between themselves. Divination - Able to ignore some interference when divining inside the Sefirah Castle. Even outside the castle his spiritual intuition and sense for danger are enhanced.[10] Historical Projections - Able to conjure various pseudo-material things that one can see, touch, use for divination, etc., but is unable to take to the outside world. The pseudo-materials are historical projections. Fog - Able to use the fog around him in the Sefirah Castle. The power of the fog can be mobilized to make high-level charms and bullets. Mystical Items - Mystical items moved into the castle become docile as if in a sealed state; however, Klein is still able to use them to directly interfere with the real world without suffering any of the negative effects of the items. After staying in the Sefirah Castle for a while, normal items gradually transform into mystical items. These items also bear the scent of the Sefirah Castle after prolonged stays inside the domain. Corruption - Able to make Beyonders of certain pathways potentially lose control upon viewing the aura of Sefirah Castle which permeates out into the real world and augments his body. The aura is equivalent to seeing a Mystical Creature in the eyes of low and mid sequence Beyonders. Those who view Sefirah Castle will establish a preliminary connection with it, allowing Klein to track them. Purification - Able to see, purify, destroy or interfere with spiritual connections to some degree while within Sefirah Castle. For example, when a Tarot Club member is possessed, Klein can sense and destroy the spirit possessing the member even when the member was unaware of it, as well as shield members from the whispers of evil entities that turn them crazy or make them mutate. Everytime Klein or a member of the Tarot Club enters the castle they are purified from any curse or corruption. It is the same for some items. Spirit Medium - Inside the castle he is able to directly communicate with spirits, without Ritualistic Magic, like a Spirit Medium. Angel Embrace - Able to use Paper Angel/Angel Embrace by using the power from Sefirah Castle and one of the Cards of Blasphemy. Angel Embrace hides one's true thoughts, maintain one's lucidity, and interfere with fate to hide one's tracks. In those aspect the red priest card is the strongest Klein has. Spirit Body - Able to summon himself as a spirit body by praying to himself and responding to the prayer. By accommodating items of a higher level into his spirit body, he can augment his spirit body and make it more corporeal. As a Spirit Body, he can directly attack one's soul. Ending the summons instantly returns him above the Gray Fog. Azik's Copper Whistle - Forms pitch-black flames flaring out from the eye sockets. Black Emperor Card - Forms an imposing set of armor with a gorgeous pitch-black crown and long black cape. The aura becomes majestic and dignified, exuding an awe-inspiring vibe. Tyrant Card - Forms a heavy papal tiara and a dark blue religious robe. Red Priest Card - Forms a dark gold mask, a crown embedded with gems that sparkle red, blue, and green, and a dark red robe that looks like rust and settled gunpowder that had been stained by copious amounts of blood. The Red Priest Card is very compatible with Paper Angel's interference effect with fate. The Fool Card - Forms an extremely gorgeous piece of headwear and colorful clothes. The aura becomes deep and terrifying but gives off a comical, ridiculous, ludicrous feeling. Sequence 0 of the Fool Pathway, as well as the majority of abilities from the Error and Door Pathways that are below sequence 0. Moreover, he is not much weaker outside than inside the Sefirah Castle.

###Relationships & Affiliations: ##Relatives: Benson Moretti: Older Brother. After the death of original Klein's parents, Benson kept the Moretti family from falling into poverty. He cares for his hardworking older brother and tries to help him in any way he can. He primarily learned the art of haggling from Benson. Benson is a bit dull relative to his siblings but not to say he's dumb. Benson always tries his best for his siblings and mocks curly-haired-baboons with a passion. After Klein's 'death', he was very distraught. Melissa Moretti: Melissa is Klein's younger sister. After taking the identity of Klein, Klein treats Melissa just like a real sister. He cares deeply for her and shows concern whenever there's a chance of her being in danger. Klein is overprotective of her as well as she is him. Melissa is very sharp and sometimes gets suspicious of Klein, but even then it's mostly because she always worries about him. She was very distraught at his 'death'. Alice Moretti: Benson's Daughter. Appeared in the last chapter of the novel.

##University: Azik Eggers: He's Klein's teacher from University. He's always ready to help Klein on his business and teaches him many things regarding Beyonders world. Klein always referred to him as an example to maintain his humanity in the midst of High Sequence Beyonder Characteristic effects.

##Klein as a Nighthawk: Dunn Smith: Former Captain. Leonard Mitchell: Former Colleague, as well as a member of the Tarot Club. Daly Simone: Former Colleague. Old Neil: Former Colleague and first teacher into the world of Beyonders. Frye: Former Colleague. Kenley White: Former Colleague. Seeka Tron: Former Colleague.

##Connection with Gods: [Your fate has intersected Amanises, Leodero, Adam, Amon, Herabergen, Aucuses, Medici, Ouroboros, as well as ‘Him’…

Sasrir to Klein]

Through divination and other ways, Klein had drawn the attention of a number of gods. According to the Evil Spirit Sasrir, "He" had crossed paths with "His" other self True Creator, seven former Kings of Angels, and Amanises.

Evernight Goddess: The Evernight Goddess had been putting a great deal of attention on "Him" and responded to every one of "His" prayers/rituals. Klein was, in many ways, "Her" Blessed.

##Allies: Will Auceptin: Will put an investment in Klein after he saw Klein's uniqueness. He advised and helped Klein while Klein's dealing with high-level matters and high-sequence Beyonders. Bernadette Gustav (Huang Tao asked Zhou Mingrui to be her uncle) Roselle Gustav: Fellow Transmigrator Evernight Goddess: Fellow Transmigrator and the Goddess he believed in nominally, she's also the first Goddess he got in contact with. Klein is her blessed. Pallez Zoroast Trissy: They temporarily worked together to stop George III's Apotheosis Ritual. Azik Eggers Reinette Tinekerr Sharron Maric Blazing Danitz

##Tarot Club: Major Arcana: Audrey Hall, Alger Wilson, Derrick Berg, Fors Wall, Emlyn White, Cattleya, Leonard Mitchell, Xio Derecha, Lumian Lee Minor Arcana: Franca Roland, Jenna, Anthony Reid, Maric, Susie

##Enemies: Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings, Ince Zangwill, Zaratul, Amon, Adam, True Creator, Panatiya, Mr. A, Mother Tree of Desire, Mother Goddess of Depravity

##Occupation(s): Great Old One, God, Founder and convener of the Tarot Club, Transmigrator As Klein Moretti: History Graduate, Nighthawk, Fortune-Teller at the Divination Club (Former) Inspector of Tingen Police Department As Sherlock Moriarty: Detective, Bodyguard (Temporary), Shareholder of Backlund Bike Company (Former), Informant of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery As Gehrman Sparrow: Adventurer, Bounty Hunter, Volunteer (Temporary), The Fool's Oracle (Former), Angel of Redemption under The Fool As Dwayne Dantès: Merchant, Founder and symbolic role director of the Loen Charity Bursary Foundation, Leader of Numinous Episcopate faction in Backlund, Shareholder of Coim Company (Former), Arms Dealer As Merlin Hermes: Wandering Magician

##Affiliation(s): Tarot Club (Major Arcana) Church of the Fool New City of Silver New Moon City Abraham Family Rose School of Thought's Temperance Faction Church of the Sea God Life School of Thought Church of the Evernight Goddess Nighthawks (Former) Blackthorn Security Company (Former) Adventurer Association

##Religion(s): Church of the Fool (As Gehrman Sparrow and Merlin Hermes) Church of the Evernight Goddess (Nominally, as Klein Moretti and Dwayne Dantès) Church of the God of Steam and Machinery (Nominally, as Sherlock Moriarty)

###Honorific Names The Fool:

[The Fool that doesn't belong to this era; The Mysterious Ruler above the Gray Fog; The King of Yellow and Black who wields good luck

— Honorific Name of The Fool]

Note: The last line of The Fool's Honorific Name, "The King of Yellow and Black who wields good luck" shared a similar meaning to the honorific name of the "Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings". In Chinese, Yellow refers to Earth, and Black refers to Heaven.

Sea God Kalvetua: [Blessed of the sea and spirit world; Guardian of the Rorsted Archipelago; Ruler of the Undersea Creatures; Master of Tsunamis and Storms; The Great Kalvetua.

— Honorific Name of Sea God Kalvetua]

Gehrman Sparrow: [The Blessed of the Spirit World and the Sefirah Castle; The Mystery stemming from ancient times; The Witness of an extended history; Angel who redeems mankind; Protector of all impoverished children; The Great Gehrman Sparrow

— Current Honorific Name of Gehrman Sparrow]

The Sacred Emblems are the symbols of the Gods which are worshiped and glorified by the people in the Fifth Epoch. The Sacred Emblem of The Fool is the Pupil-less Eye and the Contorted Lines; represent secrecy and change.

###Trivia: It was confirmed by the author, Zhou Mingrui and Klein Moretti have the same birthday on March 4th. In the side story “In Modern Day,” it's revealed that Zhou Mingrui is tone deaf. Zhou Mingrui seems to be from Sichuan and is able to eat very spicy food. Klein's epitaph on the tombstone in Raphael Cemetery, Tingen City: "The best elder brother, The best younger brother, The best colleague." Each of his identity names has a reference from various media in the real-life world: Sherlock Moriarty: A combination of names from the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis, James Moriarty. The fictional characters in the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Gehrman Sparrow: Gehrman is a reference to Gehrman, the First Hunter, a boss character in Bloodborne. And Captain Jack Sparrow, the protagonist of the Pirates of the Caribbean. Dwayne Dantès: Dantès is a reference to a famous avenger, Edmond Dantès from The Count of the Monte Cristo, a French adventure novel written in 1844. Merlin Hermes: Merlin refers to the legendary wizard featured in Arthurian legend. And Hermes originated from Greek Mythology, who is the Herald of the Gods, Protector of travelers and merchants. Ever since he acquainted himself with Frank Lee, Klein had quit drinking milk. Although he started drinking it again as Dwayne Dantès. He has a mild fear of heights. After the incident in Bayam, his identity as Gehrman Sparrow was on the Wanted list, with a bounty of 50,000 pounds. And has reached 90,000 pounds in volume 5. Based on Danitz case, his bounty was likely removed after the year 1352 because he became an 'official' Beyonder under the Church of the Fool. Both Medici and Sasrir said he has a great talent for being a Provoker. In the second book, Lumian said how Mr. Fool's incarnation was a better Provoker than himself, after he learnt how he used Leodero's real name as an incantation. He is extremely afraid of snakes, stemming from childhood trauma after secretly watching Calamity of Snakes (1983), where a scene involving a demolished building exposing a nest of snakes deeply disturbed him. Klein described himself as "A person who likes beautiful women, but he doesn't give himself up to pleasure to keep to his principles", also denied any interest in men, answering Madam Da's question about if he likes men with "How is that possible?", and described his sexual orientation as "very normal" and that no matter how Ouroboros' image in the Fool's Dream looks good, it has nothing to do with him, just making him a little jealous. Klein's 'signature' is his classic 'lampooning' - something he does often, with 211 known instances in Book 1.