【Lenke】Old Box

Chapter 1 Part 1

pain……

Head hurts……

Leonard Mitchell, who has been the "Secret Servant" of Sequence 2 for many years, can't remember the last time he heard such a strong raving.When he woke up from the raving that was enough to explode his brain, he found himself in a strange yet somewhat familiar environment.

He was standing in front of a dilapidated rental house. There were three people in front of him. A policeman with a brown beard was knocking on the door roughly, while the other two were quietly waiting beside him. One was a sharp-eyed policeman. A brown-haired middle-aged man, and another police officer with a straight nose and deep eyes made Leonard's pupils constrict and his breathing became stagnant.

That was his captain in Tingen's Nighthawks team - Dunn Smith!

As if noticing his strangeness, Dunn turned around and asked, "What's the matter, Leonard? Did you find anything?"

Leonard forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart, and shook his head: "It's nothing, I just...well, I saw a caterpillar."

Using clumsy excuses to hide his emotions, Leonard finally recalled the source of the familiarity.

This is the residence of his best friend, Klein Moretti, before joining the Nighthawks—the townhouse on Iron Cross Street.

If it was the house at No. 2 Narcissus Street, Leonard believed that he would definitely recognize it immediately, Leonard added silently in his heart.

There are indications that, for unknown reasons, he returned to June 1349, 6, 28 minutes before his first encounter with Klein Moretti.

Leonard took a deep breath, suppressed all kinds of doubts and panic, and decided to meet Klein according to the scheduled procedure.At the same time, he confirmed his own state, and sure enough, his powerful Extraordinary abilities had disappeared without a trace, and he was still that poor Sequence 8 who hadn't even digested the potion of "Midnight Poet".

Walking into the corridor of the apartment, after a quick knock on the door, the familiar voice of Klein Moretti came from behind the door with a little vigilance, and then, he looked like he had just woken up Klein pushed the door and walked out.

Oh, well done.

Leonard teased silently in his heart.

Today should be Monday. Judging by the time, Klein probably just finished the Tarot Society. Is he already a Extraordinary?After simple reasoning, Leonard came up with a negative answer.

Even the lowest-level Sequence 9 potion costs a few hundred pounds. If Klein really had this money, he would definitely use it to improve the quality of life of Benson and Melissa. It is impossible for them to continue living here A dilapidated apartment without even a bathroom.

After the questioning ended, Leonard didn't flip through his notebook, but just admired his trembling appearance with great interest.However, he didn't let his gaze be too presumptuous. With Klein's insight, it would be terrible if he accidentally saw his abnormality.

When the police officers left the room one after another, Leonard wanted to wait for Klein to say: "You will protect me!", to pat him on the shoulder and comfort him, but Klein just With a panicked face, he supported the door frame and watched them leave.

Could it be that he didn't say that cheaply: "Generally speaking, it's normal for all the parties involved to die in this kind of incident." Klein won't act anymore?The corners of Leonard's mouth twitched slightly, he held back his smile and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, since you are lucky enough to survive, you won't die easily."

"Uh...thank you." Klein looked at the young police officer in front of him in surprise, and thanked him in a low voice.

In fact, Leonard wanted to say handsomely: "Don't worry, we will protect you." But he suddenly remembered vaguely that the Nighthawks planned to use Klein as a bait to catch the members of the Secret Order who were spying on him, so Leonard Nader still chose to restrain himself a little, waved to Klein, then turned and left the apartment.

He believed that no matter how calm and wise Klein was, he would still feel a little flustered when he was involved in such a thing as an ordinary person. He hoped that those words would give Klein a sense of peace of mind.

As soon as he walked out of the door of the apartment, the voice of Pallez Zarathustra rang in his mind:

"Something is wrong with you today."

Because there was a colleague in front of him, Pallez did not wait for him to reply, and continued: "Usually, at this time, you will definitely say, 'Generally speaking, it is normal for all parties involved to die when encountering such incidents.' That's right. , why are you so friendly to that young man?"

"cough……!"

Leonard's choking sound made Dunn also stop in his tracks. He turned his head and glanced at Leonard, and said calmly, "Leonard, I thought you would say, 'Generally speaking, when encountering In this kind of incident, it is normal for all parties involved to die." I am very happy to see that you have become a little calmer."

Leonard's smile froze on his face.

What impression do you all have of me? !

……

Back at the Blackthorn Security Company, Leonard immediately realized a problem. Judging from Pallez's reaction just now, the future Pallez didn't come with him.

Maybe he can share his situation with Pallez and ask him what he thinks. Even if he doesn't confess, he believes that Pallez will quickly find out the abnormality, so it's better to seek his help directly.

However, just as he was about to speak, he fell into another predicament.How should he describe it to Pales?

Just say I'm from the future?

There is no way of proving this except by telling Pallez what happened to him in the future, which he cannot tell Pallez.No, not only can't tell, he doesn't even dare to think about it now, he is constantly forcing himself to divert his attention, otherwise, with the secrets he knows, he might explode on the spot at Sequence 8 into a brilliant firework.

And his encounters in the low sequence are basically firmly tied to Ince Zangwill, let alone, he doesn't want to be on the special attention list of 0-08 early.

What is left?When the red gloves go on missions with teammates?This was originally his most likely future plan, which is not evidence at all.

Thinking about it carefully, in his ordinary life, he embarked on the "colorful" road after meeting Klein Moretti again... He has to admit that Klein Moretti is the real era The protagonist, not only has a magnificent life, but also leads all the people related to him into completely different fate trajectories.

In short, insisting on such an unthinkable thing without evidence, Pallez's more likely reaction is to suspect that the host is crazy and replace it on the spot.

It would be great if the hidden state could still be used... Leonard sighed secretly in his heart.

However, as soon as this idea appeared in his mind, he felt that his spirituality was uncontrollably and crazily vented, but this process was very short, and before Pallez could react, the spiritual catharsis stopped.

"What did you do?" Pallez's old voice came in his head.

Leonard rubbed his throbbing forehead, feeling that his spirituality had dried up at this moment. He raised his head and scanned around, and soon found a hidden corner less than one cubic meter in front of him, which was completely different from the surroundings. .

This is... Before Leonard had time to think, he felt a broken feeling in his body. His "Midnight Poet" potion was completely digested at this moment!

Leonard is no longer a rookie who just entered the extraordinary world, and he immediately realized the reason for this situation.Although his level has been lowered due to returning to the past, his personality has not changed, and he can still induce a very weak hidden power, and the use of the ability of the same path far beyond his own level also facilitates the digestion of potions.

So, Leonard immediately got into the narrow secret place, curled up and let the secret power completely wrap him up.He didn't know how long this secret place could last, so he made a long story short, summarizing his future experience in the most concise language, and at the same time resisted the urge to call Pallez an old man.

This unbelievable situation caused Pallez to fall into a long silence, but fortunately, this hidden realm has not shown signs of fading. Before Leonard urged him, Pallez finally said: "The Jacob family you mentioned Treasure traps in this place really look like Amon's handwriting, hehe...you can actually plan for thousands of years for this, you really think highly of me..."

Leonard's expression froze: "That's all you have in mind?"

"Of course the elderly should care about themselves first." Pallez said naturally, "As for your future colleague, I suggest you not get involved."

"……why?"

"It's very simple." Pallez said quickly: "The end is approaching, and this world needs the power of the old days. If you want to change the doomed fate without authorization, it will lead to fate giving you a worse ending."

"To give a simple example, if your future colleague hadn't died in the battle to prevent the descendant of the 'True Creator' from descending, he wouldn't be able to break away from the Tingen Nighthawks team, and the Church of Evernight didn't have the formula and formula that would allow him to advance. Potion. If you interfere with his original trajectory, where can you find a second genius who can be promoted from an ordinary person to an old one in just three years?"

Leonard thought for a moment, then tentatively asked: "For example...me? My experience just now tells me that as long as I have potions, I should be able to return to Sequence 2 within a year."

Then he heard Pallez's sneer: "You? Let's not mention that you have no source quality at all. In the future, your goddess will master the three paths corresponding to the River of Eternal Darkness. You will have no chance to advance to the old days, nor will you It is possible to become the True God of Sequence 0, and even the hope of being promoted to Sequence 1 is slim, so is it possible that you want to cross paths to become a 'witch'?"

If I can really do it, it's not impossible... Leonard murmured silently in his heart, but he didn't say it, because he himself knew that this was pure nonsense, let alone whether it can be realized, it's just the evil of the Witch Path And chaos is not acceptable to him.If he turned himself into an evil god in order to share Klein's fate, it would be putting the cart before the horse.

It turned out that it was doomed from the very beginning that I would always be helpless in matters concerning Klein...

No... not like that!

Leonard suddenly seized a bit of inspiration, and quickly said: "I won't touch Klein's fate, just strengthen myself. As long as we don't step on that trap and successfully escape Amon's pursuit, Amon won't be able to get yours." That "worm of time" Extraordinary characteristic cannot become a "mistake", and cannot become a true god of Sequence 0. Only Amon of Sequence 1 can hardly interfere with Klein's god-making ceremony, so Klein can not sleep gone?"

He heard Pallez take a deep breath, and he was silent for a moment before speaking: "I can't guarantee it, but this is indeed a way."

Although it was only a vague answer, it was enough to make Leonard hopeful.He immediately remembered that strength doesn't represent everything. He only had Sequence 6 when he besieged Ince Zangwill with Klein, but it also played a certain role.As long as he is fully prepared, he believes that even the angels of Sequence 2 can surprise the true god.

After making up his mind, he thought of another thing: "Then... can I save the captain without destroying Klein's fate?"

Not just the captain, but also Old Neil, Ms. Daly, and other Nighthawks. They didn't have to die originally, but Leonard understood that this was not realistic.

"Don't be too greedy, don't forget, Ince Zangwill attacked the Blackthorn Security Company for the ashes of the saints, to advance to demigod, if you interfere with his ultimate goal, you will be 0-08 Perceived. Your captain brought out the ashes of the saints to prepare for sacrifice. As long as he is still alive, it is impossible for Ince Zangwill to snatch the ashes of Saint Selina." Pallez immediately denied his thoughts.

Leonard nodded with difficulty: "Don't worry, I won't be impulsive, I will carefully consider the consequences before acting."

Next, he carefully recalled the development details of every event in the future. Of course, it is Klein's prejudice that the "sleepless" path has memory problems!He can basically fully grasp what happened during the period of Sherlock Moriarty and Dwayne Dantès; and what happened during the period of Gehrman Sparrow, after Klein was captured by Amon and taken to the Land Abandoned by God At that time, Klein also talked about it in detail when he chatted with him; as for Merlin Hermes, Klein was already an angel, and it was difficult for him to affect his fate, so he could temporarily put it aside.

Leonard sorted out every event in chronological order and clarified the cause and effect relationship. These are things that must never be touched.And Leonard's own mission is not to sit back and relax as long as he doesn't find the Jacob family's treasure. The God of Deceit cannot have only one trap.And if Amon has no clues about Pales at all, it is very likely that he will stay in the Land Abandoned by God and focus on dealing with Klein. This will also lead to great changes, so he may need to take the initiative to attract Amon at critical moments.

It wasn't until the hidden power dissipated that Leonard got up and walked out of the room. He forced himself not to think about those things again, so as not to attract dangerous gazes.

"What are your plans next?" Pallez might have read a trace of determination from his actions.

"Fill out the special application and get the 'Nightmare' potion first." Becoming a "Nightmare" might be able to use Saint Selena's ashes instead of the captain, but Leonard didn't say the second half of the sentence.

If you don't leave Tingen City, you won't be able to apply for the follow-up Sequence 6 "Requiemer" potion, but there are still about two months before the descendant of the "True Creator" descends, and he should be able to digest the "Nightmare" potion by then , the application to become a "red glove" and the promotion can be carried out simultaneously.

"Old man, do you think I can pray to the 'Fool' now and join the Tarot Society in advance? This will be more conducive to paying attention to Klein's movements, and it will also facilitate the improvement of strength." As the two frankly gained mutual trust , Leonard's name for Pallez also changed accordingly.

"You'd better not." Pallez decisively poured cold water again: "According to what you said, your future colleague probably hasn't settled on a distinguished name, and hasn't even communicated with 'Origin Castle' at all. The best thing to pray rashly is that there is no response, and if you are unlucky, it will point to unknown existence. And you, as someone he knows in reality, directly and accurately pronounce his honorable name, will only bring him a huge shock. "

... Indeed, this is indeed a problem.Klein is reckless and cowardly, and he always hides countless secrets in his heart. If he tells him rashly that he knows his most important secret, I am afraid that not only will he not gain his trust, but he will be put on heavy alert Wire.

Moreover, a person who knows the secret of "The Fool" stays in the Tarot Society, watching him play two roles, believing in himself, caring for himself, and holding his body to pretend to be a magic stick, this is simply torture for Klein. Leonard quickly dismissed the idea.

However, the matter of stealing Klein's identity can be put on the agenda earlier, and when Klein plays Dawn Dantès and invites him to believe in "The Fool", he does not express resistance, so that he can also join the Tarot Society in advance.

Soon, he walked to Dunn Smith's office and directly made his request. Dunn looked at him for a long time with deep gray eyes, and finally nodded without rejecting him.

……

In the afternoon of the next day, he really ran into Klein Moretti again at the stairs of the Blackthorn Security Company.

"Good afternoon." Leonard took the initiative to greet him.

"Good afternoon, I don't think I need to introduce myself?" Klein replied humorously.

Leonard smiled, stretched out his right hand as usual and said, "No, I'm very impressed with you. Leonard Mitchell, the midnight poet of Sequence 8."

The following process was the same as last time, but before coming, Leonard applied for a shift change on the grounds that he wanted to introduce the internal situation of the Nighthawks to his new colleagues, so he sent an invitation to Klein: "I don't know if you have Interested in going out for a cup of afternoon tea together? Of course, I treat you."

Sure enough, the last few words hit Klein's nails. He barely concealed the light in his eyes, and said rather reservedly: "Of course, this is my honor."

"You can also ask me about Extraordinary people, trust me, don't ask Roseanne, she will only tell you how dangerous it is to be Extraordinary, of course, she is right, but I miss you The knowledge of an active Nighthawk will be needed even more." Leonard considered the sense of distance in the language, and at the same time carefully observed Klein's emotions, for fear of reading vigilance and vigilance from his eyes.

Fortunately, his enthusiasm didn't arouse Klein's suspicion. What was revealed in his eyes was a little bit of just-right gratitude, as well as... yearning for afternoon tea.

...Whether Klein was cuter in this period, Leonard couldn't help but think.Whether it is "Joker" or "Faceless Man", they can help the Extraordinary disguise himself as a stranger without any flaws. If Miss "Justice" hadn't advised him not to always wear a thick mask, I'm afraid he would see the real Klein's chances will only be less.

Leonard originally wanted to take him to the very famous "Silver Crown Restaurant" in the city, but he felt that he was suspected of being overly enthusiastic, so he took him to the nearby Old Ville Restaurant. Poor Klein didn't know yet, Once again he missed his chance to dine at the Silver Crown.

When they arrived at the restaurant, considering that the two of them were still strangers at the moment, Klein might be a little cautious when asking him to order food, so Leonard was not polite and took the initiative to take on the task of ordering food.

Two black pepper steaks, two grilled snails with red wine, one large French fries, one dessert each, and finally a pot of Earl Gray tea.Except for a pot of tea, it's quite the size of a dinner!

"Okay, you can ask questions now." Leonard said with a smile after returning the menu to the waiter.

Klein placed his hands on the table with his fingers crossed. After deliberating for a moment, he looked directly at Leonard's emerald pupils and slowly spoke:

"Leonard, you... did you know me before?"

"……what?"

TBC

Play off the scene.