"Captain, old Neil!"

Hearing this call, Old Neil, who was sweeping the floor, turned around in confusion.

When he saw Klein running over, he was surprised at first, but the surprise remained on his face for less than three seconds before it turned into shock and anger. He said:

"Why are you still here? It's all over now."

All the joy of reunion was washed away by these words, and Klein came forward with doubts on his face.

Seeing Klein's appearance, Old Neil sighed sadly:

"Oh, is that really the case? Destiny is really elusive. I should have known it a long time ago. Don't stand in the middle of the road and wait for me to finish my work."

After saying that, he gently pushed Klein aside and accelerated the cleaning work.

Klein, who was becoming more confused, stood aside obediently.

Looking at Dunn, who showed obvious signs of losing control and dozing off the whole time, and then looking at Old Neil, who was exactly the same as in his memory, without any changes, his eyes finally fell on the rope binding the wrists of both parties. He had too much

There are so many questions to ask.

But Old Neil was indeed very busy at work, and he could never find a suitable opportunity to speak.

Originally he thought Old Neil was just sweeping the floor.

But after observing for a while, he discovered that it was not the case.

Sweeping the floor was just a way of doing it. Old Neil spent a lot of time checking the shadows of streets and houses. Every trash can and sewer manhole cover had to be opened. The window glass and all reflective mirrors were checked repeatedly. Just when he came out of the sewer.

When he found a male ghost and heard that he would notify the Lord Knight to take it home, Klein roughly guessed what Old Neil's job was.

The Mist City is a mysterious country where the extraordinary and the mundane, the living and the dead coexist. Just imagining the common life of these beings can reveal many contradictions and conflicts in details.

Old Neil's job is to deal with similar problems.

When he thought that the two of them had died in the battle with the evil god's descendants, Klein became even quieter.

Silently following Old Neil, it took nearly an hour for them to complete the journey and arrive at the Central Avenue opposite the city hall gate, where they met the terrible angel yesterday.

Only here does Old Neil's work end.

After twisting his aching and tired body, he took Dunn's hand and turned to look at Klein.

It was obviously a very touching unexpected encounter, but he just couldn't be happy with a sullen expression. The tangled look in his eyes always made Klein feel like he was going to die soon. It was still very miserable. The two parties stayed like this awkwardly for a long time.

Old Neil said helplessly:

"That's it. Let's go to the traveler's cabin to buy breakfast first. I'll tell you slowly."

For some reason, Klein felt relieved and walked forward quickly. Looking at Dunn, who was still dozing off completely unaffected by the outside world, he asked anxiously:

"Old Neil, Captain, what's going on? How did you come to Misty City..."

Knowing that Klein had many questions to ask, Old Neil raised the broom in his hand, stopped him from continuing to ask questions, and then said:

"Be steady, be steady, don't be here, let's talk about it after breakfast."

When he said this, he also found the nearest shadow and put the big broom in his hand. The moment he released his hand, the ordinary-looking big broom melted into a black shadow and automatically tracked to the trash can in the corner and arrived quickly.

, and then completely blend into its shadow.

This kind of operation left Klein stunned for a moment.

He didn't expect that Misty City would incorporate extraordinary power into daily life like this.

Hearing the greeting to set off, Klein obediently followed Old Neil to the traveler's cabin.

On the way, Old Neil greeted some early-rising residents one after another. He only stopped to say hello when he met a dwarf named Seneb, who seemed to be the guardian knight in charge of Old Neil's jurisdiction. He was so familiar and eager.

, giving Klein the illusion that Old Neil has been living in Mist City for several years.

But the actual situation is that less than ten days have passed since the arrival of the descendant of the evil god.

When passing the Witch's Happy House, he discovered that the billboard enchanted with "Charm" yesterday had disappeared.

I don’t know if I have been fined for violations.

Old Neil didn't say anything to him along the way, nor did he introduce Misty City to him.

When he arrived at the traveler's cabin, he just asked him to wait outside. He took Dunn in and bought three breakfasts of meat buns and rice milk using a method similar to scanning a QR code to pay. Klein noticed that Old Neil brought him in a paper bag.

When the packaged breakfast came out, I looked at myself with a strange expression.

"Your luck... is pretty good. I bought three portions of spicy beef stuffed buns."

After receiving the breakfast and being told about the concept of easter egg products, he realized what Old Neil meant.

I bought a total of six meat buns, and the small probability event actually covered half of them.

It's really outrageous.

"After all, I am also the King of Yellow and Black who controls good luck."

Although he was complaining in his heart, he said:

"Perhaps we are very lucky. It is great to survive."

Old Neil neither agreed nor refuted his words. He just said something with vague meaning. He said:

"Maybe. My house is right behind. Let's go there and chat. Dunn will sleepwalk during the day. If he suddenly becomes interested in something, it will be difficult to deal with it."

Realizing that Dunn was indeed out of control, Klein nodded silently.

Old Neil's house is not far from the Traveler's Cottage, and also very close to the Knights' headquarters where he temporarily lives. It is an ordinary white five-story residential building with childish sunny graffiti painted on the side of the building.

The one-bedroom apartment with house number 202 is the home of Old Neil and Dunn in Misty City.

Standing at the door, Klein could see that this room was larger than the room where he temporarily stayed at the Knights' residence. The interior decoration was slightly more life-like, with a kitchen, dining room and balcony, and the living room and bedroom spaces were integrated.

, the functions are very complete, but it is a bit reluctant to accommodate two people.

It must be because life is relatively tight.

Knowing what Klein was thinking, Old Neil, who fed Dunn breakfast like a child, said:

"You haven't prepared extra slippers. Come in directly and sit on the sofa first. Dunn is not suitable for running around during the day. The more things he comes into contact with while sleepwalking, the more likely he is to have problems. I will take care of him to sleep first. If you can wait until night,

I can see him when he is awake, and he will take care of me then. There are too many voices in my head, and I can’t sleep without his help. We can’t live without each other now.”

Knowing the state of the two of them, Klein felt a little sad.

He didn't know if living like this was considered lucky.

Still choosing to take off his shoes at the door, Klein walked to the double sofa next to the bed and sat down.

In his mouth is a meat bun with an inconsistent style of painting, in front of him is a warm scene like an old father taking care of his silly son, and around him is a room that is no different from a bachelor's apartment on earth.

There are really too many familiar and unfamiliar feelings.

Moreover, there is a natural sense of comedy.

Especially when Old Neil sang a lullaby to coax Dunn to sleep, Klein couldn't hold back his laughter. Even if he stopped laughing immediately, Old Neil still rolled his eyes at him as he hummed coldly.

After covering Dunn with a quilt, Old Neil had time to answer Klein's questions.

But when he sat on the sofa, the first question he asked scared Klein. He asked:

"Klein, are you still the same Klein I know?"

Not knowing exactly what Old Neil was asking, Klein unconsciously used his "Joker" ability to control his expression. The silence lasted for a long time, and many answers collided repeatedly in his mind.

lie?

Or tell the truth?

He didn't know, but hesitation itself was an answer. Old Neil, who already knew the answer, did not continue to let Klein struggle. He said:

"I understand. It is indeed the Antigonus Family Notes. It doesn't matter. You are who you are. No matter who you were before Klein, you must always remember your 'self' and don't be deceived by your 'self'.

If you are dominated by your 'superego', your road ahead will be more difficult than ours. The evil ones will continue to induce you to forget your 'self', so be careful."

The philosophical warning was somewhat difficult for Klein to understand.

But what Old Neil said next shocked him even more. He said:

"Dern and I were kidnapped by the descendants of the evil god and entered here. The target of the 'True Creator' was originally you, but the existence that did not want you to enter the Mist City interfered. Dunn stepped into the trap on your behalf, thus destroying those

There was a conspiracy, but you... still came in."

"I……?"

Due to the overload of information, Klein was so shocked that he could not speak a single complete sentence.

Obviously knowing how Klein would react, Old Neil turned his head and said with a smile:

"Are you scared?"

With some self-deprecating ridicule, without expecting a response, Old Neil leaned back on the sofa cushions, shook his head and continued:

"I'm afraid it's too late. We are all pawns in the game of the strong. Living is the best outcome. The more special you are, the harder it is to escape. I originally thought it was Leonard, and I sent him away specially to protect him.

I never thought it would be you, fate is so elusive."

Having heard the name of the evil god "True Creator" earlier, Klein had some idea of ​​the answer. He looked solemn and asked with great hesitation:
Chapter completed!