"Please come in."
Opening the door, Klein stepped aside, bent down and raised his hand, inviting Angel to come in like a waiter at the door of a hotel.
"Thank you."
Angel is not polite. This is not the first time she has come to Klein's home.
Angel has visited this neighbor's house several times since the last celebration party for Moretti's housewarming. Most of the time he met Klein's sister Melissa·Moretti by chance after get off work, and was warmly invited by her to come to Klein's house for a chat.
But unlike the previous times, this time it was Angel who actively requested to come to the door.
Entering the living room, Angel went straight to the single sofa next to the bay window and sat down directly as if he were back at home.
Daffodil Street Nos. 2, 4 and 6 have almost the same internal structure. The living room, study, kitchen, bathroom and other rooms on the first floor are all located in the same position as her own home. In particular, there is the same single sofa next to the oriel window facing the street.
She stretched her limbs on the sofa and watched Klein go to the kitchen. After working for a while, she served two cups of steaming coffee.
"Melissa hasn't finished school yet. I thought you were here to find her."
Putting the coffee on the table, Klein sat on the sofa opposite Angel, stretched his hands and feet, and said with a tired look on his face.
Today, the two of them followed senior Nighthawks to patrol the jurisdiction, and then used their free time in the afternoon to search for the "red chimney" building divined by Klein in the city. After running around for a day, they were very tired at this time.
But Angel thought of Ms. Daly's letter last night, and still insisted on asking to come to Klein's house to talk about "private matters."
"This time I'm not looking for her, I'm looking for you," Angel said, staring at the steaming coffee in the cup. "Ms. Daly sent me a letter last night, and she mentioned the 'special application' again."
"Again?"
Klein captured this word keenly.
Angel then remembered that he had not told Daly about his first visit.
"That's it..."
From the time Daly came to Tingen at night and communicated with her with the help of a translucent face, until last night when he handed the reply letter to the messenger who grabbed the letter with his tongue, Angel completely told Klein the contents of the two days of communication with Daly.
Well, except for "Instigation", which offended Daly, and asking the other party to find Potion's materials.
"I see, Ms. Daly has indeed mastered 'Acting Method'. No wonder she was promoted so quickly... But why does the church prohibit the spread of this method that can safely digest Potion? People who know it are even required to swear not to leak relevant information?"
Klein murmured, lost in thought, picked up the coffee cup and took a sip, but he grinned due to the scalding hot coffee.
"You may have to wait until you reach the top of the church to know the reason. At least Ms. Daly's Sequence 6 still doesn't know the relevant information."
Angel is also puzzled by this, but currently among the church insiders she knows, the highest Sequence is Ms. Daly. Since she doesn't know, or can't tell, there is no other information channel.
"Ignoring this for now, she also said that we should submit a special application as soon as possible. My 'Seer' Potion has been digested, but what about you? If you need to take Potion on the spot..."
Angel knew that Klein had somehow learned that he was Sequence 8's "Instigator", so he had this question.
"Ms. Daly specifically mentioned that the church does not have the formula for 'Instigator' Potion. After the examination, you may be asked to configure Potion on the spot for promotion. I am afraid I can only find a way myself. What a pity."
There was no regret on her expression, but a smile.
Klein on the opposite side also breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's no problem. We can go to the captain to submit a special application tomorrow."
He seemed to have let go of something on his mind and smiled.
"After submitting the application, you still need to find an opportunity to tell the other team members 'Acting Method'. Well... the captain is already performing the role, and I believe he will have results soon..."
Having said this, Klein frowned, as if he remembered something unpleasant.
"... As for other people, Leonard is probably aware of this method, or at least has a similar summary. We can tell Daly how to play the captain to others. Don't be too direct. It will appear deliberate and make the examiner think that we know in advance that we need to make an oath, which will cause trouble for Ms. Daly..."
Angel drank hot coffee, bathed in the sunset that spilled into the living room outside the window, and watched Klein racking his brains, planning how to reasonably "reveal" Acting Method tomorrow. For a moment, he felt that this moment of tranquility and peace would last until the end of time.
"Well, what's wrong?"
Klein was talking endlessly about his plan. He felt Angel's eyes and looked up at him.
"No, it's okay, you continue..."
Wow——
The sound of a key being inserted into the keyhole came from the door, followed by Melissa's soliloquy:
"I'll be back."
She held her schoolbag in one hand, bread and vegetables in paper bags in the other, and walked into the living room with her knees on Door Opening.
"Hey, Klein, you're so early today...Miss Angel, you're here too!"
Melissa found the two of them in the corner of the living room and shouted in surprise. Then his eyes swept back and forth between Angel and Klein and suddenly asked:
"Miss Angel, do you want to have dinner with us today?"
"Braised Lamb, this is my brother's specialty."
Bringing the last dish to the table, Melissa introduced it with pride.
Unexpectedly, Klein could actually cook such a "hard dish". Angel, who had only been cooking in one pot for the past two lives, was quite blushing. She opened the lid of the dinner plate and tried to find faults driven by her pride, but she was lost in the aroma that burst out instantly.
"... Well, it does smell good..."
She had to admit.
As Klein, who had distributed the plates, also sat down, Angel saw the two of them preparing to eat and asked curiously:
"Don't you need to wait for Mr. Benson to come back?"
Melissa handed the bread to Klein, then spread his own piece with butter and replied:
"Ban... The company where my brother works often works overtime until very late recently. Before, he often had to travel to Pritz Harbor or even Desi County. Fortunately, he can put down those heavy tasks recently, because..."
She looked at Klein who was breaking bread and smiled without saying a word.
Angel was convinced that Klein became Nighthawks. Obtaining this high income was a great help to the Moretti family, which was originally supported by Mr. Benson alone.
Their eldest brother, who is so busy that his hairline frequently moves back, no longer needs to work overtime frequently for that extra income, and Melissa...
Within less than a month of getting to know Melissa, Angel could clearly see that the girl's facial skin was gradually becoming rosy, the subcutaneous fat was slowly filling in, and even the long black hair was getting shinier.
It is conceivable that before this, she did not get enough nutrition at this age.
No wonder Klein works so hard to be promoted and to gain a firm foothold in Nighthawks...
Looking at "Seer" Klein who was spreading butter on the bread next to her, Angel had a smile on her lips. She quickly took a bite of the fluffy bread to hide her expression.
Well, maybe after a while, he will no longer be "Seer". By the way, what are the names of Sequence 8 and Potion of Seer?
While thinking, Melissa opposite her thought of something else, her eyes lit up and she said:
"Moreover, Benson... Brother, he is currently taking advantage of his spare time to review and prepare to take the Kingdom's public examination next year. If he can pass the exam to become a government employee, everything will be fine."
By the way, Miss Justice mentioned on Tarot Club that the proposal to recruit service officers through public examinations at the beginning of next year will enter the implementation stage. For employees like Mr. Benson who are diligent in involution, if they can...
Hey, but how did the Moretti family, such an ordinary family, learn about this proposal that had not even passed the vote of the upper and lower houses?
This question suddenly popped up in Angel's mind. He looked up at Melissa and saw that she was immersed in the imagination of a better life in the future. Then she turned to look at Klein.
The latter was looking at him, but then looked away.
Why can't I change the chapter name after uploading?