Not Leonard At All

Lynch didn't refuse at all. As soon as he saw Dunn changing shifts, he quickly slipped away. He was so bored here that he didn't know what to do. He hadn't even brought a book with him.

When he returned to the hotel, he greeted Leonard and the others, declined their invitation to play cards, and went straight to his room to sleep.

In his dream, he was counting money, so much money that he couldn't even count it all.

Klein, who was standing nearby, asked to borrow some money from him. He generously gave him one hundred pounds, telling him to go ahead and buy the Potion without worry.

The happiness didn't last long; the dream suddenly changed, and he returned to the Daffodil House in Tingen.

He was only surprised for a second when the Stone of Myriad Phenomena reminded him that someone had entered his dream.

He could only sit helplessly at his desk, pick up a book, and pretend to be reading seriously.

That's when the door was opened.

It was Dunn who walked in.

Lynch had just guessed it was his captain. In this remote town, no one but the captain would dare to do such a thing.

"Stop looking, I'll take you to find something fun."

Dunn looked at him gently.

Lynch could only stand up. As he was about to go out, he noticed that he was wearing a frayed shirt and shorts.

No, what kind of image does he actually have in the captain's mind?

Does he usually dress like this?

He wanted to change his clothes, but Dunn refused.

"No need to trouble yourself, we're all on the same side."

Dunn explained.

Lynch had no choice but to be led out of the house by him, and then they even rode in a carriage in a very realistic manner, although the carriage probably only traveled for a minute.

"Right here."

Dunn got off the carriage, and Lynch immediately jumped down as well.

Then he rubbed his temples.

Dunn took him to the Nighthawks squad.

Why did we bring him here?

The ever-heating light from the Stone of Myriad Phenomena was a constant reminder that its energy was being depleted. Why was Dunn so oblivious?

What's the point of coming here?

He comes to work here every day!

Come in!

Dunn invited him in, and Lynch sighed, having no choice but to obediently follow him inside.

"Look here, you can play cards right here without paying any money."

Dunn pointed to Frye and Leonard, who had clearly been dragged there against their will, and said with a hint of smugness in his voice.

Lynch: "..."

So the captain thinks the reason he doesn't play cards is because he's unwilling to pay?

Is it possible that he genuinely doesn't like playing games?

Besides, who would play cards when their energy is constantly being depleted?

Yes, now you don't have to pay, but you still need to consume energy!

Although he can now absorb a fixed amount of energy every week when he goes to Sefirah Castle, he doesn't absorb more than before because he wants to maintain a steady flow.

So energy is still a bit tight.

Making him expend his energy playing cards is more hopeless than making him pay to work a regular job.

However, considering that Dunn had already set up this game, it wouldn't be right not to play, so he could only play a round with tears in his eyes.

He then said he felt like there was something he hadn't finished, and reminded Dunn to quickly switch shifts with Leonard and the others, asking how Dunn could bear to drag people over to play cards like this.

Perhaps Dunn finally remembered his business, for he regretfully ended the game and made an appointment with Lynch to play again next time.

Lynch pretended not to hear, figuring that a slower reaction time in a dream wouldn't cause any problems.

After Dunn left, Lynch exited the dream. He turned over in his hotel bed, detached himself from the simulated Sleepless Pathway, and fell into a deep sleep again.

This time, sleep was much quieter, and Lynch slept until morning, only waking up when Frye came to knock on the door.

"Last night, I dreamt that the team captain forced us to play cards with you."

When Frye saw Lynch come out, he said with a hint of amusement in his voice.

Lynch awkwardly covered his face.

"I'm sorry, maybe it's because I never play cards that the captain misunderstood something. I'll tell him next time."

Frye smiled again and pulled a soli from his pocket.

"No, that's not it. I lost in my dream last night, and this is your achievement."

Lynch looked at him in surprise. This man was really too kind, so kind that he now wanted to ask Leonard why he didn't have this kind of self-awareness.

Therefore, on the way back, Lynch kept arguing with Leonard about whether winning in a dream counts as a victory.

Lynch won in the end.

Both Frye and Dunn have stated that Leonard should give Lynch the money he won.

"You two just keep spoiling him! His victory yesterday was clearly due to you throwing the game!"

Leonard gritted his teeth and pulled out two soli from his bulging wallet.

Lynch snatched it away.

No matter how little the money was, he really liked it.

As for Dunn and Frye going easy on him, that means they're good people. Leonard, on the other hand, is clearly taking it too seriously. To be so ruthless towards a rookie like him is truly despicable!

Lynch gave Leonard a disdainful look, then happily stuffed the money into his wallet.

This guy has so much money, yet he's still haggling over two soli.

Leonard felt extremely wronged, but he couldn't argue with the three people in the carriage, so he could only sigh repeatedly, feeling that he was no longer the captain's favorite.

Dunn others laughed the whole time they heard this.

The carriage moved along, occasionally revealing glimpses of the morning scenery outside the window.

Around 10 a. m., they finally returned to the security company.

After setting up the Sun Sacred Emblem, Dunn gave them a day off, allowing them to spend the day at home.

Lynch immediately hopped on Leonard's carriage to go home. He discovered that Leonard's house was quite close to Khoy University, and he could simply wait for the carriage to stop and go directly to Khoy University to find Mr. Azik.

Leonard said that Lynch should split the fare, but when Lynch actually offered to pay, he refused and even made a disparaging remark about Lynch's salary, leaving Lynch speechless.

He really wanted to say that he wasn't poor at all; if he took out all his money and exchanged it for coins, he could bury Leonard.

But considering that these were all illicit assets, he kept quiet.

"By the way, why do you always contact Mr. Azik? Do you know anything about him?"

I also saw a portrait of Mr. Azik in the Ramud Town. I heard from one of my sources that this man is not simple, and you need to be careful when you're with him."

Just as Lynch was about to get out of the car, Leonard suddenly lowered his voice and said...

Lynch was taken aback. He thought Leonard Leonard would suspect him after seeing Mr. Azik's portrait, but Leonard simply reminded him to be careful. This was not like Leonard at all!