Become a Nightmare

Under Mr. Azik's speechless gaze, Lynch got his three hundred pounds.

He understood what Mr. Azik meant.

This elder probably wants him to have a romantic relationship with Megose, or even get married.

After all, the hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress trope still has a large market.

But Lynch refused.

What are you saying?

What's more important than gold coins if we love each other and never break up?

Seeing that he was unmoved by reason, Mr. Azik finally gave up on introducing him to potential partners and simply got into his carriage, wanting to avoid seeing or hearing about him.

Lynch also wanted to get into the carriage; he also wanted to study, so he didn't have time to chat with Megose.

But Megose stopped him.

"Mr. Trance, I heard you earn six pounds a week. My father says he'd prefer a son-in-law who earns ten pounds a week."

Lynch:!!

Is there any need to humiliate him like this?

"Hmph, I'll also earn ten pounds a week, you don't need to remind me how poor I am."

He got into Mr. Azik's carriage unhappily, and only after they were far away did he realize that he seemed to have misunderstood?

Wait, is Megose implying that he can marry her when he earns ten pounds a week?

Lynch shook his head fiercely.

Dream!

Given Megose's love-struck mind and his terrible memory, he couldn't even imagine how much trouble their future child would cause.

I had to politely decline.

On Wednesday morning, as soon as Lynch stepped into the security company, he heard Rozanne whisper to him that Daly had come yesterday.

"It's such a shame you weren't here. Otherwise, you could have discussed with her how to master Potion. I heard she talked to Dunn a lot alone. I suspect she might think Dunn is particularly stupid."

Rozanne glanced around and, finding no one nearby, immediately began whispering to Lynch without restraint.

Lynch sighed helplessly.

Is it possible that the two people like each other, and when they're alone together, they just want to see each other more?

However, Rozanne was too fond of gossip, and Lynch was afraid that if he told her, she would spread the word throughout the entire team, so he nodded in agreement.

Yes, yes, that's exactly what Rozanne said.

"By the way, Lynch, the captain wants you to go to his office as soon as you arrive. It seems to be about your induction mission."

After speaking with Lynch, Rozanne finally remembered something important.

Fortunately, Lynch had already gotten used to her.

He straightened his clothes and hurried downstairs to the Chanis Gate.

Today it's Dunn's turn to guard Chanis Gate.

Sure enough, he saw Dunn there.

"Captain, I heard from Rozanne that my induction mission has arrived?"

Dunn nodded gently.

"Yes, Ms. Elma Francis, a businesswoman from Backlund, claims to have received death threats. You need to protect her safety for the next two days. She will leave Tingen after two days to end this business deal."

Lynch said no problem.

It seems that Dunn specifically chose this task for him, as it was a perfect match for his expertise.

"Take another look at the letter. Ms. Francis received this letter a month ago. It told her to get away from Tingen as soon as possible or she would be killed."

At the time, Ms. Francis did not take it seriously, thinking it might be a gift from her competitor trying to disrupt her plans. Little did she know that not long after, a shipment of her important goods would be lost.

Although Ms. Francis was worried, she felt that since the shipment was lost, she couldn't leave the place easily and had to wait until the police found it.

Who knew that strange things would happen frequently during this period? She would always encounter things that would inexplicably hurt her. Sometimes, when she was walking on the street, people around her would start fighting, and then some sharp weapon would be thrown at her.

If it weren't for the many servants surrounding Ms. Francis, she might have died long ago.

Nevertheless, Ms. Francis could not hold out any longer and had someone call the police. The police investigation revealed extraordinary circumstances, so the case was transferred to us.

Dunn pushed a letter toward Lynch.

Lynch took out the letter and glanced at it casually, then his lips twitched.

This Hainasen is so busy; he even interferes in the comings and goings of businessmen. I wonder what he's really up to?

However, since Hainasen was already dead, Lynch had no way of asking him about this.

"I only need to protect Ms. Francis, don't I need to find out who's behind this?"

Lynch asked hesitantly.

Dunn shook his head.

"We investigated this matter thoroughly but couldn't find the person behind it. Various Ritual Magic also told us that it was just a coincidence, but we all know that it must have been done by Beyonder."

However, they couldn't find the other party, and the other party didn't intend to kill Ms. Francis. A month was enough time; even a large number of servants wouldn't have helped if the other party truly wanted to kill Ms. Francis. They simply wanted Ms. Francis to leave.

That's true, it sounds like a scare tactic.

Most importantly, this must have been the work of Ince Zangwill and 008. If they wanted to kill an ordinary person, how could they let him live for so long?

"Okay, I'll go protect Ms. Francis right away."

Lynch planned to put up a big poster at Ms. Francis's door, claiming that Ms. Francis would leave in two days. This would be a clear message to Ince Zangwill, and that should solve the problem.

It is very safe.

"If you discover any problems, tell us immediately; don't act alone."

Before Lynch left, Dunn gave him a serious reminder.

Don't worry! If there are any problems, I'll come back to you immediately!

He's not stupid; he's scared too!

However, there shouldn't be any major problems. With Mr. Azik around, aside from the God, no one else will have a bad relationship with him.

Lynch stood up, and when he reached the door, he stopped and looked at Dunn was deep in thought.

"Etc!"

Dunn finally realized something and quickly called out to Lynch.

"Daly said yesterday that she wanted me to have a real Nightmare. It seems your method works; you can tell others your theory now."

Lynch:...

After he told Dunn he wanted it that day, he told the others.

"Okay, I've done it."

Dunn smiled sheepishly, then, as if remembering something, said, "I'm going to pretend to have Nightmare recently, so I might enter your dreams. Don't worry."

Okay, okay!

But can Nightmare that's warned of in advance still be considered Nightmare?

"Captain, you didn't tell anyone, did you?"

Lynch quickly asked a question.

Dunn paused for a moment, then quickly smiled.

"No, don't worry. I didn't tell anyone else except you. I just thought you weren't getting enough sleep, and if I entered your dreams, it might disturb your rest, so I reminded you."

Lynch nodded, feigning indifference.

However, he sighed helplessly to himself.

"Captain, if you really care about me, could you please not come? The Stone of Myriad Phenomena burns a lot of energy in dreams!"