Ah, He Finally Got Himself into Trouble

"No, Klein didn't know about me. I only had some guesses about Klein's situation. Now it seemed he had indeed become a Beyonder." Azzik shook his head, looking at Luo Lin as though he were looking at the silly fool from his own family, both helpless and indulgent.

Luo Lin seemed to realize that he had inadvertently spilled his friend's secret, and he began to stammer. After quite a while, he said, "Mr. Azik, can I tell Klein about you?"

"Why?" Azzik did not get angry over the presumptuous request, and his gaze remained gentle as he asked.

"Because I exposed Klein's secret. Although I know you're a good person, Mr. Azik, and definitely won't do anything to Klein, I still have to make up for it..." Luo Lin wore a serious expression as he said, "If you both know each other's secrets, there'll be a balance. Of course, I'll compensate you..."

Azzik roughly understood Luo Lin's reasoning. After thinking for a few seconds, he nodded and said, "There's no need for compensation. You can tell him about me, then arrange a meeting with him. I happen to have a few things I'd like to discuss with him in person."

Azzik truly did have some matters he wanted to discuss with Klein. He wanted to ask Klein to investigate his past. Among the circles Azzik currently had contact with, Klein was one of only two Beyonders, and he had very likely even joined the authorities.

As for why he did not ask Luo Lin, the reason was simple—Luo Lin's personality was far too naive, and unlike Klein, he was not an official Beyonder. Azzik was worried that if he asked him to investigate, he might turn around only to find that Luo Lin had investigated himself straight into an official Beyonder prison.

Azzik had no such concerns about Klein. That was not only because of Klein's official status, but also because his character was far more reliable than Luo Lin's.

Naturally, Luo Lin could guess what Azzik was thinking. This was also the result of his deliberate guidance—he had no intention of breaking up the father and son... ah, no, teacher and student duo of Azzik and Klein. After all, having them serve as each other's anchors was more beneficial to Luo Lin. If the two of them ended up with overly high divinity from lacking anchors, that would truly give him a headache.

Luo Lin knew himself well. He might be able to raise their favorability through various means, but he was destined to never be the one serving as their anchor.

So from the very beginning, Luo Lin had not come to destroy this family. He had come to join it.

But no matter what he thought inwardly, Luo Lin did not reveal the slightest hint of it. He merely smiled in pleasant surprise and said, "Then I'll write to Klein right away..."

"Dear student Klein:

Please forgive me for making a mistake..."

Klein unhurriedly finished reading the letter from Luo Lin in his hands, only to feel his head ache.

After seeing Soroyastor's diary at the Tarot Club the day before yesterday, Klein had planned to find some time to visit Luo Lin and ask about his relationship with the Soroast Family.

However, Klein had truly been rather busy these past two days. During the day, he had followed Old Neil in learning much knowledge related to Beyonders, learning the names and traits of numerous low- and mid-Sequence pathways, as well as the existence of many secret organizations. That evening, he had followed Old Neil to the underground black market in Tingen, broadening his horizons. He simply could not spare the time to look for Luo Lin.

And so, just as this busy day was coming to an end, Klein found this letter in his mailbox.

The letter described in detail how Luo Lin had confessed his Beyonder identity to Azzik, and how he had accidentally exposed Klein's identity as a Beyonder. Luo Lin had also apologized to him earnestly in the letter and conveyed that Azzik wished to meet him.

Honestly, Klein was not actually very angry that Luo Lin had exposed his identity as a Beyonder. As an official Beyonder, he was not as afraid of exposure as wild Beyonders were. What Klein felt more was a subtle sense of—Ah, he finally got himself into trouble.

"I should probably get Jack's informant status sorted out as soon as possible. Otherwise, I might find him behind the Charnis Gate one day..." Klein rubbed his temples and shook his head helplessly before considering another matter.

"Mr. Azik is actually a Beyonder too. I wonder which pathway he's on. Jack's letter didn't mention it, probably because he didn't ask..."

Klein recalled Azzik's circumstances. Based on memory alone, he could not guess the other man's pathway. But judging from the original Klein's memories and the feeling he had gotten from spending time with him last time, Azzik should not be a bad person.

However, Klein did not make such a hasty decision. He merely returned above the gray fog with great caution and divined whether this meeting with Azzik would be dangerous. The divination result showed no danger.

"I should still meet him. I wonder what Mr. Azik wants from me." Klein then recalled his schedule for the next few days. Although he had nothing especially important to do at present, it was still packed full. Moreover, he did not know when he might have to take part in the operation to find the Antigonus Family notebook, so it would not be easy to request leave.

"So busy!" Klein could not help muttering. Although he had been an office worker before transmigrating, after transmigrating, he was several times busier than before. Every day was exceptionally eventful.

"If it really comes down to it, I'll wait until my next rotation break..." After thinking it over, Klein wrote his reply to Luo Lin. In the letter, he first reassured Luo Lin, saying that he was not angry over Luo Lin's mistake. He then said that he agreed to meet Mr. Azik, but he had been very busy lately and might not be able to make time, so their meeting might have to wait until his next rotation break.

Of course, Klein also wrote that if he found time before his day off, he would go directly to see them.

"It seems that by the next time I see Klein, he might already be an official Nighthawk..." Luo Lin set down Klein's reply, unsurprised by the outcome. After all, Mr. Fool's life after transmigrating was truly absurdly busy.

Luo Lin then picked up another letter from Backlund. It was a reply from Xio.

She said that she had finished reading the letter Luo Lin had sent previously and felt that what he had said made a great deal of sense. As it happened, according to what they knew, there was a young noble who had been asking about Beyonder matters for a long time and did not seem to be a bad person, so Xio and Fors planned to make contact with him.

"As expected, even a salted fish can quickly pull itself together when its own safety is involved." Luo Lin smiled and began writing replies to both sides. Only after finishing the letters did he stretch lazily and consider his next plan:

"Once Azzik and Klein meet, he'll definitely ask Klein to help him find clues about his past memories. When that happens, I can let my third persona enter their field of vision too."