Lord of Mysteries: Path of Chaos
Chapter 28

Ah, He's Finally Caused Trouble

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"No, Klein doesn't know about me, and I can only guess about Klein's situation. Now it seems he has likely become a Beyonder," Azzik shook his head, looking at Luo Lin as if he were looking at his own foolish fawn, a mix of helplessness and indulgence in his gaze.

Luo Lin, realizing he had inadvertently exposed his friend's secrets, stammered. After a long pause, he finally said, "Mr. Azzik, can I tell Klein about you?"

"Why?" Azzik didn't get angry at the presumptuous request, asking with a gentle gaze.

"Because I exposed Klein's secret. Although I know you're a good person, Mr. Azzik, and wouldn't do anything to Klein, I must make amends for this..." Luo Lin's expression turned serious. "If you both know each other's secrets, you can achieve balance. Of course, I'll compensate you..."

Azzik seemed to understand Luo Lin's logic. After a few seconds of thought, he nodded and said, "No need for compensation. You can tell him about me and ask him to meet. I also have some things I want to discuss with him in person."

Azzik did have some things he wanted to discuss with Klein. He wanted to commission Klein to help investigate his past. Among the circles Klein currently interacted with, Klein was one of only two Beyonders, and he was even very likely to have joined an official organization.

As for why he didn't commission Luo Lin, the reason was simple: Luo Lin's personality was too naive, and unlike Klein, he wasn't an official Beyonder. Azzik was very worried that if he commissioned Luo Lin to investigate, he might find himself investigated into a prison for official Beyonders.

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

Luo Lin could naturally guess what Azzik was thinking. This was actually the result of Luo Lin's intentional guidance. He didn't want to break up the father-son... ah, no, the teacher-student relationship between Azzik and Klein. After all, having them as each other's anchors was more beneficial for Luo Lin. If both of them became too divine due to a lack of anchors, it would give Luo Lin a headache.

Luo Lin was self-aware. He might be able to increase their favorability through various means, but he was destined to be unable to be that anchor.

So, from the very beginning, Luo Lin wasn't here to break up this family, but to join it.

However, no matter what his thoughts were, Luo Lin didn't show any of them. He simply put on a surprised expression and said with a smile, "Then I'll write a letter to Klein right away..."

"Dear student Klein:

Please forgive me for making a mistake..."

Klein slowly finished reading the letter from Luo Lin in his hand, feeling a slight headache.

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

However, Klein had been quite busy these past two days. During the day, he had learned a lot of knowledge related to Beyonders from Old Neil, becoming aware of the names and manifestations of many low and mid-sequence Beyonders, and learning about the existence of many secret organizations. In the evening, he had accompanied Old Neil to Tingen's underground black market, broadening his horizons, and simply couldn't find time to go see Luo Lin.

As a result, at the end of this busy day, Klein found this letter in his mailbox.

The letter detailed how Luo Lin had confessed his Beyonder identity to Azzik and how he had accidentally exposed Klein's Beyonder identity. Luo Lin had also sincerely apologized to him in the letter and mentioned that Azzik wanted to meet him.

To be honest, Klein wasn't really angry about Luo Lin exposing his Beyonder identity. As an official Beyonder, he wasn't as afraid of exposure as a wild Beyonder. Klein felt more of a subtle sense of, "Ah, he finally messed up."

"I really need to hurry up and get Jack's informant identity sorted out. Otherwise, who knows when I'll be seeing him behind the Charnis Gate..." Klein rubbed his temples, shook his head helplessly, and then began to ponder another matter.

"Mr. Azzik is also a Beyonder. I wonder which pathway he's on. Jack's letter didn't say, he probably didn't ask..."

Klein recalled Azzik's situation. Based on his memory alone, he couldn't guess the other party's pathway. However, from the original owner's memories and his feelings from their last interaction, the other party shouldn't be a bad person.

However, Klein didn't make such a hasty decision. He just very cautiously returned to the Grey Mist to divine whether there was any danger in meeting Azzik this time. The divination result showed no danger.

"I should still go meet him. I wonder what Mr. Azzik wants to see me for." Klein then recalled his schedule for the next few days. Although there were no particularly important matters yet, his schedule was packed, and it was uncertain which day he would be involved in the action to find the Antigonus family's notes, making it difficult to request leave.

"So busy!" Klein couldn't help but mutter. Although he was also a salaryman before his transmigration, his busyness after transmigrating was several times greater than before. Every day was incredibly exciting.

"If all else fails, I'll wait for my next rotation..." Klein thought for a moment and wrote a reply to Luo Lin. In the letter, he first reassured Luo Lin, stating that he wasn't angry about Luo Lin's mistake. He then proposed that he agreed to meet Mr. Azzik but was very busy recently and might not be able to find time, so their meeting might have to wait until his next rotation.

Of course, Klein also wrote in the letter that if he found time before his rest day, he would go find them directly.

"It seems that by the next time I see Klein, he might be a formal Nighthawk..." Luo Lin put down Klein's reply, not surprised by this outcome. After all, Mr. Fool's life after transmigration was indeed extremely busy.

Luo Lin then picked up another letter from Backlund, which was a reply from Hugh.

The other party stated that she had read Luo Lin's previous letter and found his points very reasonable. Coincidentally, as far as they knew, a noble young man had been inquiring about Beyonder matters for a long time and didn't seem like a bad person himself. Therefore, Hugh and Fors were preparing to contact him.

"As expected, even a salted fish can quickly perk up when it comes to its own safety." Luo Lin smiled and began writing replies to both parties separately. After finishing the letters, he stretched and began to consider his next plan:

"When Azzik meets Klein, he will definitely commission Klein to help him find clues about his past memories. At that time, I can also have my 'Number 3' alias appear in their sight."

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