The True Creator's Gaze

"Then the key question is, after doing this, would the Goddess of the Night notice me?"

Luo Lin was not afraid that Leonard would report him. Although Leonard was an official Beyonder, it was clear from the original work that he was not especially harsh toward people with secrets. Moreover, Luo Lin was connected to Pallez. Reporting Luo Lin would mean reporting Leonard himself. As long as Leonard did not think Luo Lin could cause serious harm, he would not do it.

But Leonard was someone parasitized by Pallez. Luo Lin could hardly avoid suspecting that the Goddess of the Night's gaze had long since fallen upon him. Or rather, Pallez choosing a Nighthawk as his host might itself have been permitted by the Goddess of the Night.

After all, aside from the Marauder pathway, the other Mysteries candidates among the Gou San Jia were all, to some extent, under the Goddess of the Night's control—Mr. Door had been exiled and sealed away by the Evernight, while Antigonus and Charatu were both imprisoned in Mist Town.

With examples like those, if Pallez had chosen a Nighthawk as his host without any hidden agenda, that would be truly unbelievable.

Add to that Azzik, who was definitely a major focus of the Goddess of the Night's attention, and Klein, who had only just arrived—Luo Lin could practically imagine that the moment he came into contact with any of those three, he would immediately fall under the Goddess of the Night's gaze.

Of course, Luo Lin was not worried about it. He had not panicked even when facing Amon directly, much less over the Goddess of the Night, who could not easily descend into reality.

In terms of danger, Amon was far more dangerous than the Goddess of the Night at her current stage.

What Luo Lin was more curious about was whether, as a Sequence 0, the Goddess of the Night could notice his peculiarity without him actively revealing the fragment of Nyarlathotep's power within him.

If she noticed...

"What would you do? Eliminate me, this variable? Send someone to test me? Or invest in me?" Luo Lin merely made the guess with great interest, before another deity came to mind.

If it was still unknown whether the Goddess of the Night would notice him, then the True Creator, whom he had already summoned the Shadow of Time for once, had definitely noticed him.

After all, Luo Lin was basically certain that during their brief previous encounter, the Ancient Sun God had likely contacted the True Creator from afar while beating up Amon, prompting the latter to cast a glance at him.

That was not strange. The Ancient Sun God might have been a good person, but as a ruthless figure capable of killing numerous ancient gods and leading humanity to overthrow the rule of extraordinary races, He had never been some naive fool. How could He possibly not keep watch over an anomalous existence like Luo Lin?

If Luo Lin had been someone who followed his heart, he should have consciously avoided anywhere connected to the Aurora Order. But unfortunately, Luo Lin loved a good spectacle, so he was rather looking forward to the True Creator's reaction now.

"No, I need to restrain myself. I can't court death." Luo Lin patted his cheeks. Of course, he did not mind coming into contact with entities related to the True Creator, but that was on the condition that he was not simply throwing his life away.

"But before I go to Tingen, I still need to make a few preparations in advance." Luo Lin curled his lips and looked up toward the window. He first glanced in the direction of Bravehearts Bar, then toward the East Borough.

While looking for a house that afternoon, Luo Lin had naturally confirmed the locations of several famous landmarks from the original work. He planned to visit them later, find a way to get involved in Backlund's Beyonder circles, and incidentally meet the future Tarot Club members who were currently in Backlund.

"Achoo—"

"Old man, you can sneeze too?"

In Tingen City, Leonard had just gone with Captain Dunn to Klein Moretti's home to investigate the case, and had even "frightened" Klein before leaving. When he suddenly heard Pallez sneeze in his mind, he immediately looked surprised and could not help lowering his voice to ask.

Ever since an old man had appeared in Leonard's head, this was the first time he had heard him sneeze. It was as rare as seeing a stone statue use the bathroom.

"Kid, don't think I don't know you're badmouthing me in your heart right now." Pallez was evidently adept at reading faces. He spoke irritably, though he was somewhat puzzled as well.

As an angel, He naturally would not sneeze for no reason. Clearly, something related to Him must have happened to cause this.

"No ominous premonition... Could one of my old friends be thinking about me?" Pallez almost instinctively began to ponder it when he heard Leonard ask in a low voice:

"Old man, did you notice anything about that Klein Moretti just now?"

Though he asked that, Leonard's expression remained relaxed. There was only faint curiosity and little vigilance, showing that he had merely asked casually.

"...What do you want me to notice? That he's a follower of some evil god, or that he's a Beyonder? Unfortunately, he clearly belongs to neither category." Pallez paused subtly for a second before answering with a chuckle.

"I just think his temperament is quite unusual." Leonard clearly did not notice Pallez's pause. Hearing that, he almost instinctively sighed in relief, then muttered softly, "Then it seems he really is just a lucky guy."

He had been drawn into a Beyonder incident, yet survived when everyone else had died. In every sense, he was extremely lucky.

"I remember this guy is also a university student who just graduated. If he really is innocent in this matter, maybe I could gain another colleague? The captain has wanted to recruit more clerical staff for ages." Leonard then instinctively began guessing how things might develop. His first impression of Klein was actually quite good, so he did not mind having another colleague like him.

But Leonard also knew that such a development was not very likely. Even if Klein met the requirements for a clerical position, he might not choose that path.

After all... the Nighthawks' path had never been easy. Even clerical staff faced more danger than ordinary people, so very few qualified ordinary people were willing to join. Otherwise, they would not have been desperately short-staffed.

Leonard did not regret taking this path, but he could understand why others were unwilling to do so.

"Perhaps..." Pallez gave an ambiguous answer and said no more.

Leonard did not mind either and continued keeping watch near the Moretti residence.

This was the captain's order. As the sole survivor of the Antigonus Family notebook incident, Klein Moretti had not yet been cleared of suspicion. Nor could they determine whether he was entangled with an evil spirit or a curse. They could only reach a further conclusion after Ms. Daly, who was proficient in such matters, arrived.

Therefore, until then, they had to take turns watching Klein. It was both surveillance and protection, ensuring that he would not flee or die because of Beyonder powers.