Mystery: I, the Hermit, am too eager to improve

Chapter 46 Split Up to Track the Aurora Club

The next morning, before leaving home, Roy went into the mysterious hall and glanced at Russell's diary, which he hadn't read the day before.

I knew I'd seen it before.

but.

This page is clearly from an early diary entry, where "Green" appears again.

"On June 7th, I met a sleuth named Green at church. He spends all his time reading, studying magic, and divination. Doesn't he get tired? I'm glad I didn't choose the sleuth path."

Roy pondered for a moment, then continued reading.

"June 12th, Miss Elsa is so beautiful. I never imagined that the Steam Church would have such a pretty girl. It's a pity I already have Miss Matilda."

The current emperor is so inexperienced.

The atmosphere in Intis is truly sinful; a perfectly good young person of the new century has been corrupted like this.

That's all.

Roy's consciousness sank as he left the mysterious temple.

Strictly speaking, his biggest gain from yesterday's meeting was just that one page of his diary, but once he grows bigger and stronger, the benefits he can obtain will definitely be much greater than if he were to engage in trading as a "recluse".

and.

He also needs to cultivate his own strength so that they can become his future subordinates in the "church" and provide him with "anchors" for development.

Since the goal is to become a true god, some price must be paid in the early stages.

Roy understood it perfectly.

"Time to go to work."

"Klein probably isn't that efficient. It would be good if he could report it by tomorrow or the day after."

"Continue with combat training today."

Even if a martial arts student doesn't have the physical strength of a "fighting professional," they still need to persevere in training. Only in this way can they truly master martial arts.

Just as he expected.

Nothing happened today. Old Ryan and Lamar didn't get any news either. The thief, the two books, and the extraordinary item seemed to have vanished into thin air; they couldn't be found anywhere.

but.

It must be in Tingen!

They might reappear in unexpected places and at unexpected times, causing them a lot of trouble.

Roy was at a loss for what to do.

It's unrealistic for him to find Lanluus on his own; only with Klein's help can they trace the origins of "Lanluus" and find out the truth.

He could only wait.

……

Good morning, Miss Suna.

Good morning. I was going to buy you a coffee, but unfortunately, you're probably not free today.

Suna smiled slightly.

Roy, who was about to go to the basement, immediately stopped upon hearing this.

She took out a piece of paper.

The paper was stamped with the night watchman's seal. Opening it, I saw it read—

"We have an important operation scheduled for Monday afternoon. Given the special circumstances of the Night Watchers, we need the assistance of the Mechanical Heart. We hope you can send an Extraordinary with the Insightful Path, preferably you."

Named by name.

of course.

This is not surprising, because in the Heart of the Machines, apart from leaders like Karl and Lasse, the only other person who has ever interacted with the Night Watchers is Roy.

Roy thought about it and vaguely understood the reason—

He prematurely triggered Old Neil's condition. Although he saved Old Neil, he also put Old Neil under guard, and the Night Watchers had to assign people to guard Charnis Gate and Old Neil.

"Where is Mr. Ryan?"

"He's investigating the thief."

"Okay, I'll go there."

Since Suna has said so, Mr. Lasse must have already agreed.

Roy turned to leave.

"There shouldn't be a rush, right? They're only starting their operation this afternoon."

"Going early will allow you to get a clearer understanding of the situation."

Although martial arts scholars are not magicians, they cannot be careless when it comes to combat; they must have all the information and details in hand.

Roy grabbed all his belongings and hurried outside, calling for a carriage.

36 Zotland Street.

……

Blackthorn Security Company.

Klein sat in his seat, looking preoccupied and restless.

"Klein, what's wrong? Are you worried because I can't participate in your operation?"

Leonard joked with a smile.

Klein turned his head, only to see the worry hidden between the other's brows—

This guy.

He may seem carefree and nonchalant, but he actually cares about his teammates and partners more than anyone else.

Klein felt a warmth in his heart and said, "No, I was just thinking about something."

"What is it?"

Leonard sat casually on the table, not at all gentlemanly.

Klein thought for a moment and decided to mention it to Leonard first, saying, "I know a Mr. Grassis at the fortune-telling club. He asked me a question about investment before. I didn't notice it before, but recently I've had a vague feeling that something is wrong."

"He fell for it?"

Leonard didn't take it to heart; instead, he wondered why Klein cared so much.

Investment failure, being scammed.

Such incidents are commonplace, and they are essentially caused by personal greed; he doesn't believe those people deserve sympathy.

Klein shook his head: "I don't know, but he mentioned a man named Lanluus. I tried to do a divination yesterday, but I couldn't get a result no matter what I tried."

"Divination failed?"

Leonard's slightly mocking face froze instantly. "Really?"

"Look."

Klein muttered, "Mr. Grassis's investment is a scam."

After repeated chanting, the pendant remained motionless.

Then he read it again.

"Mr. Grassis was deceived, and there were extraordinary forces at play."

It remained completely still.

Klein performed various divination phrases on the spot, attempting to circumvent the counter-divination, but without exception—

All failed!

Leonard's expression turned serious, and by the end, his face was ashen, as if he were deep in thought.

After a moment, he said, "Perhaps there is indeed the intervention of extraordinary forces, and this fraudster may be playing some kind of role, but that doesn't make sense; a low-sequence shouldn't have such a powerful anti-divination ability!"

Low sequence?

Klein gripped the pendant and glanced at Leonard.

The fact that the Scammer is Sequence 8 is not recorded in the Night Watcher's books at all; he deduced it from the information shared by Mr. 2.

How did Leonard know?

He calmly put the pendant away, his mind drifting back to Leonard's earlier performance—

My teammate has a secret!

Leonard's movements suddenly froze, but he resumed normal a moment later.

"Klein, do you have any other leads regarding Lanius?"

"No. I originally wanted to check if there were any similar cases of investment scams."

"Let's carry out the captain's mission first."

Leonard stood up. "Don't tell the captain yet. I'll investigate and resolve this with you when I have some free time."

"it is good."

Klein nodded.

Just then, a sound came from the direction of the doorway.

"Mr. Roy, the captain instructed that you can go straight in."

"Thanks."

Roy walked in, looked around, and finally headed towards Dunn, who had just come out. He bowed and greeted him, "Hello, Mr. Dunn. I received your message and came over immediately. What was the situation with this afternoon's operation?"

"To put it simply, we've tracked down the Aurora Society, but according to our original plan, we're supposed to set off today to track down a notebook. However, we're short-handed, so we hope you can send some people to assist us."

Dunn's expression was unusually solemn. "One team will go find the notes, while another team will deal with the Aurora Society."

Roy thought for a moment and said, "Should I go deal with the Aurora Society?"

"Yes, Leonard will cooperate with you."

Thank you to 'Sky White' for the 380 coin donation.

(End of this chapter)