Looking at Svein, who was standing in front of the monster's corpse, and then looking sideways at the "substitute punisher" who was in charge of containment just now, helping his half-unconscious companion, Crane suddenly felt an indescribable sadness.

Neither the Night Watchman, nor the Punisher Substitute, nor the members of the Machine Heart are likely to become heroes, because everything they do is not known to the public, but they can only be hidden in various classified documents, but the dangers and pain they endure are so real.

Maybe one day, my opponent will be my teammates...... Crane sighed silently, feeling the weight of the terms "Night Watchman", "Punisher Substitute", and "Member of the Heart of the Machine".

At this time, old Neil sighed and said:

"Let's go, don't disturb them. ”

"Okay. Crane picked up his cane and was about to take a step, when he suddenly saw old Neil still covering his left hand, so he asked with concern, "Are you hurt?"

Old Neil heaved and said:

"I was pierced by a piece of debris, and when I was younger, I would have been able to dodge, but luckily, it was only a minor issue. ”

He let go of his right hand slightly, allowing Crane to see the small wound on the back of his left palm that was still bleeding.

After making sure there was no big problem, Klein sighed as he descended the gangway:

"Mr. Neil, you're calmer than I thought, and you can calmly pronounce words and use spells even when that monster is less than two meters away from you. ”

Although the substitute punisher who had lost control and turned into a monster at the time pounced on Crane, Old Neil had always been close to him.

In the face of praise, old Neil immediately laughed and said:

"I'm a veteran night watchman, and in all the dangerous situations I've experienced, what just happened isn't even in the top ten, I remember one time, Dunn and I were patrolling the Raphael cemetery, and there was a deceased who turned into a living corpse at some point, left the tomb, and quietly ambushed in the shadows of the trees, and I passed by there, not noticing it at all, trying to find a hidden place, hey, you know, but he threw himself behind his back and pinched his neck. ”

Crane listened a little frightened, guessed and asked:

"In that case, you can still calmly use a charm, or a spell that some 'voyeur' can cast quickly?"

Old Neil glanced at him and chuckled: "No, Dunn dragged that living corpse into a deep sleep in time, and I said this to tell you that as a night watchman, you must not only believe in yourself, but also in your teammates." ”

"......," Klein said in silence for a few seconds, half jokingly and half heartfelt, "Mr. Neil, you are so wise today. ”

Old Neil took a small step, stepped onto the dock, and replied disdainfully:

"It's because you usually only recognize the most insignificant side of me. ”

The two of them walked out of the dock and made their way back to the dragon bar.

Crane put away his revolver, leaned on his cane, took off his coat, and checked for any damage by the light of the gas lamp.

"What a blessing for me, just a few wooden thorns and stained a small area......" He plucked out the debris, roughly dusted it off, and dressed up again.

Old Neil looked at it with a smile, imitated his tone, and added leisurely: "It's a pity, I can't be reimbursed." ”

"......" Klein couldn't find the words to respond for a while.

I'm not that kind of person!" he said in his heart.

At this time, the public carriage arrived, and Crane took out his silver pocket watch with a twig, and looked at it.

"If nothing happens, I have to go home. He tilted his head to old Neil.

Old Neil nodded slightly:

"Go back and enjoy your dinner, don't think about that 'Sleeping Charm' just now, I'll ask Svein for compensation, he's a rich man, of course, not today, I have to consider his mood. ”

“...... Thank you for your generosity......" Klein opened his mouth, and finally spat out only one sentence.

He walked briskly into the carriage and made his way back to Daffodil Street, and it was past seven o'clock when it was completely dark.

Pulling out the key and opening the door, Klein saw Melissa taking off the gauze hat and hanging it on the coat rack, so he laughed and said nonsense:

"You've just come back?"

At this time, the complicated emotions he had accumulated before dissipated suddenly, and the whole person became relaxed and felt warm.

"Today there are hands-on classes in the school. Melissa explained earnestly.

Klein sniffled, smelled the aroma of food, was stunned, and subconsciously asked:

"Who's preparing dinner?"

As soon as the words fell, he and Melissa replied at the same time:

"Benson!"

The tone of the two was a little panicked.

At this time, Benson, who heard them talking, came out of the kitchen, wiped his hands on his apron and said:

"Don't you have confidence in my cooking skills? I remember when Melissa didn't know how to cook, you would wait for me to come home sensibly and watch me cook with great eagerness, in fact, cooking is very simple, such as potato beef stew, first put the beef and boil, then put the potatoes, then put the seasoning......"

Crane and Melissa glanced at each other and remained silent.

Leaning on his cane and taking off his hat, Crane turned to smile and said:

"I think it's time to hire a handyman, it's very unhealthy to always miss dinner on time. ”

"But I don't want to be talking to strangers and it makes me uncomfortable. Melissa subconsciously found another reason to veto.

Klein took off his coat and said with a smile:

"Don't worry about ......"

At this moment, his expression suddenly froze, and his movements stopped:

It's so dangerous, I almost took off my coat, but I have a revolver under my armpit......

"Ahem. He cleared his throat and pretended nothing had happened, "Don't worry, when we get home, we can let the handyman go to her room to rest, I don't think there is a servant who doesn't like to rest, well, we must find a handyman who is willing to learn to cook." ”

He didn't want to endure the ravages of dark cuisine forever.

Benson stood at the kitchen door, nodded in agreement:

"When we have some free time, we can go to the 'Tingen City Help Domestic Servants Association', they have a lot of resources and enough knowledge in this area. ”

"Okay, so happily decided!" Klein ignored Melissa's reluctant look.

............

Beckland, Queens, home of Viscount Glerlint.

Audrey Hall left the ball with her valet Anne and went up to the second floor to the Viscount's arranged bedroom.

With the help of Anne, she slowly took off her gorgeous skirt and light dancing shoes, and put on a black hooded robe that she had prepared in advance.

With her hood on, Audrey stood in front of the full-length mirror and began to examine herself.

She saw that most of her face was obscured by the shadow of the hood, and only the curved lips could be clearly noticed.

The black robe, the face hidden in the shadows, the mysterious and deep feeling...... This is what I've always dreamed of!" thought Audrey with delight.

Feeling uneasy, she added a blue boat-shaped soft hat to her hood, with black tulle hanging down, making her features hazy.

"Yes, that's it!" said Audrey, tucking her foot into her calfskin boots and turning her head to Anne, "you wait here for me, and don't open the door whoever comes." ”

Anne looked at the young lady helplessly and said, "But you must guarantee that this outing will not exceed an hour." ”

"You should believe me, the first few times, I kept my promises. Audrey smiled and leaned closer to the maid, hugged each other, and made a veneer salute.

Then, with a few brisk steps back, she pulled on her hood, and turned and left the bedroom through the secret door.

She descended to the side door of the Viscount's house, where she saw a carriage parked.

Standing in the shadows, the master Glerin glanced at Audrey and praised him heartily:

"You're really, well, like what Russell the Great used to describe, cool. ”

"Thank you. Audrey lifted her robe and bowed gracefully and happily.

The two got into the carriage and left the villa to a house ten minutes away.

Outside the main entrance of the house, Audrey saw Furth Wall, an "apprentice" with whom she had been in contact with every day, and her friend Hugh Dilcha, the "arbiter".

With slightly curly brown hair and pale blue eyes with a natural languidness, Folth pointed to Hugh Dilcha next to her and said:

"She's a great persuader and helps you get what you want. ”

Hugh Dilcha is short, at most in his early fifties, with delicate and soft facial features, but his eyebrows and eyes do not seem to have grown, and he is quite green.

Although she wore a traditional knight's training uniform with her shoulder-length yellow hair on her head, she had an indescribable majesty and believable charm.

Audrey and the other party have met a few times, and called out with a light smile:

"Miss Hugh, can I trust you?"

"You don't have to worry about it at all. Hugh Dilcha smiled and made a gesture of please.

Just as she was stepping to catch up with Audrey and Viscount Gleilint, suddenly the sound of "dang" sounded.

Audrey followed the sound and saw a three-edged thorn lying quietly at Hugh Dilcha's feet.

"......" Audrey and the other party, you look at me, I look at you, and at the same time forgot to speak.

After more than ten seconds, Hugh Dilcha quickly and quickly crouched down, picked up the three-edged thorn, and hid it on his body.

"We have to be wary of the unexpected, some people lack enough reason and are not so easily persuaded. Hugh Dilcha explained in a serious manner.

Audrey nodded wordlessly, and replied in a clear voice:

"I believe you ......"

"It's a prop to make some guys talk to us calmly. Furth turned his face sideways, looked at the lawn, and added.

The four of them didn't say anything more, took a few steps forward, and knocked on the wooden door with three long and two short intervals.

With a squeak, the main door slowly opened, and Audrey, who entered the state of the audience, saw that there were many people sitting scattered inside, some of them used various ways to hide their appearances, such as relying on hoods and masks, and some didn't care, calmly exposing their facial features.

Almost instantly, Audrey noticed the black-robed man sitting on a single couch.

The man also wore a hood and hid his appearance in the shadows.

He watched the visitors silently, giving a sense of condescending overlook.

Very confident, but disgusting in the eyes, the gaze kept moving over me, like two slippery tentacles trying to strip off my clothes...... Audrey has keen senses, is meticulously observant, and calmly makes a judgment, but almost goosebumps on her body.

At this time, Forthth introduced:

"That's Mr. A, a powerful extraordinary, the convener of this secret gathering. ”

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