Esther had not been late this morning, and when she ran out of the house in a hurry, she almost ran into the gatekeeper, and after apologizing to the old caretaker, she continued to cover her mouth and rush into the recreation room, grabbing a kettle from the house and pouring it into her mouth, filling a whole pot of warm water.

Frye next to him saw that his eyes were straight, and a crack appeared in his always cold expression: "Esther? ”

"Gow, grub! Whew, it's better, it's finally better...... Good morning, Frye and Luo Yao. ”

Luo Yao watched thoughtfully as Esther put down the kettle: "Uncomfortable?" ”

"I don't know, I just feel nauseous, like I ate something bad last night, but I don't feel anything before I go to bed, and I always want to retch when I wake up."

Luo Yao nodded: "Go talk to the captain?" ”

"Huh? It's just a bad stomach, so you don't need to tell the captain about this little thing. Esther laughed embarrassedly, and she and Roseanne agreed on this—Dunn's fatherly majesty and chatter made you want to walk around it.

Just then, Leonard walked into the house, he had already put on a trench coat, and he was going home to sleep at the end of his shift, and by the way, he came to help the captain bring a message, but he didn't expect Esther to be here: "Yo, you actually got up so early, and thought you would sleep until noon." The captain told you to wake up and go to him. ”

"Well, it looks like I can't hide from it." Esther followed Leonard out of the recreation room.

After Leonard closed the door to the recreation room, he walked a few steps side by side with Esther before suddenly stopping her.

Esther looked at him blankly: "Is the captain looking for me or are you looking for me?" ”

"You looked anxious just now, and I didn't even call you."

"I felt as if I had eaten something disgusting, so I was busy looking for water to drink. Isn't there no bugs in Chanisgate? ”

Leonard tugged at the corners of his mouth, and his smile gradually became uncontrollable, it seemed that Esther had indeed eaten something: "Of course, there won't be any flying insects or anything like that." ”

"That's good, it should just be my stomach problem. What do you want to tell me? ”

Leonard opened his mouth and closed it again, this action was repeated twice, and Esther did not understand what he was doing, so he could only stand still, after all, Leonard was still in the middle of the aisle.

"That's it, Esther, your mental condition...... Ever forgotten something? Or did you do something against your own will? ”

Esther shook her head suspiciously: "No, I feel pretty good, if it weren't for my stomach discomfort, I would have been very comfortable this morning." ”

“…… Okay. Leonard retreated to the side of the hallway and made way for Esther, but his face was still not very good-looking, "You go to the captain." ”

"Do you have something on your mind?"

"Hmm...... Ah, no, I'm just thinking about something. Go ahead! I'm going home to sleep, sleepy, sleepy. ”

Esther amused Leonard's perfunctory remark, "You're the sleepless path, Mr. Mitchell." ”

"That's going to sleep, too!" Leonard walked away without looking back.

Hearing Esther walk towards the captain's office, the sound of doors opening and closing, and the corridor briefly returned to silence, Leonard asked in a low voice, "Old man, what do you mean by can't be suppressed?" Chanismen can't completely suppress the seal in Esther's body? ”

The old voice sounded in Leonard's head: "If I let you not pursue it, can you forget about it?" ”

"Of course not!"

"Alas......" the old voice sighed heavily with helplessness, "I'm really unlucky. It can't be suppressed only because Chanismen doesn't have enough person. Do you think you can investigate this kind of thing in your person? ”

Leonard's fists clenched suddenly, and he suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness, thinking of the captain's mysterious appearance, he didn't seem to be able to do anything, even the captain was just following the Templar's orders.

So what if one day they want Esther to sleep completely? Chanisgate is not good, will Esther be ......

Leonard couldn't imagine that, he already considered Esther his friend.

The old voice was not considerate of Leonard's mood, and continued to explain, "Since she stayed on of her own volition, and the Templar had a special telegram directing it, this eighty percent involved a secret transaction. Judging from the fact that she can extract some extraordinary power and even devour it, 'Esther' is the real disguise, don't underestimate the weirdness of the extraordinary world! ”

Leonard rubbed his hair, which made his already loose black hair even more messy: "Old man, what will happen to Esther if that seal wakes up completely?" ”

The old man's voice did not sound again.

Leonard smiled bitterly: "Ah, I think it's ...... too"

He didn't ask again, "Can't you help her?" because he knew the old man's answer without asking.

——

"Captain. You call me? ”

Dunn put down the seal in his hand and pointed to the armchair next to the bookcase, "Esther, sit down." How did you sleep last night? ”

Esther closed the door and sat down in her chair, "It's good." I just don't know what I ate last night, I feel nauseous when I wake up in the morning, and I feel much better after drinking water just now. ”

"Did you hear anything?"

Esther echoed for a moment and shook her head: "When I fall asleep, I am usually very steady, and I don't notice the movement of the outside world. What happened last night? ”

"It's nothing, it's just a seal scurrying around, and I'm quickly locked up again." Dunn brushed it off lightly, in a very casual tone, "Speaking of which, have you ever left Tingen?" ”

"No, I've been here for as long as I can remember."

Dunn still had his pipe in his hand, taking a puff from time to time, his brow furrowed slightly: "Have you considered any plans to leave Tingen?" ”

Esther stared blankly at the captain, wondering why he had said this suddenly.

"If you're interested in other cities, Beckland is a good choice."

"Captain," Esther's tone hardened, "I have an oath to the Tingen Nightwatchers, and there's no way I'm going to leave everyone behind. ”

For a moment, there was only an awkward silence in the office.

Or Dunn was relieved first: "It's my suggestion that is too abrupt, sorry." It's just a suggestion, just listen to it. It's just that when you need help, you can go to the Night Church everywhere, and that's what I told you in the church telegram. ”

Esther could feel that this was a deliberate gesture of favor by the night, and she couldn't figure out what the "goddess" needed to do to herself like this, but under Dunn's gaze, Esther just nodded: "Please help me convey my gratitude, in fact, I think I am very lucky to be able to stay at Blackthorn Security." ”

Dunn was silent for a few seconds, didn't say anything more, and raised his pipe at the door: "Go ahead, I'm just asking you how it was last night." It's good that last night didn't affect your rest, nothing else. ”

Esther nodded and left Dunn's office.

Dunn held his pipe on his desk, staring at it without moving, he should have sent another telegram back to the Templar, but some kind of depressed depression fell on his shoulder, and Dunn didn't get up for a long time.

He always felt as if he had forgotten something, but he never remembered it.

——

For the next period of time, the night watchmen returned to their normal shift life, Klein spent two weeks of relatively quiet days, and Black Thorn Security did not encounter any major incidents.

Outside of his job as a night watchman, Crane learns of the crimes of the fraudster "Lanerus" and has a relationship with his fiancée, Megous, but he doesn't get any clues to follow. On the other hand, Klein investigates Dast Guderian, a doctor at Greenhull Asylum, develops him into an informant, and reports the matter to Dunn.

Esther enjoyed this peaceful life, but there was still no news of the "monster" recipe materials she wanted to track, which made her very distressed, so she could only occasionally follow Neil Sr. or Crane to the Dragon Bar's trading market for a while, and let Ademisor sit peacefully humming a song beside her.

This peaceful life did not last long, and the intrigues and misfortunes brewing under the calm surfaced as the number of deaths increased.

When the Tingen City Police Department counted again, it was found that the number of deaths in the past two weeks had reached five times the normal number, and although they were all normal deaths, the number was enough to cause alarm.

Such a strange thing naturally had to be handed over to the official Extraordinaries who dealt with the special factors, and the relevant reports were not only on Dunn's desk, but also in the offices of the captain of the substitute punisher and the mechanical heart.

The soldiers split into two routes, Crane, Leonard, and Frye on Iron Cross, and Siga, Loon, and Neal Sr. on the North End, which was Dunn's final decision. He himself would stay with Esther in the security company in case of any unexpected incidents, or use the seal in time to take Esther to reinforcements.

Although Esther's condition was unstable some time ago, the Templar replied that there was no need to worry, and now this case has a very evil smell, considering the safety of everyone, Dunn told the team members not to act rashly, and report back immediately if they find clues.

It was getting late, and under Dunn's persuasion, Esther had no choice but to return to Chanis Gate to rest.

She didn't close her eyes long before she struggled to sit up, while Esther's eyes were still closed, and the yellowish light escaped from her hair, illuminating the darkness of the stone house. An invisible dead silence flooded the room, suppressing her limbs and head, quickly gathering the light and forcing it back into Esther's hair.

Esther's eyeballs twitched slightly under her eyelids, and she opened them in a trance only after this anomaly was over.

"Captain, they ...... At risk? It seems to be ......," Esther scratched her hair blankly, and lay down again in a daze, "It seems to be over." ”

"Don't take me ......"

She yawned, completely enveloped in the silent darkness, and her consciousness became dull, and it wasn't long before she fell into a deep sleep again, unaware of what was happening in the outside world.