Esther was nervous for two seconds as she pushed the door, and Benjamin, the owner of the house, was still parasitic on the magpie until Esther stepped into the room and the door closed behind them.

Even though he knew that it was his own suspicion and that he could return to the familiar environment, the magpie gradually relaxed: "It's much better now...... You go to the living room by yourself, and I'll go to the kitchen to prepare something."

"Wait, Mr. Benjamin, I have something else to ask you."

The magpie flapped its wings and left Esther's shoulder, "Speak slowly, not for a moment."

Well, since he suggested speaking slowly, it seems that there might be something else hidden in this matter? Esther muttered to herself, and quickly passed through the dark hallway, and within a few steps she saw the living room on her right.

Estra turned on the gas light switch in the house, and the light filled the neatly furnished living room. But for Esther, the colors in the room were so plain that it was almost impossible to see any other colors except dark green and white.

She sat down on the soft leather couch, lowered the hood that would obscure her view, and looked curiously at her surroundings, but she was thinking about Benjamin's previous actions—he took him away without saying a word, did he sense some danger in the vicinity?

Esther looked back at what had happened, she hadn't "agreed" to meet anyone at the "Pelican Bar", there was no possibility that anyone would be aware of the trip at the moment, and it was not clear who noticed her.

But looking at Benjamin's attitude...... Esther always had a premonition that something wasn't right.

When Benjamin entered the drawing-room, he had already been relieved of the parasitism of the magpie, after all, he could not have come with the tips of his feathered wings with a tray for tea sets and sweets.

The aromatic black tea is slightly hot, but it is just enough to warm up the body in the mouth.

As Benjamin suggested, he actually served carrot cake, which is very simple in terms of ingredients and cooking methods, compared to various recipes that require the addition of cane sugar to enrich the flavor.

Because the cost and price are lower, it is a more popular sweet food in Rune, and more sophisticated cafes or bakeries will be sprinkled with cream or jam as a garnish.

"I'll talk about it after eating." Benjamin was adamant.

But after Esther ate the cake on her plate with black tea, Benjamin still didn't move.

Esther looked at it suspiciously, Benjamin's face showed hesitation, and he couldn't help but smile and said, "I hope you don't mind my little trick of preserving it, I stole the time it was kept, so that it can stay ......fresh for a long time."

Esther was silent for two seconds, picking up the still hot teacup, even though the carrot cake tasted good, and Benjamin meant that it had only been left for a long time, but she couldn't help but think of the metaphor of "fossils".

She doesn't think that Benjamin is just for the joke, and the so-called "eat and talk" is actually an excuse, and he needs a little time to think and decide?

Esther decisively changed the subject: "Let's talk about the previous situation, what have you been thinking about just now, is it because this matter is very troublesome?"

"Maybe you should find a parasite, that would be safer for you. I was only guided by my spiritual intuition, which is why I took you away suddenly, and there might be danger around there." Benjamin said softly.

Esther heard the "lie" in it, and her brow gradually furrowed: "The part that you don't want to be honest with me is because the other party has something to do with you, or is it related to me?"

Benjamin took a deep breath, as if he had made some difficult decision: "Amon."

This time, both of them were silent for a long time and did not speak, the heat of the black tea did not subside, and the teapot kept emitting heat.

Benjamin's statement was very vague, he did not mention himself, but only mentioned a name, which made Esther associate with herself.

"You're right, I should find a parasitic subject, it's safer...... I'm sorry to trouble you, Mr. Benjamin."

"Call me Benjamin, I'll be happier," Benjamin took off his glasses, grabbed a handkerchief out of nowhere, and wiped the lenses carefully.

"It was me, not you, who really attracted Amon's clone."

Esther put the teacup back on the table, "There is an extraordinary converging effect, and whoever attracts Him is the same."

"It's just a doppelganger, a tentative move," Benjamin's green eyes were dim, and his lowered eyelashes cast a thicker shadow in them, "but he's in Pritz Harbor, and that's what worries you."

"But aren't you dangerous?"

"I won't, I have the means to protect myself."

Esther was silent for a few seconds, she could hear the lie on the surface, and knew that Benjamin was not as relaxed as he seemed.

The timing was not good, and in a few days it would be the time for the "Hermit of Destiny" to be held, which made Esther can't help but speculate further: "Could he be coming for that ***?"

Benjamin put his glasses back on, avoiding Esther's eyes with this gesture: "Then his target will also be me, *** itself is safe, you can rest assured of this."

No hunter will take the initiative to dismantle useful traps, Benjamin Jacob needs to exist, and the "Hermit of Destiny" will still be held regularly.

Esther sniffed out the unreasonableness, "If He's stalking you, wouldn't the *** members be dangerous? Amun is not a merciful character to anyone, or even a bad one."

"Oh bad, haha," the corners of Benjamin's mouth hooked up again, still not focusing on Esther, "I was stalking you before, mainly you. I kept an eye on the coachman, knew from his memory where you had been, and waited near the hotel."

"The real source of the momentary gaze I felt when I went out was not that homeless man, but you...... I see, you were parasitic on him at that time."

Benjamin looked at Esther, but his eyes were indifferent: "You are always dull when you need to use your brain, and you are smart at this time."

These words made Esther's body tense for a moment: "Benjamin? You ......."

"Nothing, just casually, it doesn't look like you appreciate my jokes." Benjamin smiled and leaned back on the couch, "You might as well be angry with me now, like that boy."

Esther didn't bother with the untimely derogatory, and Benjamin's last words were reminding her of something else, which made Esther get up from the couch immediately: "No, I need to hurry back to the hotel, the rabbit is still there!"

Benjamin also stood up, lowered his body and stretched out his hand to Esther: "In this case, it is better for me to send you. Two people are safer than one, aren't they?"

Esther hesitated, Benjamin told a lot of lies today, he was hiding something, but he did not deliberately hide this "deception", and deliberately left doubts between his words that were enough for her to observe.

It was as if he were trying to push her to distance herself and warn her to remain suspicious of Benjamin, but now he seemed wobbly again, and his eyes were no longer bright behind the lenses.

"Do you believe me, Esther?" Benjamin asked, "Are you willing to give trust to a 'deceitful teacher?'"

Esther's eyes widened slightly, but in an instant they became calm, and she took Benjamin's outstretched right hand.

Benjamin's temperature was even lower than hers, at least his hands were cold.

"You said a lot of false things today, but I'm more curious about the truth behind it, if all you need is this trust, that's okay."

Benjamin took Esther's hand stiffly, still as a stone: "Curiosity may kill you and me."

"But you already know which inn it is, just—"

"Yes, I know," Benjamin quickly interrupted Esther, "and we're leaving."

With a sudden force in his hand, he pushed Esther to his side, and at the moment when she lost her center of gravity slightly, Benjamin's other hand had already grabbed her shoulder, driving Esther around in a half-circle.

However, this was not the beginning of the dance, and before the two figures disappeared from the room, Benjamin glanced into the living room window.

The next second, he stole the distance and left the "safe house" with Esther.

The crow outside the window chattered its beak on the glass in dissatisfaction, making a shriveled "tuk-tuk" sound, but it could not enter the house, and due to the special task of "Ben", the rest of Amon had limited contact, including even the residential area.

"Did the ontology deliberately not directly abandon the task itself? Anyone else can preside over this, so why does he have to do it?"

The raven grumbled quietly, but did not wait long, it looked around, and then spread its wings and flew into the night.

The scenery changed quickly, and Benjamin changed positions several times, spanning most of Prydz Harbor, and Esther and Benjamin landed on the roof of the hotel.

Before Esther could stand firm, Benjamin let go of his hand and walked to the edge of the rooftop, without even looking at her.

Esther suppressed the slight discomfort caused by the vertigo: "Thank you, I ......."

Benjamin interrupted her again, looking down at the pier in the distance: "You bring that boy up, and I'll take you directly to Beckland."

Esther nodded silently, and she gave Benjamin another deep look before walking to the edge of the rooftop.

It wasn't until her figure disappeared from the roof of the hotel that Benjamin frowned and turned around.

His right hand was pinched against the outer edge of the round lens, and he always felt that it was still blurry, as if it had not been wiped clean.

The pesky doppelganger didn't chase after him, Benjamin could confirm that, and if the other party approached, he couldn't have been unaware.

Is it because I've changed my attitude? Or is it because the ontology leaves an indication of a different situation?

Benjamin's face was so cold that he didn't feel emotional, he just stared quietly at the empty rooftop, and then clicked on the round lenses.

The faint aroma of black tea poured out of his lenses, the heat leaving a white mist on the lenses, but the darkness under Benjamin's eyes gradually settled and became brighter.

The smell of heat wafted in the evening breeze and disappeared silently.