Chapter 190: Familiar Face

'Lamud Town?! This is ridiculous!

Just when Mr. Chariot told me that someone familiar to The Half-Fool was there, I have to go on a mission?'

Klein quickly controlled his racing heart and giving Dunn an excuse to rest, he entered a state of Semi Cogitation.

With his eyes closed and his head resting against the uncomfortable and shaking seat of the carriage, Klein tried to reason about his situation.

'This is a huge coincidence but I don't know if it's a <coincidence>... The space above the gray fog is supposed to be safe and no one apart from me should enter... If when I saw the red fireplace they couldn't find me that proves the safety of that mysterious space.'

'Is this just a normal and nothing special coincidence?'

Klein couldn't just tell the Nighthawks or Red Gloves what he knew. This time he had no way to explain about Lamud Town and how he knew about it...

'But there could still be a hidden danger... I can't just walk in knowing there's a chance something could happen. What will I do if someone dies because I didn't tell what I knew?'

'...'

After thinking about it for a few moments, Klein made up his mind.

'I'll talk to the Captain when we get to the office...'

It wasn't worth risking it, the Red Gloves had some confidence in him due to his previous report. He could bullshit his way so that at least one of them will accompany them.

With a fixed plan, Klein straightened up and looked at the Captain.

"Captain, how will we deal with the Wraith?"

It was better to get as much information as possible before he bullshited his route.

Dunn looked at Klein and answered.

"It's a Wraith so we can't get too confident. The situation could get out of control if we do that. Oh, we'll take Frye. His abilities with corpses and spirits will come in handy."

Klein looked at Dunn and nodded, saying nothing but waited until Dunn finally added.

"Oh, we are three people on the team. We can request to use Sealed Artifact 3-0782."

"3-0782?" Klein repeated confused but after a minute, he recalled that the Sealed Artifact was called the Mutated Sacred Sun Emblem.

The Mutated Sacred Sun Emblem constantly purified any corpses and spirits within a 15-meter radius. The negative effect was that it also purified the soul of a living person at the same time. If a normal person stayed in the radius for more than an hour, they would turn into an idiot who only knew how to praise the Sun. For the Beyonders the time was six hours.

'To think the Captain would remember the code name of this Sealed Artifact...Damn, I feel like the Captain's memory is better than mine.' Klein suddenly froze, he wanted to hang himself.

And, with a slightly suicidal Klein and a Dunn who felt like he was forgetting something else, they both made it to Blackthorn Security Company.

...

Klein, with his medium-height hat on his head and his cane in his right hand, walked with a calm Dunn up the stairs to the office.

Greeting the receptionist Rozanne, the two entered the room.

The first thing they both saw was a familiar poet sleeping.

Leonard Mitchell was sleeping with his hands behind his head, his feet resting on the desk and he was rocking his chair on only the two hind legs, just when he was about to go too far he would instinctively return to avoid falling.

'Wow Dear Poet, I didn't know you had that talent. And what about your hair? How do you look so good when you're asleep?' Klein thought, impressed by the poet's display of balance and appearance.

The man's hair was casually combed and due to how he was asleep it was a bit messy but it didn't diminish his good looks but gave him a poetic and flirty air. His fine lips were slightly open, coquettishly inviting someone to wake him up with a good morning kiss...

Bang*

"Aaahhh!"

Pamp!

The sudden sound of the door closing made Klein jump a bit but also woke up the sleeping Leonard who lost his balance and fell hard on his back.

"Good afternoon Leonard."

"G-Good afternoon, C-Captain." Leonard responded somewhat pained and with a hand on his head.

Dunn who was the one who closed the door looked at Leonard's funny fall and simply kept a flat face. He walked his way to his office followed by Klein.

When they both passed by where Leonard was still lying, Dunn looked at the poet for a few seconds and raised his right fist to his mouth, and turned his head to the other side, his whole body trembling trying to contain his laughter.

Klein, for his part, looked at the poet with a cheeky smile, not trying in the least to contain his amusement.

Leonard for his part glared at Klein all the way to the Captain's office and until the door was closed.

"Hahahaha...Hahahaha!"

As soon as the door click sounded, the loud laughter of Dunn and Klein sounded.

Leonard could only lower his head blushing full of embarrassment but remembering something, he suddenly smiled amused.

It looked like the Captain forgot about her and Klein was clueless.

Listening as the men's laughter suddenly got cut off, his smile only grew.

...

In the room, standing tall and firm like soldiers in line, Dunn and Klein looked nervously at the woman sitting in Dunn's chair.

Puff*

"Not even a hello? You're too bad Dunn, I thought we were closer." The blue-eyed woman wailed as she gently shook her head.

The pipe in her red gloved hand let out a small cloud of smoke and the smell of tobacco.

Spirit Guide, Daly Simone!

Cold sweat covered Klein's forehead who looked nervously at the woman.

'What the fuck is she doing here?' Shouldn't she be investigating with the rest of the Red Gloves?!' Klein thought, swallowing hard.

'Why the Captain didn't tell me…' Realization came to Klein who looked at Captain Dunn Smith.

And it seems that Dunn had the same idea since their eyes collided. Dutch's gray eyes said a silent apology and Klein's brown eyes showed disappointment.

'Of course, you forgot...' Klein thought with a light sigh.

Daly looked at Dunn and clucked several times with a sly smile on her face.

"Dunn, don't tell me you forgot to tell him that you invited me on this little trip? Seriously, you're quite a case."

Before Dunn could defend himself, Daly continued with the same sly smile.

"I'll accompany you on this little trip. Don't worry I won't interfere with anything and it's merely a few days off I'm taking. Just act like I'm not there."

'That is impossible Madam. You are... striking.' Klein thought as the corners of his lips twitched.

'At least this fixes having to ask for help...'

Looking between Dunn and Daly and seeing that the Captain was a bit nervous, Klein quickly thought of an excuse to leave and save himself.

"I'll go tell Frye and request 3-0782, I'll be back when I've got everything ready."

"Ah? Of course Klein, you can go." Dunn answered out of habit and because he was somewhat tense but just when he realized he would be alone with Daly Simone, Klein had already left the room.

Daly smiled amusedly at the door.

'Clever Boy.' She then shifted her gaze to the Captain and her smile turned somewhat flirtatious.

Dunn looked at this and swallowed unconsciously.

...

Heaving a sigh of relief, Klein was glad to have escaped the room.

"And what about it~ Madam Daly always the personality don't you think?"

'Fuck...' Rolling his eyes in exasperation, Klein turned around and saw a smiling Leonard, the poet's smile carrying immense pleasure because he had been avenged.

Seeing that his partner was upset, Leonard playfully raised his hands and smiled.

"Oh come on, you deserved it for not helping me before and making fun of me. Besides, we're even now, right?"

Klein looked at the poet for a few moments, then sighed as he nodded.

"Even."

Leonard's smile grew. The man walked up to his friend and patted his shoulders a few times.

"Don't be down my dear friend, I'll give you a hand so why don't we go for Frye and 3-0782?"

"Thanks for the help." Klein nodded his thanks and Leonard winked.

"For you my dear friend? Everything." After saying that, the poet took advantage and brought his mouth close to Klein's ear and whispered.

"Besides, we special ones have to help each other~"

'You have a serious Protagonist syndrome. Please find help.' Klein thought with a flat face while rolling his eyes.

With Leonard's help, Klein joined Frye and after preparing for the trip, the two went and met a slightly blushing Dunn and a smiling Daly and they all got on the carriage to Lamud Town.

...

When the sun's rays were already painting the back of the town's cathedral, the Nighthawks' carriage finally arrived at Lamud Town.

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