The sound of running footsteps traveled into Klein's ears, calming him down as he stood at the door of the guard room.
"What happened?" Leonard, who was the first to arrive, asked in a deep voice with his revolver in hand.
Seeing that he couldn't stop in time, Klein immediately recalled what Roshan had mentioned. Three years ago, Leonard, who had just become a Sleepless, had attempted to sprint down the stairs without getting used to the potion's powers. In the end, he ended up turning into a wheel.
With a light cough, Klein pointed at Chanis Gate and said, "There was a loud knocking sound coming from inside.
"Just now, there was a loud knocking sound coming from inside, and then it turned into slapping. Then, the door was pushed open a little."
"Chanis Gate has been pushed open?" the short Kenley asked in shock.
"Yes, it was pushed open a little." Klein was about to continue describing when he saw that Leonard, Kenley, and Royale didn't approach the guard room. They stopped a few steps away and formed an arc, as though they were guarding against him.
He paused for a moment.
"Are you suspecting me?"
"No, it's not suspicion. This is normal procedure." Kenley shook his head and denied it.
In such a tense atmosphere, Leonard continued with an indecent smile and added, "In other dioceses, there were similar cases.
"In other dioceses, there were similar cases. The Beyonder on duty at Chanis Gate lost control and rang the bell. Then, while his teammates who rushed to help weren't paying attention, he killed two people."
"Alright." Klein no longer felt aggrieved and angry at being targeted. He asked, "Then, how can I prove that I didn't lose control?"
Leonard wiped away his cheeky expression and tapped his chest four times. He chanted in a deep voice, "You're the Lord of the Abyss.
He chanted in a deep voice, "They were naked, without food or clothes. They had no cover in the cold.
"They were drenched by the rain, and because they had nowhere to hide, they hugged the rock tightly.
"They were mothers whose children were taken away. They were orphans who had lost hope. They were poor people who were forced to leave the path of righteousness.
"The night did not give up on them. It blessed them."
…
The holy and compassionate prayer echoed underground, allowing everyone's body, heart, and soul to feel a sense of relief.
Seeing that there was no abnormal reaction from Klein, Leonard stopped chanting and smiled.
"There's no problem. You're still our trustworthy companion."
Royale, who had been silent all this while, looked at Chanis Gate and took the initiative to ask,
"After the door was pushed open, what did you see?"
"I saw the Misfortune Cloth Puppet, the one in the classic black dress, 3-0625." Klein answered with some lingering fear. "But in less than three seconds, it was pulled back by an invisible force. Chanis Gate closed once again. What exactly happened?"
Leonard, Kenley, and Royale looked at each other.
"Heh heh, we are the same as you. We don't know the reason behind all this. Since Chanis Gate has been closed again and there are no longer any abnormalities, we shouldn't enter at this time. We have to wait for daybreak and wait for Captain."
At this time, Royale added coldly,
"I'll stay here and keep watch with you."
"Alright." Leonard spread his hands and teased. "As the strongest person here, I'll stay too. Kenley, return to the second floor, in case the police department can't open due to an urgent case."
Kenley didn't say anything else. He nodded and turned to leave.
At this moment, Leonard glanced at Klein and Royale.
"Perhaps we can continue playing cards? Under such circumstances, we need some entertainment so that we won't be too tense. "
"No problem." Klein adjusted his revolver and placed it back into his armpit holster. Royale didn't agree or disagree. With her smooth black hair draped over her shoulders, she followed Klein into the guard room.
In the middle of Fight the Landlord, no, Fight Evil, Klein said casually, "The Misfortune Cloth Puppet, I mean 3-0625.
"Misfortune Cloth Puppet, I mean 3-0625. According to the description of the data, it shouldn't have the characteristics of being alive …"
"Haha, three As." Leonard pressed his hand down and said casually, "In the past 40 years, 3-0625 hasn't shown any characteristics of being alive. We can first assume that the information is correct and use it as a premise for deduction."
"Yes. You have an idea? "Royale asked succinctly.
As Klein was hesitating if he should throw down three "twos," Leonard took a sip of his freshly brewed coffee and said, "Yes.
"Yes. Since 3-0625 doesn't have the characteristics of being alive, its performance today must have been influenced by other factors, and it must be a factor that appeared recently. Otherwise, it would have shown us this side of it a long time ago," Sheyan said.
"And in the past month, what's different behind Chanis Gate?"
Royale looked at the three "twos" that Klein had thrown down and pondered for a few seconds.
She pondered for a few seconds and said, "There's only one thing that's different. The Antigonus family's notebook and Sealed Artifact 2-049 once stayed behind Chanis Gate for a night."
Leonard looked at the cards in his hand and lightly rapped the table with a smile.
"If it could make the Misfortune Cloth Puppet act strangely, 2-049 would have long caused something similar behind Baekeland's Chanis Gate. Therefore, I suspect that the problem stems from the Antigonus family's notebook."
Klein thought about it carefully and couldn't help but nod.
"That's the most likely possibility … Leonard, I didn't expect you to be so good at deduction."
Typically, being a romantic poet and being good at deduction are incompatible …
"That's only because he's been reading detective novels recently," Royale stated calmly. "Two kings, straight from 8 to K. Is there no one who wants it? Three sixes, that's it. "
Upon seeing this scene, Klein and Leonard fell silent.
Without focusing on their cards, they had forgotten something very important.
Royale was the one who was "evil" this time!
Seeing Royale cut the cards, Klein took the opportunity to ask again.
"What force pulled 3-0625 back?"
Leonard shot a glance at him and chuckled.
"Don't tell me you think that the defensive measures behind Chanis Gate are only a sealed chamber buried deep underground and a few elderly guards?"
"In fact, when the Sun completely sets, the guards have already left Chanis Gate and returned to Saint Selena Cathedral."
"The power inside reaches its peak at night and is no longer suitable for living beings. It will only weaken when the Sun rises. This is also the reason why the Captain told us not to enter Chanis Gate no matter what we hear."
In other words, the Captain forgot to tell me this reason … Klein pondered and asked,
"A defensive measure similar to an array formation?"
Like a magnified version of charms and amulets?
"Yes." Royale nodded as she touched her cards. "The reason why Chanis Gate is placed beneath the central cathedral of every city is to be maintained by the believers who come daily. Their pious prayers will allow a portion of their spirituality to enter the array formation, accumulating into an ocean."
"Is that so …" Klein nodded in enlightenment. He had seen a terrible hand of cards.
At this moment, Leonard smiled and said, "This isn't the only defensive measure behind Chanis Gate.
"There's more than one protective measure behind Chanis Gate. Saint Selena's ashes are buried there. She was a High-Sequence Beyonder when she was alive."
Saint Selena's ashes? A High-Sequence Beyonder's ashes? Saint's ashes? What's the use of that? Klein was puzzled and curious.
Saint Selena was a saint during the establishment of the Church of the Evernight Goddess. She was active in the ancient Third Epoch and was recorded in various Holy Bibles. Therefore, Selena was a common name among the people who believed in the Evernight Goddess.
Leonard seemed to have heard Klein's thoughts as he continued to speak.
He continued, "There are rumors that the remains or ashes of High-Sequence Beyonders still contain incredible power. Of course, that's just a rumor."
Klein nodded slightly and turned his attention back to the poker cards in his hand.
In the next few hours, nothing out of the ordinary happened behind Chanis Gate. However, Klein had lost two soli, a loss that pained him greatly. As for Leonard, who had the air of a romantic poet when it came to cards, he had lost four soli and five pence. Only the silent Royale was the winner.
"The Sun has just risen. It's my turn next." The quiet Author, Seeka Tron, entered the guard room at six o 'clock.
Klein wrote down his encounter last night in his notebook and returned to the Blackthorn Security Company with Leonard and Royale.
At that moment, he looked extremely exhausted, but the Midnight Poet and Sleepless beside him were still in high spirits.
This is the difference between different Sequences … Klein was about to pass through the partition and head home to catch up on his sleep when he saw the Captain enter.
"Good morning, Captain." He couldn't help but yawn as he greeted him.
Dunn, who was wearing a black trench coat, took off his hat and glanced at him with his gray eyes.
"Good morning. You should go back and get some rest. Did anything happen last night?"
Klein immediately explained the matter regarding the Misfortune Cloth Puppet and Leonard's deduction.
"Okay." Dunn didn't express his opinion as he walked to his office with a solemn expression. "I'll send a telegram to the Holy Cathedral."
Klein didn't stay any longer. He slowly walked out of 36 Zouteland Street and breathed in the cool morning air.
His spirits were lifted, and he suddenly remembered something that he had forgotten all along.
I forgot to tell the Captain and Leonard that the Misfortune Cloth Puppet had a piece of paper in its hands!
How could I forget?
There seems to be a subtle force affecting me, preventing me from telling the other Nighthawks about this …
… The Antigonus family's notebook was stored behind Tingen City's Chanis Gate many days ago. The Misfortune Cloth Puppet 3-0625 should have been affected a long time ago. Why did it only show signs of abnormality last night?
Because last night was the first time I was on duty at Chanis Gate?
It used all its strength just to let me see the picture on the piece of paper?
Is this the goal of the Antigonus family's notebook?
Because I survived after coming into contact with it and even became a Seer?
…
Questions flashed through Klein's mind as he stood rooted to the ground. He didn't know if he should pretend that he didn't remember anything and go home to sleep, or go upstairs to report to the Captain.
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