Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Admissor stood up from the wooden chair. Just as Esther expected, he stumbled directly on the corner of the table because his eyes were too focused.

However, he quickly straightened his body and did not fall to the ground. It was obvious that he had undergone preliminary training and his reaction speed had improved.

Admissor stared closely at Esther by the door, not moving away even for a moment of staggering.

Esther looked hesitantly at the rabbit sleeping on the sofa and asked in a low voice: "Do you need me to help you find something to use as an eye mask?"

Admissor raised his arm holding the book, as if he wanted to use the book to block his sight, but he couldn't bear to look away: "I, I saw the light that I seemed to have seen somewhere... …Who exactly are you?”

Esther remained silent, and shook her head at Admissor with a serious expression: "Don't look at it, don't think about it, it won't do you any good."

Admissor then opened the book and held it in front of his eyes tremblingly: "Sorry, sorry! I didn't mean to offend you! I have obviously learned to suppress my spiritual vision..."

Esther smiled and patted Admissor on the shoulder before walking to the sofa. She gently pushed the rabbit awake.

The boy sat up sleepily and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth: "Ai, Hamel? Are you back already?"

"Yes, everything here has been settled. Can I take you back to the hotel, or would you rather sleep on the sofa?"

Rabbit yawned widely and kept rubbing his eyes with his fists: "That must be, haha ​​- the bed is comfortable."

He finally woke up from his sleepy dream, subconsciously pulled Esther's sleeves and stood up: "Have I slept for a long time?"

Esther shook her head and led Rabbit towards the door: "It's been two hours. You can go back and sleep now."

The book in Admissor's hand gradually put down. He looked at Esther in concentration. When the two were about to step out, he suddenly followed quickly: "Also, the skylark I saw in the square ,they……"

"They may be very close to you," Esther said softly, interrupting Admissor's jumping words, "because you have received a little shelter from the light. If you are willing, just give them some food. Well, even though I don’t know them.”

Admissor suddenly stopped. He seemed to hear another unspoken sentence, "I don't know you."

Admissor frowned in distress. It wasn't until the lady who took the boy away completely left that he came back from his deep thoughts and got out of the state of staring at the misty fate. A layer of soft and faint light emerged in front of him. In his perception, it quickly became dim again.

Only then did Admissor remember what was going on. He hurriedly went to Captain Frye to report that His Excellency the Beloved One had taken the child away. By the way, that lady was His Excellency the Beloved One.

The light of the goddess? No, it’s called Goddess Star…

Admissor slapped his forehead hard, but didn't think of anything more.

Outside the Blackthorn Security Company, taxis drove on the streets, riding on the long dim blanket of street lights, leaving behind memories mottled by cannibalization.

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"So are we going back soon?" Rabbit sat next to Esther and yawned from time to time. He tried to cheer up by chatting and didn't want to nap on the carriage anymore.

Esther nodded: "Wait until the day after tomorrow. We will return to Pulitzer Harbor the day after tomorrow. I am going to attend a special gathering."

Rabbit's eyes lit up instantly: "Is it that kind of special gathering? The people participating are all the same as you..."

"Yes, they are all 'Extraordinary'." Esther said with a straight face, "But becoming an Extraordinary is very dangerous, so don't have too many illusions."

"Where is the danger?" Rabbit asked, "I also want to have those wonderful abilities."

Esther smiled bitterly: "All power has a price. For me, today is today. I don't even dare to dream about what will happen in the future."

She raised her head and tapped her temple: "There is something hidden here that can destroy the entire East District. You have seen it in your dreams. That kind of light is not a good thing."

Rabbit nodded as if understanding, said nothing, and stared in the direction of the window in silence.

"Even if you become an Extraordinary, you may not be able to remember me, if this is what you are curious about. You were also there at the time, and the police officers of the Church of the Night Goddess have long forgotten about me."

Rabbit then raised his head and turned a little pale: "Is there no other way?"

Esther's smile was gentle, but she did not answer the question. Instead, she changed the subject: "By the way, I have reached an agreement with Mr. Benjamin. I don't need to be wary of him anymore in a short period of time."

"Huh!? Why!" Rabbit's eyes widened in shock, staring at Esther in disbelief, "I don't like him, he feels weird to people, he looks like the kind of person who would turn around and steal from a thief. The bastard who stole things from me! He, he even possessed me like an evil spirit before..."

The description of "stealing from a thief" made Esther amused. She pointed at herself: "I will do something for him. This is what he wants from me."

Rabbit shook his head vigorously, as if trying to get this thing out of his head, and he repeated again: "I don't like him! I always feel that he has bad intentions!"

Esther thought for a few seconds: "You are right. When I come into contact with Benjamin, he always gives me a special feeling... Do you still have the hair I gave you?"

"Of course!" Rabbit patted his chest, "It's very well hidden."

"That's good."

However, Rabbit's expression quickly fell down again, and he even looked a little aggrieved: "To be honest, he is very annoying."

"It doesn't matter, just ignore Benjamin and don't care about his feelings."

Rabbit put his hands in his pockets: "I didn't intend to care about him in the first place!"

Ever since Rabbit heard that Benjamin was going to go with him, it was obvious that he was full of hostility towards this person - even stronger than before. The next morning the two were sitting in the hotel restaurant, and Benjamin also came to the restaurant and said When he walked to the table, Rabbit's face looked very ugly.

It even seemed like he was about to dump the bowl of oatmeal on Benjamin’s head at any moment.

Benjamin showed a modest and polite smile to the two of them, as if he didn't notice the rabbit's sinister gaze at all. After all, to him, such a boy's hostility only seemed funny.

Raising his eyebrows at Rabbit provocatively, Benjamin pulled out another chair next to the table: "Do you mind if I sit here?"

Esther glanced at him helplessly: "If I say you mind, are you really not going to sit down?"

"I'll still sit down."

Esther turned to Rabbit: "Look, I said just ignore him, because no matter what you do to him, he doesn't care."

Benjamin knocked on the table and called the waiter to come over and take the order: "No, I still care."

Esther heard that this was the truth, but she was a little surprised: "Do you care?"

Benjamin just glanced at her, did not answer the question, and ordered the breakfast he wanted from the waiter, which was strong tea and Intis-style cheese toast.

Because Esther was by his side, Rabbit did not take any actual action to resist. He just imagined in his mind the scene of putting oatmeal on Benjamin's head for a long time.

Every time Esther's gaze shifted, Rabbit would roll his eyes at Benjamin.

This only amused Benjamin - ignorant people do not understand what they are facing, so they can always behave so fearlessly. Of course Benjamin would not care about the rabbit. Esther could not carry this child around forever. She would always let him go one day.

At that time, for such an ordinary child, even if he has Esther's protection, "Benjamin" will not be able to do anything in a short time, but he cannot avoid the parasitism of Amon's clone forever, and Esther's protection will also Loses effectiveness over time.

Benjamin was quite looking forward to such a development.

But now he wants to ease the relationship with Esther. At least before the meeting on the 6th, Benjamin will do all the superficial things to maintain his current image.

At least Esther made some concessions to accept him. He also had to think about what to do during the gathering on the 6th...

Benjamin asked the waiter for another copy of the Tingen Morning Post. The case that happened at the "Lilac Hotel" the night before yesterday was hung on the front page with a black and bold title. The cover showed the serious and square face of Inspector Toller. With his big face, only his majestic upper body was exposed, and his belly was left outside the frame of the photo.

Esther scanned the outer pages of the newspaper, put down the hot cocoa in her hand, and asked casually: "So they didn't leave too much detailed information in the newspaper, right? Their efficiency was faster than I thought. I thought It will take a few more days..."

"After all, there were many ordinary people present at the time. If we hadn't caught the suspect, maybe they would have suppressed the matter for a longer time to avoid causing panic among the citizens." Benjamin flipped through the newspaper casually and placed a cup of tea with his backhand. The top of it swayed, stealing most of the heat, and then he brought the tepid black tea to his mouth.

Rabbit looked at Benjamin, then at Esther, and lowered his voice: "So you caught the bad guy last night? It just took one night?"

"It's not 'you', it's 'you'." Benjamin corrected Rabbit, "I can help, but Esther didn't use my help."

Rabbit shoveled his spoon into the cereal and said, "It's Hamel. You should call her Miss Brooke."

Benjamin chuckled: "What? I dug it out of your head that she called Esther, kid."

Noticing that Rabbit's face suddenly became even more ugly, and knowing that he was remembering the memory of being parasitized, Esther reached out and patted the boy on the head: "So I warned you, just don't talk to him and concentrate on eating your breakfast. ."

Benjamin squinted his eyes and shook his head at Esther: "You can't always protect this child."

"Is this a threat?" Esther asked with a smile.

"Absolutely not, just another reminder." Benjamin replied vaguely, lowering his head and continuing to flip through the newspaper in his hand. (End of chapter)