Mystery: Paradox Path

Just when Miss Justice was proudly informing several members of the progress of the government employee exam at the Tarot Club, Melissa was holding a ceramic teaspoon in a cafe near King's Road in Backlund, stirring gently with lemons. The black tea she was drinking, looked out of the window covered with white mist from time to time. Seeing that the mist became thick again, she stretched out her hand and wiped gently in front of the window, clearing a fairly clear space.

Just as she was looking out of the window with her eyes slightly out of focus, a series of footsteps suddenly stopped beside her. Melissa turned her head vigilantly, but saw a young, poetic youth, and he The most special thing about him is the pair of bright red gloves.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Leonard, what's the matter?"

"Good afternoon, Melissa, are you waiting for Benson?" Looking at the worried look of the girl, Leonard asked a question knowingly, then seemed to realize that he was talking nonsense, and comforted: "Don't worry, Ben. Sen's foundation is very solid, after becoming a 'lawyer', his memory has also improved significantly, and he will definitely pass the test."

"Well, I know." There was an inexplicable indifference in Melissa's tone, not because she hated the young man in front of her, but because... the identity of the other party was too embarrassing.

After all, it was this gentleman who gave Klein's pension to his family.

This made Melissa always feel that she owed the other party a big favor, and by the way, she owed a huge sum of money. The most frustrating thing was that she couldn't even reasonably return the money to the other party or the church.

Leonard, of course, also understood the embarrassment of the girl in front of him, because he was embarrassed himself. During the rest time between missions, he would always drop by the Moretti brothers and sisters on the way, and "accidentally" found each other of Beyonder status and some guidance.

But he didn't reveal that he knew that Klein was still alive, because he didn't know at all whether the brother and sister knew the news that Klein was still alive. The person who had died suddenly jumped out and said that the person wasn't actually dead, which was really embarrassing. More importantly, he was a mere red glove and shouldn't know about Klein's death.

Therefore, both sides maintained the awkward state of "I know that Klein is not dead, but I don't know if the other party knows that Klein is not dead, so they can only hide the secret that Klein is not dead".

Fortunately, this embarrassing situation did not last long. As the door of the cafe was pushed open, seven or eight men and women rushed in first. Benson took off his somewhat old top hat, and had not yet had time to comb the hair that almost reached the top of his head with his fingers. At the boundary line, he had noticed his sister who had already stood up, and the gentleman of the Church of Evernight who was sitting opposite her.

Before Benson could wonder why this gentleman was waiting for him with his sister, he heard Melissa's slightly nervous voice——

"I passed the test... um, are today's test questions difficult?"

"It may be difficult for others, but I don't have any problems, arithmetic is my specialty, not to mention that I am still a lawyer... um,

Although not as good as you, the strengthening of the mind is still quite obvious. "

Benson looked left and right, seeing that everyone was discussing, and no one was paying attention, so he suppressed his sister's desire to continue the discussion with his eyes, and looked at Leonard and said:

"Mr. Leonard, do you have anything to do with us today?"

At this time, Benson was actually quite worried. He was worried that the husband in front of him was going to show off to him with Melissa. Although he said that he did not oppose Melissa's free love, the gentleman in front of him seemed to be engaged in a high-risk occupation. Having experienced the pain of losing a loved one, I don't want Melissa to experience it again.

Fortunately for him, the gentleman just bowed slightly politely, and then whispered:

"I have some things to do recently, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to Backlund for a while. Well, if you have anything, you can go to this address for help. If it's too late, you can also ask him for help through a messenger, this gentleman. It's Klein... Well, a friend of Klein's life... He will definitely help you."

Melissa and Benson looked at the address and the messenger summoning spell handed by Leonard, and a trace of complexity flashed in their eyes. Because of the same address and messenger summoning spell, they had seen it for the second time— That was what Klein left to the two of them for emergency before leaving Backlund, and it wasn't even bad at all.

"It seems that the relationship between this gentleman and his brother is really unusual." Melissa recalled the gentleman who put a cat on an expensive suit, and Benson accepted it without any difference. Mantra, sincerely say a word:

"thanks."

"No thanks, after all, Klein saved my life." Leonard shook his head, turned to glance at the clock on the wall, and then said:

"I should go too."

...

Backlund, Chorwood District.

Forsi, who had returned from the Tarot Club, tried her best to overcome the laziness brought by the fireplace. She changed into a dark blue thick cotton dress, wrapped a light gray scarf, and put on a warm lady's soft hat. The temperature wasn't too low, but the misty, bone-chilling weather left the rented house and arrived at Williams Street in a horse-drawn carriage.

She took a breath of cold air and began to hesitate between completing the tasks of Mr. World and the tasks of Mr. Demon.

Well, she didn't choose to complete neither, not because she changed her temper, but because - her conscience had begun to ache.

...

"So soon? Could it be dinner?" Klein, who had just exchanged Misor, who had just delivered to his door in the morning, for a bounty, heard the familiar whisper before he had time to count the gold pounds he bought.

He glanced at the clock on the wall, took four suspicious steps in the opposite direction, and came to the top of the gray fog. Immediately, he saw the sacrifice request from Mr. Demon.

"It's actually done? Although the last time I gave Little Sun the great sword was in the afternoon, but it was too fast, right?" Klein frowned slightly, but still accepted the sacrifice of Mr. Demon, and as the door of summoning was pushed Open, an exaggerated revolver appeared in the palace like a giant's residence along with the product description.

Klein was attracted by the shape of the revolver almost at a glance. On the mechanical structure full of violence and beauty, the carefully carved rose pattern was dyed with a layer of enchanting roasted blue. After just one glance, Klein already liked it. this weapon.

However, the prudence of the fortune teller still allowed him to restrain the urge to test the gun immediately, and reached out to pick up the product description. The first thing that caught his eye was the name of the gun—

Blue rose.