Mystery: Chaos Path

However, despite being bewildered, Dunn carefully considered Roland's request and said:

"I'm sorry, Your Highness Lucifel, I cannot make a decision on this matter, but I will report it to headquarters. If headquarters approves, I will grant Klein a three-year leave of absence."

Normally, Dunn would have rejected such an absurd request for a three-year leave without even looking at it, but since it involved an angel, it was clearly beyond Dunn's authority to decide.

Compared to the outrageous request for a three-year leave, Dunn was actually more concerned about what had happened to Klein. How could a perfectly fine person suddenly need a three-year leave?

Dunn couldn't help but look at Klein with more concern.

"I'm fine, Captain. The reason for the leave is just for some personal reasons…" Klein naturally noticed Dunn's concern for him and quickly said.

"In any case, it's good that you're alright." Dunn saw that Klein didn't want to elaborate on the reasons, so he didn't press further, but said gently: "However, since you're planning to take a leave of absence, regarding your merits in this incident, do you want to exchange them for money, or continue to accumulate them and receive them after your leave ends?"

Although there was no conclusion yet regarding the leave of absence, Dunn knew that since an angel had spoken, the leave was likely to be approved.

Regardless of whether Klein continued to work as a Nighthawk in the future, his previous merits were real and would not disappear because he stopped working.

"Captain, I want to ask, are my merits sufficient for me to advance to Sequence 7?" Klein asked after thinking for a few seconds.

Having obtained the Magician's potion formula earlier and secured Jack's agreement, Klein had reported it to the Nighthawks, so he could directly apply for advancement to Sequence 7 here.

Klein didn't feel guilty about this at all, as these merits were all earned through his own abilities.

"Your merits are indeed sufficient to exchange for the Sequence 7 potion, and there's even a considerable surplus…" Dunn nodded subconsciously, then looked at Klein in disbelief as he realized something, and said: "Have you completely digested the Clown potion?"

"Yes, something happened, and my Clown potion has indeed been completely digested." Klein didn't hide anything. He used to have to appropriately conceal his specialness here in the Nighthawks, but now there was no need, as the Goddess of the Night, his direct superior, was watching him!

What he said was also the truth. After learning about his destiny, Klein had completely digested the Clown potion.

"How is that possible? Didn't Klein only advance to Clown half a month ago?" Leonard couldn't help but speak at this moment. He was too surprised, because even with the Acting Method, a Sequence 8 potion theoretically took at least several months to digest completely.

Dunn was also very surprised. He looked at Klein, then sighed and said: "It seems that a lot has indeed happened to you during this time, so are you planning to apply for advancement to Sequence 7?"

Klein didn't explain anything further, but just nodded and said: "Yes, Captain, I want to apply for advancement to Sequence Seven Magician. In addition, please help me exchange the remaining merits for money."

Klein had thought it through during this time. Although he was reluctant, since he hadn't chosen to escape his fate but had chosen to continue advancing, his future life would inevitably be turbulent. Therefore, Klein had made a decision—in order not to implicate Benson and Melissa, he decided to leave Tingen and seek the path of advancement.

This certainly didn't mean that Klein wouldn't contact his brother and sister again in the future. He would still write letters to them, and might come back to visit during festivals, but he would try to avoid involving his brother and sister in matters of the extraordinary world.

And before leaving, Klein certainly had to make plans for his brother and sister in advance, such as leaving them a sum of money sufficient for their living expenses.

…

Melissa was making a doll with mechanical parts.

But unlike her usual highly focused state, Melissa was clearly a bit distracted today.

There was no other reason, mainly because Melissa missed Klein a little.

Seven days ago, Klein's colleague, a very handsome gentleman who called himself Leonard, visited their home and informed them that Klein had been temporarily favored by a high-level executive of their security company's headquarters and had been taken out on a business trip, so he would not be back for a while.

Honestly, for Melissa, business trips were not a foreign concept. To raise them, Benson, as the eldest brother, was almost always on business trips. But this was somewhat rare for Klein. Thinking of Klein's personality, Melissa was somewhat worried.

Could Klein really take care of himself outside?

Melissa didn't know, and to be honest, she had some doubts in her heart. After all, the three siblings had agreed to go see the play "The Return of the Earl" together before. In this situation, how could Klein suddenly go on a business trip alone?

But if it wasn't a business trip… Melissa shook her head violently, unwilling to think about other possibilities.

Just then, Melissa heard a "dong, dong, dong" knock on the door.

This made Melissa stunned for a moment, and a premonition suddenly arose in her heart. She almost ran to the door in three steps, and sure enough, she saw a familiar figure after opening the door.

"Klein, you're back!"

"Yeah, sorry, Melissa, I made you worry." Klein looked at his younger sister in front of him, and thinking of his "disappearance" these past few days, and thinking of the destined separation in the future, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Without exception, one first one hair one inside one content one in one look!

Although he wasn't the original Klein, because he had integrated part of the original owner's memories and emotions, and after spending this time together, he had long regarded Melissa as his real sister.

But precisely because of this, Klein couldn't let his destiny implicate them.

…

"So you're planning to say goodbye to your relatives and friends and go to Backlund alone?"

In Jack's residence, Roland, who had already changed his identity, took a sip of coffee, looked at Klein in front of him, and said:

"Is this really your own decision? It's not that my teacher forced you, right? If so, tell me, and I'll definitely help you scold him."

"This is my own decision." Klein was a little touched and a little dumbfounded. He didn't confess everything to Jack, because Lucifel didn't seem to want Jack to know these complicated truths of time-travel and doomsday conspiracies.

Klein was also a little worried that Jack couldn't bear the truth, so he simply said that he had met Lucifel, talked about some things, and now decided to go to Backlund to seek opportunities for advancement.

As for why not ask for Lucifel's help—Klein also had to save face. The time-traveling senior was able to tell him all this truth and give him a chance to choose, and Klein was already very grateful, so how could he take it for granted to ask the other party for more things.

And to be honest, Klein didn't think Lucifel would fund him in this regard.