"So, the key question is, will the Evernight Goddess notice me after doing this?"
Lou Lin wasn't afraid of Leonard reporting him. Although the other party was an official Beyonder, from the original work, it was clear that Leonard wasn't the type to be overly harsh on people with secrets. Moreover, Lou Lin was connected to Pallez. Reporting Lou Lin would mean reporting Leonard himself. As long as Leonard didn't think Rollin would cause significant harm, he wouldn't do it.
But with Leonard being parasitized by Pallez, Lou Lin couldn't help but suspect that the Evernight Goddess's gaze had long since fallen upon him. Or rather, Pallez happening to choose a Nighthawk as a host likely had the Evernight Goddess's tacit approval.
After all, besides those of the Marauder pathway, the other candidates for Lord of Mysteries from the Seer and Apprentice pathways were, to some extent, under the Evernight Goddess's control—Mr. Door was banished and sealed by Evernight, and Antigonus and Zaratul were both confined in the Foggy Town.
With these examples, it would be stranger if there *wasn't* something fishy about Pallez choosing a Nighthawk as a host.
Adding to that Azik, who was definitely under the Evernight Goddess's close watch, and the newly 'arrived' Klein, Lou Lin could almost imagine that as soon as he interacted with these three, he would immediately fall under the Evernight Goddess's gaze.
Of course, Lou Lin wasn't flustered by this. After all, he hadn't panicked when facing Amon directly, let alone the Evernight Goddess who couldn't easily descend into reality.
In terms of danger, Amon was more perilous than the Evernight Goddess at this stage.
Lou Lin was more curious whether the Evernight Goddess, as a Sequence 0, could notice his peculiarity if he didn't actively reveal the fragment of Nyarlathotep's power within him.
If she did notice...
"What would you do? Eliminate me, this variable? Send someone to test me? Or invest in me?" Lou Lin mused with interest, then couldn't help but think of another deity.
If it was still uncertain whether the Evernight Goddess would notice him, then the True Creator, whose 'Shadow of Time' he had summoned once, had definitely already noticed him.
After all, Rollin was fairly certain that during their brief previous contact, the Ancient Sun God, besides beating up Amon, had probably contacted the True Creator remotely, prompting the latter to cast a glance at him.
This wasn't surprising. The Ancient Sun God might be a 'good person,' but as a formidable figure who could slay numerous ancient gods and lead humanity to overthrow the rule of extraordinary races, He was never some naive innocent. How could He not pay attention to an anomaly like Evah?
If Lou Lin were someone who played it safe, he would consciously avoid any place related to the Aurora Order now. But unfortunately, Lou Lin was a 'fun-seeker', so he was rather looking forward to the True Creator's current reaction.
"No, I need to restrain myself, can't court death." Lou Lin patted his cheeks. Of course, he didn't mind contact with beings related to the True Creator, but the premise was that it wouldn't be a suicide mission.
"However, before going to Tingen, I still need to make some preparations." Lou Lin curled his lips, looked up at the window, first glancing towards Bravehearts Bar, then towards the East Borough.
When Rollin was looking for a house in the afternoon, he naturally confirmed the locations of some famous landmarks from the original work. He planned to 'check in' at these landmarks later, find a way to get involved in Backlund's Beyonder circles, and incidentally meet the future Tarot Club members currently in Backlund.
...
"Achoo—"
"Old man, you can sneeze too?"
Tingen City. Leonard, who had just investigated Klein Moretti's home with Captain Dunn Smith and even 'intimidated' Klein a bit before leaving, suddenly heard Pallez Zoroast sneeze in his mind. He showed a surprised expression and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
Since an old grandpa had taken up residence in Leonard's mind, this was the first time he'd heard the other party sneeze. It was as rare as seeing a stone statue go to the toilet.
"Kid, don't think I don't know you're badmouthing me in your head." Pallez, clearly skilled in reading expressions, said irritably, yet he was also somewhat puzzled.
As an angel, He wouldn't sneeze for no reason. This situation clearly meant something related to Him had happened.
"No ominous premonition... Could it be that one of my old friends is thinking about me?" Pallez began to ponder almost subconsciously, then heard Leonard ask in a low voice:
"Old man, that Klein Moretti just now, did you notice anything about him?"
Although he asked this, Leonard's expression remained relaxed, with only a faint curiosity and not much vigilance, clearly just a casual question.
"...What do you want me to see? That he's a believer of some evil god, or that he's a Beyonder? Unfortunately, he clearly isn't either of those." Pallez paused subtly for a second, then said with a chuckle.
"I just think his temperament is very special." Leonard apparently didn't notice Pallez's pause. Hearing the latter's words, he almost subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief and muttered in a low voice, "Well, in that case, he really is just a lucky guy."
To be involved in a Beyonder incident and survive when everyone else died was, in every respect, very lucky.
"I remember this guy is a recent university graduate. If he's indeed innocent in this matter, maybe I'll get a new colleague? The Captain has been wanting to recruit more civilian staff for a long time." Leonard then subconsciously began to speculate about subsequent developments. His first impression of Klein was actually good, so he wouldn't mind having such a colleague at all.
However, Leonard also knew that the possibility of this development wasn't very high. Even if Klein met the recruitment requirements for civilian staff, the other party might not choose this path.
After all... the path of a Nighthawk was never easy. Even civilian staff faced more dangers than ordinary people. That's why basically few qualified ordinary people were willing to join, otherwise, they wouldn't be so desperately short-staffed.
Leonard didn't regret embarking on this path himself, but he could also understand others' reluctance.
"Perhaps..." Pallez gave an ambiguous answer and said no more.
Leonard didn't mind and continued to stake out the Moretti house.
This was the Captain's order. Klein Moretti, as the sole survivor of the Antigonus family's notebook incident, had not yet been cleared of suspicion, and it couldn't be determined if he was entangled with evil spirits or curses. Only after Madam Daly, who was proficient in this area, arrived could further conclusions be drawn.
So, before then, they had to take turns watching Klein. This was both surveillance and protection, ensuring he wouldn't escape or die due to extraordinary powers.
(End of this chapter)
Translator's Note's: It seems that Power Stones are important. I see translators in this app writing 10 Power Stones = 1 Chapter. So, if you have those could you give me some? Thank you!
For each 5 power stones I would be updating one new chapter. Thank you