Mystery: Death Singer

Edric waited for a while until Klein's emotions gradually calmed down before taking out two items from his pocket.

One was Dunn Smith's pocket watch, and the other was an iron cigarette case containing the umbilical cord, which exuded an aura of depravity and evil.

Meeting Klein's curious gaze, Edric pointed to the metal cigarette case and chuckled softly:

"Inside is a section of umbilical cord, left behind by that madwoman who disappeared under the 'sun's' light. It has a very high status and can be used to attract spirit creatures with similar auras, or to cast certain curses."

Klein had no time to care about the umbilical cord and simply told Edric to accept it, doing him a favor in the process.

—The fact that he brought it out means that Edric wants to obtain "official authorization".

Edric put away the metal cigarette case with satisfaction. He had been craving it for the past few days, and whenever he had a spare moment, he would start thinking about what kind of spirit creatures it could attract and what kind of help it could give him.

Just then, Klein frowned slightly as he looked at the pocket watch. He had only ever seen this kind of pocket watch with its gorgeous gold appearance on one person: Dunn Smith, the captain of the Night Watch squad.

As if sensing Klein's doubts, Edric smiled frankly and said:

"This pocket watch was Dunn Smith's keepsake, and I took it from Dunn's body on purpose."

Klein's gaze became even more puzzled. He was certain that Edric hadn't brought this up to provoke him, but he couldn't figure out what his former neighbor was trying to do.

"Klein, I have some good news to tell you, though it's not exactly good news. After that blind man left, I unexpectedly discovered that a new evil spirit had appeared at the scene."

Klein jolted awake, looked up at Edric, his eyes filled with disbelief and barely suppressed ecstasy.

Edric smiled and nodded:

"The truth is just as you think. It was Dunn Smith's evil spirit. After his death, his spirit broke free from the constraints of his body and, under the influence of a series of negative emotions such as extreme anger, pain, despair, and regret, successfully transformed into an evil spirit through the help of the spirit world."

"To prevent Dunn from being accidentally injured by the 'Substitute Punisher' and 'Mechanical Heart' who had already arrived after his rebirth, I took this pocket watch from his body to serve as Dunn's possession."

Klein raised his hand, wanting to touch the gold pocket watch that sat quietly on the table, but he didn't dare to actually touch it. He could only whisper to Edric, "..."

"I...can I see the captain?"

Edric shook his head helplessly, then explained:

"Dunn is not currently in this pocket watch, but inside a magical artifact that I possess. Unfortunately, I am not yet able to suppress the evil spirit's instinctive malice."

Seeing the disappointment in Klein's eyes, he continued:

"However, if I can obtain Dunn's extraordinary characteristics from his lifetime, and have more extraordinary power to support him, I am confident that I can restore his sanity, and even some of his memories from his lifetime."

"No problem! I'll go retrieve the captain's extraordinary ability!"

Klein suddenly stood up and immediately headed towards the door. He didn't want to waste a single moment, fearing that being a step too slow would lead to some irreparable mistake.

Edric did not stop Klein. The reason he brought up the news was to let the great "Master of the Bathroom" think of a solution to this problem.

Within the Kingdom of Rune, the vast majority of "Nightmares" are controlled by the Church of the Goddess of Night, whether it's potion ingredients, magical items, or extraordinary properties.

The chance of getting a Nightmare's extraordinary trait elsewhere is even more absurd than finding thousands of pounds on the street, so the only option is to try the Church of the Night Goddess.

But Edric couldn't risk provoking such a behemoth as the Church of the Night for Dunn's sake, so he had to pass the problem on to the next person, Mr. Klein Moretti, who had died in the same extraordinary event.

Of course, there was another important reason why Edric let Klein leave.

That is, how could Klein, as an evil god who has mastered divination, possibly believe Edric's one-sided story?

Instead of trying to convince Klein, it's better to let him go directly. Once Klein has performed the divination himself, the truth will be revealed.

After watching Klein's figure gradually disappear into the distance, Edric looked around the entire house with a nostalgic gaze. If nothing unexpected happened, this would be his last visit to Tingen.

This is unavoidable. After all, Backlund is an international metropolis. Not only are all of Edrik's friends and family in Backlund, but the opportunities there are also far greater than in Tingen, which is a "university city".

"I seem to remember that this situation is called... the 'siphon effect' of big cities on surrounding smaller cities." Edric rubbed his temples, suddenly feeling nostalgic for the leisurely days of his previous life.

He looked up at the clock on the wall and realized it was only early morning. He immediately had the idea to set off now to visit old York in Crescent Town.

…………

In a corner of the city square, Edric finished the last sip of his sweet iced tea, looked at Klein who was slowly walking towards him, and gazed at the young face, whose sorrow could not be concealed even by the makeup. He asked softly:

"Aren't you going to tell them the truth?"

Klein, who was about to discuss serious matters with Edric, suddenly stopped, paused for a moment, then shook his head, his voice somewhat low:

"Perhaps staying away from the extraordinary will allow them to live happier lives, and... I will leave them sooner or later, it's just a little earlier."

Edric nodded slightly, ignoring Klein who was still being stubborn, and instead asked:

"Did you get it? That extraordinary quality that Dunn possessed during his lifetime."

"I've got it, I can give it to you anytime."

Klein glanced guiltily at Edric. In order to obtain this "Nightmare" without revealing his identity, he could only choose to use the method of "borrowing the tiger's power" and successfully "tricked" Leonard out of the trait by taking advantage of the mysterious image of the Bone Messenger and Edric.

As for how Leonard managed to slip through the cracks, Klein didn't know, but he had already confirmed through divination above the gray fog that the "Nightmare" he had obtained was the one left behind by Dunn.