A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

"No, Levy is very energetic." Levy smiled sweetly.

Bray simply ruffled Levy's hair without saying anything more.

Bray just spent at least a few hours wandering around that nightmarish town of Knight.

But in reality, it's just a fleeting moment.

"I always feel like I'm doing an extra job for nothing," Bray complained to himself.

"Are you so sleepy you're delirious? What are you saying?" Naruko looked at Bray with disdain.

"..." Bray glanced blankly at Naruko; being looked down upon by Naruko was incredibly difficult to accept. "Thank you both for your help tonight," William said, shaking Bray's hand.

The townspeople who had heard the strange noises earlier said that the eerie sounds had stopped last night.

The night was quite peaceful, and many people were finally able to get a good night's sleep.

"By the way, are there any monsters in town?" William asked tentatively.

In fact, William could not see the so-called monster.

"Well, I could only hear the sound, but I couldn't see a shadow." Naruko shrugged and replied helplessly.

Bray remained silent and said nothing.

It's impossible to tell people about how I was dragged into a nightmare.

If Bray were to say it, he would be considered crazy.

No one would believe Bray's words.

"But it was probably because you guys were there that the monster calmed down last night," William said with a smile.

"Thank you for your continued night watch these past few days."

How could a night watch job be limited to just one night?

If they don't manage to defeat that monster, they'll have to stay up all night for at least a week before Bray can complete the quest.

However, that so-called monster had already been cut in two by Bray in the nightmare.

Based on what happened last night, that chimera must have died in reality as well.

"You guys should get some rest first, you'll be staying up late tonight." William waved goodbye to Bray and the others.

"Hey, Bray, don't zone out," Naruko called out to Bray, who was lost in thought.

“I wasn’t distracted.” Bray pursed his lips.

"Ugh, you won't even admit this." Naruko was speechless at Bray's words.

"Levy wants to sleep!" Levy tugged at Bray's clothes and looked up as she spoke.

Although Levy is full of energy, she still needs to rest after staying up all night.

"Naruko, take Levy back with you." Bray gave Naruko a small task.

"Huh? Aren't you going to catch up on your sleep? If there's a tough battle tonight, I won't be able to take care of you," Naruko said.

"Understood." Bray waved his hand with his back to Naruko, then left on his own.

"Naruko, Naruko, what is Bray going to do?" Levy tilted her head, looking at Naruko with a puzzled expression.

"Who knows what that guy is going to do?" Naruko didn't know what Bray was going to do either.

"Let's go back to sleep." Naruko picked up Levy and headed towards the accommodation William had provided.

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Bray walked expressionlessly through the streets of Knighttown.

Completely different from that nightmare, the carriage was intact, and the horses were lively and energetic.

The walls didn't have many strange reliefs, and the streetlights were normal.

Bray stroked the wall and sighed involuntarily.

Where did the raw materials for last night's chimera come from?

There is no doubt that he is a human being, but where is he from?

I glanced around at the town, which looked perfectly normal.

No one went missing in the town, and no one died unexpectedly.

"Things that require a lot of brainpower are definitely not for me," Bray shook his head and muttered to himself.

Bray can only be described as having normal intelligence, or perhaps just a little bit of intelligence.

But this wasn't enough to make Bray understand everything.

“You’re Mr. Bray, right?” At that moment, Kaima patted Bray on the shoulder.

When Bray was patted on the shoulder, he almost dropped his sword.

After recognizing that the person patting his shoulder was Kaima, Bray relaxed a little.

"How do you know my name?" Bray asked casually.

“Many people already know your names,” Kaima explained.

After Bree kept watch last night, there were no more strange noises in the town.

The townspeople who had been troubled by these noises were very grateful to Bray and his companions.

Then Bray's name spread.

“I was planning to deliver these pastries to your place,” Kaima said, lifting the basket in her hand.

"Thank you," Bray said earnestly.

Kaima took good care of her and her group.

“I told my students that a powerful older brother drove away the monster for them,” Kaima joked.

Kaima teaches primary school, and the students are usually children.

"But Mr. Bray stayed up all night, why didn't he rest at home?" Kaima asked, somewhat puzzled.

Isn't Bray tired?

"Yeah, I just wanted to take a walk," Bray said, making up a story.

"Speaking of which, besides that screaming at night, are there any other strange things happening in your town?"

“Strange things? It doesn’t seem like anything.” Kaima didn’t think there was anything wrong with the town except for the sound at night.

"No?" Bray was a little disappointed, as he had hoped to learn more.

In the end, I still know nothing.

It seems that if Bray wants to know anything, he'll have to wait until nightfall.

But who knows if Bray will be dragged into nightmares again at night?

“Take this and get some rest, Mr. Bray.” Kaima shoved the basket into Bray’s hands.

“Well…” Bray didn’t refuse.

Bray picked up a dessert from the box and started chewing.

"It tastes good," Bray commented.

“The children made it,” Kaima replied with a smile.

"I'm tired, I'm going back to rest." Bray had no intention of continuing to wander around, so he chose to go straight back to his place.

Let's conserve our energy and continue tonight.

"Goodbye." Kaima waved slightly, smiling as she said goodbye to Bray.

"Goodbye," Bray replied, but accidentally bumped into someone while doing so.

"I'm sorry," Bray apologized instinctively.

"..." The person who was bumped glanced at Bray expressionlessly, then staggered away.

But Bray stood there motionless for a long time.

He was lost in thought.

“Mr. Bray?” Kaima had been saying goodbye to Bray for a while, but when she realized that Bray hadn’t gone far, she couldn’t help but call out to him.

"Ok?"

What's wrong with you?

“It’s nothing,” Bray shook his head.

For a moment, Bray felt something was off.

It was a sense of unease, like "I just bumped into something."

Wasn't he hitting a living, breathing person? What else could it be?

Bray abruptly turned his head to look at the person who had already gone far away.

The person's back view was completely unfamiliar, but Bray had seen that outfit somewhere before.

Then that person opened their own door and went inside.

It's nothing special, nothing unusual at all.

It's just someone going home alone, right? At most, it's a little impolite.

That's how it should normally be.

"This is not normal at all," Bray thought to himself.

That house was the one Bray kicked open in his nightmare.

The clothes that person was wearing were exactly the same as the doll in the house in the nightmare.

If you look closely, you'll find that their body shapes are quite similar.

Bray rolled his eyes; something was definitely off about this town.

I really want to leave as soon as possible.

Bray once again reminisced about the commission he had once received regarding Miqiu Rabbit. "Dong—" The clock tower in the town struck its first chime.

This certainly couldn't be one o'clock in the afternoon, but rather one o'clock in the evening.

Bray stretched his limbs and adjusted the position of the two swords on his body.

As for the clock tower that chimed, it wasn't a normal clock tower in Knight Town.

Which town would ring a bell in the middle of the night and disturb the residents?

Bray glanced around at the thick, impenetrable fog.

This is Knight Town in a nightmare.

Unlike last night, the bell rang tonight.

As always, Naruko and Levy were not around.

“Good, just like last night,” Bray murmured.

This was good news for Bray; at least he had the opportunity to investigate the nature of this nightmare a little.

Instead of wandering aimlessly, Bray immediately went to find the house where he had kicked down the door the night before.

The fog was so thick that it was quite difficult for Bray to find the place from last night.

Fortunately, Bray was lucky and didn't get lost, successfully finding the doll in the house.

The doll sat quietly in the chair, its limbs hanging limply at its sides.

There was no situation like in horror stories where the dolls suddenly jump up.

"Although I haven't figured anything out, at least I have a clue..." Bray consoled himself.

This at least proves that many things in nightmares correspond to reality.

"Kara—Kara—" a familiar sound rang out.

It's that chimera made up of a head and eyes.