Chapter 77: Remnant Items

"Alright," Leonard answered when he heard Dunn.

Following that, everyone walked out of the warehouse and to where Monster Bieber had "self-destructed." With him at the center, they began carefully searching outwards.

"Captain, what are we looking for?" Klein looked at the rotting flesh and blood that was strewn everywhere.

Dunn looked at the ground. "Awakening ahead of time, losing control, and becoming a monster. This means that Ray Bieber did not fully absorb the Beyonder powers provided by the notebook and that a part of his body is considered extraordinary, making it prime material."

"If you ever encounter something similar, make sure not to miss out on doing a search. It might be a relatively important item."

So that's the case. Klein nodded.

Borgia suddenly shouted. "Found it. Ahem."

Dunn and the others immediately turned and walked over to Borgia. Soon, Klein saw the item. It was a grayish-white item about the size of a fist. Its surface was filled with gullies, and it looked soft but ductile.

Dunn squatted down, carefully observing it, and used his black-gloved left hand to carefully grab the grayish-white item.

The moment it was touched, it spread out into an extremely sticky liquid.

Aiur Harson took out a tin-colored square case, removed the cigarettes from it, and then handed it to Dunn.

Dunn took the square case and "poured" the liquid inside for temporary storage. After storing it away, everyone did a cursory sweep of the area.

After confirming that they had not missed anything, they left. When they came out, they saw the horses digging their hooves into the ground, clearly spooked from the previous incident.

After boarding the carriage, Dunn, Lorotta, Aiur Harson, and Klein, who continued their arm movements, temporarily had nothing to say as they fell into silence.

When the carriage wheeled off, Dunn looked at Klein. "I know you are filled with curiosity about the Antigonus family's notebook and wish to understand what happened.

However, I have to first report this to the Holy Cathedral. Only after they determine the confidentiality level of the notebook can we consider if this can be shown to you."

"No problem." Klein gave a short reply.

Dunn thought before saying, "I once promised that you can be made a formal member of the Nighthawks when we confirm that Ray Bieber is a descendant of the Antigonus family clan. Now, not only have we determined Ray Bieber's identity, we have even eliminated the danger and spoiled the Secret Order's conspiracy.

In this entire process, you personally killed a member of an evil organization. Therefore, I will fulfill my promise and immediately make an application to the Holy Cathedral. We'll wait for their approval."

Dunn continued. "Right, I forgot something important. I still need to ask if you are agreeable to it.

Mr. Klein Moretti, are you willing to formally join the Tingen Nighthawks as one of its members? Your salary will increase, reaching six pounds a week. Furthermore, you will get a raise every subsequent year.

You will also gain the identity of a probationary inspector. It will be very useful at times.

As a support-type Beyonder, you do not always need to face enemies, but you will have to guard Chanis Gate once a week.

Without the squad's permission, you are not to leave Tingen without permission. Furthermore, you have to keep this a secret from your family."

By the time Dunn finished listing the restrictions and benefits, Klein had already thought deeply for more than ten seconds.

"I wish to become a formal Nighthawk."

Only by doing so could he continue to gain more access to mystery, such as the situation regarding the Secret Order.

Furthermore, after becoming a Seer and obtaining Beyonder powers, Klein sensed that he had a better grasp of the mysterious space. This made him consider what possibly beneficial changes would happen to it when he reached a higher Sequence stage. But first he needed to digest and resolve the side effects of the Seer potion.

"Very well. Once the Holy Cathedral approves of it, you will become part of us." Dunn said.

Aiur Harson, who was listening, interrupted. "Klein, don't mind me calling you Klein. Your performance today was really excellent. You managed to kill a Beyonder from the Secret Order. I even suspect that he has reached Sequence 7. How did you do it? I really find it incredulous."

The question has finally been raised. Klein answered as though in thought, "It's an extremely lucky event. The clown had made a fatal misjudgment.

Back then, Sealed Artifact 2-049 was thrown near me as a result of the explosion's blast. It looked about five to six meters from me, but it was only a crude observation. It was very easy to think that I was within the Sealed Artifact's area of influence.

And back then, I was feeling faint because of the explosion. My actions turned sluggish and looked as though I was being controlled.

That suited clown came close to me in an invisible state and tried to entice me by offering to save me and the corresponding Sequence 8, Clown, of the Seer potion. He wanted me to help him retrieve the Antigonus family's notebook. Right, he said that the Secret Order is in control of the Seer potion's corresponding Sequence pathway and that he was once a Seer."

Klein recounted the situation back then in detail and even described the theories he had back then, including how he believed that the suited clown had divined that taking the notebook would be an extremely risky endeavor; thus, he had changed his plans.

Of course, all the truths were used to conceal the lie made in the beginning—that he had been controlled by Sealed Artifact 2-049.

"Divined that it was extremely risky to retrieve the notebook? Yes, it's indeed highly risky. However, the risk was actually because of you," Lorotta said with a chuckle as she covered her mouth. "His divination was right, but it caused him to end up in a fatal situation. This sure is an interesting account."

Klein nodded. "Indeed. Divination is never crystal clear. And that vagueness only means that an interpretation can be wrong."

"How did you finish him off after that?" Dunn asked while he did his arm exercises.

Klein smiled. "I pretended to agree with him. However, he did not dare enter the effective range of the Sealed Artifact. He stayed two to three meters away and used a strange paper slip in an attempt to push me.

I seized the opportunity and pulled at his paper slip, causing him to be thrown into 2-049's effective range. I then complemented it with repeated shots and completed my goal."

Aiur nodded slightly. "With his evasive abilities, a distance of two to three meters is not an absolute guarantee. You might be able to strike him but fail to hit him in a vital spot. That would only make things worse... Your choice back then was impeccable. If I were in your shoes, I might not have been able to do it better than you." He did not ask further. After all, the suited clown's entry into the Sealed Artifact 2-049's area of influence basically sealed his fate.

"The subsequent Sequence of Seer is Clown... How odd..." Dunn said with a sigh.