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"Unclear, don't understand, don't write next time."
Hearing Lin Ruo's "shameless" words, Klein ultimately gave a cold denial.
Although Klein admitted that these things, which made him so embarrassed he wished he could destroy them on the spot, had indeed played an unexpected role, he knew even more that if he were to affirm them now, Lin Ruo's personality would undoubtedly lead him to write even bolder and more persecutory things in the future, making life unbearable.
Anyway, with Lin Ruo's personality, even if I refuse him, he will still continue to write in secret… Klein muttered in his heart, for a moment not knowing whether to feel helpless or sad about the fact that he seemed to have gotten used to such things.
"Ah, how heartless, my child, Daddy misjudged you." Lin Ruo exaggeratedly expressed his "sorrow," then his expression returned to normal. He unhurriedly poured himself a cup of black tea, took a light sip, and only then did all his emotions finally settle.
Lin Ruo knew he had to consider what came next.
However, Lin Ruo did not ponder the petty tricks Nyarlathotep was playing behind the scenes, because Lin Ruo already understood that no matter how many tricks Nyarlathotep played, their core would always be one: to shake his humanity, to make him feel sorrow and despair.
And the only thing Lin Ruo needed to do in response was to complete his ritual and maintain his humanity.
Stripping away all the frills, this was a perfectly clear confrontation, so Lin Ruo didn't need to do anything extra; that would be falling into Nyarlathotep's trap. The only thing he needed to do was respond to each move and… Lin Ruo looked at Klein beside him.
He had already understood why he had bound Klein's life to his own. As his anchor point, his student, the most important person after his awakening, the essence of this binding was actually a form of protection for Klein.
Because as long as Klein was bound to Lin Ruo, Nyarlathotep would never be able to interfere with his fate or lay a hand on him.
Similarly, because he was connected to him by life and anchored to him, Klein would naturally stand on the same side as him. This almost guaranteed that the possibility of Klein betraying him would be greatly reduced.
Of course, at that time, he actually didn't know what kind of existence "Klein" was. He had only seen a glimpse of the future, so as the appointed day approached, he resolutely placed his hope on the other party. These arrangements, in addition to protecting the other party, were merely a layer of insurance he put in place because he was worried about unexpected events.
Hmm, this was probably the PTSD caused by Medici's fall.
However, facts proved that Klein and Alista Tudor were completely different existences, yet incredibly similar and compatible with Lin Ruo. Simply put, they were a match made in heaven. Even without such insurance, what he worried about would not happen.
Klein would never betray Lin Ruo.
This is good!
Lin Ruo thought sincerely. He smiled lightly, enduring Klein's suspicious gaze that seemed to say, "What bad idea are you cooking up now?" Then he said:
"Klein, I am very happy that the person I chose is you."
Klein was suddenly stunned. He looked at Lin Ruo incredulously, seemingly completely unprepared for Lin Ruo to suddenly say such a thing. This even left him, who was usually very eloquent, at a loss for words for a moment.
But Klein was not Ouroboros, that foolish snake who almost caused a bad ending for himself because he couldn't speak. So, after a brief moment of stunned silence, Klein looked at Lin Ruo and responded with equal seriousness:
"I am equally happy that you chose me."
"To have you as a close friend, a teacher, I feel very fortunate."
Lin Ruo blinked, then suddenly said in a half-joking, half-serious tone: "So you still aren't willing to call me Daddy? I've been craving it for a long time, this is my lifelong wish!"
Klein: ...
If one were to ask what Klein's mood was at this moment, it would probably be that his complex emotions not only came to an abrupt halt but even became distorted, to the point where he felt an urge to splash the water on the table onto the other person's face.
Damn it, you really had to hit me with that?
Daddy? Why don't you just ask me to call you Grandpa?
"If you want, it's not impossible," Lin Ruo clearly saw what Klein was thinking and added with a serious expression.
"Lin Ruo, don't force me to give you a friendship face-breaking punch." Klein said with a cold face, in a Gehrman-like tone, his hand clenched into a fist and placed on the table, the meaning self-evident.
Although he couldn't defeat Lin Ruo if Lin Ruo used his cheating abilities, if the other party didn't use hacks, Klein was still confident he could give the other party a friendship face-breaking punch.
After all, in terms of combat awareness, due to various reasons, the current Lin Ruo was far inferior to Klein.
"But you can't beat Lin Ruo." Suddenly, Ouroboros, who had been like air, spoke. After speaking, he looked at Lin Ruo and continued, "Is he your child, Lin Ruo? When did you have a child? Who is the child's mother?"
"Ah, this…" Hearing this, Lin Ruo couldn't help but glance at Ouroboros, only to see that his expression was serious and puzzled, completely without any hint of a joke.
Is this what natural black is? How terrifying!
Lin Ruo couldn't help but gasp, making a huge contribution to global warming, before remembering that he hadn't yet introduced Klein to Ouroboros.
Mainly, the previous two times Lin Ruo met Ouroboros, Klein wasn't present. This time, he was finally there, but because the information Ouroboros provided was too explosive, he first got caught up in thinking about what kind of mischievous things Nyarlathotep was up to, and then, because of Alista Tudor's matter, he started thinking about things he shouldn't have. So, even though the three of them had been together for a while, Lin Ruo had indeed forgotten to introduce Klein to Ouroboros.
"This is Klein, my only student now." Since he thought of this, Lin Ruo naturally wouldn't be stingy about promoting his cat. "He is also the one whose life and death are bound to mine, the future Lord of the Mysteries."
He wouldn't avoid anything because of Alista Tudor's matter; there was no need for that. Klein was not a substitute for Alista Tudor, nor should he be angered because of Alista Tudor. So, what Lin Ruo originally planned to do, he would still do now, even after knowing about Alista Tudor.
"Hello, Your Highness Ouroboros." Klein also promptly added his belated greeting, but he did not stand up to bow.
It wasn't that he was impolite, but Klein knew very well that being too polite with someone as close to Lin Ruo as Ouroboros would instead seem distant.
Politeness was necessary, but being too polite was not good.
Ouroboros was probably stunned. He slowly looked at Klein, as if to firmly remember this person, and then looked at Lin Ruo and said, "Does Amon know?"
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