Stefan and Elena exchanged a glance, then looked at Gwen, who was welcoming them to New York City: "Ms. Stacy, I wonder about Mr. Phoenix..."
The words fell.
Hawk, who walked out from the main building of the manor, appeared beside Gwen in the next second.
Seeing Hawk appear, Stefan's heart, which had long ceased beating, suddenly trembled.
Watching Stefan and Elena, who seemed somewhat afraid of Hawk, Gwen chuckled and said to Hawk, "Elena wants to ask if she and her boyfriend Stefan can go to New York City together."
Hawk looked towards the direction of Waterfall Town, listened to the words, and glanced at Elena and Stefan.
"They don't need to go to New York City."
"Hmm?"
"Mr. Phoenix, if it were me..."
Stefan was stunned upon hearing this, then quickly explained, thinking that Hawk might not like him.
Hawk's figure had already disappeared in front of him.
"Klaus is here, so you don't need to go to New York City."
"...Klaus?"
Stefan shivered and turned to look at the small town they came from.
With a swoosh!
Hawk's figure silently appeared at the entrance of a bar open during the day in the small town.
The pedestrians and tourists walking on the small town's streets seemed not to be surprised by Hawk's sudden appearance, as if his sudden appearance was perfectly normal and natural.
Utilizing the Reality Gemstone to alter his sense of existence, Hawk canceled this modification the moment his hand touched the door of the bar, then he pushed the bar door open and walked inside.
Instantly.
In his first glance, Hawk noticed Klaus sitting alone at the bar, playing with a glass in his hand.
The Ancestral Vampire, Klaus Michaelson.
The moment Hawk saw Klaus, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Likewise.
When Klaus looked at Hawk, whose presence seemed to bloom from nothing to something in an instant as he entered, a smirk on Klaus's face, his eyes also showed a trace of undetectable surprise.
Hawk walked straight over and sat down in the booth opposite Klaus.
A bartender brought over a menu.
Although Hawk was about to turn twenty this Christmas, not yet twenty-one, it was quite natural for the bartender to assume he was of age, maybe due to his appearance.
But...
Hawk waved at the bartender.
The bartender understood and paid no mind; after all, it was daytime, and the boss hadn't prohibited sitting without drinking.
Once the bartender left, Hawk looked at Klaus across from him and spoke first.
"Michaelson, Klaus Michaelson."
"Yes."
Klaus began to speak, his pure London accent evident, a smirk playing on his lips as he looked at Hawk: "I presume you're here for Ms. Elena Gilbert?"
Hawk smiled and said, "And Catherine Pierce."
Upon hearing this, Klaus's expression turned clear: "May I ask for what reason?"
Hawk smiled and activated the Face Fruit!
"Do me a favor, and stop pursuing Catherine Pierce."
"..."
Klaus said nothing, just watched Hawk, the urge to let his smirk grow wider was barely suppressed.
"Do you a favor?"
"Yes."
"I don't even know who you are."
"Phoenix, Hawk Phoenix. If you do me this favor, you can call me Hawk."
"Hawk Phoenix."
Leaning back against the booth, Klaus, fiddling with his whiskey glass on the table, staring intently at Hawk: "A few days ago, when I saw you, your aura was completely different from now."
A few days ago?
He had no idea Klaus had seen him before.
Hawk raised an eyebrow.
Just as the thoughts started churning in his mind, Klaus continued: "I don't think you have..."
Before he could finish.
Hawk's Little Cosmos slightly twirled.
In an instant.
Klaus's mocking smile froze, the teasing in his eyes vanished instantaneously, and his pupils constricted as he stopped speaking, staring at Hawk.
Hawk smiled at Klaus and once again used his Face Fruit.
"I think my request deserves some respect. What do you think, Klaus?"
"...Certainly."
Inwardly shocked, Klaus felt the colossal, cosmic-like energy flowing in an instant, and after coming back to his senses, he raised his whiskey glass: "As you wish, Hawk. Catherine Pierce will no longer be hunted by me or my vampires."
Upon hearing this, Hawk smiled brightly: "Thank you."
Look.
The problem was solved.
However...
Hawk didn't leave immediately but curiously looked at Klaus: "When was your werewolf lineage unsealed? Elena, the Doppelganger of Catherine, has always been in Waterfall Town."
That's right.
This was also the reason he only mentioned Catherine earlier and not Elena.
Because Klaus's werewolf lineage had already been unsealed.
Without capturing Elena.
Meeting Hawk's slightly curious gaze, Klaus also looked at Hawk with a hint of curiosity and spoke.
"Three days ago, you were there too, you forget, Hawk."
"I've been in Waterfall Town. Three days ago, I..."
Hawk spoke instinctively, then suddenly paused, looked at Klaus, and seemed to realize something.
"You found another Doppelganger?"
"Yes."
"And at that location, was there also a me?"
"Yes, but the 'you' I saw then was not the same as the 'you' now."
"Where?"
"Molokai Island, Mauna Loa!"
"..."