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Ah, this, there really is a problem.
Lin Ruo's gaze sharpened. He had initially approached this with the mindset of finding discrepancies, but now his spirits immediately lifted as he looked at the study and began to think rapidly.
Given that the appearance of the universal key is related to Abraham and Mr. Door, there's no doubt that any problem in this house would likely be related to these two.
And my divination just now didn't reveal any danger... but divinations involving Mr. Door might be interfered with. After all, He is a proper Three Plus One figure, and even suspected of being corrupted.
So...
Lin Ruo's eyes flashed, and finally, he took a slight breath and walked towards the study.
There was no particular reason, just curiosity and the intuition that he was not in danger.
Lin Ruo also knew that this decision was reckless, but since he was already here, and the anomaly concerning Mr. Door might be right in front of him, he felt he would be letting himself down if he didn't take a look.
Sometimes, Lin Ruo was really bold. Maybe this is the legendary 'reckless coward' dichotomy!
As Lin Ruo entered the study, he had just stepped inside when he heard a "click—" sound.
The door closed.
The room suddenly darkened, and candlelight flickered, as if being blown by an invisible wind.
"Rumble—"
A fake thunder sound rang out, seemingly accompanied by lightning. The study was completely illuminated, and then, Lin Ruo noticed a figure in the chair in front of the desk.
The figure was completely shrouded in a white robe, and in the flickering candlelight and "lightning and thunder," it was enough to startle anyone.
Not only that, but Lin Ruo also suddenly felt some coldness. It wasn't that he had goosebumps, but the temperature in the room had indeed dropped at this moment.
If it were an ordinary person, they would probably be flustered at this time, but Lin Ruo narrowed his eyes and calmly commented, "The special effects are not bad, but I only give this atmosphere a three. It's too quiet. It would be better if there were more 'Wahhh Wahhh' wind sounds. Humans are easily influenced by sound."
"I just happened to see such a description in a book, so I tried it out. It seems not as scary as described in the book."
A serious voice sounded, and the room immediately returned to normal, as if everything just now was purely an illusion, except for the person sitting in the chair.
Only now, that person was no longer wearing the white robe, allowing people to clearly see his appearance and clothing.
This was a person who looked to be in his twenties or thirties. His features could be described as handsome, his expression serious, his hair a special void black with a few strands of white. The most noticeable thing was probably his eyes. In those deep blue eyes, there seemed to be layers of ripples, making them look very beautiful.
He was wearing Fourth Epoch-style noble attire, with many gemstone accessories on it. Lin Ruo's eyes scanned his wrist, neck, and chest in turn. There was no particular reason, mainly because there were too many gemstone accessories in those places.
Who... is this guy?
Lin Ruo blinked. He actually had a guess in his mind, but he wasn't too sure. It was really because that person shouldn't be here according to reason, and the person in front of him was a little different from what he knew about the official setting.
For example, Mr. Door's appearance should be that of a middle-aged person according to the official setting. Of course, for the Cowardly Trio, appearance is fleeting. After all, aside from the Seers, whether it's the Thieves or the Apprentices, their main bodies will turn into insects at higher sequences. The human form is just a second face.
Speaking of the main body being an insect, I remember that one of the Apprentice's sequences is called Key of Stars. How should that be acted out?
Lin Ruo's thoughts strayed for a moment, then he pulled them back.
Looking at the unfamiliar young man in front of him, Lin Ruo considered it and asked, "What should I call you?"
"Little Bethel. That's usually what you call me," the unfamiliar young man, or rather, Little Bethel, said in a serious tone, which made him look like a serious and solemn person. But considering the illusion that appeared in the study just now, the word "serious and solemn" should be questioned.
"Little Bethel?" Lin Ruo blinked, thinking about the meaning of this title, and asked somewhat uncertainly, "Are you... Mr. Door's son?"
The Loen Kingdom has some customs in naming that are very close to the Western world of the former Earth, so there will be situations where the father is called Henry and the son is called Little Henry.
And the name Little Bethel really made it difficult for Lin Ruo not to make associations.
But is Mr. Door married?
Lin Ruo was suddenly curious about who the formidable woman who captured Mr. Door was.
"No."
But before Lin Ruo could gossip, Little Bethel denied this matter in one breath. He paused and said, "Strictly speaking, you are my father."
"Cough!" Lin Ruo almost choked on his own saliva at this moment. He looked at Little Bethel, whose expression was still serious and didn't seem to be joking, and lost his composure for the first time since entering the room.
"No, what the heck, how am I your father? I don't even have a girlfriend!" As a qualified author, with his powerful associative ability and creative ability, countless dog-blood scripts had already flashed through Lin Ruo's mind when he said this sentence.
"And... and if you were really my son, how could I let you be called Little Bethel!"
He thought of some possibility again and said, "Could it be that you are adopted by me?"
This is possible. After all, one knows one's own family affairs. Lin Ruo had adopted several children when he was in the Bungou Stray Dogs world, enjoying the single-parent life of being a dad before having a girlfriend.
Now in this world, although he hasn't thought about adopting anyone besides raising cats, considering that he has lived for so long, it doesn't seem strange to adopt a child or two in the middle?
Lin Ruo had imagined many things at this moment. If you pried open his brain, you could see at least eighteen different scripts.
"I am not a child adopted by you. I am a life created by you."
After Lin Ruo had finished imagining everything he should imagine, Little Bethel's voice sounded again.
His expression was still that serious look, but there was more smile in his eyes.
"I am your most perfect work."
He said so, paused, and emphasized again:
"More perfect than Lin Bao."
Ah, this!
Lin Ruo was stunned. Of course, he understood what Little Bethel meant.
Created life, the most perfect work or something, undoubtedly meant that Little Bethel was not a natural life, but an existence created by someone.
This is actually not strange in the world of Mysteries, after all, there are many mystical items with activity, such as the Simp Mirror, which is almost indistinguishable from humans in terms of mind, except that it does not have a human body.
And making humans is even simpler. For example, Sequence 4 of the Mother pathway can refine ordinary humans who can survive for a long time.
Although I don't know what I was like before, considering that I can use the abilities of the entire pathway after all, it doesn't seem strange to be able to create these by hand.
But who is Lin Bao? Why does this name sound like Q Bao, and...
Lin Ruo's gaze fell on Little Bethel's still serious expression, confirming another thing.
This guy is indeed a poker face + black belly!
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