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"Klein, what's the weekly rent for this house?" Melissa asked, her expression a mix of helplessness and heartache. Even before hearing the answer, she had already mentally prepared a price.
Faced with his sister's expression, Klein felt a momentary pang of guilt.
No, that's not right. Why should I feel guilty? The rent is already reimbursed...
Thinking this, Klein suppressed his guilt and said, "The rent for this house is 18 soli a week..."
"18 soli!" Melissa's expression became even more helpless and heartbroken. This answer, higher than she had anticipated, instantly ruined her mood.
She began to carefully choose her words: "Klein, I'm not saying this place is bad, nor am I saying you can't live here... but, but Klein, don't you think this is too wasteful? The three of us don't need such a big house at all. Something like what we had in Tingen would be enough."
"And Klein, you need to think about your future. You need to learn to save money so that when you get married, you can have a stable and happy life. And we also have to consider the risks that might arise in life..."
"Wait, Melissa, let me finish." Seeing that Melissa was about to launch into a lengthy lecture about saving money, Klein quickly interrupted her and explained, "It's true that the rent for this house is 18 soli, but my rent for the next year will be reimbursed, so in reality, I'm not spending any money on it."
"Reimbursed?" Melissa was stunned, her first reaction being disbelief. "How is that possible? What company reimburses even that?"
Melissa had seen jobs that included room and board, but that so-called 'board' usually meant a pigeonhole-sized employee dormitory. A company like Klein's, renting such a large detached house and reimbursing the rent, was something Melissa had never even heard of, let alone seen.
Benson, who was next to her, frowned slightly upon hearing this. He could tell that Klein was telling the truth about the reimbursement.
But how was that possible?
Benson suddenly thought of Klein's salary, which, in a way, was a little abnormally high, and his inexplicable transfer to Backlund. He immediately had some ominous guesses.
Could there be something wrong with the company Klein works for...? In an instant, various possibilities flashed through Benson's mind, such as the company secretly being involved with the underworld, running illegal businesses, and Klein being forced to do bad things with them.
"The company I'm in is indeed quite special..." Klein said, carefully choosing his words.
Benson's heart sank.
Klein, who had already seen what he was thinking, explained before he could speak, "Of course, I don't mean that my company is involved in illegal transactions or anything like that. I mean special in another sense."
Klein paused, glanced at Benson and Melissa, and said, "Benson, Melissa, do you believe in the existence of extraordinary abilities?"
"Extraordinary abilities?" Melissa was taken aback, then looked at Klein with concern, saying, "Klein, what's wrong with you? If you're feeling any pressure, you can tell us... Ah?"
The worried words turned into astonishment as Melissa stared in shock at Klein, who had suddenly appeared several meters away, still somewhat unable to process what she had just seen.
Because just now, Melissa had seen Klein suddenly snap his fingers, followed by a flicker of light, and the next second he was several meters away.
This was clearly no longer a normal situation.
Not only her, but Benson, who was next to her, also widened his eyes slightly. He subconsciously raised his hand to wipe the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead, and asked, carefully choosing his words, "Klein, what, what's going on? Do you really possess extraordinary abilities?"
He thought of what Klein had just said and realized something, "Could all of this be related to the company you work for?"
"The reason I became a Beyonder is indeed related to the company." Klein nodded, snapped his fingers again, used the Flame Jump ability to return to Benson and Melissa, and said solemnly and apologetically:
"I'm very sorry for deceiving you before. In fact, the Blackthorn Security Company I joined is essentially a Beyonder branch belonging to the Church of the Evernight Goddess, and for some reasons, I joined them and am now also a Beyonder."
"Wait for me to sort this out..." Benson was clearly shocked by this. Whether it was the fact that the world actually had Beyonders, or that his brother had suddenly become a Beyonder, or that members of the Church actually had special abilities, all were facts that Benson found difficult to accept for a time.
After all, the opening of the door to a new world is always accompanied by the shattering of one's worldview.
"So Klein, you're a Beyonder... Then the amulet you sent us last time, does it really have magical effects?" Compared to Benson, Melissa seemed to accept it more quickly, likely because she had a mystical enthusiast as a close friend. She suddenly remembered the amulet that Klein had once sent her and Benson, which was carved very poorly, with only the decorative feathers looking decent, and couldn't help but ask.
"Cough..." Klein also remembered his past works, nodded and said, "Of course it has effects. Those amulets were all carefully crafted by me, and the quality is definitely not a problem."
Although the appearance is indeed not very good... Klein sighed inwardly and thought of the paper figures that were also cut poorly, feeling somewhat worried.
He also didn't know what was wrong with his handicraft skills. It was one thing in the past, but logically speaking, he was now a Sequence 7 Magician. With a little practice, his hands could even be a top-notch public magician, and he shouldn't even be unable to cut a paper figure properly.
Could it be that being clumsy is really incurable?
"Klein, how did you join the Church and become a Beyonder? I remember you basically never go to church, right?" Benson also digested the information he had just received, barely piecing his worldview back together, and asked.
"Well, mainly some accidents happened. I encountered some bad things, and the Beyonder of the Church helped me. Then, they happened to be short of a clerical staff member, and I met the requirements, so I joined." Klein said somewhat vaguely, saying sorry in his heart.
He couldn't tell Benson and Melissa about the transmigration, nor could he tell them that the original owner was already dead.
Klein didn't know how Benson and Melissa would see him if they knew the truth, whether they would think he was a liar who had taken over their brother's body, but...
But I really still treat them as my older brother and younger sister!
Looking at Benson and Melissa in front of him, who were showing worry and heartache because of his words, Klein's positioning of himself became clearer than ever before.
He was Zhou Mingrui, but he was also Klein, because from the moment he merged Klein's memory fragments and some emotions, he was no longer purely Zhou Mingrui, but a combination of the two.
Although Zhou Mingrui's part dominated in this, it couldn't be denied that Klein existed.
Perhaps you will blame me, resent me, and be unwilling to accept me when you know the truth in the future, but before that, please allow me to live with you as Klein... Thinking this, Klein said, "Perhaps you are interested in learning about the affairs of Beyonders..."
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