[Nighthawks raising a cat] The Level 0 Sealed Object is a black cat! (1-3)

【值夜者养猫实录（一）】震惊！0级封印物竟是一只黑猫！

[The Night Watchman Raising a Cat (Part 1)] Shocking! The Level 0 Sealed Object is actually a black cat!

1. Shocking! The Level 0 Sealed Object is actually a black cat!

       In a hurry, Leonard rushed into the captain's office.

　　Looking at the almost all members of the Tingen Nighthawks team gathered in front of the desk, he held onto the door and asked in a trembling voice.

　　"Captain! I heard that the headquarters sent out a Level 0 Sealed Artifact. Is that true?"

　　"Why would something so important and dangerous be sent to Tingen? Shouldn't it be stored behind the Chanis Gate in Backlund?"

　　Dunn had his back to him at this time. When he heard him coming, he turned around and took a look. Then he nodded solemnly, "You're right. This is usually the case."

  "But I don't know why the headquarters made this decision, and now the seal has arrived."

　　"We may have to coexist with this seal for a long time. Backlund's notice did not specify the specific storage time. Please be mentally prepared."

　　"I understand Captain. I will be more careful when guarding Chanis Gate in the future." Leonard nodded solemnly.

　　"But Leonard, the seal is not behind the Chanis Gate..."

  Luo Shan was blocked behind the crowd, her hands seemed to be stroking something, her face full of the conflict of wanting to touch something but not daring to.

　　"Huh?" Leonard was a little confused.

　　At this time, Daley picked up something on the desk and stood behind Dunn's tall figure, so Leonard couldn't see clearly.

　　I only heard her say, "Do you want to touch him too? He slept for a long time and just woke up."

　　"What are you touching..." Leonard didn't finish his words when he heard Pales sigh in his mind, and then he heard a faint but clear cat's meow.

　　"Meow~"

　　Meow???

　　Leonard strode forward, pushing aside the group of people gathered together, with strange expressions on their faces, including Coenley, Xijia, Luo Yao, and Frye...

　　He saw a cat.

　　To be precise, he saw a black cat wearing a formal hat and with a golden pendulum wrapped around its tail.

　　The black cat's eyes are dark brown, big and round, and look very cute.

　　He seemed to have just woken up, lying lazily in Ms. Daly's arms, gently wagging his tail.

　　I don't know how the golden pendulum on the tail is fixed. It looks like it's simply wrapped around a few times, but it won't fall off.

　　Leonard took the black cat.

　　"Where did he run in from? Is he a lost cat?" Leonard was very surprised to see a black cat in the captain's office.

　　"I'll go out and look for his owner later... He took such good care of him and even gave him ornaments. He must be very sad if he got lost." He touched the black cat's fur, which felt very nice, and said to Dunn, not knowing why.

　　Dunn hesitated several times as he watched the black cat rolling and rubbing against Leonard in his arms with great enjoyment, making Leonard's collar covered with cat hair. Finally, he could not resist and picked up the report on the table and handed it to him.

　　"Take a look at this first."

　　"Oh." Leonard took it and found that it was the "0-0-518" Sealed Artifact Preservation Guide sent by Backlund.

　　He quickly browsed through it, "0-0-518, unknown origin, unknown ability, unknown negative effects, or can be regarded as a fortune teller's extraordinary person, the corresponding sequence is unknown..."

　　"The sealing conditions are... placed inside the Blackthorn Security Company, and carried with you when on missions?"

　　"A few foods are needed every day, sweet ice tea, Dixie pie, something vinegar fish? Two breads with meat patties? Chicken nuggets wrapped in fried flour... the best, the method of making is..."

　　"What is this, a recipe?" Leonard complained, continued to look back, and then his eyes widened instantly.

　　"Appearance! It looks like a pure black house cat?!! It wears a top hat on its head, a golden pendulum on its tail, and a name tag with [***] engraved on its neck... Isn't this the one in my arms!"

　　The more Leonard read, the lower his voice became, until it became so faint that it was inaudible.

　　He looked at the report, then compared it with the black cat in his arms, and felt his jaw drop to the ground in shock.

　　Holding the cat in my arms, I couldn't figure out whether to hug it or put it down.

　　dilemma.

　　The black cat blinked at him innocently, and its expression seemed as if it wanted to laugh but was holding it back.

　　Leonard didn't know why he could see such a human expression on the cat's face. He just felt that he was about to return to the arms of the goddess.

　　Who can tell him why the Level 0 Sealed Object is a charming kitten that is so cute that one cannot help but touch it?

　　He is so small and so cute! Leonard secretly complained in his heart.

　　"You should call this cat He, boy."

　　Pales, who had been silent except for sighing since entering the door, suddenly spoke up, pulling Leonard's thoughts back to their original state.

　　"What do you mean? He's just a cat, how can you call him ..." Leonard frowned.

　　"He is not just a 'Level 0 Sealed Artifact', He... He..."

　　Pales seemed to have something else to say, but for some reason, he stopped abruptly after the black cat raised its paw, and then there was no sound.

　　"Old man? Old man?" Leonard called out in his heart a few times, but got no response.

　　Dunn cleared his throat at this time, attracting everyone's attention.

　　"That's how it is. Everyone has read the content of the notice. Now just go do your own thing."

　　"Leonard, come with me. Our agenda today is to investigate the survivors of the 'Antigonus Notes'."

　　"Klein Moretti."

　　"Okay, Captain." Leonard seemed more reliable when he mentioned the serious matters. He walked to the desk and wanted to put the cat down to get his equipment.

　　But he thought about it and remembered that the Sealed Artifact Guide said "You must carry it with you when you go on a mission."

　　"Captain, if we take 0-0-518 with us, what will happen to Corian and the others who are out on patrol?"

　　"Doesn't this meet the requirement of carrying it with you?"

　　"We only have one cat," Leonard said.

　　Dunn took a deep breath, "It's okay, Leonard, we have more than one cat."

　　"Let's go out and take a look."

　　"Also, he has a name. His name is Klein."

　　"Klein?" Such an ordinary name, and strangely enough, it was exactly the same as the survivor they were going to investigate today.

　　Leonard walked out of the captain's office with a lot of doubts in his mind and Klein, who was lying on his stomach, in his arms.

　　I saw that the hall I came from was full of black cats.

　　There was one lying on the sofa, one curled up on the front desk, two fighting on the floor, and on the ceiling...

　　Leonard felt dizzy, otherwise why would he see a black cat with eight tentacles hanging upside down on the chandelier and disappear in the blink of an eye.

　　Maybe I'm too tired, a common problem for night watchmen, it's nothing.

  Leonard lowered his head and stopped thinking about it.

　　The Blackthorn Security Company was like a cat paradise at this time, with cats everywhere, and their costumes were very different.

　　Some were wearing cloaks, some were holding pistols, some were holding magnifying glasses, and some were wearing work badges.

　　Leonard thought that changing the sign at the door to "Blackthorn Cat Cafe" might be more appropriate for the current situation.

　　"Let's go." Dunn walked over from behind Leonard, "Let's go to Klein Moretti's house. You drive the carriage. We need to go to the police station first."

　　So, Dunn and Leonard walked out of the door of Blackthorn Security Company one after another.

　　As the door closed, Leonard took a look inside.

  It's better not to watch it, because if you watch it, it will be too late to regret it.

　　All the "Kleins" raised their heads at once, and dozens of identical faces stared at him from all directions and angles at the same time.

  The scene was so strange that Leonard thought he had mistakenly witnessed a cult ceremony.

　　Then he lowered his head and found that "Klein" in his arms was also looking at him, staring at him with scrutiny and nostalgia.

　　Leonard, who hadn't felt the creepy feeling for a long time, slammed the door shut.

　　He quickened his pace and followed Dunn with his whole body tense.

  ...

　　Half an hour later, they, along with several police officers, knocked on the shabby door of Klein Moretti's house.

　　The door opened.

  I came up with a very interesting idea, I will update it as the occasion arises. I am not sure if I will continue writing it, but there will be at least three or five chapters.

  It may be a medium or short story, and the pace will be very fast.

2. Funeral

       "Sorry, I was taking a nap."

　　The young man's voice was a little unclear, and he really sounded like he had just woken up from a nap. There were a few messy hairs standing up on the top of his head, making him look silly.

　　He half-opened the door, carefully looked at the person outside, and then made an inviting gesture.

　　"Come in, what's the matter?"

　　Several faint black threads connected to his body, gradually spreading to the horizon and extending towards the direction of the Blackthorn Security Company.

　　Of course, no one present noticed.

　　Except for Klein.

　　He was furious.

　　Without any warning, Klein arched his back, his muscles tensed, and all the hair on his body stood up. He let out a low, hoarse cry, as if he had seen something extremely disgusting.

　　His originally dull pupils quietly lit up as he looked at the timid young man.

  The young man's movement of turning around froze for a moment, and then the black threads broke all at once, and the golden threads reconnected and connected to Klein's body.

　　The young man's movements became smoother, as if he had done it thousands of times.

　　Of course, no one noticed this.

　　Apart from.

　　The old gentleman who lives in someone's head.

　　It was a pity that he was just a weak, pitiful and helpless Sequence Two. He dared not speak or look at anything. He just stayed quietly in the place where he belonged, trembling and motionless.

　　Leonard knew nothing. He was busy smoothing the fur of Klein the cat in his arms, patting its head and back. It took him a lot of effort to calm down this sealed object of unknown identity.

　　Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Leonard heard Klein repeat himself, "Excuse me, officers?"

　　He stood beside the desk and began to look around the room. His expression was full of nostalgia and loneliness, so complicated that it aroused suspicion among everyone.

　　Why does it seem like he hasn't been back here for a long time and is even less familiar with this place than these strangers?

　　The middle-aged police inspector who came with them suppressed his doubts and asked first, "You know Welch McGowan, right?"

　　He observed the young man's every move and every subtle expression on his face.

　　"I know him. What happened to him?" Klein asked in a cold tone without changing his expression.

　　Rather than answering questions, he seemed more eager to take another look at his home.

　　"I'm asking you! Answer the questions honestly." The dignified middle-aged police inspector sensed something was wrong and his face became tense.

　　Klein responded but said nothing more. He looked around.

　　His eyes lingered for a long time on the worn-out dining table, the stove that had been used for a long time, the double bed he and Benson shared, his sister's mechanical knickknacks... and other furniture and decorations. It seemed as if he couldn't take his eyes off them.

　　He had no intention of cooperating in answering.

　　Dunn frowned as he walked past him and also walked to the desk. He picked up the diary next to Klein casually but accurately and began to read it.

　　The diary was not thick, and Dunn finished reading it quickly.

　　When the atmosphere was almost stagnant, he asked word by word, "Everyone will die, including me."

  "What does this mean?"

　　"That's exactly what it says, Mr. Officer." Klein retracted his gaze, spread his hands innocently, and said sincerely, "Welch is dead, and Naya is also dead."

　　"Including me...I'm dead too."

　　"It's that simple. I believe you can understand it." Klein looked at him calmly, without any ripples in his eyes.

　　There was a faint smile on his lips, as if he was regretful and reluctant to leave. "You guys are a step late. If you were one day earlier... no, half a day would be enough."

　　[Klein] said slowly, but Dunn had already raised his hand in a defensive gesture, ready to suppress the young man who was obviously contaminated.

　　Leonard also blocked the two policemen behind him and looked warily at the strange young man in front of him.

　　The door was blown shut by the wind at some point, making a slight "click" sound.

　　"Ding-ding-ding-" a bell rang in the distance.

　　[Klein] bent down devoutly in Leonard's direction, but his eyes were fixed on the black cat in his arms.

　　"I'm sorry I have to see you after I die, but I'm grateful to you."

　　"I'll leave my sister and brother in your care. They are both very good people..."

　　"Now..." Under the gaze of everyone, [Klein] took out the pistol from the drawer and slowly pointed it at his temple.

　　"I should also return to my rightful fate."

　　"Goodbye, Melissa, Bane, 'Crain', and..."

　　"Bang--"

　　The gun went off.

　　The young man fell straight to the ground like a puppet that had lost control.

　　His face turned pale in an instant, his limbs stiffened, and purple spots of varying sizes appeared on his skin.

　　Dunn and Leonard could clearly see that there was a bruise on his temple...

　　There are two bullet holes.

　　It's the corpse that's speaking.

　　"Captain!" Leonard said in a trembling voice, "He has already..."

　　"I know." Dunn pressed down with one hand, signaling Leonard not to speak, and turned to the two policemen who followed him and said, "Thank you for the hard work. Leave the rest to us."

　　The two policemen were also frightened at this time and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, then we will go back first."

　　The two of them left quickly, and Dunn looked at Leonard and said, "Go back and call Daley over."

　　"Captain, are you talking about asking Ms. Daly to communicate with the psychic? I see." Leonard understood what Dunn meant and turned to leave.

　　Unexpectedly, when they turned around, a starry door emitting white light suddenly appeared in front of them.

　　The light gate is dazzling, and the door frame is inlaid with gems of various sizes and colors. It is surrounded by gold and silver decorative patterns, which is gorgeous and luxurious.

　　At the beginning, there was a colorful darkness inside the door, which made people dizzy and their spiritual intuition frantically sound the alarm.

　　After Klein awkwardly swung his tail, a clear picture came over, and the dizziness and tinnitus disappeared.

　　Leonard blinked and saw Miss Daly, who was sitting with her legs crossed, through the door frame.

　　She sat at the table, holding a deck of cards in her left hand, which contained three bombs, two kings and one joker.

　　And Xiga, who was opposite her, had an extremely miserable expression on his face, and played a "little scoundrel" card in a very frustrated manner.

　　"Uh..." Everyone looked at each other, big eyes staring at small eyes, small eyes staring at cat eyes.

　　Leonard scratched his head, recalling the description of 0-0-518 in the Sealed Artifact Guide.

　　The diviner's way.

　　This is not right.

3. Mysticism and Cricket Fighting

       That's right, Klein commented briefly.

　　But he no longer cared about the stunned expressions of the captain, Leonard, and other members of the team. He had something more important to do.

　　That is to beat up Tianzun.

　　This was really strange. Klein felt that some dirt had sneaked into his clone.

　　Otherwise, how else could one explain how Klein, who had been dead all night, had just appeared in front of everyone alive and kicking.

　　Moreover, Tianzun actually still retains the ability to transform into a secret puppet, which is extremely dangerous for the generally low-sequence Tingen Nighthawks team.

　　It would be better to lock him up with the genie, otherwise he would run out and scare him from time to time, which would be unbearable for even a strong heart.

　　With this in mind, Klein gracefully jumped to the ground, walked briskly through the light door, and returned to the lobby of the Blackthorn Security Company.

　　Just like when I left, the hall was still filled with spirit bugs, time bugs, and star bugs.

　　Some of them were doing parkour, some were sharpening their claws, and a few of them were lazily lying on the windowsill and taking a nap.

　　A relaxing feeling of peace and tranquility.

　　Klein walked through the cave, facing Miss Roxanne's curious and fearful gaze, and found two rather suspicious bugs.

　　After casually drawing out a mysterious realm to include them, Klein tilted his head and began to observe.

　　One of them was a lazy white lion cat wearing a monocle.

　　The other cat is a black German Rex, and he also wears a monocle.

　　"Hmm..." Klein fell into deep thought as he looked at the two identical unknown creatures in front of him, both with provocative expressions.

　　If one of them is a celestial being, then the other one... maybe, perhaps, possibly, perhaps, probably...

　　I'm so cheated.

　　Klein admitted with a dead heart.

　　Then... put them all in the magic lamp.

　　He wants to raise a Gu in the magic lamp!

　　Become a god in another world and raise crickets of mysticism.

　　Let's see whether Tianzun, who was reduced to only a layer of spiritual imprint, is more powerful, or Amon's clone, who was thrown to death by the whole Mongolian referendum, is more powerful.

　　Klein was looking forward to it.

　　Pales is also looking forward to it.

　　Just now, under the coercion of the Lord of Mysteries, He had to separate a weak Time Worm to follow Klein.

　　He also got a Maine Coon cat as a temporary body.

　　So the current scene is a black cat leading the way, with a Maine Coon guarding it, and the two cats are staring at the magic lamp that has just been taken out of Sefirah Castle with great interest.

　　The lamp spirit breathed in fresh air after a long time and poked his head out from the mouth of the pot tremblingly.

　　Before he could even take a breath, he saw two large lumps of something being stuffed in instantly, and then there were two more "people" in his house.

　　"Hello, my old friend." Tianzun, with only the spiritual imprint left, pushed his monocle, exhaled a long puff of second-hand smoke, and greeted him.

　　"Hello, my new friend." Amon's clone followed suit, pushed his monocle, and then put his arm around the genie's shoulders like a brother.

　　Three spirits squeezed out from the narrow mouth of the pot at the same time, you are in me and I am in you.

　　Imitating the posture of "Ran Dong", the Lamp God was sandwiched in the middle, and his expression was as ugly as if he had eaten the Chaos Sea.

　　But He didn't say anything. To be more precise, He was squeezed so hard that He couldn't speak.

　　Amon's foot was on the bottom of the magic lamp, half of his body was stuffed in the middle, and the top was occupied by Tianzun.

　　He couldn't move at all.

　　"Ah——" No one could tell who sighed, but in the second-hand smoke, the three of them shrank back and became silent.

　　Klein felt a little regretful for not seeing the good show. He threw the magic lamp back onto the pile of debris in Sefirah Castle and enthusiastically invited Pales to sit up there.

　　Pales waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that the current state was fine and there was no need to go through so much trouble.

　　Just kidding, if Guimi suddenly had the idea of ​​putting him into the magic lamp, he would not be sure to defeat any of them.

　　After putting away the Kingdom of God, Klein and Pales reappeared in the lobby of the Blackthorn Security Company.

　　Leonard, who had been looking for Klein for a long time, rushed over and hugged him back into his arms.

　　"I was scared to death, Klein. Roxanne said you disappeared in the blink of an eye. The captain wanted to report to the headquarters."

　　"The Missing Level 0 Sealed Artifact", Leonard has even thought of a name for the captain.

　　This must be a major accident of level one, and it cannot be resolved without the arrival of two senior deacons.

　　Leonard breathed a sigh of relief, opened the door to the basement with one hand, and shouted, "Captain! I found Klein, he's up there!"

　　Dunn was also frightened by Klein. He ran up to him in two steps and stroked Klein's forehead.

　　He said softly, "I know you came to Tingen to take care of something, and I also know you have no ill intentions."

　　"But Klein, can you please notify us before you disappear next time? Otherwise, we will be worried."

　　"Meow—" Klein lowered his head guiltily and accepted Dunn's blame completely. "I understand, Captain. I will pay attention next time..."

　　"You! Can! Speak??" Klein was interrupted before he could finish his words.

　　He looked up and saw that Leonard's jaw almost fell to the ground. He had to hold it with his hand to prevent it from dislocating. There was a "click" sound when he pulled it back.

　　"How can you speak? How can you speak? Aren't you a sealed object?"

　　"Can the Sealed Object speak, too?"

　　Leonard's external brain was silent, and his internal brain wasn't working very well, so he seemed particularly fussy at this moment.

　　"And aren't you a cat, Klein? Can cats talk?"

　　Leonard felt as if his worldview had collapsed. He lifted Klein to his chest and looked at him repeatedly.

　　Klein obediently accepted the influence of gravity and stretched into a long cat strip.

　　It was maybe half a meter long and looked like a nice black scarf.

　　"I didn't say I can't speak, classmate Poet." He replied weakly.

　　"But...but..." Leonard kept repeating "but" for a long time, but couldn't think of any reason to refute. Then he realized belatedly, "Why do you call me a poet classmate?"

　　"Well... there's no reason. Leonard, you have too many questions. We should go back to [Klein]'s house."

　　Crane refused to answer and coiled himself around Leonard's neck.

　　Leonard wanted to ask more questions, but his hands and feet started moving on their own, and he understood.

　　"You are a Level 0 Sealed Item, you are awesome, I won't ask any more questions, okay?"

　　"Hmph." Klein chuckled softly, hiding in his fur. From outside, only the fur could be seen shaking.

　　The two walked towards the Starlight Gate.

　　Dunn followed them with a smile that reached his eyes.

　　He always felt that Klein was very familiar, as if he was born to be a member of the Tingen Nighthawks team and a part of them. He trusted Klein unconditionally.

　　Although Klein is nominally only a Level 0 Sealed Artifact now, he feels that way.

　　He couldn't explain why, but Dunn trusted his instincts.