Chapter 183

“……”

He’s got troubles of his own? Recalling that arrogant and annoying freckled prince who was extremely self-centered, with “deserves a beating” written all over his face, Leon couldn’t help but click his tongue in disdain from the bottom of his heart.

Alright then.

Since he’s got his own troubles, I can’t be too unsympathetic. Next time he screws up in front of me, I’ll whip him with a sympathetic gaze!……

“Mm, just a moment!”

After pondering how to treat his nominal brother-in-law in the future, Leon carefully mulled over Emma Senior’s words and noticed something seemed off. He immediately couldn’t resist questioning:

“Shouldn’t what the Nightmare King makes people dream about be regrets from the past? But why is it that Joshua dreams about future situations? Could he have just had a simple nightmare?”

“I’ve thought about this possibility, but the chances are really low.”

Emma shook her head and said: “Simple dreams are always fragmented, they wouldn’t be so smoothly continuous and logically clear, nor could they cause such immense damage to someone’s mental state.

Besides, he has already lost his memory of the princess, he doesn’t even know who Veronica is, how could he dream about her?”

“Hmm, that’s true…”

Nodding in agreement with Emma Senior’s judgment, Leon couldn’t help but furrow his eyebrows.

“So what exactly is going on? Could it be that even an entity on the level of the Nightmare King makes mistakes in their powers?”

“That’s right, I don’t understand either.”

Emma shook her head and said: “When it comes to matters like dreams, souls, and spirits, my knowledge is limited, so I want to go back first and ask the Bureau Director if she has any leads… By the way, Leon, are you planning to return to the bureau with me, or go home to take a look first?”

“I’ll go home first.”

Looking at the sky, Leon touched the photo in his pocket and smiled: “Today is Wednesday, Naval Bridge Public School dismisses early, calculating the time, Anna should have already picked the two little ones up from school. It’s perfect timing for me to go home now.

As for Prince Joshua’s dreams, I just heard about the Nightmare King, so even if I went back, I wouldn’t be able to help much. I’ll just wait until… um… until Emma and the director research and come up with results, then tell me what I can do.”

“Alright, then I won’t see you out.”

Waving to the two steam carriages waiting by the roadside and paying the fare before Leon, Emma hesitated slightly after boarding the carriage, then leaned out to inquire:

“Leon, do you remember when I once asked you to help me with something?”

“Of course I remember!”

Hearing this, Leon, who was about to get on the carriage, paused slightly, then turned around with a serious expression and promised: “Emma Senior, you’ve taught me a lot about working at the Clearing Bureau, and during the hospital incident, you saved my sister’s life! As long as it’s something I can do, no matter what request you have, just ask!”

“How are you calling me senior again…”

With a somewhat helpless blink, Emma smiled and said: “Since you say that, then I won’t be polite with you.

Next month is my daughter’s birthday, I… I may be a mom, but I haven’t spent much time with her, so I don’t really know what kids like.

Leon, you have three younger siblings, you should know more about this than me. Can you spare a day to help my daughter have a regret-free birthday?”

“You’re asking me to do something so serious, but it’s just to celebrate your daughter’s birthday? Was this what you wanted me to help with before? After hearing Emma Senior’s request, Leon couldn’t help but pause slightly, but since he couldn’t find a reason to refuse and didn’t want to refuse, he nodded directly after some thought.

“Alright, what day specifically? I’ll definitely come!”

“6th! Next month, the 6th!”

Upon hearing Leon agree to her request, Emma couldn’t help but smile happily, waving goodbye to him:

“Alright! I’ll definitely be there!”

After making the appointment with Emma Senior and watching her leave, Leon boarded his carriage and took out his small notebook, carefully noting down this matter on the latest page.

[To-do List: 1. Spy multiple times on Tom Senior’s soul condition to see if it’s been affected by Aquarius Director (currently everything normal) 2. Discuss my luck issues with the Director (Director also can’t help, put on hold)

3. Sneak into Scale Gold Religion gathering, upgrade Holy Spirit Badge to gold (time uncertain, roughly three weeks later) 4. Go home to deliver hair, then ask Anna about the photo thing, and confirm her sexual orientation, seek help from the Director if dangerous (probably not a sexual orientation issue)

5. Princess event investigation (no clues yet, but definitely related to Aquarius Director, damn Aquarius Director! Why does he have to meddle everywhere!)

6. Emma Senior’s daughter’s birthday (next month, 6th, 8 AM, under the redwood tree at Baohua Manor gate, name is Elie)]

Hmm… these are probably the most important things.

After looking at these six items, Leon nodded satisfactorily, preparing to put away the notebook, but then seemed to remember something, pinching the charcoal pencil and drawing a big question mark on the last item.

The freckled prince said earlier that Emma Senior was the last person of the Baohua Family, but she still has a daughter, did the Director secretly protect her? Or did the freckled prince misremember?

No mistake, one content in 69 Book Bar!

Also, Baohua Family… Emma Senior’s entire family was executed… And she has a daughter to take care of, no wonder she’s so cautious despite having an indestructible body, unwilling to take any risks.

Oh, and! Although I don’t know what Emma Senior originally wanted me to help her with, it’s definitely not celebrating her daughter’s birthday, this also needs attention!……

“Naval Bridge Street No. 35 arrived.”

While Leon was holding the charcoal pencil, pondering about Emma Senior’s affairs, absentmindedly drawing circles on the notebook, the carriage driver’s reminder came from the front.

“Passenger, you should disembark.”

“Oh oh!”

Realizing this, Leon packed away the notebook, pushed open the carriage door, got off the carriage, and looked towards the direction of Happiness Apartment.

“Click!” “Click!”

“……”

Seeing the burly old man suddenly emerge from the garden bushes with a large pair of scissors, staring at him and gesturing wildly, Leon couldn’t help but twitch his mouth corners, sincerely giving him a thumbs-up from the bottom of his heart.

Uncle, you’re truly reliable. I just got off the carriage, and you’re already squatting there ready to swing your scissors at me. Are you really guarding me 24/7?

However, just as Leon was about to bypass the burly old man to find the curly-haired auntie to treat him, so he could go home and check on his younger siblings, two familiar little heads popped out from the bushes.

“Big Brother?”

Seeing Leon standing outside, the two little ones were overjoyed, directly tiptoeing onto the fence, jumping around and waving enthusiastically.

And Melanie, dressed in a beautiful new dress, excitedly shouted: “Big Brother! Your wife has already moved in! When will you marry her?”

Wife… the princess?

Hearing Melanie’s words, Leon couldn’t help but blink in confusion.

Strange, how did they know about this? And when did the princess move in? The last time I left, wasn’t she still at the Clearing Bureau?

(End of Chapter)