Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 15 14. Blessing

"So, Merlin, are you actually on a country tour?"

In Henry's house, Merlin, who was a little embarrassed, was invited to sit in the dining room.

Henry's wife Nora, this modest and slightly fat lady brought Merlin a simple breakfast. The aroma of the crispy soft bread and fried ham made Merlin couldn't help but move Throat.

After being away for almost a month and sleeping for another 18 hours at a stretch, he desperately needed something to eat to relieve his mood and slightly uncomfortable stomach.

"Yes, ma'am. I set off from Madison and passed through Chicago all the way, but when I arrived in Central City, my salute was stolen. If it weren't for the help of you two kind people, I'm afraid I would have slept on the street."

After telling this awful lie, Merlin also felt awkward.

But it is necessary.

The less your real situation is known by others, the better.

But for all mortals who have a relationship with demons, the results are not very good.

"Yeah, the law and order in Central City has also deteriorated recently, which is really worrying."

Henry, who was sitting next to Merlin, also picked up a piece of bread, spread the jam, and said to his wife with a little disappointment:

"Last week, there were thieves robbing things in the street. West told me that they were going to conduct a big raid, but this will not change the fundamental problem. If the economy of this city is as good as that of the Star City next to us, things like this won't happen."

"You know that's not what I'm asking!"

Nora glared at her husband. The lady hesitated, but she finally sat at the dining table. She looked at Merlin, especially those strange eyes, and asked:

"Merlin, let me just ask directly, your eyes..."

"Oh, this one."

Merlin hesitated for a moment, then replied softly:

"I'm a mutant."

This answer immediately made the Allen couple's eyes widen, but the doubt and curiosity in their eyes were also much less.

Although the legend of mutants has always been regarded as some kind of "urban strange talk" and has been widely circulated, to be honest, anyone with a little knowledge knows that mutants are a normal social phenomenon.

In today's 1989, mutants are not as mysterious as they used to be.

Mutants exist in every city in the world, and even in New York there is a legendary academy that is only open to mutants.Although mutants are mostly withdrawn from the world, their existence is currently tacitly accepted by all countries, and they have become part of the actual order of this world.

Of course, in those urban legends, the strange abilities of mutants and their mysterious origins will always make ordinary people feel curious, just like listening to strange stories.

Merlin was certainly not a mutant.

In fact, he had the idea when he was chatting with old man Stan on the train earlier.

From Merlin's point of view, rather than explaining the strange changes caused by demons, it is easier to say that he is a mutant. Anyway, many mutants do have some differences in appearance from ordinary people due to genetic mutations.

"Then what is your ability? Merlin."

Mrs. Nora asked enthusiastically, but her husband gave her a wink.

Only then did Mrs. Nora realize that she had made a slip of the tongue.Many young mutants can't control their innate abilities very well, and they often cause a lot of trouble, which is why most mutants are lonely.

In fact, it would be very rude to ask a mutant about his abilities in front of him.

But Merlin is not a mutant, so he didn't find Mrs. Nora's question offensive. He shrugged while eating the bread, and said to the two people in front of him:

"It's bad luck."

"Bad luck? It's really strange. After all, it's something invisible and intangible. It's not as common as water and flames."

Henry is a doctor, and while he didn't treat mutants, he did spend material on mutants in medical school.Merlin's answer made him interested, he put down the juice in his hand, looked at Merlin intently, and said:

"Then manipulated doom, or?"

"It's much worse than that."

Merlin smiled, and said dryly:

"It's bad luck."

He looked at Henry, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said frankly:

"My ability is measured by time, but if I stay in one place for 2 hours, my bad luck will start to affect the people around me. Once it exceeds 6 hours, the bad luck will start to intensify... But, I don't know Why, this rule just expired."

As he spoke, the red spots in Merlin's eyes jumped. After concentrating, he entered the state of "spiritual vision". He looked at the two people in front of him and the surrounding environment.

Although he has been in the Allen couple's home for 18 hours, it is still "spotless".There's no such thing as a black, invisible fog that creeps into every corner of the train.

It seemed that the source of bad luck in his body was "turned off", and he would no longer passively release that ominous power.

But it's not because the Allen couple have some kind of special power, because both of them are ordinary people.

Merlin guessed that the reason for this situation might be that the magic power in his body reached a certain "node" due to the previous two bursts of power, and it became weak, or it sensed Merlin's weakness, so temporarily Stopped the pace of magic erosion.

Stopping the erosion of magic power means that the weird spread of bad luck has also temporarily stopped.

Unfortunately, with the recovery of Merlin's consciousness, that power began to move around again.

Maybe within a few hours, I will return to the previous doom-ridden state.

The atmosphere in the restaurant suddenly became weird.

Seeing the flames jumping in Merlin's eyes, Mrs. Nora was a little scared.Merlin saw that expression of fear, he hurriedly lowered his head, and stuffed the last bite of bread into his mouth.

After a while, he raised his head, smiled at the two, and said:

"Okay, thank you two for your hospitality, but I should go. I don't want to leave my bad luck in the home of a good person like you."

Seeing that Merlin was about to leave, Henry hurriedly stood up, and he held back:

"No, Merlin, we don't mean anything else. What I mean is, your waist injury hasn't healed yet, you'd better go to my clinic for another look."

"Actually, I'm going to medical school this year, Mr. Henry."

Merlin smiled, and he said to Henry:

"My theoretical experience is not as rich as yours, but believe me, I can handle this small injury by myself. Besides, for a family that is about to have a child, I think it is really not suitable for me to be in this situation. Stay here long."

"???"

Hearing Merlin's words, Henry and Nora's eyes widened immediately, and Mrs. Nora asked in surprise:

"Merlin! How did you know we were about to have a baby? Henry, did you tell Merlin?"

"No, not me."

Mr. Henry was also a little surprised.

Only then did Merlin realize that his "spiritual vision" saw more things.

Just now, he "saw" Mrs. Nora's more vigorous vitality than ordinary people, which meant that this lady was giving birth to a new life.

He still has too little experience. These things belong to the privacy of others and should not be said.

Merlin pointed to his eyes apologetically, and he said embarrassedly:

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Nora, I can 'see' something, I shouldn't say it, please forgive me."

"no problem, no problem."

Madam Nora hurriedly responded, but to be honest, Madam Nora still felt a little uncomfortable in front of such a weird existence as Merlin. The feeling that there was almost no secret made Madam Nora couldn't help but take a few steps back. Subconsciously, he wanted to stay away from Merlin.

Mr. Henry noticed his wife's embarrassment, so he took off the coat from the hanger, then patted Merlin on the shoulder, and said to Merlin:

"Since you insist on leaving, I won't hold you back anymore. Let's go, son, and I'll take you to the station."

"No, no need, I can walk over by myself."

Merlin declined, but was interrupted by Mr. Henry, the enthusiastic doctor said with a smile:

"Do you know how far it is from the station? Boy, let's go, remember to take your clothes and hats, oh, by the way, hats are cool. I remember when I was young, I had the same style."

Thirty minutes later, at Central City Station, Henry parked the car in the parking lot, but he didn't get out of the car immediately. Instead, he took out his wallet, took out a few US dollars from it, and handed it to Merlin on the co-pilot.

Merlin watched Mr. Henry's actions, he shook his head, and firmly refused:

"No, I can't!"

"Take it, kid."

Mr. Henry said in a gentle tone that did not allow for refusal:

"This is not a handout! This is an expression of our apologies."

"Although I know you may not care, it is because of my wife's behavior that you were hurt. You may have secrets of your own, and I don't want to ask about them, but Merlin...take this as our sincere apology. Besides, no matter what you want to do, no matter where you want to go, you can’t do without money.”

He probably saw the hesitation on Merlin's face, so the kind doctor lowered his voice and said to Merlin:

"Listen, every man has a difficult time. When I just graduated from college, it was much worse than you, Merlin. At that time, Nora and I fell in love, but we suffered a lot."

"I mean, don't turn down good offers, and if you feel you deserve it, then when you meet someone who needs it, go help them too."

Mr. Henry's persuasion made Merlin finally nod his head, and he reached out to take the few US dollars. Although it was only a few pieces of paper, it was as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Seeing Merlin's appearance, Mr. Henry became more and more curious about the child's secret.

But he is a highly educated person, and he can restrain his inner desire for other people's secrets.

He opened the car door, took out the bag containing Merlin's clothes and a few old clothes of his own from the trunk, and handed it to Merlin.He looked at the child in front of him, and couldn't help asking:

"Speaking of which, boy, where do you want to go?"

Merlin couldn't answer this question, he could only say with a hint of bewilderment:

"I don't know...Maybe, maybe it's the next place I'm going to pass by."

"Uh."

Mr. Henry shrugged. He didn't know how to respond to such a youthful answer, so he patted Merlin on the shoulder and planned to get back in the car.

The two met by chance, and it was time to say goodbye.

Just when Henry was about to leave, Merlin bent down and leaned on Mr. Henry's car window. He tried his best to show a smile, and he said to Henry:

"You are a good person, Mr. Henry, including your wife, who is also a really good person. No matter where I am, I will pray for you and your son who will be born in the future."

"?"

Henry turned his head, looked at Merlin in disbelief, and said:

"What did you say? My what? Son? You mean, I'm going to have a son? You see? You can see, right?"

"I said the wrong thing again."

Merlin really wanted to slap himself, but seeing Mr. Henry's surprised expression, he nodded and said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Henry, I didn't mean to..."

"Nothing sorry!"

Henry looked at Merlin with joy, he really wanted to give this young man a hug, he said:

"Call me Henry, Merlin, this is the best news I've heard today...Who said you can only bring bad luck? No! You brought me a day of good luck! Hahaha, I want Son! This is awesome!"

"I want to name him, no, no, Nora and I have already named the child, where is the notebook?"

Henry was about to go crazy with surprise. He hummed a song while looking for the notebook with the child's name in the car.

The expression of being immersed in happiness made Merlin, who was watching, feel much better.As Stan and Henry say, he can bring, perhaps, more than just bad luck.

"That's right! That's it!"

Henry opened his notebook in the car, and was dissatisfied with finding several names, until he found his favorite name, and he read it word by word:

"Bartholomew Allen, yes, this name. My son, my baby, I will call you Barry Jr. Barry Allen!"

"Haha, goodbye, Merlin! I'm going to share the good news with Nora! I wish you the best of luck, child... You will find what you want to find! Don't give up! Come on!"

Amid a burst of cheers, Henry hummed and started the car. After waving goodbye, he quickly left the parking lot of the station.

Merlin was carrying the package on his back. He watched Henry leave, and then looked back at the station behind him.Under the sunlight, Merlin put on sunglasses and a cowboy hat. During this month, his mood has never been so relaxed as it is now.

"Barry...Little Barry?"

"What a good name."

"Barry Allen, lucky little guy, I wish you a perfect life."

(End of this chapter)