Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 63 Companions
"No, Xiao Ke, why were you crying just now?"

In the suburbs of the North District, Star, who had just said goodbye to Old Neil, was scolding Klein.

In fact, in order to achieve better persuasion effect, Star not only used the "eloquence" of a lawyer to give Old Neil proper guidance, but also used the "empathy" of a "mumbling patient" throughout the process.

Under the continuous influence of extraordinary abilities, even Klein, who was standing quietly beside him, became a little sentimental.

Especially after the story told by Star, Klein's heart seemed to be shocked by some small "knife", and he was in a trance, depressed and a little sad.

Star could understand it, but he had just been serious for once, so he should relax now.

He would not miss any opportunity to play the role of a "mumbling patient" and looked at Klein's defense with a funny face.

"I don't know, it must be that the story you told was too close to reality."

Klein was still somewhat immersed in the influence of his "empathy" ability, as if he had been immersed in the incense for too long, so he did not react until he heard Star's laughter.

He had just heard that Sally was Old Neil's wife, and that Old Neil, as an official Beyonder, was accidentally contaminated by the Hidden Sage because of her.

After learning the news, he always felt that Sta's persuasion would not succeed.

Because with such a thorn left over from the past, it would be difficult for Mr. Neil to give up this ritual magic experiment. We can only report him to the church, right?

Unexpectedly, Star made up such a realistic story, which sounded like a live retelling of "The Night Watchman visits old Neil who has gone out of control and turned into a monster"!

It was exactly like the scene and ending after Old Neil lost control.

Under the "empathy" effect of the "talking patient", Klein felt as if he was caught up in Star's story and felt a sense of sadness.

Even Star's later words, "We are guardians, but also a group of poor guys who are always fighting against danger and madness," kept echoing in his ears.

It seemed that there had never been a moment before that made him more impressed by that sentence than now.

"Well, well, I can only say that this story is indeed the most warning to Old Neil."

Star thought about why he chose to retell this story.

The first is of course what he told Klein. This story should have given Old Neil, the person involved, a deep understanding.

The second is "empathy" to bring the other person's mental state to one's own channel, and it also requires Star to provide a reference mental state as a "medium".

If you want the other person to understand your feelings, you must first have the same feelings yourself, right?
So Star told the story that made him, a former curly-haired baboon, feel sad, in order to arouse his sympathy and compassion and magnify the effectiveness of "empathy".

The result was very successful, and Old Neil finally felt relieved about the past. Even though he still missed his late wife, he would not take the risk of contacting the "Hidden Sage".

If Klein is still not satisfied, he will have to hire a real "psychologist", such as Hood Eugen from the Tingen City Lunatic Asylum.

Or maybe he was worried that Hud Eugen had already been in contact with Lanevus and was not a decent person, so he killed Hud Eugen and trained a "psychologist" for himself.

Of course, Star himself will not be affected by the "empathy" effect of the "talking patient" because he is already in this state, and "empathy" pulls others into his state exponentially.

But even if that's the case, isn't Xiao Ke's reaction too big?

Star looked at Klein strangely and expressed his doubts.

After hearing this doubt, Klein was too guilty to look Star in the eye and muttered to himself: You must have influenced me with your "lawyer" eloquence.

This guy Star, now I don’t believe him when he says he is not a lawyer, he is just trying to make me cry.

But Star's intuition was right. When Klein saw old Neil missing his lover, and was influenced by the "talking patient", he recalled Earth, his hometown.

These days, he has accepted that he, "Zhou Mingrui", is "Klein", and is also happy that "while in a different world, he has a fellow villager to support him."

But he still didn't give up the idea of ​​returning to Earth.

If it weren't for the fact that he had Sta as his fellow countryman, Klein felt that he would have been overwhelmed with homesickness.

Klein wondered if Star had the same feeling, so he confided his uncomfortable feelings to Star and asked:
"Star, didn't you ever feel lonely before you met your fellow countrymen?"

Then Klein received a response that surprised him.

“Basically not.”

Star finally understood why Klein was sad and answered Klein's question.

While looking into Klein's eyes, he added in his heart:
Because when I came here, I knew that I would have a reliable companion like you...

Of course, there are many other reasons, such as he never has time to be sentimental.

Even the place where he landed after traveling through time was the ship where the bloody murder was discovered.

Without even a moment to mourn the fact of traveling through time, he had to rush to the battlefield immediately.

I am also busy preparing for my promotion later...

After thinking for a while, Star chose some additional things to say and said jokingly:
"Hey, I wouldn't have mentioned it if you hadn't mentioned it. I was an orphan before, and I'm still an orphan when I came here."

“Maybe that’s why I don’t have any concerns.”

Is that so?

Klein understood a little bit. Comparing it with Sta's last words when he was promoted, which sounded like a will to his father, he finally understood why Sta sought promotion even though he knew that he might encounter an unexpected event and didn't care much about it.

Apart from what he mentioned in his last words that day about wanting to gain the power to change the world, is it also because of the sense of alienation from the world brought about by his orphan identity?
It's quite strange. I feel like I'm trying hard to fit into this world, but at the same time I don't fit in with the surroundings.

However, Klein also discovered that after Sta's promotion, as he interacted with Sta again and again, he felt that Sta's character seemed to be becoming more and more real, as if he had found the meaning of life.

Of course, it seems that I am a bit more calculating. The fortune teller’s Sequence 9 formula was given to me for free before, but now they are charging me for the Sequence 8 formula...

Alas, is it true that free is the most expensive?
Star, who was walking side by side with him, looked at Klein who looked a little sad, and guessed that Klein, who didn't know that the earth was right under his feet, might be missing his hometown.

As Klein's companion, Star did not bother him rashly, and continued to complain:

I was originally wanting to talk to you about money, but forget it, I’ll let you go for now.

He turned and looked at what he had received from Old Neil and began to think.

(End of this chapter)