"So, Merlin, are you actually doing a national trip?"

At Henry's house, Merlin, who was slightly cramped, was invited to sit in the restaurant.

Henry's wife Nora, the modest and fat wife, gave Merlin a simple breakfast. The scent of the soft bread and fried ham made Merlin unable to help but move her throat.

After being displaced for almost a month and having slept for another 18 hours, he urgently needed something to relieve his mood and slightly uncomfortable stomach.

"Yes, madam. I set out from Madison and passed by Chicago, but after reaching Central City, I was stolen and bowed. If it weren't for the help of you two kind-hearted people, I would probably have slept on the street."

After telling this bad lie, Merlin felt a little uncomfortable.

But this is necessary.

The less you know about your own true situation, the better.

Any mortal who is related to the devil will not have a good result.

"Yes, Central City has also become worse recently, which is really worrying."

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

"Last week there were thieves snatching things on the street. West told me that they were going to conduct a big raid, but that wouldn't change the fundamental problem. If the city's economy was as good as the Star City next to us, this wouldn't have happened."

"You know I'm not asking this!"

Nora glared at her husband, the lady hesitated, but she finally sat at the dining table, looking at Merlin, especially her weird eyes, she asked:

"Merlin, I'll just ask, your eyes."

"Oh, this one."

Merlin hesitated for a moment and replied softly:

"I'm a mutant."

This answer immediately made the Allen and his wife widen their eyes, but the doubts and curiosity in their eyes were also much less.

Although the legend of mutants has always been widely regarded as a kind of "urban weirdo" and has been widely circulated, to be honest, people with a little knowledge of mutants know that mutants are a normal social phenomenon.

In today's 1989, mutants are no longer as mysterious as before.

There are mutants in every city in the world, and there is even a legendary academy in New York that is only open to mutants. Although most mutants are withdrawn from the world, their existence is currently accused by various countries and has become part of the actual order of the world.

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

Merlin is certainly not a mutant.

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

In Merlin's view, it is better to say that he is a mutant than to explain the strange changes he has caused by the demon. Anyway, many mutants do have some differences in appearance from ordinary people due to genetic mutations.

"What are your abilities then? Merlin."

Mrs. Nora asked with great enthusiasm, but was beaten by her husband.

Mrs. Nora realized that she had a little silence. Many young mutants could not control their innate abilities well and often caused a lot of trouble. This is also the reason why most mutants are withdrawn.

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

But Merlin is not a mutant, so he didn't think there was any offense to Mrs. Nora's problem. He shrugged while eating bread and said to the two people in front of him:

"It's bad luck."

"Doom? It's really strange. After all, it's an invisible and material thing, not as common as water flow and flames."

Henry is a doctor. Although he has never treated mutants, he has also spent materials about mutants in medical college. Merlin's answer made him interested. He put down the juice in his hand and looked at Merlin intently, saying:

"So is it manipulation of doom, or?"

“It’s much worse than that.”

Merlin smiled, and he said in a dry tone:

"It's a plague of bad luck."

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

"My abilities are measured by time. If I stay in one place for 2 hours, my bad luck will begin to affect the people around me. Once it exceeds 6 hours, bad luck will begin to intensify, but I don't know why, this rule has just expired."

As he spoke, the red light spot in Merlin's eyes leaped for a moment. After concentrating, he entered a state of "spiritual vision". He looked at the two people in front of him and the surrounding environment.

Although he had been at the Allen's house for 18 hours, it was still "spotless". There was no scene where the black invisible mist spread to every corner on the train.

It seemed that the source of bad luck on his body had been "shut down" and he would no longer passively release that kind of unknown power.

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

Merlin guessed that the reason for this situation might be because the two previous power bursts allowed the magic power in his body to reach a certain "node", which became weak, or in other words, it sensed Merlin's weakness, so he temporarily stopped the erosion of magic power.

The erosion of magic means that the strange dispersion of bad luck has also stopped temporarily.

Unfortunately, with Merlin's consciousness revived, the power began to move again.

Maybe in a few hours, I will return to the previous state of misfortune.

The atmosphere in the restaurant became weird for a moment.

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

After a moment, he raised his head and smiled at the two of them, and he said:

"Okay, thank you for your hospitality, but it's time for me to leave. I don't want to leave my bad luck in a good family like you."

Seeing Merlin leaving, Henry hurriedly stood up and he kept him:

"No, Merlin, we don't mean anything else. I mean, your waist injury hasn't healed yet, you'd better go to my clinic and have a look."

"Actually, what I'm going to this year is Medical University, Mr. Henry."

Merlin smiled and said to Henry:

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

“???”

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

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

"No, not me."

Mr. Henry was also a little surprised.

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

Just now, he "sees" Mrs. Nora's vitality is stronger than ordinary people, which means that this lady is nurturing a new life.

He still has too little experience. These things belong to other people's privacy and should not be said.

Merlin pointed to his eyes with apologies, and he said embarrassedly:

"Sorry, Mrs. Nora, I can "see" something that I shouldn't have said, please forgive me."

"It's okay, it's okay."

Mrs. Nora responded quickly, but to be honest, in front of such a strange existence as Merlin, Mrs. Nora still felt some discomfort. The feeling of almost no secret made Mrs. Nora unable to help but take a few steps back and subconsciously wanted to stay away from Merlin.

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

"Since you insist on leaving, I won't try to keep it. Let's go, my son, 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 from the station? Kid, go, remember to hold your clothes and hat, oh, by the way, hats are cool. I remember when I was young, there was one of the same style."

30 minutes later, at Central City Station, Henry parked the car in the parking lot, but did not 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 looked at Mr. Henry's actions, shook his head and refused firmly:

"No, I can't ask!"

"Hold it, kid."

Mr. Henry said in a gentle but unstoppable tone:

"This is not alms! This is a sign of our apology."

"Although I know you may not care, but after all, it was because of my wife's behavior that caused you to be injured. You may have your own secrets, and I don't want to ask about these questions, but Merlin takes this as our sincere apology. Besides, no matter what you are going to do, no matter where you are going, you can't have money."

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

"Listen, every man has a period of embarrassing time. When I first graduated from college, I was much worse than you. Merlin. Nora and I were in love at that time, but I suffered a lot."

"I mean, don't refuse kind-hearted help. If you feel guilty, then when you meet someone in need, you might as well help them too."

Mr. Henry's persuasion made Merlin nod at last. He reached out to take the few dollars. Although it was only a few pieces of paper, it was as heavy as a huge deal.

Looking at Merlin's appearance, Mr. Henry became more and more curious about the child's secrets.

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

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