Originally, Aiven had been guessing if his brother was a hidden big shot on par with Adam, and that his mere entry into Tingen could influence 008 and Adam's script.
But after analyzing his brother's resume, Aiven came to a seemingly more plausible conclusion.
That is, Robert Horn might play a crucial role in Adam's grand scheme of 'the tide of the times,' making him an important chess piece that Adam would find difficult to abandon.
Limited by the fact that his memories of the Lord of the Mysteries were sealed, Aiven didn't know what Adam's 'tide of the times' truly was, but from the limited information available, Aiven still felt the influence of Adam's grand scheme.
This influence might even have begun with Adam acquiring 008 and the Evernight Goddess obtaining the Death's legacy.
After that, the entire world was more likely to enter a situation where 'the general trend of the world is vast and mighty; those who follow it prosper, and those who defy it perish.'
This made Aiven increasingly uncomfortable. Why was only half of his memory of the Lord of the Mysteries unlocked? If it were all unlocked, he wouldn't need to do so much analysis. Now, he could only hope for future content to be unlocked.
Learning from Dunn today that his brother was a Beyonder, and subsequently deducing that the letters that couldn't be sent and the telegrams that couldn't be delivered were all Adam's doing, not to prevent him from leaving Tingen, but to prevent Robert Horn from entering Tingen—this deduction disrupted Aiven's previous plan.
Previously, Aiven had deduced that both the Evernight Goddess and Adam were watching Tingen, fearing that he might be part of 008's script and unable to leave Tingen, his destiny not his own. Therefore, Aiven had entered Saint Selena Cathedral with the intention of causing trouble, preparing to report Hai Na Sen. Fan Sen Te, Siris. Aruipisi, and Lanreus all at once, directly disrupting 008 and Adam's script to create a window of opportunity for himself.
From Klein's experience, Aiven knew that his existence likely couldn't be hidden from the two big shots who had been watching Tingen, and even his thoughts might be heard clearly by Adam.
However, since he hadn't been directly killed or controlled by the big shots after transmigrating, it meant he was useful to them.
As long as his existence was meaningful to the big shots, they wouldn't easily discard him. If he destroyed all of 008's arrangements, although he might be specially noticed by 008 like Klein, if he caused thorough enough trouble, it might force 008 to re-plan, which could in turn make Ince Zangwill and 008 let him, the troublemaker, go, and even encourage him to leave Tingen quickly to avoid disrupting their script a second time.
If Aiven truly did this, there would be risks. First, it might alarm Ince Zangwill and 008, causing them to abandon Saint Selena's ashes in Tingen and choose a new target, which could even cause Adam's script to fail and thus anger Adam.
Second, even if Ince Zangwill was not vigilant enough and continued to stay in Tingen to write the script, Aiven's thorough disruption might greatly extend his planning time, which could interfere with Adam and the Goddess's cooperation and affect the progress of the story.
The last point is that if Dunn captured Hai Na Sen. Fan Sen Te, he might learn the fact that Aiven had been recruited through a dream, which would then trigger a full investigation into Aiven himself.
Aiven doing this was telling Adam to send him away from Tingen as soon as possible, otherwise he would not obediently sit and wait for arrangements. Aiven also fearlessly muttered 008 in his heart for the same reason; he didn't believe Adam would dare let 008 hear the twists and turns of his mind.
But when Aiven learned from Dunn that his brother was a Beyonder, and deduced that he had not been specially attended to by 008, Aiven ultimately swallowed the words he intended to report.
After all, he wasn't Klein, who could truly sacrifice himself for others. His primary goal was to leave Tingen as soon as possible, to escape the deadly trap laid by 008 in Tingen. Since 008 hadn't paid special attention to him, he still had a chance to withdraw.
Aiven even felt that the news of Robert Horn being a Beyonder, which he learned from Dunn, might have been Adam influencing Dunn to say it, thereby making Aiven swallow his words about reporting, so as not to affect the script.
Thinking about it now, Dunn telling him the fact that his brother was a Beyonder was quite abrupt.
After all, Robert Horn asking the Nighthawks not to recruit his younger brother, and not telling his brother that he was a Beyonder, his intentions were practically obvious.
Dunn directly stating it actually seemed to be a bit of an attempt to stir up conflict between the brothers, which was rather unkind and didn't fit Dunn's character.
Shaking his head, Aiven cast aside all the extra thoughts and pondered how he should leave Tingen.
Actually, this problem was easy to solve. As long as Robert Horn wasn't summoned to Tingen, Aiven could just send another telegram to his brother. This was also why Aiven refused Mr. Butler Buck's offer to re-send the telegram during lunch.
Because Aiven knew that as long as he let Mr. Buck re-send the telegram, Mr. Buck would definitely include private information about Aiven's suicide, which would certainly cause Robert Horn to rush to Tingen. Thus, his telegram would never be sent, and Aiven would never have a sufficient reason to bid farewell to Mrs. Sharon and Hai Na Sen. Fan Sen Te, and leave Tingen for Backlund.
So Aiven decided to go to the telegraph office himself and send a telegram to his brother requesting to go to Backlund.
At the same time, to get Robert Horn to agree to his leaving Tingen, Aiven would subtly mention in the telegram that a secret organization seemed to have been trying to approach him recently, and through communication, had already begun to teach Aiven true mysticism knowledge, and even people from Backlund were inquiring about him.
This was to let Robert Horn know that no matter how much he protected Aiven, as his brother, Aiven was already at the center of the storm, no matter where Aiven was.
Sitting at his desk, Aiven wrote quickly, and soon finished the telegram to Robert Horn. After carefully checking it, he nodded with satisfaction.
Aiven felt that he had integrated everything from the original body, and had made great progress in all aspects. If he returned to Earth, he would definitely get full marks on his college entrance exam essay, and if he took the civil service exam, his policy analysis would surely earn thunderous applause.
Putting on his outer clothes, placing the written telegram in his pocket, and taking his cane, Aiven was about to go out again.
“Young Master Aiven, are you going out again? Do you need a servant to accompany you? Or the coachman to hitch the carriage?”
Butler Buck asked hurriedly when he saw Aiven leaving.
“No need. I’m just going for a walk. I’ll be back on time tonight for Mrs. Sharon’s charity ball!”
Aiven walked towards the door, waving his hand without looking back, refusing Butler Buck's good intentions, or rather, his surveillance.
Butler Buck looked worriedly at the departing Aiven, considering whether he should secretly send another telegram to Backlund?
But then he remembered Aiven saying that the parliamentary recess was in a month, and Robert Horn would naturally return, and as a butler, it was not appropriate to send an expensive long telegram without the master's permission. Plus, Aiven had been behaving relatively normally these past few days, so he finally decided against it.
He could only watch Aiven's receding figure as he left the main door, making a common prayer gesture of Storm Church believers, and muttered to himself:
“I hope Young Master Aiven won’t have any more trouble this month. May the Lord of the Storm bless him.”
After leaving home, Aiven walked to a crossroads, hailed a carriage, and arrived at the telegraph office located in the North District.
The promotion and popularity of telegrams were still insufficient; there was only this one telegraph office in the entire Tingen City.
Due to the incident in Backlund that morning, the Tingen City telegraph office was now re-sending the morning telegrams, making them appear exceptionally busy, completely unlike their usual leisurely pace, with people coming and going, very chaotic. Even the transcribing ladies were running without regard for their composure.
But Aiven's imposing demeanor attracted the attention of many as soon as he entered the telegraph office. The 'drip-drip-drip' sound of telegrams being sent seemed to slow down at that moment, and many young women wearing headphones and transcribing continued writing, but their eyes uncontrollably followed Aiven.
Soon, a man who appeared to be a supervisor, around 30 years old and dressed in proper attire, came up to Aiven and asked what he needed.
Aiven handed him the written telegram from his pocket, hoping it could be sent as soon as possible.
The man opened the telegram, and before even reading the content, he was attracted by the watermark emblem at the top of the telegram paper. The smile on his face grew even brighter, and he invited Aiven into the VIP room to wait, serving him excellent coffee.
Aiven's telegram was very long, taking over an hour to send. During this time, three mature and tall female attendants asked if he needed a coffee refill, five pure and lovely transcribing ladies brought him some pastries and fruits, and several pretty female customers accidentally entered the wrong VIP waiting room and even twisted their ankles in front of him, requiring his assistance.
And without exception, all the opposite-sex individuals who had interacted with him slipped a note into his hand, then left with blushing faces.
Working at the telegraph office was undoubtedly a good job for women. Women working here came from at least middle-class families, and the customers were even more high-end, given the price of sending a telegram.
As for the act of slipping notes into his hand, Aiven neither publicly discarded them nor reprimanded them, nor did he flirt with them. Instead, he politely collected them all, which only made them more captivated.
When the twenty-fifth young woman left with a blush, the supervisor who had been attending to Aiven also opened the door to the VIP room.
The supervisor looked at the blushing young woman who was turning to leave, and instead complimented Aiven's charm, then handed Aiven a receipt, indicating that the Backlund telegraph office had confirmed receipt of Aiven's telegram.
Aiven put away the receipt and asked how much it cost, but was told that the Earl Ahuwa was the major shareholder of this telegraph office, so they firmly refused to accept payment.
Aiven truly didn't know about this and sighed at the Earl Ahuwa's wealth, but still insisted on paying for the telegram, stating that business was business, and private matters were private, and accounts must be clearly separated.
The person in charge finally had to accept the twenty pounds Aiven gave, which was roughly equivalent to a middle-class family's monthly income.
After leaving the telegraph office, Aiven walked a distance, tearing up all the notes that had filled his pockets and throwing them into a trash can.
Among them were innocent young women and mature women only seeking a one-night stand, but he had no intention of getting involved with any of them.
It had been several days since he came to this world, and Aiven, who had fully accepted the original body's memories, knew that Loen's overall social atmosphere was actually quite conservative. This could be seen from Duke Nigan not openly having mistresses but secretly having affairs, indicating that people were still very concerned about such matters.
Aiven had decided to leave Tingen as soon as possible and would not cause any more trouble to avoid accidents.
