Kristine’s Mother

After finishing up here.

Black looked at Kristine, Irena, and Jianye, his brows slightly raised.

He asked the question that was on his mind.

“Speaking of which, how did the three of you end up here?”

Hearing this, Irena herself had a face full of question marks.

She hadn’t expected to run into Black at the Alchemic Rose either.

And if he hadn’t saved her just now, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

She patted her chest, calming her fright from a moment ago.

Then she briefly explained the reason to Black.

“We were entrusted by our advisor to come here and find three students who have dropped out, to persuade them to return to school.”

She pointed to the young man on Black’s shoulder.

“He’s one of them.”

Hearing this, Black frowned.

His gaze swept over the unconscious student on his shoulder.

‘What a coincidence,’ he thought.

He pondered for a moment and said to the three young women.

“The Dragon-Slaying Guard recently busted a trading den for Blood Rose potions.”

“We got a list of clients who purchased this forbidden potion from the criminals.”

“Today, I came here according to the list to arrest the three people in room 805.”

He paused and added.

“I just didn’t expect them to be possessed by evil spirits.”

“Blood Rose?!”

Kristine and Irena cried out, their faces filled with surprise.

They really hadn’t expected that the three drop-out students would be suspected of using Blood Rose.

The so-called Blood Rose was a notorious, addictive, forbidden magic potion.

Its effect was similar to the drugs of Black’s previous life.

After consumption, it would immerse a person in an extremely realistic illusion.

It produced a strong sense of pleasure and a hallucinatory detachment from reality.

But long-term use would severely damage the mind.

It would lead the user to mental confusion, addiction to the illusion, and eventually, they would become a delirious wreck.

Or even die.

Therefore.

The empire’s laws strictly prohibited the production, sale, and consumption of such potions. Buying and selling were equally criminal.

Hearing him say this, both Irena and Kristine felt it was normal for Black to be here.

After all, it was the Dragon-Slaying Guard’s duty to track down Blood Rose buyers.

However, Jianye, standing at the side, glanced at Black, a trace of doubt rising in her heart.

Just now, when Black dealt with the enemy possessed by the evil spirit, he was too fast and decisive.

Not only did he know how to restrain the evil spirit, but he could also force it out and purify it.

From beginning to end, the whole process was smooth and fluid.

It was as if he knew in advance that the other party was possessed by an evil spirit and had prepared countermeasures.

‘Did he really have no prior knowledge and just came up with such a response on the spot?’

Jianye tried to find a flaw on his face.

But Black’s expression was calm and natural, showing no abnormalities.

She couldn’t just make wild guesses.

In fact, Black had indeed lied.

It was true that the Dragon-Slaying Guard had busted a Blood Rose den and obtained a client list.

But when the subsequent arrest missions were being assigned.

Black had taken the initiative to volunteer, taking on several arrest missions.

Among them were these three students.

Or rather, his initial target was these three students.

As for the reason.

It was for those grayish-white ashes from before.

These seemingly insignificant residues would play a key role in the side quest, “The Necromancer Hidden in the Orphanage.”

But, running into the three of them at the Alchemic Rose was indeed an accident.

The group talked as they walked back along the chaotic corridor, preparing to meet up with Leon and the others.

Just then, Kristine’s steps suddenly stopped.

Her gaze was fixed blankly on a guest room whose door had been broken by the monster.

A look of disbelief appeared on her face.

She subconsciously called out in a low voice.

“Mother? What are you doing here?”

Hearing this, Black, Irena, and Jianye also stopped.

They followed Kristine’s gaze to that room.

Inside the room.

Stood a woman dressed in a thin silk chemise.

The flimsy garment vaguely outlined her graceful and sexy figure.

The woman was very beautiful, her charm still present.

More importantly, her features bore a striking resemblance to Kristine.

Anyone could see their blood relationship at a glance.

Perhaps she had been frightened by the monster’s intrusion just now.

Her face was flushed, and her breathing was still a bit rapid.

She had only had time to throw on this thin chemise.

At this moment, she seemed a little flustered, as if she were talking to herself, or perhaps to another person in the room.

Hearing her daughter’s voice.

The beautiful woman’s body stiffened, and she turned around.

When her gaze met Kristine’s, a clear look of panic flashed across her face.

But she quickly forced herself to calm down.

She squeezed out a strained smile.

“Oh, Kristine? What are you doing here too?”

Black only needed a single glance at the whole scene.

The broken door, the scantily clad beautiful woman, and her resemblance to Kristine.

The lore about Kristine’s mother from the game flashed through his mind.

He instantly understood what was going on.

And immediately felt that things were not good.

‘This is bad. This is probably going to be a bit troublesome.’

Seeing her mother, who was supposed to be praying at the church, now inexplicably in this high-end tavern.

And dressed in such improper sleepwear.

Her brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

However, her personality was simple, and she didn’t think of anything untoward.

She just felt a little puzzled.

She walked into the room, came to her mother Mona, and asked curiously.

“Mother, didn’t you say you were going to the church with your friends to pray today?”

“Why are you at the Alchemic Rose? And wearing…”

Mona’s eyes flickered, not daring to meet her daughter’s gaze.

She explained in a wavering tone.

“Ah… it’s like this.”

“We had made plans, but on the way, I suddenly felt a little dizzy and almost fell.”

“It’s probably because I didn’t sleep well last night. You know, your mother has always had trouble with insomnia.”

“I happened to be passing by the tavern, so I got a room to rest for a while.”

This explanation sounded plausible.

But Mona’s tone was stuttering.

Her expression was also not natural, making her explanation seem like a cover-up, difficult to believe.

Kristine looked at her mother in silence.

She sensed her abnormality.

She suddenly spoke again.

“Mother, I thought I heard you talking to someone just now? Is someone in the room?”

“No…”

Mona denied it flatly.

“You must have misheard.”

“I was just frightened by the commotion outside and was just talking to myself. I’m the only one in this room.”

Kristine was half-convinced.

She didn’t press further, but said.

“Then, may I look around the room?”

“Of course, you can…”

Mona’s voice carried an imperceptible tremor.

At that moment, her face seemed to have turned even paler.

Black knew in his heart what Kristine’s mother was afraid of.

The current situation was really giving him a headache.

Besides him, Jianye, at the side, had obviously also guessed what was going on from Mona’s reaction.

But she didn’t expose it.