If Han Dong had invited him alone,
Eugenis would not only have refused, he might even have started fighting him right there in the morgue.
But with Pope present, it was different...
Whether considering the future of the Shoggoth Clan, Eugenis's own development, or their past ties, he could not afford to offend Pope.
*Nicholas would never have invited me on his own initiative.
Though this invitation was delivered by him directly, it was very likely Pope's "suggestion."
It was easy enough to understand why those two were together. They both taught at Miskatonic University, and during the Plant Planet incident last time, they had acted together as well.
Perfect.
With Pope around, I might find a chance to ask what exactly counts as a "qualified corpse."*
Eugenis made his decision.
He happened to have a problem before him that he could not decipher himself. Pope might become the key to solving it.
Creak, creak~
The ink-green tentacles scattered outside his body, radiating an overwhelming stench, all withdrew back inside.
Eugenis landed steadily before the two of them. He seemed long accustomed to his Human Shell, deliberately dusting off the spot on his shoulder Han Dong had touched before pinching a lock of ink-green hair between two fingers and casually fixing his hairstyle.
"What are you going to do?"
Although Eugenis addressed Pope, Han Dong answered as usual:
"Following the clues provided by the Void Space, we'll search for some hidden treasures... Any rare items we obtain along the way—treasure, ancient relics, equipment, and so on—will be distributed according to our respective attributes.
Before the dangerous event arrives, we need to increase our strength as much as possible.
Interested in joining us?"
"Clues from the Void Space?"
Eugenis looked at Pope with doubt in his eyes. Pope gave a slight