"Namiki's partial soul rebirth..."
The Boss Lady's tone carried a trace of emotion. "Maybe because I retained too many human memories, I don't really dare face it."
Hearing that, Zhou Qing immediately understood what the Boss Lady meant. A hint of guilt rose in his heart. After slurping down the bowl of special "noodle soup," he asked the Boss Lady to arrange temporary lodging for them.
He requested three rooms.
"Why three rooms?" the Boss Lady asked curiously.
"There's also a little blonde girl. She should be with a chubby pink mole right now," Zhou Qing said without hiding anything.
Romantina?
The environment in the "Mind Hole" was fairly good. The Rabbit Girl could live there, so Romantina could treat it as her room as well.
That "Zhujiuyin" fellow did not seem opposed to others living there either.
"A little blonde girl? A pink mole? She's your companion?" The Boss Lady brought up Riko. "I was wondering how a little girl could have come to the Fifth Layer. Turns out she came with an entire family."
Dugu Bo felt somewhat uncomfortable under this "toad girl's" gaze—why did he feel like an irresponsible parent?
"Ahem, actually, she's the guide we hired. As an Abyss Person, she knows the first seven layers relatively well," Zhou Qing explained.
"Then why hire a girl?" the Boss Lady asked curiously.
"Even among the Abyss People, very few dare to come below the Third Layer," Zhou Qing said. "Besides, Saundin on the Fourth Layer, along with the key needed to reach the Fifth Layer, stops a great many people."
"That's true."
The Boss Lady nodded slightly. "That fellow Saundin has already gone mad. And then there's the key leading to the Fifth Layer—the White Whistle..."
At that point, the Boss Lady carefully examined Zhou Qing and