Angel turned off the light screen, and the clamor in the study vanished in an instant.
"Just as the rumors said, Regina's obsession with mushrooms is anything but ordinary." Sanders's deep voice came from across the room. When Angel had used the miniature signal tower to contact Regina earlier, Sanders had not left. He had remained seated beside him in silence, only speaking slowly after Angel put away the miniature signal tower.
"Back when I went to the Potion Hut to seek out Master Midora, Madam Yeliya told me a rumor. It was said that from the moment the Mushroom Witch was born, she had lived alone in a little house built from mushrooms. She was raised by a spirit dwelling within the Mushroom House, and her love for mushrooms had been branded into her bones since childhood." Angel said, "I don't know whether that rumor is true, but what happened just now proves that Regina would stop at nothing for an unknown mushroom she had never seen before."
Sanders nodded, recalling the scene from before—
After learning that Living Threads came from a mushroom called Illusion Performance, Regina had shown intense interest. She kept muttering to herself, guessing what sort of mushroom could produce Illusion Performance's effects.
Later, when Angel brought out the juvenile Illusion Performance, Regina instantly sprang from her recliner. Her whole face practically turned into a flat cake, nearly pressing against the light screen.
Once she confirmed that Illusion Performance was a mushroom variety she had never seen before, she first froze. When she came back to herself, she immediately declared that she would join Angel's research and thoroughly investigate every last detail of Illusion Performance. This time, Regina did not mention any "high remuneration" at all. For someone mad about mushrooms like her, the sight