Fortunately, my "chance encounter" with Aunt Mei had not disrupted the plan. Lainey's performance on the spot had been somewhat unexpected, making Yi Chen look at this seemingly harmless half-goat girl in a new light once again.
However, Aunt Mei had also imposed a time limit. If Lainey did not go to the location Aunt Mei had provided within a week, she would very likely come looking for her.
If they failed to deal with the Fourth Calamity within the expected timeframe, the entire plan would be exposed.
Fly Street—113A
Yi Chen crossed the street and climbed the steps to the front door.
Knock, knock, knock~
The one who came to open the door was merely an old woman with deep wrinkles carved into her forehead and flies crawling all over her eyeballs. She looked nothing like a portal operator.
However, like the woman in the coffee shop before her, the old woman also wore lipstick and maintained a smile, more or less, at all times.
When she saw Yi Chen, the old woman revealed a kindly smile. "Ah~ You really look exactly like the teacher. Please, come in."
The old woman looked fairly normal from the front, but when she turned around, both Lainey and Yi Chen froze for a moment.
The back of the old woman's head was sunken inward in the shape of a whirlpool. Even the brain inside had been completely stirred apart by the structure, with cerebral grooves spreading across the whirlpool's contours.
Although it was not bottomless and was merely an ordinary whirlpool structure, Yi Chen could not help associating it with William's abyssal black hole.
The moment he stepped into the ordinary house, the old woman secretly let out a muffled giggle.
The laughter seemed to produce a faint resonance, making Yi Chen