(Miluno)
Had the sleazy atmosphere filling the entire photography studio spawned the darkness?
Or perhaps it was the other way around...
Had this pervasive darkness spawned this sleazy photography studio?
I had no answer yet, but testing it was simple enough.
I just had to drain all the darkness away and see whether anything changed.
Though I said that, I did not even have to make a deliberate effort. My body, now a vessel, was like the drain at the bottom of a pool. From the moment I stepped into the carriage, the dark energy in the photography studio had kept surging toward me.
Though I used the word "surging," there really was not much of it. To regain my former strength, I needed more, much more darkness...
No, even if I absorbed more darkness, I still could not use magic without a Crystal Heart...
As I pondered this, I had already absorbed almost all the darkness in the photography studio. I was practically an air purifier running at maximum power.
"Huh?"
The moment the concentration of darkness dropped, the "old man turned girl" on the bed reacted.
As if he had realized how outrageous his actions were, he covered his chest.
"No, these photos... I, I don't think I'll take them after all."
The old man stammered, looking very nervous.
Was he going to give up?
I did not know whether it had anything to do with the darkness being drained away, but it was a good thing either way.
Some people, however, were getting desperate.
"Wait! We're almost done with the shoot, Miss Mu Lan. Just a few more photos and we'll be finished! You can't let all your earlier efforts go to waste!"
Though the bearded editor sounded sincere, the "old man turned girl" still grabbed the