Vikro Town

The Devil Vine made a patrol and found nothing amiss. Reassured, Green rose from the bathtub, dried himself, changed into his pajamas, and returned to the living room—only to find a pair of dazzlingly pale legs stretched out on the sofa. Lola wore a nightdress that barely reached her thighs. She seemed to have just bathed too; her hair was still damp as she lounged on the sofa, reading and eating snacks.

Green was at a loss. When he returned earlier, Lola had claimed that her home had been destroyed when the Void Yin Spirit descended. She had spent the past few days in an inn, could not stand it anymore, and wanted to stay here for a while.

Green had no designs on her. Even with Lola coming to his door, he had not entertained the thought. Instead, he had grown wary. He could sense that she seemed to be hiding from something.

"Chief, I'm hungry. Could you have your undead servants make me a late-night snack?" Lola asked as soon as she spotted Green, as though she had not eaten dinner not long ago.

Green gave her a strange look. He had noticed over the past few days that Lola's appetite had grown unusually large. But he refused her request outright and scoffed. "Hah! Only you would think of that. Would you dare eat food made by Skeleton Soldiers and Zombies?"

Lola rolled her eyes, then conceded he had a point and went back to eating the snacks on the table...

The next day, they went to the Anomalies Bureau together and soon heard their colleagues talking: Deputy Director Bobby had gone to Luca County in person!

Green was mildly surprised. He had not expected that fat man Bobby to go himself. It seemed the entanglement with the