"Are you still in contact with Shizuka Hiou?"
Hearing this, Eto Yoshimura thought for less than a second before answering directly:
"We're still in contact. In fact, I was just using her channels to learn about the Mystical Side."
Seeing how honest Eto Yoshimura was, Luo Shu gave her a slightly surprised look.
"You certainly are honest."
Eto Yoshimura lowered her head slightly, but inwardly breathed a quiet sigh of relief.
Loyalty that was not absolute was absolute disloyalty.
Having led Aogiri Tree for so long, Eto Yoshimura knew exactly what sort of subordinates displeased a leader. That was why she dared not tell even half a lie when answering Luo Shu's questions.
After all, lying was easy, but earning trust was hard.
At that moment, Luo Shu looked at the back of the seat before him, gazing at the pink strands of Kisara's hair he could just make out.
He thought for a moment, then said:
"Contact Shizuka Hiou and ask whether she's interested in accepting my protection."
"Of course, just mention it to her. If she refuses, leave it at that."
The reason Luo Shu displayed this take-it-or-leave-it attitude was that he was not sure what Shizuka Hiou was thinking right now.
Was she trying to resist the Vampire Council of Elders?
Other than hiding, she did not seem to have done anything.
She had not been as active about recruiting Ghouls as he had imagined, either. It seemed more like a dispensable experiment.
Rather than believing Shizuka Hiou was recruiting Ghouls to strike back at the Council of Elders, Luo Shu suspected she might simply be gathering forces to protect herself and keep the council from bothering her.
That was why Luo Shu tried extending an olive branch.
Of course, besides that, Luo Shu had another concern: