Repayment

Lumian had initially thought that the tenant, like Charlie, had dreamt of Suzanne Matisse, was slowly drained of his energy, and died suddenly in his room. The Boss, Mr. Eve, was responsible for secretly moving the Corpse to a corner of the Underground Trier. However, it turned out that the person had become a psychopath with Extraordinary Ability, still wandering around the Honest Market District, targeting those pretty young women.

The fact that no Beyonder Characteristic had been extracted from Hedsey long after his death led Lumian to conclude that his power came from Gift, and was clearly of the same origin as that of Suzanne Matisse and Mr. Eve.

In other words, not long after posting Suzanne Matisse's portrait, Hedsey, for reasons unknown, became a follower of the "Mother Tree of Desire" and received two or three Gift within a few months, suddenly gaining considerable strength and mastering many Mysticism techniques.

For Beyonder who advance through consuming Potion, this is an unimaginable speed, unless they have mastered the Acting Method and are at a very low level.

Of course, in Hedsey's case, the Gift also showed its negative side. The Gifted was influenced by the power and gradually became unlike himself, becoming more and more extreme and biased in certain aspects, often doing things that normal people would consider Rationality and prone to Calamity.

Mr. Eve's stinginess and Hedsey's desire for Women both fall into this category.

Lumian suspected that almost all the powers bestowed by Gift carried similar problems to some extent, since they would cause the Gifted to gradually gravitate towards the giver, resulting in corresponding alienation.

The reason he hasn't been affected by the power of the "Dancer" and the "Mendicant Friar" is that it doesn't come directly from That One Hidden Being in the name of Fate, but rather from the Corruption within him, filtered through a seal. Moreover, Lumian has always been wary of this, not only refraining from changing his behavior and lifestyle according to the characteristics of the "Dancer" and the "Mendicant Friar" to improve his control over the power, but sometimes even doing the opposite.

In addition, he always advanced a Sequence and digested it before receiving the corresponding Gift, striving to maintain a balance of power within him.

"How did you find out?" Lumian asked Jenna, her head lowered and her voice low.

As Jenna swayed her body to the beat, she used the loud music as a cover to scoff and said, "That pervert clearly can't live without women. He can't possibly kidnap a woman every day and drag her to the ground, otherwise he would have been caught long ago. Damn, he must have had a few by now. Didn't those incompetent Black Dogs notice?"

"So how does he usually solve problems? It's obvious that he can't truly satisfy himself by himself, so I had Franca ask the Savoie Gang's dancers and Streetwalker, and we quickly got the answer."

"How can that pervert who deserves to have his ass fucked by a donkey have such boundless energy, coming several times a day!"

"Why doesn't he go find some wealthy old ladies? Both sides could be satisfied!"

Jenna proudly recounted her investigation process, showcasing her intelligence.

She was still bothered by the fact that she had been Fooling by Lumian that afternoon and had made herself look stupid.

Indeed, before becoming a follower of the "Mother Tree of Desire" and receiving the Gift,"Hedsey was a regular at places like City Wall Street, Breda Street, and Nightingale Street. After receiving the " Gift," his entire mind was filled with women... Lumian discovered that Jenna did occasionally have a brain.

He then relayed a piece of information:

"That abnormal, perverse desire must have stemmed from the influence of his supernatural powers."

"Extraordinary power..." Jenna glanced up at Lumian.

She thought he would play dumb, just like in Underground Trier, where both sides tacitly avoided mentioning Hedsey's Beyond Ability. Who knew he would say it so frankly now?

After a pause, Jenna, who was dancing the Twist close to Lumian, whispered in confusion, "Why could supernatural powers turn him into such a freak?"

This was different from the supernatural power she was familiar with—before it got out of Loss of Control, it would only have a slight impact at most.

Lumian laughed, "Abnormal supernatural power."

"Don't I know it's abnormal?" Jenna was angered by the other person once again.

Lumian chuckled softly:

"As for why it's not normal, go back and ask Franca. If Franca doesn't know either, tell her to ask the Boss."

He revealed this information to Jenna because he was worried that there might be further developments regarding the issues involving Mr. Eve, Suzanne Matisse, Hedsey, and others.

If the Official Beyonder fail to uncover the truth, the only external force he can rely on, besides Mr. K's finger, is the Beyonder of the Savoie Gang.

Jenna scoffed and dropped the subject, focusing instead on dancing the Twist with Lumian.

As this part of the music was about to end, she suddenly reached out and touched Lumian's chest.

"Haha, nice figure!" Jenna laughed and stepped back, turning to walk towards the half- Wooden Stage in front of the dance floor.

She looked as if she had finally gotten some revenge for what happened Underground, and her whole demeanor brightened up.

Lumian chuckled, left the dance floor, and picked up his Rye Beer again.

As he listened to the music, he swayed gently, using the opportunity to observe the situation in various parts of the Mill Ballroom.

With a quick glance, he noticed a group of people dressed in various styles and with different Thug, who looked like Gang, gathered on his side but closer to the stage.

They were surrounding a burly man who was nearly 1.9 meters tall.

The burly man resembled "The Giant" Simon, his muscles bulging and filling out his black shirt and suit, but he wore durable dark blue canvas trousers and black leather ankle boots without laces, making the overall look somewhat mismatched.

His brown hair was curled up in clumps, thick and messy, his brown Eyes were slightly turned to the sides, his facial features were ordinary, his facial contours were quite hard, and his hands and legs were a little too long in terms of normal human proportions.

"Hammer" Ait... Lumian withdrew his gaze, believing that this should be one of the targets.

In Trier, there aren't many people who are close to 1.9 meters tall.

At this distance, Lumian wasn't worried that "Hammer" Ait and his Subordinate would recognize him. After all, the entire Dance Hall was dimly lit, relying solely on the surrounding Gas Wall Lamp and a chandelier above for illumination, making it convenient for everyone to "communicate" while dancing. Unless they were particularly familiar with each other or had just met, they wouldn't be able to recognize each other.

Besides, Lumian had put on a certain disguise, and he didn't expect that Jenna would recognize him at a glance.

After Jenna finished singing another song, "Hammer" Ait led his group of Subordinate away from the dance floor and went upstairs.

Lumian continued his observations when suddenly he saw a familiar figure enter through the door.

That was Mr. Eve, the Landlord the "Golden Rooster Inn," whose clothes were washed until they were almost white.

His azure Eyes scanned the surroundings, his expression showing a hint of urgency and worry.

"Is he looking for Hedsey? That pervert went out this afternoon and never came back. They suspect something happened to him, so they're looking for clues in various Dance Hall and places with Streetwalker?" Lumian thoughtfully withdrew his gaze and looked at the dancers on the dance floor.

Based on the various characteristics exhibited by Hedsey's Spirit Body, he sensed that Mr. Eve was considerably weaker than his opponent, likely possessing only Sequence 9 of Gift Power, concentrated in greed, and perhaps also including appetite.

Hedsey is most likely equivalent to Sequence 8, with a small probability of being Sequence 7. Lumian is more inclined to believe the former, because the Sequence 7 he has encountered before were all quite comprehensive, so he wouldn't be able to prepare a countermeasure, dig a trap, and then easily defeat them.

Of course, if Lumian hadn't patiently observed and discovered Hedsey's ability to arouse others' desires, and hadn't devised a countermeasure in advance, he might have been the one who was quickly dealt with.

In that environment, if it weren't for Jenna, he could have used his own orientation to resist the influence and not completely forget the existence of the enemy. But with that "Exaggerated Woman," he found it difficult to control himself and had to rely on pain to awaken himself.

Lumian caught a glimpse out of the corner of her eye of Mr. Eve talking to one after another of the part-time Streetwalker, only to be driven away by them with the same disdainful and contemptuous expressions. She couldn't help but chuckle to herself.

"Is this a pretense of negotiating a price to inquire about Hedsey's whereabouts?"

"The result was that they were too stingy, always cutting the other party's price by half or even more, and then they got scolded?"

"Hehe, Charlie was worried that Mr. Eve, this old widower, wouldn't be willing to spend money to find a proper prostitute and would catch a lot of diseases. It seems he was overthinking it. Mr. Eve wouldn't be willing to spend money to find an unlicensed Streetwalker either!"

"The negative effects of the Gift Power are just too strong..."

"Well, if there are women in that group, and they're on the same level as Hedsey, possessing the same Gift abilities, they'd probably be in a constant state of lust too. Mr. Eve wouldn't need to find any more Streetwalker, heh heh, he'd just hate that he's a man, he's almost at his limit, and he's still being forcibly aroused."

"Are dancers and Streetwalker the best disguises for Women?"

"Wait a minute, if Women like that really existed, Hedsey wouldn't need to come out and harm others... Could it be that everyone who was originally at this level has either been promoted or died, and new ones haven't filled the gaps yet? Or, is there an imbalance in the number of men and women, Hedsey is one of the excluded ones?"

As Lumian pondered, the band began playing another lively dance tune.

After finishing her song, Jenna jumped off the half- Wooden Stage again, came to Lumian, and invited him to dance.

This drew boos from those around them.

Lumian knew that Jenna probably had something to say again, so she deliberately turned halfway to the left and right, Provocation those who were booing.

He immediately went onto the dance floor, approached Jenna, and started dancing the Twist.

Jenna looked up at him, smiling, and asked, "What are you doing at the Mill Ballroom, you Savoie Gang member?"

Lumian chuckled and said, "Don't you think I like you? Of course I came here to hear you sing."

Jenna let out a disdainful sound:

"Your target is ' Hammer ' Ait, right?"

"You want to replicate what Margot did?"

"Not bad," Lumian remarked in a Provocation tone.

Jenna smiled smugly:

"I can help you; I can provide you with important information."

Lumian composed himself, his nonchalant demeanor vanishing, and asked thoughtfully, "What do you want?"

Jenna snorted and cursed, "Are you fucking looking down on me?"

"Although I didn't say thank you this afternoon, I won't forget that you saved me. I happen to know all the Dance Hall in the Market District, and I just met with Ait and we talked about the upcoming performance. That should be helpful."

Before Lumian could respond, she gritted her teeth and continued, "' Hammer ' is in the innermost room on the second floor, towards the ' Golden Rooster Inn.' He has ten Thug with him: four at the door, half inside and half outside; two by the window; two by the sofa; and two always following behind him. They all have guns."

"It wasn't this secure before, and there weren't this many people. You're the one who killed Margot."

"That room has an attached Washroom, which was empty. If the window is fully open, a person can barely squeeze through."

"You can climb to the second floor through the Ventilation Duct in the Dance Hall's kitchen, avoiding the people guarding the stairs. Then you go into the next room and jump from the window onto a protrusion outside the Washroom. It's narrow; you have to be very agile to succeed."