Eldritch Horror Theatre

Realizing the Anjing Group might have a special interest in Dancy, Fu Qian chose a response that perfectly fit his persona.

It wasn't actually strange that Dancy had no interest in the Miracle Potion.

For one thing, he already held a considerable survival advantage over ordinary people. There was no need to gamble on such a dangerous lottery.

At the same time, thanks to the Night Watchers, his personal safety remained in a delicate equilibrium even with transcendents roaming everywhere. He had little to worry about.

Of course, the most important factor was his special hobby.

Given Dancy's habits, accidentally becoming a transcendent would play right into Suzune's hands. She would have wiped him out in an instant.

Therefore, to him, the Miracle Potion offered only harm and no benefit.

Regardless, his flat refusal of the invitation startled the highly confident Sawada. Even Kisaragi Kana—who had been staring in dumbfounded envy moments ago—wore an indescribable expression.

"Mister Dancy seems to have a mind of his own."

"Since that's the case, we won't press the issue. After all, this was just meant to be a public service."

"I appreciate the consideration."

Faced with this nonsense, Fu Qian replied casually, his mind on another question entirely: why would the Anjing Group be interested in Dancy?

Was there anything out of the ordinary about him?

The answer was almost obvious: the guy ate people.

Considering the Anjing Group's influence on Ye Island—and the fact that Dancy had business dealings with them—the probability they knew this secret was quite high.

So they were actually interested in a cannibal's constitution? They invited him for testing to see if his dietary habits had triggered any mutations?

It seemed highly likely.

In that case, he might as well play along.

With this in mind, Fu Qian made a gesture, signaling Kisaragi Kana to leave.

She had barely recovered from her shock. With the test over, there was no reason to stay, so she immediately followed him out.

But perhaps due to her distracted state, her movement tugged at the wound on her leg. With a gasp, Kisaragi Kana fell straight toward the floor.

Sawada, standing right beside her, reacted with the speed of a transcendent, reaching out to catch her almost instantly.

But in the next moment, Sawada realized someone had beaten him to it. Kisaragi Kana was already caught in a steady grip.

If he remembered correctly, the man had already turned his back to leave. Yet his reaction speed was even faster than his own...

His hand grasping empty air, Sawada narrowed his eyes at Fu Qian, deep in thought.

"Thank you!"

Kisaragi Kana obviously wasn't thinking that deeply. Clutching the wound on her thigh, she thanked Fu Qian pitifully.

This time, however, Fu Qian couldn't even be bothered to speak. Seeing her steady herself, he merely gave a slight nod and continued heading outside.

......

"When is the next test?"

The two got into the car one after the other before Fu Qian finally broke the silence.

"Tomorrow night."

Kisaragi Kana answered quickly.

"Then I'll take you back first. Do you want to go home or to your sister's?"

Fu Qian nodded, his face expressionless.

"...Aren't we going to your place?"

His question obviously took Kisaragi Kana by surprise.

"No. I'm very busy."

Considering his current persona, Fu Qian didn't even bother coming up with an excuse.

......

It was because of the Night Watchers!

Fu Qian didn't elaborate, but after a moment of thought, Kisaragi Kana felt she understood his concerns.

He was clearly being targeted by Suzune right now. That Night Watcher was constantly trying to bring him to justice, and Kana's own identity as a potion test subject would undoubtedly be easy to exploit...

With this in mind, Kisaragi Kana successfully ruled out the possibility that her charm was lacking, and her mood improved instantly.

"I understand. I'm so sorry for the trouble. I'll just go home then."

Smiling brightly, she gave him an address before leaning elegantly against the rear seat.

......

"Wait a minute. Are we going the wrong way?"

However, that elegance lasted only a few minutes. Watching the changing streets outside the window, Kisaragi Kana noticed their route and couldn't help crying out.

"It's the right way. I'm taking you to your sister's."

"Why? Didn't I say I was going home?"

Kisaragi Kana was dumbfounded.

"Your sister's place is safer."

Fu Qian replied casually.

This was the truth. Although he didn't know the source, Kisaragi Kana clearly emanated an abnormal allure that was highly effective on the opposite sex. One only had to look at how perverted her neighbor had become.

Leaving her under her sister's watch obviously made accidents much less likely.

"...Then why did you even ask me if you'd already decided?"

"I wanted to see what you'd choose."

Fu Qian didn't even turn his head. As it turned out, Kisaragi Kana was clearly a bit intimidated by her older sister.

......

By the time they arrived at the original divination shop, it was already late at night.

Fortunately, diviners had notoriously unpredictable schedules; the small shop's lights were actually still on.

"Kana?"

Sitting there with her eyes half-open, the female diviner was clearly startled to see Kisaragi Kana being shooed through the door by Fu Qian.

"What happened to your leg?"

"It's nothing..."

Intimidated by Fu Qian looming behind her, Kisaragi Kana lowered her head and stepped inside.

"Can I stay and rest here tonight?"

"Of course."

The female diviner agreed without hesitation before turning to look at Fu Qian.

"You are..."

"Miss Kisaragi needs to rest here. Remember to attend the Miracle Potion test tomorrow."

Fu Qian didn't introduce himself. He tossed out the instruction and immediately walked away.

Miracle Potion?

Judging by the sudden heated outburst behind him, Kisaragi Kana's sister hadn't even known about the Miracle Potion.

......

No matter how one looked at it, this test was a fairly mature system, even operating under the Night Watchers' supervision. There didn't seem to be any need for such a vehement reaction.

When he returned to his residence as Dancy, Fu Qian didn't rush inside. Instead, he gazed up at the night sky, deep in thought.

This was a question he had been pondering since earlier.

Why would the Warehouse assign him a mission like this?

With the Anjing Group's testing project, Kisaragi Kana clearly wasn't the first to exhibit a reaction. Why target her specifically?

If the transcendent power emerging within her was excessively evil and needed to be purged, the system could have simply given him a mission to kill her. Yet, it specifically required him to ensure she completed the test.

Clearly, the core of this mission was to keep the Anjing Group from realizing that the potion was actually effective.

So why keep it a secret from them?

He had too little information at the moment to make any solid deductions.

Fortunately, an opportunity had just presented itself to dig into the project's specifics.

His little display of skill over at Anjing earlier had been meant entirely to draw attention.

And right now, Fu Qian was absolutely certain that two people were hiding behind his door.

The next moment, Fu Qian finally pushed the door open.

At almost the exact same time, a faint whistle of wind sounded from behind him. Fu Qian didn't dodge. Instead, he played along, letting a syringe plunge into his neck before immediately collapsing to the ground.

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