I, The Janitor! Chapter 357: Questioning and Speculation - Novel Cool

Chapter 357: Questioning and Speculation

Chapter 357: Questioning and Speculation

"...What do you mean, your Emma...Could it be that there's something between the two of you?"

Lyon's expression, a mix of shock and a hint of strangeness, gave away his thoughts. The red-haired Commissioner quickly released his collar, her tone exasperated. "I and Emma are friends! The best of friends! And...she's also my biggest creditor. That's the extent of our relationship, I swear!"

"Oh..."

"Oh, really?"

Noticing Lyon's sudden realization, the red-haired Commissioner couldn't help but feel anger rise within her as she recalled the Marquis' drowning incident that had already caused a stir throughout the city. "You idiot! You're a master at playing dumb! And don't give me that 'William and Melanie will help, it'll be fine' nonsense! I spit on that! Emma practically had her thoughts written all over her face, and I don't believe you couldn't read her!"

"...I..."

"Hurry up and give me a straight answer! What are your intentions towards Emma?

And what about that female police officer you often have lunch with at the cafeteria, the Princess Veronica who is nominally engaged to you? What are your plans regarding them?"

"..."

It seems like the [Performance Master] isn't very effective on the Commissioner...

Lyon smiled awkwardly, scratching his head. "Isa and I are just friends, the kind who became close through fighting. As for the Princess, I've been wanting to call off the engagement, but she keeps convincing me otherwise. It's been three times now, and I still haven't succeeded."

"The reason I pretended not to understand earlier was mainly because of the Princess...

After all, regardless of the reality of our relationship, there is a betrothal between us. If I hadn't sorted things out properly...well, it just doesn't feel right."

Wow, I never expected you to have such high moral standards in private, considering how well you get along with that demon anomaly.

After discerning Lyon's expression and confirming he wasn't lying, the red-haired Commissioner's demeanor softened slightly. She narrowed her eyes and said, "I don't care what you decide in the end, but as Emma's best friend, you better handle this properly. At the very least, don't hurt her again, or I'll make sure you regret it!"

"Well, I don't want to hurt Senior Emma either, but isn't this an abuse of power and personal revenge on your part?"

"So what if it is? You can go complain to headquarters if you want!"

"..."

Even if you did complain, it's not like it would do any good. Headquarters is over 70,000 kilometers away from the surface. How am I supposed to get there?

After seeing Lyon's speechless expression, the red-haired Commissioner, feeling slightly relieved, hesitated for a moment before speaking in a low voice, "Also...to be honest, I don't want you and Emma to be together."

"Huh?"

Upon hearing the red-haired Commissioner's words, Lyon was momentarily stunned, and his mind uncontrollably drifted into a state of recollection. He remembered the deep bond they shared, the clinking of glasses, and that soft yet passionate kiss in the Dead Realm.

Does this mean...could it be that the Commissioner has feelings for me? Am I some kind of irresistible handsome man?

"Emma's connection to the Dead Realm is much closer than you imagine, and it's not just about the 'Sin of the Treasure Flower.'

For so many years, Emma has been the only one below the True God who could freely enter the Dead Realm and sign a contract with its True God. Even little Ellie has had some issues..."

The red-haired Commissioner furrowed her brows. "Lyon, I'll be honest with you. When the Treasure Flower Clan encountered trouble, I paid special attention to the situation.

Do you know that if it weren't for Emma entrusting Ellie to someone else and miraculously escaping from the Dead Realm, the number of Treasure Flower Clan members who died under that tree would have been exactly nine hundred and ninety-nine? This number caught my attention.

Hey, what's wrong? Why are you silent?"

"..."

I just had a sudden thought...I thought...I thought you wanted Senior Emma...How can I even say that out loud?

Suppressing the intense shame with the help of the [Performance Master], Li, feeling rather self-satisfied, took a deep breath and said calmly, "I just didn't realize there was more to the story...

Commissioner, whether it's Senior Emma's 'Sin of the Treasure Flower' or..."

"Whether it's Ellie's Sorrow of Blossom or the Sin of Blossom, I've already reviewed them and haven't found any suspicious records. Could you be overthinking this?"

"I don't think so."

The Red-Haired Commissioner shook her head and said:

"Leon, remember, as a Purifier, you need to rely on your abilities, but you shouldn't only trust your abilities!"

"I've carefully compared the information your abilities provide. Most of it is just related to the anomalies themselves, and rarely mentions anything outside of that. So, it can only be used as a reference and not as a definitive basis for judgment.

For example, I asked you, because Emma escaped from the Dead Realm, the Sin of Blossom appeared. But the entrance to the Dead Realm is guarded by a Three-Headed Dog. How did she get past the Three-Headed Dog guarding the entrance? Does your ability mention this?"

"This... indeed it doesn't..."

Hearing this, Lyon couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and his brows furrowed.

"But I've read in other anomaly descriptions that the Dog Deity is mostly asleep while guarding the door and occasionally leaves to hunt. Maybe it was just a coincidence..."

"Why did it just happen to be a coincidence for Emma?"

The Red-Haired Commissioner said sternly:

"The dog didn't leave early or late, but precisely when nine hundred and ninety-nine souls of the same lineage and the same cause of death entered the Dead Realm, all with almost identical regrets and grudges, gathered together.

Moreover, the number nine hundred and ninety-nine is very significant! When I reviewed the files, there were about one thousand one hundred and four members of the Fleur Family imprisoned before their execution. But in the half-month before the execution, one hundred and five of them died one by one, leaving exactly nine hundred and ninety-nine.

Numbers like nine hundred and ninety-nine, seven, thirteen, six, three, and one hundred and eleven are often associated with rituals in Occultism and should never be ignored.

And nine hundred and ninety-nine is precisely related to the Descent. Considering this very deliberate number, combined with the overly close connection between Emma and the Dead Realm, I can't help but think more.

After all, the Fleur Family was destroyed during the invasion of the Ice Plains Kingdom. The large number of deaths brought by the subsequent war is the perfect nourishment for an entity descending from the Dead Realm."

"..."

If you put it that way... it's not impossible...

Recalling the Fleur Family's tragedy, Lyon nodded solemnly.

If you don't delve too deeply, the Fleur Family's tragedy seemed to be caused by Leonard's ambitions, with no hidden manipulators. But everything was just too coincidental.

After all, if the responsibility for the trade route had been given to someone else, or if the Fleur Family had received the information in time, or if it wasn't Leonard who gathered the information, or if the royal family had tried to communicate before taking action, the outcome would have been different. But every time, the worst-case scenario happened.

So... could the Fleur Family's downfall actually be more complex?

"Director."

Calling out to the Red-Haired Commissioner, Lyon, with a furrowed brow, said:

"Have you told these speculations to Senior Emma?"

"How would I say it?"

She asked back somewhat helplessly and sighed:

"Putting aside the lack of evidence, should I tell her that there might be a Sovereign of the Dead Realm trying to descend, manipulating things from behind the scenes, using the lives of all her clansmen for a ritual?

In the current situation, she still has some hope for revenge. If I tell her my speculations and let her know that the Fleur incident might be the work of a Sovereign of the Dead Realm, Emma would probably never be happy again."

"Also, the Marquis Golden Falcon, though a complete scoundrel, did take little Ellie away and didn't let her die under the Redwood Tree. Perhaps that's how the descent ritual was disrupted.

So, if the situation is as I suspect, and a Sovereign of the Dead Realm was trying to descend, then he might have saved the lives of most of the Capital City's residents..."

(End of Chapter)

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