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Chapter 874: Nightmare?
Chapter 874: Nightmare?
Do you come to my house every day that I'm not home and take a peek?
Upon hearing Anna's words, Lyon's expression momentarily froze, and his mind involuntarily conjured the corresponding scene.
Every time he left home, she would secretly come to take a look, hoping to see him in the house, smiling and greeting her. But in the end, she could only sigh softly, then either leave with a hint of disappointment or come in and sit on the bed for a while...
"Sorry, Anna. I've been really busy lately, and I won't be able to stay home for long this time either... probably only seven or eight days before I have to leave again."
"Oh..."
Seeing the hint of guilt in Lyon's expression, the slender girl blinked and then reached out to straighten his collar. She smiled gently and said, "Having seven or eight days is already great! And you're not just goofing off; you have important matters to attend to..."
As she spoke, Anna paused slightly, then stopped straightening his collar. Her expression became slightly strained as she said, "Brother... where did you go just now?"
Huh?
Lyon was taken aback by Anna's question and asked in return, "I just came back from the Bureau and reported my business trip to the Chief. Is there something wrong with that?"
"... "
Is there something wrong... isn't everything wrong?
After noticing the lipstick mark on Lyon's collar and smelling the mixed scent of alcohol and women on him, the slender girl pursed her lips. She then angrily twisted his waist hard.
As Lyon noticed where his sister's gaze had fallen, he also discovered these lingering traces. He quickly waved his hands to explain, "Anna, it's not what you think! The Chief has been troubled lately and drank a bit too much today. I happened to be there, so she hugged me... I swear, I didn't do anything!"
"You better not have!"
After glaring at her increasingly suspicious older brother, the slender girl didn't say anything. Instead, she helped him take off his jacket and plucked out two strands of red, tipsy hair, carefully rolling them into a ball and placing them back in Lyon's hand.
"Take off your clothes!"
"Huh?"
"Quickly change into something without lipstick stains! I'll wash this shirt for you!"
After giving Lyon a disapproving look, Anna couldn't help but twist his waist again. She then gritted her teeth and reminded him, "Aren't you going to see Veronica after you get back? Are you planning to meet her looking like this?"
"Oh, right!"
Upon hearing Anna's words, Lyon suddenly snapped out of his daze and quickly changed out of the shirt with creases that the Chief had made. He grabbed his jacket and whispered, "Hey, don't touch the hair on this one. I'll handle it; it's quite dangerous."
I think you're the dangerous one!
After Lyon removed the tipsy 'Massacre Bloodhair', ensuring there were no remnants, the slender girl took away his jacket and shirt. She stormed out, only to return shortly with a neatly folded set of clothes, which she tossed into Lyon's bare chest with a huff.
"Change quickly, or you'll catch a cold!"
"Oh..."
As Lyon obeyed his sister's command and started to put on the clothes, Anna hesitated for a moment before asking softly, "Brother, in your work at the Purification Bureau, do you deal with things that don't exist in reality?"
"Huh?"
"Like, for instance, recurring nightmares..."
Nightmares?
After putting on a slightly smaller-sized outfit, Nightmare Overlord, Master of Nightmares, and Nightmare Lionheart looked at his sister's hesitant expression and blinked, his face filled with disbelief.
"Anna? Why are you asking this suddenly? Did you have a nightmare?"
Who the hell has the guts to target my sister for their performance? If I find out which damn nightmare dared to harass Anna, I'll go down there and...
"It wasn't me who had the nightmare."
Just as Lyon was about to summon his seven Nightmare Messengers to thoroughly investigate the Fallen Soul Abyss, the slender girl shook her head slightly, sparing the innocent nightmares within. She then frowned and said, "It's Ellie... Sister Emma brought her to me, asking me to take care of her. After she left on a business trip, that child started having nightmares every day, dreaming of... some very unpleasant scenes."
Upon hearing this, Lyon couldn't help but pause for a moment before asking, "What do you mean by unpleasant scenes?"
"It's... scenes of Sister Emma enduring suffering."
Anna pursed her lips slightly, her face filled with worry. "That child isn't very clear about the details, but she's been very upset every time she wakes up. Yesterday, she even cried uncontrollably while hugging me, and no amount of comfort seemed to help. She kept saying things like 'Mommy is in pain' and 'It's so dark around me'."
"..."
Please... collect... 6... 9... books...
Senior Emma...
After hearing Anna's anxious retelling, Lyon, who had guessed the situation, couldn't help but fall silent.
Senior Emma's Sinful Flower and Little Ellie's Sorrowful Flower were actually a pair of Undying Anomaly Artifacts, and there was likely some kind of connection between the two.
Due to the ambush by the Netherworld rulers, Senior Emma's King Ship had been dragged into the Netherworld. Little Ellie must have relied on the connection between the two artifacts to sense the pain Emma was experiencing.
"Brother?"
Noticing Lyon's unusual expression, Anna reached out and held his arm, asking anxiously, "Do you know something about Ellie's nightmares? Could it be that... Sister Emma is really in trouble?"
"Hmm..."
After a brief hesitation, Lyon nodded helplessly, "Senior Emma was ambushed by enemies during a mission and captured along with dozens of other purifiers. Although she should be safe for now, she's being held in a very dangerous place and can't return for the time being."
"What?!"
Upon hearing Lyon's words, Anna's body trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but grab his arm again, asking, "And in seven or eight days, you're going to..."
"..."
I knew it would be like this...
Lyon couldn't help but sigh softly as he realized his sister had guessed the situation just from a hint. He reached out and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear, then looked into her anxious eyes and gently reassured her, "Don't worry, I won't be going alone. Many powerful seniors will also be there. We will definitely succeed in rescuing Senior Emma without fail.
By the way, Anna, is Ellie awake now? If she's still asleep, I'll go and check on her first!"
(End of Chapter)
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