Is it really normal to contain these anomalies?

She was one of the only two people here who could remain relatively calm.

After all, she doesn't have such a deep bond with Sister Hong like HOD does.

She didn't have many good memories, but she remembered what Bai Yu said before leaving - Gebura in the core suppression state is a very dangerous enemy, if you can't defeat him, take everyone and run...

"I've never seen Buchou's face outside of her iron box form, so...she must be Gebura?"

Luti approached Yesod and Netzach and asked quietly.

At least these two men managed to keep their composure, instead of jumping up and down like two little rabbits like HOD and Myuu did to the red-haired closer.

"Correct."

Yesod's answer was brief and to the point, and now his eyes were fixed on the weary returnee.

"But this is not like what Bai Yu and you have been saying."

Luti continued to lower her voice.

"She seemed... not aggressive, and didn't remember who we were, or even her own name..."

"I'm sorry, but I can't answer this question for you right now."

Yesod continued to look at the face of the closer in front of him for a few seconds. The closer looked exactly like the one he had in the research institute, but in the end he shook his head and walked towards the kitchen.

As a few minutes passed, he came out of the kitchen carrying two servings of freshly made fried rice and placed them in front of the closer who was caught in the vortex of Miu's one-sided and frenzied conversation...

"Minister Yesod, what are you doing?" Luti asked with some confusion as she looked at Yesod who had returned from the dining table after saluting.

"Luti, at least now it seems like this is a good opportunity to make contact. Besides, we can't kick her out under such circumstances."

Yesod slowly took off the white dust-proof gloves he used when cooking.

"Let's observe for a few more days and discuss how to deal with it when Bai Yu comes back..."

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'yes. ’

"Let's wait for Bai Yu to come back first."

Late at night, Luti was lying on the bed, staring at the pure black ceiling in front of her, with no desire to sleep at all.

She still couldn't ignore what happened a few hours ago, and was still thinking about what was going on with this suddenly appearing Minister Gebura...

After all, the development of this unexpected incident was completely inconsistent with the expected plan that Bai Yu had given her at the beginning.

Who would have thought that Minister Gebura, who originally looked crazy, would interact with them so calmly according to Miss HOD and the others?

There was no fighting....and no conflict.

The conversation between them was so calm that Minister Gebura, now known as Carly, was staying temporarily in the attic of the cafe tonight.

All right....

Come to think of it, this might be one of the reasons why she couldn't sleep.

Who can accept that a killer who could explode at any moment lives on a wooden structure less than 4 meters above their head?

Luti even slept in EGO, with the W-level rapier next to her.

But even so, she didn't feel safe at all.

Just like the sound of a ship's whistle that spans the world yet keeps getting closer, it shows no sign of dissipating...

"Dong dong."

Suddenly, just as she was thinking, someone knocked on her door.

At this moment, Luti picked up her EGO and slowly approached the door.

"Miao?"

She gently opened the door a crack and saw Mu's face at first glance - limp and with eyes tightly closed.

"you!!"

Luti soon saw the face of the "stranger" lit by the cigarette spark in the shadows.

EGO unsheathed her sword at this moment, but her limited composure prevented her from piercing the wooden door immediately...

"Luti, Myuu didn't go home tonight, and the guest room was given to Carly. Can she sleep with you tonight?"

The next second, HOD, who arrived late, turned on the light in the corridor with a slightly red face and explained for Carly and Mu who was being carried by her.

"Malkuth and I have always slept in the same bed, but there is no room for us..."

“…”

"Luti? What's wrong with you?" HOD finally noticed Luti's silence through the crack in the door in front of him.

"That's no problem, Ms. HOD."

Without letting the awkward atmosphere in the air last too long, Luti took the initiative to open the door.

She could already smell the strong smell of alcohol in the air and had a rough idea of what was going on.

She misunderstood.

While underage drinking is illegal in the Nest, there are apparently fewer rules in the back alley.

"Then I'll leave first."

A few minutes later, Carly watched as the little bunny was placed on the bed.

She was originally the one being dragged along, but who would have thought that this little girl would actually find a few bottles of wine hidden deep in the cupboard in the middle of the night...

She took a few puffs of her cigarette, shook her head, and after watching HOD's figure disappear behind the door, she also wanted to leave.

But behind her, Luti called her.

"Ms. Carly, do you have a moment? I have something to talk to you about..."

Chapter 238 Scarlet

It can be seen that the people here are quite idle.

A few minutes later, Carly was back in her room.

And now, she just leaned against the wall, looking calmly at Luti who was looking around.

"So, what's the matter?"

"Sorry, Miss Carly, it's already this late..."

Luti exchanged a few polite words and took a quick look at the interior layout of the house in these few seconds.

Carly's luggage was so small that she didn't even see the weapons a closer must carry.

The only foreign item on the table was the shoulder bag she had brought with her when she pushed the door open...

After finishing her observation, Luti quickly recovered from this impolite behavior.

“There are only a few questions…”

"So these questions are your tests for me?"

Before Luti could finish her words, Carly took out a cigarette box from her pocket, patted the back of it, and started smoking her first cigarette of the day.

"But it's true. After all, we don't know each other. I'm not used to being so attentive to you in this back alley."

"..."

Luti's throat moved nervously. She didn't know if her words were offensive.

Could it be that there are things that cannot be asked between the closers?

Born in a nest, she still hasn't learned these things well in the past two years of illusion?

"Don't put your hands on that weapon of yours all the time. Even though I don't like to be the first to attack, don't go too far."

Looking at Luti's face full of determination, Carly's voice floated out from the smoke surrounding her.

Her constant vigilance was discovered...

"We are not bad people," Luti moved her hand away from the hilt of the sword awkwardly and whispered in defense of herself and HOD and the others.

"I can tell."

Carly nodded, not denying it.

Although the people here were a bit noisy around her, her intuition as a cleaner told her that they meant no harm.

What's more, she could find a very nostalgic sense of familiarity in them.

This was also one of the main reasons why she decided to stay here.

She didn't know where this feeling came from, but she just felt as if she had been living with this group of people for more than a year and a half.

This familiar feeling made her feel vaguely...happy?

Yes, compared to everything in Alley 23, this little coffee shop is like heaven.

Carly's fingers around the cigarette slowly relaxed.

This tiny detail was also noticed by Luti, and she finally plucked up the courage to ask again.

"Can I ask anything else?"

"Um..."

"Where did you come back from?"

"L-Nest."

"Ok?"

"It's L Nest. I'm doing a few commissions there. I won't go into the details."

"Miss Carly, are you sure you've been in L Nest for the past two years?" Luti's voice was a little surprised. "Does everything you remember seem so clear?"

She knew that they had been in an illusion called Alley 23.

There can't be an L nest here.

"What a strange question."

Carly briefly reviewed her memory and made sure there was nothing wrong.

She remembered that she had accepted the mission of destroying the Ring Finger Art Hall there.

Apart from a delay on the way back, where she listened to a speech by an unimportant person and chatted with her for a while, she returned to the Lane 23 that she was familiar with....

"Are you from the Second Association? Do you need this kind of extermination log to write a report?"

Carly slowly looked at Luti again. The uniform she was wearing looked quite similar to that of the Second Association.

"No... Miss Carly, can you tell me more about those memories?"

Luti didn't care about this little misunderstanding.

She just wanted to learn more about the loopholes in Carly's memory...or rather, the loopholes related to the "hole" in the black forest.

But then a long time passed.

But she still didn't find any suspicious points about Sister Hong's memory.

After all, Carly could even tell how many people she had chopped down and how she had done it.

In the end, Luti still had no clue...

"Miss Carly, do you have any plans for the next few days?"

"No, maybe I need to go to the association to accept some tasks."

"Then if you're free tomorrow, let's go to Alley 23 with Myuu. That kid really admires you..."

"also."

"Thank you. I'll take my leave now."

Finally, Luti stood up and said goodbye to Carly. She had no choice but to return to her room to sort out her thoughts.

But when she passed by the table, she couldn't help but ask the question that she had wanted to ask from the beginning.

"Miss Carly, what's in this backpack?"