Nina's focus seems to be on a very subtle place, but for Shirley, this is a good thing.
From the bottom of her heart, she regarded the seemingly innocent and ordinary girl in front of her as a dependent of a certain subspace shadow, and she was the kind of dependent who was at the level of a daughter - the less negative impression she had in front of this dependent, the better she would be.
Of course, the chance of survival in front of the boss will be higher.
Nina didn't know how many thoughts were hidden under Shirley's awkward and stiff smile. The girl was surprised and a little excited now because she had never been in such close contact with a real transcendent (not counting her usual church visits).
Her understanding of the matter was limited to books, but in her eyes, Shirley, who used some kind of "paranormal illusion" to sneak into the school to investigate the incident, seemed to have been shrouded in a mysterious and powerful aura.
She even forgot about the other person's little "deception" against her for a short time, and instead focused all her attention on the extraordinary life and adventure of the extraordinary - even if this adventure was basically made up by her own mind.
: “Where do you usually live? Do you have your own secret base or something? Or is there a very mysterious organization?
"Do you usually hide in a cave? Or somewhere like a sewer? Is there a warehouse-like place where various ritual items are stored?
"Are you born with special abilities? Or do you have some powerful extraordinary items? Are you one of those legendary 'mystics'? I heard that there is this ancient profession. Mystics can release spells without relying on any gods.
It is said that their power comes from their blood...
"What do you usually eat? Do you often drink herbs or strange animal blood? Ah? Do you also eat normally? Really?"
Nina's questions came one after another, and the crackling was almost endless. Shirley had layers of blood on her forehead halfway through answering.
She broke out in a cold sweat - it wasn't because she couldn't answer the other person's question, but because there was Duncan next to her!
Duncan has been watching Shirley silently since just now, with a gentle and friendly smile - on the surface, he looks like the children at home.
It’s like a parent showing up to entertain classmates when they are invited to visit.
Simple, kind, and harmless to humans and animals.
But if he had fun, Shirley would break out in a cold sweat.
"You seem to be afraid of my uncle." No matter how slow Nina was in reacting in this regard, she could still notice Shirley's weird behavior. In addition, she recalled Shirley's reaction when she was in the museum before, which made her endure it.
I couldn’t help but ask, “What on earth happened between you two?*
"No... nothing! Really!" Shirley sat up straight and shook her hands vigorously, saying, "I... what can happen to your uncle? I'm still a child..."
When Duncan heard this, he felt that something was wrong. He knew that he could not let the two girls continue to play freely, and quickly interrupted Shirley with a cough before she started talking about the train: "Actually, it's nothing, she just evaded the fare by taking the train.
, I happened to be caught once.”
"Is it because of this?" Nina looked at Shirley in surprise, "It won't leave such a big shadow...but uncle is right, fare evasion is bad.
Shirley was almost in tears: "I really won't evade fares in the future, okay?"
Nina nodded, then seemed to think of something, and couldn't help but look at Shirley seriously: "Then...
...Can you tell me, what exactly are you investigating? You are friends with me because of your 'investigation'? Shirley's body tensed up straight, and her eyes began to drift to the side, but she met her just as she was halfway there.
Duncan noted calmly
See.
"I was investigating the fire eleven years ago," Shirley suddenly lowered her head slightly, as if she had suddenly figured out something, or simply gave up on something, and said in a low voice, "It was mentioned in the official records.
The leak at the factory in Block 6..."
"The fire eleven years ago?" Nina's eyes widened immediately, with shock in her tone, "Wait... so did you
Do you know about the fire eleven years ago?! "...You also know?! Shirley was actually surprised. She stood up from her chair. Have you also experienced that fire?"
"Of course I know that my parents died in that fire - I was six years old that year, and it was Uncle Duncan who rescued me," Nina said urgently, gesturing with her hands subconsciously, "But all this time
Everyone said that I was confused by the poisonous smoke on the street. They all said that there was no fire at all. Even the later newspapers said that there was just an accident in a factory..."
"That year... I was also six years old, and my parents also died in the fire. I remember it clearly," Shirley looked directly into Nina's eyes, "but people around me also told me that at that time
There is no fire at all... No wonder Agou said he smelled a familiar scent on you...
As soon as she finished speaking, Duncan's voice suddenly came from the side: "So, it was Agou who guided you to approach Nina.
Sneaking into the school - and you don't know why you did this, so you only showed your face after hearing Nina's words just now.
So surprised."
Facing Duncan's calm gaze, Shirley nodded quickly, while Nina looked a little confused: "Agou? Who is Agou?'
"Agou..." Shirley said, but hesitated the next second. She glanced at Duncan and then at Shirley, "Agou is my friend, he is by my side, but his appearance may
It would be a little scary..."
As Shirley said this, she felt extremely strange in her heart - because there was clearly a subspace shadow sitting next to her that was countless times scarier than Agou, and this subspace shadow was getting along with Nina day and night. As a result,
She also had to cooperate with the boss's "private hobby", pretending that Agou was the most terrifying existence here, and treat the boss as an ordinary human being...
To be fair, she used Agou's ability to disguise herself to get around. She had dealt with cultists, police officers, and even pastors in local churches. All of these combined were not as good as...
Sitting in this antique shop for ten minutes was tense and thrilling.
In her eyes, this ordinary shop is almost on the same level as the subspace entrance.
But Nina just looked around curiously, looking for "Agou" next to Shirley. She looked around for a long time before curiously asking: "Then let "Agou" come out to meet me, since it is yours.
Friend...what do I have to fear?"
Shirley was still hesitant, but Duncan suddenly knocked on the table and said to Nina: "Then you have to be mentally prepared. I have seen 'Agou' and it's really ugly."
"Then I'm even more curious," Nina saw the reaction of Uncle Duncan and Shirley, and became even more curious, "I really want to meet Mr. 'Agou' and want to know why Shirley's friend is called that
strange name
"Well, since you want to see it," Duncan shook his head and looked at Shirley helplessly, "let Agou come out and say hello, after all, he is also today's 'guest'.
Under normal circumstances, Shirley would never expose the secrets of herself and Agou, because in the city-state of order, walking with the deep demon is an extremely taboo thing. The priests of the Deep Sea Church are even aware of a little bit of the deep demon.
Even with her breath, she could shoot an eight-pounder cannon and a six-barreled machine gun right in front of her.
Now, however, a shadow-level being from the Warp asked her to summon Agou.
oh.
She nodded, and then slowly raised her arm. The next second, in Nina's shocked and slightly nervous sight, dark flames and thick smoke suddenly rose around Shirley!
The chains extended from the flames, and the shadowy demon's figure condensed at the end of the thick smoke and black flames.
The Dark Hound appeared in the flames, and quickly shrank into a ball within a second. He hugged his head with his front paws, hiding his most terrifying eye sockets, and greeted Nina in a muffled voice in a cloud of black smoke.
: "Good evening, miss. I am Agou, Shirley's friend and guardian dog. My appearance does not conform to the mainstream human aesthetics, but you can look at it with an abstract and tolerant eye, so that I am just a bunch of clever people.
Stacked bone fragments and a group of strangely colored
Duncan glanced at Shirley lightly: "To be fair, I have never seen such a dog that can be moved by one's heart... In terms of personality alone, it is quite cute."
Nina on the other side was stunned, looking at Ah Gou in amazement for a long time before she finally exclaimed: "Ah!
Shirley quickly spoke: "I told you that you might be scared..."
As a result, before she could finish her words, she heard Nina follow up with the second half of her exclamation: "This is so awesome!
Shirley: "...?"
"Hello... hello?" While Shirley was stunned, Nina began to tentatively greet Agou. "Mr. Agou? Um, are you a 'sir'?"
"The Deep Demon has no gender, but you can call me that if you want," Agou replied in a sullen voice, and seemed a little surprised at the same time, "You...are not afraid of me?"
"It's okay, although it does look a bit scary," Nina thought for a moment, with a bright smile on her face, but I'm quite brave~"