Ring of Fate

Chapter 850 Pain and happiness
Seeing that Lumian didn't say anything, Janna smiled and said:
"Don't good team leaders need to care about their team members' individual needs and balance internal conflicts? Yes, when you Hunters reach a high sequence, you can conquer people and turn them into puppets without worrying about so many things. But now, it seems that you can't do it."

Jane's eyes moved slightly, and she added with a smile:

"This will have another benefit for you. You said that the pent-up emotions and desires of the 'ascetic' will not be completely eliminated. They will accumulate little by little. When they reach a certain level, they must be vented, otherwise they will become a hidden danger. And it seems that you haven't vented them freely for a long time.

"You can't completely vent your emotions by killing people. You don't have that many bad guys to kill at once."

Having said that, Janna looked at Lumian with clear eyes and said in a teasing tone:

"Okay, I've explained the reasons, benefits, and possible consequences of my actions. Captain, it's time for you to make a decision."

Without waiting for Lumian to speak, Jenna pursed her lips and added hesitantly in a low voice:
"There is another reason. We are going through a lot of dangerous things. We don't know when we will die or lose each other. I don't want to say goodbye with regrets."

Hearing this, Lumian looked at Janna and was silent for a long time before he sighed and said:

"You are already an excellent 'instigator'."

Janna blinked:

"So you agree?"

Lumian nodded heavily:
"Only during your time as a 'Pleasure Witch'."

Janna's body, which was leaning forward slightly, suddenly shrank back a little, and her shoulders, which were supported by her hands, fell down a little.

The emotions that she had been suppressing forcibly were finally released as she spoke and laughed.

Her eyes fell on her knees, and she smiled as if she was mocking herself and sighing:
"Then you can digest the 'pain' potion."

Lumian remained silent and did not respond.

After a few seconds, he said:
"I will find a chance to tell Franca about this. This is a sign of respect for her."

"I originally thought you would ask Franca's opinion before making a decision." Janna was silent for a second and said with a smile.

Lumian sighed again:
“It’s a sign of respect for you.”

He sighed because he felt the true emotion hidden in Janna's words just now. Janna knew that Franca was an unavoidable problem in this matter, but she also hoped that no matter whether the result was good or bad, the reason was only related to herself and each other. As for Franca, she would face it herself, so when she was asked "Where is Franca", she suddenly became angry and annoyed, and said in a fit of anger that she could help the other party digest the "pain" potion. Lumian also noticed this through her answer, and realized what mood the joke represented now.

Lumian immediately changed the subject:
"You are one of the most active people I have ever met."

"The nice words are decisive and courageous, while the unpleasant words are impulsive and reckless." Jenna looked back at Lumian with eyes like autumn lake water, truly revealing the charm of the "Witch of Pleasure" and said with a faint smile, "Now, should we talk about something else?"

She took off the fake mole in the middle of her nose and asked Lumian with a smile:

"Remember when we first met, I told you that fake moles on different places meant different things?"

Lumian smiled bitterly:

“That was our second meeting.”

"I didn't see you the first time, so it doesn't count." Janna's hand holding the fake mole slowly slid down, over the gracefully curved chin, over the white and slender neck, over the flower-like decorations on the chest, and landed on the second button of the shirt.

She asked with a bright smile:

"What does this mean?"

Lumian's eyes involuntarily followed Janna's hand. He closed his eyes and said:

"It stands for secret."

Jenna smiled, she stood up slowly, and walked towards Lumian who was sitting at the desk with a bit of hesitation.

Her voice became very low, gently as if tickling Lumian's ears:

"I know it's hard for you to take the initiative right now, and you're still a little hesitant to take that step. It's okay, I'll be responsible for guiding you.

"You still retain your virginity..."

Janna chuckled softly, walked over to Lumian, and placed her hands on his shoulders.

After a second's pause, Jenna lowered her head and pressed her lips against Lumian's.

Lumian smelled the fragrance and charm, tasted the softness and sweetness, and felt the slight coolness and trembling of the lips, as well as the tension and uneasiness.

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Orosei Street 9, Apartment 702.

Franka studied the texts until late at night and finally received a reply from Ms. "Hela", who promised to convene a meeting of all members of the "Curly-haired Baboon Research Society" in the near future.

Huh, Franka entered the room and sat in front of the small analysis machine. She shared with the members of the telegram group what she had accidentally obtained, which was suspected to be some kind of ancient text before the time travel. Then she chatted with "007" and the others until after one in the morning.

The next day, she woke up around eight o'clock.

The habits she developed during this period and the things on her mind prevented her from sleeping in.

After washing up and having breakfast, Franka hesitated about her next arrangements:

"Should we go find Lumian first and tell him about the 'Black Witch' and the Oracle, or should we go find Anthony first and see if he can find out about the mineral scholar Jasmine from the explorers and smugglers who often go into the underground Trier?"

After pondering for a few seconds, Franca decided to go find Anthony first, because this "hypnotist" goes out early and comes back late every day. He has to go back to his job as an intelligence dealer to help collect intelligence, and he also has to continue to push forward the matter of joining the "Psychological Alchemy Society". If she is late, she will not be able to find him and will have to wait until night.

Moreover, if Franka took the initiative to look for Lumian, it would be easy for Lumian's current residence to be exposed to the "Black Witch". She planned to wait for Lumian to come to her himself at night.

…………

After opening the curtain a little, Lumian stood there with his upper body naked, staring silently at Ludwig who was tasting meat pies from the shop opposite. He seemed to be a little refreshed.

Behind him, Janna was lying on the bed, covered with a quilt at an angle, with her legs pulled back and raised up, swaying gently, a slight blush still on her face.

She looked at Lumian's profile and smiled softly:
"Are you sorry?"

Lumian chuckled:
"At the end of last night, who was embarrassed? One moment he told me to draw the curtains, the next moment he asked me to build a 'spiritual wall' to prevent the noise in the room from being transmitted out, the next moment he said the 'spiritual wall' was not enough and I had to build a 'fictional bottle', the next moment he suddenly got scared and wanted to change the time, the next moment he said maybe next time..."

Janna laughed softly:
"This is to make you eager, to let out all the emotions and desires that you have accumulated for so long with your Ascetic endurance.

"I have to say, you performed quite well yesterday, much better than I expected. Of course, your performance at the beginning was indeed in line with your innocent state."

Lumian responded with a smile:
"Are you 'witches' also so hard-mouthed?"

"I was infected by you." Janna nodded heavily to indicate that this was correct.

She then smiled and said:
“Why don’t you look at me?
"I'm really sorry, aren't I?"

She seemed to have regained the feeling she had when she first faced Lumian.

Lumian made a “tsk” sound:
"I have something important to do. I have to keep an eye on Ludwig and follow him secretly later."

"Why?" Janna asked in confusion, "Didn't you let Lugano take Ludwig out alone when we were in Santa Port before?"

"At that time, I didn't know that this was a sealed angel, and there are many evil god believers in Trier." Lumian explained in detail, "When I went to Morola, I asked Ludwig to stay at home as much as possible. Anyway, as long as there is food, he can stay at home. I was worried that if he wandered around Trier, he would gather other believers of the Devouring Vortex. Lugano is only Sequence 7, and he is not particularly good at fighting."

"In that case, Ludwig is likely to follow the followers of the 'Swallowing Vortex', and he is the key to your completion of the ritual in a short period of time." Janna suddenly realized.

Lumian withdrew his gaze, bent down, and tried to pick up his clothes from the ground.

After taking a quick look, he decided to get a new set from the "traveler's bag".

Janna kept smiling as she watched him change his clothes and walk towards the door.

Lumian paused at the door and wanted to turn his body, but he seemed to hold back and said, "Hmm."

"Ludwig is almost out of this street, you, you go back and have a good rest."

Janna laughed:
"Can you look at me and say this?"

Seeing Lumian open the door and walk out, she laughed even more wantonly:
"Are you afraid to look, afraid that you can't bear it anymore, and don't want to leave and delay things?"

Jenna laughed so happily that Lumian turned into a shadow and left the apartment, and she laughed so hard that tears seemed to fall from the corners of her eyes.

She looked into the full-length mirror in the room and saw a beautiful and charming woman. She saw the smile on her lips and the sadness in her eyes.

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Franca found this companion in the cafe downstairs from Anthony.
Anthony took a sip of the dark, fragrant coffee, raised his head and said:
"I was just going to look for you."

"Did you get anything?" Franca's eyes lit up and she sat down.

She looked around habitually and saw that many people were attracted by her, but no one dared to get close to them so as not to hear her conversation with Anthony.

"I'll have to consider putting on makeup and looking ugly when going out. Every time you advance one sequence in the 'Witch' path, your feminine charm will be significantly enhanced... Well, before Sequence 4, the biggest increase in charm is from 'Witch' to 'Joy'..." Franka looked away thoughtfully and looked at Anthony.

Anthony took out a stack of papers and said:

"Based on the time and location you provided of the mineral scholar Jasmine's two recent appearances in underground Trier, I have been looking for explorers, smugglers, and college students who passed by the corresponding places during the corresponding time periods. I finally got some results in the past two days.

"There are three people who do meet the requirements, but none of them met Jasmine in that area. However, they did meet someone else. Based on their descriptions, I made a corresponding sketch and found that they seemed to meet the same person, who is also the person you are looking for."

"The other people I'm looking for? Other 'people in the mirror'?" Franka was a little confused.

Anthony unfolded three sheets of drawing paper and pushed them to Franca.

After Franca took it, she turned around and took a quick look.

Just one glance and her eyes froze.

Although the sketches on the three pieces of paper are different from each other, it is obvious that they are of the same person:

The man had very short hair, soft features, and shallow facial features. There was something peculiar about his appearance. He did not look like a person from any country in the Northern Continent, nor did he have dark or brown skin like the people from the Southern Continent.

Franca recognized this man:
That was indeed the one she was looking for!
He is suspected to be Harrison, a visitor from Easter Island!

(End of this chapter)