Mysterious, but Naruto

To avoid arousing Anne's suspicion, Audrey even stood at the lab door and watched Anne leave before turning back into the lab.

But as soon as she turned around, she suddenly noticed something: Susie, who had been squatting by the door, had disappeared!

Not only that, the laboratory door that she had closed was now ajar, clearly indicating that it had been opened earlier.

Hearing the rustling sounds coming from the laboratory, Audrey's expression changed.

"Oh no, how could I forget that Susie knows how to open doors with handles... What was that sound? Oh no!"

Audrey, no longer caring about aristocratic elegance, rushed into the laboratory.

What she saw was a cup shattered on the floor, and Susie, the golden retriever, licking up the last drop of silvery liquid...

Audrey stood frozen at the doorway, like a statue.

As for the culprit, Susie, she sat there obediently the moment Audrey entered, wagging her tail and smiling, looking at her master with innocent and naive eyes.

After accepting the situation, Audrey was less concerned about the loss of the potion and quickly went to Susie.

"Quick, open your mouth! You didn't swallow any glass, did you?"

She quickly pieced together the fragments of the conical flask on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief after finding that nothing was missing.

But then Audrey realized something: "Wait a minute, Susie, you can't meditate either. Did you experience any unusual symptoms after taking this potion? Are you feeling unwell or uncomfortable anywhere?"

Unfortunately, Susie couldn't speak or understand overly complicated information. She simply buried her head in Audrey's arms while Audrey crouched down, revealing only her strong back and thick tail swaying there.

Audrey turned Susie's head, looking her over from left to right, and only when she found that she was no different from before did she feel relieved.

But then she realized something was wrong, because the "Hanged Man" had given her a lot of warnings back then.

Not only did she have to be careful to make sure the order of the ingredients was correct when preparing the potion, but she also had to be careful to use less rather than more ingredients, because that could easily lead to loss of control.

In addition, the other party emphasized that she must meditate immediately after taking the potion in order to control the overflowing spirituality and power, saying that only in this way could she avoid the danger of losing control to the greatest extent.

But now it seems that her big dog neither meditates nor weighs as much as a person. Based on her past experience with medication, she should obviously reduce the dosage.

But looking at Susie, who clearly had no problems, Audrey couldn't help but wonder if they were lying to her.

Finally, after quickly tidying up the fragments, Audrey left the laboratory with the remaining potion ingredients and Susie.

Out of concern for Susie and a thirst for extraordinary knowledge, she went straight back to her room and took out the bronze mirror.

"Mr. Rokudo? Mr. Rokudo, are you there?"

At Audrey's call, Louis emerged from behind the giant tree and stood in surprise before the "window".

After this period of contact, Louis has shown the other party that he has learned the Rune language, so the two no longer need to communicate mentally.

"What's wrong? Isn't it time for today's training?"

When Louis appeared, Audrey, despite her anxiety, did not forget her manners. She slightly lifted her skirt with both hands, spread it to the sides, bent her knees slightly, and bowed her head with a smile.

Louis smiled and nodded in return, finding it very uncomfortable and troublesome.

Even though he had said that there was no need for such formalities, the girl opposite him would still bow every time they met, and Louis could only return the bow out of politeness.

"Alright, alright, Miss Audrey, please get to the point. What brings you to me at this hour?"

At this point, Audrey became a little embarrassed, but still pushed Susie, who was hiding behind her, to the front.

"Here's the thing, I obtained a potion recipe from someone at that secret 'gathering' before. Out of curiosity, I made one, but Susie accidentally drank it."

Although it's not behaving abnormally now, I'm still worried that it might suddenly go out of control.

Louis pondered for a moment and felt that the matter could be either a big deal or a small deal.

After all, the chakra within him is a highly reactive power that can be used not only by humans and aliens, but also by various insects, animals, and even plants in nature.

The problem now is that he lacks sufficient understanding of the potion system and doesn't know how versatile it is.

Thinking about this, he felt that this might be a good opportunity to learn about the potion system, so he gestured for the other party to press Susie's paws onto the mirror.

Louis then followed suit, using his chakra to penetrate the other person's body through the window, preparing to connect with the other person's spirit.

Susie was initially very resistant, but after Audrey hugged her from behind, she stopped struggling and instead opened her big eyes, looking curiously at Louis in the "window".

This time, because Louis's mind was connected to a dog, he no longer restrained himself as before, only reading the scattered thoughts that were spreading out.

This time, Louis truly used his abilities to completely invade the other person's mind and read all of their thoughts.

It was at this moment that Louis noticed a slight change in his field of vision.

First, he noticed that his vision had become sharper and his observation of the world had become more acute.

Most importantly, he could spontaneously summarize the external environment in his mind.

It's as if someone summarizes everything they see into keywords, and then reads the narration in a voice only they can hear.

For example, right now, the girl opposite him, although her face was calm, her eyes were always on Susie. She was holding Susie tightly with her arms, but her hands were stroking the hair on Susie's side and abdomen.

This indicates that the girl in front of them was far less composed than she appeared; her heart was filled with tension, worry, and a faint sense of confusion.

He could discern several expressions not only from the girl, but also from the large dog opposite him.

When he first made this discovery, Louis thought he had misread it, but when he combined it with the thoughts he had gleaned, he realized that the other person was actually making expressions on their own initiative.

Louis immediately became interested: "Hello, Susie."

"Excuse me, sir, could you please let go of Audrey's arms? I'm having trouble breathing."

Louis blinked: "Of course, but before that, I'd like to ask you if you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Of course, I'm referring to the fact that Audrey hugged you too tightly.

"I don't feel unwell, but I'm a little sleepy and want to go to sleep..."

Louis chatted with the other person for a few more minutes, never ceasing his exploration of the other person's thoughts.

He didn't sever the chakra connection between them until he felt it was ready.

At the same time, the special perspective he had previously had disappeared, and he saw that the world had returned to its previous state.

"Don't worry, your Susie is fine."

Oh, you can't say that. Under the influence of the potion, it further developed its intelligence.

It's hard to say what the future holds, but for now, he's definitely no younger than fifteen or sixteen.

Furthermore, during my investigation, I discovered that its mental strength has been greatly enhanced by the potion, far surpassing yours.

I hope you will work even harder in your future training; you can't possibly be worse than your own pet.

Audrey breathed a sigh of relief after Louis told her that Susie was alright.

But Louis's next words made Audrey feel a tightness in her chest.

Just as she was wondering how to reply to Louis, she suddenly felt a warm, wet sensation on her cheek. It was Susie who, sensing Audrey's complicated feelings, stuck out her tongue and licked her face.

Audrey said she was comforted by Susie and asked Louis in detail about the changes in Susie.

"In other words, Susie now fully understands what I'm saying and what I'm trying to express."

"That's right. Didn't you say before that the person who gave you the potion recipe told you that you could enhance your openness to spirituality and power through meditation?"

Now you can teach Susie how to meditate; she will need it too.

Although its mental strength has increased, it is still very weak and cannot play a significant role.

With further enhancements, perhaps some interesting abilities will emerge.

After Louis finished speaking, he left the "window" to process the information he had just received from Susie's mind.

Louis had completely invaded the other party's mind, so he discovered that after the other party took the potion, he had gained a lot of extraordinary knowledge out of thin air.

This surprised Louis greatly, since he already knew the recipe for the "Audience" potion, and he also learned about the various ingredients through Audrey.

However, none of these materials possess the ability to store extraordinary knowledge.

So the question arises: where does this extraordinary knowledge that appears out of nowhere come from?

Louis felt this might be very important information, and he was prepared to learn more about it, perhaps in order to gain a better understanding of the extraordinary aspects of this world.

As for asking Audrey, unfortunately she had absolutely no clue about it.

After confirming that the "Audience" potion was truly effective, even though Audrey herself hadn't taken this path, she understood its value.

This will be her secret channel for acquiring extraordinary knowledge.

As for Louis, that's a different story.

Now that the potion system was confirmed to be real and effective, Audrey decided to find a way to collect Russell's Diary, which the Fool wanted.

Because in Audrey's heart, Louis and Mr. Fool had already been marked as secret, ancient beings.

So after she found a copy of Roselle's diary with both sides filled with unknown writing, she didn't forget to ask Louis if he wanted to take a look.

Louis initially didn't think much of it, believing that he only knew one rune script, which he had learned from the girl in front of him.

Therefore, if they couldn't understand the text for so many years, they certainly couldn't understand it either. But since the other party had informed them out of goodwill, they naturally had to take a look.

"Don't get your hopes up too high. When I was around, I never heard of any Russell Gustav, so it's highly likely..."

However, before Louis could finish speaking, he saw the square characters on the paper opposite him.

To be honest, these characters are horribly ugly; they don't look like they were handwritten, but rather drawn with a pen.

On May 21st, the Church of the God of Craftsmen gave me two choices, the beginnings of two sequential paths: one is "The Knowledgeable," which belongs to the complete sequence chain they themselves possess, and the other is "The Seeker," which comes from the Ascetic Order of Morse and lacks a higher sequence.

On May 22nd, my choice was simple: "The Generalist"! A "Generalist" with a complete sequence! Although mastering more occult knowledge would help me find my way home, the problem was that without sufficient strength, such a journey would inevitably require external assistance. Whether that assistance was good or bad, benevolent or malevolent, was uncontrollable and extremely dangerous. Therefore, it was better to become stronger and return on my own. Thus, a complete sequence was my primary consideration!

Louis opened his mouth in surprise and gestured for Audrey to turn the diary over.

Judging from Louis's performance, Audrey knew she had guessed correctly. The man before her, Mr. Rokudo, was clearly like the Fool, able to understand this script.

On May 23rd, I became a "Generalist." Thanks to the power of a magic potion, I completely recalled all the knowledge I had learned before—physics, chemistry, and so on. Not only did I recall it, but I also deeply understood and mastered it! Haha, this is practically a "profession" tailor-made for a foreigner like me, maximizing my strengths! I have to say, if I went back to my senior year of high school in this state, I would definitely be the top student. With more structured and in-depth professional learning, becoming a scientist wouldn't be too difficult.

On May 26th, I enjoyed the identity of a "generalist". Strangely enough, when I identified myself as a "generalist" and did things in accordance with its definition, the whispers that were driving me almost crazy quieted down a lot, my occasional outbursts of temper were brought under control, and I remembered the diary.

Is this the "role-playing" that the mysterious Mr. Zarathustra mentioned to me? Perhaps this is the key to resolving the potion's hidden dangers.

After reading the two pages of text, Louis was deeply disturbed.

He originally thought he was a lonely time traveler, but he never expected that there was a senior time traveler before him. How could he not be excited?