Chapter 239: Cheng Mouren's kindness is endless!
Eileen was trying to passionately kiss Cheng Mouren in front of the others and animals, while Cheng Mouren was using one hand to hold her neck, preventing her fiery red lips from reaching him.
The reason was simple: Eileen had learned from Cheng Tian that the Crimson Chaos Scepter could be used by multiple people, and the second slot was reserved for her, with the third slot being listed on the auction house.
Although she, Eileen, had completed this main trial and achieved the side quest of killing the Corrupted Heretic, which was quite fruitful, she didn't believe that the number of Chosen Coins she received would be enough to pay for the cost of sharing the Crimson Chaos Scepter.
This kindness clearly couldn't be repaid all at once in a short time.
The Elf Bloodline Purification Ritual hadn't been performed yet, and any 'contamination' from any source would be a loss, wasting all her long preparations. So, she planned to express her gratitude with a passionate kiss, but the way she expressed it made her look like a Border Collie trying to lick its owner's mouth but getting its neck held back after being rejected.
"You still have cheese and parsley stuck in your teeth," Cheng Mouren said with a look of disgust.
Regarding the situation between these two, the white-haired, dark-skinned girl and the short-haired woman in a suit showed different expressions.
As Eileen's subordinate, Mina, who only came to a male private space out of consideration for Eileen but fundamentally disliked men, was clearly displeased.
It wasn't clear if she was displeased with Cheng Tian, the man, or displeased that her new companion, Eileen, who should have belonged only to her, was showing an intimacy with Cheng Tian that had already surpassed a friendship.
The lonelier a person is, the more likely they are to develop a stronger sense of possessiveness, especially when it comes to a rare new friend who is compatible in all aspects.
However, because Cheng Tian was present, and Mina didn't know how important Cheng Tian was to Eileen, she couldn't judge the relative importance of herself and Cheng Tian in Eileen's heart. Her actions became conflicted, and in the end, she could only grab Chaburu, the companion spirit who was drinking cola nearby, and knead him into various deformed shapes like a rag doll.
Meanwhile, Bazett, who had been maintaining an imposing appearance for outsiders, once again blushed and looked at Cheng Tian with a hesitant expression.
She didn't pay any attention to the 'excessive' roughhousing between Cheng Mouren and Eileen, because Cheng Tian had just subconsciously displayed the art of speaking.
As Cheng Tian's subordinate, Bazett was already within the range of the Crimson Chaos Scepter and didn't need to occupy a player slot. However, Cheng Tian had stated that while one slot was reserved for Eileen, she, Bazett, would also be able to use it.
The indoctrination of spatial common sense and her professional quality as a mage quickly made her realize how precious such a 'Noble Phantasm' was, one that could permanently enhance human qualities and magic levels without side effects.
This was a valuable item that she couldn't afford even if she emptied her meager savings, especially since her original savings had become meaningless after she died and entered the space.
This made Bazett conflicted. Her dilemma was whether she should also imitate Eileen's behavior and proactively do something to Cheng Tian... It was fortunate that Bazett hadn't recovered her other arm yet, which caused her overall attributes to plummet. Additionally, Cheng Tian didn't have a habit of drinking alcohol during meals and gatherings, otherwise, she might really have had to give something extra.
"By the way, what is her Bronze Side Quest?" Cheng Tian, whose face and neck now bore several distinct lip marks from being forcefully sucked, finally couldn't resist the strong harassment of the hooligan woman and asked casually.
Uhtan, who also had a Bronze Side Quest, had only one objective: to find a way to transform back into a human.
Bazett, who had a Silver Side Quest, effectively had two core objectives: one was to take revenge on Father Kirei, and the other was to kill the Demon King and save the human world of Makaimura.
From this, it could be inferred that Mina, who also had a Bronze Side Quest, should also have only one core objective.
"Is it convenient to say?" Eileen, who looked satisfied after planting a few hickeys on Cheng Tian's body, turned to look at the still somewhat sullen Mina after hearing Cheng Tian's question and asked.
Because Mina's Bronze Quest objective involved some of her personal privacy, which was clearly not something that could be casually revealed to others.
"...My hometown village was slaughtered by unknown demons, and there were no survivors except for me and Chaburu.
I only have one wish: to find the culprit... and take revenge!!!"
After a slight hesitation, Mina finally chose to speak, even though this brief self-description made her body tremble uncontrollably again.
Although the people in her hometown village were a bunch of rotten scoundrels who liked to bully the strong, her hometown was still her hometown. Mina herself had a deep obsession and affection for her hometown, so no matter where, she was determined to take revenge on that unknown demon!
"Oh, ho!?" Cheng Tian, who heard Mina's self-description, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, his gaze directly and unconcealedly shifting to Chaburu, the companion spirit in Mina's arms, who was in a brain-wave state and looked somewhat like a cross between a doll and a small dog.
And this cute little fellow visibly began to break out in a cold sweat, no longer stuffing popcorn into its mouth, and its eyeballs began to swim frantically in their sockets.
Due to the angle, Mina couldn't see the changes in Chaburu's expression while he was being brain-waved. However, Eileen, whose senses had become very keen, noticed Chaburu's reaction because she was constantly paying attention to Cheng Tian's movements.
There's something wrong here!
Unlike other players who always mistakenly thought Cheng Tian was a troll, Eileen was one of the first people to encounter Cheng Tian. She had known him since he was a pure rookie who had just passed the novice trial.
Although there were only two main quests before and after, Cheng Tian showed astonishing growth speed. Even when she accidentally talked about some rules for Black Iron-level players not long ago, Cheng Tian immediately responded. This also made her realize that Cheng Tian had already stood in the same position as her... and had even surpassed some.
But Eileen could still infer that Cheng Tian should not have entered the 'Samurai Shodown Zero' world, and it should be his first meeting with Mina and Chaburu.
So, this situation brings up two key points.
One is that Cheng Tian, whom she had never met, seemed to really know some information about Mina's enemy, and it was special information related to Chaburu.
The other key point needs to be combined with the question Cheng Tian asked her before this main quest.
Eileen remembered that Cheng Tian had indeed asked why players didn't go to the real world to find information about the corresponding game blueprint.
She had brushed him off at the time, but now it seems... this guy wouldn't be from a timeline where he could find the source of the dungeon blueprints, would he?