"No, no, no, I didn't say anything. You figured this out yourself!"
After patting the rear of the God-Tier Brain-Eating Demon once again, Leon openly deactivated ninety-five percent of the Dream mory Furnace within it, then shook his head with a serious expression, saying,
"I can't say for sure... but I just touched it several tis, and each ti my ability told
the state of the Dream mory Furnace was very normal, not showing signs of any issues."
"Hmm, I understand."
The Director of the Purification Bureau gave a nod, neither approving nor disapproving, after glancing at the young man daring to play tricks with him. Then, he stared at the distant Aquarius Director, who was being licked, and began to ponder inwardly.
*Leon's little "sches" were blatantly obvious. The Director could see right through them, as they were nothing more than an attempt to take the chance to throw dirt on Aquarius, helping Olivia win the inquiry.*
*But up until now, he had spoken the truth. And judging by the puzzled expression of the Taurus Director, it seed he genuinely didn't understand why the Dream mory Furnace would malfunction... This ant that what this young man said had to be taken seriously.*
*Could it be that Aquarius really had a trump card to evade the probing of the God-Tier Brain-Eating Demon?*
As for the malfunction of the Dream mory Furnace, could it have been so handiwork by Leon, who had touched the Brain-Eating Demon...
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
After sensing the pitifully weak level of corrosion on Leon, the Director shook his head imdiately, dispelling such an unreliable guess.
*The gap between this young man and the God-Tier Brain-Eating Demon was likely greater than the gap between an ant and an elephant. If not for his protection, the mont the Brain-Eating Demon "spread out," Leon would probably have been crushed to death.*
*For soone so weak to tamper with this is as unlikely as an ant impregnating an elephant!*
...
*Safe and sound, the scapegoat had largely been diverted!*
Leon discreetly glanced at the expression of the Director, confirming that his suspicions toward Aquarius had arisen, and couldn't help but secretly give himself a thumbs-up in his heart. Then he subtly increased the power of the Dream mory Furnace a bit.
*It wasn't out of pity for Aquarius, but rather because he only copied five percent of the mory the first ti. If it was still five percent the second ti, Aquarius would have to endure getting licked twenty tis to complete the replication. If Aquarius couldn't handle it, he might overturn the table directly.*
However, if he replicated twenty percent of the mory the second ti, then about three or four rounds would be enough to prove his innocence. Given Aquarius's character and considering the sunk cost of already being read twice, he would likely choose to endure it one more ti.
*And when Aquarius accepted the third reading, Leon could adjust the "power" of the Dream mory Furnace again, directly replicating thirty percent of the mory, though twenty-five percent would be duplicates.*
"Heh, after all, mories should be randomly distributed, like the card pools in pay-to-win mobile gas. No one's ever said duplicates can't appear. Drawing duplicate cards is pretty common."
*And if even after all this, Aquarius still didn't lose his temper and prepared to grit his teeth for a fourth reading... then give him another five percent, letting him truly experience what it ans when miracles and pay-to-win can't change fate!*
"Be a little mindful."
Just as Leon was plotting how to tornt Aquarius and drag out his "draws," the Director seed to have sensed sothing, turned to look at him, and advised,
"Having touched it so many tis just now, you might have been contaminated by the Brain-Eating Demon. The demon's aura on you has grown stronger. Step back behind . Be careful not to get assimilated."
"Oh… Thank you, Director. I'll be careful."
Leon nodded seriously with a gesture and withdrew his right hand after adjusting the power of the Dream mory Furnace, standing behind the Director solemnly as he observed Aquarius's situation.
...
*Finally... it's over...*
As the sticky tongues retreated once again, the Aquarius Director, whose brain was nearly numbed by electricity, slowly rose, straining to open his murky eyes and looked at the Director on the main stage.
"Um..."
Despite suspecting that Aquarius had used so tricks due to Leon's reminder, at the sight of the slightly pleading look in Aquarius's eyes, the Director's upper lip twitched slightly, finding himself unable to face him for another round, with no choice but to turn away, hinting as much as he could from the side,
"Things are slightly better than last ti. It could be around twenty percent... Combined with these two rounds, that's about a quarter of your mory.
"If another thirty percent could be obtained, that would be over half, which should be enough to prove your innocence. So... do you want to..."
*So, what about your promise that nothing would go wrong this ti?*
Hearing that he would have to endure another licking by the Brain-Eating Demon, possibly even twice if luck were bad, even the scheming Aquarius Director lost his composure, staring with bloodshot eyes at the Director and asking darkly,
"Director, instead of urging
to accept another reading, why don't you try it yourself to see where it might be broken?"
"No need for
to do that."
Seeing that the emotionally unstable Aquarius Director had started "grimacing" at him, the Director turned back, narrowing his eyes to gaze at Aquarius, saying,
"Aquarius, if you don't want to continue with mory readings, perhaps you could invite the Director of the Pisces Division to trace back to all the locations you've visited over the years. But due to your hierarchy issues, such an investigation would have to proceed slowly and might take about a year.
"And during this year or so, please stay in the central bureau's basent. Until Taurus His Excellency's ascension and the completion of your investigation, you'll need to remain in a constant state of sleep to ensure that Watcher's Palace and Taurus His Excellency aren't disturbed... What do you think?"
"..."
*Should I endure one or two more mory readings, or spend a year asleep in the crypt until Taurus Ascension Palace leaves... Do I even have a choice?*
Staring with bloodshot eyes at the Director for a mont, the Aquarius Director turned away without a word, stumbling to stand before the God-Tier Brain-Eating Demon again, then pressed down on the thin copper sheet embedded in the back of his head once more.
*The first ti, without activating the electric shock, only five percent of the mory got replicated. After the second ti's shock, it imdiately surged to twenty percent. So if I raise it slightly again, could it reach thirty percent or even more?*
*Although the process of electric shock is sowhat painful, as long as I can lessen my readings by one session, that pain is nothing!*
...
*Hmm? Is he pressing sothing?*
Most people noticed Aquarius pressing the back of his head, but the "magical side" mbers of the Purification Bureau didn't pay much attention to it.
Except for Leon, who had so experience with the "science-side" abilities, paid slightly more attention.
Fixing his gaze on the back of Aquarius's head, Leon, after noticing the glint of tal through his sparse hair, couldn't help but frown, then before the Brain-Eating Demon could undergo another reading, loudly asked,
"Aquarius Director, could you please explain why there's a tal piece on the back of your head?"
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