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Chapter 1666, Page 299: Evelyn's Background
"Didn't you get enough rest?"

Evelyn's appearance almost embodies the phrase "spirited out."

"It's so annoying, I keep having nightmares these past few days..."

"Nightmare?"

Annan was very perceptive, or rather, sensitive, since most people had never experienced being haunted by the nightmare of the Demon Lord for a month.

"It's like in your dream there's a pair of lecherous eyes staring at you, but you can't find them anywhere..."

Evelyn has always stared at her interviewees with the same look, but now it's the other way around. It's only because she can't find the murderer that she's guaranteed to get the anonymous Barr to write ten smear articles!
Evelyn's condition had affected her work efficiency, so Annan led her to the garden and let her try sleeping under the Otherworld Tree.

Lying back in her recliner, Evelyn, still wide awake, chatted, "I encountered a mouse on my way here. It looked almost like me."

"I saw it too; it's probably worried about not having enough money."

It was a simple worry; Annan had always thought that only commoners worried about not having money.

"You didn't even give them a penny."

"It didn't ask me for it, and that's good. The deeper it goes into Liberty City, the more it can become one of us."

Aren't magical images and magical newspapers used for these purposes besides making money? As long as the world learns to accept the ideas of Freedom City, then one day in the future, they will be able to act in accordance with the ideas of Freedom City.

Sleepiness washed over her, and Evelyn gradually drifted off to sleep. Her breathing became steady, and her brow relaxed.

It seems the lecherous gaze that bothered her has disappeared. So the question arises... is the Otherworld Tree effective against all forms of mental interference, or is it only effective against demons? If the latter, could the lecherous gaze have originated from a demon?

Evelyn wouldn't wake up anytime soon, so Annan quietly left the garden and headed towards the sea.

He thought of something else: Mr. Fast had revealed that Evelyn's identity was not simple and that she was suspected of being related to the Abyss.

Furthermore, he had seen succubus-like...demon markings on Evelyn's lower abdomen, and Beldona had mentioned sensing a succubus's aura on Evelyn. Could it be that she, like the Mad Dog Grand Duke, possessed demonic blood?

Mr. Fast wasn't at the Dawn Tavern, so Annan had Wood send someone to call him over, and he just found a seat anywhere.

Nothing that happened in Liberty City could escape Lilith's notice. Soon, Lilith learned that the "Demon Rats" were recruiting temporary workers at the docks to make money.

"Our idle guy actually needs something from me?"

"Nothing much—"

Annan stopped abruptly, realizing that Mr. Fast wasn't referring to a "busy man."

"Who do you think is making the carriage move forward?"

"First, we can rule out the horse and the groom." While Mr. Fast and his guests exchanged greetings about their families' well-being, Annan was still dreaming of striking it rich in the haunted gold mine.

Annan did not argue with him, even though he could bring up the philosophical question that "the horse and the coachman are not the key, but the people who provide them with the job are."

"I summoned you because of Evelyn," Annan said gravely. "Just who is Evelyn?"

Mr. Fast was silent for a moment. “President and announcer of ‘Voice of Freedom,’ actress who played the female lead in ‘The Fall of the Mage Tower,’ and the moonlight of countless teenagers on the continent of Allen.”

“You know that’s not what I’m asking. Something has happened to her recently.”

"what's up?"

"She claims that she is constantly being watched by a pair of eyes in her dreams, which makes her unable to eat or sleep."

“In my vision…in my dreams…” Fast murmured.

Annan offered another clue: "I was also haunted by something in my dream before; it was a demon lord." "A demon..."

Even in Liberty City now, the "Demon Lord" remains an insurmountable enemy for them.

"Okay, she's actually a succubus."

"Who is the succubus?" Annan asked again, as if he hadn't heard clearly.

Who are you asking about?

"Evelyn?"

“You already guessed it, so there’s no need to ask me.” Fast didn’t have time to play games with Annan. “Really?” “Really.” “Impossible!” “Believe me.” “I don’t believe it!” The boring conversation escalated to Evelyn’s background.

She was a baby girl sent by Fast's superiors. Her parents were unknown. The person who sent her was only entrusting her to his care for a while and gave him some instructions.

For example, the baby girl was a succubus, whose life form was changed by a druid using powerful nature magic, transforming her from a succubus into a human.

"Does this kind of magic still exist?" Annan suddenly interrupted, asking with great interest.

Dumbledore's new golem is stuck on the six-armed serpent demon. If only the druids could turn other races into six-armed serpent demons...

"Although I don't know what you want to do, it's best to just think about it..."

According to Fast, this natural magic is actually a curse that permanently alters the form of a life form from the inside out, more powerful than any transfiguration spell, and only the caster can change it back.

"However, with the internal strife and destruction of the 'faction,' no one could help Evelyn break the curse, and she continued to live as a human."

Annan was at a loss for words: "You mean to say that Evelyn appears to be a pretty girl with freckles, but is actually a beautiful and alluring succubus. However, because her caster is nowhere to be found and the spell cannot be reversed, she is still a pretty girl with freckles?"

"What nonsense... but what you said is pretty much right."

"Does Evelyn herself know?"

Fast shook his head: "She's lived like this for twenty years and she's already doing very well. There's no need for her to change her life again."

Annan felt that Mr. Fast was not quite right. He was speaking from his own perspective and believed that a peaceful life was more important, but perhaps the person in question felt that mastering supernatural powers was more important.

Just like when I tested my magic affinity and it was low, I felt that my future was bleak.

But arguing with Mr. Fast was pointless, so Annan asked again, "Why would 'Pie' do this?"

"Who knows? Maybe Evelyn's parents were enemies of 'The Party,' and they turned her into a human as punishment. Maybe they wanted her to be a good succubus..."

"Is that why?"

"Didn't I say that in the later stages, the faction completely went down the wrong path, with divisions and chaos, even denying their own race in the name of so-called integration... To put it bluntly, they even betrayed their own race. How can such beings have any loyalty? The more of these kinds of people there are, the more the organization will fall apart in the end."

This is why Fast's group felt regret, but not pity.

In the past, "pie" was indeed a source of hope for all races, but its meaning has changed over time.

A spectacular birth, and a devastating destruction.

"Don't tell Evelyn," Mr. Fast instructed Annan as he walked away.

"Understood." Annan waved his hand without turning his head.

(End of this chapter)