American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 348 When working, you should address people by their job titles.

Roy looked a little embarrassed. He actually wanted to find out about Claire's situation and see if there were any movie events that could be triggered.

Not all characters in movies can trigger related events, such as Dalia from the American version of "Dark Water".

The American version of "Dark Water" begins with Dalia, who is struggling financially due to a custody battle with her ex-husband, moving into a cheap apartment, and then she encounters ghosts.

However, since Dalia is now with Roy, she is no longer in financial straits and lives in a high-end apartment in Monica City, so the Ghost Water incident has no way to be triggered.

"Ahem! Melly, I think you've misunderstood! I just think her name sounds a lot like one of my friends, and I wonder if they're related."

"Is that so? What's your friend's name?"

"Claire, Claire Sheffield."

"Hmm, it does look quite similar! But Claire comes from a single-parent family, with only her mother and no other relatives. Maybe you're mistaken?"

Roy raised an eyebrow, looking somewhat noncommittal.

Who knows how this world came to be, a Frankenstein's monster? Anything can happen for the sake of plot development.

"Merry, is that Claire also from law school?"

“No, she’s in the psychology department of the liberal arts college, just in the same year as me. I often audit Professor Lecter’s classes, and that’s how I got to know Claire.”

That's what happened.

During the conversation, Mary had unknowingly led Roy and Ashley into the film academy.

UCLA's film school enjoys a prime location near Hollywood and is one of America's three major film schools.

The other two film schools are the USC School of Cinematic Arts and NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

However, because UCLA is a public school with the lowest tuition among the three major film schools, it supplies a large number of behind-the-scenes personnel to Hollywood.

The most famous alumnus of UCLA's film school is Francis Ford Coppola, director of The Godfather trilogy, a hallmark of the school.

"I heard that a very beautiful female professor came to the film academy this year. There are many people discussing this on the school's BBS, and some senior students even came to the film academy to see her."

Is there such a thing?

After Mary said that, Roy became a little curious.

As a result, Roy and Ashley were quite shocked when they went to register.

"Ms. Elizabeth, what are you doing here?"

That's right, the beautiful new professor at the film academy is Elizabeth Hull, also known as Belial, the King of Sloth.

"What, are you unhappy to see me?"

Elizabeth gave a coquettish laugh, which left Mary, who was standing nearby, speechless.

"Do you know each other?"

Roy and Ashley were both speechless.

"Yes, Ms. Elizabeth was our teacher before. I don't know how she ended up at the university."

"Hehe! Do you remember what I said a few months ago about having a surprise for you?"

Roy instantly recalled that Elizabeth had told him before summer vacation that she would give him a surprise.

However, Roy experienced a lot during the summer vacation, so he forgot about Eliza's surprise.

Unexpectedly, this surprise came right to my head when school started.

At that moment, another person who surprised Roy walked in.

"Mama Elizabeth, the application forms for the second half of the year are all here—Dad, you're here!"

Yes, Elareza is here too, and it seems she's become Elizabeth's assistant.

As soon as Elreza saw Roy, she immediately dropped what she was doing and pounced on him.

Roy had no choice but to reach out and catch Elareza, otherwise the little succubus would have really fallen to the ground.

Elizabeth looked at Elareza with displeasure.

"Elareza, how many times have I told you, you need to use your job title when you're at work!"

Elareza stuck out her little tongue.

"I'm so sorry, Mother Elizabeth, I always forget!"

Ashley couldn't resist greeting Elureza.

"Elareza, do you remember me?"

“Of course I remember! You used to be Ashley’s older sister, now you’re Ashley’s mom!”

This relationship is such a mess!
Hearing this, Meili was completely bewildered by the situation.

"Wait a minute, Roy, you have a daughter? And Professor Elizabeth is your daughter's mother?"

Roy hurried to explain.

"Merry, things aren't as complicated as you think!"

The reason why the relationships between the group are so complicated is mainly because of Elareza.

After her ascension, the little succubus's intelligence level has reached that of a normal adult; otherwise, Elizabeth wouldn't have brought her out as an assistant.

After all, the King of Sloth hates trouble the most, and he would never bring out a trouble-making machine.

However, Elreza still likes to act cute and adorable in front of Roy, just like before.

After Roy's explanation, Mary finally understood the general situation: the group was not related by blood at all; it was just a matter of how they addressed each other.

Just like the four little ones of the Apocalypse Society, they also call Roy "Daddy" when they are emotional, except that Elareza also calls Roy "Daddy" in her daily life.

Of course, the most important thing is to introduce Elizabeth's identity as the Demon King, otherwise it will be troublesome if Mary accidentally angers her one day.

Elizabeth wasn't as generous as Lucifer.

After listening to Roy's explanation, Mary looked somewhat dazed.

"Another demon king? Good heavens! How come demon kings from hell have all come to Los Angeles?"

Elizabeth rested her chin on her hand and scrutinized Roy.

"From what I'm saying, you two met other demon kings in Los Angeles? Roy, you didn't seem to tell me about this!"

Roy scratched his head awkwardly, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"Uh, I promised someone I wouldn't tell anyone about this."

Elizabeth pouted, then put on a very sad expression.

"Sigh! Little Roy has grown up and started to disobey his teacher. The teacher is really sad!"

The acting of the Sloth King is indeed superb. It's unlikely that he was able to get a professorship in the acting department of the film academy by simply deceiving the school with his abilities.

However, this performance only made Roy more embarrassed.

Fortunately, Mary and Ashley were still in shock after learning Elizabeth's identity and did not make fun of Roy.

As for Elareza… the little succubus only had three reactions to Roy. "Daddy's so amazing!" "Daddy's so handsome!" "Daddy's so delicious!"

This is such a comforting and warm little jacket!

Seeing Roy's expression, Elizabeth couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Alright, hurry up and sign up, or it'll be almost noon!"

Even without being told, Elizabeth could guess who this demon king of hell was.

After all, Roy had already fought against four demon lords: Mammon, Samael, Asmodeus, and Leviathan. Excluding Belial himself, that actually left only Beelzebub and Lucifer, the two demon lords of Hell.

If you had to choose between Beelzebub and Lucifer, Lucifer would be a better candidate, since Roy has deep ties to Heaven and Lucifer, the Demon King, is relatively less aggressive.

Meanwhile, Marianne had already infiltrated the UCLA campus by using her beauty.

Being good-looking certainly has many advantages in the workplace; at least Franklin, a black man, or Mike, a middle-aged man, wouldn't have been able to easily get into UCLA.

"Mike, do you know which college Roy Black will go to?"

"Some forum posts have mentioned that Roy Black applied to film school, but I'm not sure if that's true."

"Then let's go to the film academy to inquire first!"

Marian was very efficient; the three of them quickly found the film academy and began inquiring whether Roy had been there.

Unfortunately, because Roy was wearing Nidi's black-rimmed glasses, no one in the academy recognized him.

However, ABC's interview team has contacted Roy, who wants to interview him at the UCLA cafeteria.

This must have been authorized by UCLA; an interview with ABC is a great publicity opportunity.

By noon, Roy and the others had completed their registration and chosen their dormitories, and were preparing to go to the restaurant for lunch and give an interview.

At this point, Roy had to take off his black-rimmed glasses, otherwise the interviewer wouldn't recognize him, and what's the point of the interview?

Just then, Marian, who had been searching for Roy on campus for half a day without success, finally heard that Roy had appeared in the school cafeteria.

"Damn it! How can this guy hide so well! Hurry up and catch up! We'll wait outside the restaurant, and we'll block Roy Black as soon as he shows up!"

Marian, still running incredibly fast in her high heels, was the one who couldn't run anymore, while Franklin and Mike were already exhausted.

"Wait, Marian! Roy Black isn't going to get away anytime soon!"

"How come you two are so weak? Mike is one thing, after all, he's a middle-aged man who has to pay his dues every day, but Franklin, you say you work out every day, how come you're still so weak?"

Franklin answered breathlessly.

"No matter how much you work out, you'll get tired of carrying a camera!"

Mike also made a comment.

"And what exactly does 'paying taxes every day' mean? What are you trying to imply?"

Well, Franklin carried the camera while Mike carried the recording equipment; they were naturally very tired after running around for most of the day.

Marianne carried nothing in her hands, so of course she moved with incredible speed.

"Let's rest for five minutes, and then we'll run all the way to the restaurant!"

Meanwhile, Roy was already being interviewed by Gretchen in a private room at the restaurant. UCLA had even sent a senior official to oversee the interview to prevent any topics from arising that could negatively impact the university.

However, Roy's expression was a little strange when he saw Gretchen; he recognized her as Nicole Kidman.

Roy remembered that Nicole Kidman had indeed acted in a horror movie called The Others.

However, in "The Others," Nicole Kidman plays a mother, and Gretchen looks far too young to be a mother.

Okay, looks like it's another movie character Roy hasn't seen before.

"Mr. Blake, shall we begin the formal interview?"

Gretchen sat on the chair with her legs crossed, looking dignified and radiant. However, Roy's first impression of her was that this woman was really fair-skinned!
It was as white as a piece of mutton fat jade that had come to life.

"We can start anytime; I'm ready."

Gretchen signaled to the cameraman that they could start filming, and then began to introduce Roy's identity according to procedure, followed by asking questions.

The questions have been reviewed by Roy Studios. Catherine is very experienced in this area and has picked out some of the more pointed questions.

So the interview went quite smoothly, especially since Gretchen, the interviewer, had very high emotional intelligence and gave Roy a very pleasant feeling.

"Mr. Blake, one last question. Many people are very curious about why you chose UCLA."

The intention behind this question was quite clear. Roy glanced at the UCLA representative standing not far away, guessing that it was this guy who had Gretchen ask this question.

"It's very simple. I met a UCLA alumnus, and it was through that alumnus's influence that I learned about UCLA's excellent academic atmosphere and fine traditions. So, after careful consideration, I chose UCLA."

Roy is good at saying nice things too.

The UCLA representative looked satisfied; Roy's answer was clearly excellent.

At that moment, Gretchen suddenly revealed a meaningful smile.

"Mr. Blake, I actually have a question of my own, which is probably also the question your fans are most concerned about. I wonder if you've ever had a girlfriend?"

This question was clearly not on Catherine's list of questions; it's likely that Gretchen felt the previous questions lacked a punchline, so she added it on the spot.

This kind of surprise visit is actually very impolite, but Gretchen didn't have a good solution. Taking the previous interview back would definitely not satisfy the station.

Roy frowned slightly.

The question of whether or not someone has a girlfriend may seem simple, but it actually hides a trap.

If Roy answers that he has had a girlfriend, it will definitely affect a large number of his female fans.

But answering that you don't have a girlfriend would raise an even bigger question.

These days, if you haven't had a girlfriend in high school, you're either a loser with no charm or a gay guy.

If Roy says he didn't pay it today, the tabloids will be making up stories about whether he's a 1 or a 0 the next day.

Choosing the lesser of two evils, Roy decided to admit that he had a girlfriend. After all, female fans are just a thing of the past; he wasn't some idol star who didn't need to rely on them for a living.

"Of course I have a girlfriend."

Upon hearing this, Gretchen's eyes lit up. Wasn't this the perfect news story?

Ordinary people don't care about Roy Black's championship journey; they're more interested in gossip.

"Mr. Blake, may I introduce you to your girlfriend?"

Roy considered it for a moment and then gave a brief description.

“We were high school classmates and went to UCLA together.”

Gretchen wanted to press for more information, but Roy abruptly ended the interview.

After all, Roy wears black-rimmed glasses, while Jennifer and Nydia don't. It would be quite troublesome if this interview forced them into the spotlight.

"Ms. Henderson, it's getting late, let's end the interview here."

Gretchen Henderson (Nicole Kidman)

(End of this chapter)