About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

Mastema looked at Tallulah with a smile. It seemed that this messenger also knew something about Tallulah.

"Only the enemy will feel my impulse. Be prepared. I don't know if it's a Sakota or a Sarkaz."

Tallulah didn't intend to waste any more words, because the first scene was so shocking that she had completely regarded Mostima as an enemy targeting Orson.

The red dragon raised his palm slightly, and the flames that could ignite steel gathered in his palm, ready to burst out in the next second.

"Wait a minute, Tallulah. Miss Mastema isn't an enemy! Curtain call... huh?"

Orson, who had just woken up from his sleep and whose brain was not yet fully functioning, realized the seriousness of the matter. When he came to his senses, he noticed that Tallulah's "anger" was serious, and the heat flow that could melt steel was not a scare tactic.

After all, she had never mentioned Mostima's existence in their previous conversations, and Talulah had no idea of her relationship with this devilish Fallen Angel. The moment she saw the image of an ominous Fallen Angel, carrying an Originium staff, 'controlling Orson,' all she could think of was physical coercion and assassination.

Orson originally wanted to use Curtain Call to stop the misunderstanding between Texas Exiah and Jingzhe just like before at Sister Lei Zi's house, but Mostima kissed his lips with a smile.

“Hah!!”

At the moment Orson hesitated, the flame in Tallulah's hand transformed into a giant snake and devoured Mastema, but the latter only took out two staffs, one black and one white.

The "White Key" spread out an impact, temporarily dispersing the surging flames. Then Mostima gently grasped the "Black Key", and the Chain of Desolate Time was activated again. With a twist, everything in the room, including the flames dissipated in the air, were all fixed in the shackles of space.

"What's going on...Mastema?"

As always, Orson was able to move freely in the fixed time and space. He got out of bed and asked Mostima in confusion what the purpose of running to someone else's house and crawling under the sheets to do a nucleic acid test for himself was, and unfortunately, he was caught by Tallulah.

"Of course, it's to leave that kid Exia far behind... Haha, just kidding, Orson. I'm actually looking for you for something serious this time—you've awakened some of your past memories, right?"

Mostima put his hand on his chin and laughed, then put away his mischievous expression and looked at Orson, with the evil charm and weirdness no longer in his pupils.

"Memory...? Yes, I recalled what the Doctor said. She said, 'There are gods everywhere in this world who want to destroy it.' And she said that... Hmm!"

A sharp pain shot through Orson's head, and the retrieval of past memories was blocked as if it had suddenly hit an iron chain.

"Memories of the past are gradually loosening, and that's why I appear before you, Orson. I am the [Keeper of Locks and Keys]. Before I was qualified to use the black and white keys, someone found me and told me, 'If I seal something in the future, please unlock it for me when we meet again.'"

——Such words...could it be?

"Our fate may be longer than you think, Orson."

Mostima smiled at Orson and said, perhaps it was precisely because of this mysterious "connection" that Mostima chose Orson as the target of this slightly extreme prank.

"Are you..."

Orson wanted to ask more questions about Mostima, but the fixed air suddenly broke through the solidification and began to flow again.

"—!"

Keng! !

Mastema raised the White Key before him, and a loud crack erupted from the staff's handle. Tallulah, having somehow broken free from the Chains of Desolation, swung her two-handed sword and slashed at him.

"As expected of the leader of the Reunion Movement, I've already lifted the output limit on the Chain of Desolate Time, but why is it still shorter than usual?"

Mastema flicked his palm lightly. Draco's physical hardness was among the best in all of Terra. A head-on confrontation would naturally not give Mastema any advantage.

"Your Originium skill is to manipulate time? An interesting ability, but the more elements in space that need to be stagnant, the more your effect will be weakened - obviously 'fire' is one of them."

Tallulah analyzed the essence of Mastema's Originium skills and at the same time attached leaping flames to her two-handed sword.

"You've got the wrong idea, Fallen Angel. Whether you're attacking Orson or choosing me as your opponent."

Tallulah slowly approached Mastema, dragging her greatsword, while the blue-haired fallen angel shrugged nonchalantly.

"You're absolutely certain that I'm the villain who's trying to harm Orson. Why don't you believe that I'm just the naive girl Orson is pursuing and invited into his room?"

"Because Orson is not that kind of guy. I trust Orson. He would never take the initiative to do such a thing."

Tallulah's expression was as firm as ever. She had no doubt that she would go behind his back to find the so-called "ignorant girl" and invite her into her room.

"Ha... How honest are you normally..."

Hearing Tallulah's answer without any hesitation, Mostima glanced at Orson subtly, then smiled at Tallulah again.

"So—have you ever considered that I'm not an uninvited guest, but a girl who, because I'm in love with Orsen, sneaked into his room late at night, just hoping to sleep with him?"

"This……"

Talulah blinked her eyes. This was too possible. It might be that the snow rabbit that followed her to Longmen was just this kind of person. If she wasn't paying attention, the snow rabbit would run to Orson's room and lock the door.

"This situation is not impossible..."

The sudden emergence of another possibility made Tallulah temporarily retract her two-handed sword and murderous intent, and began to think seriously.

[…My daughter, even in this situation, the fact that this guy is an enemy you need to eliminate doesn't change anything, right?]

Miss Black Snake, who was hiding in Tallulah's consciousness, was so angry at her own daughter that she was fooled by just two sentences. She must not say that she grew up with Black Snake when she goes out. It's embarrassing.

"Hmm...! You're right. Even if you're that kind of guy, you're still my enemy! Orson, what's going on?"

Finally coming to her senses and realizing that "a love rival is also an enemy", Tallulah glared at Orson fiercely, hoping that the man she loved could give a reasonable explanation for the current situation.

"Well... Miss Mostima actually wanted to help me recover my memories. But since she loves playing pranks, she chose a method that could easily lead to misunderstandings..."

"——Memories of the past?"

After hearing Orson's explanation, Talulah chose to believe it unconditionally. The young dragon extinguished the flame of the sword in his hand and returned to his usual serious but not murderous look.

Tallulah knew very well that Orson's past was connected to a man called 'Doctor', and that part of his past was sealed in the ice and snow of the North.

If this fallen angel could truly awaken Orson's forgotten past...

"Ah, let me add that I do have a crush on Orson. If you hadn't come, I might have already tasted the little guy, right?"

“You horny angel…!!”

The anger that had just been extinguished by Talulah was instantly ignited again, and she swung the greatsword directly.

"Ahaha, sorry Orson, it looks like we're unlucky. Today isn't the right time to talk about your past where you were locked up. Let's talk about it next time we have a chance."

Mostima smiled at Orson, then tapped the two staffs lightly, and disappeared again in an extremely miraculous way before the two-handed sword came over.

"..."

After the messenger Mostima conveyed some extremely important information and angered Tallulah so much that she ran away, the room fell silent again. In the faint light of the Draco flame, Orson and Tallulah stared at each other.

After the initial silence, the first person to break the slightly awkward atmosphere was Black Snake.

[It's been a while, Orson. How does the luxurious maid outfit I asked Casimir's top tailor to make you feel?]

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Black Snake used Taunt, and it was incredibly effective! The wild Orsen went into the corner to plant mushrooms.

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"It's been a while, Orsen... Although I've regretted letting you go directly to Longmen more than once, the moment I spoke to Huijie over the phone earlier, I still felt that this was the right choice... Thank you for satisfying my somewhat unreasonable and willful desire."

The commotion caused by Mostima did not last long. At this time, Tallulah and Orson were sitting on the sofa in the living room, chatting in the dim moonlight outside the window.

"I didn't do anything, actually... Officer Chen still cares about you and likes you very much. The bond you have is what matters most."

Orson had witnessed many instances of sibling fratricide and betrayal in the North. However, Chen Huijie and Tallulah, sisters of half blood, still cared about each other after experiencing so many hardships and setbacks. This friendship was the most precious and cherished thing.

"Hui Jie is my only family in the world—Black Snake, shut up. However, when I finally had the chance to meet her again, I hesitated more than once... because I was afraid that she had forgotten me or regarded me as a stranger. If it weren't for you, Orson, I might still be hesitating in the Reunion Movement."

Tallulah gave Orson a genuine smile, and Orson was stunned when he saw the fighter's defenseless smile. He turned his red cheeks away, trying not to let Tallulah see such an "unmanly" scene.

—I always feel like there's something different when I'm with Tallulah...I can never seem to calm down, and my cheeks are always hot...

Orson thought so while avoiding Tallulah's gaze, and put one hand on his cheek to confirm whether the temperature was indeed rising.

—Could it be that… it’s because we haven’t seen each other for a long time so I’m particularly happy, and since Tallulah is a fire dragon, her face would be burnt when she gets close?

Orson, a dull-witted man, analyzed the situation calmly and finally came to the conclusion that "Tallulah = Northeastern kang".

74. Miss Black Snake is out of control

Orson was brainstorming alone, avoiding Tallulah's sight. Black Snake, who was temporarily in "out-of-body WIFI mode" because of Orson's presence, transformed into Tallulah in a classic lace dress. She sat on the coffee table beside him, staring at Orson with a thoughtful expression.

"By the way, where's Shuangxing? Didn't the text message say you two came together? Why don't I see her?"

Orson found the next topic and immediately asked about the whereabouts of Talulah Froststar, trying to liven up the somewhat stiff atmosphere.

"As for Frost Star, she accompanied several members who were originally exiled from Longmen and fled to Qie City to temporarily settle down in the slums."

"The slums... By the way, how did you get to Longmen? I heard that Longmen is now blocked."

There are some maintenance tunnels on the outer ring of Longmen that connect to the underground mobile plates in the slum area. This tunnel has existed for at least 20 years. Hehe... The city is blocked, but the slums are still wide open. The slums themselves are no different from decades ago - that guy Wei Yanwu, I thought he would achieve something after getting rid of me.

Miss Black Snake smiled with a sinister look. In a sense, she and Wei Yanwu were mortal enemies. In a sense, she was the one who knew the most about Longmen among all the people present, second only to Wei Yanwu and the Rat King.

"...Although the slums of Longmen have maintained a certain stability for now, with the arrival of the Sicilian Gang, this balance will soon be completely disrupted. We must do something before that happens."

Through his observations of Lungmen during this period, Orson made his own inferences. He had a premonition that the slums would become victims in the struggle between the Sicilian Gang and Lungmen.

"Speaking of which, how's Casimir doing, Tallulah? He's an honorary knight, but he couldn't attend the factory celebration... I feel really sorry for my aunt, the others, and the Grand Knight Commander."

"Ah, the factory is officially up and running. Although it initially ran into a massive deficit on the first day due to Kal'tsit's command, it's since been put on track with Natalia's (Zaolu) father as the director, Zofia as the knight advisor, and Amiya as the executive."

"Dr. Kel'tsit's business ability..."

Orson rubbed his hair awkwardly. He could only say that this old lynx that had lived for thousands of years still had no outstanding multinational industries under its umbrella. This more or less proved the true state of her planning ability as mentioned in her resume.

If you let SPW run it for 30 years, it will become the number one in Terra Originium Energy!

"Alina is still in charge of counseling the infected people in Casimir, and Patriot has temporarily returned to Che City to help Lyudmila with some of the work. This Casimir operation can be considered a complete success—all thanks to your efforts, Orson."

“It’s everyone’s hard work.”

Orson unconsciously held Tallulah's hand gently, but quickly came to his senses and let it go in panic.

"Well, it feels like it's been ages since I've had a quiet chat with you like this, Tallulah."

“…Ha, yeah.”

Noticing Orson's slightly panicked behavior, Tallulah smiled and cleared her throat.

"Then Orson—shouldn't we also talk about the 'results' you've achieved during your time in Longmen?"

"—"

Thump, thump, thump! (Despair)

Tallulah mentioned Orson's death flag with a warm smile. After hesitating for a moment, the latter immediately turned around and ran towards the door, holding his stomach.

"Well, my stomach feels a little uncomfortable—rua!"

Before he could run two steps, Tallulah grabbed Orson's shoulders. Due to the tragic difference in physical strength, Orson was pinned to the spot and couldn't run away.

"How many people have you messed with in this time, Orson?"

Tallulah came close to Orson and asked him questions without any emotion, like a ghost.

"This one……"

Orson was sweating profusely and dared not speak a word. His instinct for survival was roaring loudly in his body.

Just when Orson was experiencing extreme panic, the spirit-like Miss Black Snake came over with a smile.

"Let me do it, my daughter. As for you, Orson...if you cooperate sincerely, I promise to grant you the right to leave your body intact."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!?"

The encirclement of Black Snake and Talulah scared Orson so much that he couldn't even find a corner to hide and defend.

[Well, confess and be lenient. How many girls have you offended recently? One, three? Five...]

When the black snake counted to 5, Orson's body trembled obviously.

[Guaranteed 5, my daughter. Maybe a maximum of .]

“Wuwuwu…!?”

"..."

Black Snake easily tested the number of new little cotton-padded jackets that Orson had added after coming to Longmen, while Tallulah on the side had a dead look on her face.

If Vegeta were passing by wearing combat power measuring glasses at this time, his glasses would probably explode after seeing Tallulah.

"Orson, you...why are you so efficient? When you were in Casimir—"

Talulah exploded and complained loudly to Orson, but halfway through she realized that this guy was an absolute troublemaker when he was in Casimir.

"Anyway, based on your past behavior, Orson, you should have just been a little ambiguous with some girls, and usually stayed close to them, right?"

Tallulah smoothed her short silver hair and said this casually. She wanted to comfort herself in this way, but Orson's reaction was...