Chapter 1522 Watched

Even though his body was lying on a warm and comfortable bed, Emery didn't sleep. On the other hand, the brown-haired Tatyana was sleeping comfortably next to him, her hand holding his tightly.

They remained in that position until the morning sun appeared on the horizon. Tatyana was awakened by the light shining into their room, and she quickly but slowly pulled her hand back when she realized while saying, "I'm sorry, brother.. I haven't been able to sleep as comfortably as last night… Thank you."

While the brown-haired girl rose from the bed, Emery was engulfed in a storm of conflicting emotions. Such words only made Emery further reconsider his decision of letting her stay in this place.

Coupled with what had happened last night, after much contemplation, Emery thought that it would be best to pay her in full and bring her out of this place, but unfortunately not today. To leave the Red Pagoda right after such a commotion occurred only did nothing but attract suspicion to the two of them.

Turning to the brown-haired girl, Emery said, "Please wait a few more days, Tatyana. I will definitely get you out of this place."

When she heard that, Tatyana felt a mixed feeling. On one hand, she desperately hoped that she could get out of this hell as soon as possible, but on the other, she also wanted to stay to keep helping Emery gather intel. However, it seemed the latter had decided the matter for her.

"We will try to find intel in some other way."

After saying goodbye to the brown-haired girl, he exited the room. Just as he was about to leave the place, the feeling of being watched he had last night came back to him. Trying his best to be as casual as possible, Emery continued walking down the stairs.

Even though it was still very early in the morning, the first floor of the establishment was not desolate. There was still light music playing in the air, and several dozen men could be seen seated, drinking at the dining table.

Making his way through the table, he also saw several city guards wandering in and out of the place. They must be here still looking for the Apothecary intruder, him.

Emery didn't show any reaction to these guards as he knew the feeling wasn't coming from them. There was no way those guards who were merely Sky realm level would have the power to observe him and escape his senses.

As he walked closer to the entrance of the Red Pagoda, Emery could feel the feeling growing stronger. Whoever it was probing him at the very least must be a powerful magus, and was most likely outside of this place.

Continuing on as if nothing had happened, Emery increased his vigilance the closer he got to the door. He was ready to either fight or flee, taking action according to the situation that arose.

It was then, when he finally stepped out of the Red Pagoda, he saw the said figure. A beautiful young woman with striking red hair; a figure who kept coming to his dreams. Staring into her pair of green eyes caused Emery to turn blank.

"That's… Yo– Morgana… Ho… How can she be here?!" Emery said, questioning himself.

Emery quickly thought that what he was seeing right now was just another illusion, like the one he had seen in the market before. However, as if to prove her thoughts wrong, Morgana's figure walked towards him with a curious look before speaking.

"You… you are him, aren't you?..., it's you!!"

Before he could say anything, the girl pounced on him and hugged his body tightly.

At that moment, a burst of emotion exploded in front of him, followed by a stream of flashbacks of her moment with her. Even though his memories of her were still incomplete, it was as if his body was remembering her, the girl was definitely someone very important to him.

Emery was ready to respond back to the feeling when she suddenly said something that startled him.

"Your face… it's different.. Is it... "

It suddenly occurred to him that such words were something that couldn't be uttered while the many guards were observing him and his actions. Emery quickly interrupted her words, grab her hand and walked back into the building.

The guard standing closest to him only gave an envious look, as if Emery had switched and played with the many beauties in this place. Ignoring him, he continued to take her toward the stairs.

"Where are you taking me?"

Even though her words questioned his action, her steps did not resist or hesitate at all, following him to the room upstairs. When they finally entered and had some privacy, only then did Emery turn around and ask her.

"Morgana? How did you come here? And a Magus! How?"

"Actually…"

The red-haired girl was about to explain when she suddenly realized that there was someone else in the room. What's more, it was a beautiful fox girl in a semi-naked state.

She was stunned in place, her mind trying to process the scene before him. She quickly 'realized' what Emery had been doing in this place while she was earnestly waiting for him outside the place since last night.

Morgana stared at him with a deadpan look in her eyes as she said, "I really thought you were in danger… but…" Turning her gaze to the half-naked girl one more time, she said, "As it turns out, you aren't."

Emery's eyes twitched when he heard a heavy sigh of judgment coming from her "How many girls are there now..." she then shook her head and looked at him with determination saying, "It doesn't matter. I will follow you whatever kind of man you are."

In that instant, Emery could feel his jaw drop to the floor. "What the hell are you talking about?"

It took Emery a while to try to explain to Morgana the situation, to the point of introducing Tatyana as a member of his pack. However, just like in his memories, the stubborn girl was nearly impossible to fix once she had made up her mind about something.

Having a more urgent issue at hand, Emery decided to let it go and said

"Now tell me, how did you get here!?"

There were a lot of things Morgana couldn't explain because she herself didn't understand what was going on, but one piece of information she said shocked Emery – the fact that a part of his soul awaits his return to Earth.

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