Only I Am A Reader-Chapter 549: One More Reveal

"Encrypted?"

{Ah, this is embarrassing. I'm sorry for screwing around, but I'm not joking this time, the case file is really encrypted. Not even my Captain would be able to view it again.}

Although he was the older one, the embarrassed detective was quick to apologize. Having something pulled out from your hands tasted like sour regret. Even he was curious at this point.

{All I can say for sure is that the name started with a C, but… I just can't put my hand on why a simple case like this was… Do you have an idea? Is this why you called?}

Nonetheless, he still had no dots to connect. To him this was more likely to be a mistake than the case being related to something serious, his idea of a Special Ability User was a little bit too old for him to catch on.

"Thank you for the information, uncle. I will call you back later."

On the other hand, rather than being hindered by the information, the encryption was more of a bright sign for May. This obviously confirmed most of her suspicions.

Not only was the strange novella likely very real, but the girl in front of her also had to be the second kidnapping victim.

Some of the details still needed some patching, but now, only one more question needed a clear answer…

{Hey, hey, wait! You know something, right? Let me in on it. You are the one who piqued my curiosity, you can't just leave me hanging like-}

Before he could go on a never-ending attempt to convince her to explain the situation to him, Aurora hung up on the old detective.

Normally, she would have been polite enough to let him finish his words, but a much more urgent matter was at hand.

"Sorry, I partially understand your situation, and I promise to get you the help you need, but I just have a few questions, is that okay with you?"

The girl's suffering was still May's number one worry, but the foreign thoughts were focused on another subject. They desired to receive the answer that they had been denied a minute ago.

'Seriously, things were just starting to get better.'

Although she had been a mess ever since she left that crazy Gate, what she received from it provided her with some help on the mental side as she started to solve some of her problems.

However, that stability was now destroyed, all for a series of questions that appeared out of nowhere… Though if she were to be completely honest, Many couldn't completely deny some shared interest.

Literally no one knew about her address as she changed it every once in a while, not even the Director, so who could have possibly saved the two children before steering one of them in her way?

"Err…"

"Ah, Au- You can call me May."

Originally, May wanted to introduce herself as Aurora, but then she realized the conundrum she was in. Even if she didn't reveal her identity, the actions she planned to take were bound to make it obvious.

At this point, she only hoped that the girl would also fall for the Hero friend excuse…

"My name is Gene. I will definitely answer what I can, but can I ask something first?"

"Of course."

Gene's mannerly introduction made May feel guilty by association, the poor girl had been forced to wait so long just because of her curiosity… She could already imagine a hundred things that she needed to recover from her experience.

"You are Aurora, right?"

However, just as May was creating a recovery schedule for Gene, the innocent-looking girl dropped a bomb right at her.

"Huh?"

"It is you, right? It has to be, I really couldn't believe he sent me here when I first saw you."

Originally, Gene planned to act like a helpless kid to increase her chances of receiving proper aid, but after having to sit as that long call went back and forth, she couldn't hold it back any longer.

Just like her anger did earlier, her repressed emotions strongly expressed themselves at the first possible chance, and Gene was almost even more curious about the tangled web of relationships than Aurora herself.

"You… Came here knowing this?"

At first, May wanted to act clueless, but the more Gene spoke, the less she felt the need to lie. The girl looked so sure that she would believe it even if it wasn't true.

Now she was more curious about the purpose of the whole encounter. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Oh, no! Of course not! I was only told to ask the owner of this house for help, I was just as surprised to see Aurora's secret identity in the flesh!"

Once she opened her mouth, Gene could no longer censor her words. Although she was more mature in comparison to Mac, the inner child in her was really excited to have a friendly conversation with someone like Aurora.

Being an ardent fan of Aurora Dawnbringer was part of her previous identity! Her mindset might be undergoing a bit of a reconstruction at the moment, but some traits remained unchanged.

Of course, Gene could only talk with her so freely because she had just been tempered by conversing with the infamous Lord of Shadows.

"Who told you?"

Rather than considering other factors, the insistent foreign thoughts forced Aurora to find the answer first.

"That would be the person who saved me. He is… A little strange."

"And who would that be?"

Gene wanted to build up the suspense first, but it seemed like Aurora wasn't in the mood to wait. With things evolving to this point…

'Should I even say?'

Gene was back in control again, wondering if she should even reveal that part.

'He didn't tell me to keep it a secret like Mac anyway.'

The few snippets she heard from the phone call made it seem like Mac didn't keep his promise, but Gene never promised anything to begin with. Rather, she was the one to receive the promise.

"...He said his name was Cassian."

In the end, Gene did one more big reveal in Leo's place. However, she made sure to appear ignorant of his real identity just in case!