Revive Rome: Wait! Why not make the empress fall in love with me first?-Chapter 340 - 138 Camellia and Marquina

Marquina sat in the barbecue restaurant’s chair, smiling at Aske across from her, though she was actually feeling a bit gloomy inside.

She had been careless.

Just one meeting, and her status as an Enchanting Demon had been teased out by his probing words... It’s worth noting that her silly little sister, Camellia, had been by her side for over a decade without realizing that she was a Transcendent.

Now, what was this game meme? Why did he assume that she couldn’t possibly know about the "strange meat" meme, with the only way for her to know being to read his mind?

The more she thought about it, the more puzzled she became. Marquina rested her chin on one hand, her smile growing even brighter.

What an interesting man.

"Miss Marquina, you’re an Enchanting Demon, aren’t you?" Aske skillfully sliced meat from the skewer and asked casually.

"Yes," Marquina made no attempt to hide it anymore, "from birth, all the progeny of ’Your Majesty’ have traces of the Enchanting Demon Bloodline in their veins, a residual trait from reaching Level 30 or higher among female demigods. Because of this, we can only choose the pathway of the Enchanting Demon Bloodline."

"So, you are Medea’s sister?" Aske cut another plate for her, "She always told me you were her maid."

"Thank you." Marquina took the plate, "That originates from a game we played when we were kids."

"Game?"

"After she took ’Mind I’ Magic Potion, we bet on who could brainwash the other first. In the end, she lost, lost the memory of that bet, and forgot that I was her sister."

Aske: ......

Your Mind System Transcendent teaching environment is really a bit twisted.

"Have you considered restoring that memory to her?" Aske continued cutting meat in his plate.

"Heh, Mr. Aske, memory isn’t something that can be easily altered." Marquina ate a piece of grilled meat, her smile mild, "Human memory is an integrated whole. Randomly modifying one part would inevitably conflict with other aspects."

"So I had to erase all memories related to me, making her completely forget my existence as a sister. Then I approached her again as a maid, and so to her, I was just a new maid."

"What is the purpose of doing this?" Aske asked, "Deleting memories, that’s a task for an advanced Mind Power ability, isn’t it? I don’t believe Medea, just after gaining Mind I ability, would rashly challenge a sister much more powerful than herself."

He picked up a knife and continued cutting the meat: "Unless a similar thought was planted in her."

"If I don’t explain, Mr. Aske, could you guess the reason?" Marquina rested her chin in her hands, smiling at him curiously.

"Since it is intentional brainwashing, from closeness to estrangement, it must be because the intimate identity of a sister could influence what you plan to do to her next," Aske speculated after a pause, "So, was it your idea to have her leave the Seljuk Empire and go to Constantinople to be in charge of intelligence?"

"Of course not." Marquina took the second plate of grilled meat, "Banishing her was ’His Majesty’s’ decision, considering her androphobia; if she stayed in the court forever, there’s no chance of curing it. It’s better for her to try her luck outside."

"Not even a Mind System demigod can help?" Aske expressed his doubt.

"His Majesty does not wish to take matters into his own hands." Marquina said nonchalantly, "She is quite sensitive about this matter and does not want Camellia to know that she knows about it, as it would make both of them uncomfortable."

"I messed with her memories mainly to split her personality, sealing away the painful parts of her memories and her secondary personality. Deleting the memories related to me from her main personality was just a byproduct; I certainly don’t want someone in Constantinople writing letters home every day to cry about it."

"It sounds like you two were once very close," Aske said.

"It was just in the past," Marquina said as she picked up a napkin and wiped her mouth. "Originally, as she grew in social experience and matured mentally, she would gradually realize the presence of another personality within her, and slowly start interacting and understanding it, until they finally merged."

"In doing so, she would be able to orderly accept the painful memories within her secondary personality, as well as remember things related to me. Whenever her androphobia was cured, she would be able to recall her sister."

"However, I didn’t expect that she would find a boyfriend ahead of time," Marquina raised an eyebrow.

"We are not in that kind of relationship," Aske explained.

"If you aren’t lovers, why were you holding hands while meeting her Majesty?" Marquina sneered with a scornful chuckle, "Player."

Aske had no comeback and could only offer a bitter smile.

"I know your purpose," Marquina said, cutting her own meat, "You’re here for the Shadow Sequence Potion needed for your team member’s promotion."

"That’s right," Aske said, "It was around half a year ago at a secretive gathering in Constantinople that we encountered a Shadow Demigod."

"I exchanged some items using the clue of the Shadow Blade."

"So, you know the Shadow Blade is with her Majesty," Marquina looked at him sharply. "Then you provided the clue to that demigod to lure him to steal the Shadow Blade? Have you thought about what if he actually succeeded? What if the Mother, in trying to eliminate him, also suffered a grave injury to her Spirituality?"

"How could anyone possibly steal under the watchful eyes of a Mind Demigod?" Aske answered with a laugh, "Moreover, this Half-plane is connected to the Purgatory Plane, and it isn’t restricted by the Magic Tide limits of the Main Plane. With her Majesty’s long-established Extraordinary Power, isn’t it easy for her to annihilate the opponent with a flip of her hand?"

"His Extraordinary Traits, particularly the Law part, must have been absorbed by you, but I guess the Bloodline part might still be there. After all, low-grade Extraordinary Power is useless for you, and you wouldn’t waste time breaking it down."

"Unfortunately, you are wrong," Marquina said with a sly grin, "I crushed it myself on the spot." freёweɓnovel_com

"Is that so? That’s a pity," Aske said, not believing any of her blatant lies, "I’ll think of another way then. Farewell."

He stood up intending to leave since there was no point in wasting more time at the barbecue restaurant if Marquina could not provide the Shadow Potion.

"Hey, don’t be in such a hurry," Marquina caught his hand, her touch warm and slippery, "I didn’t say I don’t have other Shadow Sequence Potions here."

"What levels of potions do you have?" Aske asked, pulling his hand away.

"Which levels do you want?" Marquina asked.

"Shadow III, Shadow IV," Aske said. "If you have any from the Weakness Sequence, I’ll take Levels II to IV."

"Forget about Shadow IV; that’s impossible," Marquina shook her head. "But Shadow III might be possible, hmm, I can give you the recipe."

"What’s your price?" Aske asked.

"It’s not about money," Marquina leaned her left hand against her chin and lazily wagged a finger with her right, her eyes squinting into thin, enticing lines, "You just need to complete a small task..."

Another damn small task, these Enchanting Demons really don’t blink an eye when they lie!

Aske was speechless and sighed:

"What’s the task? To prevent the destruction of the world? Or to save humanity?"

"Oh, it’s not that dramatic," Marquina said with a laugh. "One of my subordinate Enchanting Demons has been kidnapped."

"Just bring her back to me alive, and that’ll do."

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