Chapter 635: Chapter 634: Emotional Reunion_1
"...So that’s how it is, the upper jaw bears the mark of a demon contract, and the throat has been eroded by the Magic Potion." Lamia pried open Avansa’s mouth with her hand, unceremoniously pushing her thumb into the other’s mouth and looked around with interest, "Your teeth are a bit worn, little devil, try eating less sweet stuff."
Avansa tensed her whole body, and although she tried to struggle, she was totally unable to move under Lamia’s restraint, and could only make "ah ah" sounds from her mouth. Her instincts told her the woman in front of her was extremely dangerous.
"Kind of want to cut you open to take a look," Lamia said with a smile.
Chills ran down Avansa’s entire body.
"How is it?" Aiden asked from the side.
"I can see some of my old techniques," Lamia finally released Avansa.
Avansa immediately rushed to the cabinet against the wall, hiding behind it while only poking out half of her head, warily watching them.
"Don’t run around! You’re still a prisoner, follow the rules." Veronica went over to pull her out, but Avansa skillfully hid behind her, using her as a shield.
"Don’t stand behind the prison guard!" Veronica pulled her to stand beside herself with a hint of helplessness.
"They’re pieces by Meiruki the slave, she modifies children’s bodies and trains them to be assassins," Aiden explained to Lamia.
"The purity of the modifications is too low. Direct permanent beastification is more efficient and results in higher bodily strength. These miscellaneous modifications are a bit crudely integrated, but at least the final products have survived intact. I can give her a passing grade," Lamia assessed.
"I didn’t ask you to grade your disciple. I asked if you could cure her!" Aiden frowned slightly.
"Since it’s my old technique, there’s a good chance I can, but I need to examine her blood," Lamia replied.
"Blood sample from Prisoner 3340 has already been taken; she’s analyzing it inside," the prison doctor reminded.
"Prisoner 3340?" Lamia inquired.
"Your beloved disciple," Aiden answered.
Meiruki had always been responsible for Avansa’s regular treatments, but considering the psychological impact it had on Avansa, Aiden ordered that Meiruki was to be kept from any contact with Avansa. During every scheduled check-up, Meiruki would be confined to the pharmacy, and all the diagnostic and sampling processes involving Avansa were handed over to the on-duty prison doctor, with Veronica closely monitoring the scene.
"Oh?" Lamia’s mouth twisted into a cruel smile, "It’s time for a touching reunion."
"Don’t do anything too outrageous," Aiden warned.
The two headed towards the pharmacy room. Aiden unlocked the door, and Lamia ducked her head as she entered—the door frame was slightly too low for her.
"Is the consultation over?" Meiruki, who was analyzing in the pharmacy room, turned around, but instead of seeing the prison doctor, she saw a tall woman with a somewhat eerie presence.
"Who are you?" Meiruki felt uneasy, the tall woman bringing back some rather unpleasant memories, "Please leave if you’re unrelated. If you’re sick, go see the prison doctor."
That witch she was deathly afraid of was also tall, whether in human form or as a beast. Of course, she felt that the witch couldn’t possibly be in this prison because no Heretic Inquisitor had the power to catch her.
"To speak to me with that tone, you sure have grown up," Lamia raised her head again, still wearing that cruel smile.
"Eh?" Meiruki stiffened.
She immediately noticed that Aiden had also entered the room, and even the tall and straight Aiden seemed much smaller next to this towering woman.
"Warden, who is this?" Meiruki asked Aiden cautiously as the two approached her, while praying fervently in her heart.
"Lamia," Aiden replied succinctly. "Someone you know."
"This... how could that be?" Meiruki chuckled nervously as she looked back at the woman’s face, trying to convince herself that this was just a joke, that a prisoner with an unusually tall stature had arrived, and Aiden had whimsically decided to scare her.
"It’s possible, you know. I have a good relationship with your Warden, so I’ve come to stay in the prison for a while," Lamia said with a smile, slightly widening her eyes.
In a flash, her eyes turned a murky yellow, her pupils elongated, and her tongue split and deformed, flickering between her lips.
Meiruki shivered, and cold sweat began to seep out of every pore on her body.
"You don’t seem to have aged much. I’m glad to see that you have diligently honed your skills since graduating," Lamia said as she patted Meiruki’s shoulder.
"Ah... ah... ah..." Meiruki opened her mouth, but only incomprehensible noises came out due to her mind going blank.
"But to use your master’s name at your skill level is a bit premature," Lamia’s smile twisted into something more sinister. "You’ve forgotten what happened to those before you."
"Yaaahhh!!" Meiruki suddenly broke down, hurling herself at Aiden’s feet, clutching his calves and crying out, "Save me, save me, save me! Don’t hand me over to her; I’ll do anything! I swear I’ll never oppose you again! Please!!"
"Using children for human experiments, making assassins to kill everywhere, yet you’re quite fond of your own life," Aiden said without sympathy for this evil woman, "Get up now, I’ve said that you’ll stay in my prison until you die."
"I can’t get up, my legs are too weak..." Meiruki’s voice trembled.
"Such a good disciple, moved to tears. Maybe I should just ’take care’ of you, after all, what I love most is old acquaintances," Lamia interjected, leaning in and bringing her face close to Meiruki’s.
"No, don’t come near me!!" Meiruki screamed, her hands clutching Aiden’s legs like vines.
"You sadist, you’re pushing her to the brink of a nervous breakdown," Aiden frowned slightly.
"Oh, she’s of no value to me with you here; might as well let me clean house," Lamia said nonchalantly.
"The bit of pharmacology knowledge in her head is still valuable, and besides, she’s to be confined in my prison for life. Do you also want to stay here permanently?" Aiden raised an eyebrow.
"To live with you for a lifetime? That’s quite a bold declaration," Lamia laughed heartily.
At that moment, the door to the dispensary was knocked, and Veronica’s voice came from the outside.
"Sir, I heard a very shrill scream and crying," Veronica said.
"Don’t worry, nothing unexpected has happened," Aiden responded.
"Well, I just wanted to remind you..." Veronica coughed dryly, hesitating, "There’s a smell of... urine coming from inside."
Aiden looked down at the still terrified Meiruki and quickly withdrew his feet from her embrace.
