"Wuu..."
At this moment, under the subtle yet helpless gazes of Xueyi and Hanya, Huohuo had already shrunk behind Nero, both hands tightly clutching his arm.
Tail's earlier reaction had already clearly proven one thing, what Nero said about those lifeforms that couldn't be perceived... ghosts... was real.
That sent a chill down Huohuo's spine.
Just imagine it. One pair of eyes after another, maybe countless pairs, staring at you every second of every day. At first, when you can't notice them, it's fine.
But once you learn even a little about them, things start to change. That unnatural feeling of being watched begins to spread through your heart...
Whether you're eating or sleeping; whether you're working or slacking off; whether you're exercising or tak... ahem, in short, those eyes are always watching you. And you can vaguely sense them, yet never truly find them.
You only know they're watching you. Watching beside you, watching inside your mind, watching inside your thoughts, watching at every point in your life.
And just like that, fear is born.
And now, to Huohuo, Nero... the first person to discover these so-called ghosts and even understand them to some extent... was undoubtedly the one who gave her the most sense of safety.
As for Guinaifen, after being shocked by the ghosts, all her attention shifted onto Tail.
After all, ghosts were currently something only Nero could see. And just as Nero said, their influence on the real material world was tiny.
It wasn't that Guinaifen wasn't scared anymore. It was just that with a visible thing like a heliobus right in front of her, it became hard for her to focus on invisible things.
"So this is a heliobus..."
Guinaifen cautiously looked at him. Even while curious, she still felt nervous and afraid because of all the terrifying stories she'd heard before.
Tail rolled his eyes at her. Even though he still hadn't figured out who had grabbed his butt earlier...
"What are you staring at? This grandpa ain't some rare beast here to serve humans!"
Guinaifen took a small step back, her expression strange. "Tail... Grandpa?"
"What? Got a problem with that title? I'm not the same as those ghosts that brat was talking about. Those things you ran into before that looked like me were heliobi. Got it now? If you got it, then scram!"
Tail was as good at talking as ever.
But from Nero's side, Tail looked completely harmless. Cute, even.
Still, Guinaifen clearly couldn't see the world the same way Nero did. Even though Nero's earlier actions had already proven ghosts and heliobi weren't the same species, she still couldn't stop herself from connecting the spirits from those horror stories with heliobi.
On top of that, Tail made a "ghost face" while speaking. Guinaifen's heartbeat instantly sped up, blood rushed to her head, and she snapped upright.
After sucking in a sharp breath, she cried out, "Ghost!!!"
Guinaifen finally reacted.
Meanwhile, the conditions of Stelle, March, and Nero were much better. Needless to say, Nero didn't take anything seriously.
Stelle and March were somewhat nervous because of the environment in Fyxestroll Garden, but Tail was already a familiar heliobus, so they weren't scared enough to scream.
But if it had been some other heliobus, the result might've been different.
Hanya narrowed her eyes from the side, then sighed. "My, what a strange little girl. She came here specifically to film supernatural ghosts and monsters, yet now that she's really seen one, she's making such a fuss..."
Stelle glanced at Guinaifen beside her. At this moment, Guinaifen was gasping heavily, her chest rising and falling violently.
She freed one hand to press against it while muttering, "Deep breaths! Guinaifen, calm down! Deep breaths!"
"This is what they call weak but loves to play." Stelle spread her hands.
Guinaifen huffed and puffed for more than ten seconds before finally calming down. Then, her "professional enthusiasm" immediately reignited once again.
After hesitating several times, she finally tried asking, "Uh, can I talk with this, this Tail Grandpa a little more?"
The contrast between her before and after reactions was so huge that it was hard not to laugh...
Yet Tail Grandpa's response was extremely firm, "Scram. I ain't got time to bullshit with you."
Huohuo beside Nero opened her mouth, but Tail Grandpa had already said it. At this point, anything she said probably wouldn't help.
"Tail's really fierce today..." March whispered with a laugh.
"This proves Tail Grandpa is a very dedicated heliobus. Madam Que likes this kind the most, the ones who can help her work." Nero said from the side.
As he spoke, Nero turned to look at Huohuo beside him. After patting the little fox girl on the back, he spoke again, "Let's go. The Ten-Lords Commission should still have work to do here."
Guinaifen looked at Nero, then at Tail, struggle flickering in her eyes.
She gritted her teeth and muttered to herself, "Can't retreat. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for material!"
After making up her mind, Guinaifen raised her head again and looked at Xueyi and Hanya in front of her.
"Judge, if I may ask, what exactly is this fireball thing? How do you stop it from suddenly attacking people? Also, also... why does a Judge carry something like this around..."
Guinaifen seemed to want to dump out every question she had in one breath, but before she could finish, Xueyi coldly interrupted her.
"You've seen everything you should've seen. Nero was right earlier... we still have important matters to handle here."
At that point, Xueyi paused. She glanced at Huohuo hiding beside Nero, then lightly sighed before saying, "Huohuo, see the guests out."
"Y-Yes, ma'am." Huohuo responded.
After receiving such a firm answer from Xueyi, everyone already felt it was about time to leave.
But in the next second, something shocking happened.
Hanya, who had always kept a cold face and spoken in a lifeless tone without much emotional fluctuation, suddenly seemed to gain the color of a living person. Using an emotional tone, she spoke to Xueyi beside her,
"Elder Sister, please don't be angry. You usually spend your time outside carrying out missions and rarely interact with people. Leave this matter to Hanya. As long as I explain the reason, they'll naturally leave."
"The strange events in Fyxestroll Garden are bound to attract attention. It's impossible to guard against it forever."
As Hanya spoke, her tone gradually turned cold again. Her gaze swept over Nero and Huohuo before finally stopping on Stelle, March, and Guinaifen.
"If we roughly drive away these three people who don't understand the situation today, they'll remain unwilling to accept it."
"If they come again later, they might not be lucky enough to run into us. Besides, Nero probably won't accompany them fooling around every time."
Stelle, March, and Guinaifen, "?" Why are you specifically staring at us while completely excluding Nero? Is he already a judge of the Commission in your eyes?
Nero, "..." Not necessarily. I just like joining the fun.
After Hanya finished speaking, different people had different feelings.
Of course, some thoughts couldn't be said aloud right now. As far as Stelle's group was concerned, they really didn't know what was happening here, so it was better to follow the host's arrangements.
As for Nero, although he didn't care about anything, he was a good kid and wouldn't embarrass Hanya at a time like this.
In short, nobody interrupted.
And Hanya said to Xueyi, "Leave it to me, Elder Sister."
The change in her tone was extremely obvious. It instantly became much more intimate.
Xueyi nodded, signaling for Hanya to continue.