Chapter 106: Shh! Don’t Make a Sound
Watching Manager Liu leave, Su Jiu found an opportunity to go to the restroom. The fluorescent light revealed her naturally pale complexion.
After checking that there were no supervisors around, she contacted Youyou on the other side.
“I’ve successfully infiltrated, but I’m in a dressing room. Sister Youyou, is your map ready?”
Since the other party was capable of hacking computer programs, obtaining an architectural blueprint should be simple for them. As expected, a surface map was quickly transmitted over.
“Map.”
“I could only get the surface architectural map. But as far as I know, this major geisha house not only has surface buildings; there are rumors they have a basement, possibly for some illegal business.”
“Based on computer data analysis, the entrance to the basement is very likely in the rooms after the VIP area. On the surface, those are VIP boxes. There aren’t any Battle Generals, but I don’t know the actual situation.”
The entire map was oval-shaped, with the larger half being the ordinary area and the latter half being the so-called VIP area.
Su Jiu looked at the red dot representing her position on the map. She was currently in a small room in a corridor between the VIP area and the ordinary area. To her right, there were several similar small rooms in a vertical row. This should be a communal dressing room. At the end of the left side were the ordinary area boxes.
She looked up at the ventilation opening above her. There seemed to be many of them along the corridor. According to the map, they should lead to the VIP area behind. This was something her Little Bat could easily do.
This could only be a last resort. High-end establishments like this usually have special alarm devices in their ventilation systems to prevent thieves or monsters from entering.
Su Jiu turned off her phone. Now, she could only pass through the VIP area with her current identity and then find a way to enter the basement.
“Are you ready? Manager Liu asked me to take you to another room.” A stranger’s voice from outside sounded, seemingly impatient.
“Okay, okay, I just had a bit of an upset stomach.”
Su Jiu covered her stomach, opened the door, and looked up. A part-time waitress entered her view. Her expression was a bit vacant, as if she hadn’t slept for days.
“You are—you shouldn’t be.”
The moment the waitress saw Su Jiu’s face, she froze. Her eyeballs moved, but the next moment, she seemed to snap back to reality and, as if relieved, returned to normal, saying, “Please… please follow me.”
Su Jiu then walked with her along the empty corridor and suddenly asked, “You seem a bit scared of me?”
Based on her complexion, the waitress only seemed to be lacking sleep and a bit malnourished, but Su Jiu found her behavior very strange.
Not to brag, but with her current attire, any normal high school student would at least have a favorable impression of her, if not attraction. Yet, this waitress was showing fear?
Su Jiu hadn’t suppressed her aura or anything, which made it even more peculiar.
Upon hearing this, the waitress turned her head, managing a strained smile on her haggard face. She looked weary.
“How could that be?”
Since the other party was unwilling to speak, Su Jiu didn’t ask further and continued to follow her.
Glancing at the surveillance camera around the corner, Su Jiu didn’t take out her phone, watching the corridor gradually brighten around her.
Slowly, more and more door handles appeared on her left. She guessed she had arrived at the ordinary area boxes. But why was she brought here?
“Manager Liu, I’ve brought the person.”
At this moment, the waitress stopped. Su Jiu looked ahead and saw the girls from earlier, but they were wearing Western Gothic attire, with something clipped to their ears.
Pointed, like silicone… were they fake elf ears?
Su Jiu watched quietly, her expression showing a trace of confusion. Wasn’t this supposed to be a Japanese-style performance? What was this Western fantasy theme?
“Why are you so late? Come in quickly and let that adult have a look.”
A familiar voice called out—it was Manager Liu. He, with his protruding belly, emerged from the room’s door. Upon seeing Su Jiu’s face, his expression instantly changed, and he waved his hand, hurriedly beckoning Su Jiu over.
Su Jiu looked at him with suspicion but walked over anyway, thinking to herself, That adult? Is it a superior from the K Organization?
The other girls also looked over. Their eyes displayed envy, but they still made way for Su Jiu.
“Click.”
As the door opened, Su Jiu’s eyes flashed with a red glow. She smelled a faint scent of alcohol inside, which sent a surge of stimulation through her.
The interior was somewhat dim, with no windows, unlike a typical VIP room.
It looked more like a small bar, but unlike the Doan Bar, the atmosphere inside was gloomy and oppressive, like a haunted house at an amusement park!
“Perform well. This is a distinguished guest of our geisha house. If you serve them well, earning a hundred thousand a day is not a dream.” Manager Liu’s voice was solemn as he slowly retreated towards the main door, his eyes filled with immense respect.
Glancing at the door Manager Liu had closed, Su Jiu’s eyelids drooped. Her gaze followed the scent, and she spotted a figure seated on a small round stool.
It was a tall, slender Dragon Country woman with shoulder-length yellow hair, dressed in a retro Western-style denim outfit, a vintage revolver at her waist, and holding a glass of wine thicker than regular wine.
“So exquisite… much like certain high-ranking individuals. That pig is more useful than a blood sacrifice after all.”
Upon seeing Su Jiu approach, she turned her head, her eyes revealing a hint of astonishment, followed by a strange unease. However, she soon attributed this unease to Su Jiu’s aura.
Then, tilting her head, she pointed to the Gothic attire on the sofa beside her and said,
“You’re here? Put it on. Let me see if you’re qualified.”
The woman’s words seemed to have a special effect. As soon as they entered Su Jiu’s ears, a feeling of vexation surged in her heart—a sense of being looked down upon, like an unprovoked anger being ignited.
“Is that person not even a Battle General?”
Su Jiu found it ridiculous. Shouldn’t she be in her most rational state right now? Why did she feel her body reacting with uncontrollable anger?
Seeing that Su Jiu hadn’t moved, the woman chuckled and continued, “That person has very high standards. If you’re qualified, they might even bestow a gift upon you.”
“That person? And this feeling of being offended, could that person be…”
Su Jiu gently lowered her head. She felt her heart begin to beat wildly again, as if telling her to tear the other person apart.
“Are you resisting hypnosis?”
Seeing that Su Jiu remained still, the woman’s brow furrowed slightly. She stood up and walked over, murmuring, “It’s not working? It shouldn’t be so. I told them to only recruit high school students. No, that’s not right either. Aren’t those below the Low-Rank Warrior level easily controlled?”
“What the heck? Is she about to transform?”
As she slowly approached Su Jiu, the feeling of unease intensified. After a closer look, the woman finally noticed the faint red glow on Su Jiu’s hand, a scarlet glint flashed in her eyes, and her fingernails became as sharp as knives.
“Rose… you are… My lady, I, I…”
Slowly using her nails to peel back Su Jiu’s sleeve, the next moment she froze. A great sense of fear washed over her. Just as she was about to retreat, her previous composure vanished from her face.
At this moment, she looked up and found a pair of rose-red pupils staring at her, devoid of any emotion—noble and cold. A pale hand was extended close to her lips.
“Shh!”
