Chương 396: Tess Doesn't Hit the Tiles, Still Recognizes Her Mother

Tess was just an ordinary half-goblin girl, with human blood in the process.

To be honest, if its skin were greener, it would be perfectly acceptable to mistake it for a weak goblin.

At first, she was able to resist the seductive whispers by relying on her respect for Roland, but within minutes, her eyes turned into spinning circles.

"Abba aba".

Tess made a sound as wise as drooling, staggered to the edge of the bath like a roadblock zombie, and reached out her sinful hand to the floating Roland.

Half a minute later, Roland groggily opened her eyes.

The bathroom ceiling came into view, and the abundant steam blurred the surrounding scenery, making everything seem so peaceful and beautiful.

Eh?

Something seems off. It's supposed to be a relaxing bath time, but why do I feel so heavy and a little breathless?

At this moment, Roland's face suddenly turned pale. She felt the extra weight on her body, and her neck, like a rusty mechanical structure, slowly looked down.

The next moment, a huge scream erupted from the bathroom.

"Tess, what are you doing?!"

"Oh my god—I'm not your mother, don't do this!"

Then came a surge of magical energy, accompanied by the sound of cold, cleaning water balls hitting the floor, turning the entire bathroom into chaos.

……

The tavern lobby.

"Waaaaah."

The goblin girl, now fully awake, knelt on the floor with a "plop," letting out a pitiful cry as she raised the magical writing tablet in her hand with a mournful expression.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

"Laura, I didn't mean to."

The writing on the whiteboard is crooked and distorted, revealing Tess's fear and guilt when she wrote it.

"Sigh... Tess, get up first. I know you didn't mean it."

Roland patted her head in exasperation.

Having spent so much time together, she had gained a good understanding of the goblin girl's personality.

Tess is a down-to-earth, hardworking, and cautious goblin girl who is also timid and easily satisfied. She won't resist having her salary or performance bonus deducted at will.

It's impossible for such a little guy to raid the bathroom at night.

Of course, the most crucial character is Tess in the bathroom, who seems to be possessed and completely devoid of reason.

Such behavior clearly indicates being under a spell, or being affected by some harmful hallucinogenic drug.

After Roland used the Cleansing Water Ball to repel Tess, she then used three Apprentice-level healing spells to completely cure the mentally challenged Tess.

In conclusion, Roland did not intend to blame Tess, and her tone was relatively gentle.

But Tess, kneeling on the ground, didn't think that way. She lowered her head even further, not daring to breathe, and had no intention of standing up.

Roland went straight over, picked up Tess, put her on the sofa, and then sat down next to her, holding Tess's left hand.

"Alright, don't be so nervous. Why don't you tell me why you lost control?"

Tess's fingers intertwined with Roland's, the warm touch relaxing her as she carefully recalled her experience of being seduced by the unknown whispers.

"I don't know the reason; I only remember seeing a hallucination."

She kept her left hand clasped with Roland's, picked up a quill pen with her right hand, placed the writing board on her lap for support, and began writing rapidly.

Unfortunately, when she lost control, her consciousness was blurred, and her memory was unclear. She couldn't recall the specific content of her whispers at all, so she could only vaguely recount it in her mind.

"Strange whispers tempt the soul."

"At the time, I only felt that Miss Laura was the most beautiful succubus in the world, and I wanted to serve her with everything, so..."

Tess couldn't write anymore, seemingly recalling the sweet milky aroma. Her face turned as red as a tomato, and she gripped Roland's hand tightly with her left hand.

In just 0. 114514 seconds, Roland guessed what Tess was thinking, and her face immediately turned red as she asked.

"What was being whispered about?"

"I don't know, I don't remember very clearly."

Tess shook her head, paused for a moment with her quill, and then wrote.

"It should be something like, 'I like you, Miss Roland.'"

"Um... you like me?"

"Who would use illusion magic like that for no reason? Are they just trying to embarrass others?"

Roland's forehead creased with three black lines as she glanced at the shy goblin girl.

The goblin girl's triangular ears were now highly congested with blood, and even her grayish-green skin had a rosy tinge.

Hey, it's kind of cute.

For a moment, Roland's mind went blank, and a malicious smile curved her lips as she deliberately lowered her head and whispered in Tess's ear.

"Do you like me?"

"ah?!"

Caught off guard, Tess uttered a short, hesitant sound, indicating her confusion.

Roland's expression became even more smug.

"It's that whisper, the whisper that makes you like me. Do you think you like me?"

"Aba aba..."

Tess's eyes glazed over again.

As for what she liked, she was just a hardworking goblin from the lower city and had never even considered it.

Wait, that doesn't make sense either.

She's a girl, and Laura, the proprietress, is a girl too. How could girls... wait, the proprietress is a succubus!

The landlady is so gentle and has such a good personality, so even if she's a succubus, it wouldn't matter, right?

What should we name our future child? The boss's wife must be a very reliable husband!

However, a succubus's desires must be very strong, and she probably couldn't handle them all by herself, right?

Roland had no idea that Tess had gone through a whole host of thoughts in just a few seconds.

Tess lowered her head, not daring to look at anyone, and gripped her quill pen tightly as she wrote a sentence.

"I like Miss Laura."

That single, common phrase seemed to have completely exhausted Tess's courage.

The goblin girl turned her head away and buried it in Roland's side, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand, indulging in self-deception.

Now it was Roland's turn to feel awkward, and she scratched her head with an embarrassed smile.

"Um, I was just..."

As Roland was speaking, Tess suddenly poked her head out, her eyes blinking as she looked at Roland.

Roland's words caught in her throat, and she didn't say them. Instead, she reached out and ruffled Tess's hair, letting out a soft sigh.

After composing herself, she put on a gentle smile.

"Ahem, I know Tess, you like me. Let's keep what happened in the bathroom a secret between us, and don't tell anyone else."

At this point, Roland's expression turned unusually serious, and she grabbed Tess's shoulder, giving her some advice.

"Especially matters concerning me must not be known to the superhumans."

"Otherwise, at best you'll be killed, at worst you'll be confined to a dark room, never seeing the light of day, and subjected to the torture of being 'squeaked' like a sow for the rest of your life!"

Tess's face turned deathly pale.

She gradually came to her senses, calmed down and felt the changes in her body, and was surprised to find that the pain from the dust disease in her lungs had lessened.

The poor physical condition caused by long-term malnutrition and overwork has also improved.

All of these changes occurred after the bathroom incident.

Without a doubt, if the secret is discovered, the fate awaiting the two will be even more tragic than Roland described.

"Even if I die, I will not reveal a single word to anyone."

Tess wrote with a determined look in her eyes.

After making the promise, another question arose in her mind. Tess pursed her lips, shook Roland's arm, and wrote down a question.

"Um, Miss Laura, have you ever given birth to children?"

Roland had anticipated Tess's question and decisively waved her hand.

"How is that possible?"

"I'm a good girl!"