Chapter 633

After hearing what the regular youth had said, Leon couldn’t help but slightly freeze for a moment, then reached out to touch the goat horn sticking out from his sleeve.

Sure enough, as expected in the soul vision of the Black Goat, Emma Senior’s slightly anxious soul was indeed staying inside her office. Judging by her somewhat disordered soul state, it seemed like she was troubled by something.

Weird, since she’s been back for several days now, why haven’t I heard any noise from next door? Moreover, I haven’t seen her go check on little Elie either? With some confusion, after helping the regular youth choose an office and giving him some office supplies, Leon headed to Emma Senior’s office door and lightly knocked on it.

“Senior Emma, are you available right now?”

Leon?

Hearing the voice outside the door, Emma, who was frowning deeply behind the desk, slightly startled before throwing out a bundle of bandages and twisted the doorknob open.

“Yes, is there anything you need?”

“It’s nothing much… I just realized you’re back, so I came to check up on you.”

Though knowing that Emma Senior might need help at this moment, since the information was obtained by peeping into her soul condition, Leon didn’t directly ask if she needed help but hinted indirectly:

“Senior Emma, I heard from Anna that it’s almost two weeks since you last visited Elie. If you don’t have a new task coming up soon, how about visiting her at my place after work today?”

Elie…

Upon hearing Leon mention her daughter, Emma’s expression involuntarily softened slightly, but quickly shook her head, rejecting Leon’s suggestion.

“Not really. My current state is somewhat… inappropriate. It might scare the child. It’s not good to rush over to your place. Let’s wait a few more days.”

Your current state? Hearing this, Leon couldn’t help but pause for a moment, then carefully examined her situation.

Still the familiar beige half-skirt suit, still the originally almost jade-white skin, even the gentle expression remained unchanged. Apart from a few bandages wrapped around her arm and slightly tired eyes, Emma Senior looked no different from before.

“What’s wrong? You seem fine.”

“Huh?”

Hearing Leon’s puzzled question, it was Emma’s turn to be confused.

She glanced sideways at the mirror on the table, seeing the woman in the mirror with a pale face, cold eyes, and an aura of death so heavy it almost solidified. She couldn’t help but touch her own face, asking curiously,

“Can’t you feel the heavy killing intent on me?”

“Killing intent?”

“Yeah…”

Emma nodded then explained with a weary expression: “The mission I took was to investigate the recent volcanic activity in Merino County, only to discover it was caused by the secret association ‘Great Elemental Gems Society.’ They planned to forcibly detonate two volcanoes to mine the metal within.

Although the members of this association weren’t very strong, they loved enslaving ordinary people, forcing them into dangerous areas to mine for them.

To stop their chaos, I had no choice but to use harsh measures, killing over a hundred of their members, then used torture tools to free six thousand townsfolk under their control.”

“…”

“…”

“Ah… It’s alright as long as you stopped them.”

Later… I executed over a hundred evil-doers and had no choice but to use torture on six thousand others, freeing them through pain. That’s why I’m radiating such heavy killing intent, which can easily frighten children!

Oh… So that’s what you mean…

After spending quite some time, Leon finally understood what Emma Senior was worried about. His face revealed a look of sudden realization, followed by an awkward chuckle: “I just returned from the promotion exam. When they first went for the test, everyone had a terrifying aura. After getting used to it, I’ve become less sensitive to that kind of thing…”

That’s how it happened…

After hearing Leon’s explanation, Emma nodded understandingly, then asked curiously:

“By the way, did your promotion exam go smoothly? Are you close to obtaining Level 2 Cleaner qualifications?”

“…”

As for the promotion exam… Although there were some minor issues during the field test, I performed pretty well overall… Hmm… Only problem is, the entire Clearing Bureau seems to be in trouble…

“It doesn’t matter. Not being promoted temporarily isn’t a big deal.”

Misinterpreting Leon’s strange expression, seeing the somewhat “hesitant” Leon, Emma kindly refrained from further questioning and gently consoled with soft eyes:

“Don’t lose heart. With your talent and strength, you’ll definitely get promoted eventually. Even if your performance this time wasn’t great, it’s fine; you can try again in the next exam later this year.”

“…”

Trying again later this year… Probably won’t happen. I bet it won’t even take until the end of the year. Once Taurus Director successfully ascends the palace and the General Bureau has spare hands, they will likely permanently ban me from taking the exams…

“Let’s not talk about this anymore.”

Although he didn’t plan to follow Archer Director’s request to keep the details of the promotion exam hidden from everyone, eating all the participating cleaners, then devouring the entire Soulfall Black Abyss, and continuing on a path of eating everything along the way—these experiences aren’t pleasant to recount. Leon actively changed the subject: “Senior Emma, you’ve been holed up in the office these past few days. Is it because you’re waiting for the… uh… killing intent to fade?”

“Yes…”

Looking at her reflection in the mirror—”full of malevolent light”—Emma replied with a somewhat low spirit:

“I want to visit Elie too, but under these circumstances, it’s simply not appropriate. Let’s wait a few more days… By the way, Leon.”

At this point, Emma raised her head and carefully examined Leon’s expression, then with a hint of relief in her eyes said:

“It seems you’ve adapted well to the bureau’s work. Compared to when I first met you, your aura has grown increasingly peaceful, and your smiles have become more frequent. This is really good.”

I give off a peaceful vibe… Am I smiling more?

Hearing Emma’s evaluation, Leon couldn’t help but touch his nose.

As my collection of anomalous items grows and my taint value gradually increases, my strength has significantly improved. Now, whenever I have grievances, I settle them on the spot, so I generally don’t harbor grudges. Thus, I am indeed much more peaceful than before.

As for smiling more… Do I smile often?

(The chapter ends here.)