Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1380: Chapter 107: Black Shell

Within the room illuminated by candles, the air was filled with an unusual fragrance, mixed with a faint smell of sweat.

After the girl had finished her bath, her hair was not yet completely dry.

Slightly damp hair casually draped behind her… and the shoulder of her sleepwear had slipped down, revealing the smooth skin between her shoulder and neck.

Supervisor Tabine was kneeling and crouched not far in front of the girl.

His hands were tied behind his back, and his eyes were covered with a black cloth… saliva was slowly dripping from his mouth.

The girl was sitting at the edge of the bed, legs crossed… in her hand was a notebook that Supervisor usually carried around.

Pa—!

In her other hand was a two-foot-long whip—at that moment, the whip lashed directly onto Supervisor Tabine’s back—he was only wearing pants, and his back was already marked with several fresh red welts—clearly, they were newly made.

The whipped Supervisor did not let out a scream… instead, like a pet waiting to be fed, his head suddenly lifted—though his eyes were covered by the black cloth, the remaining parts of his face showed an eager expression.

“Supervisor Tabine, do you always bring children here and do these kinds of things?” the girl’s voice suddenly sounded, carrying a sweet smile, “Using these hypnotic spices to make the children lose themselves, and then do some peculiar things, right?”

Supervisor Tabine acted as if he hadn’t heard, his face still wearing that peculiar entranced look.

The girl raised her hand again, and the long whip in her palm once more lashed across Supervisor’s back… She looked down at the notebook in her hand, smiling and saying, “So detailed, every child’s characteristics are recorded… is this what you use to select your prey? It’s recorded very thoroughly. Hmm, I wasn’t planning on doing anything to you, but tonight the prey you’re after is really…”

Suddenly, she closed the notebook in her hand and smiled, saying, “Do you want to lick?”

The girl stretched her ankle forward… and the Supervisor pounced forward like a hungry wolf—only to be met with another lash.

“What a filthy adult.” The girl chuckled, stood up, and stepped on Supervisor’s head, “Compared to those Aristocratic old masters in the castle, as a human an Attendant, you don’t seem much better.”

Continuous, frantic, unending whiplashing.

For a long, long time.

When the wounds on the Supervisor’s back had layered so much that it was hard to see his original skin appearance… the Supervisor finally gradually came back to his senses from the effect of some hypnotic gas.

However, the pain in his body had left him entirely unable to move… He suddenly came back to his senses, and then heard the girl’s voice, low like a Devil.

“Gee, I wonder if Mina tells these things to the Aristocratic old masters, or their Attendants, if Supervisor Tabine can continue playing these games with other children?”

“No… Don’t, absolutely don’t! I beg you! I will never do it again… Never again!” He pleaded in terror, “I… I’m just fooling around, satisfying a little curiosity… I—I can’t do anything to those children! I can’t do it! Please… please let me go…”

“Of course, I know.” At this moment, the girl was rubbing her wrist… as if it became sore due to the lashing, “If Supervisor Tabine really did something, maybe he would have unknowingly disappeared, right? The Aristocratic old masters are very sensitive to the children’s purity.”

He naturally couldn’t take any practical action… the castle’s Aristocrats would not let a real human male become the Supervisor here—even if he were male, he would undergo some special treatment.

“By the way, Supervisor Tabine, do you… want to achieve happiness?”

The girl suddenly lowered her head and asked.

“Hap… Happiness?” He subconsciously opened his mouth, but felt the black cloth covering his eyes was suddenly pulled off.

Only hearing the girl’s voice, “Indeed, happiness…”

“Don’t… Don’t come over… Don’t come over!!!”

Like he was seeing something terrifying, his eyes suddenly widened, widened… widened, so wide he couldn’t speak!

…

Mina… what happened?

Tony emerged from the dressing room in a daze, thinking about the conversation between several girls in the bathroom, feeling a bit uneasy… How come they have no impression of Mina?

Clearly, they grew up together… played on the grass outside the town when they were young, ate together, attended class together…

She couldn’t quite understand… but unknowingly, she had arrived at Supervisor Tabine’s room.

Tony anxiously clutched at her clothes… not knowing what Mina and Supervisor Tabine would talk about… Would she interrupt if she knocked now?

She hesitated at the door for quite a while, finally summoning the courage… but only then did she notice the door was not completely shut, just ajar… leaving a small crack.

The candlelight in the room was faintly visible… Tony’s heartbeat suddenly intensified a bit.

Maybe… just take a look?

If they are still talking… then I’ll go back?

Just take a look…

Her hand, somewhat uncontrollably, reached towards the doorknob, and she grew increasingly nervous… much like her act of eavesdropping in the dressing room just now.

She had never done anything like this before… but for some reason, this behavior of eavesdropping and even peering seemed to have a great, irresistible Magic Power driving her body, her thoughts, unknowingly completely diverging from the education she had received in class thus far… violating her Persona.

Tony was supposed to be an obedient child… her breathing suddenly became rapid… it was a sensation that, despite not being suffocated, felt like the lungs couldn’t fully expand no matter how much one inhaled.

Her mind was completely blank at this moment… finally, her hand fully grasped the door handle—about to push it open!

Suddenly the door opened wide… it was Mina who came out.

“Mi—Mina!” Tony was startled, retreating several steps, and her body bumped against the wall behind her, looking overwhelmed and bewildered.

“Tony? Why are you here?” Mina curiously examined her roommate, then smiled and said, “Are you here to find me?”

Tony hurriedly nodded, flustered, “I saw you hadn’t come back, and got a bit worried, so…”

“I was just chatting with the Supervisor, nothing to worry about.” Mina enthusiastically patted her chest, saying, “You see, how dangerous to fall into a crack, and I’ve returned! Feel reassured!”

“That… makes sense.”

Tony nodded instinctively.

It seemed that having Mina around always made her feel very secure… she had always been reliable.

Saying that, Mina then turned to close the door to Supervisor’s room, and very politely stated, “Thank you for your teaching tonight, Supervisor Tabine, Mina will remember it well! Goodnight!”

The door… shut.

Tony leaned forward, but she just remembered seeing the friendly Supervisor standing next to the window, looking out.

“Let’s go back!” Mina stretched lazily, then grasped Tony’s hand, “I’m so tired! Tonight! I feel like I could fall asleep as soon as I lie down… Tony, can we sleep together tonight?”

“Hehe… I was actually planning on that too.”

It seems… I forgot why I came here.

The girls disappeared into the hallway.

…

In the Supervisor’s room, Supervisor Tabine was wearing his usual work attire, tidying himself meticulously.

He placed his closely guarded notebook on the bedside table… the notebook was pressing against an envelope—afterwards, Supervisor Tabine slowly walked towards the window.

His face suddenly showed a strange smile… his gaze was directly forward, seeming to see something precious.

He reached out longingly… to grab, to capture what his eyes saw.

And just like that, he stepped over the window frame.

Falling.

…

…

Before she could let out a loud scream, Tony felt a hand directly cover her mouth.

Her eyes remained wide open—through the faint light from the little cottage and the hazy night, she saw the figure of the person in front of her.

It was… a mature woman.

The woman in front of her had rare black hair for the town, along with gentle features different from most children… and a tall and slender figure.

Not the Supervisor, nor a town manager—all of the children living here could call out the names of every Supervisor and manager, except for this one in front.

Could it be…

“I’ll let you go, don’t scream, understood?”

Tony was stunned—she clearly hadn’t seen this woman speaking, but for some reason, the voice directly imprinted into her mind—she couldn’t even discern the meaning of each word, yet she easily understood the sentence.

The girl subconsciously nodded.

Only then did the woman slowly release her hand from the girl’s mouth—China’s true dragon stood with one hand on her hip, examining the sneaky little girl outside the cottage, suddenly squinting her eyes.

Such a look made Tony feel vaguely uneasy, unable to meet her gaze.

“You… aren’t you here looking for someone?” Long Xiruo withdrew her dead fish-eyed look.

Even though the woman hadn’t opened her mouth, her voice was heard, greatly surprising the girl, but the question made her forget all that, suddenly raising her head, “How do you know?”

China’s true dragon telepathically said, “Is it a girl around your age, named Mina?”

“Yes, yes!” Tony quickly nodded, then lifted her skirt in greeting, swiftly saying, “Noble Master, my name is Tony… Do you know where Mina is? After I was woken, I didn’t see her, I’m a bit worried… So, I didn’t follow the rules…”

Noble Master?

China’s true dragon was taken aback—the little girl considered her a bloodsucker here?

Umm… Luo Qiu, that deadhead, seems to be masquerading as a “Noble Master” lately, right?

What does he intend to do…

China’s true dragon lightly coughed twice, indifferently saying, “Tony, right? You said you were woken up, then found that someone… Mina, right?”

“Exactly!” The girl said nervously, “Something big happened in the dormitory! The town patrol discovered Supervisor Tabine dead tonight! The kids are all scared!”

“Dead?” Long Xiruo was taken aback, “How did he die?”

Tony shook her head, “Not sure… heard he accidentally fell from the window in his room.”

“I see.” Long Xiruo glanced, casually saying, “Since someone died, why did you run out? Moreover, you’re out looking for someone… Does this matter relate to Mina?”

The girl’s expression suddenly became tense.

Dealing with such naïve types is easy—like seeing an advantage never found in a maid, at this moment, China’s true dragon felt utter satisfaction!

“No. No… no.”

“Hehe.” China’s true dragon squinted, aware of the Clan Farm situation, coldly laughing, “Don’t you know the consequence of lying to a noble… or have you forgotten your lifelong education?”

“No… I haven’t, I haven’t! Tony hasn’t…”

The voice in her head suddenly turned stern—the Noble Master before her seemed more terrifying than any she’d seen, like someone with devilish horns, causing the girl’s body to tremble lightly, voicing the truth under immense pressure.

“… So.” Long Xiruo furrowed her brows, “That odd child was the last to see your Supervisor, right?”

Tony nodded.

China’s true dragon muttered, “I’ve always found that little girl peculiar… something feels off.”

“Noble Master?” Tony gazed confused—this time she could hear the Noble Master speaking, but couldn’t grasp the meaning.

“Suddenly, I’m quite interested in your Mina.” China’s true dragon chuckled, “Tell me everything about her in detail… Remember, every detail, nothing omitted, understand?”

“This… okay.”

Ultimately unable to defy the Noble Master’s command—the education instilled since childhood like omnipresent rules, hovering over her mind.

China’s true dragon was content to see the girl’s reaction, experiencing the pleasure of intellectual dominance!!

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