"..."

Damn it, regret for life... And what do you mean by just learning the language here? You're a human, if you don't speak human, what else can you speak? Bird language?

The woman in front of him seemed to have some kind of brain issue since she couldn't speak clearly, so Nightshade, who found it quite laborious to communicate with her, wanted to leave. But afraid that she might really be some fooling Cleaner fishing for information, he could only shake his head and say:

"It's alright, I can more or less understand what you're saying... If you want to go to the real world, you need to go straight across the boundary land first, then go through some side paths to the rift in the dimension opened by the Cleaning Bureau, then take advantage of the situation and rush through it, and you'll be gone for good."

"Oh oh oh!"

After listening carefully to the rather abstract directions given by Nightshade, the woman nodded at him gratefully and then asked with anticipation:

"Thank you, thank you! By the way, may I ask what you're wearing? Are these clothes from your Dream Realm?"

The clothes I'm wearing... You're not asking me about this? Between the two of us, aren't you the human?

Looking at the woman who couldn't stop studying the teacher's suit on him and seemed to want to reach out and touch it, Nightshade, who felt he might not be able to win against her, had to patiently answer:

"These are human clothes, specifically for teachers who impart knowledge..."

"Teacher?"

The young woman was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then nodded happily and said:

"I know this! I know teachers! Teachers are the profession that imparts knowledge to the ignorant through verbal communication, right?"

"Right..."

Seeing the slightly excited expression of the young woman in front of him, Nightshade vaguely sensed something was off and subconsciously took a step back, eyeing her warily as he said:

"How can you not know even this? What exactly do you do?"

"Ah..."

Seeing the kind-hearted person... kind-hearted Nightmare's expression turn guarded, the young woman's excited expression subsided slightly, and she asked somewhat helplessly:

"Am I that obvious?"

No, it's not just obvious, it's already out in the open!

Having already noticed those incongruous aspects of the other person, faced with this woman who might not even be human, Nightshade immediately stepped back, trying to put some distance between them, but a white hand softly touched him, freezing him in place.

"You shouldn't have asked that question..."

With an apologetic glance at the terrified Nightshade, the young woman said rather helplessly:

"You know too much, and my identity can't be revealed, so... I'm sorry."

"Wait! Wait!"

Seeing the young woman's hand slowly closing, Nightshade, sensing doom, screamed urgently:

"You can't do this to me! I... I have people behind me!"

"Hm?"

The young woman was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, glancing behind Nightshade, then said with dissatisfaction:

"You're lying; there's clearly no one behind you."

"No... I meant people behind me, not literally people!"

"Fake people?"

"Not fake people either..."

Bewildered by the young woman's answers and fearing this clueless woman might suddenly resort to murder, Nightshade hurriedly explained:

"What I meant earlier was in terms of power and background! Meaning if you touch me, you'll provoke some serious big figures!"

"Oh..."

The young woman nodded with a look of understanding.

"So you're threatening me?"

"A reminder! A reminder!"

Facing this mysterious woman, fearing she might suddenly kill him, Nightshade hurriedly tried to make connections:

"You know the Food God from the Cleaning Bureau, right? I'm the Nightmare he favors the most! If you touch me, he definitely won't let it rest!"

"Food God?"

The young woman was slightly taken aback, her eyes flashing as she asked:

"The Food God you're talking about, is he Leon Layne from the Kingdom of Lutung, the Aquarius Director of the Cleaning Bureau?"

"Yes, yes, that's him!"

Seeing this enigmatic woman also seemed to know the name of the Food God, Nightshade couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and quickly continued to up the ante:

"He's the most ruthless person humanity has seen in nearly ten thousand years, and the most notorious Cleaner in the history of the Cleaning Bureau! And just like his nickname, his favorite thing is swallowing his opponents whole! If you touch me, he'll come over right away and eat you alive!"

"..."

Swallow opponents whole... yikes... does Leon actually have such a disgusting fetish?

Showing an expression of disdain, the young woman asked with furrowed brows:

"Isn't he human? How are you, a Nightmare, associated with him?"

"He is human, but he's also recognized as the King of Nightmares by the Dream Realm."

Seeing the young woman's attitude towards killing him seemed to waver, Nightshade hurriedly pushed his advantage to scare her more:

"You know the previous King of Nightmares, right? A major power in the Dream Realm, daring enough to invade the real world proactively, but he provoked the Food God and got devoured alive. It was because of this that the Food God gained the power of the King of Nightmares. If you dare touch me..."

"Isn't that wrong?"

After sizing up Nightshade, the young woman narrowed her eyes with suspicion and questioned:

"If you were truly favored by the Food God, you should frequently interact with him and have traces of his aura on you, but I don't sense any similar aura on you, instead... um... there's a faint foul odor, how do you explain that?"

"That..."

Not expecting this clueless woman to actually have the ability to sense auras, Nightshade gritted his teeth and had to bluff:

"The Food God has two younger siblings who are still in school. He values me not for my talent or potential but... um... because I'm particularly good at tutoring. I usually interact with his siblings, hence there's no trace of the Food God's aura on me."

Is that so?

Looking at Nightshade who spoke so convincingly, the young woman pondered for a while and slightly relaxed her grip.

"Are you telling the truth? You're truly the tutor arranged by the Food God for his siblings?"

"Of course it's true!"

Anyway, no matter how much I bluff, it's unlikely she'd dare confront the Food God directly, and acting the part otherwise would likely get me killed, so Nightshade simply puffed up his chest and said boldly:

"I haven't lied about anything I said earlier. If you still don't believe me, you can come with me to the real world to find the Food God and verify it. Of course, if you're too afraid to go..."

"Alright."

"?!?!?!"

"I was initially going to make you unconscious for a few days until I finished checking the conditions in the real world, but since you said this... well, for the next few days, please wholeheartedly assist me!"