I! Cleaner!-Chapter 451 - 389: Partners

"I did mean that."

Facing the cold questioning of the King of Nightmares, the Aquarius Director laughed softly, openly admitting:

"Although I am now defecting from the Clean-up Bureau, I was once a director there.

Having opposed you for so many years, suddenly letting you in personally this time feels a bit awkward, so I tried to harm you a bit to atone, but you saw through it."

"Not completely."

The blurred face faded away from the small boat and returned to its original position. The gray mist soaked in the black river water clung to the King of Nightmares’ body like a drenched cloak, clearly outlining its emaciated form.

After wringing out the gray robe soaked with countless nightmares, the King of Nightmares extended a withered arm, adjusted the mirror-like crown on his head, and then looked down at the two on the small boat, speaking in a haunting tone:

"I am indeed curious now about that third-level cleaner who forced you to cooperate with me, what special trait they possess, but it’s absolutely impossible for you to use him to kill me.

I am immortal in the Demonic Soul Abyss. Without you, the Aquarius Director, even if all eleven remaining directors of the Clean-up Bureau came, they couldn’t kill me."

"Well, as long as you have confidence."

With an indifferent smile, the Aquarius Director said:

"Enough with the nonsense, aren’t we going to start repairing my soul? Where should I sleep? On this boat?"

"As long as you can fall asleep, you can sleep anywhere, but..."

Glancing at the Aquarius Director, the King of Nightmares tore a piece from his own robe, laying it flat over the black river, then smiled mischievously:

"For the best effect, to fall into a deep sleep and wake up completely from reality, it’s best to sleep on my robe... would you like to come over?"

"Why not?"

Under the astonished gazes of the female reporter and the King of Nightmares, the Aquarius Director actually stepped off the small boat, heading towards the gray robe on the river.

"No! You can’t!"

Seeing that he was serious, the female reporter hurriedly said:

"The King of Nightmares’ robe is also a part of its body! If you fall asleep on its robe, once you wake up in reality, the robe will become part of you! Even if you’re not completely controlled, you’ll be influenced by it!"

"It’s alright, we’re partners!"

Under the silent gaze of the King of Nightmares, after lying relaxed on the gray robe, the Aquarius Director said with a smile:

"My goal is to repair my soul, so naturally, I want the most complete effects. Since sleeping on its robe works better, I must try it."

"..."

Damn it... truly deserving of being a director of the Clean-up Bureau!

Seeing that the Aquarius Director truly left no precautions and lay relaxed on his robe, the confidence in the eyes of the King of Nightmares, hidden in the gray mist, slightly faded, revealing a deep sense of apprehension. freёnovelkiss.com

Since the entire process of exchanging dreams with reality to repair a damaged soul was under my leadership, with the Aquarius Director coming willingly, as the conductor, it was natural for me to use some tricks.

And the Aquarius Director evidently understood this. Knowing that being meddled with was unavoidable, he was blatantly unguarded, allowing his soul to be freely manipulated by me.

If this incident hadn’t happened, I would probably have quietly left some contingencies while repairing his soul, leaving a few flaws leading to its quick collapse, thereby forcing him to pledge allegiance to me.

But now, with him willingly opening his soul, allowing me to imprint upon it, these petty means are unnecessary. To ensure the stability and usability of this "tool" belonging to me, I instead made an effort to repair his soul as thoroughly as possible.

But someone like him could never truly submit to me, willingly being a servant.

And the reason why he was willing to let his soul be manipulated by me was likely just one... he was sure I wouldn’t survive, that the Clean-up Bureau would certainly eliminate me!

After all, as long as the one with the imprint died, it wouldn’t matter whether the imprint remained in his soul, right?

In an instant, grasping the Aquarius Director’s intentions with my thoughts whirling, the gray mist giant couldn’t help but snort coldly.

Its flesh and skin loosely attached to the bone, its hand clenched the air, causing the gray robe beneath the Aquarius Director to wrap around him completely, sinking him into the black river filled with countless nightmares.

At the spot where the Aquarius Director sank, a dim, blood-colored dream slowly emerged on the pitch-black river surface, dark as the night sky.

Belief, determination, death, regret, wailing, doubt, collapse, madness... emotions so intense that even the King of Nightmares was startled by the purity, boiling a large section of the dark river.

Immediately afterwards, a hand noticeably younger than the Aquarius Director’s, with smooth, firm skin free of age spots, reached out from the blood-red dream, gripping the boiling river surface tightly.

"Not bad at all."

In a blue robe stained with blood, a young man with an expression that seemed to be crying yet smiling and a slightly indistinct form climbed out of the blood-red dream. Under the complex gaze of the female reporter, he stepped steadily onto the small boat.

"I haven’t felt this light in years."

After moving his significantly younger body and looking at his vaguely translucent hand, the Aquarius Director, who was only in his early forties, nodded in great satisfaction. Then he smiled at the gray mist giant:

"Seeing as how you restored my youth as a bonus, I’ll give you an extra tip... based on my understanding of the Clean-up Bureau, the head of the Scorpio Branch is very likely to be sent over."

"What?!"

Upon hearing the Aquarius Director’s words, the gray mist on the King of Nightmares’ body churned, yelling in anger:

"Why didn’t you say this earlier? If two Zodiac Bureau Heads join forces, even I might not be able to break through!"

"Relax, his relationship with the Scarlet Hair Lady is strained. If forced to come assist, he won’t exert himself fully, making it quite simple to handle."

Settling into the wooden boat and gently tapping the stern, the Aquarius Director said with a chuckle:

"Those two won’t act together; they’ll definitely operate separately. At that time, you can send a few servants that look about right, trap him in some troublesome dream temporarily.

With his personality, if you can make him understand that escaping the dream requires a certain price, and might even be dangerous, he’ll willingly be trapped by you."

"..."

"One more thing before I go... be sure to bring the Demonic Soul Abyss into reality before taking action against the Clean-up Bureau people."

Waving to the gray mist giant, the Aquarius Director on the boat said earnestly:

"Make sure you don’t die too early. If I haven’t awoken in reality and get taken down by that Leon first, it will truly be a headache for me."

"..."

Kill him! I’ll kill him the moment we meet!

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